Game Date: Dec 30th, 2049
Western Illinois 76 - Central Michigan 57
Date: November 21st, 2048
Game: College [Non-Conference] [#1154297] 
Arena: McGuirk Arena
Attendance: 200
Player Of The Game: Earl Starks (3)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | 39 | 37 | 76 | |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | 31 | 26 | 57 | |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 52 | E. Starks sf | 35 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | J. Jenkins pf | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | J. Bolin c | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | D. Thomas sg | 32 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0 | 3 | +15 | 11.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | W. Hickman pg | 33 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 18.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | L. McFarland sg | 20 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | E. Hartfield sf | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | K. Delgado c | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | K. Brooks pf | 20 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 0 | +20 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 29-57 | 9-20 | 9-14 | 76 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 16-42 | 10 | 14 | +95 | 11.6 | 26 | 5 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 50.9% | 45.0% | 64.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 3 | D. Russo sf | 30 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | H. Mears pf | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | T. Cavalcante c | 27 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | J. Heckman sg | 35 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 4 | 3 | -16 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | C. McKinney pg | 33 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | -12 | 10.7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | G. Rowe sf | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | -12 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | D. Pulliam pg | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | -7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | P. Roth c | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 5.8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | E. Olvera sg | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 18-44 | 2-10 | 19-23 | 57 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27-55 | 18 | 13 | -95 | 7.9 | 24 | 5 | 14 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 40.9% | 20.0% | 82.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Western Illinois: Earl Starks
Head Coaches
Western Illinois: Tad Hale
Central Michigan: Rudy Brant
Offensive Efficiencies
Western Illinois: At the rim (7/7 100.0%) Inside (6/15 40.0%) Mid-range (7/15 46.7%) Beyond the Arc (9/20 45.0%)
Central Michigan: At the rim (4/6 66.7%) Inside (8/18 44.4%) Mid-range (4/10 40.0%) Beyond the Arc (2/10 20.0%)
Defensive Tactics
Western Illinois: Man-To-Man (34.7%) Zone (24.0%) Pressure (22.7%) 2nd Chance (5.3%) Transition (13.3%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Central Michigan: Man-To-Man (49.3%) Zone (37.3%) Pressure (2.7%) 2nd Chance (6.7%) Transition (4.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Western Illinois: 136.4 / 136.0
Central Michigan: 105.1 / 106.4
Injuries
Western Illinois: pg-Hartman
Central Michigan: none
Overworked
Western Illinois: none
Central Michigan: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, November 21st, 2048
Game Type: College [Non-Conference]
Arena: McGuirk Arena
City: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 200
Version: 1.035
Simulated: Sat Nov 29 2025 @ 9:21:31 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Western Illinois: PG-Hickman (5' 11½"), SG-Thomas (6' 2½"), SF-Starks (6' 2½"), PF-Jenkins (6' 8½"), C-Bolin (6' 4½")
Central Michigan: PG-McKinney (6' 2"), SG-Heckman (6' ½"), SF-Russo (6' 5½"), PF-Mears (6' 6"), C-Cavalcante (7' 1")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Western Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin outside. Bolin hands off the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Foul! McKinney fouls Hickman blocking out to get the rebound.
19:31 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bolin. Bolin passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 2 - 0.
19:13 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cavalcante. Tied 2 - 2.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Starks to Point Guard, McFarland to Shooting Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard and Roth to Center.
18:55 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pulliam grabs the long rebound.
18:39 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pulliam. Central Michigan 4 - 2.
18:31 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 4 - 4.
18:19 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
18:03 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks shoots from the low post. Foul! Mears fouls Brooks on the shot. Brooks makes the first free throw. Brooks missed the second free throw. Roth grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 5 - 4.
17:54 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. Offensive foul! Heckman charged with the foul while taking the shot over McFarland.
17:27 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:54 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks outside. Brooks passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Brooks grabs the offensive rebound.
16:39 - Western Illinois: Brooks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks on the perimeter. Brooks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:25 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Heckman steals the pass from Starks.
16:08 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Pulliam. Pulliam passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Russo. Russo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Russo grabs the offensive rebound.
15:40 - Central Michigan: Russo has the rebound. Russo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Central Michigan 6 - 5.
15:38 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard and Rowe to Small Forward.
