| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Justin Tomita (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Silveira (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Randall Lambert (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 19:41 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal tips it in | 41-41 |
| 19:27 | La Salle | Keith Silveira makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Tomita | 41-43 |
| 19:25 | Western Michigan | Randall Lambert steals it from Denis Tate in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 19:06 | La Salle | Justin Tomita hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Burrow | 41-45 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel drills a driving attempt in the lane | 43-45 |
| 18:52 | La Salle | Keith Silveira is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Vidal - foul #3 on Paul Vidal, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), Justin Witt (SG), Jay Gillen (SF), Kevin Fenton (PF), Jordan Hamborsky (C) Justin Tomita, James Paul, Keith Silveira, Randall Lambert, John Burrow | |
| 18:45 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 18:16 | La Salle | Willie Soo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 17:56 | La Salle | Kevin Fenton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Waugh | 50-45 |
| 17:33 | La Salle | Kevin Fenton misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), James Paul (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Randall Lambert (PF), John Burrow (C) Willie Soo, Justin Witt, Jay Gillen, Kevin Fenton, Jordan Hamborsky | |
| 17:04 | La Salle | Randall Lambert hits a jumper from close range | 50-47 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Justin Tomita - foul #2 on Justin Tomita, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 16:29 | La Salle | James Paul connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Tomita | 52-50 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Tomita - foul #3 on Justin Tomita, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Hondo Abdullah (SF), Harold Bond (PF) Keith Silveira, Randall Lambert | |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 16:08 | La Salle | Justin Tomita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 54-50 |
| 15:55 | La Salle | The rebound goes to John Burrow | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Waugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Justin Tomita (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Paul (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hondo Abdullah (fresh) PF - Harold Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Burrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:51 | La Salle | Justin Tomita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF) Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Hondo Abdullah - foul #2 on Hondo Abdullah, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Witt (SG) James Paul | |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:30 | La Salle | Justin Tomita is hacked by William Hyde in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Hyde, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Randall Lambert (PF) Harold Bond | |
| 15:15 | La Salle | 3 seconds is called on Justin Tomita | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (C) Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| Subs | La Salle | Keith Silveira (SF) Hondo Abdullah | |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | John Burrow steals the ball from Denis Tate | 56-50 |
| 14:44 | La Salle | Justin Witt makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Tomita | 56-53 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-53 |
| 14:24 | La Salle | John Burrow gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 14:19 | La Salle | Keith Silveira comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 14:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Silveira - foul #1 on Keith Silveira, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Sean Gibson (SG), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Paul (SG), Kevin Fenton (PF), Jordan Hamborsky (C) Justin Witt, Randall Lambert, John Burrow | |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:48 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Paul Vidal | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), Jay Gillen (SF) Justin Tomita, Keith Silveira | |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (PF), William Hyde (C) Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bond (C) Jordan Hamborsky | |
| 13:09 | La Salle | Willie Soo hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Paul and the foul's on Jason Fleshman - foul #1 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Hondo Abdullah (SF), John Burrow (C) Jay Gillen, Kevin Fenton | |
| 13:09 | La Salle | Willie Soo makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 12:53 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh buries a shot from the right wing set up by Lewis Thibodeau | 60-56 |
| 12:12 | La Salle | John Burrow hits a jumper near the basket set up by Harold Bond and he's hacked by William Hyde - foul #4 on William Hyde, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Jason Fleshman, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, Andrew Waugh, William Hyde | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), Justin Witt (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Randall Lambert (PF) Willie Soo, James Paul, Hondo Abdullah, Harold Bond | |
| 12:12 | La Salle | John Burrow makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 11:59 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-59 |
| 11:55 | La Salle | Sean Gibson takes the ball from Justin Tomita | 63-59 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Gibson | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ferrel (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Justin Tomita (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Keith Silveira (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Randall Lambert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Burrow (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:43 | La Salle | Keith Silveira knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Witt | 65-61 |
| 11:41 | Western Michigan | Justin Witt steps in front of the Denis Tate pass in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 11:27 | La Salle | James Ferrel is called for the reach on Justin Tomita - foul #2 on James Ferrel, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Robert Ramsey, Sean Gibson, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jay Gillen (SF), Kevin Fenton (PF), Jordan Hamborsky (C) Keith Silveira, Randall Lambert, John Burrow | |
