| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Cardwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blanton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christian McFadyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Theodore Shinn (fresh) SG - Larry Roling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Moser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shea (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea connects on the 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 19:24 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 19:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry misses the floater in the lane | 33-39 |
| 19:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry's floater is tipped away by William Blanton | 33-39 |
| 18:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry tips it in | 33-41 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 18:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Larry Roling | 33-41 |
| 18:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn hits the finger roll set up by Dexter Berry | 33-43 |
| 18:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Shinn - foul #3 on Theodore Shinn, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Paulsen (PG) Theodore Shinn | |
| 18:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea's pass is intercepted by Christian McFadyen | 35-43 |
| 17:30 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin connects on the shot from the left side set up by Nicholas Cardwell | 37-43 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Roling | 37-45 |
| 16:49 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 16:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-45 |
| 16:31 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-45 |
| 16:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Paulsen snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 15:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Paulsen knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Mark Shea | 37-47 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Cardwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Giannini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornelius Shin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blanton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christian McFadyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Paulsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Roling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dexter Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Moser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 15:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Dexter Berry | 37-47 |
| 15:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Giannini | 37-47 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser is called for 3 seconds | 37-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Travis Hamilton (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Roger Foreman (PF), Tomas Rice (C) Nicholas Cardwell, Mark Giannini, Cornelius Shin, William Blanton, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn (PG), Alan Pease (SG), Eric Warner (SF), Anthony Evans (PF), Scott Evans (C) William Paulsen, Larry Roling, Dexter Berry, Ronald Moser, Mark Shea | |
| 14:15 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Graham comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-47 |
| 14:13 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman tips it home | 39-47 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Pease is fouled on the floor by Travis Hamilton - foul #1 on Travis Hamilton, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 13:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Pease clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Hamilton - foul #2 on Travis Hamilton, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 13:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Pease makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:20 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Graham connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark King | 41-49 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Travis Hamilton - foul #3 on Travis Hamilton, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:46 | N. Kentucky | Eric Warner takes the ball from Roger Foreman | 41-52 |
| 12:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Evans comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 12:24 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:04 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Graham knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark King | 43-52 |
| 11:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Evans | 43-52 |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Warner is whistled for a carry | 43-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Don Williams (SG), Cornelius Shin (SF), William Blanton (PF), Christian McFadyen (C) Mark King, Travis Hamilton, Ronald Graham, Roger Foreman, Tomas Rice | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling (SG), Dexter Berry (SF), Ronald Moser (PF) Eric Warner, Anthony Evans, Scott Evans | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) SG - Don Williams (fresh) SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blanton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christian McFadyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Theodore Shinn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Roling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dexter Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Moser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Pease (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:17 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dexter Berry - foul #2 on Dexter Berry, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini (SG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Paulsen (PG), Mark Shea (C) Theodore Shinn, Alan Pease | |
| 11:17 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:17 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Paulsen | 45-54 |
| 10:43 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 10:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Ronald Moser | 45-54 |
| 10:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jump hook by Mark Shea is blocked by William Blanton | 45-54 |
| 10:22 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 10:16 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell (PG), Travis Hamilton (PF), Ronald Graham (C) Tomas Poss, William Blanton, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn (PG), Alan Pease (C) William Paulsen, Mark Shea | |
| 10:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dexter Berry | 45-57 |
| 10:02 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-57 |
| 10:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 09:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Roling | 45-57 |
| 09:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Mark Giannini - foul #1 on Mark Giannini, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman (PF), Tomas Rice (C) Mark Giannini, Cornelius Shin | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans (PF) Ronald Moser | |
| 09:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:18 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 09:16 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Hamilton | 45-59 |
| 08:58 | N. Kentucky | Alan Pease steals the ball from Roger Foreman | 45-59 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Rice grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 08:06 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Theodore Shinn - foul #4 on Theodore Shinn, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Mark Giannini (SG), Cornelius Shin (SF), Christian McFadyen (C) Nicholas Cardwell, Travis Hamilton, Ronald Graham, Tomas Rice | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Warner (PG), Anthony Evans (SF), Mark Shea (C) Theodore Shinn, Larry Roling, Dexter Berry | |
| 08:06 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:06 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Pease can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 07:46 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:17 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mark Shea - foul #1 on Mark Shea, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Blanton (PF) Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Smith (SG), Ronald Moser (PF) Alan Pease, Scott Evans | |
| 07:17 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:17 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Blanton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Christian McFadyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eric Warner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Moser (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Shea (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Evans misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 06:58 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 06:39 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin drills a jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 06:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Evans clanks a jump hook in the paint | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Giannini | 51-59 |
| 06:11 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini misses long on a runner from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:52 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell (PG) Mark King | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn (PG), Larry Roling (SG), Dexter Berry (SF) Eric Warner, Joshua Smith, Anthony Evans | |
| 05:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling's pass is intercepted by Mark Giannini | 51-59 |
| 05:19 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Theodore Shinn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:56 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 04:36 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen banks in the layup on a great pass from Cornelius Shin | 53-59 |
| 04:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry drills a runner from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 04:06 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini is hacked by Dexter Berry - foul #3 on Dexter Berry, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton (SG), Roger Foreman (C) Mark Giannini, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans (C) Mark Shea | |
| 03:55 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin is called for traveling | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry's layup is rejected by William Blanton | 53-61 |
| 03:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Cardwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Cornelius Shin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Blanton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Roger Foreman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Theodore Shinn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Larry Roling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dexter Berry (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Moser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Evans (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:03 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 53-63 |
| 02:33 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini (SG), Christian McFadyen (C) Travis Hamilton, Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea (C) Scott Evans | |
| 02:14 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen's floater is tipped away by Mark Shea | 53-63 |
| 02:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Ronald Moser | 53-63 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling grabs the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Moser connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 01:19 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton loses the dribble to Theodore Shinn | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Roling tips it but misses | 53-66 |
| 00:57 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dexter Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Travis Hamilton (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Roger Foreman (PF), Tomas Rice (C) Nicholas Cardwell, Mark Giannini, Cornelius Shin, William Blanton, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Warner (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Alan Pease (SF), Anthony Evans (PF), Scott Evans (C) Theodore Shinn, Larry Roling, Dexter Berry, Ronald Moser, Mark Shea | |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Alan Pease steals the ball from Ronald Graham | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Warner runs out the clock | 53-66 |