| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Hubert Mackinnon (fresh) SG - William Hogsett (fresh) SF - Robert Tasker (fresh) PF - James Woodson (fresh) C - Arthur Weight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Chandler (fresh) SG - Leon Powell (fresh) SF - Harry Skaggs (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Hudak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Hubert Mackinnon | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Hubert Mackinnon | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak is fouled on the floor by Arthur Weight - foul #1 on Arthur Weight, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Hudak | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Michigan | Leon Powell takes the ball from Hubert Mackinnon | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Leon Powell takes the ball from Hubert Mackinnon in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert Tasker | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo (SG), Christopher Stalnaker (PF), Sean Dimartino (C) William Hogsett, James Woodson, Arthur Weight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG), James Wadkins (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), James Mesta (PF), Barry Blanch (C) Steve Chandler, Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs, Robert Williams, Gilbert Hudak | |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Evans picks off the pass by Hubert Mackinnon | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Hubert Mackinnon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanford Igo (fresh) SF - Robert Tasker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stalnaker (fresh) C - Sean Dimartino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Krohn (fresh) SG - James Wadkins (fresh) SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) PF - James Mesta (fresh) C - Barry Blanch (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino is hacked by Barry Blanch - foul #1 on Barry Blanch, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang (PG), James Woodson (PF) Hubert Mackinnon, Robert Tasker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leon Powell (SG), Harry Skaggs (SF) Sean Krohn, Leonard Evans | |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Chung Tang | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | James Mesta misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Skaggs | 7-5 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chung Tang - foul #1 on Chung Tang, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett (SG), Arthur Weight (C) Stanford Igo, Sean Dimartino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Robert Williams (PF), Gilbert Hudak (C) James Wadkins, James Mesta, Barry Blanch | |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker misses the floater from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Williams is called for the reach on James Woodson - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon (PG), Robert Tasker (SF) Chung Tang, James Woodson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Weight | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve Chandler and he's fouled by Christopher Stalnaker - foul #1 on Christopher Stalnaker, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino (PF) Christopher Stalnaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker scores on a jump hook from the right block | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell lays it up and in on a great pass from Harry Skaggs | 11-12 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arthur Weight | 14-12 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the turnaround from close range set up by Steve Chandler | 14-14 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson (PF) Arthur Weight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG), James Wadkins (SG), Leonard Evans (SF), James Mesta (PF) Steve Chandler, Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs, Robert Williams | |
| 12:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:29 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Sean Krohn | 16-16 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Hubert Mackinnon - foul #1 on Hubert Mackinnon, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo (SG), Christopher Stalnaker (SF), Ivan Morse (C) William Hogsett, Robert Tasker, Sean Dimartino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch (C) Gilbert Hudak | |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Hubert Mackinnon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Igo (fresh) SF - Christopher Stalnaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Woodson (fresh) C - Ivan Morse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Krohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wadkins (fresh) SF - Leonard Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mesta (fresh) C - Barry Blanch (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson blows the dunk | 19-18 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Mesta denies the turnaround by Ivan Morse | 19-18 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Blanch | 19-18 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | James Mesta tips it in | 19-20 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Morse misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-20 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:27 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Mesta | 19-22 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Stalnaker | 21-22 |
| 09:38 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Michigan | Leonard Evans is called for the reach on Christopher Stalnaker - foul #1 on Leonard Evans, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang (PG), William Hogsett (SG), Robert Tasker (SF), Sean Dimartino (PF), Arthur Weight (C) Hubert Mackinnon, Stanford Igo, Christopher Stalnaker, James Woodson, Ivan Morse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Leon Powell (SG), Harry Skaggs (SF), Gilbert Hudak (C) Sean Krohn, James Wadkins, Leonard Evans, Barry Blanch | |
| 08:56 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-24 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Harry Skaggs misses the easy layup | 21-24 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Gilbert Hudak | 21-24 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Mesta steals it from Sean Dimartino | 21-24 |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Chung Tang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hogsett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Tasker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Dimartino (fresh) C - Arthur Weight (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harry Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mesta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Hudak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang is fouled on the floor by Steve Chandler - foul #1 on Steve Chandler, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker (PF) Sean Dimartino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch (PF) James Mesta | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hogsett | 24-24 |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Christopher Stalnaker blocks the jumper by Gilbert Hudak | 24-24 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Chung Tang | 24-24 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Michigan | Harry Skaggs is called for the reach on Robert Tasker - foul #1 on Harry Skaggs, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon (PG), James Woodson (PF) Chung Tang, Christopher Stalnaker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:43 | Eastern Michigan | Steve Chandler takes the ball from Arthur Weight | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler hits the finger roll | 24-26 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Arthur Weight and he's fouled by Barry Blanch - foul #2 on Barry Blanch, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker (SG), Sean Dimartino (C) William Hogsett, Arthur Weight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Wadkins (PG), Leonard Evans (PF) Steve Chandler, Barry Blanch | |
| 06:19 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Stalnaker - foul #2 on Christopher Stalnaker, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo (SG), Ivan Morse (C) Christopher Stalnaker, Robert Tasker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Krohn (PG), James Mesta (PF) Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs | |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson makes the jumper from the right block set up by Hubert Mackinnon and he's hacked by Gilbert Hudak - foul #1 on Gilbert Hudak, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Leonard Evans clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ivan Morse | 29-26 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Hubert Mackinnon | 32-26 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak tips it home | 32-28 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang (PG), William Hogsett (SG), Robert Tasker (SF), Arthur Weight (C) Hubert Mackinnon, Stanford Igo, James Woodson, Ivan Morse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Leon Powell (SG), Harry Skaggs (SF) Sean Krohn, James Wadkins, Leonard Evans | |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Sean Dimartino denies the turnaround by James Mesta | 32-28 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Tasker and he's hacked by James Mesta - foul #1 on James Mesta, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Hudak loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker (PF) Sean Dimartino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (PF), Barry Blanch (C) James Mesta, Gilbert Hudak | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Chung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hogsett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tasker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stalnaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harry Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Blanch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Skaggs | 37-31 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Leon Powell - foul #1 on Leon Powell, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon (PG), James Woodson (PF), Ivan Morse (C) Chung Tang, Christopher Stalnaker, Arthur Weight | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Wadkins (PG) Steve Chandler | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | William Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:27 | Western Illinois | Ivan Morse swats the layup by Robert Williams | 38-31 |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Skaggs | 38-31 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stanford Igo (SG), Christopher Stalnaker (SF), Sean Dimartino (C) William Hogsett, Robert Tasker, Ivan Morse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | Hubert Mackinnon connects on the floater from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell misses the floater from the baseline | 40-31 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Woodson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Leon Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sean Dimartino - foul #1 on Sean Dimartino, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Tasker (SF), Arthur Weight (C) Stanford Igo, James Woodson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Chandler (PG), Leonard Evans (SF) Leon Powell, Harry Skaggs | |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Barry Blanch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Dimartino snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Tasker steals it from Steve Chandler | 42-32 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Stalnaker scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Tasker | 45-32 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins is fouled on the floor by Hubert Mackinnon - foul #2 on Hubert Mackinnon, team foul #7 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Chung Tang (PG), William Hogsett (SG), Joseph Davis (PF) Hubert Mackinnon, Christopher Stalnaker, Sean Dimartino | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leon Powell (SG), James Mesta (PF), Gilbert Hudak (C) Steve Chandler, Robert Williams, Barry Blanch | |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | James Wadkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Arthur Weight clanks a fullcourt shot | 45-33 |