| Lineup | S. Indiana | PG - Timothy Archibald (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Figurski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Icenhour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Scott Hyslop (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Claassen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | S. Indiana | S. Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Glenn Figurski is called for the reach on James Claassen - foul #3 on Glenn Figurski, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Stanley Lindsey (SF) Glenn Figurski | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Archibald - foul #3 on Timothy Archibald, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | David Jeffery (PG) Timothy Archibald | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour banks in the layup on a great pass from David Jeffery and he's fouled by James Claassen - foul #2 on James Claassen, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen is called for a backcourt violation | 34-35 |
| 18:22 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Claassen - foul #3 on James Claassen, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch (PF) James Claassen | |
| 18:22 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:22 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Hyslop | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | S. Indiana | Thomas Beeson is called for the reach on Stanley Lindsey - foul #3 on Thomas Beeson, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb (SF) Thomas Beeson | |
| 17:27 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 17:27 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:27 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Greg Thompson swats the layup by Scott Hyslop | 38-37 |
| 17:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Icenhour takes the ball from Scott Hyslop | 38-37 |
| 16:25 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 16:23 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 16:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:56 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | S. Indiana | PG - David Jeffery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Lindsey (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Icenhour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Scott Hyslop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Lynch (fairly fresh) C - James Green (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour misses the easy layup | 38-37 |
| 15:26 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate misses the jumper from the right block | 38-37 |
| 15:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Jeffery - foul #1 on David Jeffery, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald (PG), Glenn Figurski (SF) David Jeffery, Stanley Lindsey | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), Thomas Beeson (SF), James Claassen (PF), Victor Brown (C) Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, Nathan Lynch, James Green | |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:27 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Brown | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour misses badly on a shot near the basket | 41-40 |
| 13:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Scott Hyslop | 41-40 |
| 13:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 13:30 | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Beeson | 41-40 |
| 13:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 12:48 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:28 | S. Indiana | Thomas Beeson blocks the short jumper by Paul Icenhour | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Tate swats the short shot by Thomas Beeson | 41-40 |
| 12:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 12:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 12:02 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:46 | S. Indiana | Victor Brown is called for the reach on Timothy Archibald - foul #2 on Victor Brown, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Charles Nitzkowski (SG), Bobby Shinn (PF), Santiago Mendoza (C) Greg Thompson, Joseph Tate, Paul Icenhour | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG), Robert Sanmiguel (SG), Nathan Lynch (PF), James Green (C) Scott Hyslop, Anthony Jones, James Claassen, Victor Brown | |
| Lineup | S. Indiana | PG - Timothy Archibald (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Nitzkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glenn Figurski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Shinn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Santiago Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Huggins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Lynch (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald is hacked by Nathan Lynch - foul #1 on Nathan Lynch, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb (SF) Thomas Beeson | |
| 10:52 | S. Indiana | Michael Huggins steals it from Timothy Archibald | 41-40 |
| 10:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb is hacked by Glenn Figurski - foul #4 on Glenn Figurski, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Stanley Lindsey (SF), Paul Icenhour (C) Glenn Figurski, Santiago Mendoza | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 10:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by Paul Icenhour - foul #3 on Paul Icenhour, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate (PF) Bobby Shinn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson (SF), James Claassen (PF) James Webb, Nathan Lynch | |
| 09:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Huggins | 41-42 |
| 09:27 | S. Indiana | Stanley Lindsey loses the dribble to Michael Huggins | 41-42 |
| 09:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-42 |
| 09:11 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 08:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 08:39 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Sanmiguel | 43-42 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Sanmiguel | 43-44 |
| 07:56 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 07:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 07:44 | S. Indiana | The rebound goes to Charles Nitzkowski | 45-44 |
| Lineup | S. Indiana | PG - Timothy Archibald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Nitzkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Lindsey (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Icenhour (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Huggins (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Claassen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 07:37 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:25 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Huggins - foul #1 on Michael Huggins, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson (SG), Glenn Figurski (SF), Bobby Shinn (PF), Santiago Mendoza (C) Charles Nitzkowski, Stanley Lindsey, Joseph Tate, Paul Icenhour | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop (PG), Anthony Jones (SG), James Webb (SF), Nathan Lynch (PF), Victor Brown (C) Michael Huggins, Robert Sanmiguel, Thomas Beeson, James Claassen, James Green | |
| 07:25 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:25 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Victor Brown | 45-44 |
| 07:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 06:55 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Scott Hyslop | 45-44 |
| 06:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 06:22 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 05:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The pull-up jumper by Victor Brown is blocked by Santiago Mendoza | 48-44 |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 05:41 | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:24 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-44 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | David Jeffery (PG), Joseph Tate (PF), Paul Icenhour (C) Timothy Archibald, Bobby Shinn, Santiago Mendoza | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel (SG), Thomas Beeson (SF), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) Anthony Jones, James Webb, Nathan Lynch, Victor Brown | |
| 05:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-44 |
| 04:38 | S. Indiana | Scott Hyslop steals it from Greg Thompson | 48-44 |
| 04:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 04:18 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:02 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald (PG) David Jeffery | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG) Scott Hyslop | |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Icenhour - foul #4 on Paul Icenhour, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:51 | S. Indiana | The rebound goes to Joseph Tate | 48-45 |
| 03:32 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 03:30 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | S. Indiana | PG - Timothy Archibald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Figurski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Icenhour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Huggins (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Claassen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Green (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-45 |
| 03:14 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:01 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Archibald | 50-45 |
| 02:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 02:52 | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:25 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson makes the floater from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 02:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Beeson | 52-47 |
| 01:39 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop (PG) Michael Huggins | |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop's pass is intercepted by Timothy Archibald in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 01:31 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 01:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 01:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 01:07 | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:44 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Glenn Figurski | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | S. Indiana | S. Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Greg Thompson is called for the reach on James Green - foul #3 on Greg Thompson, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | S. Indiana | S. Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:30 | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Robert Sanmiguel, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Charles Nitzkowski (SG) Greg Thompson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:30 | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | S. Indiana | S. Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 00:16 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:15 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate is hacked by Scott Hyslop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| 00:15 | S. Indiana | Joseph Tate misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 00:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Hyslop | 55-52 |
| 00:07 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hyslop - foul #2 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Greg Thompson (SG) Glenn Figurski | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:07 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:07 | S. Indiana | Paul Icenhour makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen is called for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | S. Indiana | Glenn Figurski (SF) Greg Thompson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:01 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hyslop - foul #3 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| 00:01 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:01 | S. Indiana | Timothy Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-52 |