| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve Easley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Averett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Chase Russell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Steve Easley inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | American U. | William Montgomery knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Chill | 30-24 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | American U. | The short jumper by Steve Easley is denied by Joseph Dean | 30-27 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 18:54 | American U. | Jimmy Chill can't connect on a shot from the left block | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Travis | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | American U. | William Averett scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Chill and the foul's on Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | American U. | William Averett makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly is denied on a layup by William Averett | 33-32 |
| 18:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Montgomery | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | American U. | William Averett misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | American U. | William Averett makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | American U. | William Averett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Dean | 35-34 |
| 17:22 | American U. | William Averett connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Chill | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jesse Travis, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Howard Lewis (SF), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, Steve Easley, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Ben Levine (SF), John Galloway (PF), Joel Castellano (C) Chase Russell, Ray Bennett, Jesse Travis, Joseph Dean | |
| 16:51 | American U. | Jimmy Chill buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Lewis | 39-34 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 39-37 |
| 16:30 | American U. | Howard Lewis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Russell King | 42-37 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:08 | American U. | The rebound goes to Steven Rice | 42-37 |
| 15:52 | American U. | Russell King loses the dribble to John Galloway | 42-37 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Joel Castellano (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:32 | American U. | The rebound goes to Steven Rice | 42-37 |
| 15:25 | American U. | Howard Lewis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Chill | 44-37 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Chill picks off the pass by Daryl Malcom | 44-37 |
| 15:02 | American U. | Jimmy Chill banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano double dribbles | 46-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), Steve Easley (SF), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Jimmy Chill, Howard Lewis, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Ray Bennett (SF), Jesse Travis (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Charles Kelly, Ben Levine, John Galloway, Joel Castellano | |
| 14:25 | American U. | Damon Bellamy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 14:23 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to William Averett | 46-37 |
| 14:03 | American U. | Steve Easley drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Ray Bennett - foul #1 on Ray Bennett, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG) Russell King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks (PG) Daryl Malcom | |
| 14:03 | American U. | Steve Easley makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | William Averett takes the ball from Joseph Dean | 49-37 |
| 13:51 | American U. | Steve Easley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Damon Bellamy is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Damon Bellamy, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG), John Galloway (SF) Samuel Banks, Ray Bennett | |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Kelly | 49-39 |
| 12:56 | American U. | Chase Russell steals the ball from William Montgomery | 49-39 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Earl Richardson is called for the reach on Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Earl Richardson, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Howard Lewis (SF) Earl Richardson, Steve Easley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano (C) Joseph Dean | |
| 12:06 | American U. | Joel Castellano denies the turnaround by William Montgomery | 49-39 |
| 12:05 | American U. | Howard Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:44 | American U. | John Galloway steals it from Howard Lewis | 49-39 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Bellamy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Averett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chase Russell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jesse Travis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Castellano (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | John Galloway clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Howard Lewis - foul #1 on Howard Lewis, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Ray Bennett (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Chase Russell, Jesse Travis, Joel Castellano | |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | John Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | John Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:27 | American U. | Steven Rice gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 11:10 | American U. | Daryl Malcom is called for the reach on Russell King - foul #3 on Daryl Malcom, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano (PF) John Galloway | |
| 10:56 | American U. | Howard Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Brooks | 52-40 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom's pass is intercepted by Russell King | 52-40 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Dennis Brooks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Russell King | 55-40 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly hits a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Dennis Brooks - foul #3 on Dennis Brooks, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG), Steve Easley (SF) Jimmy Chill, Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Galloway (PF) Joseph Dean | |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:42 | American U. | Steve Easley's pass is intercepted by John Galloway | 55-43 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Rice - foul #2 on Steven Rice, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Earl Richardson, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Jesse Travis (PF) Charles Kelly, Ray Bennett | |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Steve Easley knocks in the runner from close range | 57-44 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | John Galloway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 08:23 | American U. | Damon Bellamy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell King | 60-46 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Damon Bellamy - foul #2 on Damon Bellamy, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Howard Lewis (SF) Russell King, Steve Easley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG), Ray Bennett (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Daryl Malcom, John Galloway, Joel Castellano | |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:48 | American U. | William Averett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Chill | 62-48 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Averett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chase Russell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis can't throw it down | 62-48 |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell can't tip it in | 62-48 |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Howard Lewis is hacked by Ray Bennett - foul #2 on Ray Bennett, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SG), Charles Shapiro (PF) Chase Russell, Jesse Travis | |
| 07:07 | American U. | Howard Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Shapiro can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Rice - foul #3 on Steven Rice, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Steve Easley (SF) Earl Richardson, Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), John Galloway (SF) Ben Levine, Ray Bennett | |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Shapiro misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:53 | American U. | Dennis Brooks pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:39 | American U. | Russell King drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Chill | 64-51 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 06:22 | American U. | Steve Easley pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:18 | American U. | Russell King clanks a turnaround from the right block | 64-51 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Kelly | 64-53 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Steve Easley hits a 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean knocks in the jumper near the basket | 67-55 |
| 05:18 | American U. | Steven Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Galloway | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 04:55 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Russell King, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Ray Bennett (SF), Jesse Travis (PF) Daryl Malcom, John Galloway, Charles Shapiro | |
| 04:33 | American U. | Jimmy Chill is hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #3 on Joseph Dean, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 04:33 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:33 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Montgomery - foul #3 on William Montgomery, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Howard Lewis (SF) Steve Easley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:02 | American U. | Howard Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ray Bennett - foul #3 on Ray Bennett, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Galloway (C) Joseph Dean | |
| 04:02 | American U. | Howard Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:02 | American U. | Howard Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses the floater from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 03:51 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Averett | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | American U. | Damon Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Charles Kelly - foul #4 on Charles Kelly, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| 03:22 | American U. | Damon Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:22 | American U. | Damon Bellamy misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jesse Travis | 71-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Averett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chase Russell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - John Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly comes up short on the shot from the left side | 71-59 |
| 03:12 | American U. | William Averett pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:50 | American U. | William Montgomery misses the easy layup | 71-59 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-59 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Chill - foul #1 on Jimmy Chill, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG), Russell King (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Jimmy Chill, Damon Bellamy, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Ben Levine (SF), Joel Castellano (C) Chase Russell, Ray Bennett, Jesse Travis | |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:22 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Damon Bellamy (SG), Steve Easley (SF), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Earl Richardson, Russell King, Howard Lewis, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Jesse Travis (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Daryl Malcom, Ben Levine, Joel Castellano | |
| 02:07 | American U. | Jimmy Chill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jesse Travis | 71-61 |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly clanks a shot from the left side | 71-61 |
| 02:00 | American U. | William Montgomery snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 01:43 | American U. | Damon Bellamy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | John Galloway misses short on a floater near the basket | 74-61 |
| 01:20 | American U. | William Averett snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 00:55 | American U. | Steve Easley hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Damon Bellamy | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Kelly | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | American U. | William Averett's floater is knocked away by Charles Kelly | 76-64 |
| 00:27 | American U. | Damon Bellamy tips it but misses | 76-64 |
| 00:26 | American U. | William Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Jimmy Chill runs out the clock | 76-64 |