| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Scalzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Spearman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Terry Housel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Giron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wingfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Donald Miller inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Duquesne | William Spearman swats the layup by Joseph Wingfield | 32-36 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:58 | Duquesne | Donald Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Housel | 32-39 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:45 | Duquesne | Terry Housel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo misses the driving attempt from close range | 35-39 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Stringer and the foul's on Donald Miller - foul #1 on Donald Miller, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:10 | Duquesne | John Giron pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-39 |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve Stringer | 39-39 |
| 17:22 | Duquesne | Terry Housel is hacked by Brian Sanders - foul #1 on Brian Sanders, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman (PG), Kent Carignan (SG), Mark Cooper (SF), Richard Blodgett (PF), Chester Crawford (C) Steve Stringer, Jeffrey Franklin, Craig Scalzo, William Spearman, Brian Sanders | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey (PG), Robert Friddle (SG), Gary Rayborn (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Terry Housel, John Giron, Matthew Chambless, Joseph Wingfield | |
| 17:12 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Mark Cooper gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:45 | Duquesne | Robert Friddle's pass is intercepted by Eric Ashman | 42-39 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 16:25 | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders (C) Chester Crawford | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Terry Housel (PG), Joseph Wingfield (C) Donald Miller, Patrick Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Blodgett misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Mahaffey - foul #2 on Ralph Mahaffey, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer (PG), Craig Scalzo (SF) Eric Ashman, Mark Cooper | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Giron (SG), Matthew Chambless (PF) Ralph Mahaffey, Gary Rayborn | |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Richard Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kent Carignan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Scalzo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Terry Housel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Giron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Friddle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wingfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 15:39 | Duquesne | John Giron tips it but misses | 46-39 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Sanders | 46-39 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 15:17 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:59 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin (SG), William Spearman (PF), Chester Crawford (C) Kent Carignan, Richard Blodgett, Brian Sanders | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey (PG), Donald Miller (SF), Gary Rayborn (C) Terry Housel, Robert Friddle, Joseph Wingfield | |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Craig Scalzo is blocked by Donald Miller | 46-39 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | William Spearman banks in the layup set up by Chester Crawford and he's hacked by Ralph Mahaffey - foul #3 on Ralph Mahaffey, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman (PG), Kent Carignan (SF) Steve Stringer, Craig Scalzo | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Nicholas Newlon (PG), Patrick Johnson (C) John Giron, Matthew Chambless | |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | William Spearman makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:16 | Duquesne | Patrick Johnson misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Chester Crawford grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 13:47 | Duquesne | Patrick Johnson grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 13:27 | Duquesne | Donald Miller hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gary Rayborn | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin's pass is intercepted by Gary Rayborn | 49-41 |
| 13:01 | Duquesne | Nicholas Newlon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Newlon, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer (PG), Craig Scalzo (SF), Brian Sanders (C) Eric Ashman, Kent Carignan, Chester Crawford | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Terry Housel (PG), John Giron (SG), Robert Friddle (SF), Matthew Chambless (PF), Joseph Wingfield (C) Nicholas Newlon, Ralph Mahaffey, Donald Miller, Gary Rayborn, Patrick Johnson | |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | William Spearman tips it home | 51-41 |
| 12:27 | Duquesne | Terry Housel's floater is knocked away by Brian Sanders | 51-41 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Sanders | 51-41 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Friddle blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Craig Scalzo | 51-41 |
| 12:02 | Duquesne | Robert Friddle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Scalzo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Spearman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Terry Housel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Giron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Friddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wingfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Duquesne | Terry Housel is hacked by Steve Stringer - foul #3 on Steve Stringer, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan (SG), Richard Blodgett (PF) Jeffrey Franklin, William Spearman | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Miller (SF) Robert Friddle | |
| 11:45 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Housel and he's fouled by Richard Blodgett - foul #1 on Richard Blodgett, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| 11:45 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:21 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Chambless | 51-44 |
| 11:20 | Duquesne | Joseph Wingfield snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 11:16 | Duquesne | Terry Housel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 11:14 | Duquesne | Joseph Wingfield grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:01 | Duquesne | Donald Miller comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Craig Scalzo - foul #1 on Craig Scalzo, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman (PG), Mark Cooper (SF) Steve Stringer, Craig Scalzo | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey (SG), Gary Rayborn (PF) John Giron, Matthew Chambless | |
| 11:01 | Duquesne | Donald Miller misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:01 | Duquesne | Donald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Joseph Wingfield steps in front of the Mark Cooper pass | 51-45 |
| 10:20 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Blodgett gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan is hacked by Ralph Mahaffey - foul #4 on Ralph Mahaffey, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin (SG), William Spearman (PF) Mark Cooper, Brian Sanders | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Nicholas Newlon (PG), John Giron (SG), Robert Friddle (SF), Patrick Johnson (C) Terry Housel, Ralph Mahaffey, Donald Miller, Joseph Wingfield | |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Kent Carignan is blocked by Patrick Johnson | 51-45 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin tips it home | 53-45 |
