| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elias Dietz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Westmoreland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Matchett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Forrest (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Westling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Tramel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Kallenberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Downs (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger misses the lay-in | 35-27 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Smith | 35-27 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-27 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Kallenberger - foul #1 on Howard Kallenberger, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:47 | American U. | Lawrence Downs gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:30 | American U. | James Westling misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 18:28 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:08 | American U. | Troy Wilham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 18:07 | American U. | Lawrence Downs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:55 | American U. | Tommy Westmoreland steps in front of the Troy Wilham pass | 36-27 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Westmoreland | 38-27 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Troy Wilham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-27 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Troy Wilham tips it home | 38-29 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | David Smith is hacked by James Westling - foul #2 on James Westling, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack (SF), Edwin Funk (C) Vincent Matchett, David Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Hall (PF) Troy Wilham | |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:01 | American U. | Lawrence Downs pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:37 | American U. | Lawrence Downs misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Hugo Forrest - foul #3 on Hugo Forrest, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh (SF), Jun Chiou (PF) Elias Dietz, Hugo Forrest | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeremy Harper (PG), Nolan Bulkley (SF) James Westling, Howard Kallenberger | |
| 16:37 | American U. | Lawrence Downs makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:37 | American U. | Lawrence Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland tips it in | 40-31 |
| 15:43 | American U. | Jeremy Harper is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz (PG), Vincent Matchett (SF), David Smith (C) Tommy Westmoreland, Donald Pugh, Jun Chiou | |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Jensen (SG), Troy Wilham (PF) Charles Tramel, Lawrence Downs | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elias Dietz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mack (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Matchett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Funk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jeremy Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Jensen (fresh) SF - Nolan Bulkley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Wilham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nolan Bulkley - foul #1 on Nolan Bulkley, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest (PF) Edwin Funk | |
| Subs | American U. | Howard Kallenberger (SF) Joshua Jensen | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:25 | American U. | Gregory Hall grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Gregory Hall buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | James Westling (PG) Nolan Bulkley | |
| 15:05 | American U. | Gregory Hall makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Harper steps in front of the Hugo Forrest pass | 41-34 |
| 14:43 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger is fouled on the floor by Vincent Matchett - foul #2 on Vincent Matchett, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland (SG) Dennis Mack | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Tramel (SG) Jeremy Harper | |
| 14:30 | American U. | Troy Wilham is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Howard Kallenberger steps in front of the Elias Dietz pass | 41-34 |
| 14:00 | American U. | James Westling lays it in on a great pass from Howard Kallenberger | 41-36 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Hugo Forrest's layup is rejected by Gregory Hall | 41-36 |
| 13:33 | American U. | Troy Wilham snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | American U. | James Westling misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hugo Forrest - foul #4 on Hugo Forrest, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack (PG), Donald Pugh (SF), Jun Chiou (PF), Edwin Funk (C) Elias Dietz, Vincent Matchett, Hugo Forrest, David Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Nolan Bulkley (SF), William Barboza (PF), Lawrence Downs (C) Howard Kallenberger, Troy Wilham, Gregory Hall | |
| 13:18 | American U. | James Westling makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:18 | American U. | James Westling makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Tramel steps in front of the Donald Pugh pass | 41-38 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley lays it in on a great pass from Charles Tramel | 41-40 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh is hacked by James Westling - foul #3 on James Westling, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billy Smith (SG) Tommy Westmoreland | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeremy Harper (PG) James Westling | |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Billy Smith | 43-40 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Charles Tramel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Pugh - foul #2 on Donald Pugh, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Charles Tramel makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Charles Tramel misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Lawrence Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:10 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz (PG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Mack | 46-41 |
| 11:34 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland (SG) Donald Pugh | |
| Subs | American U. | James Westling (PG), Howard Kallenberger (SF) Charles Tramel, Nolan Bulkley | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elias Dietz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Westmoreland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jun Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Funk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Westling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Kallenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barboza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Downs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Elias Dietz | 48-41 |
| 10:52 | American U. | Lawrence Downs knocks in the shot from the right block | 48-43 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 10:32 | American U. | William Barboza pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Edwin Funk is called for the reach on Lawrence Downs - foul #1 on Edwin Funk, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett (SF), David Smith (C) Dennis Mack, Edwin Funk | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Tramel (SG), Troy Wilham (PF), Gregory Hall (C) Jeremy Harper, William Barboza, Lawrence Downs | |
| 10:14 | American U. | The jump hook by Troy Wilham is blocked by Jun Chiou | 48-43 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Charles Tramel gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:34 | American U. | Tommy Westmoreland picks off the pass by Gregory Hall | 48-43 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland hits the finger roll | 50-43 |
