| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Keese (fresh) SF - Young Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Young Xiong inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the dunk attempt | 33-37 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | David Keese tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Keese - foul #1 on David Keese, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG) David Keese | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 19:27 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Young Xiong | 36-38 |
| 18:57 | Western Michigan | Homer Henderson steps in front of the Edward Adams pass | 36-38 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson lays it in on a great pass from Homer Henderson | 38-38 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | John Stahl snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Robert McBurney denies the turnaround by Homer Henderson | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Neil Adkins - foul #1 on Neil Adkins, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG), Russell Riggs (SF), Joshua Deason (C) Jonny Dawson, Young Xiong, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David Reece (SF), Bryan Jennings (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, Edward Adams, Robert McBurney, John Marks | |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | John Stahl pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | John Stahl is hacked by Bryan Jennings - foul #2 on Bryan Jennings, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG) Sol Ferrari | |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | John Stahl blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | David Reece snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | David Reece is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Riggs - foul #3 on Russell Riggs, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SF) Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Delarosa | 38-40 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson's pass is intercepted by David McKune in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | Western Michigan | David Reece is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Adams (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) David Reece, Bryan Jennings, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | Young Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Young Xiong lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Keese | 40-40 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by David McKune | 40-42 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | Sidney Delarosa is called for the reach on Homer Henderson - foul #2 on Sidney Delarosa, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Elmer Patterson (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Bryan Jennings (C) Sidney Delarosa, David McKune, John Marks | |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | The jump hook by John Stahl is blocked by Bryan Jennings | 40-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses long on an open runner from the left block | 40-42 |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | Edward Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Keese (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Young Xiong (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stahl (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Elmer Patterson (fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Adams (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Edward Adams and he's fouled by Homer Henderson - foul #2 on Homer Henderson, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), David Vegas (SF), Russell Riggs (PF) Homer Henderson, Young Xiong, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), David Reece (SG), Thomas Dey (SF) Elmer Patterson, Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams | |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wills - foul #2 on Alvin Wills, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs throws it down | 42-44 |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | David Keese is called for the reach on Bryan Jennings in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Keese, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (C) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Marks (C) Bryan Jennings | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Wills | 42-47 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Reece | 42-50 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | David Vegas hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs banks in the layup set up by David Vegas and the foul's on John Marks - foul #1 on John Marks, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), Neil Adkins (C) David Keese, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David McKune (SG), Bryan Jennings (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, David Reece, Robert McBurney, John Marks | |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa is hacked by Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Homer Henderson, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:16 | Western Michigan | David McKune buries a shot from close range set up by Thomas Dey | 47-52 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Gerald Duckworth picks off the pass by Homer Henderson in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | David Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 47-52 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey tips it home | 47-54 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on David McKune - foul #1 on David McKune, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (PF) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), John Marks (C) Sidney Delarosa, David McKune, Thomas Dey, Bryan Jennings, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is hacked by Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Homer Henderson, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG), Young Xiong (C) Homer Henderson, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:11 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jonny Dawson (tired) 5 pts. SG - David Keese (very tired) 1 ast. SF - David Vegas (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Young Xiong (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Alvin Wills (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert McBurney (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - John Marks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sol Ferrari - foul #1 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David McKune (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Bryan Jennings (PF) Alvin Wills, Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams, Robert McBurney | |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | David McKune comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Keese - foul #3 on David Keese, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney (PF) John Marks | |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | David McKune makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | David McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | David Keese is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (PG) Young Xiong | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney double dribbles | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF), Joshua Deason (C) Russell Riggs, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (PF) Robert McBurney | |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | David Vegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF) David McKune, Thomas Dey | |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is hacked by Jonny Dawson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Bryan Jennings picks off the pass by Jonny Dawson | 50-62 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings is hacked by David Vegas - foul #4 on David Vegas, team foul #10 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PG), Russell Riggs (SF), Neil Adkins (C) Jonny Dawson, David Vegas, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Gerald Duckworth (C) Sidney Delarosa, David Reece | |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:49 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Bryan Jennings steals it from David Keese | 50-63 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Neil Adkins - foul #2 on Neil Adkins, team foul #11 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (PF) Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Robert