15:38 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by McFarland. Western Illinois 7 - 6.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Point Guard and Hartfield to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
15:10 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
14:59 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:40 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard.
14:40 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe. The shot clock winding down. Rowe with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Thomas fouls Rowe on the shot. Rowe missed the first free throw. Rowe makes the second free throw. Tied 7 - 7.
14:06 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
14:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
13:54 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe turns the ball over to the other team.
13:39 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
13:23 - Western Illinois: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 9 - 7.
13:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Starks to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Cavalcante to Center.
13:16 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Thomas steals the pass from Cavalcante.
12:50 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Heckman steals the pass from Bolin.
12:39 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mears grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:26 - Central Michigan: Mears has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mears passes the ball to Rowe. Rowe passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Brooks to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard and Roth to Power Forward.
12:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 12 - 7.
12:02 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Olvera outside. Olvera hands off the ball to Rowe. Rowe passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 12 - 9.
11:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Brooks on the perimeter. Brooks shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
11:20 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives to the basket. Foul! Hickman commits the foul on McKinney.
11:12 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to McKinney. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
11:07 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks drives by Rowe. Starks attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 14 - 9.
10:51 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward.
10:51 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to Olvera on the perimeter. Olvera passes the ball to Russo outside. The shot clock winding down. Russo shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKinney grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:19 - Central Michigan: McKinney has the rebound and restarts the offense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney outside. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante goes for the dunk. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante makes the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 14 - 11.
9:55 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard.
9:55 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks turns the ball over to the other team.
9:43 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
9:38 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Hickman and Starks. Thomas lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 11.
9:38 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Western Illinois!
9:30 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Brooks to Power Forward.
9:30 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 13.
9:20 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman. McKinney steals the pass from Hickman.
8:53 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with Russo to the right. Heckman passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Russo grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:48 - Central Michigan: Russo has the rebound and restarts the offense. Russo passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Roth. Roth with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 16 - 15.
8:31 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Jenkins to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Mears to Power Forward.
8:31 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins. Jenkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jenkins passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Mears grabs the rebound.
8:12 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney leads the fast break with Heckman to the right. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Thomas fouls Heckman on the shot. Heckman missed the first free throw. Heckman makes the second free throw. Heckman makes the third free throw. Central Michigan 17 - 16.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Thomas must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward and Roth to Power Forward.
8:07 - Western Illinois: McFarland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McFarland drives down the lane. McFarland passes the ball to Bolin at the basket. Bolin attempts to dunk it. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Bolin on the shot. Bolin makes the first free throw. Bolin missed the second free throw. Cavalcante grabs the rebound. Tied 17 - 17.
7:56 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney outside. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante on the perimeter. Cavalcante shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roth grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:33 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roth passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
7:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman drives by Roth. Hickman lays it up. Foul! Roth fouls Hickman on the shot. Hickman makes the first free throw. Hickman makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 19 - 17.
6:46 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward and Mears to Power Forward.
6:46 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. Foul! Starks fouls McKinney on the shot. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Tied 19 - 19.
6:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 21 - 19.
6:24 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots from the inside. Foul! Bolin fouls Mears on the shot. Mears makes the first free throw. Mears makes the second free throw. Tied 21 - 21.
6:15 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
6:15 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks passes the ball to McFarland outside. McFarland passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks shoots in the paint. Cavalcante rotates over and blocks the shot! Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound.
5:50 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russo grabs the rebound.
5:48 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Mears. Mears passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
5:11 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McFarland leads the fast break with Hickman to the right. McFarland passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McFarland. Western Illinois 24 - 21.
5:03 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard.
5:03 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears. Mears passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Mears. Mears with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McFarland grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Jenkins on the shot. Jenkins missed the first free throw. Jenkins makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 25 - 21.
4:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard.
4:16 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney in the paint. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
3:49 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mears steals the pass from Hickman.
3:41 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Russo. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney at the basket. McKinney lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 25 - 23.
3:34 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bolin tips it in. Western Illinois 27 - 23.
3:13 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
3:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 30 - 23.
2:55 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Hickman steals the pass from Russo.
2:46 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin. McKinney steals the pass from Bolin.
2:27 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney to the right. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the long rebound.
2:22 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russo steals the pass from Hickman.
