| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Russell Fleming (fresh) SG - Harry Knisley (fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - Rudy Goff (fresh) C - Michael Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) PF - Michael Thacker (fresh) C - Charlie Wiley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith's floater is tipped away by Charlie Wiley | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard clanks a floater from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Quinnipiac | Rudy Goff tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley is called for 5 seconds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Kevin Sowers (SG), Mario Davis (SF), James Grammer (PF), Victor McDonald (C) Russell Fleming, Harry Knisley, Donald Smith, Rudy Goff, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Quinnipiac | Mario Davis lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Victor McDonald - foul #1 on Victor McDonald, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming (PG), Rudy Goff (PF) Mario Davis, Victor McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Jason Davidson, Phillip Schutz, Michael Thacker, Charlie Wiley | |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Quinnipiac | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Rudy Goff - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard (C) James Grammer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley (SF) Daniel Borchardt | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Russell Fleming (fresh) SG - Mike Green (fresh) SF - Kevin Sowers (fresh) PF - Rudy Goff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SG - Robert Reed (fresh) SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) C - Glen Tirado (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Howard swats the layup by Daniel Blount | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:14 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Blount | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:56 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Green | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Fleming - foul #1 on Russell Fleming, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Harry Knisley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), James Grammer (PF), Victor McDonald (C) Mike Green, Kevin Sowers, Rudy Goff, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Michael Thacker (PF), Charlie Wiley (C) Daniel Blount, Donald Yardley, Nicholas Smith, Glen Tirado | |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley is hacked by James Grammer - foul #1 on James Grammer, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt (SF) Robert Reed | |
| 14:01 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 9-7 |
| 14:00 | Quinnipiac | Victor McDonald hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 11-9 |
| 13:32 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Thacker - foul #1 on Michael Thacker, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rudy Goff (PF), Michael Howard (C) James Grammer, Victor McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:32 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:32 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson clanks a turnaround from close range | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | Quinnipiac | Rudy Goff pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:54 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley's pass is intercepted by Harry Knisley | 13-9 |
| 12:18 | Quinnipiac | Harry Knisley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson is hacked by Russell Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Fleming, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Kevin Sowers (SG), Mario Davis (SF), James Grammer (C) Russell Fleming, Harry Knisley, Donald Smith, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Donald Yardley (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Jason Davidson, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Michael Thacker, Charlie Wiley | |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Rudy Goff - foul #1 on Rudy Goff, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Dennis Marcoux (C) Rudy Goff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Grammer (fresh) C - Dennis Marcoux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Blount (fresh) SG - Robert Reed (fresh) SF - Donald Yardley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Tirado (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Davis | 15-11 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado is fouled on the floor by Mario Davis - foul #1 on Mario Davis, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Victor McDonald (C) Dennis Marcoux | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is hacked by Mike Green - foul #1 on Mike Green, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Quinnipiac | Mario Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Yardley | 15-13 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Davis - foul #2 on Mario Davis, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley (SG), Rudy Goff (PF) Mario Davis, Victor McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker (PF) Glen Tirado | |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:19 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 10:17 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley tips it home | 17-15 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Karl Veasley steals the ball from Daniel Blount | 17-15 |
| 09:32 | Quinnipiac | Daniel Blount steals it from Kevin Sowers | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed makes the fadeaway from the left block | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:21 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:06 | Quinnipiac | Rudy Goff scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Grammer | 22-17 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Rudy Goff - foul #2 on Rudy Goff, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Harry Knisley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Victor McDonald (PF), Michael Howard (C) Karl Veasley, Kevin Sowers, Rudy Goff, James Grammer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Charlie Wiley (C) Daniel Blount, Robert Reed, Donald Yardley, Nicholas Smith | |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Harry Knisley (fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - Victor McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Davidson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Thacker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Wiley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Quinnipiac | Phillip Schutz steps in front of the Michael Howard pass | 22-19 |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses the lay-in | 22-19 |
| 07:24 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 07:19 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado (PF) Michael Thacker | |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses badly on a runner in the paint | 22-19 |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Davidson and he's fouled by Victor McDonald - foul #2 on Victor McDonald, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Grammer (PF) Victor McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:56 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Michael Howard | 22-21 |
| 06:46 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Grammer, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Sowers (PG), Mario Davis (PF) Mike Green, James Grammer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 06:32 | Quinnipiac | Charlie Wiley steals the ball from Michael Howard | 22-21 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt's pass is intercepted by Donald Smith | 22-21 |
| 06:01 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith hits the finger roll | 24-21 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Rudy Goff (PF), Dennis Marcoux (C) Kevin Sowers, Mario Davis, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Michael Thacker (PF) Jason Davidson, Glen Tirado | |
| 05:22 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Green and the foul's on Daniel Borchardt - foul #1 on Daniel Borchardt, team foul #3 | 26-21 |
| 05:22 | Quinnipiac | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Daniel Borchardt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley (SG) Harry Knisley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dennis Marcoux | 30-23 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 04:38 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 04:17 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Borchardt | 30-23 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 04:05 | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:41 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Smith | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Veasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Smith (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Rudy Goff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Marcoux (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fairly fresh) SG - Phillip Schutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Borchardt (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Michael Thacker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming (PG), Kevin Sowers (SG), Mario Davis (SF), James Grammer (PF), Michael Howard (C) Mike Green, Karl Veasley, Donald Smith, Rudy Goff, Dennis Marcoux | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Glen Tirado (PF) Mark Hamner, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Michael Thacker | |
| 03:29 | Quinnipiac | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Russell Fleming - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Yardley (SF) Charlie Wiley | |
| 03:14 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 03:13 | Quinnipiac | Michael Howard gets the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:55 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Sowers | 36-23 |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Mario Davis blocks the jumper by Donald Yardley | 36-23 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado grabs the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 36-25 |
| 01:54 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Russell Fleming and he's hacked by Glen Tirado - foul #1 on Glen Tirado, team foul #5 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Harry Knisley (SG), Victor McDonald (C) Mario Davis, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Michael Thacker (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) Jason Davidson, Robert Reed, Donald Yardley, Glen Tirado | |
| 01:54 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer makes the free throw | 39-25 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith's layup is rejected by Victor McDonald | 39-25 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount tips it but misses | 39-25 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Thacker gets the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-25 |
| 01:19 | Quinnipiac | Harry Knisley grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 00:55 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Hamner - foul #1 on Mark Hamner, team foul #6 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley (SF), Rudy Goff (PF) Kevin Sowers, Victor McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson (PG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Charlie Wiley (C) Phillip Schutz, Daniel Blount, Michael Thacker | |
| 00:55 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:55 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Smith | 41-28 |
| 00:21 | Quinnipiac | The short jumper by Karl Veasley is denied by Charlie Wiley | 41-28 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Harry Knisley is called for the reach on Mark Hamner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Knisley, team foul #13 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mario Davis (SF), Dennis Marcoux (C) Harry Knisley, James Grammer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (SF), Michael Thacker (PF) Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:18 | Quinnipiac | Mario Davis snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:04 | Quinnipiac | Karl Veasley blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley misses the fullcourt shot | 41-29 |