| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) SG - Frank Warren (fresh) SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) PF - Paul Edens (fresh) C - Edward Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) SG - William Short (fresh) SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) PF - Raymond Silverman (fresh) C - Gerald Olson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Frank Warren | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Silverman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Appalachian State | Edward Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Appalachian State | William Short is called for the reach on Frank Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Short, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Lawrence Patel | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Short | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Silverman - foul #1 on Raymond Silverman, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson banks in the layup set up by William Short | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Appalachian State | Gerald Olson steals the ball from Paul Edens | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Greene | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Silverman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), John Forrest (PF), Robin Preece (C) Lawrence Patel, Paul Edens, Edward Green | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Thomas Hayse (SF), Russell Murphy (PF), Aaron Huck (C) Anthony Sheets, William Short, Andrew Greene, Raymond Silverman, Gerald Olson | |
| 16:40 | Appalachian State | Russell Murphy picks off the pass by Sean Richard in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner is fouled on the floor by Frank Warren - foul #1 on Frank Warren, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Kenneth Broome (SF) Frank Warren, Cody Spadaro | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robin Preece - foul #1 on Robin Preece, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Appalachian State | John Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:46 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Broome | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Riley (fresh) SF - Kenneth Broome (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Forrest (fresh) C - Robin Preece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Nelson Meighan (fresh) SG - Anthony Skinner (fresh) SF - Thomas Hayse (fresh) PF - Russell Murphy (fresh) C - Aaron Huck (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robin Preece steals it from Nelson Meighan | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hayse snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robin Preece is called for the reach on Aaron Huck - foul #2 on Robin Preece, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Frank Warren (SG), Cody Spadaro (SF), Paul Edens (PF), Edward Green (C) Sean Richard, Henry Riley, Kenneth Broome, John Forrest, Robin Preece | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), William Short (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Todd Green (PF), Gerald Olson (C) Nelson Meighan, Anthony Skinner, Thomas Hayse, Russell Murphy, Aaron Huck | |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens is hacked by Anthony Sheets - foul #1 on Anthony Sheets, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by William Short - foul #2 on William Short, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SG) William Short | |
| 13:47 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Cody Spadaro - foul #1 on Cody Spadaro, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:00 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Green | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Edens swats the shot by Anthony Sheets | 10-12 |
| 12:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 12:23 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), Kenneth Broome (SF), John Forrest (PF), Tad Clark (C) Lawrence Patel, Cody Spadaro, Paul Edens, Edward Green | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (SG), Russell Murphy (PF) Anthony Skinner, Todd Green | |
| 12:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Richard picks off the pass by Russell Murphy | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren hits the finger roll set up by Sean Richard | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Warren steps in front of the Anthony Sheets pass | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Broome (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Forrest (fresh) C - Tad Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Meighan (fresh) SF - Andrew Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Murphy (fresh) C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome hits a floater from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 11:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Tad Clark - foul #1 on Tad Clark, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Cody Spadaro (SF), Edward Green (C) Frank Warren, Kenneth Broome, Tad Clark | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SG), Raymond Silverman (PF), Aaron Huck (C) Nelson Meighan, Russell Murphy, Gerald Olson | |
| 11:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:04 | Appalachian State | Henry Riley is hacked by Anthony Skinner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Skinner, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hayse (SF) Andrew Greene | |
| 10:49 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 16-16 |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Cody Spadaro - foul #2 on Cody Spadaro, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Kenneth Broome (SF), Paul Edens (PF) Henry Riley, Cody Spadaro, John Forrest | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (PG) Anthony Sheets | |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:57 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:56 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | Thomas Hayse is called for the reach on Kenneth Broome - foul #1 on Thomas Hayse, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Warren (SG), Tad Clark (C) Sean Richard, Edward Green | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Green (SF), Russell Murphy (PF) Thomas Hayse, Raymond Silverman | |
| 09:29 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel misses long on a floater from the left side | 16-18 |
| 09:27 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel tips it but misses | 16-18 |
| 09:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Green tips it in | 16-20 |
| 08:42 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Patel | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Patel takes the ball from Nelson Meighan | 19-20 |
| 07:51 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel scores on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 07:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck's layup is rejected by Paul Edens | 22-20 |
| 07:28 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Edens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tad Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Nelson Meighan (tiring) SG - Anthony Skinner (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Todd Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Aaron Huck (tiring) | |
| 07:24 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel is hacked by Nelson Meighan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Meighan, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Sean Richard (SF), John Forrest (PF), Edward Green (C) Frank Warren, Kenneth Broome, Paul Edens, Tad Clark | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Andrew Greene (SF), Raymond Silverman (PF), Gerald Olson (C) Nelson Meighan, Todd Green, Russell Murphy, Aaron Huck | |
| 07:24 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Raymond Silverman | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Greene | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Appalachian State | Henry Riley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 06:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Schultz (PG) Lawrence Patel | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (SG) Anthony Skinner | |
| 05:59 | Appalachian State | Anthony Sheets steals the ball from John Forrest | 23-23 |
| 05:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets hits the finger roll | 23-25 |
| 05:31 | Appalachian State | John Forrest hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 23-25 |
| 05:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Forrest is called for the reach on Anthony Sheets - foul #1 on John Forrest, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Warren (SG), Tad Clark (SF), Paul Edens (PF) Henry Riley, Sean Richard, John Forrest | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SG), Thomas Hayse (SF) Nelson Meighan, Andrew Greene | |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:09 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:47 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hayse - foul #2 on Thomas Hayse, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome (SF) Edward Green | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene (SF), Russell Murphy (PF) Thomas Hayse, Raymond Silverman | |
| 04:47 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:47 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene loses the dribble to Paul Edens | 25-26 |
| 04:03 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens lays it in set up by Frank Warren | 27-26 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 27-26 |
| 03:40 | Appalachian State | David Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:36 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Schultz | 29-26 |
| 03:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Schultz - foul #1 on David Schultz, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), Cody Spadaro (SF), John Forrest (PF), Edward Green (C) David Schultz, Kenneth Broome, Paul Edens, Tad Clark | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (SG), Thomas Hayse (SF), Todd Green (PF) Anthony Skinner, Andrew Greene, Russell Murphy | |
| 03:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Forrest (fresh) C - Edward Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (tiring) 5 pts. SG - William Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hayse (fresh) PF - Todd Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck (C) Gerald Olson | |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 02:44 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Forrest | 29-28 |
| 02:26 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Green - foul #1 on Todd Green, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG) Frank Warren | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (PG) Anthony Sheets | |
| 02:26 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:26 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck is fouled on the floor by Sean Richard - foul #1 on Sean Richard, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robin Preece (C) Edward Green | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Huck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Thomas Hayse is called for the reach on Cody Spadaro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hayse, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Paul Edens (PF) John Forrest | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Silverman (PF) Thomas Hayse | |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Silverman gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Green tips it in | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Appalachian State | Nelson Meighan steps in front of the Cody Spadaro pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 01:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 01:13 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Robin Preece | 33-32 |
| 01:00 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 33-32 |
| 00:59 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:47 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece is fouled on the floor by William Short - foul #3 on William Short, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Schultz (PG), Frank Warren (SG), Kenneth Broome (SF), Edward Green (C) Lawrence Patel, Sean Richard, Cody Spadaro, Paul Edens | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Russell Murphy (PF), Gerald Olson (C) Nelson Meighan, William Short, Todd Green, Raymond Silverman, Aaron Huck | |
| 00:47 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by David Schultz - foul #2 on David Schultz, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Forrest (PF) Robin Preece | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | John Forrest lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Schultz | 37-34 |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | John Forrest pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |