| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Carroll Carpenter (fresh) SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) PF - Robert Baptiste (fresh) C - Travis Sailor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) C - Lester Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Lambert - foul #1 on Danny Lambert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren drills a floater from the right block set up by Robert Baptiste | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Mahmood - foul #1 on Tony Mahmood, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Lambert | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren's pass is intercepted by Brian Swofford in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Oakland | Travis Sailor scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Tony Mahmood | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis is fouled on the floor by Travis Sailor - foul #1 on Travis Sailor, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford makes the shot near the basket | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | Oakland | Travis Sailor is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Travis Sailor, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tom Hope (SG), Brad Cooper (C) Tony Mahmood, Travis Sailor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Gerald White clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Oakland | Brad Cooper pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Carroll Carpenter (fairly fresh) SG - Tom Hope (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Baptiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brad Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) SF - Gerald White (fresh) PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) C - Leon Mazzola (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carroll Carpenter and he's fouled by Leon Mazzola - foul #1 on Leon Mazzola, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | Oakland | Danny Lambert denies the turnaround by Edward Lofgren | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert's floater is knocked away by Robert Baptiste | 9-7 |
| 14:43 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:15 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste blows the wide open layup | 9-9 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Gerald White hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Lofgren - foul #1 on Edward Lofgren, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tony Mahmood (SG), Daniel Kilpatrick (C) Tom Hope, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Herbert Jones, Danny Lambert, Leon Mazzola | |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:43 | Oakland | Daniel Kilpatrick pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carroll Carpenter | 11-10 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Baptiste - foul #1 on Robert Baptiste, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG) Carroll Carpenter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Robert Baptiste | 11-11 |
| 12:36 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso (PF), Brad Cooper (C) Robert Baptiste, Daniel Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Frank Arnette (PF) Michael Baker, Gerald White | |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Herbert Jones, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 12:04 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:03 | Oakland | Brad Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Cloud | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lofgren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Reynoso (fresh) C - Brad Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) C - Lester Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:29 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:06 | Oakland | Brad Cooper is fouled on the floor by Lester Lewis - foul #1 on Lester Lewis, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Tom Hope (SG), Cameron Bax (SF), Robert Baptiste (PF), Daniel Kilpatrick (C) Dan Cloud, Tony Mahmood, Edward Lofgren, Kevin Reynoso, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Herbert Jones, Charles Thomas, Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Michael Baker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 10:29 | Oakland | Daniel Kilpatrick gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:27 | Oakland | Leon Mazzola steals the ball from Robert Baptiste in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 14-11 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 14-11 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 09:51 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Daniel Kilpatrick | 14-11 |
| 09:48 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter is hacked by Shawn Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tony Mahmood (SG), Edward Lofgren (SF), Brad Cooper (C) Tom Hope, Cameron Bax, Daniel Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (SF) Michael Baker, Frank Arnette | |
| 09:25 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Carroll Carpenter and he's fouled by Herbert Jones - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) Herbert Jones | |
| 09:25 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 08:56 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:10 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG), Tom Hope (SG), Kevin Reynoso (PF), Daniel Kilpatrick (C) Carroll Carpenter, Tony Mahmood, Robert Baptiste, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Baker (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Charles Thomas, Danny Lambert, Leon Mazzola | |
| 08:10 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:10 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 07:40 | Oakland | Kevin Reynoso grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Hope (fresh) SF - Edward Lofgren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Reynoso (fresh) C - Daniel Kilpatrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Baker (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Cloud | 19-14 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis loses the dribble to Tom Hope | 19-14 |
| 06:37 | Oakland | Lester Lewis is called for the reach on Edward Lofgren - foul #2 on Lester Lewis, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Tony Mahmood (SG), Robert Baptiste (PF), Travis Sailor (C) Dan Cloud, Tom Hope, Kevin Reynoso, Daniel Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Brian Swofford, Gerald White, Lester Lewis | |
| 06:37 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Baptiste - foul #2 on Robert Baptiste, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Oakland | Cameron Bax (SF) Edward Lofgren | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:08 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 05:58 | Oakland | Travis Sailor pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:54 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Lambert - foul #2 on Danny Lambert, team foul #10 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (PF) Danny Lambert | |
| 05:54 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:54 | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 05:25 | Oakland | Travis Sailor grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 05:22 | Oakland | Michael Baker steals it from Tony Mahmood in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 05:18 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 05:16 | Oakland | Cameron Bax double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Arnette and he's fouled by Carroll Carpenter - foul #1 on Carroll Carpenter, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tom Hope (SG), Edward Lofgren (SF), Kevin Reynoso (PF) Tony Mahmood, Cameron Bax, Robert Baptiste | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Gerald White (C) Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:39 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Reynoso - foul #1 on Kevin Reynoso, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG) Carroll Carpenter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (C) Frank Arnette | |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:15 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Kevin Reynoso | 24-21 |
| 04:12 | Oakland | Tom Hope is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #11 | 24-21 |
| 04:12 | Oakland | Tom Hope makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:12 | Oakland | Tom Hope misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | Tony Mahmood (SG), Robert Baptiste (PF) Tom Hope, Kevin Reynoso | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Shawn Stephenson, Michael Baker, Leon Mazzola, Gerald White | |
| 03:21 | Oakland | Travis Sailor hits a jumper in the lane | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dan Cloud (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Mahmood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lofgren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Baptiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Sailor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Travis Sailor - foul #3 on Travis Sailor, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | Cameron Bax (SF), Brad Cooper (C) Edward Lofgren, Travis Sailor | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:08 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:05 | Oakland | Dan Cloud is hacked by Brian Swofford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Swofford, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| 03:05 | Oakland | Dan Cloud makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:05 | Oakland | Dan Cloud makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Cameron Bax steals it from Charles Thomas | 29-21 |
| 02:23 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste can't throw it down but he's hacked by Danny Lambert - foul #3 on Danny Lambert, team foul #13 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carroll Carpenter (PG), Tom Hope (SG) Dan Cloud, Tony Mahmood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF) Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert | |
| 02:23 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:23 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis misses short on a runner from the baseline | 30-21 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis tips it in | 30-23 |
| 01:49 | Oakland | Robert Baptiste connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Tom Hope | 32-23 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 32-26 |
| 01:04 | Oakland | Brad Cooper makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carroll Carpenter | 34-26 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dan Cloud (PG), Tony Mahmood (SG), Edward Lofgren (SF), Kevin Reynoso (PF), Daniel Kilpatrick (C) Carroll Carpenter, Tom Hope, Cameron Bax, Robert Baptiste, Brad Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Brian Swofford (SF), Gerald White (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Herbert Jones, Frank Arnette, Leon Mazzola, Lester Lewis | |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 00:16 | Oakland | Tony Mahmood tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Gerald White lays it up and in | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Edward Lofgren hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-28 |