| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Mistretta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Poletski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Maurice Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Whitesel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Diamond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Staub (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-44 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski tips it in | 31-44 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones lays it in on a great pass from James Kroger and he's fouled by Brent Peacock - foul #2 on Brent Peacock, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski is hacked by David Staub - foul #2 on David Staub, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones hits a runner from the left block | 36-48 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Copeland - foul #3 on William Copeland, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (SG), Michael Roberts (SF) William Copeland, Carl Mistretta | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-50 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts tips it but misses | 36-50 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | David Diamond's floater is knocked away by Maurice Jones | 36-50 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Luis Rice | 39-50 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Poletski snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 16:34 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Poletski - foul #1 on Michael Poletski, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray (SG), Carl Mistretta (SF), Calvin Rush (PF) James Kroger, Michael Poletski, Maurice Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Stennett (SG), Brandon Roberson (SF), Samuel Wilson (PF), Charles Zorns (C) David Diamond, David Staub, Raymond Wilson, Brent Peacock | |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Stennett steps in front of the Raymond Gray pass | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Mistretta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Rush (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Whitesel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Zorns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Zorns | 39-54 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel double dribbles | 42-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Copeland (SG), Maurice Jones (C) Luis Rice, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (PG) John Whitesel | |
| 14:52 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones misses long on a shot from the left block | 42-54 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Copeland - foul #4 on William Copeland, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours (PG), Jeffrey Kozak (SF) William Copeland, Carl Mistretta | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Staub (SF) John Green | |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Kozak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Jason Stennett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | David Staub snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Gray | 44-55 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Calvin Rush is called for the reach on Samuel Wilson - foul #1 on Calvin Rush, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger (PG), Luis Rice (SG), Carl Mistretta (SF), Michael Poletski (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Robert Ours, Raymond Gray, Jeffrey Kozak, Calvin Rush, Maurice Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (PG), David Diamond (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF), Brent Peacock (C) Jason Stennett, Brandon Roberson, Samuel Wilson, Charles Zorns | |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | David Diamond connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | David Staub swats the short shot by James Kroger | 44-58 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Staub picks off the pass by Michael Poletski | 44-58 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | David Staub banks in the layup | 44-60 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice blows the layup | 44-60 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | John Green makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Peacock | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-63 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | David Staub grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Mistretta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Poletski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Diamond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Staub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Peacock (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | David Staub clanks a jump hook from close range | 44-63 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger loses the ball out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray (SG), Jeffrey Kozak (SF), Calvin Rush (PF), Maurice Jones (C) Luis Rice, Carl Mistretta, Michael Poletski, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Whitesel (PG), Jason Stennett (SG), Samuel Wilson (SF) John Green, David Diamond, David Staub | |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Wilson | 44-65 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Kroger | 47-65 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | James Kroger picks off the pass by John Whitesel | 47-65 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Stennett - foul #2 on Jason Stennett, team foul #3 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (SG) James Kroger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson (SF), Charles Zorns (C) Raymond Wilson, Brent Peacock | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson buries a floater from the left block | 48-67 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Zorns is blocked by Maurice Jones | 48-67 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson tips it in | 48-69 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray is called for traveling | 48-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours (PG), Michael Poletski (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Raymond Gray, Calvin Rush, Maurice Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Diamond (SG), David Staub (SF) Jason Stennett, Brandon Roberson | |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-69 |
| 08:54 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | David Staub grabs the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | David Staub tips it back up and in | 48-71 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Roberts and he's fouled by John Whitesel - foul #3 on John Whitesel, team foul #4 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kroger (PG), William Copeland (SG), Carl Mistretta (SF), Calvin Rush (PF) Robert Ours, Jeffrey Kozak, Michael Poletski, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Stennett (PG), Brandon Roberson (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF), Brent Peacock (C) John Whitesel, David Diamond, Samuel Wilson, Charles Zorns | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice makes the free throw | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Kroger (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Mistretta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Rush (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jason Stennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Staub (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Peacock (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | David Staub is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Staub, team foul #5 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray (PF) Luis Rice | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (PG) David Staub | |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Jason Stennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-71 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | John Green grabs the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Roberson | 51-73 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Brandon Roberson - foul #2 on Brandon Roberson, team foul #6 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts (PF), Maurice Jones (C) Raymond Gray, Calvin Rush | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Whitesel (PG), David Diamond (SG), David Staub (SF) John Green, Jason Stennett, Brandon Roberson | |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Mistretta misses the free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Brent Peacock grabs the board | 53-73 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brent Peacock and he's fouled by Michael Roberts - foul #3 on Michael Roberts, team foul #5 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Kozak (SF) Carl Mistretta | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson (PF) Raymond Wilson | |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | John Whitesel makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones hits a floater from the baseline set up by William Copeland and the foul's on Brent Peacock - foul #3 on Brent Peacock, team foul #7 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Rice (SG) William Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Michigan | Maurice Jones makes the free throw | 56-76 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | David Staub misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Kozak - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kozak, team foul #6 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray (SG), Michael Poletski (PF) James Kroger, Jeffrey Kozak | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns (C) Brent Peacock | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | David Staub misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | David Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Michigan | David Staub steals the ball from Raymond Gray | 56-77 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Poletski - foul #2 on Michael Poletski, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Kozak (SF), Calvin Rush (PF) Michael Poletski, Maurice Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (PG), Jason Stennett (SG), Brandon Roberson (SF) John Whitesel, David Diamond, David Staub | |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts blows the layup | 56-77 |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-77 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns tips it home | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-79 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kozak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Rush (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Zorns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Green and he's fouled by Calvin Rush - foul #2 on Calvin Rush, team foul #8 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours (PG) Raymond Gray | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Samuel Wilson makes the free throw | 58-82 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Kozak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Benjamin Lane (C) Samuel Wilson | |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson's dunk attempt is rejected by Calvin Rush | 58-82 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush blows the layup | 58-82 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Roberson | 58-82 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Ours is called for the reach on Charles Zorns - foul #1 on Robert Ours, team foul #9 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Gray (PF) Jeffrey Kozak | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | JC Cooper (SF) John Green | |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Zorns - foul #1 on Charles Zorns, team foul #8 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (PG), Samuel Wilson (PF) JC Cooper, Benjamin Lane | |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Calvin Rush picks off the pass by John Green | 60-82 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-82 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Jason Stennett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-82 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours gets the rebound | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-82 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Ours snags the offensive board | 60-82 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Rush misses the shot from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Zorns snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Green runs out the clock | 60-82 |