| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Chunn (fresh) SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) SF - Michael Miller (fresh) PF - James Bloch (fresh) C - Chris Suhr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) SG - Daniel Sebring (fresh) SF - Lisimba Arrambide (fresh) PF - Dennis Deberry (fresh) C - David Yeldell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Chris Suhr swats the short shot by Lisimba Arrambide | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | James Bloch gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn is hacked by Walter Wilson - foul #1 on Walter Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Iowa State | Michael Miller scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell hits a shot from the left block set up by Daniel Sebring | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Michael Miller is hacked by Lisimba Arrambide - foul #1 on Lisimba Arrambide, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson's layup is rejected by Chris Suhr | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | James Bloch gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn loses the dribble to Lisimba Arrambide | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Bloch | 6-2 |
| 15:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Jackson picks off the pass by Dennis Deberry | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Chunn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bloch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Suhr (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Walter Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Sebring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lisimba Arrambide (fresh) PF - Dennis Deberry (fairly fresh) C - David Yeldell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Yeldell - foul #1 on David Yeldell, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe (PG), Wilbur Ahlstrom (SG), Juan Flores (SF), Alexander Lorusso (PF), Mark Garret (C) Walter Wilson, Daniel Sebring, Lisimba Arrambide, Dennis Deberry, David Yeldell | |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Juan Flores is hacked by Michael Miller - foul #1 on Michael Miller, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Yagi (C) Chris Suhr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Wilbur Ahlstrom | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Miller | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret is fouled on the floor by James Bloch - foul #1 on James Bloch, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Demers (PG), Randall Price (SF), John McGuire (PF) Daniel Chunn, Michael Miller, James Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lisimba Arrambide (SF) Juan Flores | |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Wilbur Ahlstrom knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lisimba Arrambide | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | John McGuire drills a jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Jackson | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Wilbur Ahlstrom is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wilbur Ahlstrom, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Suhr (C) James Yagi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson (PG), Daniel Sebring (SG), David Yeldell (C) Edward Cudjoe, Wilbur Ahlstrom, Mark Garret | |
| 13:39 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr connects on the shot in the paint | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Demers - foul #1 on Thomas Demers, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn (PG), Michael Miller (SG), James Bloch (PF) Thomas Demers, Daniel Jackson, John McGuire | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Deberry (PF) Alexander Lorusso | |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:25 | Iowa State | James Bloch grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | Randall Price blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yeldell | 13-8 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson is hacked by Daniel Chunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Chunn, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe (SF) Lisimba Arrambide | |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Price - foul #1 on Randall Price, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn misses the lay-in | 13-10 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dennis Kiss (SF) Randall Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lisimba Arrambide (SF), Alexander Lorusso (PF), Mark Garret (C) Edward Cudjoe, Dennis Deberry, David Yeldell | |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Lisimba Arrambide is called for the reach on Daniel Chunn - foul #2 on Lisimba Arrambide, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson (SG), John McGuire (PF), James Yagi (C) Dennis Kiss, James Bloch, Chris Suhr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wilbur Ahlstrom (SG), Edward Cudjoe (SF) Daniel Sebring, Lisimba Arrambide | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Chunn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Yagi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) SG - Wilbur Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Cudjoe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alexander Lorusso (fresh) C - Mark Garret (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Iowa State | Mark Garret steals it from Daniel Jackson | 13-10 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dennis Kiss (SF) Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Juan Flores (SF) Walter Wilson | |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Juan Flores - foul #1 on Juan Flores, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | Juan Flores gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | James Yagi gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wilbur Ahlstrom - foul #2 on Wilbur Ahlstrom, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Demers (PG), Michael Miller (SF), James Bloch (PF), Chris Suhr (C) Daniel Chunn, Dennis Kiss, John McGuire, James Yagi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson (PG), Daniel Sebring (SG), Dennis Deberry (PF), David Yeldell (C) Wilbur Ahlstrom, Juan Flores, Alexander Lorusso, Mark Garret | |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Deberry | 15-10 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sebring misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:56 | Iowa State | Michael Miller snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr's pass is intercepted by David Yeldell | 15-10 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sebring misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-10 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Dennis Deberry hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Michael Miller lays it in | 17-12 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson is hacked by Chris Suhr - foul #1 on Chris Suhr, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Randall Price (SF) Daniel Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Juan Flores (SF) Edward Cudjoe | |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Juan Flores misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Demers | 19-12 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Dennis Deberry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 07:44 | Iowa State | Daniel Sebring is called for the reach on Thomas Demers - foul #1 on Daniel Sebring, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson (SG), John McGuire (PF), James Yagi (C) Michael Miller, James Bloch, Chris Suhr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clark Perry (PG), Alexander Lorusso (SF), Mark Garret (PF) Walter Wilson, Juan Flores, Dennis Deberry | |
