| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) SG - Dwayne Miles (fresh) SF - Johnathan Blakemore (fresh) PF - James McKee (fresh) C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) SG - Clifford Boyd (fresh) SF - Martin Pou (fresh) PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Stephen Bunce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Albany | Martin Dillow takes the ball from Dwayne Miles | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Albany | Claude Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Albany | Stephen Bunce connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Claude Williams | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman is denied on a layup by Stephen Bunce | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Albany | Martin Dillow steps in front of the Dwayne Miles pass | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses short on a shot from the right block | 2-6 |
| 16:50 | Albany | James McKee pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:31 | Albany | Claude Williams misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Martin Dillow | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:11 | Albany | James McKee grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:06 | Albany | Clifford Boyd picks off the pass by Claude Williams in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Albany | The rebound goes to James McKee | 2-6 |
| 15:46 | Albany | Dwayne Miles scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Johnathan Blakemore and he's hacked by Clifford Boyd - foul #1 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (PG), Douglas Frederick (SF), John Grant (PF), Don Luu (C) Claude Williams, Johnathan Blakemore, James McKee, Stephen Bunce | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes (PG), Roger Suazo (SG), Kyle Poore (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Christopher Surber (C) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman, Marcus Gosser | |
| 15:46 | Albany | Dwayne Miles misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) SG - Dwayne Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Frederick (fresh) PF - John Grant (fresh) C - Don Luu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Craig Estes (fresh) SG - Roger Suazo (fresh) SF - Kyle Poore (fresh) PF - Douglas Price (fresh) C - Christopher Surber (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:19 | Albany | Dwayne Miles snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:15 | Albany | Douglas Frederick is hacked by Kyle Poore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Poore, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Stenson (SG) Dwayne Miles | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:54 | Albany | John Grant misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Suazo - foul #1 on Roger Suazo, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 14:54 | Albany | John Grant misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:54 | Albany | John Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 14:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jumper by Roger Suazo is denied by Douglas Frederick | 4-6 |
| 14:23 | Albany | The rebound goes to Douglas Frederick | 4-6 |
| 14:16 | Albany | John Grant is fouled on the floor by Kyle Poore - foul #2 on Kyle Poore, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG), James McKee (PF) Robert Stenson, John Grant | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou (SF) Kyle Poore | |
| 13:58 | Albany | Jeff Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Claude Williams | 7-6 |
| 13:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Pou | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | Albany | Claude Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Estes - foul #1 on Craig Estes, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Stenson (SG), Johnathan Blakemore (SF), John Grant (C) Jeff Johnson, Douglas Frederick, Don Luu | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Craig Estes, Douglas Price, Christopher Surber | |
| 13:14 | Albany | Claude Williams makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | Albany | Claude Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | Albany | John Grant can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses short on a jumper from the right block | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | Albany | John Grant gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:10 | Albany | James McKee makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Williams | 10-11 |
| 11:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Blakemore - foul #1 on Johnathan Blakemore, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (PG), Dragan Krolikowski (SF), Stephen Bunce (C) Claude Williams, Johnathan Blakemore, John Grant | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Marcus Gosser (C) Roger Suazo, Christopher Hickey | |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marcus Gosser | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Stenson (fresh) SF - Dragan Krolikowski (fresh) PF - James McKee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Pou (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Albany | Jeff Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Dillow and he's hacked by James McKee - foul #1 on James McKee, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG), Douglas Frederick (SF), Don Luu (PF) Robert Stenson, Dragan Krolikowski, James McKee | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price (SF), Christopher Surber (PF) Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman | |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:42 | Albany | Douglas Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:39 | Albany | Jeff Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Albany | Johnathan Blakemore (SF) Don Luu | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes (SG) Clifford Boyd | |
| 10:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Dillow | 13-19 |
| 10:10 | Albany | Jeff Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Dillow - foul #1 on Martin Dillow, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Dwayne Miles (SG) Jeff Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG) Martin Dillow | |
| 09:53 | Albany | Douglas Frederick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnathan Blakemore | 16-19 |
| 09:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwayne Miles - foul #1 on Dwayne Miles, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Albany | John Grant (PF), Don Luu (C) Johnathan Blakemore, Stephen Bunce | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou (SF) Marcus Gosser | |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:02 | Albany | John Grant's floater is tipped away by Christopher Surber | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou hits the finger roll | 16-23 |