2:14 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to McKinney in the paint. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the low post. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante missed the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 30 - 24.
1:53 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 3 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
1:53 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Western Illinois 32 - 24.
1:22 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Cavalcante charged with the foul while taking the shot over Jenkins.
1:10 - Game Event: Time out. Cavalcante must sit with 3 fouls. Central Michigan substitutes Roth to Center.
1:10 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins drives down the lane. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks at the basket. Brooks lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jenkins. Western Illinois 34 - 24.
1:10 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
0:53 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roth tips it in. Western Illinois 34 - 26.
0:40 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 36 - 26.
0:29 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney passes the ball to Mears at the basket. Mears lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 36 - 28.
0:17 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 39 - 28.
0:05 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 39 - 31.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 39, Central Michigan 31
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Thomas must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Central Michigan. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Mears shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Heckman grabs the offensive rebound.
19:20 - Central Michigan: Heckman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
19:03 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jenkins. Western Illinois 41 - 31.
18:42 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Starks to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
18:42 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks steals the pass from Pulliam.
18:34 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McFarland leads the fast break with Starks to the right. McFarland passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Starks grabs the offensive rebound.
18:27 - Western Illinois: Starks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Starks passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Pulliam fouls Starks blocking out to get the rebound.
18:11 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks drives down the lane. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Starks. Western Illinois 44 - 31.
17:53 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
17:25 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 46 - 31.
17:13 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Pulliam. Pulliam shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roth grabs the offensive rebound.
16:47 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McFarland grabs the rebound.
16:45 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Thomas tips it in. Western Illinois 48 - 31.
16:27 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Cavalcante to Center.
16:27 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante. Cavalcante passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cavalcante shoots in the paint. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante makes the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 33.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 4 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard and Rowe to Small Forward.
15:50 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland drives down the lane. McFarland passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mears grabs the long rebound.
15:37 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney leads the fast break with Heckman and Rowe. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman at the basket. Heckman lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Heckman on the shot. Heckman missed the first free throw. Heckman makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 34.
15:32 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
15:19 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Rowe. Heckman lays it up. Offensive foul! Heckman charged with the foul while taking the shot over Hickman.
15:15 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Point Guard and Hartfield to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
15:15 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
15:05 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Pulliam outside. Pulliam passes the ball to Cavalcante. Cavalcante shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Brooks grabs the rebound.
14:34 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 51 - 34.
14:34 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
14:29 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Thomas to Shooting Guard and Starks to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard.
14:29 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Mears on the perimeter. Mears passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears goes for the dunk. Foul! Jenkins fouls Mears on the shot. Mears makes the first free throw. Mears makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 51 - 36.
14:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Thomas to Small Forward.
14:01 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound.
13:47 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Heckman grabs the rebound.
13:40 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
13:25 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland outside. McFarland shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 54 - 36.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Starks to Small Forward and Delgado to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard, Russo to Small Forward and Roth to Power Forward.
12:52 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
12:44 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Thomas is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Thomas makes the first free throw. Western Illinois 57 - 36.
12:18 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward.
12:18 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Olvera. Olvera shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by McKinney. Western Illinois 57 - 38.
12:07 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas passes the ball to Starks. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
11:51 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
11:47 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hickman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks drives to the basket. Foul! McKinney commits the foul on Starks.
11:22 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard and Russo to Small Forward.
11:22 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins. Jenkins drives by Cavalcante. Jenkins attempts to dunk it. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Jenkins on the shot. Jenkins makes the first free throw. Jenkins missed the second free throw. Cavalcante grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 58 - 38.
11:03 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. Foul! Hickman fouls McKinney on the shot. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 58 - 40.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Cavalcante must sit with 4 fouls. Central Michigan substitutes Mears to Power Forward and Roth to Center.
10:52 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks outside. Brooks shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
10:30 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Starks grabs the rebound.
10:21 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 61 - 40.
10:09 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard, Rowe to Small Forward and Russo to Power Forward.
10:09 - Central Michigan: Olvera brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Olvera hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe. Foul! Jenkins commits a foul away from the ball.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard, Russo to Small Forward and Mears to Power Forward.
9:58 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to Heckman. Hickman steals the pass from Heckman.