| 09:12 | American U. | Troy Wilham dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Tramel | 50-45 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Troy Wilham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | American U. | Gregory Hall connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Howard Kallenberger | 50-47 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Charles Tramel grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger misses the easy layup | 50-47 |
| 08:06 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Vincent Matchett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-47 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Troy Wilham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:32 | American U. | James Westling is hacked by Vincent Matchett - foul #3 on Vincent Matchett, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack (PG), Billy Smith (SG), Donald Pugh (SF), Hugo Forrest (PF), Edwin Funk (C) Elias Dietz, Tommy Westmoreland, Vincent Matchett, Jun Chiou, David Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeremy Harper (SG), Nolan Bulkley (SF), William Barboza (PF), Lawrence Downs (C) Charles Tramel, Howard Kallenberger, Troy Wilham, Gregory Hall | |
| 07:32 | American U. | James Westling makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:32 | American U. | James Westling makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hugo Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Edwin Funk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Westling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nolan Bulkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Barboza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Downs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nolan Bulkley - foul #2 on Nolan Bulkley, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Jensen (SG) James Westling | |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:08 | American U. | Joshua Jensen snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:53 | American U. | William Barboza is fouled on the floor by Hugo Forrest - foul #5 on Hugo Forrest, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Smith (C) Hugo Forrest | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:53 | American U. | William Barboza makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:53 | American U. | William Barboza makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Nolan Bulkley picks off the pass by Edwin Funk | 50-51 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Jeremy Harper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Jensen | 50-53 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland (SG), Vincent Matchett (SF) Billy Smith, David Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Tramel (SG), Troy Wilham (PF) Joshua Jensen, William Barboza | |
| 05:39 | American U. | Troy Wilham makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Harper | 50-56 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Harper - foul #3 on Jeremy Harper, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz (PG) Donald Pugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Howard Kallenberger (SF) Nolan Bulkley | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland's pass is intercepted by Charles Tramel | 50-56 |
| 05:00 | American U. | Jeremy Harper banks in the layup set up by Charles Tramel | 50-58 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland drills a floater from the right wing set up by Elias Dietz and he's hacked by Charles Tramel - foul #2 on Charles Tramel, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jun Chiou (PF) Edwin Funk | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Hall (PF), William Barboza (C) Troy Wilham, Lawrence Downs | |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Tommy Westmoreland steals it from William Barboza | 53-58 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Elias Dietz | 55-58 |
| 04:07 | American U. | Jeremy Harper travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Pugh (SF), David Smith (C) Vincent Matchett, Dennis Mack | |
| Subs | American U. | James Westling (PG) Jeremy Harper | |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | James Westling picks off the pass by Elias Dietz | 55-58 |
| 03:38 | American U. | James Westling lays it in | 55-60 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Howard Kallenberger is called for the reach on Jun Chiou - foul #2 on Howard Kallenberger, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Mack (PG), Edwin Funk (C) Elias Dietz, David Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | Nolan Bulkley (SF), Troy Wilham (PF), Lawrence Downs (C) Howard Kallenberger, Gregory Hall, William Barboza | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Jun Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Jun Chiou misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:13 | American U. | Troy Wilham snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Westmoreland (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jun Chiou (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edwin Funk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Westling (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Tramel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nolan Bulkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wilham (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Lawrence Downs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | American U. | Lawrence Downs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:56 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:28 | American U. | Nolan Bulkley gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Lawrence Downs hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-60 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Jun Chiou gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz (PG), Vincent Matchett (SF), David Smith (C) Dennis Mack, Donald Pugh, Jun Chiou | |
| Subs | American U. | Howard Kallenberger (SF) Nolan Bulkley | |
| 02:05 | Western Illinois | Edwin Funk's pass is intercepted by Charles Tramel | 56-60 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Troy Wilham is fouled on the floor by Elias Dietz - foul #2 on Elias Dietz, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Troy Wilham misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Edwin Funk grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | James Westling steps in front of the Elias Dietz pass | 56-60 |
| 01:12 | American U. | James Westling is fouled on the floor by Tommy Westmoreland - foul #1 on Tommy Westmoreland, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 01:12 | American U. | James Westling makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:12 | American U. | James Westling misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Troy Wilham gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:54 | American U. | David Smith is called for the reach on Charles Tramel - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:54 | American U. | Charles Tramel misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:54 | American U. | Charles Tramel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | David Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-62 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Edwin Funk gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | American U. | Lawrence Downs drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Westling | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Elias Dietz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Elias Dietz - foul #3 on Elias Dietz, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:14 | American U. | Howard Kallenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Tommy Westmoreland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Troy Wilham pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | James Westling runs out the clock | 59-66 |