| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Thomas - foul #1 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:25 | Providence | Gary Stephens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Stephens, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 18:59 | Providence | Gary Stephens gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 18:53 | Providence | Ronald Thomas travels with the ball | 30-44 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-44 |
| 18:35 | Providence | Gary Stephens grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 18:28 | Providence | Larry Ridout's pass is intercepted by Victor Daniel | 30-44 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Harold Andersen picks off the pass by Derek Riddick | 30-44 |
| 17:45 | Providence | Gary Stephens is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Stephens, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG), John Roa (PF) Derek Riddick, Samuel Jain | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel buries a floater near the basket | 32-44 |
| 17:07 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 32-46 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy drills a shot in the paint | 34-46 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Gary Stephens clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Wyatt Thornhill - foul #1 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), Harry Markus (C) Christopher Jackson, Wyatt Thornhill, Victor Daniel | |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Lofton (PG), Pili Amedee (SG), Shane Gurney (SF), James Stegman (PF) Jason Henderson, Harold Andersen, Ronald Thomas, Larry Ridout | |
| 16:32 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:32 | Providence | Gary Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 16:15 | Providence | Gary Stephens pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:54 | Providence | James Stegman travels with the ball | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SF), Samuel Jain (PF) Dylan Mangum, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Providence | Derrick Mason (C) Gary Stephens | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) SF - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Norman Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pili Amedee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stegman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | John Roa is hacked by Derrick Mason - foul #1 on Derrick Mason, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill (SF) Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG) Pili Amedee | |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | James Stegman swats the short shot by Roger Leedy | 34-48 |
| 15:24 | Providence | James Stegman pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:55 | Providence | Norman Lofton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-48 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Jain | 34-48 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (PG), Robert Marsh (SG), Victor Daniel (C) Roger Leedy, Derek Riddick, John Roa | |
| Subs | Providence | Harold Andersen (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Larry Ridout (PF) Norman Lofton, James Stegman, Derrick Mason | |
| 14:25 | Providence | Larry Ridout can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-48 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 14:00 | Providence | Larry Ridout snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:47 | Providence | Larry Ridout knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 34-50 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:27 | Providence | The rebound goes to Larry Ridout | 34-50 |
| 13:20 | Providence | Larry Ridout can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-50 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Larry Ridout tips it in | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Paul Money is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Dylan Mangum (SF), John Roa (PF) Paul Money, Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain | |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Lofton (PG), Gary Stephens (C) Jason Henderson, Shane Gurney | |
| 13:00 | Providence | Larry Ridout is hacked by Robert Marsh - foul #4 on Robert Marsh, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG) Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:46 | Providence | Gary Stephens misses short on a floater from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF) Roger Leedy, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 12:00 | Providence | Larry Ridout loses the ball out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Shane Gurney (SF), James Stegman (PF) Norman Lofton, Ronald Thomas, Larry Ridout | |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Gary Stephens takes the ball from Derek Riddick | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Daniel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stegman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Providence | Gary Stephens lays it in set up by Harold Andersen | 34-54 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Gary Stephens picks off the pass by Christopher Jackson | 34-54 |
| 10:47 | Providence | Wyatt Thornhill steals the ball from James Stegman | 34-54 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 10:27 | Western Illinois | John Roa gets the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | John Roa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-54 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel misses the easy layup | 34-54 |
| 09:55 | Providence | The rebound goes to Gary Stephens | 34-54 |
| 09:47 | Providence | Gary Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 09:20 | Providence | James Stegman gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Harold Andersen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Henderson | 34-57 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-57 |
