| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven Dickerson (fresh) SG - William Riley (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Ellison (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) SG - Bobby Neilsen (fresh) SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) PF - Kerry Boyd (fresh) C - Harold Parks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | William Jones can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Ellison - foul #1 on Frank Ellison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | William Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Jones | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kerry Boyd | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen connects on the open fadeaway in the paint set up by Steven Lighthall | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Emery Murphy - foul #1 on Emery Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Parks | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy loses the dribble to William Riley | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Western Michigan | William Riley lays it in | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Boyd | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson is hacked by Kerry Boyd - foul #1 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (PG), Steven McCarn (SG), Tom Jenkins (SF), Justin Cook (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) Steven Dickerson, William Riley, William Jones, Frank Ellison, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Botkin - foul #1 on George Botkin, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Mallory is called for the reach on Steven Lighthall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mallory, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the shot from the baseline | 3-8 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler (SG), Ronald Corona (C) Steven McCarn, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PG) Steven Lighthall | |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd connects on the jumper in the paint set up by William Landowski and he's hacked by Ronald Corona - foul #1 on Ronald Corona, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Gary Rogers (C) Tom Jenkins, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the free throw | 3-10 |
| 17:04 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona is hacked by William Landowski - foul #1 on William Landowski, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG) Howard Mallory | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Kerry Boyd | |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona makes the floater from the left wing set up by Steven Dickerson | 5-10 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:27 | Western Michigan | William Jones grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Steven Lighthall is called for the reach on Gary Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG), Tom Jenkins (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Justin Cook (C) Manuel Chandler, William Jones, Ronald Corona, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG) Steven Lighthall | |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson misses the easy open layup but the foul's on William Landowski - foul #2 on William Landowski, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG), Herbert Brammer (C) William Riley, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PG) William Landowski | |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kerry Boyd and he's hacked by Herbert Brammer - foul #1 on Herbert Brammer, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Justin Cook (C) Steven Dickerson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tom Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven McCarn (fresh) SF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) PF - Frank Ellison (fairly fresh) C - Justin Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (tiring) SF - Kerry Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Botkin (tiring) C - Carl Christenson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kerry Boyd - foul #2 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #7 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (PG), William Jones (SF) Tom Jenkins, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG) Kerry Boyd | |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:34 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Cook swats the short shot by Carl Christenson | 8-13 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Mallory picks off the pass by George Botkin | 8-13 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory lays it in | 10-13 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Mallory - foul #2 on Howard Mallory, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), William Riley (SG), Ronald Corona (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Howard Mallory, Steven McCarn, Frank Ellison, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Bobby Neilsen, Carl Christenson | |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Jones | 10-13 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | William Riley's pass is intercepted by Emery Murphy | 10-13 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall slams it home on a great pass from Emery Murphy | 10-15 |
| 13:56 | Western Michigan | William Riley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks hits a shot from the right block | 12-17 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 12-17 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy is hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), Manuel Chandler (SG), Herbert Brammer (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Justin Cook (C) Steven Dickerson, William Riley, William Jones, Ronald Corona, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Edgar Schell (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Cook steals it from Carl Christenson | 12-17 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins lays it in | 14-17 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell is fouled on the floor by Frank Ellison - foul #2 on Frank Ellison, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers (C) Frank Ellison | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Steven Lighthall | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 14-18 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SF) Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Emery Murphy (SF) Edgar Schell, Paul Caldwell | |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG) Manuel Chandler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Emery Murphy | |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Rogers | 18-18 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Jenkins steals the ball from Paul Caldwell in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | William Riley lays it up and in on a great pass from Tom Jenkins | 20-18 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tom Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven McCarn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Herbert Brammer (fairly fresh) C - Gary Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Paul Caldwell (very tired) PF - George Botkin (very tired) 3 reb. C - Carl Christenson (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven McCarn | 22-18 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven McCarn - foul #1 on Steven McCarn, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Manuel Chandler (SG), William Jones (SF), Justin Cook (C) Tom Jenkins, William Riley, Steven McCarn, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Edgar Schell (PF), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Christenson - foul #1 on Carl Christenson, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG), Gary Rogers (C) Manuel Chandler, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), George Botkin (PF) Edgar Schell, Harold Parks | |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Rogers - foul #1 on Gary Rogers, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Emery Murphy | |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | William Riley is hacked by Paul Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Neilsen | 25-21 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Caldwell is called for the reach on Tom Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 09:40 