| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Confer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Mills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Mike Wiggins inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | American U. | Albert Confer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mike Wiggins | 35-28 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:24 | American U. | Albert Confer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Albert Confer can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Kneeland - foul #1 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Albert Confer makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Albert Confer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:53 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Douglass, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Joshua Krueger scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Wiggins | 40-28 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Rhyne | 40-30 |
| 17:50 | American U. | Mike Wiggins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Smith swats the layup by Michael Kneeland | 43-30 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Charles Smith grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:13 | American U. | Mike Wiggins scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-30 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Smith swats the shot by Keith Lee | 45-30 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Bobby Douglass slams it home on a great pass from Mike Wiggins and the foul's on Kevin Charpentier - foul #3 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Rodney Decaro (SG), Vincent Peebles (SF), Brent Lam (PF), Edgar Williams (C) Joshua Krueger, Mike Wiggins, Albert Confer, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Scott Quach (PF), Timothy Mozingo (C) Kevin Charpentier, Joseph Rhyne, Michael Kneeland, Douglas Mills | |
| 16:49 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Timothy Mozingo misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-30 |
| 16:24 | American U. | Edgar Williams snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 16:06 | American U. | Edgar Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-30 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley double dribbles | 48-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG) Bobby Douglass | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SG) Keith Lee | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Decaro (fresh) SF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Badgley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Quach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Mozingo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | American U. | Michael Badgley takes the ball from Rodney Decaro | 48-30 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley lays it up and in | 48-32 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Brent Lam's pass is intercepted by Timothy Mozingo | 48-32 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley buries a jumper from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 14:20 | American U. | Joseph Rhyne steals the ball from Edgar Williams | 48-34 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne lays it up and in | 48-36 |
| 14:06 | American U. | Brent Lam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Timothy Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 13:47 | American U. | Edgar Williams grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 13:29 | American U. | Vincent Peebles slams it home | 50-36 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne is hacked by Rodney Decaro - foul #3 on Rodney Decaro, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Joshua Krueger (SG), Mike Wiggins (SF), Albert Confer (PF), Charles Smith (C) Daniel Massey, Rodney Decaro, Vincent Peebles, Brent Lam, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Gerald White (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Michael Kneeland (PF), Douglas Mills (C) Michael Badgley, Joseph Rhyne, Brian Bottorff, Scott Quach, Timothy Mozingo | |
| 13:02 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Bobby Douglass drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 52-36 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Gerald White knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Kevin Charpentier | 52-38 |
| 12:08 | American U. | Mike Wiggins loses the ball out of bounds | 52-38 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne (SG) Gerald White | |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:35 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 11:34 | American U. | Albert Confer misses the tip | 52-39 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Lee | 52-39 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Confer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Mills (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Kneeland | 52-41 |
| 11:04 | American U. | Albert Confer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 11:03 | American U. | Joshua Krueger misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Charles Smith tips it home | 54-41 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-41 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:37 | American U. | Mike Wiggins loses the dribble to Douglas Mills | 54-41 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland tips it in | 54-43 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Albert Confer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 54-43 |
| 10:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Charpentier and he's fouled by Joshua Krueger - foul #2 on Joshua Krueger, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG), Vincent Peebles (SF), Brent Lam (PF), Edgar Williams (C) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger, Mike Wiggins, Albert Confer, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Brian Bottorff (SG), Richard Eubank (SF), Scott Quach (C) Kevin Charpentier, Joseph Rhyne, Keith Lee, Douglas Mills | |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Brent Lam misses short on a shot from close range | 54-46 |
| 09:30 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Lam | 54-46 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Vincent Peebles misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 54-46 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff is fouled on the floor by Vincent Peebles - foul #1 on Vincent Peebles, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Mozingo (C) Michael Kneeland | |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff is fouled on the floor by Rodney Decaro - foul #4 on Rodney Decaro, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Rodney Decaro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Lee (SF) Richard Eubank | |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Badgley and he's fouled by Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG) Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses the dunk | 54-49 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wiggins (SF), Charles Smith (C) Alvin Hildebrand, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Joseph Rhyne (SG) Michael Badgley, Brian Bottorff | |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:39 | American U. | Brent Lam is hacked by Scott Quach - foul #1 on Scott Quach, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG) Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:20 | American U. | Joshua Krueger is hacked by Timothy Mozingo - foul #1 on Timothy Mozingo, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland (PF), Richard Eubank (C) Scott Quach, Timothy Mozingo | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Eubank (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | American U. | Joshua Krueger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Kneeland | 54-54 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Bobby Douglass buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Krueger | 56-54 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Bobby Douglass picks off the pass by Kevin Charpentier in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 06:32 | American U. | Bobby Douglass dunks the ball | 58-54 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee can't throw it down | 58-54 |
| 06:05 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 58-54 |
| 05:49 | American U. | Keith Lee picks off the pass by Mike Wiggins | 58-54 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Joshua Krueger steals the ball from Kevin Charpentier in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 05:25 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is denied on a layup by Richard Eubank | 58-54 |
| 05:23 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 04:42 | American U. | Bobby Douglass grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Charles Smith makes the fadeaway from the right side | 60-54 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Mike Wiggins is denied on a layup by Keith Lee | 60-57 |
| 03:50 | American U. | Vincent Peebles can't tip it in | 60-57 |
| 03:49 | American U. | Charles Smith hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Albert Confer (PF), Edgar Williams (C) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger, Mike Wiggins, Vincent Peebles, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Gerald White (SG), Brian Bottorff (SF), Scott Quach (PF), Douglas Mills (C) Kevin Charpentier, Joseph Rhyne, Keith Lee, Michael Kneeland, Richard Eubank | |
| 03:15 | American U. | Brent Lam buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-57 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Decaro (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Brent Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Confer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edgar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Badgley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Bottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Quach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Mills (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Albert Confer gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:49 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | American U. | Brent Lam's pass is intercepted by Brian Bottorff | 65-57 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Joshua Krueger (SG), Mike Wiggins (SF), Charles Smith (C) Daniel Massey, Rodney Decaro, Brent Lam, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Joseph Rhyne (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Michael Kneeland (PF) Michael Badgley, Gerald White, Brian Bottorff, Scott Quach | |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier is fouled on the floor by Albert Confer - foul #1 on Albert Confer, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:03 | American U. | Joshua Krueger is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills banks in the layup | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (+2) | |
| 01:41 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bobby Douglass, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-59 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland misses the tip | 65-59 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Mills | 65-59 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Kneeland | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | American U. | Albert Confer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | American U. | Kevin Charpentier is called for the reach on Bobby Douglass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rhyne - foul #1 on Joseph Rhyne, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Douglas Mills pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Mike Wiggins steals the ball from Keith Lee | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Mike Wiggins is hacked by Joseph Rhyne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Rhyne, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Mike Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Joshua Krueger grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Joshua Krueger is hacked by Kevin Charpentier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Peebles (PF), Alvin Hildebrand (C) Albert Confer, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG) Kevin Charpentier | |
| 00:04 | American U. | Joshua Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Joshua Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-62 |