| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Terrance Higginbotham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Cipriani (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Albino (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Shipp (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Jeff Berry (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Painter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The refs have stopped play. Mark Cipriani is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 31-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta (SG) Mark Cipriani | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Vasily Zuwkowski steps in front of the David Motta pass | 31-40 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia State | David Motta steals the ball from Dwayne Carrion | 31-40 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta makes the floater from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion's floater is tipped away by Gregory Albino | 33-40 |
| 18:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neil Painter is called for the reach on Terrance Higginbotham - foul #2 on Neil Painter, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Walter Caggiano (PF), John Gage (C) Terrance Higginbotham, Gregory Albino, John Shipp, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Herman Hancock (SG), Frank Leflore (SF), Jerry McDermott (PF), Fredrick Johnson (C) Jeff Berry, Dwayne Carrion, Vasily Zuwkowski, Neil Painter, Oscar Hunter | |
| 18:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 18:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage misses long on an open shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Leflore - foul #3 on Frank Leflore, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue (PG) David Motta | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Eddie Vickers (SF) Frank Leflore | |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia State | Fredrick Johnson grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock loses the dribble to Clyde Depue | 34-40 |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eddie Vickers is called for the reach on John Gage - foul #1 on Eddie Vickers, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino (SF) Clyde Depue | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Vasily Zuwkowski (SF) Herman Hancock, Eddie Vickers | |
| 17:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Johnson - foul #1 on Fredrick Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), John Shipp (PF) Robert Taylor, John Gage | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 17:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 16:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrance Higginbotham, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta (SG), Patrick Parks (C) Johnathan Krueger, Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG), Neil Painter (PF), David Skinner (C) Mark Duhart, Jerry McDermott, Fredrick Johnson | |
| 16:23 | West Virginia State | David Skinner loses the dribble to David Motta | 36-40 |
| 16:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Carrion - foul #3 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor (SF) Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (SG), Eddie Vickers (SF) Dwayne Carrion, Vasily Zuwkowski | |
| 16:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp connects on the open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrance Higginbotham | 38-40 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia State | Patrick Parks is called for the reach on Neil Painter - foul #1 on Patrick Parks, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue (PG), Jerry Lunceford (SF), John Gage (PF) Terrance Higginbotham, David Motta, John Shipp | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG), Frank Leflore (SF), Jerry McDermott (PF) Jeff Berry, Eddie Vickers, Neil Painter | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clyde Depue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Jerry Lunceford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gage (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Herman Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Leflore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry McDermott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia State | David Skinner grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia State | David Skinner misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Gage - foul #3 on John Gage, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger (SG), Gregory Albino (SF), Walter Caggiano (PF) Robert Taylor, Jerry Lunceford, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Vasily Zuwkowski (SF), Oscar Hunter (C) Herman Hancock, Frank Leflore, Jerry McDermott | |
| 15:13 | West Virginia State | David Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia State | David Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Skinner takes the ball from Clyde Depue | 38-42 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Depue - foul #1 on Clyde Depue, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Lunceford (C) John Gage | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore (SG), Fredrick Johnson (PF) Dwayne Carrion, David Skinner | |
| 14:26 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp (PF) Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Jerry McDermott (PF) Mark Duhart, Oscar Hunter | |
| 14:04 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott is hacked by John Shipp - foul #1 on John Shipp, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), David Motta (SG) Clyde Depue, Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (SG) Vasily Zuwkowski | |
| 13:43 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Frank Leflore, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor (SF) Johnathan Krueger | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG), Eddie Vickers (SF) Herman Hancock, Frank Leflore | |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Lunceford misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Fredrick Johnson - foul #2 on Fredrick Johnson, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks (C) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter (C) Fredrick Johnson | |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Lunceford makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Lunceford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia State | Eddie Vickers is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lunceford - foul #1 on Jerry Lunceford, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue (PG), Gregory Albino (SF), John Gage (PF) Terrance Higginbotham, Jerry Lunceford, John Shipp | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Vasily Zuwkowski (SF), Neil Painter (PF) Jeff Berry, Eddie Vickers, Jerry McDermott | |
| 12:49 | West Virginia State | The jump hook by Oscar Hunter is blocked by John Gage | 40-42 |
| 12:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-42 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 12:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 40-45 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clyde Depue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Motta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Albino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Gage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Patrick Parks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Mark Duhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Painter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Hunter (tiring) | |
