| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Karl Morrison (fresh) SG - Aaron Green (fresh) SF - Paul Jones (fresh) PF - Cory Dunbar (fresh) C - Vincent Seay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fresh) SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SF - Jimmie Tinkle (fresh) PF - Christopher Gibson (fresh) C - William Maxon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | William Maxon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | William Maxon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | William Maxon tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Cory Dunbar | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern State | Paul Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison blows the layup but the foul's on Ruben Ruth - foul #1 on Ruben Ruth, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF), Vernon Blount (C) Paul Jones, Cory Dunbar, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG), Michael Baker (SG), David Wiseman (SF), Howard Begaye (PF), Dennis Owen (C) Ruben Ruth, Charles Thomas, Jimmie Tinkle, Christopher Gibson, William Maxon | |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Baker | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Robert Balogh (SF), Vincent Seay (C) Karl Morrison, Aaron Green, Michael Garrard, Vernon Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), William Maxon (C) Larry Edwards, Dennis Owen | |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly is hacked by John Olsson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Olsson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar (PF) Shannon Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson (PF) Howard Begaye | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | William Maxon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Balogh snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Michael Beverly (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Balogh (fresh) PF - Cory Dunbar (fairly fresh) C - Vincent Seay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Olsson (fresh) SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Wiseman (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Gibson (tiring) C - William Maxon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Michael Baker misses the fadeaway near the basket | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Aaron Green (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF), Vernon Blount (C) Michael Beverly, Robert Smith, Robert Balogh, Cory Dunbar, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Howard Begaye (PF), Dennis Owen (C) John Olsson, Michael Baker, David Wiseman, Christopher Gibson, William Maxon | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison's pass is intercepted by Jimmie Tinkle | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard (SF), Cory Dunbar (PF), Tyrell Barnes (C) Paul Jones, Shannon Wilson, Vernon Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), William Maxon (C) Larry Edwards, Dennis Owen | |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ruben Ruth and he's hacked by Michael Garrard - foul #1 on Michael Garrard, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG) Karl Morrison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson (PF) Howard Begaye | |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green blows the wide open layup | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses the tip | 4-11 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green tips it in | 6-11 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard is whistled for a carry | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Michael Beverly (SG), Robert Balogh (SF), Vincent Seay (C) Robert Smith, Aaron Green, Michael Garrard, Tyrell Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG) Ruben Ruth | |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas loses the dribble to Michael Beverly in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 6-11 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | John Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:10 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jimmie Tinkle | 6-14 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Jones (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF) Robert Balogh, Cory Dunbar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Howard Begaye (PF) John Olsson, Charles Thomas, Christopher Gibson | |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | William Maxon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly is hacked by Howard Begaye in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Begaye, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG), Aaron Green (SG), Vernon Blount (PF) Karl Morrison, Michael Beverly, Shannon Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Owen (C) William Maxon | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ruben Ruth - foul #2 on Ruben Ruth, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tyrell Barnes (C) Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG) Ruben Ruth | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Tyrell Barnes - foul #1 on Tyrell Barnes, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Cory Dunbar (PF) Robert Smith, Vernon Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson (PF) Dennis Owen | |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Karl Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Aaron Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Cory Dunbar (fairly fresh) C - Tyrell Barnes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Baker (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Tinkle (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Gibson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Howard Begaye (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is hacked by Tyrell Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyrell Barnes, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay (C) Tyrell Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), David Wiseman (SF), William Maxon (C) Larry Edwards, Michael Baker, Jimmie Tinkle, Howard Begaye | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | John Olsson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-16 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | Paul Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Vincent Seay | 8-16 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF), Vernon Blount (C) Karl Morrison, Aaron Green, Paul Jones, Cory Dunbar, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Dennis Owen (PF), Howard Begaye (C) John Olsson, Charles Thomas, David Wiseman, Christopher Gibson, William Maxon | |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards can't finish the layup | 10-16 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Shannon Wilson steals it from Jimmie Tinkle | 10-16 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Begaye - foul #2 on Howard Begaye, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Aaron Green (SG), Robert Balogh (SF), Vincent Seay (C) Robert Smith, Michael Garrard, Vernon Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SG), William Maxon (C) Larry Edwards, Howard Begaye | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Vincent Seay is called for the reach on Michael Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Seay, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Cory Dunbar (PF) Michael Beverly, Shannon Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen clanks a runner from the baseline | 11-16 