| 09:25 | Duquesne | Nicholas Newlon travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer (PG), Craig Scalzo (SF), Chester Crawford (C) Eric Ashman, Kent Carignan, Richard Blodgett | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless (PF) Patrick Johnson | |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Chester Crawford tips it in | 55-45 |
| 08:55 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Franklin - foul #3 on Jeffrey Franklin, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Miller (SF) John Giron | |
| 08:55 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:55 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Franklin | 58-47 |
| 08:26 | Duquesne | Robert Friddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan (SG), Brian Sanders (C) Jeffrey Franklin, William Spearman | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Terry Housel (PG), Joseph Wingfield (C) Nicholas Newlon, Gary Rayborn | |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Chester Crawford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:09 | Duquesne | Robert Friddle grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 07:56 | Duquesne | Donald Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steve Stringer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Carignan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Scalzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Terry Housel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Friddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Miller (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Chambless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wingfield (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-47 |
| 07:26 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 07:19 | Duquesne | Donald Miller misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 07:17 | Duquesne | Joseph Wingfield grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 07:06 | Duquesne | Steve Stringer is called for the reach on Terry Housel - foul #4 on Steve Stringer, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman (PG), Mark Cooper (SF), William Spearman (PF) Steve Stringer, Craig Scalzo, Chester Crawford | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Giron (SG), Ralph Mahaffey (SF), Gary Rayborn (PF) Robert Friddle, Donald Miller, Matthew Chambless | |
| 06:45 | Duquesne | Kent Carignan is called for the reach on John Giron - foul #2 on Kent Carignan, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin (SG) Mark Cooper | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 06:45 | Duquesne | John Giron makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:45 | Duquesne | John Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Blodgett (C) Brian Sanders | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Theodore Hutto (SF), Patrick Johnson (C) Terry Housel, Joseph Wingfield | |
| 06:03 | Duquesne | Patrick Johnson's floater is knocked away by Richard Blodgett | 58-49 |
| 06:01 | Duquesne | Gary Rayborn tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin loses the ball out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer (PG), Mark Cooper (SF) Eric Ashman, Kent Carignan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Miller (SF) Theodore Hutto | |
| 05:23 | Duquesne | Mark Cooper picks off the pass by Donald Miller | 58-51 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Rayborn - foul #3 on Gary Rayborn, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman (SG), Craig Scalzo (SF), Brian Sanders (C) Jeffrey Franklin, Mark Cooper, William Spearman | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Terry Housel (PG), Matthew Chambless (PF), Joseph Wingfield (C) Ralph Mahaffey, Gary Rayborn, Patrick Johnson | |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Steve Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:31 | Duquesne | Eric Ashman steals it from John Giron | 60-51 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman lays it in | 62-51 |
| 04:04 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Stringer - foul #5 on Steve Stringer, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan (SG), Chester Crawford (PF) Steve Stringer, Richard Blodgett | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey (SG) John Giron | |
| 04:04 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:04 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Ashman | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Eric Ashman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Carignan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Scalzo (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Terry Housel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Mahaffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Chambless (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wingfield (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Duquesne | Terry Housel is hacked by Eric Ashman - foul #2 on Eric Ashman, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin (SG), William Spearman (PF) Craig Scalzo, Chester Crawford | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Friddle (SF), Gary Rayborn (PF) Donald Miller, Matthew Chambless | |
| 03:28 | Duquesne | Terry Housel makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:28 | Duquesne | Terry Housel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman misses the jumper from the left side | 65-55 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Franklin tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 02:56 | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Craig Scalzo (SF) Kent Carignan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Giron (SG), Donald Miller (SF), Matthew Chambless (PF) Ralph Mahaffey, Robert Friddle, Gary Rayborn | |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-55 |
| 02:24 | Duquesne | Joseph Wingfield grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:05 | Duquesne | Donald Miller misses the jump hook near the basket | 67-55 |
| 02:04 | Duquesne | Terry Housel snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 01:59 | Duquesne | Craig Scalzo steals the ball from Terry Housel | 67-55 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-55 |
| 01:40 | Duquesne | Donald Miller gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:33 | Duquesne | Joseph Wingfield is denied on a dunk by William Spearman | 67-55 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Brian Sanders connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 69-55 |
| 00:56 | Duquesne | Matthew Chambless buries a jumper from the baseline | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Matthew Chambless picks off the pass by Brian Sanders | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Duquesne | Donald Miller is hacked by Jeffrey Franklin - foul #4 on Jeffrey Franklin, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Carignan (SG), Mark Cooper (SF), Richard Blodgett (PF), Chester Crawford (C) Jeffrey Franklin, Craig Scalzo, William Spearman, Brian Sanders | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ralph Mahaffey (PG), Robert Friddle (SG), Gary Rayborn (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Terry Housel, John Giron, Matthew Chambless, Joseph Wingfield | |
| 00:24 | Duquesne | Donald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Duquesne | Donald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Eric Ashman runs out the clock | 69-59 |