| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Jack (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Hann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) C - Joe Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | IPFW | John Barry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Miller and he's fouled by Christopher Burney - foul #1 on Christopher Burney, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:19 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn Hann | 27-25 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory banks in the layup set up by Shawn Hann and he's hacked by John Barry - foul #2 on John Barry, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:55 | IPFW | John Barry knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 18:49 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Michael Logan | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | IPFW | Michael Logan clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Joe Miller - foul #2 on Joe Miller, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | IPFW | Michael Logan misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | IPFW | Michael Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Jeffrey Myers is denied by Michael Logan | 31-28 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Hann | 31-30 |
| 17:38 | IPFW | Shawn Hann steals it from Gerald Parsons | 31-30 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons is hacked by Jeffrey Myers - foul #2 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (PG), Phillip Tharp (PF) John Barry, Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (PG), Gary Dambrosio (PF) Matthew Gregory, Jeffrey Myers | |
| 17:14 | IPFW | Christopher Burney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Tharp - foul #2 on Phillip Tharp, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | IPFW | Donn Rather (PF) Gerald Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (SF) Shawn Hann | |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:44 | IPFW | Michael Logan hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Walker | 31-34 |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-34 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 16:10 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:53 | IPFW | Michael Logan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:51 | IPFW | Donn Rather tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Marcus Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Burney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Tharp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donn Rather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Jack (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Walker (fresh) PF - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack misses the jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 15:31 | IPFW | Michael Logan snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 15:12 | IPFW | Michael Logan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Miller - foul #3 on Joe Miller, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Christopher Burney, Phillip Tharp, Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Kent Jack, Keith Walker, Joe Miller | |
| 15:12 | IPFW | Michael Logan misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:12 | IPFW | Michael Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Toby Evans (SG), Marvin Dotson (C) Frank Johnson, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 14:31 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 14:29 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour tips it in | 36-34 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | John Barry picks off the pass by Marvin Dotson | 36-34 |
| 14:07 | IPFW | John Barry misses the easy layup | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jackie Ridenour - foul #2 on Jackie Ridenour, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Sewell (SG), Phillip Tharp (C) Marcus Lilly, Michael Logan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Jack (SG) Toby Evans | |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:29 | IPFW | Marvin Dotson picks off the pass by Michael Sewell | 36-36 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 13:10 | IPFW | Phillip Tharp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:42 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour buries a jumper from close range set up by John Barry | 38-36 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jackie Ridenour - foul #3 on Jackie Ridenour, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (PG), Christopher Burney (SG), Donn Rather (C) John Barry, Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (PG), Gary Dambrosio (PF), Joe Miller (C) Matthew Gregory, Jeffrey Myers, Marvin Dotson | |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:09 | IPFW | Frank Johnson is called for the reach on Marcus Lilly - foul #1 on Frank Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (SF) Shawn Hann | |
| 11:59 | IPFW | Donn Rather can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Dambrosio - foul #1 on Gary Dambrosio, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 11:59 | IPFW | Donn Rather makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:59 | IPFW | Donn Rather makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side | 40-39 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Marcus Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Burney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Sewell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donn Rather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Tharp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kent Jack (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Walker (fresh) PF - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | IPFW | Gary Dambrosio denies the turnaround by Michael Sewell | 40-39 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 11:15 | IPFW | Christopher Burney snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:58 | IPFW | Christopher Burney misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Burney is called for the reach on Frank Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Burney, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF), Michael Logan (C) Marcus Lilly, Michael Sewell, Donn Rather, Phillip Tharp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Kent Jack, Keith Walker, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Logan - foul #1 on Michael Logan, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:04 | IPFW | Michael Logan drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Burney | 42-40 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers hits a jumper from close range | 42-42 |
| 09:33 | IPFW | Christopher Burney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 08:42 | IPFW | Christopher Burney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 08:40 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | Gerald Parsons swats the shot by Joe Miller | 47-45 |
