| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Alexander Everitt (fresh) SF - Kenneth Summer (fresh) PF - William O'Banner (fresh) C - Bill Knox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Hubert Cadwallader (fresh) SG - Victor Bashir (fresh) SF - Freddy Behne (fresh) PF - Leonel Johnson (fresh) C - James Caudill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner 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 | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Columbus St. | James Caudill misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alexander Everitt snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Everitt | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Freddy Behne | 3-3 |
| 19:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Caudill swats the short shot by Kenneth Summer | 3-3 |
| 19:19 | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Columbus St. | Freddy Behne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox misses short on a jumper from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William O'Banner | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Columbus St. | Freddy Behne can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion is hacked by Victor Bashir - foul #1 on Victor Bashir, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Columbus St. | Freddy Behne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (PG), Ronald Clements (SG), David Brantley (SF), Eric Gray (PF), Eric Dimmick (C) Sean O'Bannion, Alexander Everitt, Kenneth Summer, William O'Banner, Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Harold Duley (PG), Douglas Preston (SG), Nicholas Washington (SF), Benjamin Drayton (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Hubert Cadwallader, Victor Bashir, Freddy Behne, Leonel Johnson, James Caudill | |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Clements | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Columbus St. | Dennis Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Columbus St. | Nicholas Washington makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Duley | 7-8 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Nebeker (fresh) SG - Ronald Clements (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Brantley (fresh) PF - Eric Gray (fresh) C - Eric Dimmick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Harold Duley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Preston (fresh) SF - Nicholas Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Drayton (fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:28 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Douglas Preston | 7-8 |
| 15:06 | Columbus St. | Nicholas Washington is hacked by Ronald Clements - foul #1 on Ronald Clements, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Dennis Toothman (SG), Kenneth Summer (SF), William O'Banner (PF), Bill Knox (C) Richard Nebeker, Ronald Clements, David Brantley, Eric Gray, Eric Dimmick | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader (PG), Victor Bashir (SG), Freddy Behne (SF), Leonel Johnson (PF), James Caudill (C) Harold Duley, Douglas Preston, Nicholas Washington, Benjamin Drayton, Dennis Williams | |
| 14:49 | Columbus St. | Leonel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion is hacked by Hubert Cadwallader - foul #1 on Hubert Cadwallader, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 14:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Toothman's pass is intercepted by James Caudill | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | Columbus St. | James Caudill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hubert Cadwallader | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer can't connect on a runner in the paint | 7-10 |
| 13:48 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Hubert Cadwallader | 7-10 |
| 13:43 | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Freddy Behne | 7-12 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Toothman | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Hubert Cadwallader, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (SG), David Brantley (SF) Dennis Toothman, Kenneth Summer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver (PG), Nicholas Washington (SF), Benjamin Drayton (PF) Hubert Cadwallader, Freddy Behne, Leonel Johnson | |
| 13:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Columbus St. | James Caudill clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Bill Knox - foul #1 on Bill Knox, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alexander Everitt (SG), Eric Gray (PF), Eric Dimmick (C) Richard Nebeker, William O'Banner, Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston (PG) Ted Oliver | |
| 12:55 | Columbus St. | James Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:55 | Columbus St. | James Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray's fadeaway is rejected by James Caudill | 11-14 |
| 12:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Washington - foul #1 on Nicholas Washington, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer (SF) Eric Dimmick | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Harold Duley (PG), Dennis Williams (C) Victor Bashir, James Caudill | |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:58 | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston knocks in the runner from the left block | 13-16 |
| 11:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Alexander Everitt and he's hacked by Nicholas Washington - foul #2 on Nicholas Washington, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (PG), Eric Dimmick (C) Sean O'Bannion, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver (SG), Leonel Johnson (PF) Nicholas Washington, Benjamin Drayton | |
| 11:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Nebeker (fresh) SG - Alexander Everitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Summer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Dimmick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Harold Duley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Oliver (fresh) SF - Douglas Preston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Columbus St. | David Brantley steals it from Dennis Williams | 16-16 |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Preston steals the ball from Eric Dimmick | 16-16 |
| 11:10 | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston banks in the layup | 16-18 |
| 10:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Dimmick | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | Columbus St. | Dennis Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 10:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Alexander Everitt and he's hacked by Ted Oliver - foul #1 on Ted Oliver, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion (PG), William O'Banner (PF), Eric Gray (C) Alexander Everitt, Kenneth Summer, David Brantley | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir (SG), Freddy Behne (SF), James Caudill (C) Harold Duley, Douglas Preston, Dennis Williams | |
| 10:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:56 | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Victor Bashir | 22-23 |
| 09:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Toothman (SF), Bill Knox (C) Eric Dimmick, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton (PF) Leonel Johnson | |
| 09:20 | Columbus St. | Freddy Behne is hacked by Dennis Toothman - foul #1 on Dennis Toothman, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements (SG) Richard Nebeker | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Harold Duley (PG) Ted Oliver | |
| 09:15 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Freddy Behne | 22-25 |
| 09:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Toothman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Duley - foul #1 on Harold Duley, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| 09:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Toothman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:54 | Columbus St. | Freddy Behne double dribbles | 24-25 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley (SF), Eric Gray (PF) Dennis Toothman, William O'Banner | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 08:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Bashir picks off the pass by Bill Knox | 24-25 |
| 08:23 | Columbus St. | Bill Knox steals it from James Caudill | 24-25 |
| 08:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Bashir - foul #2 on Victor Bashir, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer (SF) Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver (PG), Robert Davies (SG) Harold Duley, Victor Bashir | |
| 08:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:18 | Columbus St. | James Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:10 | Columbus St. | Robert Davies clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 08:09 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton tips it home | 25-27 |
| 08:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer buries a fadeaway from the left block | 27-27 |
| 07:49 | Columbus St. | Kenneth Summer takes the ball from James Caudill | 27-27 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Clements (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Summer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Gray (fresh) C - David Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Ted Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Davies (fresh) SF - Freddy Behne (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 27-27 |
| 07:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 07:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray banks in the layup set up by Ronald Clements | 29-27 |
| 07:13 | Columbus St. | David Brantley denies the turnaround by Benjamin Drayton | 29-27 |
| 07:12 | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 06:59 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ted Oliver | 29-29 |
| 06:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Davies takes the ball from David Brantley | 29-29 |
| 06:26 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton is fouled on the floor by Eric Gray - foul #1 on Eric Gray, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (PG), Alexander Everitt (SG), Eric Dimmick (SF), William O'Banner (PF), Bill Knox (C) Sean O'Bannion, Ronald Clements, Kenneth Summer, Eric Gray, David Brantley | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Harold Duley (PG), Douglas Preston (SG), Leonel Johnson (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Ted Oliver, Freddy Behne, Benjamin Drayton, James Caudill | |
| 06:06 | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 06:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 05:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alexander Everitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 05:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-29 |
| 05:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 05:22 | Columbus St. | Dennis Williams snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 04:59 | Columbus St. | Alexander Everitt steps in front of the Harold Duley pass | 29-29 |
| 04:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 04:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox misses the tip | 29-29 |
| 04:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Dimmick pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alexander Everitt hits the finger roll set up by Richard Nebeker | 31-29 |
| 04:05 | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 04:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 03:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 31-29 |
| 03:42 | Columbus St. | Harold Duley grabs the board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Nebeker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Dimmick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William O'Banner (fairly fresh) C - Bill Knox (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Harold Duley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davies (fairly fresh) PF - Leonel Johnson (tiring) C - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Columbus St. | Robert Davies is fouled on the floor by Eric Dimmick - foul #1 on Eric Dimmick, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Ronald Clements (SG), Kenneth Summer (SF), Eric Gray (PF), David Brantley (C) Richard Nebeker, Alexander Everitt, Eric Dimmick, William O'Banner, Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Hubert Cadwallader (PG), Victor Bashir (SG), Nicholas Washington (SF), Benjamin Drayton (PF), James Caudill (C) Harold Duley, Douglas Preston, Robert Davies, Leonel Johnson, Dennis Williams | |
| 03:32 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Clements - foul #2 on Ronald Clements, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| 03:32 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:32 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Sean O'Bannion and he's hacked by Hubert Cadwallader - foul #3 on Hubert Cadwallader, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver (PG), Freddy Behne (SF) Hubert Cadwallader, Nicholas Washington | |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:00 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements is whistled for a carry | 34-31 |
| 02:30 | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (SG) Ronald Clements | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 02:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 02:06 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Victor Bashir | 34-31 |
| 01:48 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean O'Bannion - foul #1 on Sean O'Bannion, team foul #7 | 34-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner (PF) Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Nicholas Washington (SF) Freddy Behne | |
| 01:48 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:48 | Columbus St. | Benjamin Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston (SF) Benjamin Drayton | |
| 01:10 | Columbus St. | Ted Oliver connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Douglas Preston | 34-35 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alexander Everitt (SG), Bill Knox (C) Richard Nebeker, Kenneth Summer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 00:52 | Columbus St. | Nicholas Washington is denied on a layup by Bill Knox | 34-35 |
| 00:50 | Columbus St. | James Caudill pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:29 | Columbus St. | Douglas Preston's pass is intercepted by William O'Banner | 34-35 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Columbus St. | Victor Bashir snags the defensive board | 34-35 |