| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Ricky Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Keesler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harvey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Braatz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daryl Boisvert (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Harvey Brown inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 (+1) | |
| 19:31 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Harvey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler can't connect on a floater from the left block | 34-29 |
| 18:56 | IPFW | Michael Wiggins tips it in | 36-29 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| 18:20 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-29 |
| 17:57 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:40 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Keesler and the foul's on Kenneth Bohr - foul #2 on Kenneth Bohr, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell (C) Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond (SF) Daryl Boisvert | |
| 17:40 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Brandon Keesler is called for the reach on Kenneth Bohr - foul #1 on Brandon Keesler, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts (C) Tim Ely | |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Hammond | 39-31 |
| 17:09 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers is fouled on the floor by Charles Roberts - foul #2 on Charles Roberts, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | Marvin Topping (SG), Charles Williams (C) Brandon Keesler, Lawrence Braatz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SG), James Johnson (SF) Kenneth Bohr, Carl Johnson | |
| 17:04 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marvin Topping | 41-31 |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Roberts, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | Theodore Marshburn (SG), William Hogan (SF) Ricky Rogers, Harvey Brown | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Scales (SG), Nicholas Bergfeld (C) Bernard Dennis, Charles Roberts | |
| 16:26 | IPFW | Marvin Topping can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Wiggins (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tim Ely (C) Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| 16:26 | IPFW | Marvin Topping makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:26 | IPFW | Marvin Topping makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson (PF) James Johnson | |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:11 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 15:43 | IPFW | Tim Ely steals it from Theodore Marshburn | 43-32 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Marvin Topping (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Marshburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lorenzo Burrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Scales (fresh) SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-32 |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell throws it down on a great pass from Carl Johnson | 43-34 |
| 14:53 | IPFW | Lorenzo Burrell steals the ball from William Hogan | 43-34 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Ricky Rogers (PG), Brandon Keesler (SG), Harvey Brown (SF), Lawrence Braatz (PF), Charles Williams (C) Marvin Topping, Theodore Marshburn, William Hogan, Thomas Mitchell, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Charles Roberts (PF), Nicholas Bergfeld (C) Lorenzo Burrell, Donald Scales, Paul Hammond, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 13:51 | IPFW | Harvey Brown knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brandon Keesler | 46-34 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:32 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:27 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Rogers | 48-34 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson (PF) Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| 12:54 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Harvey Brown | 50-34 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 12:40 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:20 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harvey Brown - foul #2 on Harvey Brown, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Wiggins (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond (SF), Tim Ely (C) Daryl Boisvert, Charles Roberts | |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:39 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Ricky Rogers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Keesler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harvey Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Braatz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Harvey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:12 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 50-36 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Harvey Brown - foul #3 on Harvey Brown, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | IPFW | Marvin Topping (PG), Theodore Marshburn (SG), William Hogan (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Ricky Rogers, Brandon Keesler, Harvey Brown, Lawrence Braatz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (PG), Donald Scales (SG), Charles Roberts (PF) Bernard Dennis, Kenneth Bohr, Carl Johnson | |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:24 | IPFW | Marvin Topping connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Theodore Marshburn | 52-38 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Scales | 52-40 |
| 09:52 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell misses long on a jumper near the basket | 52-40 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Donald Scales is hacked by Theodore Marshburn - foul #1 on Theodore Marshburn, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | Ricky Rogers (PG), Harvey Brown (SF), Charles Williams (C) Theodore Marshburn, William Hogan, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Donald Scales, Paul Hammond, Tim Ely | |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daryl Boisvert | 52-42 |
| 08:56 | IPFW | Charles Roberts steals the ball from Thomas Mitchell | 52-42 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert hits the finger roll and the foul's on Harvey Brown - foul #4 on Harvey Brown, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Keesler (SG), Lawrence Braatz (PF) Harvey Brown, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr (SG), Nicholas Bergfeld (C) Lorenzo Burrell, Charles Roberts | |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:23 | IPFW | Marvin Topping hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-45 |
| 08:21 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Thomas Mitchell picks off the pass by Kenneth Bohr | 54-45 |
| 07:32 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:30 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Ricky Rogers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Keesler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Topping (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Braatz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daryl Boisvert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Bergfeld (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | IPFW | Marvin Topping scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Keesler | 57-45 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daryl Boisvert | 57-48 |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Bohr - foul #3 on Kenneth Bohr, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | Theodore Marshburn (PG), Harvey Brown (SF), Michael Wiggins (C) Ricky Rogers, Marvin Topping, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond (SF), Charles Roberts (PF), Tim Ely (C) Daryl Boisvert, Carl Johnson, Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 59-48 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond tips it but misses | 59-48 |
| 06:10 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Brandon Keesler | 59-48 |
| 05:51 | IPFW | Tim Ely picks off the pass by Lawrence Braatz | 59-48 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Braatz - foul #1 on Lawrence Braatz, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | Ricky Rogers (PG), William Hogan (PF) Brandon Keesler, Lawrence Braatz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (PG) Bernard Dennis | |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:14 | IPFW | Michael Wiggins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell is denied on a layup by William Hogan | 59-49 |
| 05:06 | IPFW | Harvey Brown gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:44 | IPFW | Theodore Marshburn hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ricky Rogers | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Lorenzo Burrell | 61-51 |
| 04:03 | IPFW | Ricky Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Theodore Marshburn | 63-51 |
| 03:38 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr banks in the layup | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | IPFW | Theodore Marshburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Keesler (SG), Lawrence Braatz (PF), Thomas Mitchell (C) Theodore Marshburn, William Hogan, Michael Wiggins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Kenneth Bohr, Paul Hammond, Charles Roberts | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Ricky Rogers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Keesler (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Harvey Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Braatz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Burrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daryl Boisvert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mitchell - foul #2 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:57 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Lawrence Braatz | 63-53 |
| 02:52 | IPFW | Brandon Keesler misses the easy layup | 63-53 |
| 02:50 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Keesler | 63-53 |
| 02:22 | IPFW | Lawrence Braatz is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lawrence Braatz, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | IPFW | Marvin Topping (PG), Theodore Marshburn (SG), William Hogan (SF), Charles Williams (C) Ricky Rogers, Brandon Keesler, Harvey Brown, Lawrence Braatz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Scales (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Hammond (PF), Charles Roberts (C) Bernard Dennis, Daryl Boisvert, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Donald Scales comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 02:06 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 63-53 |
| 01:47 | IPFW | Charles Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:45 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:21 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 01:21 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:21 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Hammond | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | IPFW | William Hogan is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| 00:58 | IPFW | William Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:58 | IPFW | William Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mitchell - foul #3 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:47 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Scales - foul #1 on Donald Scales, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| 00:47 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | IPFW | Thomas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | James Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Hogan - foul #1 on William Hogan, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | James Johnson makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Lorenzo Burrell is called for the reach on Marvin Topping in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Burrell, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Keesler (SG), Lawrence Braatz (PF), Michael Wiggins (C) Theodore Marshburn, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Tim Ely (C) Lorenzo Burrell, Donald Scales, James Johnson, Paul Hammond, Charles Roberts | |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Marvin Topping makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:40 | IPFW | Marvin Topping makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Michael Wiggins swats the short shot by Daryl Boisvert | 71-60 |
| 00:34 | IPFW | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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) | |
| 00:09 | IPFW | The short jumper by Lawrence Braatz is denied by Carl Johnson | 71-60 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 00:01 | IPFW | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Michael Wiggins runs out the clock | 71-60 |