| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Craig Gibson (fresh) SG - James Loaiza (fresh) SF - Michael Ingram (fresh) PF - Kenneth Walton (fresh) C - David Fergerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) SG - Brian Bottorff (fresh) SF - Keith Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) C - Brent Roth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson is hacked by Kevin Charpentier - foul #2 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG) Kevin Charpentier | |
| 19:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Brent Roth - foul #1 on Brent Roth, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | New Hampshire | The rebound goes to David Fergerson | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | New Hampshire | Brent Roth swats the layup by Craig Gibson | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth double dribbles | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | New Hampshire | David Fergerson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 17:57 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:42 | New Hampshire | David Fergerson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ingram | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | David Fergerson is called for the reach on Dwight Carroll - foul #1 on David Fergerson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG), Terrance Atkins (PF), Scott Quach (C) Brian Bottorff, Michael Kneeland, Brent Roth | |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:13 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:03 | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:01 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton tips it in | 5-0 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Quach | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson (PG), William Vincent (SF), Thomas Bhatia (PF), Robert Starbuck (C) Craig Gibson, Michael Ingram, Kenneth Walton, David Fergerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Joseph Rhyne (SF), Michael Kneeland (PF), Brent Roth (C) Dwight Carroll, Keith Lee, Terrance Atkins, Scott Quach | |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Nicholas Williamson (fresh) SG - James Loaiza (fairly fresh) SF - William Vincent (fresh) PF - Thomas Bhatia (fresh) C - Robert Starbuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Badgley (fresh) SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Berga (SG) James Loaiza | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff (SG) Joseph Rhyne | |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson (PG), Michael Ingram (SF), David Fergerson (C) James Berga, William Vincent, Robert Starbuck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SF) Richard Eubank | |
| 14:59 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia clanks a driving attempt from close range | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Badgley | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | New Hampshire | David Fergerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | New Hampshire | Michael Ingram misses the lay-in | 7-7 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley clanks a shot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | New Hampshire | The rebound goes to David Fergerson | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | New Hampshire | David Fergerson misses the floater from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 7-7 |
| 13:41 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | New Hampshire | Michael Kneeland takes the ball from Thomas Bhatia | 7-7 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | New Hampshire | The rebound goes to Thomas Bhatia | 7-7 |
| 12:59 | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Gibson | 10-7 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Bottorff - foul #1 on Brian Bottorff, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Loaiza (SG), William Vincent (SF), Kenneth Walton (PF), Robert Starbuck (C) Craig Gibson, Michael Ingram, Thomas Bhatia, David Fergerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Richard Eubank (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Terrance Atkins (PF), Scott Quach (C) Michael Badgley, Brian Bottorff, Joseph Rhyne, Michael Kneeland, Brent Roth | |
| 12:45 | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:45 | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Terrance Atkins and he's fouled by Robert Starbuck - foul #1 on Robert Starbuck, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Berga (PG) Nicholas Williamson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:14 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Loaiza - foul #1 on James Loaiza, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia (SF) William Vincent | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - James Berga (fresh) SG - James Loaiza (fresh) SF - Thomas Bhatia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Starbuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) C - Scott Quach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Lee - foul #1 on Keith Lee, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 11:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:51 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | New Hampshire | James Berga travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson (PG), Michael Ingram (SF), David Fergerson (C) James Berga, Kenneth Walton, Robert Starbuck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Michael Kneeland (PF), Brent Roth (C) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Terrance Atkins, Scott Quach | |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brent Roth | 13-16 |
| 10:02 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-16 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Lee | 13-16 |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth is hacked by Michael Ingram - foul #1 on Michael Ingram, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Berga (SG), William Morillo (PF) James Loaiza, Thomas Bhatia | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG) Keith Lee | |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Bottorff | 13-19 |
| 09:24 | New Hampshire | James Berga knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ingram | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Fergerson - foul #2 on David Fergerson, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton (PF), Robert Starbuck (C) William Morillo, David Fergerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (SG) Brian Bottorff | |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:52 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck is hacked by Dwight Carroll - foul #1 on Dwight Carroll, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Loaiza (SG), Thomas Bhatia (C) James Berga, Robert Starbuck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Lee (SF), Terrance Atkins (PF), Scott Quach (C) Michael Badgley, Michael Kneeland, Brent Roth | |
