| Lineup | Wisconsin, Parkside | PG - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Baran Zacarias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dewei Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 19:45 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Kelly Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Millard Jones picks off the pass by Baran Zacarias | 30-21 |
| 18:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dewei Tang steals it from Brian Laporte | 30-21 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Ashford - foul #1 on Walter Ashford, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 18:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 18:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte banks in the layup | 31-23 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dikembe Akwei gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-23 |
| 17:33 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 17:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Edward West | 33-25 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 16:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses short on an open runner from the right block | 33-25 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Kelly Brooks pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Akwei | 35-25 |
| 15:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward West | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Parkside | PG - Dikembe Akwei (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Zacarias (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Dewei Tang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Ashford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Laporte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Millard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi connects on the 3 from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 15:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Jurica Szychowski (PF), John Bush (C) Dikembe Akwei, Baran Zacarias, Kelly Brooks, Dewei Tang | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Edward West, Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-28 |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Robinson | 38-31 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush's floater is tipped away by Eugene Chandler | 38-31 |
| 14:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Francis Harper - foul #1 on Francis Harper, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the fadeaway in the lane | 40-31 |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Parkside | PG - Nathan Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jurica Szychowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Salerno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Berry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Chandler (fairly fresh) C - Francis Harper (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Smith picks off the pass by Daniel Berry | 42-31 |
| 11:15 | Wisconsin, Parkside | The short jumper by Reinaldo Lombardi is denied by Francis Harper | 42-31 |
| 11:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lance Salerno | 42-34 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dikembe Akwei (PG), Baran Zacarias (SG), Nicholas Keely (SF), Kelly Brooks (PF), Dewei Tang (C) Nathan Smith, Charles Smith, Reinaldo Lombardi, Jurica Szychowski, John Bush | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Edward West, Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| 10:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-34 |
| 10:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte jams it | 42-36 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Keely | 45-36 |
| 09:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg is fouled on the floor by Dewei Tang - foul #3 on Dewei Tang, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 09:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Tinneberg | 45-38 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi (SF) Nicholas Keely | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| 08:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dikembe Akwei grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang tips it home | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Parkside | PG - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Baran Zacarias (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dewei Tang (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dewei Tang swats the layup by Brian Laporte | 47-38 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Akwei | 49-38 |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Laporte | 49-41 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Millard Jones - foul #2 on Millard Jones, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Charles Smith (SG), Jurica Szychowski (PF), John Bush (C) Dikembe Akwei, Kelly Brooks, Dewei Tang | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West is fouled on the floor by Baran Zacarias - foul #1 on Baran Zacarias, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith (PG) Baran Zacarias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 06:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry's floater is tipped away by Jurica Szychowski | 51-41 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin, Parkside | The rebound goes to Nathan Smith | 51-41 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 05:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 05:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry scores on a floater from the left block | 51-43 |
| 05:03 | Wisconsin, Parkside | The short jumper by Reinaldo Lombardi is denied by Francis Harper | 51-43 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Harper | 55-46 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Reinaldo Lombardi | 57-46 |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dikembe Akwei (PG), Baran Zacarias (SG), Kelly Brooks (PF), Dewei Tang (C) Nathan Smith, Charles Smith, Jurica Szychowski, John Bush | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Parkside | PG - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Baran Zacarias (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dewei Tang (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kelly Brooks is called for the reach on Walter Ashford - foul #2 on Kelly Brooks, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| 03:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dewei Tang pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Baran Zacarias works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 02:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kelly Brooks - foul #3 on Kelly Brooks, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Nicholas Keely (SF), Jurica Szychowski (PF), John Bush (C) Dikembe Akwei, Baran Zacarias, Reinaldo Lombardi, Kelly Brooks, Dewei Tang | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Eugene Chandler (C) Edward West, Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Millard Jones | |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Dikembe Akwei (PG), Baran Zacarias (SG), Reinaldo Lombardi (SF), Kelly Brooks (PF), Dewei Tang (C) Nathan Smith, Charles Smith, Nicholas Keely, Jurica Szychowski, John Bush | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG), Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Millard Jones (C) Paul Robinson, Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Eugene Chandler | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Walter Ashford - foul #2 on Walter Ashford, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Jurica Szychowski (PF), John Bush (C) Dikembe Akwei, Baran Zacarias, Kelly Brooks, Dewei Tang | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Edward West, Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry blows the layup but he's hacked by Reinaldo Lombardi - foul #4 on Reinaldo Lombardi, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nicholas Keely (SF) Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Salerno - foul #1 on Lance Salerno, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno's layup is rejected by Jurica Szychowski | 61-48 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin, Parkside | John Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nicholas Keely comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Charles Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nicholas Keely knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 64-48 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Parkside | Wisconsin, Parkside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin, Parkside | Nathan Smith runs out the clock | 64-48 |