| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Charles Bullard (fresh) SG - Gregory Howell (fresh) SF - Jimmy Murphy (fresh) PF - James Kaufman (fresh) C - David Suggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Westerberg (fresh) SG - Richard Morrill (fresh) SF - Gary Jefferson (fresh) PF - Herman Conyers (fresh) C - Harold Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs hits a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Morrill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Westerberg | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Morrill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Westerberg | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Bullard and he's fouled by Herman Conyers - foul #1 on Herman Conyers, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Gregory Howell | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Jefferson - foul #1 on Gary Jefferson, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman (C) Harold Byrd | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Herman Conyers | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs lays it in set up by Charles Bullard | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Haberman | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard throws it down on a nice dish by David Suggs | 10-7 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Howell is called for the reach on Richard Morrill - foul #1 on Gregory Howell, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long (PG), Peter Evans (SG) Charles Bullard, Gregory Howell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Josiah Fleener (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), Jamie Keown (PF), Harold Byrd (C) Richard Westerberg, Richard Morrill, Gary Jefferson, Herman Conyers | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Joseph Long (fresh) SG - Peter Evans (fresh) SF - Jimmy Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Kaufman (fresh) C - David Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Josiah Fleener (fresh) SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SF - Robert Haberman (fresh) PF - Jamie Keown (fresh) C - Harold Byrd (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd clanks a shot from close range | 10-7 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jamie Keown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Kyle Hill | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd misses the shot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Haberman - foul #1 on Robert Haberman, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard (PG), Gregory Howell (SG), John Garner (PF), Kenneth Reddy (C) Joseph Long, Peter Evans, James Kaufman, David Suggs | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson (SF), Herman Conyers (PF) Jamie Keown, Harold Byrd | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner lays it in | 14-9 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Josiah Fleener misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill gets the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 12:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Josiah Fleener | 14-9 |
| 12:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Bullard | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Charles Bullard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Howell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Reddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Josiah Fleener (fairly fresh) SG - Kyle Hill (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Conyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Haberman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jimmy Murphy is called for the reach on Herman Conyers - foul #1 on Jimmy Murphy, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long (PG), Peter Evans (SG), James Kaufman (PF), David Suggs (C) Charles Bullard, Gregory Howell, Jimmy Murphy, Kenneth Reddy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg (PG), Richard Morrill (SG), John Hughley (SF), Jamie Keown (PF), Harold Byrd (C) Josiah Fleener, Kyle Hill, Gary Jefferson, Herman Conyers, Robert Haberman | |
| 11:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd loses the ball out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Harold Watson (SF) John Garner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 11:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Westerberg is called for the reach on Joseph Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Westerberg, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Kaufman drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Suggs | 18-9 |
| 10:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Westerberg and he's hacked by Peter Evans - foul #1 on Peter Evans, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| 10:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 10:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Morrill clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-12 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The rebound goes to James Kaufman | 18-12 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs is hacked by Harold Byrd - foul #1 on Harold Byrd, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard (PG), John Garner (SF) Peter Evans, Harold Watson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson (SF), Herman Conyers (PF) John Hughley, Jamie Keown | |
| 09:31 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Westerberg steals it from John Garner | 18-12 |
| 09:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg banks in the layup | 18-14 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Bullard | 20-14 |
| 08:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Kaufman - foul #1 on James Kaufman, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell (SG), Jimmy Murphy (SF) Joseph Long, John Garner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Josiah Fleener (PG), Jeffrey Hamilton (SG), Robert Haberman (C) Richard Westerberg, Richard Morrill, Harold Byrd | |
| 08:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky Wesleyan | David Suggs misses the jump hook from close range | 20-15 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to James Kaufman | 20-15 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gregory Howell, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Peter Evans (SG) Gregory Howell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill (SG), Jamie Keown (C) Jeffrey Hamilton, Gary Jefferson | |
| 07:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill is hacked by David Suggs - foul #1 on David Suggs, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Bullard picks off the pass by Robert Haberman | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Charles Bullard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Evans (fresh) SF - Jimmy Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Josiah Fleener (fresh) SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SF - Robert Haberman (fresh) PF - Herman Conyers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Keown (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Josiah Fleener - foul #1 on Josiah Fleener, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long (SG), John Garner (PF), Kenneth Reddy (C) Peter Evans, James Kaufman, David Suggs | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Peter Evans (SG) Charles Bullard | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg (PG), Richard Morrill (SG) Josiah Fleener, Kyle Hill | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long is called for 3 seconds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson (SF), Harold Byrd (C) Herman Conyers, Jamie Keown | |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 06:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Morrill's pass is intercepted by John Garner | 22-15 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 05:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Morrill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Westerberg | 25-17 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard (PG), James Kaufman (PF), David Suggs (C) Joseph Long, John Garner, Kenneth Reddy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Josiah Fleener (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), Herman Conyers (PF) Richard Westerberg, Richard Morrill, Harold Byrd | |
| 05:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson's fadeaway is rejected by David Suggs | 25-17 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Kaufman lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Bullard | 27-17 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Kaufman - foul #2 on James Kaufman, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner (SF), Kenneth Reddy (PF) Jimmy Murphy, James Kaufman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Hughley (SF), Jamie Keown (C) Gary Jefferson, Robert Haberman | |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Hughley steals the ball from David Suggs | 27-18 |
| 04:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Hughley misses the easy layup | 27-18 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Josiah Fleener - foul #2 on Josiah Fleener, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell (SG), James Kaufman (PF) Peter Evans, Kenneth Reddy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg (PG), Richard Morrill (SG), Harold Byrd (C) Josiah Fleener, Kyle Hill, Jamie Keown | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Byrd grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 03:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Hughley knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by James Kaufman - foul #3 on James Kaufman, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jimmy Murphy (SF) James Kaufman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Hughley makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Charles Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Westerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Morrill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Hughley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Conyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard can't throw it down but the foul's on John Hughley - foul #1 on John Hughley, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson (SF) John Hughley | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers scores on a jumper from the left block | 29-23 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Joseph Long (PG) Charles Bullard | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman (PF) Herman Conyers | |
| 02:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Haberman tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-25 |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Morrill | 31-27 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 31-27 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 01:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Murphy - foul #2 on Jimmy Murphy, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard (PG), Harold Watson (PF), Kenneth Reddy (C) Gregory Howell, John Garner, David Suggs | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Josiah Fleener (SG), Herman Conyers (PF), Jamie Keown (C) Richard Morrill, Gary Jefferson, Harold Byrd | |
| 01:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Harold Watson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herman Conyers's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Murphy | 33-29 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Charles Bullard misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jamie Keown grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Bullard is called for the reach on Richard Westerberg - foul #1 on Charles Bullard, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gregory Howell (SG), John Garner (SF), David Suggs (C) Joseph Long, Jimmy Murphy, Harold Watson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jefferson (SF) Jamie Keown | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Westerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herman Conyers - foul #2 on Herman Conyers, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill (SG) Richard Westerberg | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kenneth Reddy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Hill hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-31 |