| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) PF - Charles Coston (fresh) C - James Morillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) SG - Kevin Patterson (fresh) SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Edward Zucker (fresh) C - Thomas Clement (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | James Morillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Fordham | Thomas Lynch is called for the reach on Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Fordham | Thomas Clement misses long on a runner in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Fordham | Thomas Clement grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Fordham | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Kevin Patterson takes the ball from Ryan Valentine in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson throws it down | 3-4 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine is hacked by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Andrews | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | Fordham | Thomas Clement drills a jumper in the lane set up by Ryan Wilson | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Fordham | Thomas Clement gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:48 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Clement | 5-9 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ryan Valentine | 7-9 |
| 17:30 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino (PF) Charles Coston | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (PG), Stephen Odea (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Ryan Valentine, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 16:59 | Fordham | Edward Zucker's pass is intercepted by Richard Sharp | 7-9 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | Fordham | Edward Zucker grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:18 | Fordham | Edward Zucker lays it in | 7-11 |
| 15:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Andrews | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Odea (fresh) PF - Mark Gudino (fresh) C - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Zucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Clement (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Fordham | Stephen Odea steals it from Edward Zucker | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea banks in the layup | 11-11 |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Edward Zucker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Mark Gudino - foul #1 on Mark Gudino, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF), Charles Coston (PF), James Morillo (C) Claude Andrews, Stephen Odea, Mark Gudino, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Holloman (PG), David Bergemann (SG), James Palazzo (SF), Rodney Williams (C) Ryan Wilson, Kevin Patterson, Joseph Mitchell, Thomas Clement | |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Edward Zucker makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Edward Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Edward Zucker makes the 3rd free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | James Morillo is hacked by James Palazzo - foul #1 on James Palazzo, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Estelle (C) Edward Zucker | |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch drills a jump hook from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 14:31 | Fordham | David Bergemann makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 13-17 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Carl Estelle is called for the reach on Richard Sharp - foul #1 on Carl Estelle, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea (SG) Richard Sharp | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ryan Wilson (PG) John Holloman | |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | James Morillo hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 13:43 | Fordham | Rodney Williams is hacked by Stephen Odea - foul #1 on Stephen Odea, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino (PF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Charles Coston, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Fordham | Kevin Patterson (SG) James Palazzo | |
| 13:29 | Fordham | David Bergemann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 13:27 | Fordham | Rodney Williams hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 13:22 | Fordham | Ryan Wilson pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 13:05 | Fordham | Ryan Valentine is called for the reach on Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Valentine, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Claude Andrews (SG) Ryan Valentine, Thomas Lynch | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Mitchell (SF), Thomas Clement (C) David Bergemann, Rodney Williams | |
| 12:53 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Smalling, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (PG), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Kissinger (PF) Carl Estelle | |
| 12:16 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Coston (PF) Mark Gudino | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | James Morillo hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Coston | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Odea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Kissinger (fresh) C - Thomas Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Fordham | Thomas Clement misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | James Morillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF), Mark Gudino (C) Claude Andrews, Stephen Odea, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Holloman (PG), David Bergemann (SG), James Palazzo (SF), Edward Zucker (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Ryan Wilson, Kevin Patterson, Joseph Mitchell, John Kissinger, Thomas Clement | |
| 10:55 | Fordham | John Holloman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Lynch - foul #2 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Evan Carter (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Thomas Lynch, Charles Coston | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 10:55 | Fordham | John Holloman misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:55 | Fordham | John Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:29 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 10:27 | Fordham | Rodney Williams gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:18 | Fordham | James Palazzo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Evan Carter | 17-23 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski tips it in | 19-23 |