| 08:47 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia is hacked by Scott Quach - foul #1 on Scott Quach, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| 08:47 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:47 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll loses the dribble to Thomas Bhatia | 17-20 |
| 08:04 | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-20 |
| 08:02 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson (PG), William Vincent (SF), Robert Starbuck (C) Craig Gibson, Michael Ingram, Kenneth Walton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG), Michael Kneeland (PF) Joseph Rhyne, Scott Quach | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Nicholas Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Loaiza (fresh) SF - William Vincent (fresh) PF - Thomas Bhatia (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Starbuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Atkins (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Kneeland - foul #1 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brent Roth (C) Terrance Atkins | |
| 07:29 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:29 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 07:15 | New Hampshire | William Vincent pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:56 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck's floater is tipped away by Brent Roth | 18-20 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Carroll | 18-22 |
| 06:39 | New Hampshire | William Vincent scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Loaiza | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:56 | New Hampshire | William Vincent is fouled on the floor by Keith Lee - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson (PG), Michael Ingram (SF), Kenneth Walton (PF) Nicholas Williamson, James Loaiza, Thomas Bhatia | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Joseph Rhyne (SF), Terrance Atkins (PF), Scott Quach (C) Dwight Carroll, Richard Eubank, Keith Lee, Michael Kneeland, Brent Roth | |
| 05:56 | New Hampshire | William Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:56 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:37 | New Hampshire | William Vincent double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Berga (SG), Jason Lewis (C) William Vincent, Robert Starbuck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | New Hampshire | Terrance Atkins blocks the jumper by James Berga | 21-26 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 04:51 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:45 | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton loses the dribble to Joseph Rhyne | 21-26 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Walton | 21-26 |
| 04:33 | New Hampshire | Jason Lewis grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 04:27 | New Hampshire | Jason Lewis makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Walton | 23-26 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley is hacked by Craig Gibson - foul #1 on Craig Gibson, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson (PG), James Loaiza (SG), Thomas Bhatia (PF), Robert Starbuck (C) Craig Gibson, James Berga, Kenneth Walton, Jason Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SF), Michael Kneeland (PF), Brent Roth (C) Joseph Rhyne, Terrance Atkins, Scott Quach | |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Thomas Bhatia steals the ball from Brent Roth | 23-26 |
| 03:37 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Williamson | 25-26 |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Nicholas Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loaiza (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ingram (fresh) PF - Thomas Bhatia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Starbuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Badgley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bottorff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Eubank (fresh) PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank's floater is tipped away by Thomas Bhatia | 25-26 |
| 03:22 | New Hampshire | Michael Ingram gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:04 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 03:02 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:57 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Williamson and he's fouled by Michael Kneeland - foul #2 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson (PG), David Fergerson (C) Nicholas Williamson, Michael Ingram | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Keith Lee (SF) Michael Badgley, Brian Bottorff | |
| 02:57 | New Hampshire | Thomas Bhatia makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 02:36 | New Hampshire | David Fergerson grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:29 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brent Roth - foul #2 on Brent Roth, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Kenneth Walton (PF) Thomas Bhatia | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (SG) Richard Eubank | |
| 02:29 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:29 | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | James Berga (SG), Thomas Bhatia (SF) James Loaiza, Robert Starbuck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | New Hampshire | Michael Kneeland takes the ball from Kenneth Walton | 29-26 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Walton steps in front of the Dwight Carroll pass | 29-26 |
| 01:36 | New Hampshire | Craig Gibson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Bhatia | 31-26 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Fergerson - foul #3 on David Fergerson, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Nicholas Williamson (PG), James Loaiza (SG), Michael Ingram (SF), Jason Lewis (C) Craig Gibson, James Berga, Kenneth Walton, David Fergerson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins (PF) Michael Kneeland | |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:57 | New Hampshire | Michael Ingram misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-28 |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Jason Lewis takes the ball from Terrance Atkins | 31-28 |
| 00:13 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Charpentier - foul #3 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Robert Starbuck (C) Jason Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Richard Eubank (SF), Scott Quach (C) Kevin Charpentier, Dwight Carroll, Keith Lee, Brent Roth | |
| 00:13 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:13 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | New Hampshire | James Loaiza misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-30 |