| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) C - Millard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (fresh) SG - John Brase (fresh) SF - Timothy Fellers (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) C - Johnnie Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercyhurst | Eric Tinneberg is called for the reach on Riley Seals - foul #1 on Eric Tinneberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Riley Seals - foul #1 on Riley Seals, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Millard Jones - foul #1 on Millard Jones, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Brase - foul #1 on John Brase, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones is hacked by John Brase - foul #2 on John Brase, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Brendan Wiggins (SG) John Brase | |
| 17:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Edward West | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Mercyhurst | Brendan Wiggins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edward West | 7-2 |
| 16:30 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Buchanan and the foul's on Walter Ashford - foul #1 on Walter Ashford, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (fresh) SG - Brendan Wiggins (fresh) SF - Timothy Fellers (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnnie Buchanan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers misses the runner in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Millard Jones | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Riley Seals | 7-7 |
| 15:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Mercyhurst | Millard Jones blocks the short jumper by David Boyer | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Mercyhurst | The jump hook by David Boyer is blocked by Brian Laporte | 9-7 |
| 14:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Millard Jones | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Fellers, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Brase (SG) Brendan Wiggins | |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Chandler | 12-7 |
| 13:31 | Mercyhurst | Lance Salerno steals the ball from Johnnie Buchanan | 12-7 |
| 13:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno banks in the layup | 14-7 |
| 13:18 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 13:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry blows the layup | 14-7 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 12:36 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 12:18 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 12:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Boyer - foul #1 on David Boyer, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG), Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Millard Jones (C) Paul Robinson, Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brase (fresh) SF - Timothy Fellers (fairly fresh) PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Buchanan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Mercyhurst | Eugene Chandler is called for the reach on David Boyer - foul #1 on Eugene Chandler, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte (PF) Eugene Chandler | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 11:31 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 16-9 |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Millard Jones | 16-9 |
| 10:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Tinneberg and he's hacked by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| 10:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the free throw | 19-9 |
| 10:33 | Mercyhurst | John Brase misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Laporte - foul #1 on Brian Laporte, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| 10:33 | Mercyhurst | John Brase makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:33 | Mercyhurst | John Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 10:13 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 10:09 | Mercyhurst | John Brase buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Riley Seals | 19-13 |
| 09:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Laporte | 22-13 |
| 09:31 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-13 |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Boyer - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Francis Harper (C) Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Millard Jones | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:56 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 08:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West is hacked by Riley Seals in the backcourt - foul #2 on Riley Seals, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler (PF) Brian Laporte | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 08:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:47 | Mercyhurst | John Brase is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Brase, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG) Edward West | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-16 |
| 08:22 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 26-16 |
| 08:14 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan slams it home and he's hacked by Francis Harper - foul #1 on Francis Harper, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Millard Jones (C) Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 08:14 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnnie Buchanan blocks the short jumper by Millard Jones | 26-19 |
| 07:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg grabs the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Brase (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Fellers (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David Boyer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Buchanan (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG), Brian Laporte (PF) Paul Robinson, Eugene Chandler | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 07:14 | Mercyhurst | Brian Laporte steals it from David Boyer | 26-19 |
| 07:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones's pass is intercepted by John Brase | 26-19 |
| 07:00 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer banks in the layup | 26-21 |
| 06:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-21 |
| 06:38 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:32 | Mercyhurst | Millard Jones swats the short shot by Johnnie Buchanan | 26-21 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Millard Jones | 26-21 |
| 06:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Francis Harper (C) Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Millard Jones | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 06:13 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer is whistled for traveling | 26-21 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fellers is called for the reach on Daniel Berry - foul #2 on Timothy Fellers, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler (PF) Brian Laporte | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Matope Dong (SF) Timothy Fellers | |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:35 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 05:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Johnnie Buchanan - foul #1 on Johnnie Buchanan, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG) Edward West | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 05:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:21 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals misses short on a shot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry lays it in | 32-21 |
| 05:08 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West (PG), Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Paul Robinson, Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 04:52 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-21 |
| 04:51 | Mercyhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Matope Dong | 32-21 |
| 04:46 | Mercyhurst | Walter Ashford picks off the pass by John Brase | 32-21 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte is fouled on the floor by David Boyer - foul #4 on David Boyer, team foul #12 | 32-21 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 04:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones banks in the layup set up by Eric Tinneberg | 35-21 |
| 04:07 | Mercyhurst | Matope Dong misses the lay-in | 35-21 |
| 04:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 03:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Ashford | 37-21 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Edward West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Brase (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matope Dong (fresh) PF - David Boyer (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnnie Buchanan (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 03:37 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer tips it but misses | 37-21 |
| 03:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 03:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West loses the ball out of bounds | 37-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers (SF) Matope Dong | |
| 03:01 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones connects on the shot from close range set up by Eric Tinneberg | 39-21 |
| 02:36 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers loses the dribble to Brian Laporte | 39-21 |
| 02:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Buchanan - foul #2 on Johnnie Buchanan, team foul #13 | 39-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno (SG), Daniel Berry (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 02:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 02:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward West makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 02:02 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-21 |
| 02:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler pulls down the rebound | 41-21 |
| 01:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Salerno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-21 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper tips it in | 43-21 |
| 01:25 | Mercyhurst | John Brase buries a jumper from the free throw line | 43-23 |
| 01:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry can't finish the layup | 43-23 |
| 01:18 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| 01:13 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Eugene Chandler - foul #2 on Eugene Chandler, team foul #7 | 43-25 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG) Edward West | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 01:13 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals misses the free throw | 43-25 |
| 01:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-25 |
| 00:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler snags the offensive board | 43-25 |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Berry blows the layup | 43-25 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper tips it in | 45-25 |
| 00:20 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals is whistled for traveling | 45-25 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Lance Salerno, Daniel Berry, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 00:00 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer gets the rebound | 45-25 |