| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Fred Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Pemberton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Elmore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is fouled in the backcourt by David Craig - foul #2 on David Craig, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | George Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | Oral Roberts | David Craig scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard clanks a shot in the paint | 35-36 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:16 | Oral Roberts | David Craig connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alfred Pemberton | 35-38 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses long on a shot in the lane | 35-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman knocks in the runner from the left block | 37-38 |
| 17:34 | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton misses long on a shot from close range | 37-38 |
| 17:32 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore tips it in | 37-40 |
| 17:22 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is called for 10 seconds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla (PG), Mike Davis (SG), Eric Wildes (SF), Raymond Larson (PF), Michael Bordelon (C) Fred Young, David Craig, Alfred Pemberton, John Elmore, Logan Powers | |
| 17:17 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:06 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | Oral Roberts | Christopher Dunkle steals the ball from Wayne Tafolla | 37-40 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Dunkle | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Wei - foul #2 on Leonard Wei, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Wei | 39-40 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Raymond Larson steps in front of the Donald Eagan pass in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 15:57 | Oral Roberts | Leonard Wei steps in front of the Raymond Larson pass | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) SF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) PF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Wayne Tafolla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wildes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Bordelon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Tafolla - foul #3 on Wayne Tafolla, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), George Perkins (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Jesse Lawson, Christopher Dunkle, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), David Craig (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), Randall Patton (PF), Logan Powers (C) Wayne Tafolla, Mike Davis, Eric Wildes, Raymond Larson, Michael Bordelon | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Craig | 41-42 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard is hacked by Fred Young - foul #3 on Fred Young, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG) Donald Eagan | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | George Perkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hiram Collard | 44-42 |
| 14:31 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Heitzman - foul #2 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Phair (PF) Ernest Heitzman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis (PG) Fred Young | |
| 14:31 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:31 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 14:00 | Oral Roberts | The jumper by Mike Davis is denied by Manuel Rickman | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | Oral Roberts | David Craig gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:44 | Oral Roberts | Michael Phair swats the short shot by David Craig | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton tips it home | 46-45 |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 13:25 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:11 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton is fouled on the floor by Michael Phair - foul #2 on Michael Phair, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Michael Phair, Manuel Rickman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SG), Eric Wildes (SF), John Elmore (PF), Raymond Larson (C) Mike Davis, David Craig, Alfred Pemberton, Randall Patton, Logan Powers | |
| 12:58 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eric Wildes | 46-47 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman is called for 5 seconds | 46-47 |
| 12:23 | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:05 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 12:04 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) SG - Jesse Lawson (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Fred Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Tafolla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wildes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Elmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Donald Eagan (SG), George Perkins (SF), Michael Phair (PF) Christopher Dunkle, Jesse Lawson, Leonard Wei, Ernest Heitzman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis (PG), David Craig (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), Michael Bordelon (C) Fred Young, Wayne Tafolla, Eric Wildes, Raymond Larson | |
| 11:12 | Oral Roberts | Michael Bordelon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Pemberton | 46-49 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Eagan | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Perry steals the ball from David Craig | 48-49 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:18 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Michael Bordelon | 48-49 |
| 10:05 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Eagan - foul #1 on Donald Eagan, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Donald Eagan, George Perkins, Michael Phair, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SG), Eric Wildes (SF), Logan Powers (C) Mike Davis, David Craig, Alfred Pemberton, Michael Bordelon | |
| 10:05 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:05 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton (PF) John Elmore | |
| 09:41 | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 09:40 | Oral Roberts | Logan Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:29 | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (PG), Jesse Lawson (SF) Hiram Collard, Ernest Heitzman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson (PF) Randall Patton | |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Eric Wildes steals it from Leonard Wei | 48-51 |
| 09:07 | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes banks in the layup | 48-53 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Lawson | 48-53 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is fouled on the floor by Raymond Larson - foul #1 on Raymond Larson, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Jesse Lawson, Leonard Wei | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis (PG), David Craig (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), Randall Patton (PF) Fred Young, Wayne Tafolla, Eric Wildes, Raymond Larson | |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman's pass is intercepted by Mike Davis | 48-53 |
| 07:53 | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis banks in the layup | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Dunkle (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Mike Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Craig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Pemberton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Dunkle | 50-55 |
| 07:19 | Oral Roberts | David Craig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on David Craig - foul #3 on David Craig, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Leonard Wei (SF), Michael Phair (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Donald Eagan, Christopher Dunkle, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SF), Raymond Larson (PF), Michael Bordelon (C) Mike Davis, Alfred Pemberton, Randall Patton, Logan Powers | |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:44 | Oral Roberts | Gregory Stuckey steals it from Wayne Tafolla | 52-55 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Wei | 55-55 |
| 06:09 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson drills a shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is hacked by Wayne Tafolla - foul #4 on Wayne Tafolla, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), George Perkins (SF) Gregory Stuckey, Leonard Wei | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton (PG), Mike Davis (SG), Eric Wildes (SF), John Elmore (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Young, David Craig, Wayne Tafolla, Raymond Larson, Michael Bordelon | |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 05:19 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Wildes | 57-59 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Davis - foul #2 on Mike Davis, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Hiram Collard, Michael Phair, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Oral Roberts | Logan Powers pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:39 | Oral Roberts | The jump hook by Logan Powers is blocked by Manuel Rickman | 58-59 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson is hacked by Eric Wildes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Wildes, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SF), Michael Bordelon (C) Randall Patton, John Elmore, Logan Powers | |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:33 | Oral Roberts | Michael Bordelon snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 04:11 | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Leonard Wei (SF) Donald Eagan, Jesse Lawson, George Perkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton (SF), John Elmore (PF) Mike Davis, Eric Wildes | |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Wei and he's hacked by Fred Young - foul #4 on Fred Young, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson (PF) John Elmore | |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Fred Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Tafolla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Alfred Pemberton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Bordelon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Hiram Collard - foul #3 on Hiram Collard, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (SF), Michael Phair (C) Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Logan Powers (C) Michael Bordelon | |
| 03:33 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Logan Powers takes the ball from Robert Williams | 62-60 |
| 03:04 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla is fouled on the floor by Hiram Collard - foul #4 on Hiram Collard, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry (C) Leonard Wei | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis (PG), David Craig (SG), Eric Wildes (SF), Randall Patton (PF) Fred Young, Wayne Tafolla, Alfred Pemberton, Raymond Larson | |
| 02:39 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 02:37 | Oral Roberts | Logan Powers grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:37 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Robert Williams, Christopher Dunkle, Michael Phair, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SF), John Elmore (PF) Mike Davis, Eric Wildes, Randall Patton | |
| 02:20 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore makes the 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:18 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard loses the dribble to John Elmore in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 02:04 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 02:03 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla misses the tip | 62-63 |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | George Perkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 01:41 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 01:34 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-63 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Wayne Tafolla steals it from George Perkins | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Young | 62-65 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | George Perkins banks in the layup and the foul's on Wayne Tafolla - foul #5 on Wayne Tafolla, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton (SF) Wayne Tafolla | |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | George Perkins makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young is hacked by Gregory Stuckey - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| 00:12 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:12 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-67 |