9:53 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins drives down the lane. Jenkins lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 63 - 40.
9:12 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward and Russo to Power Forward.
9:12 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roth grabs the offensive rebound.
8:53 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the rebound.
8:51 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
8:41 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the long rebound.
8:35 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 65 - 40.
8:35 - Game Event: Western Illinois has all of the the momentum, can their opponent recover?
8:15 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward, Mears to Power Forward and Cavalcante to Center.
8:15 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante at the basket. Cavalcante lays it up. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
8:00 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. Foul! Heckman fouls Thomas on the shot. Thomas missed the first free throw. Thomas makes the second free throw. Thomas makes the third free throw. Western Illinois 67 - 40.
7:38 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante turns the ball over out of bounds.
7:33 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks passes the ball to Bolin. Bolin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
7:11 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the long rebound.
6:54 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
6:36 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Mears tips it in. Western Illinois 67 - 42.
6:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 70 - 42.
5:42 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 70 - 44.
5:32 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman in the paint. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Hickman shoots from the block. It's blocked by Cavalcante! Heckman grabs the rebound.
4:58 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears outside. Mears passes the ball to Russo outside. Hickman steals the pass from Russo.
4:45 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Jenkins charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mears.
4:28 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney drives to the basket. Foul! Hickman commits the foul on McKinney. In the bonus, McKinney is shooting one-and-one. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 70 - 46.
4:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 72 - 46.
3:57 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 72 - 48.
3:25 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin turns the ball over to the other team.
3:11 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo. Russo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 72 - 50.
2:57 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Hickman drives down the lane. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin at the basket. Bolin lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 74 - 50.
2:57 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
2:44 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. It's blocked by Bolin! Jenkins grabs the rebound.
2:09 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
1:51 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Russo. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 74 - 53.
1:44 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
1:19 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 74 - 55.
0:47 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Central Michigan is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 76 - 55.
0:15 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 76 - 57.
0:05 - Western Illinois: Thomas dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 76, Central Michigan 57
Starting Line-Ups
Western Illinois: PG-Hickman (5' 11½"), SG-Thomas (6' 2½"), SF-Starks (6' 2½"), PF-Jenkins (6' 8½"), C-Bolin (6' 4½")
Central Michigan: PG-McKinney (6' 2"), SG-Heckman (6' ½"), SF-Russo (6' 5½"), PF-Mears (6' 6"), C-Cavalcante (7' 1")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Western Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin outside. Bolin hands off the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Foul! McKinney fouls Hickman blocking out to get the rebound.
19:31 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bolin. Bolin passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 2 - 0.
19:13 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cavalcante. Tied 2 - 2.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Starks to Point Guard, McFarland to Shooting Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard and Roth to Center.
18:55 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pulliam grabs the long rebound.
18:39 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pulliam. Central Michigan 4 - 2.
18:31 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 4 - 4.
18:19 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
18:03 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks shoots from the low post. Foul! Mears fouls Brooks on the shot. Brooks makes the first free throw. Brooks missed the second free throw. Roth grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 5 - 4.
17:54 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. Offensive foul! Heckman charged with the foul while taking the shot over McFarland.
17:27 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:54 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks outside. Brooks passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Brooks grabs the offensive rebound.
16:39 - Western Illinois: Brooks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks on the perimeter. Brooks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:25 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Heckman steals the pass from Starks.
16:08 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Pulliam. Pulliam passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Russo. Russo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Russo grabs the offensive rebound.
15:40 - Central Michigan: Russo has the rebound. Russo shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Central Michigan 6 - 5.
15:38 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard and Rowe to Small Forward.
15:38 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by McFarland. Western Illinois 7 - 6.
15:10 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Point Guard and Hartfield to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
15:10 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
14:59 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:40 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard.
14:40 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe. The shot clock winding down. Rowe with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Thomas fouls Rowe on the shot. Rowe missed the first free throw. Rowe makes the second free throw. Tied 7 - 7.
14:06 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
14:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
13:54 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe turns the ball over to the other team.
13:39 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Brooks passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the offensive rebound.
13:23 - Western Illinois: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 9 - 7.
13:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Starks to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Cavalcante to Center.
13:16 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Thomas steals the pass from Cavalcante.
12:50 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Heckman steals the pass from Bolin.
12:39 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mears grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:26 - Central Michigan: Mears has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mears passes the ball to Rowe. Rowe passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Brooks to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard and Roth to Power Forward.
12:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 12 - 7.
12:02 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Olvera outside. Olvera hands off the ball to Rowe. Rowe passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 12 - 9.
11:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Brooks on the perimeter. Brooks shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
11:20 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives to the basket. Foul! Hickman commits the foul on McKinney.
11:12 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to McKinney. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
11:07 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks drives by Rowe. Starks attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 14 - 9.
10:51 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward.
10:51 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to Olvera on the perimeter. Olvera passes the ball to Russo outside. The shot clock winding down. Russo shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKinney grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:19 - Central Michigan: McKinney has the rebound and restarts the offense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney outside. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante goes for the dunk. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante makes the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 14 - 11.
9:55 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard.
9:55 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks turns the ball over to the other team.
9:43 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
9:38 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Hickman and Starks. Thomas lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 11.
9:38 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Western Illinois!
9:30 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Brooks to Power Forward.
9:30 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Heckman passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 13.
9:20 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman. McKinney steals the pass from Hickman.
8:53 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with Russo to the right. Heckman passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Russo grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:48 - Central Michigan: Russo has the rebound and restarts the offense. Russo passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Roth. Roth with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 16 - 15.
8:31 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Jenkins to Power Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Mears to Power Forward.
8:31 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins. Jenkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jenkins passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Mears grabs the rebound.
8:12 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney leads the fast break with Heckman to the right. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Thomas fouls Heckman on the shot. Heckman missed the first free throw. Heckman makes the second free throw. Heckman makes the third free throw. Central Michigan 17 - 16.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Thomas must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward and Roth to Power Forward.
8:07 - Western Illinois: McFarland brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McFarland drives down the lane. McFarland passes the ball to Bolin at the basket. Bolin attempts to dunk it. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Bolin on the shot. Bolin makes the first free throw. Bolin missed the second free throw. Cavalcante grabs the rebound. Tied 17 - 17.
7:56 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney outside. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante on the perimeter. Cavalcante shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roth grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:33 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound and restarts the offense. Roth passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
7:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman drives by Roth. Hickman lays it up. Foul! Roth fouls Hickman on the shot. Hickman makes the first free throw. Hickman makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 19 - 17.
6:46 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward and Mears to Power Forward.
6:46 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. Foul! Starks fouls McKinney on the shot. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Tied 19 - 19.
6:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland in the paint. McFarland shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 21 - 19.
6:24 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots from the inside. Foul! Bolin fouls Mears on the shot. Mears makes the first free throw. Mears makes the second free throw. Tied 21 - 21.
6:15 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
6:15 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks passes the ball to McFarland outside. McFarland passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks shoots in the paint. Cavalcante rotates over and blocks the shot! Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound.
5:50 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russo grabs the rebound.
5:48 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Mears. Mears passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
5:11 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McFarland leads the fast break with Hickman to the right. McFarland passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McFarland. Western Illinois 24 - 21.
5:03 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard.
5:03 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears. Mears passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Mears. Mears with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McFarland grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Jenkins on the shot. Jenkins missed the first free throw. Jenkins makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 25 - 21.
4:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard.
4:16 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante passes the ball to McKinney in the paint. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
3:49 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mears steals the pass from Hickman.
3:41 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Russo. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney at the basket. McKinney lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 25 - 23.
3:34 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bolin tips it in. Western Illinois 27 - 23.
3:13 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
3:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 30 - 23.
2:55 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Hickman steals the pass from Russo.
2:46 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Bolin. McKinney steals the pass from Bolin.
2:27 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney to the right. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the long rebound.
2:22 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russo steals the pass from Hickman.
2:14 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to McKinney in the paint. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the low post. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante missed the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 30 - 24.
1:53 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 3 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center.
1:53 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Western Illinois 32 - 24.
1:22 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Cavalcante charged with the foul while taking the shot over Jenkins.
1:10 - Game Event: Time out. Cavalcante must sit with 3 fouls. Central Michigan substitutes Roth to Center.
1:10 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins drives down the lane. Jenkins passes the ball to Brooks at the basket. Brooks lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jenkins. Western Illinois 34 - 24.
1:10 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
0:53 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roth tips it in. Western Illinois 34 - 26.
0:40 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 36 - 26.
0:29 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney passes the ball to Mears at the basket. Mears lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 36 - 28.
0:17 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 39 - 28.
0:05 - Central Michigan: Heckman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Heckman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 39 - 31.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 39, Central Michigan 31
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Thomas must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Central Michigan. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Mears in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Mears shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Heckman grabs the offensive rebound.
19:20 - Central Michigan: Heckman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the rebound.
19:03 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jenkins. Western Illinois 41 - 31.
18:42 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Starks to Point Guard, Thomas to Small Forward, Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
18:42 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks steals the pass from Pulliam.
18:34 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McFarland leads the fast break with Starks to the right. McFarland passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Starks grabs the offensive rebound.
18:27 - Western Illinois: Starks has the rebound and restarts the offense. Starks passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Pulliam fouls Starks blocking out to get the rebound.
18:11 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to McFarland. McFarland passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks drives down the lane. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Starks. Western Illinois 44 - 31.
17:53 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
17:25 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 46 - 31.
17:13 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Pulliam. Pulliam shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roth grabs the offensive rebound.
16:47 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McFarland grabs the rebound.
16:45 - Western Illinois: Starks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Thomas tips it in. Western Illinois 48 - 31.
16:27 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Cavalcante to Center.
16:27 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Heckman on the perimeter. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante. Cavalcante passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cavalcante shoots in the paint. Foul! Bolin fouls Cavalcante on the shot. Cavalcante makes the first free throw. Cavalcante makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 33.
15:50 - Game Event: Time out. Bolin must sit with 4 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Brooks to Power Forward and Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard and Rowe to Small Forward.
15:50 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland drives down the lane. McFarland passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mears grabs the long rebound.
15:37 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney leads the fast break with Heckman and Rowe. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman at the basket. Heckman lays it up. Foul! Thomas fouls Heckman on the shot. Heckman missed the first free throw. Heckman makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 34.
15:32 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
15:19 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Rowe. Heckman lays it up. Offensive foul! Heckman charged with the foul while taking the shot over Hickman.
15:15 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Point Guard and Hartfield to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes Pulliam to Point Guard.
15:15 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas passes the ball to McFarland. McFarland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
15:05 - Central Michigan: Pulliam brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pulliam passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Pulliam outside. Pulliam passes the ball to Cavalcante. Cavalcante shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Brooks grabs the rebound.
14:34 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 51 - 34.
14:34 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
14:29 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Hickman to Point Guard, Thomas to Shooting Guard and Starks to Small Forward. Central Michigan substitutes McKinney to Point Guard.
14:29 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Mears on the perimeter. Mears passes the ball to Heckman. Heckman passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears goes for the dunk. Foul! Jenkins fouls Mears on the shot. Mears makes the first free throw. Mears makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 51 - 36.
14:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McFarland to Shooting Guard and Thomas to Small Forward.
14:01 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland on the perimeter. McFarland shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound.
13:47 - Western Illinois: Jenkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Heckman grabs the rebound.
13:40 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
13:25 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Brooks. Brooks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to McFarland outside. McFarland shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 54 - 36.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Starks to Small Forward and Delgado to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard, Russo to Small Forward and Roth to Power Forward.
12:52 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Starks steals the pass from McKinney.
12:44 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks in the paint. Brooks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Thomas is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Thomas makes the first free throw. Western Illinois 57 - 36.
12:18 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward.
12:18 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Olvera. Olvera shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by McKinney. Western Illinois 57 - 38.
12:07 - Western Illinois: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thomas passes the ball to Starks. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
11:51 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney turns the ball over to the other team.
11:47 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hickman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks drives to the basket. Foul! McKinney commits the foul on Starks.
11:22 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard and Russo to Small Forward.
11:22 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins. Jenkins drives by Cavalcante. Jenkins attempts to dunk it. Foul! Cavalcante fouls Jenkins on the shot. Jenkins makes the first free throw. Jenkins missed the second free throw. Cavalcante grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 58 - 38.
11:03 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. Foul! Hickman fouls McKinney on the shot. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 58 - 40.
