| Lineup | Marist | PG - Spencer Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Preston Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Shaddix (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Preston Christiansen inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | Marist | Howard Lawson steals it from Curtis Shaddix | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Spencer Clark - foul #2 on Spencer Clark, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Howard Lawson | 36-38 |
| 18:51 | Marist | Preston Christiansen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Marist | Preston Christiansen blows the layup but he's hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #2 on Howard Lawson, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Marist | Preston Christiansen misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Marist | Preston Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by David Brown is blocked by Curtis Shaddix | 37-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson tips it home | 37-40 |
| 17:51 | Marist | Joseph Fuller drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is denied on a dunk by Joseph Fuller | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Marist | Joseph Fuller pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Marist | Antonio Daugherty (PG), Frank Buckles (SG) Spencer Clark, Anthony Davis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| 17:14 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | John Merchant gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Merchant and the foul's on Antonio Daugherty - foul #1 on Antonio Daugherty, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Marist | Donald Yang (PF), William Niles (C) Curtis Shaddix, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings (C) Horace Adams | |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:38 | Marist | Preston Christiansen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 16:36 | Marist | Donald Yang misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Henderson | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 39-46 |
| 15:52 | Marist | Preston Christiansen is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lowe - foul #2 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Davis (SG), Lawrence Maner (SF), Joseph Fuller (C) Frank Buckles, Preston Christiansen, William Niles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Horace Adams (C) Elmer Shope, Johnny Lowe, Willie Hastings | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Antonio Daugherty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Maner (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Marist | Anthony Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Henderson | 39-48 |
| 15:08 | Marist | Joseph Fuller misses long on a floater from close range | 39-48 |
| 15:07 | Marist | Joseph Fuller gets the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:59 | Marist | John Mooney is called for the reach on Anthony Davis - foul #2 on John Mooney, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Marist | Spencer Clark (PG), Curtis Shaddix (PF) Antonio Daugherty, Donald Yang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), David Brown (PF) John Mooney, John Merchant | |
| 14:46 | Marist | Anthony Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Spencer Clark | 42-48 |
| 14:29 | Western Illinois | Joseph Fuller denies the turnaround by Howard Lawson | 42-48 |
| 14:27 | Marist | Anthony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:13 | Marist | Lawrence Maner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | David Brown gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Howard Lawson, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Johnny Lowe (SF), Willie Hastings (C) Bernard Henderson, Howard Lawson, Horace Adams | |
| 13:53 | Marist | Anthony Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 13:52 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:38 | Marist | Joseph Fuller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:30 | Western Illinois | David Brown loses the dribble to Lawrence Maner | 42-48 |
| 13:08 | Marist | Anthony Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Brown | 42-50 |
| 12:28 | Marist | Spencer Clark makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Maner | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Marist | Antonio Daugherty (PG), Frank Buckles (SG), Preston Christiansen (SF), Donald Yang (PF), William Niles (C) Spencer Clark, Anthony Davis, Lawrence Maner, Curtis Shaddix, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), John Merchant (PF), Horace Adams (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Johnny Lowe, David Brown, Willie Hastings | |
| 11:41 | Marist | Donald Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Antonio Daugherty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Preston Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Niles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson | 44-53 |
| 10:55 | Marist | Antonio Daugherty is called for a charge - foul #2 on Antonio Daugherty, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG) John Mooney | |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Donald Yang is called for the reach on Elmer Shope - foul #1 on Donald Yang, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Marist | Lawrence Maner (SF) William Niles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Daugherty - foul #3 on Antonio Daugherty, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Marist | Curtis Shaddix (PF), Joseph Fuller (C) Preston Christiansen, Donald Yang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:02 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is hacked by Curtis Shaddix - foul #1 on Curtis Shaddix, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | John Merchant tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 09:28 | Marist | Frank Buckles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Maner | 47-55 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | John Merchant's floater is tipped away by Curtis Shaddix | 47-55 |
| 09:09 | Marist | Joseph Fuller grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 09:02 | Marist | Antonio Daugherty clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Elmer Shope - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Davis (SG) Frank Buckles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Horace Adams | |
| 09:02 | Marist | Antonio Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:02 | Marist | Antonio Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings is called for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Marist | Spencer Clark (PG), Preston Christiansen (PF) Antonio Daugherty, Curtis Shaddix | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:26 | Marist | Preston Christiansen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Julian Thorne | 49-55 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Preston Christiansen - foul #2 on Preston Christiansen, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Marist | Frank Buckles (SF), Donald Yang (C) Lawrence Maner, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Willie Hastings | |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:39 | Marist | Anthony Davis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 07:37 | Marist | Donald Yang gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Spencer Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Marist | Anthony Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 07:27 | Marist | Spencer Clark tips it in | 51-57 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 51-57 |
| 07:08 | Marist | Donald Yang gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:49 | Marist | Donald Yang knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-57 |
| Subs | Marist | Lawrence Maner (SF), Curtis Shaddix (PF), Joseph Fuller (C) Anthony Davis, Preston Christiansen, Donald Yang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| 06:12 | Marist | Spencer Clark makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Maner | 57-57 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits the finger roll set up by Elmer Shope and he's fouled by Joseph Fuller - foul #2 on Joseph Fuller, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Antonio Daugherty (PG) Spencer Clark | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Horace Adams | |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:50 | Marist | Joseph Fuller grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:25 | Marist | Joseph Fuller hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Buckles | 59-59 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Davis (SG) Frank Buckles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 04:58 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:39 | Marist | Anthony Davis hits the finger roll set up by Antonio Daugherty | 61-59 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 04:17 | Marist | Joseph Fuller grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:56 | Marist | Lawrence Maner is hacked by John Mooney - foul #3 on John Mooney, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Spencer Clark (PG), Preston Christiansen (PF) Antonio Daugherty, Curtis Shaddix | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Bernard Henderson, John Mooney, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| 03:56 | Marist | Lawrence Maner misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 61-59 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Anthony Davis is called for the reach on Horace Adams - foul #3 on Anthony Davis, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Frank Buckles (SG), Donald Yang (PF), William Niles (C) Anthony Davis, Lawrence Maner, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | Marist | Preston Christiansen gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Spencer Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Preston Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Niles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Marist | William Niles buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Spencer Clark | 63-60 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Preston Christiansen is called for the reach on Howard Lawson - foul #3 on Preston Christiansen, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Marist | Anthony Davis (SG), Lawrence Maner (SF), Curtis Shaddix (PF), Joseph Fuller (C) Frank Buckles, Preston Christiansen, Donald Yang, William Niles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Spencer Clark | 65-62 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Brown | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Marist | Anthony Davis comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | Marist | Joseph Fuller tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope loses the dribble to Spencer Clark in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 01:59 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 01:57 | Marist | Joseph Fuller tips it in | 69-64 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | David Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| 01:34 | Marist | Lawrence Maner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 01:33 | Marist | Lawrence Maner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:17 | Marist | Joseph Fuller clanks a runner from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 01:16 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:03 | Marist | Spencer Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:51 | Marist | Spencer Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Marist | Joseph Fuller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Curtis Shaddix steals it from Horace Adams | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Marist | Lawrence Maner is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Thorne - foul #1 on Julian Thorne, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Marist | Antonio Daugherty (PG), Preston Christiansen (PF), Donald Yang (C) Spencer Clark, Curtis Shaddix, Joseph Fuller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Marist | Lawrence Maner makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Lawrence Maner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | Marist | Donald Yang pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:15 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Marist | Curtis Shaddix (PF) Preston Christiansen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Marist | Julian Thorne is called for the reach on Curtis Shaddix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julian Thorne, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| 00:14 | Marist | Curtis Shaddix misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | David Brown gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Antonio Daugherty picks off the pass by Horace Adams | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marist | Antonio Daugherty runs out the clock | 71-64 |