| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Richardson (fresh) SG - John Green (fresh) SF - Brandon Roberson (fresh) PF - Olin Zimick (fresh) C - Brent Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carmelo Sanchez (fresh) SG - Kevin Vestal (fresh) SF - Randy McDearmon (fresh) PF - Winston Fischer (fresh) C - Clayton Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | John Green misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Vestal - foul #1 on Kevin Vestal, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | American U. | Randy McDearmon loses the dribble to Brandon Roberson | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | John Green slams it home | 4-0 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Randy McDearmon | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Roberson | 6-2 |
| 18:42 | American U. | Kevin Vestal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:41 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Kevin Vestal misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Olin Zimick | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Sanchez steals the ball from John Green | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Michael Richardson is called for the reach on Kevin Vestal - foul #1 on Michael Richardson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noel Bell (PG), David Diamond (SF), JC Cooper (PF), Arnold Mays (C) Michael Richardson, Brandon Roberson, Olin Zimick, Brent Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:33 | American U. | Randy McDearmon blows the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | David Diamond grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | David Diamond hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from JC Cooper | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Arnold Mays steals the ball from Kevin Vestal | 8-2 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | JC Cooper buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Noel Bell | 11-2 |
| 16:21 | American U. | Randy McDearmon blows the layup | 11-2 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Green | 11-2 |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | David Diamond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Winston Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:46 | American U. | Kevin Vestal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays grabs the board | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Noel Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - JC Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arnold Mays (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carmelo Sanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Vestal (fairly fresh) SF - Randy McDearmon (fairly fresh) PF - Winston Fischer (fairly fresh) C - Clayton Whittenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | David Diamond drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Noel Bell | 14-2 |
| 15:31 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Diamond - foul #1 on David Diamond, team foul #2 | 14-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Richardson (PG), Brandon Roberson (SF), Olin Zimick (PF), Brent Williams (C) Noel Bell, John Green, JC Cooper, Arnold Mays | |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Reaves (PG), Robert Deakins (SG), Aaron Letourneau (SF), Robert Marquis (PF) Carmelo Sanchez, Kevin Vestal, Randy McDearmon, Winston Fischer | |
| 15:31 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 15:31 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 14-3 |
| 15:31 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick grabs the board | 14-3 |
| 15:11 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-3 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau grabs the board | 14-3 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Robert Deakins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harry Reaves | 14-6 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Diamond | 17-6 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Harry Reaves is hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #2 on Michael Richardson, team foul #3 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noel Bell (PG), JC Cooper (SG) Michael Richardson, David Diamond | |
| Subs | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez (PG), Melvin Mailloux (C) Robert Deakins, Clayton Whittenburg | |
| 13:53 | American U. | Brandon Roberson takes the ball from Melvin Mailloux | 17-6 |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson hits the finger roll | 19-6 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Harry Reaves comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Bell - foul #1 on Noel Bell, team foul #4 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (SG), Arnold Mays (C) Olin Zimick, Brent Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Randy McDearmon (SF), Winston Fischer (PF) Aaron Letourneau, Melvin Mailloux | |
| 13:28 | American U. | Harry Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Harry Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Roberson | 19-6 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Noel Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-6 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Winston Fischer hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Sanchez | 19-9 |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | JC Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown (PF) Brandon Roberson | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Vestal (SG), Melvin Mailloux (C) Harry Reaves, Robert Marquis | |
| 12:25 | American U. | Randy McDearmon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 12:24 | American U. | Winston Fischer misses the tip | 19-9 |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | JC Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-9 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown misses the tip | 19-9 |
| 12:11 | American U. | Randy McDearmon gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:52 | American U. | Winston Fischer banks in the layup and he's hacked by Chuck Brown - foul #1 on Chuck Brown, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Diamond (PG), Olin Zimick (PF) Noel Bell, John Green | |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Reaves (PG), Aaron Letourneau (C) Carmelo Sanchez, Melvin Mailloux | |
| 11:52 | American U. | Winston Fischer misses the free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:52 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | David Diamond is fouled on the floor by Winston Fischer - foul #1 on Winston Fischer, team foul #2 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson (SF), Brent Williams (C) JC Cooper, Arnold Mays | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Marquis (PF), Clayton Whittenburg (C) Winston Fischer, Aaron Letourneau | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Olin Zimick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harry Reaves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Vestal (fresh) SF - Randy McDearmon (fresh) PF - Robert Marquis (fresh) C - Clayton Whittenburg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick blows the layup | 19-11 |
| 11:11 | American U. | Kevin Vestal pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:04 | American U. | Kevin Vestal hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Marquis | 19-14 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:40 | American U. | The rebound goes to Clayton Whittenburg | 19-14 |
| 10:19 | American U. | Harry Reaves is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Reaves, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (SG), JC Cooper (PF) Chuck Brown, Olin Zimick | |
| Subs | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez (PG), Aaron Letourneau (SF) Kevin Vestal, Randy McDearmon | |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | John Green hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Roberson | 21-14 |
| 09:35 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez is called for traveling | 21-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noel Bell (PG), Arnold Mays (C) Brandon Roberson, Brent Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Winston Fischer (PF), Melvin Mailloux (C) Robert Marquis, Clayton Whittenburg | |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | JC Cooper comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 21-14 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | American U. | Harry Reaves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 09:00 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau gets the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:47 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Reaves and he's fouled by JC Cooper - foul #1 on JC Cooper, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown (SF), Olin Zimick (PF) David Diamond, JC Cooper | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Deakins (SG), Randy McDearmon (SF) Harry Reaves, Melvin Mailloux | |
| 08:47 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:47 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:36 | American U. | Olin Zimick blocks the short jumper by Aaron Letourneau | 21-16 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays is fouled on the floor by Aaron Letourneau - foul #1 on Aaron Letourneau, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson (SF) Chuck Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Vestal (SG), Clayton Whittenburg (C) Robert Deakins, Aaron Letourneau | |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Noel Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-16 |
| 07:59 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 07:55 | American U. | Kevin Vestal makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Winston Fischer | 21-19 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Noel Bell and the foul's on Winston Fischer - foul #2 on Winston Fischer, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Diamond (PG), JC Cooper (SG), Brent Williams (C) Noel Bell, John Green, Arnold Mays | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Marquis (PF) Winston Fischer | |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson misses the free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:33 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 07:10 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 23-19 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick grabs the board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - JC Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Olin Zimick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brent Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carmelo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Vestal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy McDearmon (fresh) PF - Robert Marquis (fresh) C - Clayton Whittenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | Kevin Vestal takes the ball from Brandon Roberson | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | American U. | Randy McDearmon knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Carmelo Sanchez and the foul's on JC Cooper - foul #2 on JC Cooper, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Green (SG), Chuck Brown (PF) JC Cooper, Olin Zimick | |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Reaves (PG) Carmelo Sanchez | |
| 06:41 | American U. | Randy McDearmon misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson is fouled on the floor by Robert Marquis - foul #1 on Robert Marquis, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noel Bell (PG) Brandon Roberson | |
| Subs | American U. | Aaron Letourneau (SF), Melvin Mailloux (C) Randy McDearmon, Clayton Whittenburg | |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays (C) Brent Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Deakins (SG) Kevin Vestal | |
| 05:44 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Deakins and the foul's on Chuck Brown - foul #2 on Chuck Brown, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson (SF), Olin Zimick (PF) David Diamond, Chuck Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez (PG) Robert Deakins | |
| 05:44 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Olin Zimick gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | John Green's layup is rejected by Robert Marquis | 23-23 |
| 05:27 | American U. | Aaron Letourneau grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | John Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Olin Zimick | 25-25 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Harry Reaves misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | John Green grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by John Green | 28-25 |
| 03:54 | American U. | Brandon Roberson takes the ball from Aaron Letourneau | 28-25 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | John Green clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Harry Reaves - foul #2 on Harry Reaves, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Richardson (PG), David Diamond (SF), JC Cooper (PF), Brent Williams (C) Noel Bell, Brandon Roberson, Olin Zimick, Arnold Mays | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Deakins (PG), Kevin Vestal (SG), Randy McDearmon (SF), Winston Fischer (PF), Clayton Whittenburg (C) Carmelo Sanchez, Harry Reaves, Aaron Letourneau, Robert Marquis, Melvin Mailloux | |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Michael Richardson steals the ball from Kevin Vestal | 30-25 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | David Diamond misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 02:51 | American U. | Kevin Vestal grabs the board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Richardson (fresh) SG - John Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - JC Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brent Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Deakins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Vestal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy McDearmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Winston Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Whittenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:38 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Brent Williams - foul #1 on Brent Williams, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown (PF) John Green | |
| Subs | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez (PG) Robert Deakins | |
| 02:38 | American U. | Clayton Whittenburg makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams tips it in | 32-28 |
| 02:04 | American U. | Winston Fischer is fouled on the floor by JC Cooper - foul #3 on JC Cooper, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson (SF) JC Cooper | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:04 | American U. | Winston Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:04 | American U. | Winston Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Clayton Whittenburg is called for the reach on Brent Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Whittenburg, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Richardson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carmelo Sanchez - foul #1 on Carmelo Sanchez, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays (C) Brent Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Chuck Brown tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 01:00 | American U. | Kevin Vestal drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clayton Whittenburg | 35-33 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Brandon Roberson misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 00:34 | American U. | Randy McDearmon gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Brandon Roberson - foul #1 on Brandon Roberson, team foul #11 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noel Bell (PG), John Green (SG), Olin Zimick (PF) Michael Richardson, David Diamond, Chuck Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Reaves (SG), Aaron Letourneau (SF), Robert Marquis (PF), Melvin Mailloux (C) Kevin Vestal, Randy McDearmon, Winston Fischer, Clayton Whittenburg | |
| 00:16 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Carmelo Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Arnold Mays gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | John Green's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Marquis | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Robert Marquis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Robert Marquis hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |