| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Keough (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Golden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Strang (fresh) PF - Brandon Serrato (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Wayne Staton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Healy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Washington | Gene Shipley inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | George Washington | William Keough picks off the pass by Wayne Staton in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 19:56 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Keough | 46-33 |
| 19:29 | George Washington | Gene Shipley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Staton | 46-35 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Robert Strang is blocked by Michael Healy | 46-35 |
| 19:13 | George Washington | Michael Healy gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:51 | George Washington | Gregory Smith travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Golden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski (SG) Charles Johnson | |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Keough | 48-35 |
| 18:14 | George Washington | The jump hook by Gregory Smith is blocked by Brandon Serrato | 48-35 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Strang | 48-35 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato can't finish the layup | 48-35 |
| 17:51 | George Washington | Wayne Staton snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 17:36 | George Washington | Gene Shipley hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vyacheslav Lepinski | 48-38 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Keough | 50-38 |
| 17:07 | George Washington | Brandon Serrato steals the ball from Gregory Smith | 50-38 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Gregory Smith steals the ball from Brandon Serrato | 50-38 |
| 16:40 | George Washington | Gene Shipley loses the dribble to William Keough | 50-38 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG), Patrick Scholten (SG), William Taylor (SF), James Stetler (PF), Michael Dimartino (C) William Keough, Ronald Golden, Robert Strang, Brandon Serrato, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | George Washington | Emanuel Gale (SG), Randy Bargas (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Vyacheslav Lepinski, Gene Shipley, Gregory Smith, Michael Healy | |
| 16:04 | George Washington | Michael Dimartino swats the layup by Michael Clark | 50-38 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Priolo | 50-38 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Emanuel Gale is called for the reach on Patrick Scholten - foul #2 on Emanuel Gale, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (PG) Wayne Staton | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Scholten (fresh) SF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Stetler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emanuel Gale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Bargas (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | James Stetler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-38 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | John Priolo pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | James Stetler hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by William Taylor | 52-38 |
| 14:51 | George Washington | Emanuel Gale's 3 pointer is rejected by Patrick Scholten | 52-38 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | Charles Johnson steals the ball from James Stetler in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 14:46 | George Washington | Charles Johnson banks in the layup | 52-40 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on James Stetler - foul #1 on James Stetler, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Keough (PG), Ronald Golden (SG), Robert Strang (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF), Shawn Williams (C) John Priolo, Patrick Scholten, William Taylor, James Stetler, Michael Dimartino | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Gene Shipley (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), Michael Healy (C) Emanuel Gale, Randy Bargas, Michael Clark, Joseph Williams | |
| 14:02 | George Washington | Gregory Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 52-40 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Shawn Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato blows the dunk | 52-40 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Shawn Williams tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| 13:16 | George Washington | Wayne Staton is hacked by Shawn Williams - foul #3 on Shawn Williams, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Stetler (PF) Brandon Serrato | |
| Subs | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski (SG) Charles Johnson | |
| 13:02 | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gene Shipley | 54-42 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | Gregory Smith denies the turnaround by James Stetler | 54-42 |
| 12:36 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Gene Shipley | 54-42 |
| 12:09 | George Washington | Michael Healy is hacked by William Keough - foul #2 on William Keough, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG), Patrick Scholten (SG), William Taylor (SF), Michael Dimartino (C) William Keough, Ronald Golden, Robert Strang, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | George Washington | Emanuel Gale (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Randy Bargas (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Wayne Staton, Vyacheslav Lepinski, Gene Shipley, Michael Healy | |
| 12:00 | George Washington | Gregory Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | James Stetler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:45 | George Washington | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 11:24 | George Washington | Emanuel Gale misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:22 | George Washington | Charles Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Scholten (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Stetler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Emanuel Gale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Bargas (fresh) PF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | George Washington | Randy Bargas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 11:03 | George Washington | Gregory Smith tips it in | 54-44 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses long on a jumper in the paint | 54-44 |
| 10:52 | George Washington | Randy Bargas snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:33 | George Washington | Emanuel Gale is hacked by Michael Dimartino - foul #1 on Michael Dimartino, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Keough (PG), Ronald Golden (SG), Robert Strang (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF), Shawn Williams (C) John Priolo, Patrick Scholten, William Taylor, James Stetler, Michael Dimartino | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Gene Shipley (SF), Michael Clark (C) Emanuel Gale, Randy Bargas, Joseph Williams | |
| 10:21 | George Washington | Wayne Staton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Serrato - foul #1 on Brandon Serrato, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski (SG) Charles Johnson | |
| 10:21 | George Washington | Wayne Staton makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:21 | George Washington | Wayne Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | William Keough scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronald Golden | 56-46 |
| 09:49 | George Washington | Gregory Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden is fouled on the floor by Wayne Staton - foul #3 on Wayne Staton, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Taylor (SF), Michael Dimartino (C) Robert Strang, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (SG) Vyacheslav Lepinski | |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | William Taylor drills a shot from the right wing set up by Brandon Serrato | 58-46 |
| 08:48 | George Washington | Gregory Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 08:46 | George Washington | Gene Shipley tips it home | 58-48 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato misses long on a jumper from the left block | 58-48 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | William Taylor grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | William Keough knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Golden | 60-48 |
