| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) PF - Sean Frese (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) SG - Fred Shepard (fresh) SF - Edward Morrissette (fresh) PF - James Dahlquist (fresh) C - Willie Paradis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | David Smith snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Mike Jackson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Dahlquist - foul #1 on James Dahlquist, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Mike Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Mike Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard's pass is intercepted by Richard Parker | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | UL-Monroe | Richard Parker is called for the reach on Travis Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Parker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Paradis | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | David Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Paradis | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Willie Paradis | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette is fouled on the floor by Mike Jackson - foul #1 on Mike Jackson, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (SF) Michael Townsley | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 16:47 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis buries a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Mike Jackson - foul #2 on Mike Jackson, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten (SF) Mike Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 16:47 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis blows the layup but he's fouled by Sean Frese - foul #1 on Sean Frese, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt (PF), Randy Hilger (C) Sean Frese, David Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright (PF) James Dahlquist | |
| 16:12 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Willie Paradis swats the layup by Dustin Hewitt | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Spilski (fresh) SF - Christopher Britten (fresh) PF - Dustin Hewitt (fresh) C - Randy Hilger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Shepard (fresh) SF - Edward Morrissette (fresh) PF - Gary Albright (fresh) C - Willie Paradis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:17 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:51 | Western Illinois | Fred Shepard steps in front of the Christopher Britten pass | 6-5 |
| 14:32 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | George Spilski snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Spilski | 8-5 |
| 14:01 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Britten - foul #1 on Christopher Britten, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), Michael Townsley (SF), Sean Frese (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Parker, Christopher Britten, Dustin Hewitt, Randy Hilger | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe (PG), James Dahlquist (PF), Sandy Johnson (C) Travis Nelson, Fred Shepard, Willie Paradis | |
| 14:01 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:01 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 13:25 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | George Spilski misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:54 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Spilski - foul #1 on George Spilski, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG) George Spilski | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo (SF) Edward Morrissette | |
| 12:54 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | David Smith loses the dribble to Gary Albright | 8-7 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo is hacked by Ira Johson - foul #1 on Ira Johson, team foul #7 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG) Dean Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson (PG), Christopher Siegel (SF) Trent Lowe, Gary Albright | |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Smith | 8-8 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Travis Nelson steals it from Richard Parker | 8-8 |
| 11:50 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 11:48 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Petrillo | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ira Johson (fresh) SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) PF - Sean Frese (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Petrillo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Siegel (fresh) PF - James Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sandy Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Travis Nelson | 8-10 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | David Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 8-10 |
| 11:07 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:05 | UL-Monroe | Richard Parker picks off the pass by Travis Nelson in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 10:55 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:39 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Dustin Hewitt (PF), Randy Hilger (C) Ira Johson, Michael Townsley, Sean Frese, David Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard (SG), Robert Manus (C) Christopher Siegel, Sandy Johnson | |
| 10:39 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:39 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt hits a floater in the lane set up by George Spilski | 10-12 |
| 10:03 | UL-Monroe | Robert Manus misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 10:01 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:54 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe (PG), Edward Morrissette (SF), Gary Albright (PF), Willie Paradis (C) Travis Nelson, Dwight Petrillo, James Dahlquist, Robert Manus | |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | George Spilski misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt misses the tip | 10-12 |
| 09:29 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 09:10 | UL-Monroe | Christopher Britten is called for the reach on Willie Paradis - foul #2 on Christopher Britten, team foul #9 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), David Smith (C) Christopher Britten, Randy Hilger | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 09:10 | UL-Monroe | Willie Paradis misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | David Smith grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Smith | 13-12 |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Hewitt is called for the reach on Gary Albright - foul #1 on Dustin Hewitt, team foul #10 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), Sean Frese (PF) Dean Smith, Dustin Hewitt | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson (PG), Sandy Johnson (PF) Trent Lowe, Fred Shepard | |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | David Smith is called for traveling | 13-14 |
| 08:12 | UL-Monroe | George Spilski takes the ball from Travis Nelson | 13-14 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | 3 seconds is called on David Smith | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley (SF), Dustin Hewitt (C) Ira Johson, David Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo (SG) Willie Paradis | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Spilski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) PF - Sean Frese (fresh) C - Dustin Hewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Petrillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Morrissette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Albright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sandy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 07:28 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 07:19 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 07:18 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 07:13 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson clanks a shot from the right side | 13-14 |
| 07:12 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:00 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), Randy Hilger (C) George Spilski, Sean Frese | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard (SG), James Dahlquist (PF) Edward Morrissette, Gary Albright | |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 06:29 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Smith (C) Randy Hilger | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Manus (C) Sandy Johnson | |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | David Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Manus - foul #1 on Robert Manus, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe (PG), Willie Paradis (C) Travis Nelson, Robert Manus | |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:14 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to James Dahlquist | 17-14 |
| 06:02 | UL-Monroe | Michael Townsley steals it from Willie Paradis | 17-14 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Townsley | 19-14 |
| 05:52 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo's layup is rejected by Dustin Hewitt | 19-14 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Smith | 22-14 |
| 05:27 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Petrillo misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-14 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson is hacked by Trent Lowe - foul #1 on Trent Lowe, team foul #3 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), George Spilski (SF), Sean Frese (PF) Dean Smith, Michael Townsley, Dustin Hewitt | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson (PG), Gary Albright (SG), Edward Morrissette (SF), Sandy Johnson (PF), Robert Manus (C) Trent Lowe, Fred Shepard, Dwight Petrillo, James Dahlquist, Willie Paradis | |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese buries a fadeaway from the right block | 24-14 |
| 04:34 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:51 | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 03:34 | UL-Monroe | Sandy Johnson gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ira Johson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Spilski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sean Frese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Hewitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Travis Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Albright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Morrissette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sandy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Manus (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | UL-Monroe | Gary Albright comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-20 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Frese | 24-20 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Nelson - foul #1 on Travis Nelson, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mike Jackson (SG), Randy Hilger (C) Ira Johson, Sean Frese | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard (SG), James Dahlquist (PF), Willie Paradis (C) Gary Albright, Sandy Johnson, Robert Manus | |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:47 | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 02:45 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 02:32 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Paradis and he's hacked by Mike Jackson - foul #3 on Mike Jackson, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG), Michael Townsley (SF), David Smith (C) Richard Parker, Mike Jackson, Dustin Hewitt | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe (PG) Travis Nelson | |
| 02:32 | UL-Monroe | Edward Morrissette makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 02:18 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 26-23 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 02:01 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Willie Paradis | 26-23 |
| 01:34 | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 01:33 | UL-Monroe | James Dahlquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 01:19 | UL-Monroe | Trent Lowe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | David Smith's layup is rejected by Willie Paradis | 26-26 |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | David Smith tips it home | 28-26 |
| 00:43 | UL-Monroe | Fred Shepard banks in the layup | 28-28 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Trent Lowe is called for the reach on George Spilski - foul #2 on Trent Lowe, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), Ira Johson (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Sean Frese (PF), Dustin Hewitt (C) George Spilski, Dean Smith, Michael Townsley, Randy Hilger, David Smith | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Travis Nelson (PG), Gary Albright (SG), Dwight Petrillo (SF), Sandy Johnson (PF), Robert Manus (C) Trent Lowe, Fred Shepard, Edward Morrissette, James Dahlquist, Willie Paradis | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |