| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Martin Frasier (fresh) SG - Michael Kemmer (fresh) SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) PF - John Gaston (fresh) C - John Premo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - George Withers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Gaston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wallace Wagner | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Glover - foul #1 on Albert Glover, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | John Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | John Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Wallace Wagner steals it from Albert Glover | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | John Premo grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Mattera - foul #1 on Gary Mattera, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:54 | American U. | Gary Chandler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Mattera | 7-3 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier is fouled on the floor by George Withers - foul #1 on George Withers, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner is whistled for traveling | 7-3 |
| 17:12 | American U. | Gary Mattera is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gary Mattera, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | John Premo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | John Premo gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier tips it home | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | American U. | George Withers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 16:22 | American U. | Albert Glover snags the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 16:07 | American U. | Martin Frasier is called for the reach on Gary Chandler - foul #1 on Martin Frasier, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (PG), Paul Randall (SG), Brandon Bussey (SF), Andre Bilbrey (PF), Bill Staley (C) Martin Frasier, Michael Kemmer, Wallace Wagner, John Gaston, John Premo | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SF) Michael Pittman | |
| 15:55 | American U. | Patrick Guy misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:53 | American U. | George Withers misses the tip | 9-3 |
| 15:51 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Rice (fresh) SG - Paul Randall (fresh) SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) PF - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) C - Bill Staley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Guy (fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - George Withers (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Albert Glover - foul #2 on Albert Glover, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (SF), William Counts (PF) Gary Chandler, Albert Glover | |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey misses the free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:44 | American U. | George Withers grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 15:22 | American U. | William Counts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice misses the floater from the left side | 11-3 |
| 14:57 | American U. | George Withers snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:50 | American U. | Gregory Borchert double dribbles | 11-3 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), Wallace Wagner (SF) Paul Randall, Bill Staley | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF), David Frey (C) Jeff Semon, George Withers | |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Frasier | 14-3 |
| 14:15 | American U. | David Frey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-3 |
| 14:13 | American U. | Gregory Borchert grabs the offensive rebound | 14-3 |
| 14:08 | American U. | Gregory Borchert clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 14-3 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner gets the rebound | 14-3 |
| 13:42 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-3 |
| 13:40 | American U. | William Counts pulls down the rebound | 14-3 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Martin Frasier steals it from Michael Pittman | 14-3 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey's fadeaway is rejected by William Counts | 14-3 |
| 13:03 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 14-3 |
| 12:48 | American U. | David Frey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-3 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey grabs the board | 14-3 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-3 |
| 12:27 | American U. | David Frey pulls down the rebound | 14-3 |
| 11:58 | American U. | David Frey clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Andre Bilbrey - foul #1 on Andre Bilbrey, team foul #2 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Michael Kemmer (SG), Paul Randall (SF), John Gaston (PF), John Premo (C) Martin Frasier, Paul Rice, Wallace Wagner, Brandon Bussey, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), George Withers (C) Gregory Borchert, Patrick Guy, Michael Pittman, William Counts | |
| 11:58 | American U. | David Frey misses the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 11:58 | American U. | David Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 11:43 | American U. | David Frey pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) SG - Michael Kemmer (fresh) SF - Paul Randall (fresh) PF - John Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Premo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) PF - David Frey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | American U. | Gary Chandler is hacked by Mark Hastings - foul #1 on Mark Hastings, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF) David Frey | |
| 11:05 | American U. | Michael Pittman is hacked by Paul Randall - foul #1 on Paul Randall, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG) Mark Hastings | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:58 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeff Semon | 14-6 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gaston | 17-6 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | John Premo pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Martin Frasier | 20-6 |
| 09:50 | American U. | John Premo takes the ball from Gary Chandler | 20-6 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Premo | 23-6 |
| 09:11 | American U. | John Gaston is called for the reach on Gary Chandler - foul #1 on John Gaston, team foul #5 | 23-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Paul Rice (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), Brandon Bussey (PF), Andre Bilbrey (C) Martin Frasier, Michael Kemmer, Paul Randall, John Gaston, John Premo | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Kevin Link (SG), Patrick Guy (SF), William Counts (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Jeff Semon | |
| 09:03 | American U. | Gregory Borchert travels with the ball | 23-6 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner buries a fadeaway from close range | 25-6 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Gregory Borchert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-9 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey blows the layup | 25-9 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice grabs the offensive board | 25-9 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-9 |
