| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) PF - David Morones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Otis Wright inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Howard | David Morones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Sam Gregorio snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Sam Gregorio clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Leroy Green swats the short shot by David Brown | 31-28 |
| 18:22 | Howard | David Morones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:59 | Howard | David Morones can't connect on a runner from the right block | 31-28 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Sam Gregorio steals it from Julian Thorne | 31-28 |
| 17:48 | Howard | David Morones lays it in set up by Sam Gregorio | 31-30 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | David Morones is called for the reach on Horace Adams - foul #2 on David Morones, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SF), John Merchant (PF) Robert Harman, David Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:02 | Howard | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Horace Adams - foul #3 on Horace Adams, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings (C) Horace Adams | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, Leroy Green | |
| 16:46 | Howard | Sam Gregorio misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Bernard Henderson (SG) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Rodney Stafford (SG), Rory Eggen (C) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, David Morones | |
| 16:22 | Howard | Rory Eggen's pass is intercepted by John Merchant | 31-30 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 16:02 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Morris Hodge (fresh) SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mooney (fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rory Eggen (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Howard | Rory Eggen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Stafford - foul #1 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Robert Harman (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Morris Hodge, John Mooney, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Otis Wright (SF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, Rodney Stafford, Rory Eggen | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:13 | Howard | Leroy Green clanks a jumper from close range | 34-30 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses short on a jumper from the left block | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | Howard | Kevin McGill gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Leroy Green is hacked by Horace Adams - foul #4 on Horace Adams, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), John Merchant (C) Bernard Henderson, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), David Morones (PF) Steven Thibault, Kevin McGill | |
| 14:25 | Howard | Leroy Green connects on the floater from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | John Merchant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 14:13 | Howard | Otis Wright pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Sam Gregorio - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SF) Robert Harman | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:41 | Howard | David Morones hits a floater from close range | 34-34 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:14 | Howard | David Morones gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Sam Gregorio can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 13:01 | Howard | David Morones tips it home | 34-36 |
| 12:48 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 12:47 | Howard | David Morones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Charles Robinson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Otis Wright | 34-39 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope's floater is knocked away by Leroy Green | 34-39 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Leroy Green snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:16 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | John Merchant snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Otis Wright is called for the reach on Elmer Shope - foul #3 on Otis Wright, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), Robert Harman (SF), Willie Hastings (PF), Timothy Brandon (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, David Brown, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (PG), Rory Eggen (SF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Otis Wright, Leroy Green | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mooney (fresh) SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Brandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) PF - David Morones (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman clanks a turnaround from close range | 34-39 |
| 11:38 | Howard | Steven Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:30 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 11:28 | Howard | Kevin McGill hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Harman | 37-41 |
| 10:58 | Howard | Steven Thibault drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rory Eggen | 37-44 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Harman, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG) John Mooney | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Rodney Stafford (SG) Charles Robinson, David Morones | |
| 10:21 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Julian Thorne - foul #1 on Julian Thorne, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (PF) Timothy Brandon | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:21 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:21 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Julian Thorne | 39-46 |
| 09:41 | Howard | Kevin McGill is fouled on the floor by John Merchant - foul #2 on John Merchant, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Timothy Brandon (C) Bernard Henderson, Robert Harman | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Otis Wright (SF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, Rodney Stafford, Rory Eggen | |
| 09:30 | Howard | Otis Wright lays it up and in | 39-48 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-48 |
| 09:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leroy Green | 39-48 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Leroy Green comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 39-48 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Leroy Green hits the follow up shot | 39-50 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Kevin McGill picks off the pass by Willie Hastings | 39-50 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Sam Gregorio misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 08:30 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Leroy Green connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Otis Wright | 39-52 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-52 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne gets the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | John Merchant is fouled on the floor by Kevin McGill - foul #2 on Kevin McGill, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Robert Harman (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Julian Thorne, Willie Hastings, John Merchant, Timothy Brandon | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Morones (PF) Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, Kevin McGill | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) PF - David Morones (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman is called for traveling | 39-52 |
| 07:16 | Howard | David Morones misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Anderson (C) Leroy Green | |
| 07:16 | Howard | David Morones misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:16 | Howard | David Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Henderson | 41-53 |
| 06:45 | Howard | David Morones travels with the ball | 41-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG) Elmer Shope | |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF) Shawn Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | David Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Bernard Henderson steals the ball from Sam Gregorio | 44-53 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | John Mooney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson | 46-53 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Bernard Henderson picks off the pass by Sam Gregorio in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 05:53 | Western Illinois | John Mooney pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | David Brown makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bernard Henderson | 48-53 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Rory Eggen can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 48-53 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson | 50-53 |
| 05:06 | Howard | Sam Gregorio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG) Bernard Henderson, John Mooney | |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Green (C) Rory Eggen | |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Otis Wright gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:16 | Howard | Horace Adams swats the layup by Leroy Green | 50-53 |
| 04:15 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Otis Wright - foul #4 on Otis Wright, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Leroy Green gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Sam Gregorio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 03:43 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Morones (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Howard | Julian Thorne steps in front of the Leroy Green pass | 50-53 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Sam Gregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:41 | Howard | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-53 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 02:24 | Howard | Leroy Green gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:58 | Howard | Sam Gregorio hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Otis Wright tips it home | 50-55 |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams can't finish the layup | 50-55 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it home | 52-55 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Charles Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Gregorio | 52-58 |
| 00:59 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Leroy Green can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Harman - foul #3 on Robert Harman, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SF) Otis Wright | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Howard | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Sam Gregorio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer Shope, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Sam Gregorio makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Sam Gregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Julian Thorne | 60-62 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Steven Thibault is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Thorne - foul #2 on Julian Thorne, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF) Sam Gregorio | |
| 00:11 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Steven Thibault pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Steven Thibault in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Shope, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG) Otis Wright | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 60-63 |