| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Waltman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Taber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Brewster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Wnorowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Turner inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 19:43 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 19:39 | South Alabama | William Taber's pass is intercepted by Edwin Halliburton | 45-33 |
| 19:21 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton misses the easy layup | 45-33 |
| 19:19 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 18:56 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Edwin Halliburton - foul #1 on Edwin Halliburton, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| 18:56 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | David Turner misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-35 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | David Turner tips it in | 48-37 |
| 18:36 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | David Turner grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | David Turner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 17:50 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Halliburton | 48-40 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 17:01 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman is hacked by Edwin Halliburton - foul #2 on Edwin Halliburton, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), John Hyman (SF), Robert Ketner (PF), James Ellis (C) Robert Reynolds, Robert Waltman, William Taber, Gary Southworth, Jamie Brewster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG), Kevin Alexandre (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Nestor Stamey (PF), Eddie Odom (C) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton, Fred Wnorowski | |
| 16:50 | South Alabama | Kevin Alexandre picks off the pass by Joe Thomas | 48-43 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Holland banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Alexandre | 48-45 |
| 16:42 | South Alabama | John Hyman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-45 |
| 16:41 | South Alabama | John Hyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:27 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Thomas | 50-45 |
| 16:08 | Western Illinois | Robert Holland buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Alexandre | 50-48 |
| 15:54 | South Alabama | Eddie Odom steps in front of the John Hyman pass | 50-48 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jeffrey Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ketner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Nicolas Frisina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Holland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Odom (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Holland is hacked by John Hyman - foul #2 on John Hyman, team foul #1 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Waltman (SG), Allan Yard (C) Jeffrey Nelson, Robert Ketner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans (C) Eddie Odom | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Ellis - foul #2 on James Ellis, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), David Dunn (SF), Jamie Brewster (C) Joe Thomas, John Hyman, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Max Valdes (SF), Edwin Halliburton (PF) Nicolas Frisina, Robert Holland, Nestor Stamey | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Edwin Halliburton - foul #3 on Edwin Halliburton, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), David Turner (SF) Kevin Alexandre, Max Valdes | |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 52-50 |
| 14:52 | Western Illinois | David Turner gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | David Turner misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 14:40 | South Alabama | Allan Yard snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 14:35 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds drills a driving attempt from close range set up by David Dunn | 54-50 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses the jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 14:21 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton tips it home | 54-52 |
| 14:01 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster misses the shot from the right block | 54-52 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-52 |
| 13:35 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jamie Brewster | 54-52 |
| 13:28 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-52 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | David Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Allan Yard denies the turnaround by Alton Wathen | 54-52 |
| 13:16 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Allan Yard | 54-52 |
| 13:10 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), William Taber (SF), Robert Ketner (PF), James Ellis (C) Robert Reynolds, Robert Waltman, David Dunn, Allan Yard, Jamie Brewster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG), Kevin Alexandre (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Holland misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Joe Thomas steals it from Nicolas Frisina | 54-52 |
| 12:41 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson throws it down set up by Joe Thomas | 56-52 |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | James Ellis blocks the short jumper by Fred Wnorowski | 56-52 |
| 12:30 | South Alabama | William Taber gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 12:25 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson connects on the runner from close range set up by William Taber and he's hacked by Nestor Stamey - foul #3 on Nestor Stamey, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hyman (SF), Gary Southworth (PF) William Taber, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:25 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Holland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 12:05 | South Alabama | John Hyman gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicolas Frisina - foul #1 on Nicolas Frisina, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ellis (C) Robert Ketner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom (C) Fred Wnorowski | |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:42 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | James Ellis pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jeffrey Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Nicolas Frisina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Holland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Odom (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Nestor Stamey | 61-52 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is hacked by Joe Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Thomas, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), William Taber (SF) Jeffrey Nelson, Joe Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), David Turner (SF), Kenneth Evans (C) Nicolas Frisina, Robert Holland, Nestor Stamey | |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Eddie Odom is blocked by James Ellis | 61-52 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hyman - foul #3 on John Hyman, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Waltman (SG), Robert Ketner (C) John Hyman, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:38 | South Alabama | Robert Ketner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Dunn (SF) William Taber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), Edwin Halliburton (PF) Kevin Alexandre, Eddie Odom | |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | David Turner knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Isiah Schultz | 61-56 |
| 10:17 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 10:15 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman misses the tip | 61-56 |
