| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Anthony Millican (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Gagne (fresh) PF - Richard Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Beiler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reid Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Shawn Gagne inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | Edward Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Tim Garduno can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Peter Beiler | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | IPFW | Tim Garduno misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed misses badly on a shot from the right block | 34-36 |
| 18:26 | IPFW | Shawn Gagne snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | IPFW | Tim Garduno can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 18:02 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Shawn Gagne | 34-36 |
| 17:45 | IPFW | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Millican is blocked by Edward Thomas | 34-36 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Edward Thomas comes up short on the floater near the basket | 34-36 |
| 17:29 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed tips it in | 34-38 |
| 17:05 | IPFW | Anthony Millican misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:04 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:43 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Hawkins, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Trueblood (PG), Cornelius Angulo (SG), Andrew West (SF), Donald Schuler (PF), James Almodovar (C) Anthony Millican, Tim Garduno, Shawn Gagne, Richard Hawkins, Lyle Henderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson (SG), Buck Schuster (SF), Steven Morgan (PF), Michael Disanto (C) Eric Christiansen, Henry Harmon, Edward Thomas, Reid Reed | |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Morgan is denied by Donald Schuler | 34-38 |
| 16:26 | IPFW | Cornelius Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:06 | IPFW | Charles Vinson takes the ball from Robert Trueblood | 34-38 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Vinson | 34-40 |
| 15:53 | IPFW | Cornelius Angulo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 15:51 | IPFW | Andrew West tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Trueblood (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cornelius Angulo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Schuler (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Almodovar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Beiler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Buck Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Disanto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Buck Schuster comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 15:35 | IPFW | Cornelius Angulo snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:21 | IPFW | Donald Schuler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | Tim Garduno (SG) Andrew West | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Thomas (PF) Peter Beiler | |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Michael Disanto hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Morgan | 34-43 |
| 14:46 | IPFW | Donald Schuler hits a turnaround from the left block | 36-43 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Buck Schuster | 36-45 |
| 14:25 | IPFW | Tim Garduno is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Anthony Millican (PG), Shawn Gagne (SF), Richard Hawkins (PF), Lyle Henderson (C) Robert Trueblood, Cornelius Angulo, Donald Schuler, James Almodovar | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen (SG), Henry Harmon (SF), Reid Reed (C) Buck Schuster, Steven Morgan, Michael Disanto | |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Vinson and he's hacked by Tim Garduno - foul #2 on Tim Garduno, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler (PG) Charles Vinson | |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:50 | IPFW | Anthony Millican misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 13:48 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson can't tip it in | 36-48 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Henry Harmon pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Tim Garduno - foul #3 on Tim Garduno, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Morgan (PF) Edward Thomas | |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:12 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Millican | 38-50 |
| 12:48 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed hits the follow up shot | 38-52 |
| 12:37 | IPFW | Anthony Millican can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reid Reed - foul #1 on Reid Reed, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Trueblood (SG), Donald Schuler (C) Tim Garduno, Lyle Henderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson (SG), Edward Thomas (PF), Michael Disanto (C) Eric Christiansen, Henry Harmon, Reid Reed | |
| 12:37 | IPFW | Anthony Millican makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:37 | IPFW | Anthony Millican makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 12:20 | Western Illinois | Steven Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Donald Schuler steals it from Edward Thomas | 40-52 |
| 11:42 | IPFW | Anthony Millican buries a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Anthony Millican (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Trueblood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Gagne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Beiler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Disanto (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:04 | IPFW | Donald Schuler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Peter Beiler is denied by Shawn Gagne | 46-52 |
| 10:47 | IPFW | Donald Schuler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:25 | IPFW | Anthony Millican loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | Tim Garduno (SG), Cornelius Angulo (SF), James Almodovar (PF), Lyle Henderson (C) Anthony Millican, Shawn Gagne, Richard Hawkins, Donald Schuler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Buck Schuster (PG), Eric Christiansen (SG), Henry Harmon (SF), Colby Jones (PF), Reid Reed (C) Peter Beiler, Charles Vinson, Steven Morgan, Edward Thomas, Michael Disanto | |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Henry Harmon is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Angulo - foul #2 on Cornelius Angulo, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed tips it home | 46-54 |
| 09:35 | IPFW | Cornelius Angulo scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tim Garduno | 49-54 |