| 11:22 | La Salle | Justin Witt misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 11:03 | La Salle | Justin Tomita hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jordan Hamborsky | 65-63 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Kevin Fenton steals it from Denis Tate in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 10:52 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #2 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Andrew Waugh, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Paul (SG), Keith Silveira (SF) Justin Witt, Jay Gillen | |
| 10:52 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:52 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfe | 65-63 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-63 |
| 10:31 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Kevin Fenton | 65-63 |
| 10:24 | La Salle | Keith Silveira misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 10:23 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 10:10 | La Salle | Justin Tomita misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 10:09 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfe | 65-63 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), Justin Witt (SG), Hondo Abdullah (SF), Randall Lambert (C) Justin Tomita, James Paul, Keith Silveira, Jordan Hamborsky | |
| 09:50 | La Salle | Justin Witt knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Gibson | 67-66 |
| 09:40 | La Salle | Lewis Thibodeau is called for the reach on Justin Witt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford (PF) Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jay Gillen (SF), John Burrow (C) Hondo Abdullah, Kevin Fenton | |
| 09:40 | La Salle | Justin Witt misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 09:40 | La Salle | John Burrow gets the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 09:22 | La Salle | Andrew Waugh steals it from John Burrow | 67-66 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Justin Witt steps in front of the Lewis Thibodeau pass in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 09:17 | La Salle | Jay Gillen lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Witt | 67-68 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Willie Soo - foul #3 on Willie Soo, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), James Ferrel (PF) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), James Paul (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Harold Bond (PF) Willie Soo, Justin Witt, Jay Gillen, John Burrow | |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Harold Bond swats the layup by Andrew Waugh | 67-68 |
| 08:48 | La Salle | Randall Lambert grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 08:38 | La Salle | Keith Silveira blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Waugh - foul #1 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Andrew Waugh, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | Hondo Abdullah (SF), Jordan Hamborsky (C) James Paul, Harold Bond | |
| 08:38 | La Salle | Keith Silveira makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 08:38 | La Salle | Keith Silveira makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Fleshman | 69-70 |
| 07:55 | La Salle | The short jumper by Jordan Hamborsky is denied by Paul Wolfe | 69-70 |
| 07:54 | La Salle | Hondo Abdullah tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), Justin Witt (SG), Jay Gillen (SF), Harold Bond (PF), John Burrow (C) Justin Tomita, Keith Silveira, Hondo Abdullah, Randall Lambert, Jordan Hamborsky | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Waugh (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Willie Soo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Witt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jay Gillen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Burrow (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-72 |
| 07:44 | La Salle | Harold Bond grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 07:37 | La Salle | Willie Soo lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Bond and he's fouled by Denis Tate - foul #2 on Denis Tate, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Kevin Fenton (PF) John Burrow | |
| 07:37 | La Salle | Willie Soo makes the free throw | 69-75 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Soo - foul #4 on Willie Soo, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford (PF) Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Paul (PG), John Burrow (C) Willie Soo, Harold Bond | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 07:22 | La Salle | The rebound goes to John Burrow | 69-75 |
| 07:05 | La Salle | Kevin Fenton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Paul | 69-77 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford clanks a turnaround from the right block | 69-77 |
| 06:37 | La Salle | John Burrow gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| 06:35 | La Salle | William Hyde is called for the reach on James Paul in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Hyde, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson, Jeffrey Alford, William Hyde | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), Hondo Abdullah (SF), Randall Lambert (PF) Justin Witt, Jay Gillen, Kevin Fenton | |
| 06:35 | La Salle | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:35 | La Salle | James Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 06:19 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Hondo Abdullah - foul #3 on Hondo Abdullah, team foul #7 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky (C) John Burrow | |
| 06:19 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 06:19 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 06:16 | La Salle | James Ferrel is called for the reach on James Paul in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ferrel, team foul #11 | 71-78 |
| 06:16 | La Salle | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 06:16 | La Salle | James Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel grabs the board | 71-79 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Fleshman | 74-79 |
| 05:56 | La Salle | Justin Tomita comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 05:55 | La Salle | James Paul grabs the offensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 05:46 | La Salle | Justin Tomita comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 05:44 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Lambert | 74-79 |
| 05:20 | La Salle | Jordan Hamborsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), Justin Witt (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Kevin Fenton (PF), Harold Bond (C) Justin Tomita, James Paul, Hondo Abdullah, Randall Lambert, Jordan Hamborsky | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson buries a floater from the right wing | 76-79 |
