| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Tiedemann (fresh) SF - Donat Sonoski (fresh) PF - Marvin Kilgore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Murray - foul #1 on Claude Murray, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:39 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 19:39 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 19:39 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 19:20 | Liberty | James Blackburn is called for the reach on Rod Bailey - foul #1 on James Blackburn, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 19:04 | Liberty | Claude Murray comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-21 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Smith | 26-21 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | Claude Murray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 18:45 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:34 | Chicago State | Claude Murray steals it from James Blackburn | 26-21 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Claude Murray loses the dribble to Marvin Kilgore | 26-21 |
| 18:03 | Chicago State | James Blackburn buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Tiedemann | 29-21 |
| 17:47 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Donat Sonoski - foul #1 on Donat Sonoski, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Davis (SG) Michael Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (SG) Claude Murray | |
| 17:47 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:47 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:47 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | James Blackburn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Mitchell - foul #3 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Troy Rose (SF) Donat Sonoski | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ralph Schafer (SF), Barry Burbank (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) Jeremy Summers, Timothy Mitchell, Gerald Smith | |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | James Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | James Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 17:16 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 17:14 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 17:00 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus double dribbles | 30-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Lamar Seamons (SG), Brian Anderson (C) James Blackburn, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | David Schmitz (SF) Rod Bailey | |
| 16:41 | Chicago State | Andrew Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Davis, team foul #3 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Stacey Stepp (SF) Marvin Kilgore | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:12 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus is hacked by Andrew Davis - foul #2 on Andrew Davis, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Tiedemann (SG), Donat Sonoski (SF) Lamar Seamons, Stacey Stepp | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Murray (SG), Jeremy Summers (SF), Gerald Smith (C) Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Robert Crabtree | |
| 15:53 | Liberty | Gerald Smith lays it up and in set up by Gregory Tyus and the foul's on Brian Anderson - foul #3 on Brian Anderson, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Blackburn (PG), Joseph Smith (C) Andrew Davis, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG), Timothy Mitchell (PF) Gregory Tyus, Barry Burbank | |
| 15:53 | Liberty | Gerald Smith makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Tiedemann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donat Sonoski (fresh) PF - Troy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski hits the finger roll | 32-25 |
| 15:26 | Liberty | Rod Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 15:24 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Troy Rose | 32-25 |
| 15:07 | Chicago State | Troy Rose hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-25 |
| 15:06 | Chicago State | Troy Rose misses the tip | 32-25 |
| 15:05 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith can't tip it in | 32-25 |
| 15:03 | Chicago State | Troy Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 14:52 | Chicago State | Michael Tiedemann hits a shot near the basket set up by Joseph Smith | 34-25 |
| 14:38 | Liberty | Rod Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 14:36 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 14:34 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Summers | 34-25 |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Claude Murray travels with the ball | 34-25 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Davis (SG), Stacey Stepp (SF), Marvin Kilgore (PF), Brian Anderson (C) Michael Tiedemann, Donat Sonoski, Troy Rose, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (SG), Ralph Schafer (SF), Robert Crabtree (C) Claude Murray, Jeremy Summers, Gerald Smith | |
| 14:04 | Chicago State | Andrew Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Lamar Seamons (SG) James Blackburn | |
| Subs | Liberty | David Schmitz (SF) Rod Bailey | |
| 13:57 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Schmitz and he's fouled by Lamar Seamons - foul #1 on Lamar Seamons, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| 13:57 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:37 | Chicago State | Brian Anderson is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| 13:24 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Tyus | 34-30 |
| 13:05 | Chicago State | Timothy Mitchell knocks away the 3 by Lamar Seamons | 34-30 |
| 13:03 | Liberty | David Schmitz grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 12:56 | Liberty | David Schmitz drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Tyus | 34-33 |
| 12:43 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 12:42 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:21 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses short on a runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 12:19 | Chicago State | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | Brian Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 11:54 | Liberty | David Schmitz is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Blackburn (PG), Michael Tiedemann (SG), Donat Sonoski (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Andrew Davis, Lamar Seamons, Stacey Stepp, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG), Claude Murray (SG), Jeremy Summers (SF), Barry Burbank (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Timothy Mitchell, Robert Crabtree | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donat Sonoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Kilgore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Barry Burbank (fresh) C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 11:29 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 11:18 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Troy Rose (PF) Marvin Kilgore | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:18 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:18 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:14 | Liberty | Rod Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 11:01 | Chicago State | Troy Rose misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 11:00 | Liberty | Gerald Smith gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:44 | Liberty | Claude Murray is hacked by Michael Tiedemann - foul #3 on Michael Tiedemann, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell (PF) Barry Burbank | |
