| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sergei Golembeski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmine Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Spilski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Frese (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Townsley is denied by Carmine Ferrari | 45-42 |
| 19:51 | Western Illinois | George Spilski tips it in | 45-44 |
| 19:35 | Oakland | Shane Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 19:17 | Oakland | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 19:13 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jose Martin | 48-44 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | George Spilski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Frese | 48-44 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Shane Moore picks off the pass by David Smith | 48-44 |
| 18:14 | Oakland | Shane Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Ignacio Rivas (PG) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (PG), Dean Smith (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Dustin Hewitt (PF), Randy Hilger (C) Richard Parker, George Spilski, Michael Townsley, Sean Frese, David Smith | |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 17:49 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ignacio Rivas | 50-46 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Smith | 50-48 |
| 17:17 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari connects on the floater from the right side set up by Ignacio Rivas and he's fouled by Christopher Britten - foul #3 on Christopher Britten, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kurt Beland (PF), Daniel Worley (C) Shane Moore, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), George Spilski (SF) Dean Smith, Christopher Britten | |
| 17:17 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 17:01 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-48 |
| 16:59 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 16:54 | Oakland | Ignacio Rivas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | George Spilski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Ignacio Rivas steals the ball from Richard Parker | 53-48 |
| 16:24 | Oakland | Ignacio Rivas lays it in | 55-48 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Carmine Ferrari is called for the reach on George Spilski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carmine Ferrari, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG), Julio Ortega (SG), Gilbert Miller (SF) Ignacio Rivas, Sergei Golembeski, Carmine Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG), Michael Townsley (SF), Sean Frese (PF), David Smith (C) Ira Johson, George Spilski, Dustin Hewitt, Randy Hilger | |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Miller - foul #1 on Gilbert Miller, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Oakland | Shane Moore (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Kurt Beland, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mike Jackson (SG), Christopher Britten (SF) Richard Parker, Michael Townsley | |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dean Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Britten (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Sean Frese (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Oakland | Mike Jackson is called for the reach on Gilbert Miller - foul #4 on Mike Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG) Mike Jackson | |
| 15:21 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Frese | 55-50 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski (SG) Julio Ortega | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (PG), Ira Johson (SG), Chester Northrop (C) Richard Parker, Dean Smith, David Smith | |
| 15:02 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Frese - foul #2 on Sean Frese, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Rentschler (SF) Gilbert Miller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt (PF) Sean Frese | |
| 15:02 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:02 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson is hacked by Sergei Golembeski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergei Golembeski, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | Daniel Worley (C) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley (SF) Christopher Britten | |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Rentschler - foul #2 on Kenneth Rentschler, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 14:25 | Oakland | Dustin Hewitt denies the turnaround by Dikembe Agbayani | 57-52 |
| 14:24 | Oakland | Daniel Worley tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 14:22 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:14 | Oakland | Dustin Hewitt steals it from Daniel Worley | 57-52 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson is fouled on the floor by Sergei Golembeski - foul #2 on Sergei Golembeski, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | Julio Ortega (SG), Carmine Ferrari (SF), Kurt Beland (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Sergei Golembeski, Kenneth Rentschler, Shane Moore, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), Dean Smith (SF), David Smith (C) George Spilski, Michael Townsley, Chester Northrop | |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 14:04 | Oakland | Kurt Beland pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:46 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kurt Beland | 59-52 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | David Smith misses short on an open floater from the right block | 59-52 |
| 13:24 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 13:20 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Julio Ortega | 61-52 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG), Ignacio Rivas (SG), Gilbert Miller (SF) Dikembe Agbayani, Julio Ortega, Kurt Beland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Randy Hilger (PF) Ira Johson, Dean Smith, Dustin Hewitt | |
| 13:10 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari misses short on a shot in the paint | 61-52 |
| 13:09 | Oakland | Jose Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 12:57 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 12:55 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano tips it home | 63-52 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | Gilbert Miller steps in front of the David Smith pass | 63-52 |
| 12:23 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gilbert Miller | 65-52 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | Shane Moore (PF), Daniel Worley (C) Carmine Ferrari, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG), Michael Townsley (SF), Sean Frese (PF) George Spilski, Christopher Britten, David Smith | |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 11:56 | Oakland | Gilbert Miller is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gilbert Miller, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Julio Ortega (SG), Kenneth Rentschler (SF), Kurt Beland (PF) Jose Martin, Ignacio Rivas, Gilbert Miller, Shane Moore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chester Northrop (C) Randy Hilger | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rentschler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Beland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Worley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Frese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Northrop (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Parker | 65-56 |
| 11:24 | Oakland | Daniel Worley misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Parker - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski (SG) Julio Ortega | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (PG), Ira Johson (SG), Dustin Hewitt (C) Richard Parker, Michael Townsley, Chester Northrop | |
| 11:24 | Oakland | Daniel Worley makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 11:24 | Oakland | Daniel Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Frese | 66-56 |
| 11:11 | Western Illinois | Dean Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Spilski | 66-58 |
| 10:50 | Oakland | Daniel Worley hits a runner in the lane | 68-58 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Spilski | 68-60 |
| 10:23 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 09:56 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 09:47 | Oakland | Dean Smith takes the ball from Sergei Golembeski | 68-60 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Spilski and he's hacked by Sergei Golembeski - foul #3 on Sergei Golembeski, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG), Julio Ortega (SG), Gilbert Miller (SF), Carmine Ferrari (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Sergei Golembeski, Kenneth Rentschler, Kurt Beland, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), Christopher Britten (SF), David Smith (C) Ira Johson, Dean Smith, Sean Frese | |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt misses the free throw | 68-62 |
| 09:29 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 09:19 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Julio Ortega | 71-62 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Gabriel Romano swats the short shot by Dustin Hewitt | 71-62 |
| 09:03 | Oakland | Julio Ortega gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 08:49 | Oakland | The jumper by Carmine Ferrari is denied by Dustin Hewitt | 71-62 |
| 08:48 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 71-62 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Smith | 71-64 |
| 08:14 | Oakland | Gilbert Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jose Martin and he's hacked by Christopher Britten - foul #4 on Christopher Britten, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Ignacio Rivas (PG), Sergei Golembeski (SG), Shane Moore (PF) Jose Martin, Julio Ortega, Carmine Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley (SF), Randy Hilger (PF) Christopher Britten, Dustin Hewitt | |
| 08:14 | Oakland | Gilbert Miller makes the free throw | 74-64 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley travels with the ball | 74-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari (SF), Daniel Worley (C) Gilbert Miller, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (PG), Mike Jackson (SG), Chester Northrop (C) Richard Parker, George Spilski, David Smith | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Ignacio Rivas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sergei Golembeski (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carmine Ferrari (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Worley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ira Johson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mike Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Townsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hilger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Northrop (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Oakland | Shane Moore hits a runner from the baseline | 76-64 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger misses the easy layup | 76-64 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Chester Northrop tips it but misses | 76-64 |
| 07:09 | Oakland | Shane Moore grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 07:04 | Oakland | Mike Jackson is called for the reach on Carmine Ferrari - foul #5 on Mike Jackson, team foul #6 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG) Ignacio Rivas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG) Mike Jackson | |
| 06:59 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Sergei Golembeski, team foul #12 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Frese (PF) Randy Hilger | |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Michael Townsley - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #13 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Julio Ortega (SG), Gabriel Romano (C) Sergei Golembeski, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG), Christopher Britten (PF) Ira Johson, Sean Frese | |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:19 | Oakland | Richard Parker is called for the reach on Jose Martin - foul #3 on Richard Parker, team foul #7 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Oakland | Gilbert Miller (SF) Carmine Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Frese (PF), David Smith (C) Michael Townsley, Chester Northrop | |
| 06:19 | Oakland | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten hits the follow up shot | 76-67 |
| 05:52 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Ignacio Rivas (SG) Jose Martin, Julio Ortega | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (SG), Michael Townsley (SF), Randy Hilger (PF) Dean Smith, Christopher Britten, Sean Frese | |
| 05:52 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:52 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | Ignacio Rivas is called for the reach on George Spilski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ignacio Rivas, team foul #14 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Oakland | Daniel Worley (C) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | George Spilski makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | George Spilski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 05:28 | Oakland | Shane Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Parker - foul #4 on Richard Parker, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), Dustin Hewitt (PF) George Spilski, David Smith | |
