| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fresh) SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) SF - Cleveland Wolfe (fresh) PF - Jerry Baker (fresh) C - Landon Hodnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Glenn Tejada | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is hacked by Howard Ludlum - foul #1 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dikembe Orji | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clyde Hodges | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Hodges | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Howard Ludlum steps in front of the Antoine Lancaster pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Landon Hodnett | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Landon Hodnett is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji in the backcourt - foul #1 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr (PG), Aaron Shade (SG), Claude Boughner (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Clyde Hodges, Howard Ludlum, Jerry Baker, Landon Hodnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada | |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Hauer | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Michael Kerr (fresh) SG - Aaron Shade (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rybicki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Boughner (fresh) C - Owen Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) C - John Hauer (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Collins | 6-8 |
| 15:28 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki double dribbles | 6-8 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum (SG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Aaron Shade, Kenneth Rybicki, Claude Boughner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker blows the layup but he's fouled by Howard Ludlum - foul #2 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand (SG) Howard Ludlum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) Samuel Collins | |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:12 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-10 |
| 15:11 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 6-12 |
| 14:40 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Aaron Shade (SG), Claude Boughner (SF), Landon Hodnett (C) Michael Kerr, Mark Marchand, Cleveland Wolfe, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG) Michael Becker | |
| 14:40 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:40 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer loses the dribble to Aaron Shade | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade lays it up and in | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Jerry Baker is called for the reach on Bret Wimmer - foul #1 on Jerry Baker, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Clyde Hodges, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Gerald Lucey (SF) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster | |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Landon Hodnett - foul #2 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Aaron Shade, Claude Boughner, Landon Hodnett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (C) Ernest Doyle | |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Rybicki - foul #1 on Kenneth Rybicki, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs (PF) Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Bret Wimmer | |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:09 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs is denied on a layup by Charles Towry | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr (PG), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Oral Roberts | Charles Towry is called for the reach on Owen Jacobs - foul #1 on Charles Towry, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe (SF) Kenneth Rybicki | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada, Gerald Lucey | |
| 12:39 | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr loses the dribble to Dikembe Orji | 9-14 |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | John Hauer hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Collins | 9-16 |
| 12:10 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cleveland Wolfe | 11-16 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is hacked by Mark Marchand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Marchand, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Aaron Shade (SG), Claude Boughner (PF) Michael Kerr, Mark Marchand, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, John Hauer | |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is open and scores on a shot near the basket set up by Charles Towry | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Shade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cleveland Wolfe (fairly fresh) PF - Claude Boughner (fresh) C - Owen Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Oral Roberts | Samuel Collins is called for the reach on Clyde Hodges - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF) Dikembe Orji, Samuel Collins, Charles Towry | |
| 11:22 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the jumper from close range set up by Aaron Shade and the foul's on Bret Wimmer - foul #1 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:22 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 11:09 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 10:52 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 10:50 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerald Lucey | 16-22 |
| 10:08 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki misses the 3 from straight away | 16-22 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it but misses | 16-22 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster tips it back up and in | 16-24 |
| 09:37 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs misses the lay-in | 16-24 |
| 09:36 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:17 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Shade | 19-24 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Clyde Hodges is called for the reach on Gerald Lucey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clyde Hodges, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr (PG), Mark Marchand (SG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Aaron Shade, Kenneth Rybicki, Claude Boughner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Samuel Collins (SG), Samuel Lee (SF), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:02 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-26 |
| 08:36 | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 08:12 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 19-26 |
| 08:10 | Oral Roberts | Michael Kerr snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker drills a floater from close range set up by Michael Kerr | 21-26 |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Michael Kerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Marchand (fairly fresh) SF - Cleveland Wolfe (tiring) PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Owen Jacobs (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (tiring) 10 pts. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Owen Jacobs, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Kenneth Rybicki (C) Mark Marchand, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Michael Becker (SF), John Hauer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-29 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | John Hauer can't tip it in | 21-29 |
| 06:54 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:47 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Baker | 23-29 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Hauer and the foul's on Clyde Hodges - foul #2 on Clyde Hodges, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (SG) Clyde Hodges | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Ernest Doyle | |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:30 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:09 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Kerr | 25-31 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs (C) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Charles Towry (C) Samuel Collins, John Hauer | |
| 05:50 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Bret Wimmer - foul #2 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Claude Boughner (SF) Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG), Ernest Doyle (C) Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer | |
| 05:50 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:50 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Towry | 26-31 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Claude Boughner - foul #1 on Claude Boughner, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand (PG) Aaron Shade | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) Michael Becker | |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:12 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:49 | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 04:26 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 04:10 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker can't finish the layup | 26-32 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Owen Jacobs (C) Mark Marchand, Claude Boughner, Kenneth Rybicki | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), John Hauer (PF) Dikembe Orji, Samuel Lee, Charles Towry | |
| 03:50 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | John Hauer gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Landon Hodnett (C) Aaron Shade, Michael Kerr, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Ernest Doyle | |
| 03:39 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 03:37 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) SF - Cleveland Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Landon Hodnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is hacked by Clyde Hodges in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Hodges, team foul #12 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (PG) Clyde Hodges | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:54 | Oral Roberts | Samuel Collins takes the ball from Jerry Baker | 26-34 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Glenn Tejada | 26-36 |
| 02:26 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker's pass is intercepted by Glenn Tejada | 26-36 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada hits the finger roll | 26-38 |
| 02:18 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade's pass is intercepted by Glenn Tejada in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 02:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-38 |
| 02:05 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 01:45 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker is hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #2 on Jerry Baker, team foul #13 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand (PG), Claude Boughner (SF), Owen Jacobs (PF) Aaron Shade, Kenneth Rybicki, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Samuel Collins, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer, John Hauer | |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:06 | Oral Roberts | Mark Marchand's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Orji | 26-40 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 26-40 |
| 00:42 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Boughner and he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Michael Becker, Charles Towry | |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it but misses | 29-40 |
| 00:01 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-40 |