| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Lawrence Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | John Joyner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-36 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski grabs the offensive board | 20-36 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 19:24 | Hartford | Douglas Gil grabs the board | 20-36 |
| 19:05 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett is fouled on the floor by John Joyner - foul #1 on John Joyner, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 18:58 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett is hacked by John Joyner - foul #2 on John Joyner, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| 18:36 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-36 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-39 |
| 18:07 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-39 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | James Morillo gets the rebound | 20-39 |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp is denied on a layup by Eddie Rogers | 20-39 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | James Morillo grabs the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | John Joyner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-39 |
| 17:29 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Sharp - foul #2 on Richard Sharp, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (C) Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Brian Ketcham (C) John Joyner, James Morillo | |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Sharp | 21-39 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Smalling, team foul #4 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Bell (SF) Lawrence Hitchens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:50 | Hartford | Richard Sharp takes the ball from Kim Bartlett | 21-39 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 16:34 | Hartford | Jim Simpson grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 16:30 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Rogers | 23-39 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 16:15 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham gets the offensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Bell picks off the pass by Bialas Klimaszewski | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Bartlett (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) SG - Claude Andrews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Sharp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Hartford | Jim Simpson is fouled on the floor by Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #3 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #5 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG), Corey Thurmond (SG), Kenneth Ruis (SF), Lawrence Hitchens (PF), Douglas Gil (C) Bruce Newman, Kim Bartlett, Daniel Bell, Eddie Rogers, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Galen Thomas (PF), James Morillo (C) Claude Andrews, Richard Sharp, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 15:24 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | James Morillo clanks a fadeaway from close range | 23-39 |
| 15:14 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 14:59 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ling | 26-39 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 14:35 | Hartford | Douglas Gil gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:14 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens's layup is rejected by James Morillo | 26-39 |
| 14:12 | Hartford | Douglas Gil tips it in | 28-39 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hitchens - foul #2 on Lawrence Hitchens, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Eddie Rogers (PF) Thomas Ling, Corey Thurmond, Lawrence Hitchens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF) John Joyner, Frank Smalling, Brian Ketcham, Galen Thomas | |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 13:30 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #4 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas (PF) Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 13:30 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Raab | 31-42 |
| 12:54 | Hartford | James Morillo steals the ball from Bruce Newman | 31-42 |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Galen Thomas, team foul #7 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens (SF), Jim Simpson (C) Kenneth Ruis, Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman (C) James Morillo | |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Galen Thomas - foul #2 on Galen Thomas, team foul #8 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Bell (SF) Eddie Rogers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG) Harold Raab | |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:11 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Lawrence Hitchens blocks the jumper by Claude Andrews | 33-42 |
| 11:54 | Hartford | Jim Simpson snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Daniel Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hitchens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Sharp (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Galen Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Sweatman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Jim Simpson misses the lay-in | 33-42 |
| 11:36 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Sharp | 33-42 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews is denied on a layup by Jim Simpson | 33-42 |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Kim Bartlett steps in front of the Aaron Sweatman pass | 33-42 |
| 11:10 | Hartford | Daniel Bell lays it in on a great pass from Kim Bartlett | 35-42 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews throws it down and he's fouled by Bruce Newman - foul #1 on Bruce Newman, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG), Corey Thurmond (SG), Eddie Rogers (PF) Bruce Newman, Kim Bartlett, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham (PF) Galen Thomas | |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Jim Simpson gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:44 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 10:35 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Thomas Ling | 35-44 |
| 10:22 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Aaron Sweatman | 35-44 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | John Joyner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 10:04 | Hartford | Jim Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:50 | Hartford | Brian Ketcham steps in front of the Corey Thurmond pass | 35-44 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | John Joyner is hacked by Eddie Rogers - foul #2 on Eddie Rogers, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Kenneth Ruis (SF), Douglas Gil (C) Thomas Ling, Corey Thurmond, Lawrence Hitchens, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), James Morillo (C) John Joyner, Claude Andrews, Aaron Sweatman | |
| 09:24 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 09:00 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers's floater is tipped away by Brian Ketcham | 35-46 |
| 08:59 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:49 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eddie Rogers | 37-46 |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Smalling | 37-48 |
| 08:13 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Newman | 39-48 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Bruce Newman takes the ball from Brian Ketcham | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ruis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Sharp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Brian Ketcham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Hartford | Douglas Gil's layup is rejected by James Morillo | 39-48 |
| 07:37 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 07:29 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 07:27 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Rogers | 39-48 |
| 07:13 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 06:44 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Bruce Newman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Smalling - foul #2 on Frank Smalling, team foul #9 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (SG), Daniel Bell (SF), Lawrence Hitchens (PF), Jim Simpson (C) Kim Bartlett, Kenneth Ruis, Eddie Rogers, Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF), Galen Thomas (C) Frank Smalling, Harold Raab, Brian Ketcham, James Morillo | |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Jim Simpson snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:14 | Hartford | Jim Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (SG) Bruce Newman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman (C) Richard Sharp | |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-48 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Andrews | 39-48 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | John Joyner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Claude Andrews | 39-50 |
| 05:23 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond is fouled on the floor by Galen Thomas - foul #3 on Galen Thomas, team foul #10 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kim Bartlett (SG) Thomas Ling | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SF) Aaron Sweatman | |
| 05:23 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:23 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by John Joyner | 41-52 |
| 04:37 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG), Kenneth Ruis (SF), Douglas Gil (C) Corey Thurmond, Daniel Bell, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (SF), James Morillo (C) Richard Sharp, Galen Thomas | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | James Morillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (PG) John Joyner | |
| 04:14 | Hartford | Bruce Newman hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Kim Bartlett | 43-52 |
| 03:57 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Harold Raab and he's hacked by Kenneth Ruis - foul #4 on Kenneth Ruis, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas (SF) Harold Raab | |
| 03:57 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Ruis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Hitchens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Douglas Gil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Galen Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Morillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:48 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett connects on the shot from the left side set up by Bruce Newman and he's fouled by Galen Thomas - foul #4 on Galen Thomas, team foul #11 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jim Simpson (PF) Lawrence Hitchens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:48 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Ruis - foul #5 on Kenneth Ruis, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Bell (SF), Eddie Rogers (PF) Kenneth Ruis, Jim Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (PG) Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 03:20 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 03:18 | Hartford | Daniel Bell tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Raab | 48-59 |
| 02:41 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the dunk attempt | 48-59 |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | James Morillo gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Eddie Rogers takes the ball from James Morillo | 48-59 |
| 01:55 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bruce Newman | 51-59 |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens (SF) Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Richard Sharp (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF) Harold Raab, Frank Smalling, Galen Thomas | |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | John Joyner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Claude Andrews | 51-62 |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Newman and the foul's on Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #5 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham (PF) Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Eddie Rogers misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Rogers - foul #3 on Eddie Rogers, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | James Morillo pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | James Morillo is hacked by Bruce Newman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Newman, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Ling (PG), Corey Thurmond (SG), Daniel Bell (SF), Jim Simpson (C) Bruce Newman, Kim Bartlett, Eddie Rogers, Douglas Gil | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), Galen Thomas (PF) John Joyner, Claude Andrews, Richard Sharp | |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:38 | Hartford | Jim Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman (C) James Morillo | |
| 00:30 | Hartford | Lawrence Hitchens hits a floater in the paint | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling runs out the clock | 55-65 |