| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Clyde Spies (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Billy French (fresh) C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Frank Wallace inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | IPFW | Lyle Irby misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Tapscott - foul #1 on David Tapscott, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:49 | IPFW | Lyle Irby makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:49 | IPFW | Lyle Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:49 | IPFW | Lyle Irby grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:39 | IPFW | Lyle Irby misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 18:51 | IPFW | Frank Wallace knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Spies | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 18:28 | IPFW | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:24 | IPFW | Frank Wallace is hacked by David Tapscott - foul #2 on David Tapscott, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 18:09 | IPFW | Frank Wallace hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Spies | 42-41 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 17:53 | IPFW | Clyde Spies snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:35 | IPFW | Joel Gustin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Billy French pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 17:10 | IPFW | Frank Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:50 | IPFW | Joel Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Holland (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), William Giles (SF), Thomas Wills (PF), Scott Grant (C) Clyde Spies, Joel Gustin, Frank Wallace, Matthew Williams, Lyle Irby | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Sidney Hadden (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Billy French, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-41 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 16:31 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Brandon Holland | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | IPFW | Scott Grant loses the dribble to Arthur Clark | 42-41 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 15:56 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Scott Grant | 42-41 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Brandon Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Giles (fresh) PF - Thomas Wills (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Grant (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | IPFW | Brandon Holland's floater is tipped away by Arthur Clark | 42-41 |
| 15:31 | IPFW | Scott Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:26 | IPFW | William Giles hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Wills | 44-41 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Micheal Lucky | 44-44 |
| 14:39 | IPFW | Scott Grant misses long on a floater near the basket | 44-44 |
| 14:38 | IPFW | Thomas Wills tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sidney Hadden | 44-44 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 13:50 | IPFW | Sidney Hadden takes the ball from Thomas Wills | 44-46 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | William Giles is called for the reach on Arthur Clark - foul #1 on William Giles, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | IPFW | Clyde Spies (PG), Joel Gustin (SG), Frank Wallace (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Lyle Irby (C) Brandon Holland, Paul Thomas, William Giles, Thomas Wills, Scott Grant | |
| 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, Micheal Lucky | |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | IPFW | Matthew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:04 | IPFW | Joel Gustin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Billy French | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | IPFW | Joel Gustin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | IPFW | Lyle Irby grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:21 | IPFW | The jump hook by Frank Wallace is blocked by Bruce Alfonso | 44-48 |
| 12:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 44-48 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 11:48 | IPFW | Frank Wallace makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-51 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Clyde Spies (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sidney Smiley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy French (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Frank Wallace steals the ball from David Tapscott | 47-51 |
| 11:30 | IPFW | Joel Gustin misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 11:28 | IPFW | Lyle Irby tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 10:58 | IPFW | Lyle Irby pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:54 | IPFW | Clyde Spies can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:53 | IPFW | Matthew Williams tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 10:43 | IPFW | Frank Wallace pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:26 | IPFW | Matthew Williams double dribbles | 51-51 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Holland (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), William Giles (SF), Thomas Wills (PF), Scott Grant (C) Clyde Spies, Joel Gustin, Frank Wallace, Matthew Williams, Lyle Irby | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Sidney Hadden (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Sidney Smiley, Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Billy French, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Thomas Wills steals the ball from Micheal Lucky | 51-51 |
| 09:59 | IPFW | Paul Thomas drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Giles | 53-51 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Clark | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | IPFW | Scott Grant scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Cody Harris - foul #3 on Cody Harris, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| 09:38 | IPFW | Scott Grant makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky is whistled for traveling | 56-54 |
| Subs | IPFW | Clyde Spies (PG), Joel Gustin (SG) Brandon Holland, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Bruce Alfonso (C) Alex Derenberger, Micheal Lucky | |
| 09:02 | IPFW | Clyde Spies misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| 08:38 | IPFW | Clyde Spies's pass is intercepted by Cody Harris in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris banks in the layup | 56-58 |
| 08:24 | IPFW | Thomas Wills clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-58 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-58 |
| 07:59 | IPFW | Scott Grant gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 07:46 | IPFW | Thomas Wills misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Clyde Spies (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Hadden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Clark | 56-61 |
| 07:01 | IPFW | Joel Gustin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright is hacked by Scott Grant - foul #1 on Scott Grant, team foul #2 | 56-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Holland (PG), Paul Thomas (SG), Frank Wallace (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), Lyle Irby (C) Clyde Spies, Joel Gustin, William Giles, Thomas Wills, Scott Grant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Billy French (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Arthur Clark, Sidney Hadden, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | Matthew Williams grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 06:25 | IPFW | Micheal Lucky is called for the reach on Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Micheal Lucky, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| 06:17 | IPFW | Paul Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger is fouled on the floor by Paul Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Thomas, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Brandon Holland takes the ball from Billy French | 56-61 |
| 05:50 | IPFW | Paul Thomas lays it up and in set up by Brandon Holland | 58-61 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 05:24 | IPFW | Lyle Irby gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:08 | IPFW | Lyle Irby comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 58-61 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Clyde Spies (PG), Joel Gustin (SG) Brandon Holland, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Bruce Alfonso (C) Sidney Smiley, Alex Derenberger, Micheal Lucky | |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| 04:33 | IPFW | Joel Gustin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Spies | 61-61 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Billy French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF) Billy French | |
| 04:16 | IPFW | Lyle Irby is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | IPFW | Matthew Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 03:32 | IPFW | Lyle Irby tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Clyde Spies (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joel Gustin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Irby (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Joel Gustin - foul #3 on Joel Gustin, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Thomas Wills (SF), Scott Grant (C) Frank Wallace, Lyle Irby | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:17 | IPFW | Scott Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | IPFW | Thomas Wills drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joel Gustin | 66-62 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Cody Harris | 66-65 |
| 02:47 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | IPFW | Frank Wallace (SF), Lyle Irby (C) Thomas Wills, Scott Grant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billy French (PF) Sidney Hadden | |
| 02:33 | IPFW | Matthew Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Alfonso - foul #2 on Bruce Alfonso, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 02:33 | IPFW | Matthew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:33 | IPFW | Matthew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Billy French's pass is intercepted by Frank Wallace | 67-65 |
| 01:47 | IPFW | Jared Wright steals it from Frank Wallace | 67-65 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jared Wright | 67-67 |
| 01:22 | IPFW | Clyde Spies comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 67-67 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 67-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Cody Harris | 67-70 |
| 00:43 | IPFW | Joel Gustin can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jared Wright - foul #1 on Jared Wright, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| 00:43 | IPFW | Joel Gustin makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:43 | IPFW | Joel Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jared Wright | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | IPFW | Frank Wallace is hacked by Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | IPFW | Frank Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | IPFW | Frank Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Billy French snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Joel Gustin is called for the reach on Billy French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Gustin, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright is hacked by Joel Gustin - foul #5 on Joel Gustin, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Holland (SG) Joel Gustin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright runs out the clock | 70-72 |