| 07:44 | Iowa State | Thomas Demers misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:44 | Iowa State | John McGuire gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Thomas Demers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Price (fresh) PF - John McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Yagi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Clark Perry (fresh) SG - Daniel Sebring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Lorusso (fresh) PF - Mark Garret (fresh) C - David Yeldell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | David Yeldell swats the short shot by Daniel Jackson | 19-15 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sebring hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Clark Perry and the foul's on Thomas Demers - foul #2 on Thomas Demers, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn (PG) Thomas Demers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe (PG), Juan Flores (SF) Clark Perry, David Yeldell | |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sebring makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Randall Price misses long on a jumper from the right side | 19-18 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Cudjoe | 19-18 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Cudjoe | 19-18 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sebring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Miller (SF), James Bloch (PF), Chris Suhr (C) Randall Price, John McGuire, James Yagi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson (PG), Dennis Deberry (PF) Daniel Sebring, Juan Flores | |
| 05:51 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Juan Flores (SF) Alexander Lorusso | |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Dennis Deberry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Flores | 19-21 |
| 05:22 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 19-21 |
| 05:21 | Iowa State | Michael Miller snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Michael Miller connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Chunn | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret travels with the ball | 22-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dennis Kiss (SF), James Yagi (C) Daniel Jackson, Chris Suhr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clark Perry (SG), Ronald Strong (PF), David Yeldell (C) Edward Cudjoe, Dennis Deberry, Mark Garret | |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | Michael Miller hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Bloch | 24-21 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | David Yeldell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Wilson | 24-24 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Miller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clark Perry - foul #1 on Clark Perry, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Demers (PG), Randall Price (SF), John McGuire (PF) Daniel Chunn, Dennis Kiss, James Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe (PG), Daniel Sebring (SG), Lisimba Arrambide (SF), Alexander Lorusso (PF) Walter Wilson, Clark Perry, Juan Flores, Ronald Strong | |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Miller makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Alexander Lorusso pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | John McGuire picks off the pass by Edward Cudjoe | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Thomas Demers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Price (fresh) PF - John McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Yagi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edward Cudjoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Sebring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lisimba Arrambide (fresh) PF - Alexander Lorusso (fresh) C - David Yeldell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Michael Miller clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Sebring - foul #2 on Daniel Sebring, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson (SG), Chris Suhr (C) John McGuire, James Yagi | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Deberry (PF) Alexander Lorusso | |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Michael Miller makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Michael Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Chris Suhr pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Michael Miller travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn (PG), John McGuire (PF) Thomas Demers, Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:45 | Western Illinois | Lisimba Arrambide misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Randall Price grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 02:25 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson drills a driving attempt in the lane | 28-24 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 02:02 | Iowa State | John McGuire snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn is hacked by Lisimba Arrambide - foul #3 on Lisimba Arrambide, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Bloch (PF) John McGuire | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson (PG), Alexander Lorusso (SF), Mark Garret (C) Edward Cudjoe, Lisimba Arrambide, David Yeldell | |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Mark Garret grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson is fouled on the floor by Randall Price - foul #2 on Randall Price, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dennis Kiss (SF) Randall Price | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wilbur Ahlstrom (SG), Juan Flores (SF) Daniel Sebring, Dennis Deberry | |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Walter Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Daniel Jackson buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Daniel Chunn | 31-26 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Wilbur Ahlstrom drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Juan Flores - foul #2 on Juan Flores, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Miller (SF), James Yagi (C) Dennis Kiss, Chris Suhr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Daniel Chunn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Juan Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Demers (PG), Dennis Kiss (SF) Daniel Chunn, Daniel Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Cudjoe (SF), David Yeldell (C) Juan Flores, Mark Garret | |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Michael Miller buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Demers | 36-28 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Alexander Lorusso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | James Yagi snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | James Yagi misses the fullcourt shot | 36-28 |