| 08:02 | George Washington | Michael Dimartino is called for the reach on Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Dimartino, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (SG), Patrick Scholten (SF), James Stetler (PF), Shawn Williams (C) Ronald Golden, William Taylor, Brandon Serrato, Michael Dimartino | |
| Subs | George Washington | Emanuel Gale (PG), Vyacheslav Lepinski (SG), Randy Bargas (SF), Joseph Williams (PF), Michael Healy (C) Wayne Staton, Charles Johnson, Gene Shipley, Gregory Smith, Michael Clark | |
| 07:48 | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski is whistled for a carry | 60-48 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Patrick Scholten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | William Keough misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 07:31 | George Washington | Randy Bargas gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:27 | George Washington | James Stetler steps in front of the Emanuel Gale pass | 60-48 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | John Priolo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-48 |
| 07:04 | George Washington | Michael Healy gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Keough (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Scholten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Stetler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Vyacheslav Lepinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emanuel Gale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Bargas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Healy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:46 | George Washington | John Priolo steals the ball from Randy Bargas | 60-48 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | James Stetler lays it in uncontested on a great pass from William Keough | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:29 | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski loses the dribble to William Keough in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | William Keough lays it up and in | 64-48 |
| 06:20 | George Washington | Emanuel Gale drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Lepinski | 64-51 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | James Stetler hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Healy - foul #3 on Michael Healy, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden (SG), William Taylor (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF) John Priolo, Patrick Scholten, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Gene Shipley (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), Michael Clark (C) Vyacheslav Lepinski, Emanuel Gale, Randy Bargas, Joseph Williams, Michael Healy | |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | James Stetler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | William Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 05:43 | George Washington | Gregory Smith snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:36 | George Washington | Gene Shipley blows the layup but he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino (C) James Stetler | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 05:36 | George Washington | Gene Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:36 | George Washington | Gene Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Gene Shipley is called for the reach on William Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Shipley, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:02 | George Washington | Gregory Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | William Keough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #4 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Strang (SF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | William Keough makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | William Keough makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:39 | George Washington | Gene Shipley can't connect on a floater near the basket | 68-53 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dimartino | 68-53 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Robert Strang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG) William Keough | |
| Subs | George Washington | Michael Healy (C) Michael Clark | |
| 04:25 | George Washington | Charles Johnson is called for traveling | 68-53 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Healy - foul #4 on Michael Healy, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Stetler (PF) Brandon Serrato | |
| Subs | George Washington | Randy Bargas (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Gene Shipley, Michael Healy | |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:53 | George Washington | Wayne Staton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Golden - foul #2 on Ronald Golden, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Taylor (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF) Robert Strang, Michael Dimartino | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 03:53 | George Washington | Wayne Staton makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:53 | George Washington | Wayne Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Ronald Golden misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-55 |
| 03:23 | George Washington | Gregory Smith snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 03:18 | George Washington | Charles Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-55 |
| 03:17 | George Washington | Joseph Williams tips it home | 69-57 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Wayne Staton is called for the reach on John Priolo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Staton, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten (SG), Shawn Williams (C) Ronald Golden, Brandon Serrato | |
| Subs | George Washington | Emanuel Gale (PG), Vyacheslav Lepinski (SG), Michael Healy (C) Wayne Staton, Charles Johnson, Joseph Williams | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | John Priolo makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | John Priolo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:50 | George Washington | Emanuel Gale makes the fadeaway from the left side | 71-59 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Keough (PG), Robert Strang (SF), Brandon Serrato (PF), Michael Dimartino (C) John Priolo, William Taylor, James Stetler, Shawn Williams | |
| Subs | George Washington | Michael Clark (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Gregory Smith, Michael Healy | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - William Keough (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Patrick Scholten (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Strang (fresh) PF - Brandon Serrato (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dimartino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Vyacheslav Lepinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emanuel Gale (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Bargas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Brandon Serrato hits the easy wide open finger roll | 73-59 |
| 02:06 | George Washington | Michael Clark loses the dribble to Michael Dimartino | 73-59 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | William Keough can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 73-59 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten grabs the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Priolo (PG), William Taylor (SF), James Stetler (PF) William Keough, Robert Strang, Brandon Serrato | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (PG) Emanuel Gale | |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:12 | George Washington | Michael Dimartino swats the short shot by Michael Clark | 74-59 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | James Stetler buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | George Washington | Randy Bargas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 00:41 | George Washington | Charles Johnson grabs the offensive board | 76-59 |
| 00:39 | George Washington | Randy Bargas is hacked by Michael Dimartino - foul #3 on Michael Dimartino, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| 00:39 | George Washington | Randy Bargas misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Patrick Scholten snags the defensive board | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Dimartino clanks a shot from the free throw line | 76-59 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | James Stetler tips it but misses | 76-59 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | William Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Priolo runs out the clock | 76-59 |