| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Kendall Buitron (fresh) SG - John Fern (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Richard Joseph inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Fern | 34-33 |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Harris | 34-36 |
| 19:23 | Lamar | Martin Jensen scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Billy French - foul #2 on Billy French, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:23 | Lamar | Martin Jensen makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | James Williams picks off the pass by David Tapscott | 37-36 |
| 18:54 | Lamar | John Fern misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Tapscott | 37-36 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Kendall Buitron picks off the pass by Jared Wright | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Lamar | Richard Joseph misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | James Williams is called for the reach on Billy French - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF) Billy French | |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 18:06 | Lamar | John Fern pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Lamar | John Fern loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein (PF), Herb Williams (C) James Williams, Martin Jensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), Micheal Lucky (C) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 16:58 | Lamar | Richard Joseph clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Cody Harris | 37-40 |
| 16:11 | Lamar | Richard Joseph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cody Harris | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Kendall Buitron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Fern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Klopfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Herb Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Lamar | Sidney Hadden denies the turnaround by Cecil Klopfenstein | 37-42 |
| 15:40 | Lamar | John Fern gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Clark | 37-45 |
| 14:34 | Lamar | Richard Joseph is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Joseph, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG), Howard Opperman (SF), James Williams (PF), Martin Jensen (C) Kendall Buitron, John Fern, Richard Joseph, Cecil Klopfenstein, Herb Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Billy French (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Arthur Clark, Sidney Hadden, Micheal Lucky | |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:18 | Lamar | Martin Jensen gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:53 | Lamar | Martin Jensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Billy French blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Dimas - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dimas, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Billy French makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:26 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Randall Dobbins | 40-48 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 13:09 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 12:48 | Lamar | Martin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Alfonso - foul #3 on Bruce Alfonso, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein (SF) Howard Opperman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG) Sidney Smiley | |
| 12:48 | Lamar | Martin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:48 | Lamar | Martin Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:48 | Western Illinois | Billy French grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (PF) Billy French | |
| 12:13 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Floyd Grell (PG), John Fern (SG), Herb Williams (PF), Aaron Morris (C) Jeffrey Dimas, Randall Dobbins, James Williams, Martin Jensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF), Robert Montgomery (C) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger drills a shot in the lane | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Floyd Grell (fresh) SG - John Fern (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Klopfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herb Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Lamar | John Fern hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 41-50 |
| 11:32 | Lamar | John Fern misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Arthur Clark | 41-53 |
| 10:59 | Lamar | John Fern clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 41-53 |
| 10:58 | Lamar | Herb Williams gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:40 | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 41-53 |
| 10:38 | Lamar | Aaron Morris tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 10:15 | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 09:54 | Lamar | Robert Montgomery denies the turnaround by John Fern | 43-53 |
| 09:53 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Klopfenstein | 43-53 |
| 09:43 | Lamar | Floyd Grell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-53 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Cecil Klopfenstein is called for the reach on Arthur Clark - foul #1 on Cecil Klopfenstein, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kendall Buitron (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG), Richard Joseph (SF), James Williams (PF), Martin Jensen (C) Floyd Grell, John Fern, Cecil Klopfenstein, Herb Williams, Aaron Morris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Jared Wright (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Billy French (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Cody Harris, Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Sidney Hadden, Robert Montgomery | |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso hits the finger roll | 43-55 |
| 09:12 | Lamar | Martin Jensen is hacked by Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| 09:02 | Lamar | Richard Joseph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:47 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Smiley | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:36 | Lamar | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Sidney Smiley - foul #1 on Sidney Smiley, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| 08:21 | Lamar | Richard Joseph hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Randall Dobbins | 45-58 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright is hacked by Randall Dobbins - foul #1 on Randall Dobbins, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG) Sidney Smiley | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Billy French is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:54 | Lamar | Martin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Kendall Buitron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:29 | Lamar | Randall Dobbins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-58 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright is hacked by Martin Jensen - foul #2 on Martin Jensen, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (SG), Cecil Klopfenstein (PF), Herb Williams (C) Randall Dobbins, James Williams, Martin Jensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), Sidney Hadden (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) David Tapscott, Billy French, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:51 | Lamar | Micheal Lucky picks off the pass by Herb Williams | 48-60 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas (PG), Aaron Morris (C) Kendall Buitron, Richard Joseph | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SG) Jared Wright | |
| 06:26 | Lamar | John Fern misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aaron Morris - foul #2 on Aaron Morris, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Bruce Alfonso (C) Cody Harris, Sidney Hadden | |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:08 | Lamar | Aaron Morris pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 05:49 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Alex Derenberger - foul #1 on Alex Derenberger, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Joseph (SF), James Williams (PF) Cecil Klopfenstein, Herb Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), David Tapscott (SF) Sidney Smiley, Micheal Lucky | |
| 05:49 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:49 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:49 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas makes the 3rd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:30 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Derenberger | 51-63 |
| 05:07 | Lamar | James Williams drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Fern | 53-63 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kendall Buitron (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG), Martin Jensen (C) Jeffrey Dimas, John Fern, Aaron Morris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Billy French (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 04:34 | Lamar | Sidney Hadden blocks the short jumper by James Williams | 53-63 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 53-63 |
| 04:15 | Western Illinois | Richard Joseph steals it from Cody Harris | 53-63 |
| 04:12 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Joseph | 55-63 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:56 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Richard Joseph | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Kendall Buitron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randall Dobbins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Joseph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Lamar | Richard Joseph is hacked by Billy French - foul #3 on Billy French, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (SG), Cecil Klopfenstein (SF), Herb Williams (PF) Randall Dobbins, Richard Joseph, James Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Billy French | |
| 03:30 | Lamar | Martin Jensen hits a floater from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger scores on a shot from the left side set up by Cody Harris | 57-65 |
| 03:07 | Lamar | Martin Jensen can't finish the layup | 57-65 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion 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) | |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Lamar | Martin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:42 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Joseph (SF), James Williams (PF) Cecil Klopfenstein, Herb Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Billy French (PF) Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Sidney Hadden | |
| 02:34 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Alfonso - foul #4 on Bruce Alfonso, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| 02:34 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:34 | Lamar | Kendall Buitron misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Billy French gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso can't finish the layup | 58-65 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso tips it in | 58-67 |
| 01:58 | Lamar | James Williams misses the turnaround in the lane | 58-67 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion 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) | |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the tip | 58-67 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott hits the follow up shot | 58-69 |
| 01:09 | Lamar | John Fern knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Martin Jensen | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-69 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Tapscott | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott is fouled on the floor by Kendall Buitron - foul #2 on Kendall Buitron, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Billy French, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:40 | Lamar | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Lamar | John Fern is called for traveling | 60-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG), Cecil Klopfenstein (SF), Herb Williams (PF), Aaron Morris (C) Kendall Buitron, John Fern, Richard Joseph, James Williams, Martin Jensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG), Paul Dees (SF) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, David Tapscott | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar 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) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Derenberger | 60-72 |
| 00:03 | Lamar | Jeffrey Dimas misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-72 |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Aaron Morris tips it but misses | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky gets the rebound | 60-72 |