| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - John Haigh (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jack Cuthbert (fresh) SG - Patrick Neuman (fresh) SF - Don Olsen (fresh) PF - Robert Hinson (fresh) C - Abram Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is fouled on the floor by John Haigh - foul #1 on John Haigh, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Harrison | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Monson | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Haigh blocks the short jumper by Abram Anderson | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lozier | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison travels in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Robert Hinson swats the shot by Nicholas Monson | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Neuman | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hinson - foul #1 on Robert Hinson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is open and buries a shot from the left block | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jack Cuthbert, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (PF), Fred White (C) John Haigh, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog (PG), Marcus Blane (SG), Thomas Henegar (SF), David Phelan (PF), Virgil Wenz (C) Jack Cuthbert, Patrick Neuman, Don Olsen, Robert Hinson, Abram Anderson | |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Marcus Blane steals the ball from Nicholas Monson in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Harrison - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF) Nicholas Monson, Gregory Overlock, Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood is whistled for a carry | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Skoog | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan comes up short on the floater in the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Clerk (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Fred White (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jeffery Skoog (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Blane (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Henegar (fairly fresh) PF - David Phelan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Virgil Wenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Skoog - foul #1 on Jeffery Skoog, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), John Haigh (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Paul Clerk, Arthur Presswood, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), Patrick Neuman (SG), Don Olsen (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), Abram Anderson (C) Jeffery Skoog, Marcus Blane, Thomas Henegar, David Phelan, Virgil Wenz | |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Abram Anderson | 7-9 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | John Haigh snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Neuman - foul #1 on Patrick Neuman, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF) Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson's floater is tipped away by Abram Anderson | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Neuman | 7-12 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 14:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen jams it | 7-14 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Harrison | 10-14 |
| 14:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG) Gregory Overlock | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | John Haigh is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Monson - foul #1 on Nicholas Monson, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (SG), Scott Cureton (SF) Nicholas Monson, Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog (SG), Thomas Henegar (SF) Patrick Neuman, Don Olsen | |
| 13:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffery Skoog | 10-16 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-16 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk tips it in | 12-16 |
| 13:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 13:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar misses the tip | 12-16 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Mark Mitchell (PF) Ronald Williamson, John Haigh | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SF), David Phelan (PF) Thomas Henegar, Robert Hinson | |
| 12:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Skoog | 12-18 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (PG), Gary Harrison (SF) Paul Clerk, Scott Cureton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane (PG), Virgil Wenz (C) Jack Cuthbert, Abram Anderson | |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Phelan, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), John Haigh (PF) Arthur Presswood, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG) Jeffery Skoog | |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | John Haigh is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Haigh, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier (C) John Haigh | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar (SF), Abram Anderson (C) Don Olsen, David Phelan | |
| 12:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Overlock steals it from Thomas Henegar | 12-18 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock banks in the layup | 14-18 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson drills a jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Marcus Blane (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Neuman (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Henegar (fairly fresh) PF - Virgil Wenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Abram Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson jams it set up by Mark Mitchell and he's fouled by Marcus Blane - foul #1 on Marcus Blane, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF) Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), David Phelan (PF) Marcus Blane, Virgil Wenz | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar lays it in set up by Jack Cuthbert and he's hacked by Scott Cureton - foul #1 on Scott Cureton, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Kevin Sherwood (PF) Gregory Overlock, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog (SG) Patrick Neuman | |
| 11:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Jack Cuthbert steps in front of the Arthur Presswood pass in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 11:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-23 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nicholas Monson | 20-23 |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Phelan - foul #2 on David Phelan, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG), Fred White (PF), Paul Clerk (C) Nicholas Monson, Scott Cureton, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG), Don Olsen (SF), Robert Hinson (PF) Jack Cuthbert, Thomas Henegar, David Phelan | |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 10:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Clerk blocks the jumper by Jeffery Skoog | 22-23 |
| 10:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood can't connect on a shot from the left block | 22-23 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Fred White is fouled on the floor by Robert Hinson - foul #2 on Robert Hinson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock (SG), Gary Harrison (SF) Arthur Presswood, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane (PG), Virgil Wenz (PF) Jeffery Skoog, Robert Hinson | |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Fred White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 10:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson hits a jump hook from close range | 24-25 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 10:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 09:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The refs have stopped play. Marcus Blane is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Fred White, Paul Clerk | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), Jeffery Skoog (SG), Thomas Henegar (SF) Marcus Blane, Patrick Neuman, Don Olsen | |
