| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Kellems (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Schalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Junior Nations (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Tejada - foul #2 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Harold Kellems denies the turnaround by Ernest Doyle | 35-33 |
| 18:57 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:41 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-33 |
| 18:40 | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kelvin Schalk - foul #1 on Kelvin Schalk, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:01 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-34 |
| 17:59 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is fouled on the floor by Junior Nations - foul #2 on Junior Nations, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji buries a floater from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:15 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Glenn Tejada | 35-38 |
| 16:20 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems makes the fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 15:42 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Kellems (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Schalk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Junior Nations (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gerald Lucey | 37-43 |
| 15:17 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 37-45 |
| 14:25 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kelvin Schalk | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji's pass is intercepted by Brandon Sanders | 40-45 |
| 14:14 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders banks in the layup | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Doyle | 42-48 |
| 13:55 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lucey - foul #1 on Gerald Lucey, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (PG), Felix Rivers (SG), Gerard Green (SF), John Burns (PF), Rudolph Orris (C) Brandon Sanders, Harold Kellems, Kelvin Schalk, Junior Nations, David Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Gerald Lucey, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 13:43 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rudolph Orris | 45-48 |
| 13:30 | Western Illinois | John Hauer clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 13:10 | Sacred Heart | John Burns comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | John Hauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 12:28 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides is hacked by Samuel Collins - foul #3 on Samuel Collins, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 12:18 | Sacred Heart | Rudolph Orris double dribbles | 45-50 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 45-50 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Hauer | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 11:54 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Rudolph Orris | 45-50 |
| 11:35 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on John Hauer - foul #2 on John Hauer, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Samuel Lee, John Hauer | |
| 11:35 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Felix Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Green (fresh) PF - John Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Rudolph Orris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Becker (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 11:13 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 11:11 | Sacred Heart | Rudolph Orris tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Antoine Lancaster | 50-55 |
| 10:41 | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 10:40 | Sacred Heart | John Burns tips it but misses | 50-55 |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Gerard Green - foul #1 on Gerard Green, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Kelvin Schalk (SF), Junior Nations (PF), Arron Johnson (C) Stephen Benavides, Felix Rivers, Gerard Green, John Burns, Rudolph Orris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), John Hauer (C) Samuel Collins, Michael Becker, Charles Towry | |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:24 | Sacred Heart | Arron Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:09 | Sacred Heart | John Hauer is called for the reach on Brandon Sanders - foul #3 on John Hauer, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Ernest Doyle (C) Antoine Lancaster, Gerald Lucey | |
| 09:56 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Orji picks off the pass by Brandon Sanders | 50-56 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Orji | 50-58 |
| 09:38 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 09:13 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | David Williams (C) Arron Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Samuel Lee, John Hauer | |
| 09:00 | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-58 |
| 08:59 | Sacred Heart | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-58 |
| 08:35 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:22 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Kelvin Schalk is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Kelvin Schalk, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (SF), John Burns (PF), Rudolph Orris (C) Kelvin Schalk, Junior Nations, David Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Michael Becker, Ernest Doyle | |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 07:41 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Sanders - foul #2 on Brandon Sanders, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Felix Rivers (SG), Gerard Green (SF) Brandon Sanders, Harold Kellems | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Bret Wimmer | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Stephen Benavides (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Felix Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Green (fresh) PF - John Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Rudolph Orris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Sacred Heart | John Hauer swats the layup by Stephen Benavides | 55-60 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 55-60 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 55-60 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Stephen Benavides steals it from Gerald Lucey | 55-60 |
| 06:26 | Sacred Heart | Samuel Lee steps in front of the Gerard Green pass | 55-60 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:54 | Sacred Heart | Rudolph Orris buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Benavides | 57-62 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Kelvin Schalk (SF), David Williams (C) Stephen Benavides, Felix Rivers, Gerard Green, Rudolph Orris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | John Burns steals the ball from Glenn Tejada | 57-62 |
| 05:21 | Sacred Heart | John Burns lays it in on a great pass from David Williams | 59-62 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 59-64 |
| 05:03 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 05:02 | Sacred Heart | David Williams tips it but misses | 59-64 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle buries a floater from close range | 59-66 |
| 04:34 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kelvin Schalk | 61-66 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Sanders - foul #3 on Brandon Sanders, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:03 | Sacred Heart | John Burns connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Brandon Sanders | 63-67 |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ernest Doyle | 63-70 |
| 03:35 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 03:33 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems grabs the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 03:20 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kelvin Schalk | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Kellems (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Schalk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 66-70 |
| 03:00 | Sacred Heart | John Burns snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 02:48 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems is hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #6 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (PG), Felix Rivers (SG), Gerard Green (SF), Junior Nations (PF), Rudolph Orris (C) Brandon Sanders, Harold Kellems, Kelvin Schalk, John Burns, David Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 02:37 | Sacred Heart | Gerard Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders (PG), Harold Kellems (SG), Kelvin Schalk (SF) Stephen Benavides, Felix Rivers, Gerard Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG) Samuel Collins, John Hauer | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 02:18 | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 02:18 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Burns (PF), David Williams (C) Junior Nations, Rudolph Orris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 01:59 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Kellems | 68-70 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer tips it but misses | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 01:34 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 01:34 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:34 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster is hacked by Kelvin Schalk - foul #3 on Kelvin Schalk, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:01 | Sacred Heart | John Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Sacred Heart | John Burns hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Antoine Lancaster - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 00:27 | Sacred Heart | John Burns makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:27 | Sacred Heart | John Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Kellems - foul #1 on Harold Kellems, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:26 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Harold Kellems | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Sacred Heart | John Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:13 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to John Burns | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | John Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Sanders | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Kellems (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kelvin Schalk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Burns (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Antoine Lancaster | 75-77 |
| 04:18 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Doyle is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| 04:18 | Sacred Heart | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:18 | Sacred Heart | John Burns grabs the offensive board | 75-77 |
| 04:03 | Sacred Heart | John Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 75-77 |
| 03:40 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders snags the defensive board | 75-77 |
| 03:24 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-77 |
| 03:00 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 02:43 | Sacred Heart | David Williams buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Harold Kellems | 77-77 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bret Wimmer | 77-80 |
| 02:18 | Sacred Heart | John Burns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antoine Lancaster - foul #3 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #10 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (SF), Junior Nations (C) Kelvin Schalk, David Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 02:18 | Sacred Heart | John Burns misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 02:18 | Sacred Heart | John Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk (SF) Stephen Benavides | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, John Hauer | |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Brandon Sanders - foul #4 on Brandon Sanders, team foul #9 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Charles Towry | |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:47 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders misses the shot from just outside the lane | 78-82 |
| 01:46 | Sacred Heart | Junior Nations tips it in | 80-82 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | John Burns steps in front of the Ernest Doyle pass | 80-82 |
| 01:07 | Sacred Heart | Harold Kellems buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Burns | 82-82 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-82 |
| 00:44 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Junior Nations | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Brandon Sanders (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Kellems (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelvin Schalk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Junior Nations (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:22 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk is hacked by Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #11 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | David Williams (C) Junior Nations | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:22 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is hacked by Harold Kellems - foul #2 on Harold Kellems, team foul #10 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:09 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-84 |
| 00:04 | Sacred Heart | Brandon Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Brandon Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Sanders, team foul #11 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Stephen Benavides (PG) Brandon Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Kelvin Schalk misses short on a fullcourt shot | 83-86 |