| 10:44 | Liberty | Claude Murray makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:44 | Liberty | Claude Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:32 | Chicago State | Troy Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Troy Rose, team foul #8 | 38-35 |
| 10:10 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Rod Bailey and he's fouled by Troy Rose - foul #2 on Troy Rose, team foul #9 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore (PF) Troy Rose | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 10:10 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:47 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 09:46 | Liberty | Gerald Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Joseph Smith denies the turnaround by Timothy Mitchell | 38-38 |
| 09:24 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 09:08 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-38 |
| 09:07 | Liberty | Claude Murray pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 08:52 | Liberty | Joseph Smith denies the turnaround by Timothy Mitchell | 38-38 |
| 08:51 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 08:23 | Chicago State | James Blackburn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 08:22 | Liberty | Rod Bailey pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 08:10 | Liberty | Gerald Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Murray | 38-40 |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #3 on Gerald Smith, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Davis (PG), Lamar Seamons (SG), Troy Rose (PF), Brian Anderson (C) James Blackburn, Michael Tiedemann, Marvin Kilgore, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Barry Burbank (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) Rod Bailey, Claude Murray, Jeremy Summers, Timothy Mitchell, Gerald Smith | |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:53 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Andrew Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lamar Seamons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donat Sonoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) SF - David Schmitz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Burbank (fresh) C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Liberty | Barry Burbank makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Tyus | 40-42 |
| 07:25 | Chicago State | Troy Rose comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 07:24 | Chicago State | Brian Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 07:03 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Anderson - foul #4 on Brian Anderson, team foul #10 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore (PF) Donat Sonoski | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 07:03 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:03 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:50 | Chicago State | Troy Rose misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 06:49 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:36 | Liberty | Marvin Kilgore steps in front of the Robert Crabtree pass | 42-44 |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | Andrew Davis misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-44 |
| 06:12 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Ralph Schafer | 42-44 |
| 05:55 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 05:53 | Chicago State | Brian Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 05:44 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 42-44 |
| 05:42 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-44 |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 05:13 | Chicago State | Andrew Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Kilgore | 45-44 |
| 05:13 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Blackburn (PG), Michael Tiedemann (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Andrew Davis, Lamar Seamons, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG), Claude Murray (SG), Jeremy Summers (SF), Timothy Mitchell (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Barry Burbank, Robert Crabtree | |
| 04:51 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 04:50 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:48 | Chicago State | Claude Murray steps in front of the James Blackburn pass in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 04:46 | Liberty | Claude Murray lays it in | 45-46 |
| 04:23 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #4 on Gerald Smith, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski (SF) Troy Rose | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 04:23 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:23 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:23 | Liberty | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:06 | Liberty | Claude Murray misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 04:00 | Chicago State | James Blackburn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Tiedemann | 49-46 |
| 03:38 | Liberty | Gerald Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 49-46 |
| 03:37 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Blackburn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donat Sonoski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Kilgore (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Chicago State | Marvin Kilgore scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blackburn | 52-46 |
| 03:07 | Liberty | Gerald Smith connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-48 |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | James Blackburn scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Tiedemann | 54-48 |
| 02:33 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Smith | 54-51 |
| 02:10 | Chicago State | Joseph Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-51 |
| 01:47 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 01:45 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:34 | Liberty | Gerald Smith travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| 01:14 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blackburn | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Liberty | Rod Bailey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:50 | Chicago State | Donat Sonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Rod Bailey is called for the reach on Donat Sonoski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rod Bailey, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Davis (SG), Stacey Stepp (SF), Troy Rose (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Michael Tiedemann, Donat Sonoski, Marvin Kilgore, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Troy Rose is fouled on the floor by Claude Murray - foul #2 on Claude Murray, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Troy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Troy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Arthur Smith snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | James Blackburn connects on the floater from the left block set up by Arthur Smith | 63-51 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Rod Bailey is fouled on the floor by Andrew Davis - foul #3 on Andrew Davis, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Lamar Seamons (SG), Brian Anderson (C) James Blackburn, Arthur Smith | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (SG), Ralph Schafer (SF), Barry Burbank (PF), Robert Crabtree (C) Claude Murray, Jeremy Summers, Timothy Mitchell, Gerald Smith | |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Rod Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Rod Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Andrew Davis runs out the clock | 63-53 |