| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Revilla (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael March (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - John Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wyatt Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Brown | Michael Graham inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Brown | Michael Graham drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Smith | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Michael March buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 38-32 |
| 19:19 | Brown | Roy Oakes is called for the reach on Wyatt Lowery - foul #2 on Roy Oakes, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:03 | Brown | Jack Revilla swats the shot by Wyatt Lowery | 38-32 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Lowery steps in front of the Roy Oakes pass | 38-32 |
| 18:33 | Brown | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Revilla - foul #2 on Jack Revilla, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 18:33 | Brown | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | Brown | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael March | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Michael March tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 18:03 | Brown | Wyatt Lowery is hacked by Michael Hawkins - foul #1 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 17:45 | Brown | John Bradley makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Brown and he's hacked by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Sean Todd (C) John Smith | |
| 17:45 | Brown | John Bradley makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 17:25 | Brown | John Bradley gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:05 | Brown | Charles Brown throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Todd | 40-38 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:41 | Brown | Michael Graham gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Brown | Michael Graham is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse (PG), Chase Russell (SG), John Galloway (SF), Sid Welch (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Michael Hawkins, Roy Oakes, Charles Kelly, Jack Revilla, Michael March | |
| Subs | Brown | George McCarey (SG), James Bacher (PF), John Smith (C) Wyatt Lowery, Michael Graham, Charles Brown | |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | John Galloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:56 | Brown | John Bradley grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Larry Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chase Russell (fresh) SF - John Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sid Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - John Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George McCarey (fresh) SF - Sean Todd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Bacher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Brown | John Bradley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Brown | Sean Todd tips it home | 40-40 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:05 | Brown | James Bacher gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:48 | Brown | John Smith double dribbles | 40-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins (PG), Roy Oakes (SG), Daniel Burnett (SF), Jack Revilla (PF) Larry Hulse, Chase Russell, John Galloway, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | Brown | Allen Hinkle (SG), David Petersen (SF), Charles Brown (PF) John Bradley, Sean Todd, John Smith | |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Burnett | 43-40 |
| 13:54 | Brown | Charles Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Hinkle | 43-43 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | Brown | The rebound goes to David Petersen | 43-43 |
| 13:24 | Brown | David Petersen's floater is tipped away by Sid Welch | 43-43 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sid Welch | 43-43 |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:05 | Brown | James Bacher gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | Brown | Charles Brown travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael March (C) Sid Welch | |
| Subs | Brown | John Bradley (PG), Michael Graham (SF), John Smith (C) George McCarey, David Petersen, James Bacher | |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 12:22 | Brown | John Smith snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 11:58 | Brown | Charles Brown misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jack Revilla - foul #3 on Jack Revilla, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (SG), John Galloway (PF) Roy Oakes, Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 11:58 | Brown | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:58 | Brown | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Michael March grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Burnett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael March (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - John Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Hinkle (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Michael March is called for 3 seconds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse (SG), Joseph Dean (PF) Michael Hawkins, Daniel Burnett | |
| Subs | Brown | Sean Todd (PF) Charles Brown | |
| 11:18 | Brown | John Bradley hits a floater from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | John Smith swats the short shot by Charles Kelly | 43-46 |
| 10:59 | Brown | Michael Graham gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:39 | Brown | Allen Hinkle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael March | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | John Galloway drills a jumper from the left block set up by Charles Kelly and he's hacked by Michael Graham - foul #2 on Michael Graham, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins (PG), Roy Oakes (SG), Daniel Burnett (SF), Jack Revilla (PF) Charles Kelly, Larry Hulse, Joseph Dean, Michael March | |
| Subs | Brown | Wyatt Lowery (SG), Charles Brown (PF), James Bacher (C) Allen Hinkle, Michael Graham, John Smith | |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | John Galloway makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:39 | Brown | Charles Brown misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes is fouled on the floor by Wyatt Lowery - foul #2 on Wyatt Lowery, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sid Welch (C) John Galloway | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Brown | Charles Brown grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 08:47 | Brown | Charles Brown's floater is tipped away by Jack Revilla | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | George McCarey (PG), Allen Hinkle (SG), David Petersen (SF) John Bradley, Wyatt Lowery, Sean Todd | |
