| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) SG - Howin Chu (fresh) SF - Norman Scott (fresh) PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Joseph Peebles (fresh) SG - Todd Kluge (fresh) SF - Paul Mason (fresh) PF - James Everhart (fresh) C - Daniel Vaughn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Daniel Vaughn | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn buries a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Mason | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Jacksonville | Christopher Oxford steals the ball from Paul Mason | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gregory Gaskin | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Todd Kluge, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (PG) Christopher Oxford | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Mason - foul #1 on Paul Mason, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks (C) Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Daniel Vaughn | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Adams | 8-4 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Wilson Lappin - foul #1 on Wilson Lappin, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Jeremiah Miller (PF) Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (C) Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 16:40 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Gaskin | 11-6 |
| 15:52 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 15:51 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Joseph Peebles (fairly fresh) SG - Todd Kluge (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Everhart (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Todd Kluge | 11-8 |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford is called for a backcourt violation | 11-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Howin Chu, Charles Adams, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Patrick Aleman (SG), William McLean (SF), William Taylor (PF), Robert Collins (C) Todd Kluge, Paul Mason, James Everhart, Daniel Vaughn | |
| 15:18 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Freeberg - foul #1 on Robert Freeberg, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 14:59 | Jacksonville | William Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG) Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:31 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | Jacksonville | Norman Scott is called for the reach on William McLean - foul #1 on Norman Scott, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville | Robert Collins's floater is tipped away by Norman Scott | 11-8 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Allen Weeks | 11-8 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Jacksonville | William McLean snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:07 | Jacksonville | Norman Scott steals the ball from Robert Collins | 11-8 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg can't finish the layup | 11-8 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Freeberg | 14-8 |
| 12:39 | Jacksonville | Howin Chu steals the ball from Joseph Peebles | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott blows the layup | 14-8 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks tips it but misses | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville | William McLean grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:11 | Jacksonville | The jump hook by William Taylor is blocked by Allen Weeks | 14-8 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Howin Chu, Wilson Lappin, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Francis Thompson (PG), Todd Kluge (SG), Paul Mason (SF), James Everhart (PF), Daniel Vaughn (C) Joseph Peebles, Patrick Aleman, William McLean, William Taylor, Robert Collins | |
| 11:35 | Jacksonville | The jump hook by Francis Thompson is blocked by Gregory Gaskin | 14-8 |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville | James Everhart tips it back up and in | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Francis Thompson (fresh) SG - Todd Kluge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Everhart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Vaughn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Gaskin | 16-10 |
| 11:17 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Gaskin - foul #1 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| 11:17 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:17 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 11:00 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Everhart | 16-14 |
| 10:43 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller is called for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles (PG) Francis Thompson | |
| 10:30 | Jacksonville | James Everhart misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremiah Miller - foul #1 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 10:30 | Jacksonville | James Everhart makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:30 | Jacksonville | James Everhart misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Howin Chu | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 10:04 | Jacksonville | James Everhart is fouled on the floor by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Jacksonville | James Everhart hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Mason | 16-17 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Peebles - foul #1 on Joseph Peebles, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG), Norman Scott (SF) Charles Adams, Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | William Taylor (C) Daniel Vaughn | |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:37 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:20 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Donald Morris (C) Christopher Oxford, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Victor Ferguson (SG), William McLean (SF), Robert Collins (C) Todd Kluge, Paul Mason, James Everhart | |
| 08:52 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Victor Ferguson | 18-19 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott drills a runner from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Scott - foul #2 on Norman Scott, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Donald Morris | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge (SG), Paul Mason (SF), Daniel Vaughn (C) Victor Ferguson, William McLean, Robert Collins | |
| 08:14 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:14 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller clanks a jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 07:59 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville | Howin Chu takes the ball from Paul Mason | 20-21 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams tips it in | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Joseph Peebles (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Todd Kluge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Daniel Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:34 | Jacksonville | A charge is called on Daniel Vaughn - foul #1 on Daniel Vaughn, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Howin Chu, Charles Adams, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Francis Thompson (PG), Patrick Aleman (SG), William McLean (SF), James Everhart (PF) Joseph Peebles, Todd Kluge, Paul Mason, William Taylor | |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-21 |
| 06:22 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to William McLean | 22-21 |
| 06:15 | Jacksonville | Francis Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howin Chu (SG) Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Robert Collins (C) Daniel Vaughn | |
| 05:56 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Norman Scott is denied by James Everhart | 22-21 |
| 05:55 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to James Everhart | 22-21 |
| 05:36 | Jacksonville | William McLean blows the layup | 22-21 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | William McLean denies the turnaround by Gregory Gaskin | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | Jacksonville | William McLean grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:03 | Jacksonville | Patrick Aleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF) Howin Chu, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge (PG), Paul Mason (SF), Daniel Vaughn (C) Francis Thompson, William McLean, Robert Collins | |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams is hacked by Patrick Aleman - foul #1 on Patrick Aleman, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles (PG) Patrick Aleman | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 22-21 |
| 04:30 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to James Everhart | 22-21 |
| 04:11 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Peebles | 22-24 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams drills a shot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 03:55 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Miller - foul #2 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Allen Weeks (C) Charles Adams, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | William Taylor (PF) James Everhart | |
| 03:55 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:55 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Howin Chu (SG) Christopher Oxford, Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville | William Taylor can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Howin Chu - foul #1 on Howin Chu, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Patrick Aleman (SG), Robert Collins (C) Joseph Peebles, Daniel Vaughn | |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville | William Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Todd Kluge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Aleman (fresh) SF - Paul Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Robert Collins is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:10 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:46 | Jacksonville | William Taylor scores on a jump hook in the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville | Paul Mason drills a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin loses the dribble to Patrick Aleman | 30-30 |
| 02:10 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge banks in the layup set up by Patrick Aleman | 30-32 |
| 02:02 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Scott | 32-32 |
| 01:47 | Jacksonville | Todd Kluge drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Patrick Aleman | 32-34 |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | William Taylor is called for the reach on Wilson Lappin - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Howin Chu, Norman Scott, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles (PG), Victor Ferguson (SG), William McLean (SF), James Everhart (PF), Daniel Vaughn (C) Todd Kluge, Patrick Aleman, Paul Mason, William Taylor, Robert Collins | |
| 01:43 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville | James Everhart snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:14 | Jacksonville | Daniel Vaughn misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Everhart - foul #1 on James Everhart, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF) Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville | Joseph Peebles comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 34-34 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Oxford | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville | William McLean misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 36-34 |