| Lineup | Albany | PG - Joshua Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Sobeski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Baron (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Minton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edward Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stankiewicz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Remillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Stankiewicz inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders tips it in | 45-32 |
| 19:17 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Dietrich | 45-32 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders misses the turnaround from close range | 45-32 |
| 19:04 | Albany | Stephen Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:38 | Albany | Shawn Minton is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Remillard - foul #1 on Gilbert Remillard, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 18:16 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 18:14 | Albany | Shawn Minton misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | John Stankiewicz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 17:50 | Albany | Joshua Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:29 | Albany | Stephen Baron blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 17:05 | Western Illinois | John Stankiewicz tips it in | 45-34 |
| 16:43 | Albany | Stephen Baron makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Crane and the foul's on John Stankiewicz - foul #2 on John Stankiewicz, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Lanier (PG), Jared Courter (SG), Joseph Oddo (PF), Robert Taunton (C) Joshua Rogers, Ryan Sobeski, Brandon Crane, Shawn Minton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Rice (PG), Roger Williams (SG), Brandon Aurand (SF), Alexander Doyal (PF), Jonathan Bacon (C) Edward Dietrich, Sean Davis, John Stankiewicz, Archie Sanders, Gilbert Remillard | |
| 16:43 | Albany | Stephen Baron makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Alexander Doyal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 16:26 | Albany | Robert Taunton gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:08 | Albany | Michael Lanier is fouled on the floor by Roger Williams - foul #1 on Roger Williams, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Ramsey (SF) Stephen Baron | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:00 | Albany | Robert Taunton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Oddo | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Courter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Oddo (fresh) C - Robert Taunton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Williams (fresh) SF - Brandon Aurand (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alexander Doyal (fresh) C - Jonathan Bacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Brandon Aurand is blocked by Joseph Oddo | 51-34 |
| 15:34 | Albany | Robert Taunton gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 15:29 | Albany | Alexander Doyal is called for the reach on Jared Courter - foul #1 on Alexander Doyal, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Joshua Rogers (PG), Shawn Minton (C) Jared Courter, Robert Taunton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Davis (SG), John Stankiewicz (SF), William Mason (C) James Rice, Roger Williams, Jonathan Bacon | |
| 15:10 | Albany | Michael Lanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | William Mason pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 51-36 |
| 14:26 | Albany | Joseph Oddo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Oddo, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Ryan Sobeski (SG), Stephen Baron (SF), Brandon Crane (PF) Michael Lanier, Bryan Ramsey, Joseph Oddo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Dietrich (PG), Archie Sanders (PF) Brandon Aurand, Alexander Doyal | |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Ryan Sobeski steals it from Archie Sanders | 51-36 |
| 13:49 | Albany | Stephen Baron is denied on a layup by Archie Sanders | 51-36 |
| 13:47 | Western Illinois | William Mason snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | William Mason is called for 5 seconds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Oddo (C) Shawn Minton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand (SF) John Stankiewicz | |
| 13:02 | Albany | Stephen Baron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 12:43 | Albany | Joseph Oddo gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 12:38 | Albany | Stephen Baron misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Dietrich - foul #2 on Edward Dietrich, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Lanier (PG) Joshua Rogers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Rice (SG), Gilbert Remillard (PF), Jonathan Bacon (C) Sean Davis, Archie Sanders, William Mason | |
| 12:38 | Albany | Stephen Baron makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:38 | Albany | Stephen Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Bacon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| 12:11 | Albany | Gilbert Remillard swats the short shot by Brandon Crane | 53-36 |
| 12:09 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:02 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski loses the ball out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Minton (C) Joseph Oddo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Stankiewicz (SF) James Rice | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Sobeski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Baron (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Minton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Edward Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Aurand (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Stankiewicz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert Remillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Baron - foul #2 on Stephen Baron, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Taunton (PF) Brandon Crane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:41 | Albany | Robert Taunton makes the driving attempt near the basket | 55-38 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Remillard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 11:28 | Albany | Shawn Minton grabs the board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:05 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Taunton | 57-38 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | John Stankiewicz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:38 | Albany | Robert Taunton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-41 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Remillard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Bacon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathan Bacon, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Albany | Joshua Rogers (PG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Brandon Crane (PF) Ryan Sobeski, Stephen Baron, Robert Taunton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Davis (SG), Archie Sanders (PF), William Mason (C) Edward Dietrich, Gilbert Remillard, Jonathan Bacon | |
| 10:12 | Albany | Shawn Minton can't finish the layup | 57-41 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Mason | 57-43 |
