| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Whittington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Swims (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smoak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Elmer Wilson - foul #2 on Elmer Wilson, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:48 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 19:31 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 19:30 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 19:03 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:44 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson misses short on an open floater from the right block | 43-43 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman (SG), Tarek Sheppard (SF), Cong Chin (C) Arthur Smith, John Swims, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Bobby Madison (PF) Robert Jacobo, Sean Hsu, Richard Chandler | |
| 18:15 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 18:09 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-43 |
| 18:07 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:02 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-43 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Samuel Lewis | 43-43 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe (SG), Howard Bundy (PF) David Whittington, Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:37 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 17:17 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling is hacked by Tarek Sheppard - foul #3 on Tarek Sheppard, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Arthur Smith (SG), John Swims (SF), Robert Bickel (C) Tarek Sheppard, Herman Stowe, Harvey Bridgeman, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Richard Chandler (PF) Samuel Lewis, Leonard Schell, Bobby Madison | |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 43-43 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 16:34 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo is fouled on the floor by Howard Bundy - foul #1 on Howard Bundy, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Whittington (PG), Elmer Wilson (PF) Harvey White, Howard Bundy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Tyler Poling and he's hacked by John Swims - foul #2 on John Swims, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe (SG) Arthur Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG) Robert Jacobo | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:48 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson clanks a runner from the left block | 43-48 |
| 15:46 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Whittington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Stowe (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Swims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Sean Hsu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Smoak (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | UL-Monroe | John Swims hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Stowe | 46-48 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Samuel Lewis | 46-50 |
| 14:49 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Wilson | 48-50 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 14:20 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Elmer Wilson and he's fouled by Mark Smoak - foul #3 on Mark Smoak, team foul #1 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (PG), Arthur Smith (SG), Harvey Bridgeman (SF), Gary Hurlbut (PF) David Whittington, Herman Stowe, John Swims, Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Leonard Schell (SG), Bobby Madison (PF) Samuel Lewis, Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling | |
| 14:20 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Smith - foul #2 on Arthur Smith, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin (C) Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 13:54 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:37 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 13:27 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:13 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut's floater is tipped away by Mark Smoak | 51-53 |
| 13:12 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 13:03 | UL-Monroe | Robert Jacobo is called for the reach on Tarek Sheppard - foul #2 on Robert Jacobo, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Howard Bundy (PF) Harvey Bridgeman, Gary Hurlbut | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG), Sean Hsu (SG) Robert Jacobo, Leonard Schell | |
| 12:51 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Tarek Sheppard - foul #4 on Tarek Sheppard, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Whittington (PG), Herman Stowe (SG), John Swims (SF) Harvey White, Arthur Smith, Tarek Sheppard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:44 | UL-Monroe | Howard Bundy is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Divers - foul #1 on Joseph Divers, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF) Richard Chandler | |
| 12:30 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington is fouled on the floor by Joseph Divers - foul #2 on Joseph Divers, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson (PF) Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (SG) Sean Hsu | |
| 12:12 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Tyler Poling - foul #2 on Tyler Poling, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 12:12 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:12 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 11:55 | UL-Monroe | Howard Bundy pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:49 | UL-Monroe | John Swims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Harvey Bridgeman (SF), Gary Hurlbut (C) David Whittington, John Swims, Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Leonard Schell (SF) Joseph Divers, Tyler Poling | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Harvey White (fresh) SG - Herman Stowe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harvey Bridgeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Bundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hurlbut (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Schell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Smoak (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 54-55 |
| 11:33 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Gary Hurlbut | 54-55 |
| 11:31 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith (SG), Elmer Wilson (PF) Herman Stowe, Howard Bundy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (SG), Richard Chandler (C) Samuel Lewis, Mark Smoak | |
| 11:15 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jacobo | 54-58 |
| 11:13 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Schell - foul #1 on Leonard Schell, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 10:53 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Harvey Bridgeman | 56-58 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu banks in the layup | 56-60 |
| 10:39 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harvey Bridgeman | 59-60 |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Whittington (PG), Herman Stowe (SG), John Swims (SF), Howard Bundy (PF), Cong Chin (C) Harvey White, Arthur Smith, Harvey Bridgeman, Elmer Wilson, Gary Hurlbut | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Mark Smoak (C) Robert Jacobo, Sean Hsu, Leonard Schell, Bobby Madison | |
| 10:21 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington is hacked by Joseph Divers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Divers, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 10:21 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:21 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 09:44 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Stowe and the foul's on Richard Chandler - foul #2 on Richard Chandler, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (PF) Richard Chandler | |
| 09:44 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by David Whittington - foul #1 on David Whittington, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson (PF) Howard Bundy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Moscowitz (PG) Joseph Divers | |
| 09:31 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 09:29 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington is fouled in the backcourt by John Moscowitz - foul #2 on John Moscowitz, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 09:29 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:29 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 09:20 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 09:19 | UL-Monroe | John Swims snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 09:08 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Swims | 69-63 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-63 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Madison | 69-63 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | John Moscowitz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-63 |
| 08:53 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Cong Chin | 69-63 |
| 08:40 | UL-Monroe | John Moscowitz is called for the reach on David Whittington - foul #3 on John Moscowitz, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith (SG), Harvey Bridgeman (SF), Robert Bickel (C) Herman Stowe, John Swims, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Leonard Schell (SF), Richard Chandler (PF) John Moscowitz, Samuel Lewis, Tyler Poling, Bobby Madison | |
