| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jared Legros (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | N. Kentucky | Jared Legros picks off the pass by Nathan Ballesteros | 43-38 |
| 19:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Guernsey steals the ball from Darryl Huff | 43-38 |
| 19:19 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| 19:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses short on a jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 19:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 18:46 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Victoria swats the layup by Pedro Sanchez | 47-38 |
| 18:13 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 17:46 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SG), David Simon (SF), Jay White (C) Warren Bufkin, Darryl Huff, David Brown | |
| 17:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 17:15 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:11 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 17:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 16:47 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:28 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is hacked by Jared Legros - foul #1 on Jared Legros, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Christopher Victoria, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), Darryl Huff (SF), David Brown (C) Jared Legros, David Simon, Pedro Sanchez | |
| 16:21 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the shot near the basket | 47-38 |
| 16:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Jay White | 47-38 |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 16:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jay White | 47-41 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Warren Bufkin - foul #2 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SF) Gary Guernsey | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving (SG) Alberto Ruiz | |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:18 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Artiaga - foul #4 on Jerome Artiaga, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Christopher Victoria (PF) Jerome Artiaga, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SF), Pedro Sanchez (PF), David Simon (C) Darryl Huff, Jay White, David Brown | |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:47 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:23 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier is denied on a layup by Alberto Ruiz | 47-41 |
| 14:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 14:07 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:54 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 13:52 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:43 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie lays it in on a great pass from Gary Guernsey and he's hacked by Warren Bufkin - foul #3 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Andrew Dembroski, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros (PG) Warren Bufkin | |
| 13:43 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Bohman steals it from David Simon | 50-41 |
| 13:04 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie drills a shot from the left wing set up by Gary Guernsey | 52-41 |
| 12:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Bohman | 52-41 |
| 12:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 12:27 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SG), Reginald Smith (PF) Gregory Ritchie, Christopher Victoria | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Darryl Huff (SF), Jay White (PF), David Brown (C) Dennis Loving, Alberto Ruiz, Pedro Sanchez, David Simon | |
| 12:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Darryl Huff | 52-46 |
| 11:50 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 11:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joe Bohman (fresh) PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jared Legros (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros's floater is tipped away by Reginald Smith | 52-46 |
| 11:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros tips it home | 52-48 |
| 11:19 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nathan Ballesteros | 55-48 |
| 11:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White is fouled on the floor by Gary Guernsey - foul #2 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Christopher Victoria (PF), Robert Frazier (C) Joe Bohman, Reginald Smith, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving (SG), Pedro Sanchez (PF) James Sumner, Jay White | |
| 10:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 10:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Frazier | 55-48 |
| 10:26 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:12 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is hacked by Dennis Loving - foul #4 on Dennis Loving, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (PG), Warren Bufkin (SG), Alberto Ruiz (SF), David Simon (C) Jared Legros, Dennis Loving, Darryl Huff, David Brown | |
| 10:03 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey is fouled on the floor by Pedro Sanchez - foul #2 on Pedro Sanchez, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White (C) David Simon | |
| 09:49 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Gary Guernsey | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:35 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 08:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-48 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 07:48 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 57-51 |
| 07:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Victoria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - James Sumner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Warren Bufkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Ruiz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Bufkin | 57-51 |
| 07:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 07:00 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:44 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 06:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez's layup is rejected by Andrew Dembroski | 60-51 |
| 06:21 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:53 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski's fadeaway is rejected by Pedro Sanchez | 60-51 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), Joe Bohman (SF), Reginald Smith (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Gary Guernsey, Andrew Dembroski, Christopher Victoria, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros (PG), Dennis Loving (SG), Darryl Huff (SF), David Brown (C) James Sumner, Warren Bufkin, Alberto Ruiz, Jay White | |
| 05:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 05:24 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:16 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jared Legros - foul #2 on Jared Legros, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon (PF) Pedro Sanchez | |
| 05:16 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:16 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown can't tip it in | 62-51 |
| 05:10 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:06 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman loses the ball out of bounds | 62-51 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon misses the lay-in | 62-51 |
| 04:48 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is fouled on the floor by Jared Legros - foul #3 on Jared Legros, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Christopher Victoria (PF) Joe Bohman, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Guernsey - foul #3 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:07 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is called for traveling | 63-53 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez (PF) David Simon | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Brown | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the easy layup | 63-55 |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ritchie (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jared Legros (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Loving (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dennis Loving | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is whistled for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (C) Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SF), Jay White (C) Darryl Huff, David Brown | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Loving - foul #5 on Dennis Loving, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (PG), Joe Bohman (SF) Gary Guernsey, Jerome Artiaga | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (PG), Warren Bufkin (SG) Jared Legros, Dennis Loving | |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Joe Bohman, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros (PG), Darryl Huff (SF), David Brown (C) James Sumner, Alberto Ruiz, Jay White | |
| 02:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Ballesteros is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #2 on Nathan Ballesteros, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| 02:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 02:04 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:49 | N. Kentucky | Jared Legros is called for the reach on Gregory Ritchie - foul #4 on Jared Legros, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG) Andrew Dembroski | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:49 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:49 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros is fouled on the floor by Jerome Artiaga - foul #5 on Jerome Artiaga, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SF) Jerome Artiaga | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jared Legros | 66-61 |
| 01:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Warren Bufkin - foul #4 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 01:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:52 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Legros - foul #5 on Jared Legros, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF) Gregory Ritchie | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SG) Jared Legros | |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG) Joe Bohman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz loses the ball out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Robert Frazier (C) Gregory Ritchie, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:40 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Ruiz - foul #2 on Alberto Ruiz, team foul #13 | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez loses the dribble to Christopher Victoria | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Bufkin - foul #5 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #14 | 69-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (PG) Warren Bufkin | |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Bohman is called for the reach on Darryl Huff - foul #1 on Joe Bohman, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Joe Bohman, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Ruiz - foul #3 on Alberto Ruiz, team foul #15 | 70-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Robert Frazier (C) Gregory Ritchie, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Pedro Sanchez | 71-61 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey runs out the clock | 71-61 |