| Lineup | Springfield | PG - James Skillman (fresh) SG - Roy Mance (fresh) SF - Cedrick Saunders (fresh) PF - Gary Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Rodney Barnhart (fresh) SG - John Mays (fresh) SF - James Edson (fresh) PF - Thomas Showers (fresh) C - Jay Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Springfield | Jon Quinn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Skillman | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Springfield | Roy Mance clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Showers | 3-6 |
| 18:40 | Springfield | Jon Quinn is hacked by Rodney Barnhart - foul #1 on Rodney Barnhart, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Springfield | James Skillman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Edson - foul #1 on James Edson, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Springfield | James Skillman misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Springfield | James Skillman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:19 | Fontbonne | Jon Quinn swats the shot by James Edson | 4-6 |
| 18:17 | Springfield | Gary Jackson snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:11 | Springfield | Jon Quinn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 18:10 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Thomas Showers | 4-6 |
| 17:51 | Fontbonne | James Edson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Edson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | John Davis (SF) James Edson | |
| 17:39 | Springfield | Roy Mance can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Fontbonne | John Davis grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | Fontbonne | John Davis scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jon Quinn - foul #1 on Jon Quinn, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Vogel (SG), Aaron Whitaker (PF), Lawrence Stills (C) Roy Mance, Gary Jackson, Jon Quinn | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 17:27 | Fontbonne | John Davis makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:07 | Springfield | Lawrence Stills knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from James Skillman | 6-9 |
| 16:46 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Barnhart | 6-11 |
| 16:24 | Springfield | Scott Vogel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Aaron Whitaker | 9-11 |
| 15:55 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 15:53 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stills | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - James Skillman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedrick Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Whitaker (fresh) C - Lawrence Stills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Rodney Barnhart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mays (fairly fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Showers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Powell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders blows the layup | 9-11 |
| 15:35 | Springfield | James Skillman hits the follow up shot | 11-11 |
| 15:29 | Fontbonne | Jay Powell double dribbles | 11-11 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ross Mann (PG), Roy Mance (SG), Gary Jackson (PF), Jon Quinn (C) James Skillman, Scott Vogel, Cedrick Saunders, Lawrence Stills | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Griffith (PG), Harry Bunting (SG), Kevin Whiting (SF), Eugene Griffin (PF), Ron Clark (C) Rodney Barnhart, John Mays, John Davis, Thomas Showers, Jay Powell | |
| 15:07 | Springfield | Kevin Whiting is called for the reach on Aaron Whitaker - foul #1 on Kevin Whiting, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Springfield | Steven Gall (SF) Aaron Whitaker | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 14:47 | Springfield | Jon Quinn misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:46 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:30 | Fontbonne | Harry Bunting misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:29 | Springfield | Ross Mann pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | Springfield | Steven Gall buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:56 | Fontbonne | Kevin Whiting lays it up and in on a great pass from Harry Bunting | 14-13 |
| 13:38 | Springfield | Ross Mann loses the dribble to Kevin Whiting | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Springfield | James Skillman (PG), Cedrick Saunders (SF) Ross Mann, Steven Gall | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart (PG), John Mays (SG), John Davis (SF), Jay Powell (C) Ernest Griffith, Harry Bunting, Kevin Whiting, Ron Clark | |
| 13:04 | Springfield | Roy Mance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rodney Barnhart, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Vogel (SG), Aaron Whitaker (PF), Lawrence Stills (C) Roy Mance, Gary Jackson, Jon Quinn | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman (PG), Thomas Showers (PF) Rodney Barnhart, Eugene Griffin | |
| 12:41 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 12:40 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | Fontbonne | John Mays misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | Fontbonne | Jay Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Fontbonne | John Mays hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:03 | Springfield | Aaron Whitaker gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:55 | Springfield | Lawrence Stills clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:53 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - James Skillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedrick Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Whitaker (fresh) C - Lawrence Stills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Dustin Husman (fresh) SG - John Mays (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Showers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Powell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Fontbonne | John Mays drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Davis | 14-16 |