| 08:40 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 08:40 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 08:22 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington is hacked by Robert Jacobo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jacobo, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Howard Bundy (PF) Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:22 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 08:22 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 08:09 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-66 |
| 08:07 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Robert Bickel | 73-66 |
| 08:05 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Gary Hurlbut (SF) David Whittington, Harvey Bridgeman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (C) Mark Smoak | |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 07:52 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 07:34 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Smith | 75-66 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Harvey White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Hurlbut (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Bundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Jacobo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Hsu (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Schell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Chandler (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Madison (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-66 |
| 07:26 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 07:03 | UL-Monroe | Howard Bundy hits a wide open jumper from close range set up by Gary Hurlbut | 77-66 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo is fouled on the floor by Howard Bundy - foul #2 on Howard Bundy, team foul #8 | 77-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe (SG), Tarek Sheppard (SF), Elmer Wilson (PF) Arthur Smith, Gary Hurlbut, Howard Bundy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (SG), Tyler Poling (SF), Mark Smoak (C) Sean Hsu, Leonard Schell, Richard Chandler | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 06:48 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 06:28 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Herman Stowe and he's hacked by Tyler Poling - foul #3 on Tyler Poling, team foul #12 | 79-67 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Whittington (PG), Cong Chin (C) Harvey White, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG) Robert Jacobo | |
| 06:28 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard makes the free throw | 80-67 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Lewis | 80-70 |
| 06:10 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson misses long on a shot in the paint | 80-70 |
| 06:08 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin snags the offensive board | 80-70 |
| 05:58 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe is fouled on the floor by Joseph Divers - foul #4 on Joseph Divers, team foul #13 | 80-70 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman (SF) Tarek Sheppard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler (PF) Bobby Madison | |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-70 |
| 05:58 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 05:58 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler misses badly on a shot in the paint | 80-70 |
| 05:50 | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 05:31 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 05:30 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Lewis | 80-72 |
| 05:20 | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-72 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith (SG), Gary Hurlbut (C) Herman Stowe, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell (SF) Tyler Poling | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Divers and he's fouled by Gary Hurlbut - foul #4 on Gary Hurlbut, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin (C) Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison (PF) Mark Smoak | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis misses the free throw | 80-74 |
| 05:00 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 04:37 | UL-Monroe | Leonard Schell steals it from Cong Chin | 80-74 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Lewis | 80-77 |
| 04:29 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Schell - foul #2 on Leonard Schell, team foul #14 | 80-77 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (SF) Harvey Bridgeman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Sean Hsu (SG), Mark Smoak (C) Joseph Divers, Samuel Lewis, Richard Chandler | |
| 04:29 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:29 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison lays it up and in set up by Sean Hsu | 81-79 |
| 03:57 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by David Whittington | 83-79 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison loses the ball out of bounds | 83-79 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe (SG), John Swims (SF), Howard Bundy (PF), Robert Bickel (C) David Whittington, Arthur Smith, Gary Hurlbut, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling (SF) Leonard Schell | |
| 03:38 | UL-Monroe | Howard Bundy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Swims | 86-79 |
| 03:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo double dribbles | 86-79 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson (PF) Howard Bundy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Samuel Lewis (PG), Richard Chandler (PF) Robert Jacobo, Bobby Madison | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Tarek Sheppard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Herman Stowe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Swims (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Samuel Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Hsu (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Poling (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Chandler (tired) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Smoak (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-79 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler clanks a shot in the lane | 86-79 |
| 03:17 | UL-Monroe | John Swims gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| 03:01 | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 86-79 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Mark Smoak gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Whittington (PG), Arthur Smith (SG) Tarek Sheppard, Herman Stowe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo (PG), Leonard Schell (SF) Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling | |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Robert Jacobo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 86-79 |
| 02:36 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 02:17 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-79 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-82 |
| 01:59 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Elmer Wilson | 89-82 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler double dribbles | 89-82 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Hsu (SG), Tyler Poling (SF) Samuel Lewis, Leonard Schell | |
| 01:33 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Swims | 91-82 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 91-82 |
| 01:13 | UL-Monroe | John Swims gets the rebound | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Smith | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Tyler Poling misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 93-82 |
| 00:41 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson pulls down the rebound | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | Robert Jacobo is called for the reach on David Whittington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jacobo, team foul #15 | 93-82 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman (SG), Tarek Sheppard (SF), Gary Hurlbut (PF), Cong Chin (C) Arthur Smith, John Swims, Elmer Wilson, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Divers (PG), Samuel Lewis (SG), Leonard Schell (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Robert Jacobo, Sean Hsu, Tyler Poling, Mark Smoak | |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 94-82 |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | David Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Bobby Madison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 95-82 |
| 00:31 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to David Whittington | 95-82 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Madison takes the ball from Tarek Sheppard | 95-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Gary Hurlbut - foul #5 on Gary Hurlbut, team foul #10 | 95-82 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Herman Stowe (SG), Howard Bundy (PF) David Whittington, Gary Hurlbut | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses the 1st free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Leonard Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:04 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin gets the rebound | 95-82 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard runs out the clock | 95-82 |