| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore inbounds the ball | 25-16 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-16 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 25-16 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Donald Walton steals the ball from Bret Wimmer | 25-19 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton lays it in | 27-19 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the turnaround near the basket | 27-19 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster snags the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada loses the dribble to David Reinhart | 27-19 |
| 17:46 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 17:45 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Higgins | 27-19 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), James Bozeman (PF), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, David Reinhart, Lloyd Ferguson, Scott Higgins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 16:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #1 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Samuel Lee (SF), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 16:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 16:45 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 16:34 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 16:12 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-19 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't tip it in | 29-19 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Scott Gilmore blocks the jumper by Dikembe Orji | 29-19 |
| 16:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-19 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | James Myers gets the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Myers | 31-19 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 14:44 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Gilmore | 34-19 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-19 |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | James Myers knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Bozeman | 36-19 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-19 |
| 13:40 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 36-19 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | James Myers is whistled for traveling | 36-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), David Reinhart (SF), Lloyd Ferguson (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, Martin Garden, Scott Gilmore, James Bozeman, James Myers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Donald Walton steals it from Glenn Tejada | 36-19 |
| 12:47 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-19 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton tips it back up and in | 38-19 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Collins | 38-21 |
| 12:03 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Latham | 41-21 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer drills a turnaround from the left block | 41-23 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) PF - Lloyd Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-23 |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-23 |
| 11:33 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Lloyd Ferguson drills a driving attempt from close range set up by David Reinhart | 43-23 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PG) Samuel Collins | |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF) Scott Gilmore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Charles Towry (PF) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer | |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is hacked by Donald Walton - foul #2 on Donald Walton, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore (SF) David Reinhart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG), John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Lloyd Ferguson picks off the pass by Dikembe Orji | 43-23 |
| 09:42 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Orji picks off the pass by Donald Walton | 43-23 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the driving attempt near the basket | 43-25 |
| 09:04 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee is hacked by Scott Gilmore - foul #1 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart (SF), James Bozeman (PF) Scott Gilmore, Lloyd Ferguson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-25 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-25 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster snags the offensive board | 46-25 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji is fouled on the floor by Ruben Latham - foul #2 on Ruben Latham, team foul #3 | 46-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Martin Garden (SG), James Myers (C) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham, Scott Higgins | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Reinhart (fresh) PF - James Bozeman (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hauer (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 46-25 |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry tips it but misses | 46-25 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Towry | 46-25 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-25 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | John Hauer tips it in | 46-27 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Towry - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | John Hauer snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Samuel Collins | 47-30 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Myers | 50-30 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Bozeman - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 06:08 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 06:08 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 06:08 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the easy layup | 51-31 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to David Reinhart | 51-31 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Myers and he's fouled by Michael Becker - foul #1 on Michael Becker, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart makes the free throw | 54-31 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-33 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-33 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Martin Garden takes the ball from Samuel Collins in the backcourt | 54-33 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Towry - foul #3 on Charles Towry, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PF) John Hauer | |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-33 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | James Myers snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Charles Towry denies the turnaround by James Myers | 55-33 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | David Reinhart is called for the reach on Michael Becker - foul #1 on David Reinhart, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Reinhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bozeman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Becker (fresh) SF - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Towry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 03:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Clow | 55-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | James Myers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF) Michael Becker | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | James Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee travels with the ball | 57-33 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Lee, team foul #7 | 57-33 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-33 |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | John Hauer can't tip it in | 59-33 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | David Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 01:41 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow loses the ball out of bounds | 59-33 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Lee | 59-36 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | James Myers knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-36 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Charles Towry is called for the reach on James Bozeman - foul #4 on Charles Towry, team foul #8 | 61-38 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | James Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is called for traveling | 63-38 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow runs out the clock | 63-38 |