| 11:22 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 11:21 | Fontbonne | John Mays gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman is fouled on the floor by James Skillman - foul #1 on James Skillman, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Springfield | Roy Mance (SG), Gary Jackson (PF), Jon Quinn (C) Scott Vogel, Cedrick Saunders, Lawrence Stills | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Griffith (PG), Harry Bunting (SG), Kevin Whiting (SF), Eugene Griffin (PF), Ron Clark (C) Dustin Husman, John Mays, John Davis, Thomas Showers, Jay Powell | |
| 10:56 | Fontbonne | Harry Bunting misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Fontbonne | Kevin Whiting misses the tip | 14-16 |
| 10:52 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:43 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark is fouled on the floor by James Skillman - foul #2 on James Skillman, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Vogel (PG), Steven Gall (SF) James Skillman, Aaron Whitaker | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 10:33 | Fontbonne | Harry Bunting is fouled on the floor by Roy Mance - foul #1 on Roy Mance, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Griffith and he's hacked by Gary Jackson - foul #1 on Gary Jackson, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| 10:19 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Springfield | Jon Quinn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 14-19 |
| 09:56 | Springfield | Jon Quinn snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:44 | Springfield | Roy Mance makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:20 | Fontbonne | Roy Mance steals it from Kevin Whiting | 17-19 |
| 09:02 | Springfield | Scott Vogel buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jon Quinn | 20-19 |
| 08:55 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 08:54 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Jon Quinn | 20-19 |
| 08:40 | Springfield | Roy Mance misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:39 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:35 | Fontbonne | Harry Bunting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ross Mann (PG), Aaron Whitaker (SG), Cedrick Saunders (SF), Lawrence Stills (C) Scott Vogel, Roy Mance, Gary Jackson, Jon Quinn | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman (PG), John Mays (SG), John Davis (SF), Thomas Showers (PF), Jay Powell (C) Ernest Griffith, Harry Bunting, Kevin Whiting, Eugene Griffin, Ron Clark | |
| 08:20 | Springfield | Ross Mann lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Gall | 22-19 |
| 07:59 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:58 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 07:40 | Fontbonne | John Davis connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dustin Husman | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Ross Mann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Whitaker (fresh) SF - Cedrick Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Gall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Stills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Dustin Husman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mays (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Showers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Powell (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Springfield | Steven Gall knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Whitaker | 25-21 |
| 06:54 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ross Mann - foul #1 on Ross Mann, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Springfield | Gary Jackson (PF), Wilbert McBride (C) Steven Gall, Lawrence Stills | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Ernest Griffith (PG) Dustin Husman | |
| 06:54 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:54 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:32 | Springfield | Ross Mann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | Springfield | Gary Jackson tips it home | 27-23 |
| 06:12 | Fontbonne | Aaron Whitaker picks off the pass by John Davis | 27-23 |
| 06:07 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders lays it up and in set up by Aaron Whitaker | 29-23 |
| 05:52 | Fontbonne | Jay Powell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 05:51 | Springfield | Ross Mann snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:46 | Springfield | Ross Mann misses the turnaround near the basket | 29-23 |
| 05:44 | Springfield | Aaron Whitaker snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:27 | Springfield | Ross Mann misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Mays - foul #1 on John Mays, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Springfield | Roy Mance (SG), Jon Quinn (C) Aaron Whitaker, Cedrick Saunders | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Harry Bunting (SG), Kevin Whiting (SF), Eugene Griffin (PF), Ron Clark (C) John Mays, John Davis, Thomas Showers, Jay Powell | |
| 05:27 | Springfield | Ross Mann makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:27 | Springfield | Ross Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:09 | Fontbonne | Kevin Whiting makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harry Bunting | 31-26 |
| 04:43 | Springfield | Ross Mann loses the dribble to Harry Bunting | 31-26 |
| 04:36 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Gary Jackson - foul #2 on Gary Jackson, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Vogel (PG), Cedrick Saunders (SF), Steven Gall (PF) Ross Mann, Wilbert McBride, Gary Jackson | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman (PG) Ernest Griffith | |