| 10:13 | South Alabama | David Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:07 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is hacked by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Thomas (PG), Jamie Brewster (C) Robert Reynolds, Robert Ketner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 09:47 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 09:42 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Fred Wnorowski - foul #3 on Fred Wnorowski, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hyman (SF), James Ellis (PF) David Dunn, Gary Southworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Max Valdes (SF) David Turner | |
| 09:42 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:42 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | James Ellis swats the short shot by Max Valdes | 63-56 |
| 09:15 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:56 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Nestor Stamey - foul #4 on Nestor Stamey, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson (SG), William Taber (SF), Gary Southworth (PF), Allan Yard (C) Robert Waltman, John Hyman, James Ellis, Jamie Brewster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), Kevin Alexandre (SG), David Turner (SF), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Nicolas Frisina, Robert Holland, Max Valdes, Fred Wnorowski, Nestor Stamey | |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | David Turner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Taber - foul #2 on William Taber, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), Robert Ketner (PF) Joe Thomas, Gary Southworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:45 | South Alabama | Edwin Halliburton steps in front of the William Taber pass | 65-58 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Reynolds (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Taber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ketner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allan Yard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | William Taber steals the ball from Kenneth Evans | 65-58 |
| 07:09 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds lays it in on a great pass from William Taber | 67-58 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans connects on the shot from the left block | 67-60 |
| 06:47 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-60 |
| 06:31 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Ketner | 67-60 |
| 06:24 | South Alabama | Isiah Schultz is called for the reach on Robert Ketner - foul #1 on Isiah Schultz, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ellis (PG), John Hyman (SG), David Dunn (SF), Gary Southworth (PF) Robert Reynolds, Jeffrey Nelson, William Taber, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG), Alton Wathen (SG), Robert Holland (SF), Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Isiah Schultz, Kevin Alexandre, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| 06:24 | South Alabama | Robert Ketner makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:24 | South Alabama | Robert Ketner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | James Ellis is called for the reach on Nicolas Frisina in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ellis, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster (C) Robert Ketner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:14 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster lays it in | 70-62 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 05:32 | South Alabama | Jamie Brewster tips it but misses | 70-65 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | David Dunn tips it back up and in | 72-65 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | James Ellis takes the ball from Robert Holland in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 05:02 | South Alabama | James Ellis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski tips it back up and in | 72-67 |
| 04:15 | South Alabama | David Dunn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Thomas (PG), Robert Waltman (SG), William Taber (SF), Robert Ketner (C) James Ellis, John Hyman, David Dunn, Jamie Brewster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), David Turner (SF), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Nicolas Frisina, Robert Holland, Fred Wnorowski, Nestor Stamey | |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre loses the dribble to Robert Ketner in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 03:59 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman misses long on a floater from the left side | 72-67 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Halliburton | 72-67 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Thomas - foul #3 on Joe Thomas, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG) Alton Wathen | |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:54 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to William Taber | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | South Alabama | William Taber is fouled on the floor by Kevin Alexandre - foul #1 on Kevin Alexandre, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:49 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | David Turner drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Isiah Schultz | 74-70 |
| 03:18 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth misses the turnaround from the baseline | 74-70 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | David Turner snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Joe Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Waltman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Taber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Southworth (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ketner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Evans | 74-73 |
| 02:56 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth misses the lay-in | 74-73 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman tips it but misses | 74-73 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | David Turner snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz travels with the ball | 74-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jeffrey Nelson (SF), Allan Yard (PF), Jamie Brewster (C) Joe Thomas, William Taber, Gary Southworth, Robert Ketner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Eddie Odom (C) Kevin Alexandre, Kenneth Evans | |
| 02:18 | South Alabama | Edwin Halliburton steals it from Allan Yard | 74-73 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Nelson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Nelson, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hyman (SF), James Ellis (PF) Robert Waltman, Jamie Brewster | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Holland (SG), Max Valdes (SF), Nestor Stamey (PF) Alton Wathen, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton | |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the 3 from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Waltman (SG), William Taber (SF), Gary Southworth (PF), Jamie Brewster (C) Jeffrey Nelson, John Hyman, James Ellis, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), David Turner (SF), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Robert Holland, Max Valdes, Nestor Stamey, Eddie Odom | |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Taber - foul #3 on William Taber, team foul #11 | 77-75 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | William Taber is hacked by David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | William Taber misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Isiah Schultz | 78-79 |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman drills a jump hook near the basket | 80-79 |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-82 |
| 00:20 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth's pass is intercepted by Edwin Halliburton | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #12 | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-84 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans is hacked by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #13 | 83-84 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:10 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-86 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (SF) David Turner | |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Reynolds is called for the reach on Isiah Schultz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #14 | 83-86 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Robert Waltman misses the halfcourt shot | 83-87 |