| 08:09 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | IPFW | John Barry scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Burney | 50-45 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 07:43 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Hann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | IPFW | Frank Johnson is called for the reach on John Barry - foul #2 on Frank Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Eddie Messina (PG), Marcus Lilly (SG), Michael Sewell (SF), Phillip Tharp (PF), Donn Rather (C) John Barry, Christopher Burney, Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour, Michael Logan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Kent Jack (SG), Ante Zavatson (SF), Gary Dambrosio (PF), Marvin Dotson (C) Matthew Gregory, Frank Johnson, Shawn Hann, Jeffrey Myers, Joe Miller | |
| 07:25 | IPFW | Phillip Tharp's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Dotson | 50-45 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Marcus Lilly - foul #3 on Marcus Lilly, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Marvin Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:54 | IPFW | Marvin Dotson is called for the reach on Donn Rather - foul #1 on Marvin Dotson, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 06:54 | IPFW | Donn Rather makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:54 | IPFW | Donn Rather makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Marcus Lilly is called for the reach on Kent Jack - foul #4 on Marcus Lilly, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Logan (C) Eddie Messina | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Kent Jack makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Sewell | 55-49 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Ante Zavatson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ante Zavatson, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Phillip Tharp, Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Ante Zavatson, Marvin Dotson | |
| 05:49 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Parsons | 57-49 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Lilly - foul #5 on Marcus Lilly, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | Eddie Messina (PG), Christopher Burney (SG) Marcus Lilly, Michael Sewell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joe Miller (C) Gary Dambrosio | |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Michael Logan can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Kent Jack | 57-52 |
| 04:30 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 04:29 | IPFW | Christopher Burney snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 04:06 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Keith Walker - foul #1 on Keith Walker, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Phillip Tharp (C) Eddie Messina, Michael Logan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory (PG), Gary Dambrosio (PF) Keith Walker, Jeffrey Myers | |
| 04:06 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-54 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Tharp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Jack (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Hann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | IPFW | Christopher Burney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Barry and he's hacked by Matthew Gregory - foul #2 on Matthew Gregory, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Sewell (SF), Donn Rather (C) Gerald Parsons, Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (SG), Ante Zavatson (SF), Marvin Dotson (C) Kent Jack, Shawn Hann, Joe Miller | |
| 03:21 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Matthew Gregory, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Logan (C) Christopher Burney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | IPFW | Michael Sewell misses the jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 03:00 | IPFW | Donn Rather tips it back up and in | 64-54 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Christopher Burney (SG), Gerald Parsons (SF) Michael Sewell, Donn Rather | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Jack (SG), Shawn Hann (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF), Joe Miller (C) Frank Johnson, Ante Zavatson, Gary Dambrosio, Marvin Dotson | |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Logan - foul #2 on Michael Logan, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | IPFW | John Barry buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Burney | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers can't finish the layup | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Miller | 66-57 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | IPFW | John Barry snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | IPFW | Shawn Hann takes the ball from Michael Logan | 66-57 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Matthew Gregory, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour (PF) Phillip Tharp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Matthew Gregory | 68-59 |
| 00:51 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-59 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Matthew Gregory buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shawn Hann | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Gregory - foul #5 on Matthew Gregory, team foul #13 | 68-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | Phillip Tharp (SF) Gerald Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (PG) Matthew Gregory | |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-62 |
| 00:31 | IPFW | Michael Logan grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | IPFW | Michael Logan is hacked by Frank Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Johnson, team foul #14 | 70-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gerald Parsons (SF) Jackie Ridenour | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | IPFW | Michael Logan makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:29 | IPFW | Michael Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann loses the dribble to John Barry | 71-62 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Jack - foul #2 on Kent Jack, team foul #15 | 71-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour (PF) Gerald Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Christopher Burney misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller hits the finger roll | 72-64 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Johnson - foul #4 on Frank Johnson, team foul #16 | 72-64 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Christopher Burney misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Christopher Burney pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is hacked by Kent Jack - foul #3 on Kent Jack, team foul #17 | 73-64 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-64 |
| 00:04 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour grabs the board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | John Barry runs out the clock | 75-64 |