With the Sycamores holding a 14-10 halftime lead, WIU's defense stood its ground to force a three-and-out for ISU. Leatherneck tailback Travis Glasford took a screen pass 74 yards for the go-ahead score with 13:02 left in the third quarter.

Following Courtney Reese's fumbled punt return which was recovered by WIU, quarterback Steve LaFalce hit James Norris on a 30-yard scoring strike giving the Leathernecks a 23-14 advantage. Kicker Justin Langan missed his first extra point in 72 attempts following the score.

With 6:25 left in the third quarter, Sedrick Rivers padded the lead for WIU by scoring on a 10 yard scamper to put Western up 29-14. Langan missed his second extra point of the contest to keep ISU within two scores.

Indiana State senior Jake Shields recorded his second rushing TD of the contest to put ISU back within one score at 29-21. With 5:51 remaining in the game, sophomore quarterback Phillip Johnson surged into the end zone from one-yard out making the score 29-27. Johnson's pass attempt on the conversion was knocked down by WIU defenders.

A final drive by ISU reached the Western 39 yard line, but an incomplete pass on third down and a Johnson interception by WIU's Michael Woods on fourth down ended the threat.

With the Leathernecks up 29-21 early in the fourth quarter, Johnson's pass was intercepted by WIU defensive lineman J. Lormille at the four yard line. Following one play, Glasford rushed to the one yard line where LaDrelle Bryant's hit knocked the ball loose and Doc Gooden took it on the hop inside the Sycamores' own end zone and rumbled out to the 50. ISU was not able to capitalize as they reached the Western 28, but lost yards on an attempted screen pass to Sidney Montfort as well as a delay of game penalty which pushed ISU out of field goal range.

Indiana State open the scoring on a Montfort one-yard touchdown run, capping a 14-play, 65-yard drive on the Sycamores' first possession. Shields gave the Sycamores a 14-0 advantage with 2:54 left in the first quarter when he scored his first touchdown of the day * a 14-yard run. Shields scored two touchdowns in a game for the first time since the 2002 season when he keyed a 21-19 comeback victory over Northern Iowa.

Shields enjoyed his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season as he amassed 111 yards on the ground with two TDs. Montfort was solid as well, gaining 68 yards with a score. ISU was paced by junior Jamie Petrowski, senior James Braden and sophomore Sam Logan with three catches each. Petrowski led the receiving corps with 56 receiving yards.

Johnson was 12-of-33 in the passing game for 154 yards.

WIU's Glasford finished the day with 143 yards rushing and 111 yards receiving with one TD. Quarterback Steve LaFalce was 14-of-23 in the air for 206 yards and two TD passes.