| 08:29 | Brown | Allen Hinkle can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Roy Oakes - foul #3 on Roy Oakes, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael March (C) Sid Welch | |
| Subs | Brown | Michael Graham (SF) David Petersen | |
| 08:29 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:29 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Allen Hinkle takes the ball from Roy Oakes | 46-48 |
| 08:01 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by George McCarey | 46-50 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by George McCarey - foul #2 on George McCarey, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | John Fraser (PF), John Smith (C) Charles Brown, James Bacher | |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Burnett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Revilla (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael March (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - George McCarey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fraser (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Brown | Allen Hinkle knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 48-52 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins loses the dribble to George McCarey in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 07:18 | Brown | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:17 | Brown | John Fraser snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 06:53 | Brown | Michael Graham connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | John Fraser takes the ball from Michael Hawkins | 48-55 |
| 06:33 | Brown | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Revilla | 51-55 |
| 05:55 | Brown | Michael March steals it from John Smith | 51-55 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:35 | Brown | The rebound goes to John Smith | 51-55 |
| 05:35 | Brown | Brown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sid Welch (C) Michael March | |
| Subs | Brown | John Bradley (PG), Sean Todd (SF), Charles Brown (PF) George McCarey, Michael Graham, John Fraser | |
| 05:20 | Brown | Charles Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Jack Revilla buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Roy Oakes | 53-55 |
| 04:49 | Brown | Charles Brown misses the shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins connects on the shot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 04:13 | Brown | Allen Hinkle connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Bradley and he's hacked by Michael Hawkins - foul #2 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG), Larry Hulse (SG), John Galloway (SF), Michael March (C) Michael Hawkins, Roy Oakes, Daniel Burnett, Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | Brown | Michael Graham (SF) John Smith | |
| 04:13 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Michael March misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Graham - foul #3 on Michael Graham, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Michael March misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:46 | Brown | Charles Brown buries a floater from the right wing | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sid Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael March (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - John Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Hinkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Todd (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Western Illinois | John Galloway loses the dribble to Allen Hinkle | 56-60 |
| 03:09 | Brown | Michael Graham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Graham - foul #4 on Michael Graham, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes (SG) John Galloway | |
| Subs | Brown | Wyatt Lowery (SG), James Bacher (C) Allen Hinkle, Sean Todd | |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Larry Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:56 | Brown | Charles Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins (PG) Larry Hulse | |
| Subs | Brown | John Fraser (C) Charles Brown | |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett (SF), Jack Revilla (PF) Charles Kelly, Sid Welch | |
| Subs | Brown | Allen Hinkle (SG), Charles Brown (PF), John Smith (C) Wyatt Lowery, James Bacher, John Fraser | |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hawkins | 61-60 |
| 02:09 | Brown | John Smith is hacked by Jack Revilla - foul #4 on Jack Revilla, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 02:09 | Brown | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Brown | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Michael March scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Jack Revilla | 63-62 |
| 01:31 | Brown | Charles Brown knocks in the shot in the paint set up by John Bradley and he's hacked by Jack Revilla - foul #5 on Jack Revilla, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sid Welch (PF) Jack Revilla | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 01:31 | Brown | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Graham is called for the reach on Daniel Burnett - foul #5 on Michael Graham, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | Sean Todd (SF) Michael Graham | |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:34 | Brown | Charles Brown scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Bradley | 65-67 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Sean Todd steps in front of the Sid Welch pass | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Brown | Michael Hawkins is called for the reach on Allen Hinkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 00:18 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:18 | Brown | Allen Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Brown | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 00:11 | Brown | Charles Brown is hacked by Michael Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| 00:11 | Brown | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:11 | Brown | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Sid Welch snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Brown | John Fraser (C) John Smith | |
| 00:03 | Brown | Allen Hinkle is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hawkins - foul #5 on Michael Hawkins, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG) Michael Hawkins | |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| 00:03 | Brown | Allen Hinkle misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Brown | Allen Hinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael March | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Roy Oakes misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-70 |