| 07:43 | American U. | William Counts gets the rebound | 25-9 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Link (fresh) SF - Patrick Guy (fresh) PF - William Counts (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Withers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | American U. | George Withers connects on the 3 from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings loses the dribble to Kevin Link | 25-12 |
| 07:12 | American U. | Mark Hastings picks off the pass by Gregory Borchert in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses the floater from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice hits the follow up shot | 27-12 |
| 06:36 | American U. | George Withers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-12 |
| 06:34 | American U. | Patrick Guy can't tip it in | 27-12 |
| 06:32 | American U. | George Withers misses the tip | 27-12 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey gets the rebound | 27-12 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | William Counts swats the layup by Andre Bilbrey | 27-12 |
| 06:16 | American U. | George Withers pulls down the rebound | 27-12 |
| 06:02 | American U. | Gregory Borchert clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Wallace Wagner - foul #1 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #6 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), Michael Kemmer (SG), Paul Randall (SF), John Gaston (PF), John Premo (C) Mark Hastings, Paul Rice, Wallace Wagner, Brandon Bussey, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Jeff Semon (PF), David Frey (C) Kevin Link, William Counts, George Withers | |
| 06:02 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses the 1st free throw | 27-12 |
| 06:02 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall double dribbles | 27-13 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Michael Pittman (SF) Gregory Borchert, Patrick Guy | |
| 05:35 | American U. | John Premo is called for the reach on David Frey - foul #1 on John Premo, team foul #7 | 27-13 |
| 05:35 | American U. | David Frey misses the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | John Gaston gets the rebound | 27-13 |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-13 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Kemmer | 27-13 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-13 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier tips it back up and in | 29-13 |
| 04:56 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher knocks in the shot from the right side | 29-15 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | John Premo comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Pittman - foul #1 on Michael Pittman, team foul #6 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner (SF) Paul Randall | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SF), William Counts (PF) Michael Pittman, Jeff Semon | |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | John Premo makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 04:34 | American U. | David Frey gets the rebound | 30-15 |
| 04:18 | American U. | Gary Chandler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Fletcher | 30-18 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Ronnie Fletcher is called for the reach on John Premo - foul #1 on Ronnie Fletcher, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Ronnie Fletcher | |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:01 | American U. | The rebound goes to David Frey | 30-18 |
| 03:43 | American U. | Gary Chandler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 30-18 |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner grabs the board | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Martin Frasier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Kemmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Premo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Guy (fresh) PF - William Counts (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Frey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-18 |
| 03:36 | American U. | William Counts gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 03:24 | American U. | David Frey clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Premo - foul #2 on John Premo, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (SG), Brandon Bussey (PF), Andre Bilbrey (C) Michael Kemmer, John Gaston, John Premo | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Albert Glover (PF) Gary Chandler, William Counts | |
| 03:24 | American U. | David Frey misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:24 | American U. | David Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice is hacked by Albert Glover - foul #3 on Albert Glover, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF), Jeff Semon (PF), George Withers (C) Gregory Borchert, Albert Glover, David Frey | |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:51 | American U. | George Withers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andre Bilbrey - foul #2 on Andre Bilbrey, team foul #9 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (SG) Martin Frasier | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:51 | American U. | George Withers misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:51 | American U. | George Withers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-20 |
| 02:34 | American U. | Gary Mattera grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 02:11 | American U. | Jeff Semon hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gary Mattera | 32-22 |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Martin Frasier (PG), Michael Kemmer (SG), John Gaston (PF), John Premo (C) Paul Rice, Paul Randall, Wallace Wagner, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), William Counts (PF) Patrick Guy, Jeff Semon | |
| 01:36 | American U. | George Withers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Bussey | 32-22 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | John Gaston lays it in | 34-22 |
| 01:03 | American U. | William Counts drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Mattera | 34-24 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Kemmer makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Frasier | 37-24 |
| 00:20 | American U. | George Withers connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-26 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey is whistled for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (PG), Paul Randall (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), Andre Bilbrey (PF), Bill Staley (C) Martin Frasier, Michael Kemmer, Brandon Bussey, John Gaston, John Premo | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG), Gregory Borchert (SF), David Frey (C) Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, George Withers | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Patrick Guy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-26 |