| 09:40 | Albany | Bryan Ramsey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-43 |
| 09:38 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stankiewicz | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:07 | Albany | Shawn Minton connects on the jump hook in the paint | 59-46 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 09:00 | Albany | Brandon Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:34 | Albany | Shawn Minton hits a runner in the lane | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Lanier steps in front of the Sean Davis pass | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Albany | Michael Lanier loses the dribble to William Mason | 61-46 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-46 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Joshua Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lanier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Crane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Minton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brandon Aurand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 16 pts. SF - John Stankiewicz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - William Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | William Mason misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Minton - foul #1 on Shawn Minton, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Albany | Ryan Sobeski (SG), Stephen Baron (SF), Joseph Oddo (PF), Robert Taunton (C) Michael Lanier, Bryan Ramsey, Brandon Crane, Shawn Minton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Dietrich (PG), Gilbert Remillard (SF), Alexander Doyal (PF) Brandon Aurand, John Stankiewicz, Archie Sanders | |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | William Mason makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | William Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:43 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:21 | Albany | Robert Taunton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 07:20 | Albany | Joseph Oddo grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:59 | Albany | Robert Taunton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Doyal | 61-47 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Remillard hits a runner from the left block | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:17 | Albany | Robert Taunton clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Alexander Doyal - foul #2 on Alexander Doyal, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Lanier (PG), Brandon Crane (PF) Joshua Rogers, Joseph Oddo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Rice (SG), Jonathan Bacon (C) Sean Davis, William Mason | |
| 06:17 | Albany | Robert Taunton misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:17 | Albany | Robert Taunton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Doyal | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | James Rice is fouled on the floor by Michael Lanier - foul #3 on Michael Lanier, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Oddo (C) Robert Taunton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders (PF) Alexander Doyal | |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Edward Dietrich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 05:37 | Albany | Brandon Crane snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 05:17 | Albany | Stephen Baron clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 05:15 | Albany | Brandon Crane tips it home | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Edward Dietrich clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 05:04 | Albany | Joseph Oddo gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Baron and he's fouled by Archie Sanders - foul #2 on Archie Sanders, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Albany | Joshua Rogers (PG), Shawn Minton (C) Michael Lanier, Brandon Crane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand (PG), Sean Davis (SG), John Stankiewicz (SF) Edward Dietrich, James Rice, Gilbert Remillard | |
| 04:45 | Albany | Ryan Sobeski misses the free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Archie Sanders pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Shawn Minton blocks the short jumper by Brandon Aurand | 65-49 |
| 04:32 | Albany | Shawn Minton pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:10 | Albany | Joshua Rogers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Sobeski | 68-49 |
| 03:57 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand is whistled for a carry | 68-49 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Lanier (PG), Jared Courter (SG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Robert Taunton (PF), Jeffrey Pressnell (C) Joshua Rogers, Ryan Sobeski, Stephen Baron, Joseph Oddo, Shawn Minton | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Rice (PG), Roger Williams (SG), Alexander Doyal (PF) Sean Davis, John Stankiewicz, Archie Sanders | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Lanier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Courter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Taunton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Pressnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Williams (fresh) SF - Brandon Aurand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Doyal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Albany | Bryan Ramsey is hacked by Brandon Aurand - foul #2 on Brandon Aurand, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carl Smolen (C) Jonathan Bacon | |
| 03:38 | Albany | Bryan Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:38 | Western Illinois | Alexander Doyal pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Alexander Doyal buries a jumper from the right side set up by Roger Williams and he's fouled by Bryan Ramsey - foul #1 on Bryan Ramsey, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gilbert Remillard (C) Carl Smolen | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Alexander Doyal makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:46 | Albany | Michael Lanier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Ramsey | 71-52 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Remillard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brandon Aurand | 71-55 |
| 02:08 | Albany | Michael Lanier is called for traveling | 71-55 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Oddo (PF) Jeffrey Pressnell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jonathan Bacon (C) Roger Williams | |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Jared Courter is called for the reach on James Rice - foul #3 on Jared Courter, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Alexander Doyal misses the lay-in | 71-55 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Bacon | 71-55 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Brandon Aurand makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 00:54 | Albany | Bryan Ramsey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 00:52 | Albany | Robert Taunton grabs the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Albany | James Rice picks off the pass by Joseph Oddo | 71-57 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | James Rice banks in the layup | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Michael Lanier runs out the clock | 71-59 |