| 08:25 | Albany | Don Luu misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Craig Estes - foul #2 on Craig Estes, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (PG), Robert Stenson (SG), James McKee (PF) Claude Williams, Dwayne Miles, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Clifford Boyd (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Roger Suazo, Craig Estes, Douglas Price, Christopher Surber | |
| 08:25 | Albany | Don Luu makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:25 | Albany | Don Luu makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 18-23 |
| 08:00 | Albany | Robert Stenson grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 07:41 | Albany | John Grant lays it in | 20-23 |
| 07:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Stenson - foul #1 on Robert Stenson, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Albany | Johnathan Blakemore (SF), Stephen Bunce (C) John Grant, Don Luu | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG), Douglas Price (SF) Clifford Boyd, Martin Pou | |
| 07:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Price | 20-25 |
| 07:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnathan Blakemore - foul #2 on Johnathan Blakemore, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG), Dragan Krolikowski (SF) Robert Stenson, Johnathan Blakemore | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser (C) Christopher Hickey | |
| 07:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Claude Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dragan Krolikowski (fresh) PF - James McKee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Suazo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Albany | Joseph Beerman picks off the pass by Dragan Krolikowski in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 06:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 06:28 | Albany | James McKee is open but misses the lay-in | 20-30 |
| 06:27 | Albany | Claude Williams grabs the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 05:59 | Albany | Jeff Johnson misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 05:57 | Albany | Stephen Bunce grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:41 | Albany | Stephen Bunce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser hits the finger roll | 20-32 |
| 05:19 | Albany | Roger Suazo is called for the reach on Claude Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Suazo, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Albany | Dwayne Miles (SG), Douglas Frederick (SF), John Grant (PF), Don Luu (C) Jeff Johnson, Dragan Krolikowski, James McKee, Stephen Bunce | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SG), Martin Pou (SF), Christopher Surber (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Roger Suazo, Douglas Price, Joseph Beerman, Marcus Gosser | |
| 05:19 | Albany | Claude Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:19 | Albany | Claude Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-32 |
| 04:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Dillow | 22-32 |
| 04:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Miles | 22-32 |
| 04:27 | Albany | Dwayne Miles can't finish the layup | 22-32 |
| 04:25 | Albany | John Grant tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 04:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey misses the dunk | 24-32 |
| 04:01 | Albany | Don Luu grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:59 | Albany | Dwayne Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Hickey - foul #1 on Christopher Hickey, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Stenson (PG), Johnathan Blakemore (SF), James McKee (PF) Claude Williams, John Grant, Don Luu | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Craig Estes (PG), Roger Suazo (SG), Kyle Poore (SF) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Martin Pou | |
| 03:59 | Albany | Dwayne Miles makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:59 | Albany | Dwayne Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Blakemore steals the ball from Craig Estes | 26-32 |
| 03:20 | Albany | Craig Estes is called for the reach on Robert Stenson - foul #3 on Craig Estes, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeff Johnson (SG), Stephen Bunce (C) Dwayne Miles, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF), Marcus Gosser (C) Craig Estes, Christopher Surber, Christopher Hickey | |
| 03:20 | Albany | Robert Stenson misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:20 | Albany | Robert Stenson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman can't finish the layup | 26-32 |
| 03:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd tips it in | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Robert Stenson (fresh) SG - Jeff Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnathan Blakemore (fresh) PF - James McKee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roger Suazo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kyle Poore (fresh) PF - Joseph Beerman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Albany | Johnathan Blakemore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd is hacked by Jeff Johnson - foul #1 on Jeff Johnson, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Claude Williams (PG) Robert Stenson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price (PF) Joseph Beerman | |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeff Johnson - foul #2 on Jeff Johnson, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Albany | John Grant (PF), Don Luu (C) James McKee, Stephen Bunce | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:13 | Albany | Douglas Price is called for the reach on Don Luu - foul #1 on Douglas Price, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Frederick (PF) John Grant | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG) Roger Suazo | |
| 02:13 | Albany | Don Luu misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:13 | Albany | Don Luu makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Boyd | 27-36 |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Claude Williams is called for the reach on Martin Dillow - foul #1 on Claude Williams, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Dwayne Miles (SG), James McKee (PF) Jeff Johnson, Johnathan Blakemore | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG), Christopher Surber (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Clifford Boyd, Douglas Price, Marcus Gosser | |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:31 | Albany | James McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:07 | Albany | Douglas Frederick comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-37 |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwayne Miles steps in front of the Christopher Hickey pass | 27-37 |
| 00:40 | Albany | Dwayne Miles banks in the layup | 29-37 |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 00:24 | Albany | Douglas Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:02 | Albany | Don Luu misses the shot from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Albany | James McKee snags the offensive board | 29-37 |