| 09:50 | Fordham | Edward Zucker's pass is intercepted by Ryan Valentine | 19-23 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 09:27 | Fordham | John Holloman snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:23 | Fordham | A charge is called on David Bergemann - foul #1 on David Bergemann, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Charles Coston (PF), James Morillo (C) Ryan Valentine, Richard Sharp, Evan Carter, Mark Gudino, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ryan Wilson (PG), Kevin Patterson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Thomas Clement (C) John Holloman, David Bergemann, James Palazzo, Rodney Williams | |
| 08:57 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Claude Andrews | 21-23 |
| 08:42 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 21-23 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 08:15 | Fordham | Edward Zucker pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:02 | Fordham | Edward Zucker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Odea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Coston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Edward Zucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews is hacked by Thomas Clement - foul #1 on Thomas Clement, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Richard Sharp (SF), Mark Gudino (PF) Frank Smalling, Stephen Odea, Charles Coston | |
| Subs | Fordham | Carl Estelle (PF), John Kissinger (C) Edward Zucker, Thomas Clement | |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp loses the dribble to Joseph Mitchell | 21-23 |
| 07:34 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Evan Carter (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Claude Andrews, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Bergemann (SF), Rodney Williams (PF) Joseph Mitchell, John Kissinger | |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:50 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 06:22 | Fordham | David Bergemann grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:20 | Fordham | Ryan Wilson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea (SF) Evan Carter | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Holloman (PG), James Palazzo (SF), Thomas Clement (C) Ryan Wilson, Kevin Patterson, Carl Estelle | |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Sharp and he's hacked by Rodney Williams - foul #1 on Rodney Williams, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Charles Coston (PF) Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:01 | Fordham | Rodney Williams snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:49 | Fordham | John Holloman's floater is tipped away by Charles Coston | 25-23 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Valentine | 27-23 |
| 05:12 | Fordham | David Bergemann drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino tips it home | 29-26 |
| 04:34 | Fordham | John Holloman hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Bergemann | 29-28 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Richard Sharp (SG), Evan Carter (PF), James Morillo (C) Ryan Valentine, Claude Andrews, Charles Coston, Mark Gudino | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ryan Wilson (PG), Kevin Patterson (SG), Edward Zucker (PF), Carl Estelle (C) John Holloman, James Palazzo, Rodney Williams, Thomas Clement | |
| 04:13 | Fordham | James Morillo is called for the reach on Kevin Patterson - foul #1 on James Morillo, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG) Stephen Odea | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 04:13 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling is hacked by Edward Zucker - foul #1 on Edward Zucker, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch (SF) Claude Andrews | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Mitchell (SF) David Bergemann | |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Evan Carter (fresh) C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Edward Zucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Estelle (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Fordham | Edward Zucker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Evan Carter - foul #1 on Evan Carter, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| 03:34 | Fordham | Edward Zucker makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:34 | Fordham | Edward Zucker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Mitchell - foul #3 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino (PF) Evan Carter | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Bergemann (SF) Joseph Mitchell | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:06 | Fordham | Carl Estelle is hacked by Frank Smalling - foul #2 on Frank Smalling, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea (SG) Frank Smalling | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 03:06 | Fordham | Carl Estelle makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:06 | Fordham | Carl Estelle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 02:46 | Fordham | Edward Zucker pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:35 | Fordham | Edward Zucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Charles Coston (PF) Stephen Odea, Mark Gudino | |
| Subs | Fordham | Thomas Clement (C) Carl Estelle | |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 02:14 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:08 | Fordham | The pull-up jumper by Edward Zucker is blocked by Charles Coston | 33-34 |
| 02:07 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:53 | Fordham | Edward Zucker can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | James Morillo grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (C) Richard Sharp, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Fordham | James Palazzo (SF), Rodney Williams (PF) Kevin Patterson, Edward Zucker | |
| 01:09 | Fordham | David Bergemann misses the shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Ryan Wilson steals it from Charles Coston | 33-34 |
| 00:45 | Fordham | Ryan Wilson misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Bergemann - foul #2 on David Bergemann, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Stephen Odea, Charles Coston | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Holloman (PG), Kevin Patterson (SG), Carl Estelle (PF), John Kissinger (C) Ryan Wilson, David Bergemann, Rodney Williams, Thomas Clement | |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Kevin Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |