| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - George Loveland (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Palmer (fresh) SG - James Duke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Gribble (fresh) PF - Tim Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Steven Gribble inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | James Madison | Tim Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | George Loveland misses the driving attempt in the lane | 33-28 |
| 19:32 | James Madison | Steven Gribble pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:25 | James Madison | Steven Gribble is fouled on the floor by James Brock - foul #2 on James Brock, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:13 | James Madison | Tim Cole scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randy Palmer | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | James Madison | David Horton snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:25 | James Madison | Randy Palmer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Bullock - foul #1 on Louis Bullock, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:25 | James Madison | Randy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:25 | James Madison | Randy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | George Loveland comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Duke - foul #3 on James Duke, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn Knowles (SG) James Duke | |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | George Loveland makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | George Loveland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Boyd Frady - foul #1 on Boyd Frady, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar (SG), Christopher McMurry (PF) Boyd Frady, James Brock | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Ruth (SF) Steven Gribble | |
| 17:40 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Randy Palmer steals it from Michael Garrett | 35-35 |
| 17:09 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles misses the easy layup | 35-35 |
| 17:08 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles tips it home | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett's pass is intercepted by James Ruth | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | James Madison | Randy Palmer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McMurry | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | James Madison | Tim Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:24 | James Madison | David Horton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:23 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Cole | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | James Madison | Tim Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:02 | Western Illinois | Randy Palmer is called for the reach on Michael Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Palmer, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Boyd Frady (SG), James Brock (PF), Bryan Baker (C) Michael Garrett, Thomas Dunbar, Louis Bullock, George Loveland | |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Gribble (SF), Jeffery Schrum (PF), Ira Brannon (C) Randy Palmer, Tim Cole, David Horton | |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker drills a jumper in the paint | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Bryan Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn Knowles (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Ruth (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Steven Gribble (fresh) PF - Jeffery Schrum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ira Brannon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | James Madison | Bryan Baker swats the short shot by Shawn Knowles | 37-37 |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon's fadeaway is rejected by Ira Brannon | 37-37 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 14:58 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles is fouled in the backcourt by Milford Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Milford Fitzgibbon, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden (PF), George Loveland (C) James Brock, Bryan Baker | |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Brown (PG), James Duke (SG) Shawn Knowles, James Ruth | |
| 14:37 | James Madison | James Duke misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Christopher McMurry - foul #3 on Christopher McMurry, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar (SF) Christopher McMurry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Tim Cole (PF) Ira Brannon | |
| 14:37 | James Madison | James Duke misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:37 | James Madison | James Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | George Loveland grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | George Loveland throws it down | 42-37 |
| 14:04 | James Madison | Andrew Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Duke | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden hits a floater near the basket | 44-40 |
| 13:16 | James Madison | Andrew Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:14 | James Madison | Tim Cole snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:58 | James Madison | Jeffery Schrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Louis Bullock (SF) Milford Fitzgibbon, Boyd Frady | |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Palmer (PG), James Ruth (SF), Ira Brannon (PF), David Horton (C) Andrew Brown, Steven Gribble, Tim Cole, Jeffery Schrum | |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Brock (C) George Loveland | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn Knowles (SG) James Duke | |
| 12:23 | James Madison | Randy Palmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:53 | James Madison | Randy Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ira Brannon | 44-43 |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | James Brock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Brock, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Royce Williams (SG), George Loveland (C) Thomas Dunbar, Nicholas Borden | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Duke (SG), Tim Cole (PF) Shawn Knowles, Ira Brannon | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Royce Williams (fresh) SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Loveland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Duke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ruth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tim Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | James Madison | Michael Garrett takes the ball from Randy Palmer in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Garrett | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | James Madison | David Horton misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-43 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Royce Williams gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | James Brock is hacked by Tim Cole - foul #3 on Tim Cole, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady (SG) Royce Williams | |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Gribble (SF) James Ruth | |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | George Loveland misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | George Loveland gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | George Loveland hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Bullock | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | James Madison | George Loveland swats the layup by Steven Gribble | 49-43 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:38 | James Madison | Randy Palmer buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 09:27 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Garrett | 54-45 |
| 09:04 | James Madison | Steven Gribble's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Garrett | 54-45 |
| 09:02 | James Madison | David Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:54 | James Madison | Steven Gribble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock is fouled on the floor by Steven Gribble - foul #3 on Steven Gribble, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Thomas Dunbar (SG), Christopher McMurry (SF), Nicholas Borden (PF), Bryan Baker (C) Michael Garrett, Boyd Frady, Louis Bullock, James Brock, George Loveland | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn Knowles (PG), Kyle Ringler (SG), James Ruth (SF), Jeffery Schrum (PF), Ira Brannon (C) Randy Palmer, James Duke, Steven Gribble, Tim Cole, David Horton | |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-45 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 08:17 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ira Brannon | 54-45 |
| 08:11 | James Madison | Jeffery Schrum makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Shawn Knowles | 54-47 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker misses long on a runner in the lane | 54-47 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden is fouled on the floor by Shawn Knowles - foul #1 on Shawn Knowles, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on James Ruth - foul #3 on James Ruth, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Loveland (C) Bryan Baker | |
| Subs | James Madison | Tim Cole (PF) Kyle Ringler | |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McMurry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Borden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Loveland (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Shawn Knowles (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Ruth (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ira Brannon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tim Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Schrum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 06:54 | James Madison | Ira Brannon gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | James Madison | Tim Cole lays it in | 57-49 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses the fadeaway near the basket | 57-49 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | George Loveland tips it but misses | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 06:28 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Gribble (SF) Ira Brannon | |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | George Loveland misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 59-49 |
| 06:09 | James Madison | Steven Gribble grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 05:59 | James Madison | Milford Fitzgibbon steals the ball from Steven Gribble | 59-49 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dunbar | 59-49 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Jeffery Schrum is called for the reach on Thomas Dunbar - foul #1 on Jeffery Schrum, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Louis Bullock (SF), James Brock (PF) Milford Fitzgibbon, Christopher McMurry, Nicholas Borden | |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Palmer (PG), James Duke (SG), David Horton (C) Shawn Knowles, James Ruth, Jeffery Schrum | |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:01 | James Madison | James Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady (SG) Thomas Dunbar | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kyle Ringler (SF) Steven Gribble | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | George Loveland is fouled on the floor by James Duke - foul #4 on James Duke, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden (PF) James Brock | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Ruth (SF), Ira Brannon (PF) Kyle Ringler, Tim Cole | |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | George Loveland misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:19 | James Madison | James Ruth pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:06 | James Madison | Randy Palmer buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Garrett and he's hacked by James Duke - foul #5 on James Duke, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Brock (C) George Loveland | |
| Subs | James Madison | Shawn Knowles (SG), Steven Gribble (SF) James Duke, James Ruth | |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:48 | James Madison | David Horton pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | James Madison | Steven Gribble misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Borden - foul #4 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG) Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffery Schrum (PF) Ira Brannon | |
| 03:36 | James Madison | Steven Gribble misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:36 | James Madison | Steven Gribble makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Brock | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Borden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Randy Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Knowles (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Gribble (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Schrum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles is hacked by Boyd Frady - foul #2 on Boyd Frady, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar (SG), Christopher McMurry (SF), Bryan Baker (C) Boyd Frady, Louis Bullock, Nicholas Borden | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kyle Ringler (SG), James Ruth (SF), Ira Brannon (C) Randy Palmer, Steven Gribble, David Horton | |
| 02:53 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | James Brock gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker loses the dribble to Ira Brannon | 66-53 |
| 02:21 | James Madison | Jeffery Schrum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 02:19 | James Madison | Ira Brannon grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:58 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jeffery Schrum | 66-55 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | James Brock buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Dunbar | 69-55 |
| 01:24 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 69-55 |
| 01:23 | James Madison | Jeffery Schrum can't tip it in | 69-55 |
| 01:22 | James Madison | Ira Brannon gets the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:08 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | James Brock grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:39 | James Madison | Ira Brannon grabs the board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Milford Fitzgibbon | 71-57 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles is fouled on the floor by Bryan Baker - foul #1 on Bryan Baker, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | Shawn Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon runs out the clock | 71-59 |