| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Richard Jones inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | IPFW | John Hunsberger misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| 19:46 | IPFW | John Hunsberger makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:46 | IPFW | John Hunsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 19:28 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Polite | 25-21 |
| 19:04 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 19:03 | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Polite and the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:33 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Fadey Olejarski | 28-26 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:16 | IPFW | John Hunsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:54 | IPFW | Richard Jones drills a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the shot from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:24 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Gerald Lucey, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | IPFW | Philip Wiseman (PF), Charles Lange (C) John Hunsberger, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 17:14 | IPFW | Charles Lange comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet tips it in | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Lange | 30-30 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer scores on a shot in the lane | 32-30 |
| 16:12 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raymond Reulet | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) C - Charles Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:36 | IPFW | Charles Lange connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Philip Wiseman | 35-33 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Carmelo Gomez (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Fred Alday, Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Melvin Roper (PG), Matthew Stubbs (SG), Charles Munson (PF), Fadey Olejarski (C) Douglas Caudill, Bradley Ramires, Richard Jones, Philip Wiseman | |
| 15:09 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs buries a 3 from straight away set up by Melvin Roper | 35-36 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 35-36 |
| 14:44 | IPFW | Charles Munson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:22 | IPFW | Melvin Roper scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carmelo Gomez and he's hacked by Charles Munson - foul #4 on Charles Munson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG) Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG), Joshua Milburn (SF), John Hunsberger (PF) Melvin Roper, Charles Lange, Charles Munson | |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:05 | IPFW | John Hunsberger scores on a jumper from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF) Glenn Tejada, Carmelo Gomez | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Jones (SF) Joshua Milburn | |
| 13:21 | IPFW | Richard Jones hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Ernest Doyle - foul #3 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (C) Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 13:21 | IPFW | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bradley Ramires (SG), Philip Wiseman (C) Matthew Stubbs, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 12:52 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 12:51 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to John Hunsberger | 38-43 |
| 12:41 | IPFW | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Fred Alday - foul #1 on Fred Alday, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez (C) Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 12:28 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires loses the dribble to Raymond Reulet | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet lays it in | 40-43 |
| 12:11 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Carmelo Gomez - foul #1 on Carmelo Gomez, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Charles Towry, Carmelo Gomez | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 12:11 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:11 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday is hacked by John Hunsberger - foul #3 on John Hunsberger, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF) Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski (C) Philip Wiseman | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 11:47 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires is fouled on the floor by Richard Polite - foul #2 on Richard Polite, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Carmelo Gomez (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Fred Alday, Richard Polite, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs (SG), Charles Lange (SF), Philip Wiseman (PF) Bradley Ramires, Richard Jones, John Hunsberger | |
| 11:09 | IPFW | Charles Lange can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 40-44 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF), Charles Towry (C) Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | IPFW | Melvin Roper (PG) Douglas Caudill | |
| 10:39 | IPFW | Charles Lange misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 10:37 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs tips it in | 40-46 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet buries a fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 09:56 | IPFW | Charles Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez loses the dribble to Fadey Olejarski | 42-46 |
| 09:30 | IPFW | Gerald Lucey steals it from Fadey Olejarski | 42-46 |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | Philip Wiseman blocks the short jumper by Raymond Reulet | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Melvin Roper steals the ball from Carmelo Gomez | 42-46 |
| 08:46 | IPFW | Raymond Reulet steps in front of the Matthew Stubbs pass | 42-46 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Melvin Roper is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser - foul #2 on Melvin Roper, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Glenn Tejada (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Casey Gaiser, Carmelo Gomez, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG), Bradley Ramires (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Joshua Milburn (PF), John Hunsberger (C) Melvin Roper, Matthew Stubbs, Charles Lange, Philip Wiseman, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer tips it in | 44-46 |
| 07:36 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Alday | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glenn Tejada (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Douglas Caudill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Milburn (fresh) C - John Hunsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 07:18 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:13 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF) Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Munson (PF) Joshua Milburn | |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Reulet | 46-46 |
| 06:33 | IPFW | John Hunsberger clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Charles Munson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:12 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 06:10 | IPFW | John Hunsberger grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #4 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF), Carmelo Gomez (C) Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 06:01 | IPFW | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:01 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carmelo Gomez | 48-47 |
| 05:21 | IPFW | Richard Polite steps in front of the Charles Munson pass | 48-47 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Reulet | 51-47 |
| 04:42 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Reulet | 53-49 |
| 04:03 | IPFW | John Hunsberger's layup is rejected by Charles Towry | 53-49 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Douglas Caudill is called for the reach on Carmelo Gomez - foul #1 on Douglas Caudill, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Bret Wimmer (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Fred Alday, Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Melvin Roper (PG), Matthew Stubbs (SG), Charles Lange (SF), Philip Wiseman (PF), Fadey Olejarski (C) Douglas Caudill, Bradley Ramires, Richard Jones, Charles Munson, John Hunsberger | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Melvin Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lange (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Carmelo Gomez | 55-49 |
| 02:54 | IPFW | Matthew Stubbs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 02:52 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:52 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF) Carmelo Gomez, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | IPFW | Douglas Caudill (PG), Richard Jones (SF) Melvin Roper, Charles Lange | |
| 02:35 | IPFW | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Richard Polite | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Stubbs | 57-49 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bradley Ramires (SG), Charles Munson (PF) Matthew Stubbs, Philip Wiseman | |
| 01:51 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 01:31 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 57-49 |
| 01:09 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-49 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Ernest Doyle is denied by Fadey Olejarski | 57-49 |
| 00:48 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is hacked by Bradley Ramires in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Ramires, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (C) Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite is hacked by Fadey Olejarski - foul #1 on Fadey Olejarski, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Douglas Caudill is called for the reach on Raymond Reulet in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Caudill, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Douglas Caudill is called for the reach on Raymond Reulet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Caudill, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:15 | IPFW | Charles Munson gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Ramires | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Ramires - foul #2 on Bradley Ramires, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle (C) Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:01 | IPFW | Douglas Caudill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Fadey Olejarski grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |