| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Shutts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hayward (fresh) C - Howard Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Timothy Young inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mount St. Mary's | Timothy Young is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Young, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce (SF) Timothy Young | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | William Parsons connects on the floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:21 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ramiro Ponce | 40-39 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Robert Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:50 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:37 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | James Haney gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | James Haney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Gary Payne (SF), Keith Cordero (PF), Kevin Dallas (C) Samuel Hultgren, Herbert Baltz, William Parsons, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock (SG), Tony Fujita (PF) Larry Shutts, Michael Hayward | |
| 18:12 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 40-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | James Thornton is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Sykes (SG) James Haney | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson (SG), Ted Vinton (SF) Robert Gabriel, Ramiro Ponce | |
| 17:42 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox clanks a floater in the lane | 40-39 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Howard Cox - foul #1 on Howard Cox, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Parsons (PF) James Thornton, Gary Payne, Keith Cordero | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel (PG), Michael Hayward (PF) Tony Fujita, Howard Cox | |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:59 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:57 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Sykes - foul #3 on Chad Sykes, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Andrew Brown (C) Chad Sykes, Kevin Dallas | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 16:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward blows the dunk | 42-39 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | William Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz tips it in | 44-39 |
| 16:19 | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 16:17 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:55 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | James Haney pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Dock (fairly fresh) SF - Ted Vinton (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Hayward (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ted Vinton - foul #1 on Ted Vinton, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Gary Payne (SG), Keith Cordero (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Haney, Samuel Hultgren, William Parsons, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Jerome Apel (PG), Larry Shutts (SG), Timothy Young (SF), Ramiro Ponce (PF), Tony Fujita (C) Robert Gabriel, Terry Dock, Ted Vinton, Michael Hayward, Christopher Johnson | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:11 | Mount St. Mary's | Timothy Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | James Thornton grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses badly on a floater from the left block | 46-39 |
| 14:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 14:51 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce loses the dribble to Herbert Baltz in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Gary Payne loses the dribble to Timothy Young | 46-39 |
| 14:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce drills a shot from the baseline set up by Tony Fujita | 46-41 |
| 14:11 | Illinois State | Robert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 14:09 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gary Payne - foul #1 on Gary Payne, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Chad Sykes (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), William Parsons (PF), Andrew Brown (C) James Thornton, Gary Payne, Herbert Baltz, Keith Cordero, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel (PG), Michael Hayward (PF), Howard Cox (C) Jerome Apel, Timothy Young, Tony Fujita | |
| 13:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:59 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Michael Hayward is called for the reach on James Haney - foul #3 on Michael Hayward, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson (SG), Timothy Young (SF) Larry Shutts, Ramiro Ponce | |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:36 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:22 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | William Parsons gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Andrew Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | William Parsons tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 12:47 | Mount St. Mary's | Chad Sykes is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Sykes, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) Chad Sykes, William Parsons, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock (SG), Ramiro Ponce (SF), Ted Vinton (PF) Christopher Johnson, Timothy Young, Michael Hayward | |
| 12:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SF) Kevin Dallas | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 12:16 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker misses the shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:15 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Howard Cox | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Terry Dock and the foul's on Herbert Baltz - foul #3 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG) James Haney | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 12:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | James Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce grabs the board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fairly fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Wicker (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Robert Gabriel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Dock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Ponce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Vinton (fresh) 2 stl. C - Howard Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mount St. Mary's | Stanley Wicker swats the short shot by Howard Cox | 48-45 |
| 11:27 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Dock - foul #2 on Terry Dock, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Gary Payne (SF), William Parsons (PF), Keith Cordero (C) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, Stanley Wicker, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson (PG), Rickey Pickens (SG), Timothy Young (SF), Michael Hayward (PF), Tony Fujita (C) Robert Gabriel, Terry Dock, Ramiro Ponce, Ted Vinton, Howard Cox | |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:09 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson loses the dribble to James Haney in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | James Haney hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward loses the dribble to Gary Payne | 51-45 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren lays it up and in set up by Gary Payne | 53-45 |
| 10:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Gary Payne takes the ball from Timothy Young | 53-45 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-45 |
| 10:08 | Mount St. Mary's | James Haney steals it from Rickey Pickens in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren blows the layup | 55-45 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | William Parsons misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | James Haney snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-45 |
| 09:43 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:39 | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Young | 55-48 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Kevin Dallas (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Samuel Hultgren, Gary Payne, William Parsons, Keith Cordero | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel (PG), Larry Shutts (SG), Terry Dock (SF), Ramiro Ponce (PF), Howard Cox (C) Christopher Johnson, Rickey Pickens, Timothy Young, Michael Hayward, Tony Fujita | |
| 09:18 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts is hacked by James Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Thornton, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 09:03 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | James Haney pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | James Haney can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 08:45 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Wicker - foul #1 on Stanley Wicker, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SF) Stanley Wicker | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 08:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | James Thornton throws it down set up by James Haney | 57-50 |
| 08:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Dallas - foul #2 on Kevin Dallas, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Jones (C) Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson (SG), Ted Vinton (PF) Larry Shutts, Terry Dock | |
| 08:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas connects on the floater near the basket | 59-53 |
| 07:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson is hacked by James Thornton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Thornton, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Sykes (SG), William Parsons (PF) James Thornton, Kevin Dallas | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward (PF) Ramiro Ponce | |
| 07:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chad Sykes (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Herbert Baltz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Robert Gabriel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Vinton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Hayward (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | William Parsons misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF) Herbert Baltz, William Parsons | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens (SG), Timothy Young (SF) Robert Gabriel, Michael Hayward | |
| 07:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens is hacked by Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 07:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:05 | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | James Haney drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Sykes and he's hacked by Timothy Young - foul #4 on Timothy Young, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Cordero (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock (PG) Rickey Pickens | |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Terry Dock is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Young | 61-58 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Andrew Brown (C) James Haney, Chad Sykes, Stanley Wicker | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts (SG), Ramiro Ponce (PF), Tony Fujita (C) Christopher Johnson, Ted Vinton, Howard Cox | |
| 06:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts lays it in set up by Timothy Young and he's hacked by Samuel Hultgren - foul #3 on Samuel Hultgren, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SF), William Parsons (PF) Gary Payne, Keith Cordero | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel (PG) Timothy Young | |
| 06:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | The short jumper by James Thornton is denied by Tony Fujita | 61-61 |
| 05:49 | Mount St. Mary's | The rebound goes to Ramiro Ponce | 61-61 |
| 05:30 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz double dribbles | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas (SF), Stanley Wicker (PF), Robert Jones (C) Herbert Baltz, William Parsons, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson (SG), Timothy Young (SF), Michael Hayward (PF) Larry Shutts, Terry Dock, Tony Fujita | |
| 04:55 | Mount St. Mary's | The short jumper by Michael Hayward is denied by Robert Jones | 61-64 |
| 04:54 | Mount St. Mary's | Timothy Young tips it back up and in | 61-66 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas loses the dribble to Robert Gabriel | 61-66 |
| 04:41 | Mount St. Mary's | Timothy Young is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Young, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Payne (PG), Chad Sykes (SG), Keith Cordero (C) James Thornton, Samuel Hultgren, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Rickey Pickens (SG), Ted Vinton (SF), Howard Cox (C) Robert Gabriel, Timothy Young, Ramiro Ponce | |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Stanley Wicker drills a jumper from close range | 63-66 |
| 04:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Ted Vinton is whistled for a carry | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Parsons (PF) Stanley Wicker | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Gary Payne connects on the shot from the right side set up by Kevin Dallas | 65-66 |
| 03:50 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox lays it up and in | 65-68 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Kevin Dallas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Parsons | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gary Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Sykes (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Kevin Dallas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Cordero (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mount St. Mary's | PG - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Pickens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted Vinton (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Hayward (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox misses the turnaround from the left block | 67-68 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Keith Cordero gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | William Parsons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Payne | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Mount St. Mary's | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Gary Payne grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Payne, Chad Sykes, Kevin Dallas, Keith Cordero | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel (PG), Larry Shutts (SG), Ramiro Ponce (SF), Tony Fujita (PF) Christopher Johnson, Rickey Pickens, Ted Vinton, Michael Hayward | |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Larry Shutts steps in front of the Herbert Baltz pass | 70-68 |
| 02:46 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts lays it up and in | 70-70 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz can't finish the layup | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward (PF) Tony Fujita | |
| 02:25 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Hayward | 70-72 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | James Thornton makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Jones | 72-72 |
| 02:04 | Mount St. Mary's | Ramiro Ponce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | James Haney knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 74-72 |
| 01:46 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts loses the dribble to Herbert Baltz | 74-72 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 01:29 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Baltz - foul #4 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG) James Thornton | |
| Subs | Mount St. Mary's | | |
| 01:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 01:09 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 00:52 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox misses the jump hook near the basket | 74-74 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | William Parsons pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Ponce - foul #1 on Ramiro Ponce, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:20 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Jones | 75-74 |
| 00:18 | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Gabriel gets the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Mount St. Mary's | Michael Hayward misses long on a floater from the right side | 75-74 |
| 00:06 | Mount St. Mary's | Howard Cox grabs the offensive board | 75-74 |
| 00:01 | Mount St. Mary's | Larry Shutts is whistled for traveling | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Haney runs out the clock | 75-74 |