| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) SG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Swim (fresh) C - David Woodward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) C - John Roa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | David Woodward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Albany | Roger Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Albany | Michael Swim pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Albany | Michael Swim drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Woodward | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Albany | Roger Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Albany | John Maynard steps in front of the Michael Swim pass | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | John Roa connects on the shot from close range set up by Gregory Adams | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Albany | Michael Swim is hacked by John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Albany | Robert Robinson knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lance Feliciano | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Swim - foul #1 on Michael Swim, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | James Ganey snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | James Ganey grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | John Roa is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Albany | Roger Taylor can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Maynard | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Klopp is blocked by Roger Taylor | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Albany | The rebound goes to David Woodward | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Albany | Roger Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Albany | Michael Swim grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Albany | David Woodward makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lance Feliciano | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | John Roa's floater is tipped away by David Woodward | 6-2 |
| 16:43 | Albany | Roger Taylor pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:21 | Albany | Roger Taylor is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (PG), Alvin Jared (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Alan Rines (PF), Gerald Green (C) Roger Taylor, Lance Feliciano, Robert Robinson, Michael Swim, David Woodward | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | John Roa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Ganey | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Bryan Brown (fresh) SG - Alvin Jared (fresh) SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) PF - Alan Rines (fresh) C - Gerald Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | John Roa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Roa, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (PF), Trevor Roux (C) James Ganey, John Roa | |
| 15:39 | Albany | Alvin Jared knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Day | 8-2 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is fouled on the floor by Alvin Jared - foul #1 on Alvin Jared, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Robinson (SF) Scott Nuttall | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SG), Robert Coffman (SF) Gregory Adams, John Maynard, Anthony Klopp | |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Trevor Roux | 8-4 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Gerald Green misses short on a shot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux is fouled on the floor by Alan Rines - foul #1 on Alan Rines, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Lance Feliciano (SG), Michael Swim (PF), David Woodward (C) Bryan Brown, Alvin Jared, Alan Rines, Gerald Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman, Richard Day, Trevor Roux | |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby blows the layup | 8-4 |
| 13:50 | Albany | Roger Taylor gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:24 | Albany | Christopher Truby picks off the pass by Roger Taylor | 8-4 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Lance Feliciano steals the ball from Christopher Truby | 8-4 |
| 12:57 | Albany | Lance Feliciano can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 8-4 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Adams | 8-4 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 12:12 | Albany | Michael Swim grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 11:51 | Albany | Roger Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by John Maynard | 8-4 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) SG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) SF - Christopher Truby (fresh) PF - James Ganey (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | John Maynard knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (SF), Alan Rines (C) Robert Robinson, David Woodward | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF), Richard Day (C) Gregory Adams, John Roa | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:19 | Albany | Bryan Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 11:18 | Albany | Alan Rines grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:01 | Albany | Lance Feliciano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Swim | 10-7 |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | James Ganey buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Truby | 10-9 |
| 10:21 | Albany | Christopher Truby is called for the reach on Roger Taylor - foul #1 on Christopher Truby, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), David Woodward (C) Roger Taylor, Lance Feliciano, Michael Swim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Robert Coffman (SG), Trevor Roux (C) Christopher Truby, John Maynard, James Ganey | |
| 10:11 | Albany | Alan Rines misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Adams - foul #1 on Gregory Adams, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Roa (C) Trevor Roux | |
| 10:11 | Albany | Alan Rines makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:11 | Albany | Alan Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Roa gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:50 | Western Illinois | John Roa misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 09:48 | Albany | The rebound goes to Alan Rines | 11-9 |
| 09:28 | Albany | Alan Rines misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Alvin Jared - foul #2 on Alvin Jared, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Robinson (SF) Alvin Jared | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:20 | Albany | Bryan Brown is hacked by Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Adams, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG) Gregory Adams | |
