| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sidney Spencer (fresh) SG - David Gray (fresh) SF - Raymond Sandifer (fresh) PF - Travis Cheek (fresh) C - Craig Spalding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Kenneth Butler (fresh) SG - Chas Cornell (fresh) SF - Lawrence Perdue (fresh) PF - Kevin Hull (fresh) C - Chester Donaghy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chester Donaghy | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Spencer | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Spalding gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Chester Donaghy takes the ball from Travis Cheek | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Travis Cheek - foul #1 on Travis Cheek, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Cheek comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer tips it in | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Travis Cheek - foul #2 on Travis Cheek, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo (PF) Travis Cheek | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| 18:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Chas Cornell steals the ball from Robert Figueredo | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell hits the finger roll | 5-7 |
| 17:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Sidney Spencer and the foul's on Chas Cornell - foul #1 on Chas Cornell, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins (SF) Lawrence Perdue | |
| 17:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-7 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler is hacked by David Gray - foul #1 on David Gray, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison (C) Craig Spalding | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain (PG), Roland Fowler (SF), Ronnie Prescott (PF), Thomas Terrell (C) Kenneth Butler, Chas Cornell, Kevin Hull, Chester Donaghy | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Raymond Sandifer is called for the reach on Roland Fowler - foul #1 on Raymond Sandifer, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dana Lyons (PG), Gerald Moe (SF) Sidney Spencer, Raymond Sandifer | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| 16:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe can't throw it down | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Dana Lyons (fresh) SG - David Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Moe (fresh) PF - Robert Figueredo (fresh) C - Charles Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - James Hain (fresh) SG - Thomas Huggins (fresh) SF - Roland Fowler (fresh) PF - Ronnie Prescott (fresh) C - Thomas Terrell (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 7-7 |
| 15:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Moe | 7-7 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Figueredo | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe is hacked by Roland Fowler - foul #1 on Roland Fowler, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer (PG), Raymond Sandifer (SF), Richard Hudson (PF), Craig Spalding (C) Dana Lyons, David Gray, Robert Figueredo, Charles Morrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler (PG), Chas Cornell (SG), Lawrence Perdue (SF), Kevin Hull (PF), Chester Donaghy (C) James Hain, Thomas Huggins, Roland Fowler, Ronnie Prescott, Thomas Terrell | |
| 14:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Spalding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull tips it home | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Moe | 9-9 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell lays it in set up by Kenneth Butler | 9-11 |
| 13:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe is fouled on the floor by Chas Cornell - foul #2 on Chas Cornell, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray (SG) Gerald Moe | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins (SG) Chas Cornell | |
| 13:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer is hacked by Kevin Hull - foul #1 on Kevin Hull, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 12:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Huggins | 9-14 |
| 12:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler is fouled on the floor by Sidney Spencer - foul #1 on Sidney Spencer, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo (PF), Charles Morrison (C) Richard Hudson, Craig Spalding | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler (SF), Ronnie Prescott (C) Lawrence Perdue, Chester Donaghy | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Huggins | 9-17 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sidney Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Sandifer (fresh) PF - Robert Figueredo (fresh) C - Charles Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roland Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Prescott (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronnie Prescott - foul #1 on Ronnie Prescott, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dana Lyons (PG) Sidney Spencer | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain (SG) Thomas Huggins | |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Butler | 10-19 |
| 11:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Hain | 10-19 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hain and he's hacked by Charles Morrison - foul #1 on Charles Morrison, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe (SG), Charles Mulkey (SF) David Gray, Raymond Sandifer | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Cowherd (SG), Chester Donaghy (C) Kenneth Butler, Kevin Hull | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott makes the free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dana Lyons | 13-22 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-22 |
| 10:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Mulkey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dana Lyons | 15-22 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Mulkey picks off the pass by Roland Fowler | 15-22 |
| 09:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gerald Moe steals it from Thomas Cowherd | 15-22 |
| 09:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe hits the finger roll | 17-22 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Cowherd loses the dribble to Gerald Moe | 17-22 |
| 08:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe can't finish the layup | 17-22 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain blows the layup | 17-22 |
| 08:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dana Lyons is fouled on the floor by Roland Fowler - foul #2 on Roland Fowler, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer (PG), David Gray (SG), Raymond Sandifer (SF), Richard Hudson (PF), Craig Spalding (C) Dana Lyons, Gerald Moe, Charles Mulkey, Robert Figueredo, Charles Morrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler (PG), Thomas Huggins (SG), Lawrence Perdue (SF), Kevin Hull (PF), Thomas Terrell (C) James Hain, Thomas Cowherd, Roland Fowler, Ronnie Prescott, Chester Donaghy | |
| 07:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Hudson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Terrell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Perdue and he's hacked by Craig Spalding - foul #1 on Craig Spalding, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Terrell misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Craig Spalding | 17-24 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sidney Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Sandifer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Hudson (fresh) C - Craig Spalding (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Hudson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 17-24 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue blows the dunk | 17-24 |
| 06:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Spalding snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray misses the easy layup | 17-24 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue is called for traveling | 17-24 |
| 06:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Butler - foul #1 on Kenneth Butler, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| 06:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 06:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer is hacked by Lawrence Perdue - foul #1 on Lawrence Perdue, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo (PF) Richard Hudson | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain (SG), Chester Donaghy (C) Lawrence Perdue, Thomas Terrell | |
| 06:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain lays it in set up by Kenneth Butler and the foul's on Sidney Spencer - foul #2 on Sidney Spencer, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dana Lyons (PG), Charles Morrison (C) Sidney Spencer, Craig Spalding | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott (SF) Thomas Huggins | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Ronnie Prescott snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 04:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Figueredo tips it back up and in | 22-27 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Gray is called for the reach on James Hain - foul #2 on David Gray, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Moe (SG), Charles Mulkey (SF), Richard Hudson (PF), Craig Spalding (C) David Gray, Raymond Sandifer, Robert Figueredo, Charles Morrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Huggins (SG), Lawrence Perdue (SF), Danny Lee (PF), Thomas Terrell (C) Kenneth Butler, Ronnie Prescott, Kevin Hull, Chester Donaghy | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Hudson buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Craig Spalding | 24-29 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer (PG), Travis Cheek (PF) Dana Lyons, Richard Hudson | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chas Cornell (SG), Roland Fowler (PF) James Hain, Danny Lee | |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sidney Spencer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Moe | 27-29 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sidney Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Moe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Mulkey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Cheek (fresh) C - Craig Spalding (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chas Cornell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Cheek gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Mulkey hits a jumper from the left side set up by Sidney Spencer | 29-29 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Lawrence Perdue buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Huggins | 29-32 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Mulkey blows the layup | 29-32 |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Spalding snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Huggins takes the ball from Charles Mulkey | 29-32 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Mulkey is called for the reach on Roland Fowler - foul #1 on Charles Mulkey, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray (SG), Raymond Sandifer (SF), Robert Figueredo (C) Gerald Moe, Charles Mulkey, Craig Spalding | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Butler (PG), Kevin Hull (PF), Chester Donaghy (C) Thomas Huggins, Lawrence Perdue, Thomas Terrell | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Roland Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Cheek pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Sidney Spencer and he's hacked by Roland Fowler - foul #3 on Roland Fowler, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Morrison (C) Travis Cheek | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain (SG), Ronnie Prescott (SF) Chas Cornell, Roland Fowler | |
| 01:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Sandifer makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dana Lyons (PG) Sidney Spencer | |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kevin Hull pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Hain scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chester Donaghy | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Gray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Chester Donaghy grabs the board | 32-35 |