| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Matthew Crader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kurt Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gabriel Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Linzy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel inbounds the ball | 27-16 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt is hacked by Matthew Crader in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Crader, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray (PG) Matthew Crader | |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Linzy - foul #2 on Michael Linzy, team foul #2 | 27-16 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray misses long on an open floater from the left block | 29-16 |
| 19:07 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 32-16 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | Travis Daniel steals it from Nicholas Murray in the backcourt | 32-16 |
| 18:45 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane is hacked by Nicholas Murray - foul #3 on Nicholas Murray, team foul #3 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Christopher Bacon (PF), Craig Robison (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz (PG), Mauro Russo (SF), Billy Bevan (PF), Dewayne Burns (C) Nicholas Murray, William Schneider, Gabriel Greco, Michael Linzy | |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-16 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Clark - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #1 | 32-16 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-16 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Billy Bevan misses the tip | 32-16 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 32-16 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dewayne Burns - foul #1 on Dewayne Burns, team foul #4 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Larry Sampson (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Donald Scott, Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Schneider (SF), Gabriel Greco (PF), Michael Linzy (C) Mauro Russo, Billy Bevan, Dewayne Burns | |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Saul Cruz | 34-19 |
| 17:36 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-19 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG) Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | William Schneider hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Sampson - foul #1 on Larry Sampson, team foul #2 | 34-19 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | William Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | William Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson drills a jumper from the baseline | 36-20 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern State | Gabriel Greco is hacked by Alex Mann - foul #1 on Alex Mann, team foul #3 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Christopher Bacon (PF), Tony Kane (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson, Alex Mann, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo (SF), Billy Bevan (PF), Dewayne Burns (C) William Schneider, Gabriel Greco, Michael Linzy | |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard is fouled on the floor by Donald Clark - foul #3 on Donald Clark, team foul #4 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (PG) Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard is hacked by Tony Kane - foul #2 on Tony Kane, team foul #5 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Craig Robison (PF) Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader (PG), Gregory Hawkins (SG) Saul Cruz, Kurt Dillard | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 blk. C - Tony Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Matthew Crader (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Hawkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mauro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bevan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dewayne Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Bevan | 36-23 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-23 |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:13 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott buries a floater in the paint | 38-23 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins is hacked by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #6 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Larry Sampson (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Donald Clark, Donald Scott, Travis Daniel, Craig Robison, Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray (PG), William Schneider (SF), Gabriel Greco (PF), Michael Linzy (C) Matthew Crader, Mauro Russo, Billy Bevan, Dewayne Burns | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy banks in the wide open layup set up by Gregory Hawkins | 38-25 |
| 14:39 | Western Michigan | William Schneider steps in front of the Jackie Honeycutt pass in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Gabriel Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tony Kane (C) Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | Michael Linzy blocks the jumper by Jackie Honeycutt | 38-25 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern State | William Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Santo Ramirez steals it from Gregory Hawkins | 38-25 |
| 13:33 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson lays it up and in on a great pass from Santo Ramirez | 40-25 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | William Schneider drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Hawkins | 40-27 |
| 13:00 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Santo Ramirez | 43-27 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Santo Ramirez - foul #2 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #7 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Travis Daniel (SF), Christopher Bacon (PF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Darrell Coleman, Larry Sampson, Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader (PG), Kurt Dillard (SF), Billy Bevan (PF), Mauro Russo (C) Nicholas Murray, William Schneider, Gabriel Greco, Michael Linzy | |
| 12:52 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:19 | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kurt Dillard | 46-29 |
| 12:02 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark hits the follow up shot | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bacon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Matthew Crader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Hawkins (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Dillard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Bevan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mauro Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins travels with the ball | 48-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (SG), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Jackie Honeycutt, Christopher Bacon, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Schneider (SF), Dewayne Burns (C) Kurt Dillard, Billy Bevan | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | William Schneider misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-29 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Burns gets the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dewayne Burns - foul #2 on Dewayne Burns, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG) Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray (SG), Kurt Dillard (SF) Gregory Hawkins, William Schneider | |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern State | Craig Robison blocks the short jumper by Matthew Crader | 49-29 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Crader - foul #4 on Matthew Crader, team foul #6 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Tony Kane (C) Donald Scott, Travis Daniel, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz (SG), Gabriel Greco (PF), Michael Linzy (C) Matthew Crader, Mauro Russo, Dewayne Burns | |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Michael Linzy is called for the reach on Darrell Coleman - foul #3 on Michael Linzy, team foul #7 | 49-29 |
