| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) SG - Jason Neal (fresh) SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) C - James Haldeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | James Haldeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | IPFW | James Haldeman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | IPFW | James Haldeman gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | IPFW | Danny Stewart misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Horace Adams | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | David Brown hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Howard Lawson and he's hacked by Jason Neal - foul #1 on Jason Neal, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | IPFW | Clyde Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Charlton | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Elmer Shope is denied by Clyde Davis | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | IPFW | James Haldeman snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | IPFW | Clyde Davis scores on a jump hook from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | IPFW | Clyde Davis gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | IPFW | Howard Lawson is called for the reach on Clyde Davis - foul #1 on Howard Lawson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | IPFW | Robert Charlton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to James Haldeman | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | IPFW | Robert Charlton drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Haldeman | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Jason Neal is called for the reach on Julian Thorne - foul #2 on Jason Neal, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Hensley (SG), William Durrenberger (C) Jason Neal, James Haldeman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (PF) David Brown | |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | IPFW | Richard Hensley snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:50 | IPFW | Julian Thorne picks off the pass by Robert Charlton | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Charlton picks off the pass by Elmer Shope | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Danny Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | John Merchant comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 9-3 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hensley (fresh) SF - Clyde Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Durrenberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) SG - Julian Thorne (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fairly fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-3 |
| 15:44 | IPFW | Danny Stewart grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 15:32 | IPFW | Danny Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (PG), Robert Joiner (PF), James Haldeman (C) Robert Charlton, Clyde Davis, Danny Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), David Brown (PF) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, Horace Adams | |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | David Brown blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Joiner - foul #1 on Robert Joiner, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:04 | IPFW | James Haldeman buries a turnaround from the left block | 11-5 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | John Mooney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-5 |
| 14:45 | IPFW | James Haldeman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:18 | IPFW | James Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski (SF) William Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, John Merchant | |
| 14:18 | IPFW | James Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:18 | IPFW | James Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 13-7 |
| 13:51 | IPFW | James Haldeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), Clyde Davis (SF) Austin Brashear, Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings (PF) David Brown | |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 13:13 | IPFW | James Haldeman connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Joiner | 15-9 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | IPFW | James Haldeman pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | IPFW | Robert Charlton misses the shot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | IPFW | James Haldeman hits the follow up shot | 17-9 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 12:16 | IPFW | James Haldeman pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:52 | IPFW | Robert Joiner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hensley (fairly fresh) SF - Clyde Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Joiner (fairly fresh) C - James Haldeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (SG), Yevgeny Ignowski (SF), Danny Stewart (PF), William Durrenberger (C) Richard Hensley, Clyde Davis, Robert Joiner, James Haldeman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, Willie Hastings, Horace Adams | |
| 11:29 | IPFW | Robert Charlton makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Austin Brashear and he's hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Horace Adams (C) David Brown | |
| 11:29 | IPFW | Robert Charlton misses the free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Merchant | 19-9 |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by William Durrenberger - foul #1 on William Durrenberger, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gregory Austin (SF) Robert Charlton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Mooney | 19-10 |
| 10:58 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by William Durrenberger - foul #2 on William Durrenberger, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Haldeman (C) William Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:58 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:58 | IPFW | Danny Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:42 | IPFW | Gregory Austin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams blows the layup | 19-12 |
| 10:20 | IPFW | Gregory Austin grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 09:52 | IPFW | James Haldeman drills a floater in the lane | 21-12 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is fouled on the floor by James Haldeman - foul #1 on James Haldeman, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), Richard Hensley (SG), Clyde Davis (SF) Austin Brashear, Yevgeny Ignowski, Gregory Austin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Willie Hastings (C) John Mooney, Horace Adams | |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne's pass is intercepted by Robert Charlton | 21-12 |
| 09:28 | IPFW | Robert Charlton banks in the layup | 23-12 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Hastings | 23-15 |