| 09:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicholas Monson | 24-25 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Monson | 27-25 |
| 09:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Jack Cuthbert is called for the reach on Nicholas Monson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Cuthbert, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG) Jack Cuthbert | |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 09:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 09:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Overlock | 30-25 |
| 08:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Henegar lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Skoog | 30-27 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it in | 32-27 |
| 08:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF), Kevin Sherwood (PF), Paul Clerk (C) Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SF) Thomas Henegar | |
| 08:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Cureton is called for the reach on Jeffery Skoog - foul #2 on Scott Cureton, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (PF) Scott Cureton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 07:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog drills a floater from the right wing | 32-29 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Clerk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jeffery Skoog (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Neuman (tired) 2 ast. SF - Don Olsen (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Wenz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Abram Anderson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock's pass is intercepted by Don Olsen in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Olsen | 32-31 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood hits a wide open shot from the right block set up by Gregory Overlock | 34-31 |
| 07:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman drills a jumpshot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Skoog - foul #2 on Jeffery Skoog, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Gregory Overlock, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Paul Clerk | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG) Jeffery Skoog | |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Neuman - foul #2 on Patrick Neuman, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG) Nicholas Monson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog (SG), Thomas Henegar (SF) Patrick Neuman, Don Olsen | |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 06:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Harrison is called for the reach on Jeffery Skoog - foul #2 on Gary Harrison, team foul #7 | 37-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF) Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 06:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Wenz - foul #1 on Virgil Wenz, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 06:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 06:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Mitchell | 38-33 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Sherwood | 41-33 |
| 05:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Wenz | 41-36 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Arthur Presswood and he's hacked by Abram Anderson - foul #1 on Abram Anderson, team foul #13 | 43-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Clerk (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Fred White (PF) Ronald Williamson, Arthur Presswood, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane (SG), Don Olsen (SF) Jeffery Skoog, Thomas Henegar | |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Clerk takes the ball from Don Olsen | 44-36 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Jack Cuthbert steals the ball from Gregory Overlock in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 04:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Blane | 44-39 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Paul Clerk misses the driving attempt from close range | 44-39 |
| 04:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 04:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG) Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Jack Cuthbert steps in front of the Gregory Overlock pass | 44-39 |
| 04:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Clerk | 44-39 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Monson | 46-39 |
| 03:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Monson steals the ball from Abram Anderson | 46-39 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson banks in the layup | 48-39 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Monson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Overlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Clerk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jack Cuthbert (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcus Blane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Olsen (tired) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Wenz (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Abram Anderson (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred White picks off the pass by Abram Anderson | 48-39 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Overlock | 50-39 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Gregory Overlock grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Jack Cuthbert is called for the reach on Nicholas Monson - foul #3 on Jack Cuthbert, team foul #14 | 50-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), John Haigh (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Gregory Overlock, Mark Mitchell, Fred White, Paul Clerk | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog (SG), Thomas Henegar (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), David Phelan (C) Jack Cuthbert, Don Olsen, Virgil Wenz, Abram Anderson | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Haigh - foul #3 on John Haigh, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG), Kevin Sherwood (PF) Nicholas Monson, John Haigh | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 01:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson misses the turnaround in the lane | 54-40 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Sherwood | 54-40 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Williamson | 57-40 |
| 01:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 01:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan grabs the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Presswood is called for the reach on Jeffery Skoog - foul #1 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #9 | 57-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson (PG), Gregory Overlock (SG), Scott Cureton (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF) Ronald Williamson, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG) Marcus Blane | |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Patrick Neuman is called for the reach on Nicholas Monson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Neuman, team foul #15 | 57-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Blane (PG) Patrick Neuman | |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 01:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Phelan | 59-44 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Robert Hinson blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Lozier | 59-44 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Paul Clerk (C) Scott Cureton, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan's pass is intercepted by Mark Mitchell | 59-44 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Nicholas Monson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 59-44 |