| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) C - David Maul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) SG - Darnell Johnson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) PF - Carl Williams (fresh) C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to David Maul | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | David Maul knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Maximo Mancini | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Maximo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 5-0 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Evan Brush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar's floater is tipped away by Michael Jeffery | 7-0 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | David Maul snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Jacobs is called for the reach on Evan Brush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Roy France (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Maximo Mancini, Evan Brush, Charles Robinson, Michael Jeffery, David Maul | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), William Weaver (SG), Samuel Jackson (SF), Brian Biggs (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Darnell Johnson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Carl Williams, Ryan Bogar | |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Brian Biggs steals the ball from Bill Smith | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Johnny Neubauer (fresh) SG - Kong Chu (fresh) SF - Roy France (fresh) PF - Brian Durham (fresh) C - Bill Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Charles Stone (fresh) SG - William Weaver (fresh) SF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) PF - Brian Biggs (fresh) C - Robert Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | William Weaver is fouled on the floor by Kong Chu - foul #1 on Kong Chu, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | William Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Robinson (SF) Roy France | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Bill Smith connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Robinson | 9-2 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Bill Smith takes the ball from Charles Stone in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kong Chu | 12-2 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Bill Smith swats the short shot by Robert Hodges | 12-2 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Brian Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Bill Smith buries a floater in the lane set up by Kong Chu | 14-2 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | The jumper by William Weaver is denied by Bill Smith | 14-2 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 14-2 |
| 14:06 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, Charles Robinson, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Stephen Russell (C) Charles Stone, Samuel Jackson, Brian Biggs, Robert Hodges | |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | William Weaver is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-2 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Evan Brush is fouled on the floor by Stephen Russell - foul #1 on Stephen Russell, team foul #2 | 14-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF) Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson (SG) William Weaver | |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | David Maul knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 16-2 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-2 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 16-2 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Peterson | 16-4 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roy France | 19-4 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs connects on the floater from the left block set up by Darnell Johnson | 19-6 |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | David Maul misses the easy layup | 19-6 |
| 12:15 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Jacobs | 19-8 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Roy France comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 19-8 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Brush (fairly fresh) SF - Roy France (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Maul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darnell Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Roy France | 19-8 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), Bill Smith (C) Maximo Mancini, Evan Brush, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, David Maul | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), William Weaver (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Robert Hodges (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Darnell Johnson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Carl Williams, Stephen Russell | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Brian Durham lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnny Neubauer | 21-8 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 21-8 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer gets the rebound | 21-8 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-8 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges snags the defensive board | 21-8 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | William Weaver scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Stone | 21-11 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses the easy layup | 21-11 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 21-11 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Brian Durham pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Stone - foul #1 on Charles Stone, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (SG), Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), Frank Warner (C) Kong Chu, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Samuel Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF) Charles Stone, William Weaver, Brian Biggs, Robert Hodges | |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Johnny Neubauer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #3 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG) Johnny Neubauer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson and the foul's on Frank Warner - foul #1 on Frank Warner, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Ryan Bogar steals the ball from Maximo Mancini | 23-14 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 23-14 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Roy France snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Frank Warner misses the easy layup | 23-14 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson and he's fouled by Frank Warner - foul #2 on Frank Warner, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Brian Durham (PF), David Maul (C) Maximo Mancini, Jason Richardson, Roy France, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Stephen Russell (C) Carl Williams, Ryan Bogar | |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kong Chu (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Maul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) C - Stephen Russell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Kong Chu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Stephen Russell pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs knocks in the shot from the right side | 23-19 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Brian Durham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kong Chu and the foul's on Samuel Jackson - foul #1 on Samuel Jackson, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG) Kong Chu | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Robert Hodges (PF) Jeffrey Peterson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Samuel Jackson | |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-19 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Russell - foul #2 on Stephen Russell, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bill Smith (C) David Maul | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Elbert Berg (SF) Stephen Russell | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham is fouled on the floor by Robert Hodges - foul #1 on Robert Hodges, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (SG) Evan Brush | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG) William Weaver | |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Brian Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | Elbert Berg gets the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:48 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Stone | 28-21 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Brian Durham misses badly on a floater in the lane | 28-21 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Charles Robinson steals it from Charles Stone in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer lays it up and in set up by Charles Robinson | 30-21 |
| 05:22 | Cleveland State | Elbert Berg misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Bill Smith gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Bill Smith gets the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer makes the floater from the right block | 32-21 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Elbert Berg misses the lay-in | 32-21 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Bill Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Robinson steps in front of the Darnell Johnson pass | 32-21 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Evan Brush (SG), Roy France (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Johnny Neubauer, Jason Richardson, Charles Robinson, Brian Durham, Bill Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), William Weaver (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Charles Stone, Darnell Johnson, Elbert Berg, Brian Biggs, Robert Hodges | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson scores on a shot from the right side and the foul's on David Maul - foul #1 on David Maul, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Evan Brush (fresh) SF - Roy France (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Maul (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fresh) C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Roy France banks in the layup on a great pass from Maximo Mancini and the foul's on Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Roy France makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Brush - foul #1 on Evan Brush, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Jacobs steps in front of the David Maul pass | 35-26 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar banks in the layup set up by William Weaver | 35-28 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bogar | 35-28 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | William Weaver scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Carl Williams | 35-30 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | David Maul can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG), Frank Warner (PF) Evan Brush, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson (PF), Stephen Russell (C) Carl Williams, Ryan Bogar | |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | David Maul misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | David Maul misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | William Weaver buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF) Maximo Mancini, Roy France, David Maul | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Stone (PG), Darnell Johnson (SG), Carl Williams (PF) Jeffrey Peterson, William Weaver, Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Kong Chu misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Kong Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Darnell Johnson | 36-35 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson is fouled on the floor by Carl Williams - foul #2 on Carl Williams, team foul #11 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Evan Brush (SG), Brian Durham (PF) Kong Chu, Michael Jeffery | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Darnell Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Williams | 38-38 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Charles Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Charles Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roy France (SF), Bill Smith (C) Charles Robinson, Frank Warner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Ryan Bogar (C) Charles Stone, Samuel Jackson, Stephen Russell | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Michael Jeffery (PF) Jason Richardson, Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG) Darnell Johnson | |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bill Smith | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Bill Smith misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-38 |