| 04:44 | La Salle | Kevin Fenton misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-79 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey's pass is intercepted by Willie Soo in the backcourt | 76-79 |
| 04:25 | La Salle | Willie Soo is hacked by Sean Gibson - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Andrew Waugh (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Burrow (C) Harold Bond | |
| 04:25 | La Salle | Willie Soo misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 04:25 | La Salle | Willie Soo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfe | 76-79 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG) Paul Vidal | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 04:06 | La Salle | John Burrow misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #4 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #13 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), Jay Gillen (SF), Randall Lambert (PF) Willie Soo, Keith Silveira, Kevin Fenton | |
| 04:06 | La Salle | John Burrow misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 04:06 | La Salle | John Burrow makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Fleshman | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sean Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Waugh (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Wolfe (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Justin Tomita (tired) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Witt (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jay Gillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Lambert (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Burrow (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:20 | La Salle | Randall Lambert is hacked by Andrew Waugh - foul #2 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Jason Fleshman, Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | Willie Soo (PG), James Paul (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Jordan Hamborsky (C) Justin Tomita, Justin Witt, Jay Gillen, John Burrow | |
| 03:20 | La Salle | Randall Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 03:20 | La Salle | Randall Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Randall Lambert - foul #3 on Randall Lambert, team foul #8 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF) Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | La Salle | Kevin Fenton (PF) Randall Lambert | |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 02:51 | La Salle | Kevin Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-82 |
| 02:49 | La Salle | James Paul is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #15 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), Hondo Abdullah (SF), Harold Bond (C) Willie Soo, Keith Silveira, Jordan Hamborsky | |
| 02:49 | La Salle | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 02:49 | La Salle | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #9 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Burrow (C) Kevin Fenton | |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:38 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Harold Bond | 80-84 |
| 02:13 | La Salle | John Burrow hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Justin Tomita | 80-86 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Witt (SG), Jay Gillen (SF), Kevin Fenton (PF) James Paul, Hondo Abdullah, John Burrow | |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Justin Tomita - foul #4 on Justin Tomita, team foul #10 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Paul Vidal (SF) Jason Fleshman, Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | La Salle | James Paul (SG), Keith Silveira (SF), Randall Lambert (PF), John Burrow (C) Justin Witt, Jay Gillen, Kevin Fenton, Harold Bond | |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 01:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:50 | La Salle | Justin Tomita is hacked by Paul Wolfe - foul #1 on Paul Wolfe, team foul #16 | 82-86 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (C) Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 01:50 | La Salle | Justin Tomita misses the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:50 | La Salle | Justin Tomita misses the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh pulls down the rebound | 82-86 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate drills a floater from the right wing | 84-86 |
| 01:27 | La Salle | Keith Silveira connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Lambert | 84-88 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-88 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Lambert | 84-88 |
| 01:05 | La Salle | Randall Lambert gets the rebound | 84-88 |
| 01:01 | La Salle | Justin Tomita is whistled for traveling | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel drills a shot from the left block | 86-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | La Salle | Justin Tomita is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Paul | 86-90 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-90 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Witt (SG), Kevin Fenton (PF) Justin Tomita, Randall Lambert | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | La Salle | Justin Witt is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #5 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #17 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:19 | La Salle | Justin Witt makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:19 | La Salle | Justin Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 86-92 |
| 00:11 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Justin Witt | 86-92 |
| 00:09 | La Salle | Justin Witt is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ramsey - foul #3 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #18 | 86-92 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Justin Tomita (PG), Harold Bond (PF) James Paul, Kevin Fenton | |
| 00:09 | La Salle | Justin Witt makes the 1st free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:09 | La Salle | Justin Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| 00:09 | La Salle | Harold Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-93 |
| 00:07 | La Salle | James Ferrel is called for the reach on Harold Bond - foul #4 on James Ferrel, team foul #19 | 86-93 |
| 00:07 | La Salle | Harold Bond makes the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:07 | La Salle | Harold Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 86-95 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-95 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Randall Lambert (PF) Harold Bond | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Justin Tomita runs out the clock | 86-95 |