| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Craig Jones (fresh) SG - Robert Hawthorne (fresh) SF - Kendall Wormley (fresh) PF - Albert Curtis (fresh) C - Matthew Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Scott Hyslop (fresh) SG - John Sullivan (fresh) SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) PF - Norman Riley (fresh) C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones is hacked by Scott Hyslop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne is hacked by Scott Hyslop - foul #2 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel (PG) Scott Hyslop | |
| 18:47 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Jones | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hawthorne | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Beeson | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson is fouled on the floor by Craig Jones - foul #1 on Craig Jones, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath (PG), Stephen Steele (SF), Steven Luther (PF), Barry Price (C) Robert Hawthorne, Kendall Wormley, Albert Curtis, Matthew Johnston | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sanmiguel and he's fouled by Stephen Steele - foul #1 on Stephen Steele, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Stephen Steele drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Gilbreath | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - James Gilbreath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Steele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Luther (fresh) C - Barry Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Jones - foul #2 on Craig Jones, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne (SG) Craig Jones | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen (PF) Norman Riley | |
| 15:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Barry Price grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gilbreath | 11-7 |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson makes the wide open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Sullivan | 11-9 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath misses the floater from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by James Gilbreath in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Gilbreath, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley (SF), Albert Curtis (PF), Matthew Johnston (C) Robert Hawthorne, Steven Luther, Barry Price | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), James Webb (SF), Norman Riley (PF), James Green (C) John Sullivan, Thomas Beeson, James Claassen, Gerard Ferguson | |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Steele - foul #2 on Stephen Steele, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne (SG) Stephen Steele | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston tips it home | 13-9 |
| 13:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Matthew Johnston | 13-9 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley's floater is tipped away by Norman Riley | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 12:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Norman Riley denies the turnaround by Robert Hawthorne | 15-9 |
| 12:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 15-9 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green travels with the ball | 15-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther (PF), Barry Price (C) Albert Curtis, Matthew Johnston | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan (PG), Thomas Beeson (SF), James Claassen (PF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, Norman Riley, James Green | |
| 12:01 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Thomas Beeson steals it from Kendall Wormley | 15-9 |
| 11:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan's pass is intercepted by James Gilbreath in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Anthony Jones takes the ball from Barry Price | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - James Gilbreath (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawthorne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Wormley (fresh) PF - Steven Luther (fresh) C - Barry Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Claassen (fresh) C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hawthorne is called for the reach on Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Robert Hawthorne, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston (C) Kendall Wormley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel (PG) Anthony Jones | |
| 11:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 11:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen tips it in | 15-11 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis (PF) Steven Luther | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 11:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The short jumper by Thomas Beeson is denied by Barry Price | 15-11 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by James Gilbreath - foul #2 on James Gilbreath, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones (PG) James Gilbreath | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley (PF) James Claassen | |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-12 |
| 10:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Price - foul #1 on Barry Price, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley (SF), Steven Luther (C) Barry Price, Matthew Johnston | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 09:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Albert Curtis steals it from Thomas Beeson | 15-14 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther knocks in the runner near the basket | 17-14 |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson blows the dunk | 17-14 |
| 08:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan can't tip it in | 17-14 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley is hacked by Gerard Ferguson - foul #1 on Gerard Ferguson, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston (C) Albert Curtis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), James Webb (SF), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) John Sullivan, Thomas Beeson, Norman Riley, Gerard Ferguson | |
| 07:47 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston is hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Anthony Jones, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Jones | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Craig Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawthorne (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Wormley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) SF - James Webb (fresh) PF - James Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Green (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Jones | 22-16 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Kendall Wormley - foul #1 on Kendall Wormley, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath (PG), Barry Price (PF) Craig Jones, Steven Luther | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan (PG), Norman Riley (PF) Robert Sanmiguel, James Claassen | |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Webb swats the layup by Matthew Johnston | 22-18 |
| 06:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 06:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Riley | 22-18 |
| 05:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Sullivan | 22-21 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Robert Hawthorne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones (PG), Albert Curtis (PF) James Gilbreath, Kendall Wormley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel (PG), Thomas Beeson (SF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Anthony Jones, James Webb, James Green | |
| 05:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis loses the dribble to Robert Sanmiguel | 22-21 |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gerard Ferguson - foul #2 on Gerard Ferguson, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther (C) Craig Jones | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) Robert Sanmiguel, Norman Riley, Gerard Ferguson | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Matthew Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Green | 23-21 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Barry Price - foul #2 on Barry Price, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones (PG), Kendall Wormley (SF) Matthew Johnston, Barry Price | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis's dunk attempt is rejected by James Green | 23-24 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Steven Luther tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 03:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 25-27 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Beeson - foul #1 on Thomas Beeson, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath (PG), Stephen Steele (SF) Robert Hawthorne, Kendall Wormley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop (PG), Norman Riley (PF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Anthony Jones, James Claassen, James Green | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - James Gilbreath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Steele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Scott Hyslop (fresh) SG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Craig Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 02:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Hyslop | 27-33 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gerard Ferguson takes the ball from Stephen Steele | 27-33 |
| 01:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 01:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-33 |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Steven Luther - foul #1 on Steven Luther, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kendall Wormley (SF), Barry Price (PF), Matthew Johnston (C) Craig Jones, Albert Curtis, Steven Luther | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), James Webb (SF), James Claassen (PF) John Sullivan, Thomas Beeson, Norman Riley | |
| 01:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Stephen Steele is hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #2 on Anthony Jones, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Stephen Steele makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Stephen Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | James Gilbreath knocks in the shot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb snags the offensive board | 31-35 |