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emery Murphy, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Ronald Corona (PF) Tom Jenkins, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (SF), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, Harold Parks | |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-24 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall's floater is knocked away by Justin Cook | 29-24 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson tips it in | 29-26 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | William Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Riley | 32-26 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 08:31 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (PG), Manuel Chandler (SG), Tom Jenkins (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Steven Dickerson, William Riley, William Jones, Ronald Corona, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), Edgar Schell (PF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Edgar Schell, Harold Parks | |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 32-26 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall loses the dribble to Steven McCarn | 32-26 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Herbert Brammer | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven McCarn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Manuel Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Brammer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (very tired) PF - George Botkin (very tired) 5 reb. C - Carl Christenson (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Jenkins steals it from Bobby Neilsen | 34-26 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Bobby Neilsen is called for the reach on Manuel Chandler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Ronald Corona (C) Steven McCarn, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, Carl Christenson | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Neilsen | 35-26 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Corona | 35-26 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks tips it in | 35-28 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Emery Murphy | 35-28 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin loses the dribble to Herbert Brammer | 35-28 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-28 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer blows the wide open layup | 35-28 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is called for 10 seconds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), William Riley (SG), Justin Cook (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Tom Jenkins, Manuel Chandler, Herbert Brammer, Ronald Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), Edgar Schell (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Neilsen - foul #2 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #13 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (SG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 05:42 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | Edgar Schell steals the ball from Justin Cook | 37-28 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is whistled for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF) Steven McCarn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Edgar Schell | |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson loses the dribble to William Landowski in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer (PF) Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | William Riley is hacked by William Landowski - foul #3 on William Landowski, team foul #14 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SF), Gary Rogers (C) William Jones, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) William Landowski, George Botkin | |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG) William Riley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PG), George Botkin (PF) Steven Lighthall, Harold Parks | |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona (PF) Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Emery Murphy | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona is fouled on the floor by Paul Caldwell - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #15 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Howard Mallory (PG), William Jones (SF), Frank Ellison (PF) Steven Dickerson, Tom Jenkins, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, Carl Christenson | |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 03:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Mallory - foul #3 on Howard Mallory, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Justin Cook (C) Howard Mallory, Ronald Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (PF) George Botkin | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Steven Dickerson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven McCarn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Jones (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Ellison (fresh) C - Justin Cook (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kerry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Carl Christenson (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 39-34 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison tips it home | 41-34 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #11 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), William Riley (SG), Herbert Brammer (C) Steven Dickerson, Steven McCarn, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Harold Parks | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins is hacked by Emery Murphy - foul #3 on Emery Murphy, team foul #16 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Emery Murphy | |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers (C) William Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer lays it up and in on a great pass from William Riley | 45-36 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kerry Boyd | 45-38 |
| 01:54 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-38 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 01:51 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer is fouled on the floor by Bobby Neilsen - foul #3 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #17 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven Dickerson (PG), Steven McCarn (SG), William Jones (SF) Tom Jenkins, William Riley, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (SG), Carl Christenson (C) Bobby Neilsen, Harold Parks | |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Corona (C) Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Lighthall | 46-41 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | William Jones makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Corona and the foul's on Kerry Boyd - foul #3 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #18 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Justin Cook (C) Ronald Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), Edgar Schell (PF) Kerry Boyd, George Botkin | |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is hacked by Steven Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Dickerson, team foul #12 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SG) Steven McCarn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson's layup is rejected by Justin Cook | 48-41 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Riley steals it from Paul Caldwell in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the easy layup | 51-41 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Caldwell | 51-41 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is fouled in the backcourt by William Riley - foul #1 on William Riley, team foul #13 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), Manuel Chandler (SG), Herbert Brammer (SF), Gary Rogers (C) Steven Dickerson, William Riley, William Jones, Justin Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), George Botkin (PF) Paul Caldwell, Edgar Schell | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Frank Ellison and the foul's on William Landowski - foul #4 on William Landowski, team foul #19 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Harold Parks (C) William Landowski, Carl Christenson | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Manuel Chandler makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses the halfcourt shot | 54-42 |