10:52 - Game Event: Time out. Cavalcante must sit with 4 fouls. Central Michigan substitutes Mears to Power Forward and Roth to Center.
10:52 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Brooks outside. Brooks shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
10:30 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Starks grabs the rebound.
10:21 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 61 - 40.
10:09 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Olvera to Shooting Guard, Rowe to Small Forward and Russo to Power Forward.
10:09 - Central Michigan: Olvera brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Olvera hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe. Foul! Jenkins commits a foul away from the ball.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Heckman to Shooting Guard, Russo to Small Forward and Mears to Power Forward.
9:58 - Central Michigan: The ball is inbounded to Heckman. Hickman steals the pass from Heckman.
9:53 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins drives down the lane. Jenkins lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 63 - 40.
9:12 - Game Event: Time out. Central Michigan substitutes Rowe to Small Forward and Russo to Power Forward.
9:12 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Roth in the paint. Roth shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Roth grabs the offensive rebound.
8:53 - Central Michigan: Roth has the rebound. Roth shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the rebound.
8:51 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Roth grabs the rebound.
8:41 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! McKinney attacks with the ball on the fast break. McKinney passes the ball to Rowe on the perimeter. Rowe shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hickman grabs the long rebound.
8:35 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 65 - 40.
8:35 - Game Event: Western Illinois has all of the the momentum, can their opponent recover?
8:15 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jenkins to Power Forward and Bolin to Center. Central Michigan substitutes Russo to Small Forward, Mears to Power Forward and Cavalcante to Center.
8:15 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante at the basket. Cavalcante lays it up. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the rebound.
8:00 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. Foul! Heckman fouls Thomas on the shot. Thomas missed the first free throw. Thomas makes the second free throw. Thomas makes the third free throw. Western Illinois 67 - 40.
7:38 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante turns the ball over out of bounds.
7:33 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks passes the ball to Bolin. Bolin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
7:11 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bolin grabs the long rebound.
6:54 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
6:36 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Mears tips it in. Western Illinois 67 - 42.
6:06 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Starks on the perimeter. Starks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 70 - 42.
5:42 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McKinney passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 70 - 44.
5:32 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Hickman in the paint. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins passes the ball to Hickman in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Hickman shoots from the block. It's blocked by Cavalcante! Heckman grabs the rebound.
4:58 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Mears outside. Mears passes the ball to Russo outside. Hickman steals the pass from Russo.
4:45 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. Jenkins shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Jenkins charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mears.
4:28 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney drives to the basket. Foul! Hickman commits the foul on McKinney. In the bonus, McKinney is shooting one-and-one. McKinney makes the first free throw. McKinney makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 70 - 46.
4:16 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Starks outside. Starks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Starks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 72 - 46.
3:57 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Mears in the paint. Mears shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 72 - 48.
3:25 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin turns the ball over to the other team.
3:11 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo. Russo with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 72 - 50.
2:57 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Hickman drives down the lane. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin at the basket. Bolin lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 74 - 50.
2:57 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
2:44 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against a zone defense. McKinney passes the ball to Russo outside. Russo passes the ball to Heckman in the paint. Heckman passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to McKinney. McKinney drives down the lane. McKinney lays it up. It's blocked by Bolin! Jenkins grabs the rebound.
2:09 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Starks. Starks shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
1:51 - Central Michigan: Fast break opportunity! Heckman leads the fast break with McKinney and Russo. Heckman passes the ball to McKinney on the perimeter. McKinney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Heckman. Western Illinois 74 - 53.
1:44 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman outside. Hickman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cavalcante grabs the rebound.
1:19 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman hands off the ball to McKinney. McKinney passes the ball to Heckman outside. Heckman passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 74 - 55.
0:47 - Western Illinois: Hickman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Central Michigan is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Hickman passes the ball to Bolin in the paint. Bolin passes the ball to Hickman. Hickman passes the ball to Starks in the paint. Starks passes the ball to Hickman on the perimeter. Hickman passes the ball to Jenkins in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Jenkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hickman. Western Illinois 76 - 55.
0:15 - Central Michigan: McKinney brings up the ball against pressure defense. McKinney passes the ball to Cavalcante in the paint. Cavalcante shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 76 - 57.
0:05 - Western Illinois: Thomas dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 76, Central Michigan 57
Game Flow