| 08:53 | IPFW | Clyde Davis is hacked by Willie Hastings - foul #1 on Willie Hastings, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gregory Austin (PF) Danny Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Duane Scott (SF), Johnny Lowe (PF) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, John Merchant | |
| 08:36 | IPFW | Robert Charlton misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-15 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Robert Charlton picks off the pass by Johnny Lowe | 23-15 |
| 08:08 | IPFW | Clyde Davis loses the dribble to Elmer Shope | 23-15 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope lays it up and in | 23-17 |
| 07:39 | IPFW | Clyde Davis misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Lowe - foul #1 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Danny Stewart (PF), Robert Joiner (C) Gregory Austin, James Haldeman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Horace Adams (C) Duane Scott | |
| 07:39 | IPFW | Clyde Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:39 | IPFW | Clyde Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hensley (fresh) SF - Clyde Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Joiner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-17 |
| 07:20 | IPFW | Richard Hensley grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 07:11 | IPFW | Willie Hastings steals it from Robert Joiner | 24-17 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Hastings, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (PG), Yevgeny Ignowski (SF) Robert Charlton, Clyde Davis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), John Merchant (PF) Elmer Shope, Johnny Lowe, Willie Hastings | |
| 06:31 | IPFW | Danny Stewart misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 24-17 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Horace Adams | 24-17 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Ignowski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Ignowski, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gregory Austin (SF) Richard Hensley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG) Bernard Henderson | |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:19 | IPFW | Robert Joiner grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 05:58 | IPFW | Robert Joiner drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Brashear | 26-17 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is fouled on the floor by Gregory Austin - foul #1 on Gregory Austin, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), James Haldeman (C) Danny Stewart, Robert Joiner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG) John Mooney | |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Horace Adams is called for the reach on Robert Charlton - foul #1 on Horace Adams, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Hensley (SG), Clyde Davis (SF) Austin Brashear, Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (PF) Horace Adams | |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Robert Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Robert Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Gregory Austin is called for the reach on Johnny Lowe - foul #2 on Gregory Austin, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | IPFW | Danny Stewart (PF) Gregory Austin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:09 | IPFW | Danny Stewart gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:59 | IPFW | Richard Hensley drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Danny Stewart | 30-19 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | John Merchant hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Johnny Lowe | 30-21 |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Howard Lawson is called for the reach on Clyde Davis - foul #2 on Howard Lawson, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Joiner (C) James Haldeman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), John Mooney (SF), Horace Adams (C) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, John Merchant | |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Clyde Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe blows the layup | 30-21 |
| 03:59 | IPFW | Clyde Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:51 | IPFW | Robert Joiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | Austin Brashear (PG), Jason Neal (SG), William Durrenberger (PF) Robert Charlton, Richard Hensley, Danny Stewart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) Elmer Shope | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Horace Adams, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski (SF) Clyde Davis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Austin Brashear (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) SF - Yevgeny Ignowski (fresh) PF - William Durrenberger (fresh) C - Robert Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mooney (fresh) SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | IPFW | Robert Joiner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 03:23 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Yevgeny Ignowski - foul #2 on Yevgeny Ignowski, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Hensley (C) Robert Joiner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | John Mooney makes the 3rd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:48 | IPFW | Richard Hensley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 02:47 | IPFW | William Durrenberger gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:30 | IPFW | Yevgeny Ignowski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | David Brown snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | Richard Hensley misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Horace Adams - foul #3 on Horace Adams, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Charlton (PG), Clyde Davis (SF), Danny Stewart (PF) Austin Brashear, Jason Neal, Yevgeny Ignowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) John Mooney, Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 01:45 | IPFW | Richard Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | Richard Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Charlton steals the ball from John Merchant | 32-24 |
| 01:32 | IPFW | Richard Hensley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Charlton | 34-24 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Stewart - foul #1 on Danny Stewart, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Joiner (C) William Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:55 | IPFW | Danny Stewart is hacked by Elmer Shope - foul #1 on Elmer Shope, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Neal (SG) Richard Hensley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | IPFW | Danny Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:55 | IPFW | Danny Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Howard Lawson | 36-28 |
| 00:26 | IPFW | Robert Charlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Haldeman (C) Robert Joiner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) Willie Hastings | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Merchant clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-28 |