| 04:36 | Fontbonne | Ron Clark makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:17 | Springfield | Steven Gall comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 04:16 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 04:12 | Fontbonne | Jon Quinn steps in front of the Harry Bunting pass | 31-29 |
| 03:56 | Springfield | Scott Vogel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 03:55 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 03:50 | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 03:49 | Springfield | Steven Gall snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 03:31 | Springfield | Steven Gall makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Vogel | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Scott Vogel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Mance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedrick Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Gall (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jon Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Dustin Husman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Bunting (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Whiting (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ron Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Fontbonne | Dustin Husman misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 03:19 | Springfield | Roy Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:15 | Springfield | Scott Vogel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:13 | Fontbonne | Kevin Whiting gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:11 | Fontbonne | Scott Vogel picks off the pass by Dustin Husman in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 03:06 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Springfield | James Skillman (PG), Aaron Whitaker (SF), Gary Jackson (PF), Lawrence Stills (C) Roy Mance, Cedrick Saunders, Steven Gall, Jon Quinn | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart (PG), John Mays (SG), James Edson (SF), Thomas Showers (PF), Jay Powell (C) Dustin Husman, Harry Bunting, Kevin Whiting, Ron Clark, Eugene Griffin | |
| 02:45 | Fontbonne | Jay Powell connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Barnhart | 33-31 |
| 02:34 | Springfield | Jay Powell denies the turnaround by Scott Vogel | 33-31 |
| 02:32 | Springfield | Scott Vogel grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 02:27 | Springfield | Gary Jackson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Showers - foul #1 on Thomas Showers, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Springfield | Gary Riddle (SG) Scott Vogel | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 02:27 | Springfield | Gary Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:27 | Springfield | Gary Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:27 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to James Edson | 34-31 |
| 02:22 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 02:21 | Fontbonne | Jay Powell grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 02:12 | Fontbonne | James Edson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Whitaker - foul #1 on Aaron Whitaker, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders (SF) Gary Riddle | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 02:12 | Fontbonne | James Edson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:12 | Fontbonne | James Edson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:12 | Springfield | Lawrence Stills snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:47 | Springfield | James Skillman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gary Jackson | 36-32 |
| 01:40 | Fontbonne | James Skillman is called for the reach on John Mays - foul #3 on James Skillman, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ross Mann (PG), Roy Mance (SG), Jon Quinn (C) James Skillman, Aaron Whitaker, Lawrence Stills | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 01:40 | Fontbonne | John Mays makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:40 | Fontbonne | John Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:26 | Springfield | Gary Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 01:24 | Springfield | Ross Mann tips it in | 38-34 |
| 01:04 | Fontbonne | Thomas Showers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 01:02 | Springfield | Cedrick Saunders pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:49 | Springfield | Roy Mance clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Mays - foul #2 on John Mays, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Springfield | Scott Vogel (PG), Aaron Whitaker (SF), Steven Gall (PF) Ross Mann, Cedrick Saunders, Gary Jackson | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | John Davis (SF), Eugene Griffin (PF), Ron Clark (C) James Edson, Thomas Showers, Jay Powell | |
| 00:49 | Springfield | Roy Mance makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:49 | Springfield | Roy Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:31 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Barnhart and he's hacked by Steven Gall - foul #1 on Steven Gall, team foul #10 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Kevin Whiting (SF) John Mays | |
| 00:31 | Fontbonne | Eugene Griffin makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:15 | Springfield | Aaron Whitaker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 00:14 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to John Davis | 40-37 |
| 00:09 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Clark and the foul's on Jon Quinn - foul #2 on Jon Quinn, team foul #11 | 40-39 |
| 00:09 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:05 | Springfield | Jon Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 00:01 | Fontbonne | Rodney Barnhart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Springfield | Jon Quinn gets the rebound | 40-40 |