| 10:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Clyde Depue | 42-45 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Duhart picks off the pass by Patrick Parks | 42-45 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Vasily Zuwkowski | 42-48 |
| 09:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino hits the finger roll | 44-48 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), Johnathan Krueger (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), John Shipp (PF), Walter Caggiano (C) Clyde Depue, David Motta, Gregory Albino, John Gage, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Herman Hancock (SG), Eddie Vickers (SF), Jerry McDermott (PF), Fredrick Johnson (C) Mark Duhart, Dwayne Carrion, Vasily Zuwkowski, Neil Painter, Oscar Hunter | |
| 09:06 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Vickers and he's hacked by John Shipp - foul #2 on John Shipp, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fredrick Johnson swats the short shot by Terrance Higginbotham | 44-53 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Jeff Berry | 44-53 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeff Berry | 44-55 |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger loses the dribble to Fredrick Johnson in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia State | Eddie Vickers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Vickers - foul #2 on Eddie Vickers, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Berry | 46-58 |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eddie Vickers is called for the reach on Terrance Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Vickers, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski (SF) Eddie Vickers | |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott's pass is intercepted by Walter Caggiano | 48-58 |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Fredrick Johnson - foul #3 on Fredrick Johnson, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino (SF), Jerry Lunceford (C) Robert Taylor, Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG), Frank Leflore (SF), David Skinner (C) Herman Hancock, Vasily Zuwkowski, Fredrick Johnson | |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Terrance Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Krueger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Albino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Shipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Lunceford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Jeff Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Leflore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry McDermott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - David Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion makes the shot from the right side | 51-60 |
| 06:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino connects on the shot from close range set up by Terrance Higginbotham | 53-60 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott is denied on a layup by John Shipp | 53-60 |
| 06:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 53-60 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott loses the dribble to Terrance Higginbotham | 53-60 |
| 05:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeff Berry steps in front of the Terrance Higginbotham pass in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia State | Johnathan Krueger steals it from David Skinner | 53-60 |
| 05:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham's pass is intercepted by David Skinner in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-60 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino loses the dribble to Jeff Berry | 53-60 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott is fouled on the floor by John Shipp - foul #3 on John Shipp, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clyde Depue (PG), David Motta (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Walter Caggiano (PF), Patrick Parks (C) Terrance Higginbotham, Johnathan Krueger, Gregory Albino, John Shipp, Jerry Lunceford | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Herman Hancock (SG), Vasily Zuwkowski (SF), Fredrick Johnson (C) Jeff Berry, Dwayne Carrion, Frank Leflore, David Skinner | |
| 04:31 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia State | Jerry McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Duhart - foul #3 on Mark Duhart, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Neil Painter (PF) Jerry McDermott | |
| 04:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 03:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Fredrick Johnson - foul #4 on Fredrick Johnson, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski is fouled on the floor by Patrick Parks - foul #2 on Patrick Parks, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Gage (C) Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Oscar Hunter (C) Mark Duhart, Fredrick Johnson | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clyde Depue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Motta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Caggiano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Gage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Jeff Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Painter (tiring) 3 reb. C - Oscar Hunter (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Vasily Zuwkowski | 60-64 |
| 02:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Lunceford (SF), Patrick Parks (C) David Motta, Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Fredrick Johnson (C) Jeff Berry, Oscar Hunter | |
| 02:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 62-64 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino (SF), John Shipp (PF) Jerry Lunceford, John Gage | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), David Skinner (C) Herman Hancock, Neil Painter | |
| 02:01 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeff Berry | 62-67 |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor's pass is intercepted by Jeff Berry in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia State | Gregory Albino takes the ball from Fredrick Johnson | 62-67 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino banks in the layup | 64-67 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), David Motta (SG) Clyde Depue, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG), Neil Painter (PF), Oscar Hunter (C) Mark Duhart, Fredrick Johnson, David Skinner | |
| 01:35 | West Virginia State | Terrance Higginbotham takes the ball from Oscar Hunter | 64-67 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Carrion - foul #4 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia State | David Motta steps in front of the Vasily Zuwkowski pass | 66-67 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 66-67 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Albino - foul #1 on Gregory Albino, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Shipp | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion is hacked by David Motta in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Motta, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter grabs the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter is fouled on the floor by David Motta - foul #3 on David Motta, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia State | Oscar Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Shipp grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham is hacked by Jeff Berry - foul #2 on Jeff Berry, team foul #14 | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion is hacked by David Motta in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Motta, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 70-73 |