McBurney (PF) Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams, Bryan Jennings | |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | David Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Elmer Patterson (PG), John Marks (C) Alvin Wills, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 09:03 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert McBurney | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Thomas Dey picks off the pass by David Keese | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey makes the jumper near the basket set up by Robert McBurney | 50-69 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-69 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | David McKune pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | David McKune hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 50-69 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Riggs | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Young Xiong (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Keese (very tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Stahl (very tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Adkins (very tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Elmer Patterson (fairly fresh) SG - David McKune (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dey (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert McBurney (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - John Marks (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Young Xiong is denied on a layup by Robert McBurney | 50-69 |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Robert McBurney snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Dey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-69 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG), David Vegas (SF), Joshua Deason (C) Young Xiong, Russell Riggs, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Edward Adams (SF), David Reece (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Elmer Patterson, David McKune, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney, John Marks | |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | John Stahl is whistled for traveling | 50-69 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | David Keese is called for the reach on Sol Ferrari in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Keese, team foul #12 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-71 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson tips it back up and in | 52-71 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Alvin Wills is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Duckworth | 52-74 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Edward Adams steals the ball from Homer Henderson in the backcourt | 52-74 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses the tip | 52-74 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson (SG), John Stahl (PF) David Keese, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG), Thomas Dey (SF), Robert McBurney (PF), Bryan Jennings (C) Sol Ferrari, Edward Adams, David Reece, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-74 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | David McKune is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Alvin Wills | 52-76 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | David Vegas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-76 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | John Stahl is hacked by Robert McBurney - foul #1 on Robert McBurney, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (SG), Russell Riggs (SF) Homer Henderson, David Vegas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Edward Adams (SF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Alvin Wills, Thomas Dey, Robert McBurney | |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Bryan Jennings is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Edward Adams | 53-78 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Jennings - foul #3 on Bryan Jennings, team foul #8 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Homer Henderson (PG) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Reece (SG) David McKune | |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Jonny Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Young Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Edward Adams is called for the reach on Russell Riggs - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #9 | 53-78 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth hits a wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Reece | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Homer Henderson (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonny Dawson (very tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Riggs (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Deason (tired) 2 reb. C - Young Xiong (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Reece (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Edward Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryan Jennings (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Duckworth (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-80 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth snags the defensive board | 55-80 |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Jonny Dawson steals the ball from Sidney Delarosa in the backcourt | 55-80 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-80 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | David Reece is hacked by Jonny Dawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #13 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Elmer Patterson (PG), David McKune (SG) Sidney Delarosa, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 57-82 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | David McKune is called for the reach on Homer Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McKune, team foul #10 | 57-82 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 02:37 | Western Michigan | David Reece is wide open and slams it home set up by Elmer Patterson | 58-84 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Young Xiong misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bryan Jennings - foul #4 on Bryan Jennings, team foul #11 | 58-84 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 59-84 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-84 |
| 02:09 | Western Michigan | David Reece can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 60-84 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson snags the defensive board | 60-84 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson is hacked by Elmer Patterson - foul #1 on Elmer Patterson, team foul #12 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Gerald Duckworth (C) Elmer Patterson, David McKune | |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-84 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Homer Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | David Reece is fouled on the floor by Jonny Dawson - foul #5 on Jonny Dawson, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Keese (SG) Jonny Dawson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs snags the defensive board | 62-85 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Young Xiong knocks in the shot from the right wing | 64-85 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | David Keese is called for the reach on David Reece in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Keese, team foul #15 | 64-85 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (C) David Keese | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | David Reece makes the 1st free throw | 64-86 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | David Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Young Xiong | 64-86 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-86 |
| 00:43 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Homer Henderson is called for the reach on Sidney Delarosa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Homer Henderson, team foul #16 | 64-86 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SG) Homer Henderson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 64-87 |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Sidney Delarosa steals it from Russell Riggs in the backcourt | 64-88 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa buries a driving attempt in the lane | 64-90 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 64-90 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sidney Delarosa | 64-90 |