| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Zoran Kosowski (fresh) SG - Henry Georges (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Garten (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by James Smith | 42-48 |
| 19:19 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 18:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Harper - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 18:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 18:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | James Smith is called for the reach on David Dias - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on James Garten - foul #2 on James Garten, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the 3rd free throw | 47-49 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses the 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 18:03 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to James Smith | 47-49 |
| 17:57 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten can't connect on a shot in the paint | 47-49 |
| 17:55 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 17:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Zachariah Jones steals the ball from Ronald Tidwell | 49-49 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF) Daniel Dickerson, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (PG), Michael Motley (SG), Donald Corral (SF), Robert Wedge (PF), David Hughes (C) Zoran Kosowski, Henry Georges, James Garten, James Smith, Ronald Tidwell | |
| 16:24 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 16:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 16:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Motley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Grant | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Julian Smedley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Motley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Corral (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wedge (fresh) C - David Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Grant steps in front of the Michael Motley pass | 51-52 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 15:18 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 15:16 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 15:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 15:05 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 14:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Motley's fadeaway is rejected by Cary Kirkpatrick | 53-52 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 53-52 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver jams it on a great pass from Brian Belden | 55-52 |
| 13:51 | Mount St. Mary's | David Hughes knocks in the jumper from close range | 55-54 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Grant | 58-54 |
| 13:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral misses the turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 13:03 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Motley gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 12:50 | Mount St. Mary's | A charge is called on Michael Motley - foul #1 on Michael Motley, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski (PG), Henry Georges (SG), James Garten (SF), James Smith (PF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Julian Smedley, Michael Motley, Donald Corral, Robert Wedge, David Hughes | |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Tidwell - foul #3 on Ronald Tidwell, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:37 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 12:22 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 11:59 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Belden (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Zoran Kosowski (fresh) SG - Henry Georges (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Garten (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Mount St. Mary's | The short jumper by James Smith is denied by James Harper | 58-56 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | David Dias is denied on a layup by James Smith | 58-56 |
| 11:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 11:21 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Georges | 58-58 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Tidwell - foul #4 on Ronald Tidwell, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SG) Brian Belden | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral (C) Ronald Tidwell | |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 10:23 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 10:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (PF) Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Jonathan Coronado (PG), Robert Wedge (C) Zoran Kosowski, James Smith | |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-61 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | David Dias tips it home | 62-61 |
| 09:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 09:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:15 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 08:58 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 08:33 | Mount St. Mary's | Jonathan Coronado misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-61 |
| 08:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Jonathan Coronado tips it home | 62-63 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-63 |
| 08:12 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:48 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Zachariah Jones (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Kenneth Toliver, David Dias, James Harper | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski (PG), Julian Smedley (SG), Michael Motley (SF), James Smith (PF), Ronald Tidwell (C) Jonathan Coronado, Henry Georges, James Garten, Donald Corral, Robert Wedge | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Zoran Kosowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Julian Smedley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Motley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Julian Smedley steals it from Brian Belden | 62-63 |
| 07:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Zoran Kosowski - foul #1 on Zoran Kosowski, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Zachariah Jones is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #2 | 63-63 |
| 06:10 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 63-65 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | David Dias tips it home | 65-65 |
| 05:20 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachariah Jones | 65-65 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Michael Grant is denied by James Smith | 65-65 |
| 04:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Willie Fabrizio (SG), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges (SG), James Garten (SF) Julian Smedley, Michael Motley | |
| 04:34 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell's floater is tipped away by James Harper | 65-65 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | Zoran Kosowski is called for the reach on James Harper - foul #2 on Zoran Kosowski, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (SF) David Dias | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:13 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:58 | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Georges | 65-68 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Zoran Kosowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Henry Georges (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Garten (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Tidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Mount St. Mary's | Ronald Tidwell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio is fouled on the floor by Henry Georges - foul #1 on Henry Georges, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF) Kenneth Toliver, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:20 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:03 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Zoran Kosowski and he's fouled by Daniel Dickerson - foul #2 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #3 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral (C) Ronald Tidwell | |
| 03:03 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith makes the free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Zoran Kosowski steps in front of the Willie Fabrizio pass | 68-71 |
| 02:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brian Belden - foul #3 on Brian Belden, team foul #4 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (PG), Robert Wedge (C) Zoran Kosowski, James Smith | |
| 02:31 | Mount St. Mary's | Henry Georges makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski (PG), Ronald Tidwell (C) Julian Smedley, Robert Wedge | |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | James Harper is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Harper, team foul #5 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith (PF) Donald Corral | |
| 01:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the fadeaway in the paint | 70-77 |
| 01:17 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten loses the ball out of bounds | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits a jumper in the paint | 72-77 |
| 00:43 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 72-77 |
| 00:41 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith tips it in | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-79 |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | James Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-79 |
| 00:28 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith grabs the board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Dickerson - foul #3 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #6 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Julian Smedley (PG) Zoran Kosowski | |
| 00:22 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten is hacked by James Harper - foul #5 on James Harper, team foul #7 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 00:22 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | David Dias grabs the board | 72-79 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden scores on a 3 from the left corner | 75-79 |
| 00:13 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith is hacked by Daniel Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #8 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Zoran Kosowski (PG) Julian Smedley | |
| 00:13 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:13 | Mount St. Mary's | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Belden | 78-81 |
| 00:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Daniel Dickerson is called for the reach on James Garten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #9 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG) Daniel Dickerson | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Donald Corral (PF) James Smith | |
| 00:06 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:06 | Mount St. Mary's | James Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 78-82 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Zoran Kosowski steals it from Brian Belden | 78-82 |