| 05:28 | Oakland | Shane Moore makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 05:28 | Oakland | Shane Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kurt Beland (C) Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | Oakland | Shane Moore knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gilbert Miller and he's fouled by Dustin Hewitt - foul #2 on Dustin Hewitt, team foul #10 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari (SF) Gilbert Miller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | Oakland | Shane Moore makes the free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Shane Moore - foul #2 on Shane Moore, team foul #15 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski (SG) Ignacio Rivas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chester Northrop (C) Randy Hilger | |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker misses the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 04:46 | Oakland | Kurt Beland can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 82-70 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Dustin Hewitt | 82-70 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Dustin Hewitt misses the easy open layup | 82-70 |
| 04:28 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 04:06 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson grabs the board | 82-70 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Parker is denied on a layup by Shane Moore | 82-70 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Ira Johson gets the offensive rebound | 82-70 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sergei Golembeski (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carmine Ferrari (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Moore (very tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Beland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Richard Parker (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ira Johson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Townsley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Hewitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chester Northrop (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Parker | 82-72 |
| 03:24 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-72 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jose Martin (PG), Julio Ortega (SG), Gilbert Miller (SF), Daniel Worley (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Sergei Golembeski, Shane Moore, Kurt Beland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Spilski (PG), Christopher Britten (SF), Sean Frese (PF), David Smith (C) Richard Parker, Michael Townsley, Dustin Hewitt, Chester Northrop | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Oakland | Gilbert Miller misses long on a jumper near the basket | 82-72 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten grabs the defensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Carmine Ferrari - foul #2 on Carmine Ferrari, team foul #16 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dean Smith (SG) Ira Johson | |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese misses the free throw | 82-74 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Britten | 82-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Daniel Worley is called for the reach on George Spilski - foul #1 on Daniel Worley, team foul #17 | 82-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | George Spilski makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | George Spilski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari can't finish the layup | 82-76 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | David Smith gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kurt Beland (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Carmine Ferrari, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG) Dean Smith | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese is hacked by Kurt Beland - foul #2 on Kurt Beland, team foul #18 | 82-76 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 02:05 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski (SG), Daniel Worley (C) Julio Ortega, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG) Ira Johson | |
| 01:51 | Oakland | Gilbert Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-78 |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Carmine Ferrari (SF), Shane Moore (PF), Gabriel Romano (C) Jose Martin, Gilbert Miller, Kurt Beland, Daniel Worley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley (SF) Christopher Britten | |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese misses the wide open floater in the lane | 82-78 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese can't tip it in | 82-78 |
| 01:30 | Oakland | Shane Moore snags the defensive board | 82-78 |
| 01:25 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sergei Golembeski | 85-78 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Sean Frese can't finish the layup | 85-78 |
| 01:06 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski grabs the board | 85-78 |
| 01:00 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sergei Golembeski | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Michael Townsley travels in the backcourt | 88-78 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Dustin Hewitt (PF), Randy Hilger (C) Richard Parker, Michael Townsley, Sean Frese, David Smith | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Randy Hilger is called for the reach on Sergei Golembeski - foul #2 on Randy Hilger, team foul #11 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Oakland | Gilbert Miller (SF) Carmine Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski makes the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:54 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski misses the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Christopher Britten pulls down the rebound | 89-78 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Randy Hilger drills a floater from the right side | 89-80 |
| 00:48 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano is hacked by George Spilski in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Spilski, team foul #12 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Parker (PG), Michael Townsley (SF), Sean Frese (PF), David Smith (C) Ira Johson, Christopher Britten, Dustin Hewitt, Randy Hilger | |
| 00:48 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:48 | Oakland | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Miller - foul #3 on Gilbert Miller, team foul #19 | 91-80 |
| Subs | Oakland | Carmine Ferrari (SF) Gilbert Miller | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ira Johson (SG), Christopher Britten (SF), Dustin Hewitt (PF) Richard Parker, Michael Townsley, Sean Frese | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani misses the runner near the basket | 91-81 |
| 00:13 | Oakland | Sergei Golembeski pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-81 |
| 00:00 | Oakland | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 91-81 |