| 09:09 | Albany | Robert Robinson hits the finger roll | 13-11 |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | John Roa connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 13-13 |
| 08:38 | Albany | Alan Rines is hacked by John Roa - foul #2 on John Roa, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Lance Feliciano (SG), Michael Swim (PF) Bryan Brown, Scott Nuttall, Alan Rines | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF) Michael Smith, Robert Coffman, John Roa | |
| 08:30 | Albany | Lance Feliciano is hacked by John Maynard - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Albany | Gerald Green (C) David Woodward | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman (SG) John Maynard | |
| 08:30 | Albany | Lance Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:30 | Albany | Lance Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Ganey | 15-16 |
| 08:02 | Albany | Roger Taylor blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Coffman - foul #1 on Robert Coffman, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Trevor Roux (C) Anthony Klopp, Richard Day | |
| 08:02 | Albany | Roger Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:02 | Albany | Roger Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Truby | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Roux (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Albany | Robert Robinson double dribbles | 16-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (SF), Alan Rines (C) Robert Robinson, Gerald Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses the easy layup | 16-19 |
| 07:18 | Albany | Michael Swim grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 06:49 | Albany | Lance Feliciano comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Ganey - foul #1 on James Ganey, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott Nuttall (SF), David Woodward (C) Roger Taylor, Alan Rines | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF), Richard Day (C) Michael Smith, Trevor Roux | |
| 06:49 | Albany | Lance Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:49 | Albany | Lance Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | James Ganey blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Swim - foul #2 on Michael Swim, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Robinson (SF), Alan Rines (PF) Lance Feliciano, Michael Swim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:04 | Albany | Scott Nuttall is hacked by Robert Coffman - foul #2 on Robert Coffman, team foul #10 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Trevor Roux (C) Robert Coffman, James Ganey | |
| 06:04 | Albany | Scott Nuttall makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:04 | Albany | Scott Nuttall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:04 | Albany | Alan Rines grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:42 | Albany | Bryan Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 05:21 | Albany | Scott Nuttall snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 04:55 | Albany | Alan Rines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 04:53 | Albany | Alan Rines snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 04:48 | Albany | Robert Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Day pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 04:32 | Albany | Scott Nuttall grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 04:17 | Albany | Scott Nuttall comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-21 |
| 04:16 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Rines | 18-21 |
| 04:00 | Albany | David Woodward banks in the layup set up by Scott Nuttall | 20-21 |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Smith and the foul's on Bryan Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Brown, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Lance Feliciano (SG), Michael Swim (PF), Gerald Green (C) Bryan Brown, Robert Robinson, Alan Rines, David Woodward | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Klopp, Richard Day, Trevor Roux | |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby misses the free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:41 | Albany | The rebound goes to Gerald Green | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Truby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Albany | Michael Swim misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Ganey - foul #2 on James Ganey, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Ivan Zullinger (SF) Scott Nuttall | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman (SF) Christopher Truby | |
| 03:17 | Albany | Michael Swim makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:17 | Albany | Michael Swim makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is hacked by Roger Taylor - foul #1 on Roger Taylor, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:10 | Albany | Michael Swim pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:50 | Albany | Ivan Zullinger buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Taylor | 24-23 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ivan Zullinger - foul #1 on Ivan Zullinger, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:18 | Albany | Ivan Zullinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Green - foul #1 on Gerald Green, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Robinson (SF), David Woodward (C) Ivan Zullinger, Gerald Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF) Robert Coffman | |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:59 | Albany | David Woodward grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 01:53 | Albany | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | James Ganey snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | John Maynard clanks a turnaround from close range | 24-25 |
| 01:45 | Albany | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:30 | Albany | Michael Swim misses the floater from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 01:24 | Albany | David Woodward grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 01:18 | Albany | Michael Swim clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-25 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Michael Swim gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:08 | Albany | Lance Feliciano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 00:40 | Albany | Robert Robinson is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (PG), Alvin Jared (SG), Alan Rines (PF) Roger Taylor, Lance Feliciano, Michael Swim | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (PF), Trevor Roux (C) James Ganey, John Roa | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 00:26 | Albany | The rebound goes to Alan Rines | 24-28 |
| 00:03 | Albany | The jump hook by Alan Rines is blocked by Trevor Roux | 24-28 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Klopp | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-28 |