| 10:15 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Greco | 49-29 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Gabriel Greco hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Murray and he's fouled by Jackie Honeycutt - foul #2 on Jackie Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson (SF), Christopher Bacon (PF) Darrell Coleman, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Schneider (SF) Kurt Dillard | |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Gabriel Greco misses the free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane blows the layup but he's fouled by Saul Cruz - foul #1 on Saul Cruz, team foul #8 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG) Santo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins (SG), Billy Bevan (PF), Mauro Russo (C) Saul Cruz, Gabriel Greco, Michael Linzy | |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Tony Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Murray, team foul #9 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie (C) Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz (PG) Nicholas Murray | |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-31 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie can't tip it in | 51-31 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern State | William Schneider snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-31 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 08:59 | Western Michigan | Saul Cruz steps in front of the Donald Clark pass in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz throws it down | 51-33 |
| 08:38 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Sampson, team foul #9 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Tony Kane (C) Donald Clark, Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson, Christopher Bacon, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard (SF), Dewayne Burns (C) William Schneider, Mauro Russo | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Billy Bevan | 51-35 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins is hacked by Alex Mann - foul #2 on Alex Mann, team foul #10 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel (SF), Craig Robison (C) Darrell Coleman, Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader (PG), Gabriel Greco (PF), Michael Linzy (C) Saul Cruz, Billy Bevan, Dewayne Burns | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Gregory Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mann (tiring) 5 pts. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Matthew Crader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Hawkins (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Dillard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Greco (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Linzy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses short on a jumper from close range | 54-36 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison loses the dribble to Matthew Crader | 54-36 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Larry Sampson (SF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Santo Ramirez, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray (SG), Mauro Russo (PF), Dewayne Burns (C) Gregory Hawkins, Gabriel Greco, Michael Linzy | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Donald Clark steals it from Matthew Crader | 54-36 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dewayne Burns - foul #3 on Dewayne Burns, team foul #10 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Christopher Bacon (PF) Donald Scott, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Schneider (SF) Kurt Dillard | |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Murray is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Nicholas Murray, team foul #11 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard (SG), Billy Bevan (PF) Nicholas Murray, Mauro Russo | |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Burns - foul #4 on Dewayne Burns, team foul #12 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman (PG), Tony Kane (C) Donald Clark, Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy (C) Dewayne Burns | |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Billy Bevan | 57-39 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Kurt Dillard steals it from Jackie Honeycutt in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard's pass is intercepted by Larry Sampson | 57-39 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is open and buries a runner from the baseline | 59-39 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy blows the layup but he's hacked by Tony Kane - foul #3 on Tony Kane, team foul #11 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Craig Robison (PF) Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson, Tony Kane | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz (PG), Mauro Russo (PF) Matthew Crader, William Schneider | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Michael Linzy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman is open and buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Clark | 61-41 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz's pass is intercepted by Donald Scott in the backcourt | 61-41 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Scott | 63-41 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern State | Donald Clark steals it from Saul Cruz in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the easy layup | 63-41 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern State | Billy Bevan gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie (C) Christopher Bacon | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Burns (C) Michael Linzy | |
| 04:04 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 63-41 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Mauro Russo | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Burns makes the fadeaway from close range | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Darrell Coleman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Robison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Saul Cruz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Dillard (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mauro Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bevan (tiring) 6 reb. C - Dewayne Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison drills a jump hook from close range set up by Donald Clark | 65-43 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Saul Cruz | 65-43 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Clark - foul #4 on Donald Clark, team foul #12 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson (SF), Christopher Bacon (PF) Darrell Coleman, Craig Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson connects on the jumper in the paint | 67-44 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 02:08 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is fouled in the backcourt by Dewayne Burns - foul #5 on Dewayne Burns, team foul #13 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Craig Robison (PF) Phillip Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Matthew Crader (PG) Dewayne Burns | |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Kurt Dillard is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Crader | 69-47 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison misses short on a floater from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon gets the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 01:07 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon can't finish the layup | 69-47 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott tips it home | 71-47 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern State | Saul Cruz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark banks in the layup | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Mauro Russo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark runs out the clock | 73-52 |