| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Warren Siddiqui (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Wellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Canady (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dake (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tommie Wake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Zentgraf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses long on a floater near the basket | 28-25 |
| 19:39 | McNeese State | Tommie Wake gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | McNeese State | Steven Hill misses short on a floater near the basket | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:00 | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui is hacked by Richard Dake - foul #1 on Richard Dake, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones hits a floater from the baseline set up by Warren Siddiqui and the foul's on Robert Zentgraf - foul #1 on Robert Zentgraf, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | Steven Hill misses the turnaround in the lane | 31-25 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:16 | McNeese State | Steven Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:01 | McNeese State | Steven Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:00 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dake | 31-25 |
| 17:46 | McNeese State | Robert Zentgraf misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:44 | McNeese State | Tommie Wake tips it in | 31-27 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Zentgraf - foul #2 on Robert Zentgraf, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Carter (PG), John Eaton (SG), Lee Henriksen (SF) Warren Siddiqui, Eric Kramer, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Booth (C) Robert Zentgraf | |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:22 | McNeese State | Steven Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Henriksen - foul #1 on Lee Henriksen, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ralph Mill (C) Dean Wellman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Gentile (SG) Richard Dake | |
| 17:22 | McNeese State | Steven Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:22 | McNeese State | Steven Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:05 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco scores on a jumper from the left side set up by John Eaton | 35-29 |
| 16:59 | McNeese State | Steven Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Hill, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Collins (SG) Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Michel (PG), Rick Walker (SF), John Schwanebeck (C) Jeffrey Canady, Steven Hill, Tommie Wake | |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | John Eaton connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 37-29 |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | John Schwanebeck can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Frank Collins snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen is hacked by John Schwanebeck - foul #2 on John Schwanebeck, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui (PG), Eric Kramer (SG), Jason Jones (SF), Gustavo Greco (PF), Dean Wellman (C) John Eaton, Frank Collins, Michael Carter, Lee Henriksen, Ralph Mill | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady (PG), Richard Dake (SG), Tommie Wake (PF), Robert Zentgraf (C) Mark Gentile, Rick Walker, Paul Booth, John Schwanebeck | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Warren Siddiqui (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Wellman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Canady (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dake (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Michel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommie Wake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Zentgraf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui drills a 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 15:26 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Harold Michel and he's hacked by Warren Siddiqui - foul #1 on Warren Siddiqui, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Hill (SF) Harold Michel | |
| 15:26 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Eric Kramer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco tips it in | 42-32 |
| 14:39 | McNeese State | Robert Zentgraf loses the dribble to Dean Wellman | 42-32 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Siddiqui | 44-32 |
| 14:05 | McNeese State | Eric Kramer picks off the pass by Richard Dake | 44-32 |
| 13:39 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman scores on a jumper from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 13:19 | McNeese State | Tommie Wake hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Dake | 46-34 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco lays it up and in set up by Eric Kramer | 48-34 |
| 12:35 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-36 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 11:53 | McNeese State | Dean Wellman takes the ball from Robert Zentgraf | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Warren Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Kramer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Greco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Wellman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Canady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tommie Wake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman blows the dunk | 50-36 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Steven Hill steals it from Gustavo Greco | 50-36 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Warren Siddiqui - foul #2 on Warren Siddiqui, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Eaton (PG), Frank Collins (SG), Michael Carter (SF), Lee Henriksen (PF), Ralph Mill (C) Warren Siddiqui, Eric Kramer, Jason Jones, Gustavo Greco, Dean Wellman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Gentile (SG), Harold Michel (SF), Paul Booth (PF), John Schwanebeck (C) Richard Dake, Steven Hill, Tommie Wake, Robert Zentgraf | |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Schwanebeck - foul #3 on John Schwanebeck, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rick Walker (SF) Jeffrey Canady | |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | Paul Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Lee Henriksen is called for the reach on Paul Booth - foul #2 on Lee Henriksen, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 10:11 | McNeese State | Paul Booth is whistled for a carry | 50-38 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Frank Collins drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 52-38 |
| 09:17 | McNeese State | Rick Walker can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| 09:17 | McNeese State | Rick Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:17 | McNeese State | Rick Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:17 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Harold Michel steals it from Lee Henriksen | 52-39 |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Paul Booth makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Michel | 52-42 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Paul Booth steals the ball from Frank Collins | 52-42 |
| 08:01 | McNeese State | John Schwanebeck comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui (PG), Eric Kramer (SG), Jason Jones (SF), Gustavo Greco (PF), Dean Wellman (C) John Eaton, Frank Collins, Michael Carter, Lee Henriksen, Ralph Mill | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Barry Beatty (PG), Richard Dake (SG), Steven Hill (SF) Harold Michel, Mark Gentile, Paul Booth | |
| 08:01 | McNeese State | John Schwanebeck misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:01 | McNeese State | John Schwanebeck misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Wellman | 52-42 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco lays it up and in on a great pass from Warren Siddiqui | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Warren Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Wellman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Barry Beatty (fresh) SG - Richard Dake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Walker (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Schwanebeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | McNeese State | John Schwanebeck blows the layup | 54-42 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Warren Siddiqui throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Carter (PG) Warren Siddiqui | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady (PG), Tommie Wake (PF), Robert Zentgraf (C) Barry Beatty, Rick Walker, John Schwanebeck | |
| 07:03 | McNeese State | Robert Zentgraf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Eric Kramer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Eric Kramer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 06:18 | McNeese State | Steven Hill pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:03 | McNeese State | Robert Zentgraf clanks a runner in the lane | 54-42 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Carter and he's fouled by Robert Zentgraf - foul #3 on Robert Zentgraf, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Eaton (PG), Frank Collins (SG), Lee Henriksen (SF), Ralph Mill (PF) Michael Carter, Eric Kramer, Jason Jones, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Gentile (SG), Harold Michel (SF) Richard Dake, Steven Hill | |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Dean Wellman misses the free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:45 | McNeese State | Robert Zentgraf grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | Harold Michel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Michel, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Jones (SF) Dean Wellman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 05:11 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Zentgraf | 56-42 |
| 04:53 | McNeese State | John Eaton steps in front of the Mark Gentile pass | 56-42 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen can't finish the layup | 56-42 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen tips it in | 58-42 |
| 04:24 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Frank Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Jason Jones's floater is knocked away by Robert Zentgraf | 58-42 |
| 03:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Zentgraf | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 12 reb. PF - Lee Henriksen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Mill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Canady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gentile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Michel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tommie Wake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Zentgraf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady is fouled on the floor by John Eaton - foul #2 on John Eaton, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Carter (SF), Frank Schaufelberge (C) Jason Jones, Ralph Mill | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Booth (PF), John Schwanebeck (C) Tommie Wake, Robert Zentgraf | |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | John Eaton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 02:45 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Gentile | 61-45 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Harold Michel steals it from Frank Schaufelberge | 61-45 |
| 02:06 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady can't finish the layup | 61-45 |
| 02:04 | Western Illinois | John Eaton snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-45 |
| 01:34 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Canady grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 01:23 | McNeese State | Mark Gentile banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lee Henriksen - foul #3 on Lee Henriksen, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ralph Mill (C) Frank Schaufelberge | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rick Walker (SF) Jeffrey Canady | |
| 01:23 | McNeese State | Mark Gentile makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | John Eaton can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Michel - foul #2 on Harold Michel, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | John Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | John Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | McNeese State | Paul Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Lee Henriksen misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-48 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | Rick Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Rick Walker is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #3 on Michael Carter, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Rick Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Rick Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Eaton runs out the clock | 62-50 |