| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heath Swann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman is fouled on the floor by Zachariah Jones - foul #3 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (PF) Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 19:30 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Cary Kirkpatrick | 34-43 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 19:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:57 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Heath Swann | 34-46 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Tapscott | 36-46 |
| 18:16 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jared Wright | 39-46 |
| 17:40 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 17:23 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 17:01 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann buries a shot from the left side set up by Ronald Owens | 41-48 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Bryan Gorsuch is called for the reach on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Bryan Gorsuch, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Cody Harris (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Sidney Hadden (C) Jerry Brown, Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), Jordan Ford (SG), John Farr (SF), Shaun Cardillo (PF), Joel Price (C) Bryan Gorsuch, Heath Swann, Ronald Owens, Elliott Kleinman, Joseph Andersen | |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Shaun Cardillo is called for the reach on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Shaun Cardillo, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Shaun Cardillo takes the ball from Bruce Alfonso | 41-48 |
| 15:56 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jordan Ford | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Harris (fresh) SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) C - Bruce Alfonso (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shaun Cardillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Price (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | John Farr is called for the reach on Sidney Hadden - foul #1 on John Farr, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Arthur Clark, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Ronald Owens (SF), Elliott Kleinman (PF) Thomas Kopp, John Farr, Joel Price | |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Shaun Cardillo | 41-50 |
| 14:45 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Jared Wright (SG), David Tapscott (SF) Daniel Dickerson, Cody Harris, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann (SG), Joseph Andersen (C) Jordan Ford, Shaun Cardillo | |
| 14:07 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is fouled on the floor by Joseph Andersen - foul #1 on Joseph Andersen, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), John Farr (SF) Bryan Gorsuch, Ronald Owens | |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown misses the easy layup | 41-53 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones tips it in | 43-53 |
| 12:18 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 12:04 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:35 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Heath Swann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Farr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Heath Swann - foul #2 on Heath Swann, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Cody Harris (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jerry Brown, Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Jordan Ford (SG), Ronald Owens (SF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Thomas Kopp, Heath Swann, Elliott Kleinman, Joseph Andersen | |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:54 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF) Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden is denied on a layup by Shaun Cardillo | 44-53 |
| 10:39 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:34 | UNC Wilmington | Daniel Dickerson steals the ball from Jordan Ford | 44-53 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Clark | 47-53 |
| 10:09 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Clark steals the ball from Shaun Cardillo | 47-53 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Hadden | 50-53 |
| 09:27 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 09:06 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to John Farr | 50-53 |
| 08:50 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch makes the floater from the left side set up by Jordan Ford | 50-55 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Dickerson and the foul's on Bryan Gorsuch - foul #3 on Bryan Gorsuch, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (SF) Daniel Dickerson, Cody Harris, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann (SG), Elliott Kleinman (PF), Joseph Andersen (C) Jordan Ford, John Farr, Shaun Cardillo | |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:33 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:05 | UNC Wilmington | Cary Kirkpatrick picks off the pass by Joseph Andersen | 52-55 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Bryan Gorsuch steals it from Jared Wright | 52-55 |
| 07:40 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Tapscott (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Sidney Hadden, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), Jordan Ford (SF) Bryan Gorsuch, Ronald Owens | |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Heath Swann steps in front of the Jerry Brown pass | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Heath Swann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Brown - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| 06:53 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:53 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:37 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Andersen | 52-57 |
| 06:32 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp is whistled for a carry | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (SG) Jared Wright | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Ronald Owens (SF) Thomas Kopp, Jordan Ford | |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:59 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is hacked by Bryan Gorsuch - foul #4 on Bryan Gorsuch, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford (SG), Shaun Cardillo (C) Heath Swann, Joseph Andersen | |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:45 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:28 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 05:09 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Shaun Cardillo | 55-60 |
| 04:55 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Brown - foul #2 on Jerry Brown, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jerry Brown, David Tapscott, Zachariah Jones | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (PF) Elliott Kleinman | |
| 04:55 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:55 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaun Cardillo - foul #2 on Shaun Cardillo, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann (SG) Ronald Owens | |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:22 | UNC Wilmington | Sidney Hadden picks off the pass by Bryan Gorsuch | 57-62 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 59-62 |
| 03:46 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF) Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG), Ronald Owens (SF), Elliott Kleinman (PF), Joseph Andersen (C) Bryan Gorsuch, Jordan Ford, John Farr, Shaun Cardillo | |
| 03:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 03:27 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:12 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 59-62 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Heath Swann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 03:05 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cary Kirkpatrick | 61-62 |
| 02:34 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp drills a floater from the right side | 61-64 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), David Tapscott (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Arthur Clark, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG) Thomas Kopp | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Zachariah Jones | 64-64 |
| 02:02 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Owens | 64-66 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is hacked by Joseph Andersen - foul #2 on Joseph Andersen, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:56 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:47 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| 01:47 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:47 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright comes up short on the shot from the left side | 64-68 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jared Wright | 66-68 |
| 01:00 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Alfonso is called for the reach on Joseph Andersen - foul #2 on Bruce Alfonso, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Brown steals the ball from Bryan Gorsuch | 66-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses long on a floater from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 00:17 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen grabs the board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen is hacked by Jerry Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Brown, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman is fouled on the floor by Zachariah Jones - foul #4 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones drills a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann clanks a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Heath Swann (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:39 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Heath Swann picks off the pass by David Tapscott | 69-69 |
| 04:27 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch can't throw it down | 69-69 |
| 04:26 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown is hacked by Heath Swann - foul #3 on Heath Swann, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:00 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman knocks in the floater from the right block | 73-71 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 02:14 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 02:12 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Andersen misses the tip | 76-71 |
| 02:11 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann grabs the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens is whistled for traveling | 76-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso (C) Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 01:44 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:39 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 01:37 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman tips it back up and in | 76-73 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown makes the 3 from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman lays it up and in and he's hacked by David Tapscott - foul #2 on David Tapscott, team foul #8 | 79-75 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman misses the free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Elliott Kleinman swats the layup by Bruce Alfonso | 79-75 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-75 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Heath Swann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elliott Kleinman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Andersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Tapscott - foul #3 on David Tapscott, team foul #9 | 82-75 |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is hacked by Bryan Gorsuch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryan Gorsuch, team foul #11 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp (PG) Bryan Gorsuch | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:35 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 00:33 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Elliott Kleinman | 84-77 |
| 00:31 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the defensive board | 84-77 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Heath Swann - foul #4 on Heath Swann, team foul #12 | 84-77 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Kopp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-77 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the defensive board | 86-77 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is hacked by Thomas Kopp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kopp, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:09 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:08 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann tips it home | 87-79 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown runs out the clock | 87-79 |