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Christopher Gibson (PF) Michael Baker, Dennis Owen | |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | William Maxon double dribbles | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG) David Wiseman | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 11-16 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | William Maxon gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cory Dunbar - foul #1 on Cory Dunbar, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG), Michael Beverly (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF) Karl Morrison, Aaron Green, Robert Balogh, Cory Dunbar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Dennis Owen (C) John Olsson, Charles Thomas, William Maxon | |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jimmie Tinkle - foul #1 on Jimmie Tinkle, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount (PF) Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), David Wiseman (SF), William Maxon (C) Michael Baker, Jimmie Tinkle, Christopher Gibson | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Beverly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Blount (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shannon Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Wiseman (fresh) PF - Dennis Owen (tiring) C - William Maxon (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Dennis Owen makes the fadeaway from close range | 13-19 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 15-19 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | William Maxon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards is denied on a layup by Vernon Blount | 15-19 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount is hacked by Dennis Owen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Owen, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Aaron Green (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Cory Dunbar (PF) Robert Smith, Michael Beverly, Paul Jones, Shannon Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Christopher Gibson (PF) Larry Edwards, Charles Thomas, Dennis Owen | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | William Maxon gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | John Olsson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay (C) Vernon Blount | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle (SF) David Wiseman | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Olsson - foul #2 on John Olsson, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SG) John Olsson | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle's pass is intercepted by Vincent Seay | 17-19 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Aaron Green | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | David Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Aaron Green is called for the reach on David Wiseman - foul #1 on Aaron Green, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Balogh (SF) Michael Garrard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Thomas (SG), Dennis Owen (C) David Wiseman, William Maxon | |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green is hacked by Charles Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Edwards (PG) Jimmie Tinkle | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Larry Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Balogh misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 21-19 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar tips it but misses | 21-19 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-19 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern State | Vincent Seay grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 23-19 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dennis Owen | 23-19 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Beverly (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Paul Jones (SF), Vernon Blount (PF), Tyrell Barnes (C) Karl Morrison, Aaron Green, Robert Balogh, Cory Dunbar, Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Howard Begaye (PF), William Maxon (C) Larry Edwards, Charles Thomas, Michael Baker, Christopher Gibson, Dennis Owen | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Beverly | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Michael Beverly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Jones (tiring) PF - Vernon Blount (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyrell Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ruben Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wiseman (tiring) SF - Jimmie Tinkle (tired) 4 pts. PF - Howard Begaye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Maxon (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Paul Jones gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Beverly | 25-19 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Jones | 27-19 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Robert Smith steals it from William Maxon | 27-19 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 27-19 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Paul Jones tips it but misses | 27-19 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Jimmie Tinkle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern State | Tyrell Barnes pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern State | Vernon Blount lays it up and in set up by Michael Beverly | 29-19 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Balogh (PG), Aaron Green (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Shannon Wilson (PF), Vincent Seay (C) Michael Beverly, Robert Smith, Paul Jones, Vernon Blount, Tyrell Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Olsson (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Michael Baker (SF), Christopher Gibson (PF) Ruben Ruth, David Wiseman, Jimmie Tinkle, William Maxon | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-19 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-19 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Charles Thomas grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Michael Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Green - foul #2 on Aaron Green, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cory Dunbar (PF) Vincent Seay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern State | Shannon Wilson tips it back up and in | 31-21 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Christopher Gibson scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Olsson | 31-23 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Garrard and he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Smith (PG), Vincent Seay (C) Robert Balogh, Cory Dunbar | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth (PG), Larry Edwards (SG), Jimmie Tinkle (SF), Dennis Owen (PF) John Olsson, Charles Thomas, Michael Baker, Christopher Gibson | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Ruben Ruth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-23 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Aaron Green grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Karl Morrison (PG), Paul Jones (SF), Cory Dunbar (PF) Aaron Green, Michael Garrard, Shannon Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Wiseman (SG) Larry Edwards | |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | David Wiseman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-23 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Howard Begaye gets the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | The clock runs out | 34-23 |