| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Don Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Causey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andres Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Licata (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ardian Kacerski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Thacker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt is fouled on the floor by Ardian Kacerski - foul #1 on Ardian Kacerski, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Sottile | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | Northeastern | Daniel Borchardt takes the ball from Mark Licata | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ardian Kacerski - foul #2 on Ardian Kacerski, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | Northeastern | Mark Licata clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Borchardt - foul #2 on Daniel Borchardt, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | Northeastern | Mark Licata makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:20 | Northeastern | Mark Licata makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 17:32 | Northeastern | Don Perkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Borchardt is blocked by Mark Licata | 33-39 |
| 17:10 | Northeastern | Ardian Kacerski snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | Don Perkins scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Causey and he's hacked by Jason Davidson - foul #2 on Jason Davidson, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Walter Limberg (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Raymond Greer (C) Robert Causey, Andres Bruno, Ardian Kacerski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Donald Yardley (SF), Nicholas Smith (C) Jason Davidson, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Daniel Sottile | |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | Don Perkins misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley hits a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Reed | 35-41 |
| 16:38 | Northeastern | 3 seconds is called on Wallace Jaco | 35-41 |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Blount | 35-41 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shane Feldman (SG), Roberto Aguirre (C) Don Perkins, Mark Licata | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:49 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Walter Limberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Feldman (fresh) SF - Wallace Jaco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Greer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Thacker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 15:30 | Northeastern | Roberto Aguirre grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 15:14 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco loses the dribble to Daniel Blount | 35-41 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount throws it down | 35-43 |
| 15:03 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 15:01 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Feldman | 35-43 |
| 14:40 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 14:38 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:19 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 14:18 | Northeastern | Roberto Aguirre gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:00 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Shane Feldman - foul #1 on Shane Feldman, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Don Perkins (PG), Robert Causey (SG), Andres Bruno (SF), Mark Licata (PF), Ardian Kacerski (C) Walter Limberg, Shane Feldman, Wallace Jaco, Raymond Greer, Roberto Aguirre | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Charlie Wiley (PF), Daniel Sottile (C) Daniel Blount, Donald Yardley, Michael Thacker, Nicholas Smith | |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Wiley | 35-44 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Ardian Kacerski is called for the reach on Daniel Sottile - foul #3 on Ardian Kacerski, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (SG) Robert Reed | |
| 13:10 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt double dribbles | 35-44 |
| 12:53 | Northeastern | Mark Licata comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley connects on the jumper from the right block | 35-46 |
| 12:24 | Northeastern | Robert Causey can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Charlie Wiley - foul #4 on Charlie Wiley, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker (PF) Charlie Wiley | |
| 12:24 | Northeastern | Robert Causey misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:24 | Northeastern | Robert Causey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Sottile, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| 12:01 | Northeastern | Andres Bruno misses the shot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Davidson | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Don Perkins (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Licata (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Ardian Kacerski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Thacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northeastern | Robert Causey is hacked by Michael Thacker - foul #2 on Michael Thacker, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF) Michael Thacker | |
| 11:08 | Northeastern | Ardian Kacerski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-48 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Davidson and he's fouled by Don Perkins - foul #2 on Don Perkins, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Walter Limberg (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Raymond Greer (C) Robert Causey, Andres Bruno, Ardian Kacerski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson (PG), Robert Reed (PF) Jason Davidson, Daniel Sottile | |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:32 | Northeastern | Don Perkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-51 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith tips it but misses | 35-51 |
| 10:22 | Northeastern | Mark Licata grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:15 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-51 |
| 10:13 | Northeastern | Mark Licata grabs the offensive board | 35-51 |
| 10:03 | Northeastern | Mark Licata can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 10:01 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer tips it but misses | 35-51 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson is hacked by Don Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Perkins, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shane Feldman (SG), Roberto Aguirre (C) Don Perkins, Mark Licata | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Michael Thacker (PF), Daniel Sottile (C) Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith | |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 35-53 |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | Edward Gipson steals it from Shane Feldman | 35-53 |
| 08:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 08:56 | Northeastern | Roberto Aguirre gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Don Perkins (PG), Robert Causey (SG), Mark Licata (PF), Ardian Kacerski (C) Walter Limberg, Shane Feldman, Raymond Greer, Roberto Aguirre | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG) Daniel Blount, Michael Thacker | |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 08:21 | Northeastern | Robert Causey snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 08:14 | Northeastern | Robert Causey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 08:13 | Northeastern | Mark Licata snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 08:00 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Causey is called for the reach on Jason Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Causey, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andres Bruno (SF) Wallace Jaco | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley (SF), Charlie Wiley (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) Edward Gipson, Robert Reed, Daniel Sottile | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Don Perkins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Licata (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ardian Kacerski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northeastern | Don Perkins can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 37-55 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Perkins - foul #4 on Don Perkins, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF) Phillip Schutz, Donald Yardley | |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:56 | Northeastern | Robert Causey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Don Perkins | 40-56 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Blount | 40-58 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern | Robert Causey misses badly on a runner in the lane | 40-58 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ardian Kacerski - foul #4 on Ardian Kacerski, team foul #9 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Walter Limberg (SG), Raymond Greer (C) Robert Causey, Ardian Kacerski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Michael Thacker (PF) Jason Davidson, Daniel Blount, Nicholas Smith | |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Mark Licata is denied on a layup by Michael Thacker | 40-60 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shane Feldman (SG), Wallace Jaco (SF), Roberto Aguirre (C) Don Perkins, Andres Bruno, Mark Licata | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Donald Yardley (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Michael Thacker | |
| 05:19 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Shane Feldman | 43-60 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:58 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg travels with the ball | 43-63 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (C) Charlie Wiley | |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson is hacked by Shane Feldman - foul #2 on Shane Feldman, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:36 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Donald Yardley is called for the reach on Walter Limberg - foul #1 on Donald Yardley, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley (C) Edward Gipson | |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:29 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 45-66 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Smith - foul #1 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley hits a shot from the right block | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Walter Limberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Feldman (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Wallace Jaco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Wiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wallace Jaco | 50-68 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 02:48 | Northeastern | Roberto Aguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:42 | Northeastern | Roberto Aguirre lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Limberg | 52-68 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley's floater is tipped away by Roberto Aguirre | 52-68 |
| 02:14 | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:07 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Blount - foul #3 on Daniel Blount, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Carmelo Martin (PG), Vincent McGaughan (PF) Wallace Jaco, Roberto Aguirre | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Jacquez (PG), Edward Gipson (SG) Daniel Blount, Donald Yardley | |
| 02:07 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley misses the driving attempt from the left block | 55-68 |
| 01:40 | Northeastern | Vincent McGaughan gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:21 | Northeastern | Carmelo Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-68 |
| 01:20 | Northeastern | Raymond Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman is hacked by Edward Gipson - foul #4 on Edward Gipson, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wallace Jaco (SF), Roberto Aguirre (C) Carmelo Martin, Vincent McGaughan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG) Fred Jacquez | |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:12 | Northeastern | Walter Limberg gets the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-68 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson is called for traveling | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Shane Feldman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount runs out the clock | 56-68 |