| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joshua King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is fouled on the floor by Michael Choquette - foul #1 on Michael Choquette, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino drills a jumper near the basket set up by Gerald Lucey | 33-33 |
| 19:03 | Harvard | Joshua King connects on the shot in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Michael Choquette misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Choquette | 33-35 |
| 18:05 | Harvard | Mark Pollard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Michael Choquette steals it from Robert Hahn | 33-35 |
| 17:48 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 17:47 | Harvard | Michael Choquette tips it in | 33-37 |
| 17:19 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino's pass is intercepted by Daniel Pace | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Harvard | Roy Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Joshua King | 33-39 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Joshua King is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (PG), Richard Millar (SG), Robert Hugley (SF), Adam Francisco (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Joshua King, Roy Williams, Mark Pollard, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | James Murphy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | James Murphy tips it in | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Harvard | Richard Polite takes the ball from Adam Francisco | 35-39 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite dunks the ball | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Scott Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Millar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hugley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Francisco (fresh) C - Avery Niemeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Harvard | James Murphy steals it from Scott Cox | 37-39 |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | James Murphy hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 15:19 | Harvard | Robert Hugley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | James Murphy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Francisco - foul #2 on Adam Francisco, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Robert Hahn (C) Richard Polite, Carmelo Gomez, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG), Roy Williams (SG), Mark Pollard (SF) Scott Cox, Richard Millar, Adam Francisco | |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:35 | Harvard | Joshua King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Harvard | Robert Hugley grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Avery Niemeyer, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF), Charles Towry (PF) James Murphy, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Pace (PF) Avery Niemeyer | |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Harvard | Robert Hugley snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 13:40 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hugley | 41-41 |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Daniel Pace misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Towry - foul #1 on Charles Towry, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Casey Gaiser, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Choquette (C) Robert Hugley | |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Daniel Pace makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Daniel Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:28 | Harvard | Michael Choquette grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:22 | Harvard | Joshua King is fouled on the floor by Charles Towry - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 13:09 | Harvard | Roy Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Towry | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Reulet | 44-42 |
| 12:46 | Harvard | Mark Pollard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Pollard, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Bret Wimmer (C) Riley Lino, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Richard Millar (SF), Avery Niemeyer (PF) Mark Pollard, Daniel Pace | |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer clanks a jumper from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | Harvard | Roy Williams gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:20 | Harvard | Joshua King clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:19 | Harvard | Michael Choquette tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Robert Hahn (C) Raymond Reulet, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (SG), Robert Hugley (SF) Roy Williams, Richard Millar | |
| 11:54 | Harvard | Joshua King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joshua King (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Hugley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Avery Niemeyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Choquette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is fouled on the floor by Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG), Charles Towry (PF) Richard Polite, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Harvard | Mark Pollard (SF) Michael Choquette | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 11:37 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Avery Niemeyer | 44-44 |
| 11:24 | Harvard | Robert Hugley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 11:22 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:03 | Harvard | Scott Cox gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:51 | Harvard | Mark Pollard misses the floater from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Riley Lino | 46-44 |
| 10:05 | Harvard | James Murphy swats the layup by Joshua King | 46-44 |
| 10:04 | Harvard | Joshua King tips it home | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser loses the dribble to Joshua King in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 10:01 | Harvard | Joshua King blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino is fouled on the floor by Mark Pollard - foul #3 on Mark Pollard, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (PG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Bret Wimmer (C) Casey Gaiser, James Murphy, Charles Towry, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Richard Millar (SF), Daniel Pace (PF), Michael Choquette (C) Joshua King, Mark Pollard, Robert Hugley, Avery Niemeyer | |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:14 | Harvard | Roy Williams loses the dribble to Richard Polite | 48-46 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is fouled on the floor by Michael Choquette - foul #2 on Michael Choquette, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG) Riley Lino | |
| Subs | Harvard | Kenneth Savoy (SF) Scott Cox | |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:47 | Harvard | Richard Millar makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Williams | 50-48 |
| 08:30 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the jump hook from the right block | 50-48 |
| 08:28 | Harvard | Richard Millar gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Harvard | Daniel Pace misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 08:09 | Harvard | Daniel Pace grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:52 | Harvard | Michael Choquette hits the finger roll set up by Roy Williams | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Richard Millar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Savoy (fresh) PF - Daniel Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Richard Millar picks off the pass by Bret Wimmer | 50-50 |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Richard Millar misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:26 | Harvard | Richard Millar snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 07:18 | Harvard | Gerald Lucey takes the ball from Michael Choquette | 50-50 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite is hacked by Michael Choquette - foul #3 on Michael Choquette, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), James Murphy (SF), Charles Towry (PF), Robert Hahn (C) Fred Alday, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG), Mark Pollard (SF), Robert Hugley (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Richard Millar, Kenneth Savoy, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:51 | Harvard | Mark Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:41 | Harvard | Roy Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Polite - foul #1 on Richard Polite, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG) Richard Polite | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 06:41 | Harvard | Roy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:41 | Harvard | Roy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (SG) Roy Williams | |
| 06:16 | Harvard | Joshua King misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 05:27 | Harvard | Avery Niemeyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 05:25 | Harvard | Robert Hugley snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:20 | Harvard | A charge is called on Robert Hugley - foul #1 on Robert Hugley, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Harvard | Roy Williams (SG), Daniel Pace (PF) Scott Cox, Avery Niemeyer | |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 56-52 |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Robert Hugley can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Hahn - foul #3 on Robert Hahn, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PF) Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Michael Choquette (C) Mark Pollard | |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Robert Hugley makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | Harvard | Robert Hugley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:25 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Gerald Lucey is denied by Michael Choquette | 56-53 |
| 04:24 | Harvard | Daniel Pace snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:16 | Harvard | Gerald Lucey swats the layup by Robert Hugley | 56-53 |
| 04:14 | Harvard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hugley | 56-53 |
| 04:03 | Harvard | Gerald Lucey steps in front of the Robert Hugley pass | 56-53 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Hugley steals the ball from Casey Gaiser | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joshua King (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hugley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Pace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Choquette (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Harvard | Daniel Pace drills a jumper in the paint | 56-55 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino loses the ball out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Harvard | Scott Cox (PG), Richard Millar (SG), Mark Pollard (SF), Adam Francisco (PF), Avery Niemeyer (C) Joshua King, Roy Williams, Robert Hugley, Daniel Pace, Michael Choquette | |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joshua King (PG), Roy Williams (SG) Richard Millar, Adam Francisco | |
| 02:52 | Harvard | Mark Pollard lays it in set up by Joshua King and the foul's on Carmelo Gomez - foul #1 on Carmelo Gomez, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF) Richard Polite, Carmelo Gomez | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 02:52 | Harvard | Mark Pollard makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Gerald Lucey (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Bret Wimmer, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Harvard | Daniel Pace (PF), Michael Choquette (C) Avery Niemeyer, Scott Cox | |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hahn | 59-58 |
| 02:03 | Harvard | Mark Pollard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joshua King | 59-61 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| 01:26 | Harvard | Daniel Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Joshua King is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:47 | Harvard | Daniel Pace double dribbles | 61-61 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 00:34 | Harvard | Roy Williams gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Harvard | Joshua King drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Pace and he's hacked by Riley Lino - foul #3 on Riley Lino, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Harvard | Joshua King makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser loses the dribble to Michael Choquette | 61-64 |