| 09:13 | Western Illinois | Buck Schuster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Buck Schuster misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:50 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:45 | IPFW | Robert Trueblood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 08:44 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson tips it in | 51-54 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Harmon | 51-56 |
| 08:16 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson hits a jump hook from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Buck Schuster knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Christiansen | 53-58 |
| 07:35 | IPFW | James Almodovar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Trueblood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tim Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cornelius Angulo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Almodovar (fairly fresh) C - Lyle Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Buck Schuster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Christiansen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colby Jones (fairly fresh) C - Reid Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Colby Jones is hacked by James Almodovar - foul #1 on James Almodovar, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | IPFW | Anthony Millican (PG), Shawn Gagne (SF), Richard Hawkins (PF), Donald Schuler (C) Robert Trueblood, Cornelius Angulo, James Almodovar, Lyle Henderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler (PG), Charles Vinson (SG), Steven Morgan (SF), Edward Thomas (PF), Michael Disanto (C) Buck Schuster, Eric Christiansen, Henry Harmon, Colby Jones, Reid Reed | |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas and he's hacked by Tim Garduno - foul #4 on Tim Garduno, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Andrew West (SG) Tim Garduno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:41 | IPFW | Anthony Millican hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Steven Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Disanto can't tip it in | 53-62 |
| 06:15 | IPFW | Donald Schuler grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 05:58 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Gagne | 56-62 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler hits a floater from the left wing set up by Edward Thomas | 56-64 |
| 05:26 | IPFW | Shawn Gagne blows the layup | 56-64 |
| 05:25 | IPFW | Shawn Gagne tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| 05:10 | Western Illinois | Edward Thomas is called for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Trueblood (PG), Tim Garduno (SG), Cornelius Angulo (SF), Lyle Henderson (C) Anthony Millican, Andrew West, Shawn Gagne, Donald Schuler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen (SG), Henry Harmon (SF), Reid Reed (C) Charles Vinson, Steven Morgan, Michael Disanto | |
| 04:50 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 04:48 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson tips it in | 60-64 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler is hacked by Lyle Henderson - foul #3 on Lyle Henderson, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Almodovar (PF) Richard Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Morgan (PF) Edward Thomas | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:10 | IPFW | James Almodovar is fouled on the floor by Henry Harmon - foul #3 on Henry Harmon, team foul #2 | 60-66 |
| 03:55 | IPFW | Tim Garduno connects on the 3 from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed double dribbles | 63-66 |
| Subs | IPFW | Anthony Millican (PG), Shawn Gagne (SF), Donald Schuler (PF) Robert Trueblood, Cornelius Angulo, James Almodovar | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Vinson (PG) Peter Beiler | |
| 03:35 | IPFW | Donald Schuler slams it home on a nice dish by Shawn Gagne | 65-66 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Anthony Millican (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Garduno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Gagne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Schuler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyle Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Christiansen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Reid Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Garduno - foul #5 on Tim Garduno, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| Subs | IPFW | Cornelius Angulo (SG), Richard Hawkins (PF) Tim Garduno, Donald Schuler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Thomas (PF), Michael Disanto (C) Steven Morgan, Reid Reed | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:13 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:46 | IPFW | Shawn Gagne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Thomas | 65-67 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Trueblood (SG) Cornelius Angulo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Beiler (PG), Reid Reed (C) Charles Vinson, Michael Disanto | |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Millican picks off the pass by Eric Christiansen | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Trueblood | 67-67 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Lyle Henderson blocks the short jumper by Henry Harmon | 67-67 |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 02:07 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Lyle Henderson | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | IPFW | Edward Thomas swats the layup by Anthony Millican | 67-67 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Thomas | 67-67 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Henry Harmon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 01:43 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Richard Hawkins | 67-67 |
| 01:37 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson double dribbles | 67-67 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Eric Christiansen hits the finger roll | 67-69 |
| 00:58 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #3 | 67-69 |
| 00:52 | IPFW | Anthony Millican scores on a floater from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Henry Harmon | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | IPFW | Robert Trueblood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Trueblood is called for the reach on Reid Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Trueblood, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Reid Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | IPFW | Richard Hawkins snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | IPFW | Robert Trueblood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | IPFW | Lyle Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | IPFW | Anthony Millican comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Henderson | 69-72 |