| 08:54 | Providence | James Stegman grabs the board | 34-57 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Harold Andersen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-57 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | John Roa pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses the lay-in | 34-57 |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | John Roa snags the offensive board | 34-57 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel can't tip it in | 34-57 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Jason Henderson gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 07:40 | Providence | Shane Gurney is fouled on the floor by Wyatt Thornhill - foul #2 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #3 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG), Robert Marsh (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), Samuel Jain (PF), Harry Markus (C) Christopher Jackson, Derek Riddick, Wyatt Thornhill, John Roa, Victor Daniel | |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Lofton (PG), Pili Amedee (SG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Larry Ridout (PF), Derrick Mason (C) Jason Henderson, Harold Andersen, Shane Gurney, James Stegman, Gary Stephens | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Norman Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pili Amedee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Ridout (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Providence | Ronald Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Lofton | 34-60 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Pili Amedee - foul #2 on Pili Amedee, team foul #5 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell (PF) Samuel Jain | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 07:04 | Providence | Larry Ridout grabs the board | 34-60 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Larry Ridout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dylan Mangum - foul #2 on Dylan Mangum, team foul #4 | 34-60 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 06:45 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Larry Ridout steps in front of the Mark Shotwell pass | 34-62 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Ronald Thomas knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Pili Amedee | 34-64 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Leedy | 36-64 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Larry Ridout comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Shotwell - foul #1 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #5 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Shane Gurney (C) Pili Amedee, Derrick Mason | |
| 05:42 | Providence | Larry Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Larry Ridout misses the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Shotwell | 36-65 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Shane Gurney steps in front of the Mark Shotwell pass | 36-65 |
| 05:15 | Providence | Jason Henderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Thomas | 36-68 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-68 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus tips it in | 38-68 |
| 04:30 | Providence | Larry Ridout hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jason Henderson | 38-70 |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh connects on the floater from the right wing | 40-70 |
| 03:44 | Providence | Ronald Thomas's floater is tipped away by Mark Shotwell | 40-70 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Shane Gurney blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Roger Leedy | 40-70 |
| 03:35 | Providence | Ronald Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-70 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dylan Mangum (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Shotwell (fairly fresh) C - Harry Markus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jason Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Norman Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Ridout (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Gurney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Larry Ridout is fouled on the floor by Roger Leedy - foul #1 on Roger Leedy, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (PG), John Roa (C) Dylan Mangum, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Providence | Pili Amedee (PG), Harold Andersen (SG), James Stegman (SF), Derrick Mason (PF), Gary Stephens (C) Jason Henderson, Norman Lofton, Ronald Thomas, Larry Ridout, Shane Gurney | |
| 03:03 | Providence | Pili Amedee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Roa - foul #1 on John Roa, team foul #7 | 40-70 |
| 03:03 | Providence | Pili Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 03:03 | Providence | Pili Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-72 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | James Stegman steals it from Roger Leedy | 40-72 |
| 02:38 | Providence | James Stegman banks in the layup | 40-74 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Derrick Mason is called for the reach on Paul Money - foul #2 on Derrick Mason, team foul #6 | 40-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Providence | Norman Lofton (PG), Shane Gurney (SF) Pili Amedee, Derrick Mason | |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy lays it up and in | 42-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Providence | Robert Marsh is called for the reach on Harold Andersen - foul #5 on Robert Marsh, team foul #8 | 42-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum (SF), Harry Markus (C) Robert Marsh, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Henderson (PG), Ronald Thomas (SF), Larry Ridout (PF) Norman Lofton, Shane Gurney, James Stegman | |
| 01:57 | Providence | Harold Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Harold Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Harold Andersen is called for the reach on Roger Leedy - foul #1 on Harold Andersen, team foul #7 | 42-76 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 43-76 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Jason Henderson scores on a shot from the left block set up by Harold Andersen and he's hacked by John Roa - foul #2 on John Roa, team foul #9 | 44-78 |
| 01:29 | Providence | Jason Henderson makes the free throw | 44-79 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Money misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-79 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Roa | 44-79 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Jason Henderson picks off the pass by Paul Money | 44-79 |
| 01:01 | Providence | Jason Henderson misses the lay-in | 44-79 |
| 00:59 | Providence | Ronald Thomas snags the offensive board | 44-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Providence | Larry Ridout knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jason Henderson | 44-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Ridout - foul #3 on Larry Ridout, team foul #8 | 44-81 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus misses the 1st free throw | 44-81 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus misses the 2nd free throw | 44-81 |
| 00:25 | Providence | Larry Ridout gets the rebound | 44-81 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Jason Henderson runs out the clock | 44-81 |