| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Claassen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Singer (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tom Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Fontenot (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | James Wallace inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana | James Wallace misses long on a jumper in the lane | 42-45 |
| 19:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by Mark Fontenot - foul #2 on Mark Fontenot, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 18:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 18:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen misses the dunk | 42-45 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana | James Wallace gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana | James Wallace drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Hunter | 42-47 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Fontenot | 42-47 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana | James Wallace clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Webb - foul #2 on James Webb, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), William Barrett (SF), Victor Brown (PF), Nathan Lynch (C) Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, James Claassen, James Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), Alex Ballesteros (SG), Bobby Horne (PF), Otis Humphrey (C) Richard Singer, Tom Hunter, Mark Fontenot, Randall Weber | |
| 18:05 | Louisiana | James Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Horne - foul #1 on Bobby Horne, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ralph Johnson (SF) James Wallace | |
| 17:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana | David Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 17:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Victor Brown | 43-49 |
| 17:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana | Bobby Horne gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana | Nathan Lynch picks off the pass by Alex Ballesteros | 43-49 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana | Bobby Horne knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Charles King - foul #3 on Charles King, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel (PG), James Webb (SF), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) Charles King, William Barrett, Victor Brown, Nathan Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alfred Due (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Randall Weber (C) David Ford, Alex Ballesteros, Otis Humphrey | |
| 16:43 | Louisiana | Bobby Horne misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Horne - foul #2 on Bobby Horne, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot (PF) Bobby Horne | |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana | Randall Weber makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Due | 48-53 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Sanmiguel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Claassen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Alfred Due (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Fontenot (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana | Randall Weber grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana | Randall Weber travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG), Glenn Deleon (SF), Donald Turner (C) Anthony Jones, James Webb, James Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), James Wallace (SF), Otis Humphrey (C) Tom Hunter, Ralph Johnson, Randall Weber | |
| 15:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Otis Humphrey blocks the jumper by James Claassen | 48-53 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana | Otis Humphrey grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana | James Wallace works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-55 |
| 14:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett (SF), Nathan Lynch (C) Glenn Deleon, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Singer (PG), Alex Ballesteros (SG), Bobby Horne (PF) David Ford, Alfred Due, Mark Fontenot | |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | James Wallace evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Claassen - foul #1 on James Claassen, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown (PF), James Green (C) James Claassen, Nathan Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Randall Weber (C) Otis Humphrey | |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | James Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 14:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Randall Weber swats the dunk try by Robert Sanmiguel | 48-56 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana | James Wallace grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros travels with the ball | 48-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb (SF) William Barrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), Tom Hunter (SG) Richard Singer, Alex Ballesteros | |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Huggins | 50-56 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana | Randall Weber can't finish the uncontested layup | 50-56 |
| 13:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Tom Hunter - foul #2 on Tom Hunter, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen (PF), Nathan Lynch (C) Victor Brown, James Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ralph Johnson (SF), Mark Fontenot (PF) James Wallace, Bobby Horne | |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 12:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by Tom Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Hunter, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King (PG) Michael Huggins | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alfred Due (SG), Otis Humphrey (C) Tom Hunter, Randall Weber | |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-56 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana | Otis Humphrey snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana | Otis Humphrey can't connect on a jumper from close range | 51-56 |
| 12:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Webb | 51-56 |
| 12:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen jams it set up by Robert Sanmiguel | 53-56 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana | David Ford connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles King (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Sanmiguel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Webb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Claassen (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - David Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Due (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Fontenot (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Otis Humphrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King travels in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG), Anthony Jones (SG), William Barrett (SF), Victor Brown (PF), James Green (C) Charles King, Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, James Claassen, Nathan Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Singer (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Bobby Horne (PF), Randall Weber (C) David Ford, Ralph Johnson, Mark Fontenot, Otis Humphrey | |
| 11:36 | Louisiana | Randall Weber scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Tom Hunter | 53-61 |
| 11:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Due - foul #3 on Alfred Due, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Wallace (SF) Alfred Due | |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Victor Brown misses long on an open shot from close range | 53-61 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana | Richard Singer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Wallace | 53-64 |
| 11:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tom Hunter is called for the reach on Anthony Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Hunter, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| 11:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana | James Wallace grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Richard Singer travels with the ball | 53-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Glenn Deleon (SF) William Barrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros (SG), Otis Humphrey (C) Tom Hunter, Randall Weber | |
| 10:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Otis Humphrey steals the ball from James Green | 53-64 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana | Bobby Horne's pass is intercepted by Anthony Jones | 53-64 |
| 10:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Singer picks off the pass by Glenn Deleon in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana | Victor Brown is called for the reach on Otis Humphrey - foul #1 on Victor Brown, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King (PG), Robert Sanmiguel (SG), James Claassen (PF), Donald Turner (C) Michael Huggins, Anthony Jones, Victor Brown, James Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alfred Due (PG), Mark Fontenot (PF) Richard Singer, Bobby Horne | |
| 09:56 | Louisiana | James Wallace is fouled on the floor by Glenn Deleon - foul #2 on Glenn Deleon, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb (SF) Glenn Deleon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Randall Weber (C) Alex Ballesteros, James Wallace, Otis Humphrey | |
| 09:44 | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot is fouled on the floor by James Claassen - foul #2 on James Claassen, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ralph Johnson (SF) Alfred Due | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana | Charles King is called for the reach on Randall Weber - foul #4 on Charles King, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG) Charles King | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana | Randall Weber misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Claassen | 53-64 |
| 09:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Claassen | 56-64 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter loses the dribble to Robert Sanmiguel | 56-64 |
| 08:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel can't finish the layup | 56-64 |
| 08:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Turner grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 08:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett (SG), Glenn Deleon (SF), James Green (PF), Nathan Lynch (C) Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, James Claassen, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alfred Due (PG), Alex Ballesteros (SG), James Wallace (SF), Bobby Horne (PF), Otis Humphrey (C) David Ford, Tom Hunter, Ralph Johnson, Mark Fontenot, Randall Weber | |
| 08:36 | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 08:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Green | 56-64 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green misses the fadeaway from the right block | 56-64 |
| 08:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Glenn Deleon tips it in | 58-64 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana | Alfred Due is whistled for a carry | 58-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG) Glenn Deleon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Tom Hunter (SG) Alex Ballesteros | |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Huggins (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Alfred Due (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tom Hunter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Otis Humphrey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana | Bobby Horne misses the jumper from the right block | 60-64 |
| 07:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins is called for 10 seconds | 60-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King (PG), Robert Sanmiguel (SG), James Webb (SF), Victor Brown (PF) Michael Huggins, Anthony Jones, William Barrett, Nathan Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), Ralph Johnson (SF), Randall Weber (C) Tom Hunter, James Wallace, Otis Humphrey | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana | James Webb takes the ball from Randall Weber | 60-64 |
| 07:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel misses the lay-in | 60-64 |
| 07:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Brown | 60-64 |
| 07:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King is hacked by David Ford - foul #4 on David Ford, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Turner (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Singer (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Mark Fontenot (PF) David Ford, Alfred Due, Bobby Horne | |
| 07:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Mark Fontenot | 61-64 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana | Richard Singer grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 06:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Webb | 61-64 |
| 06:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Singer is called for the reach on Charles King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Singer, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen (PF) Victor Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros (SG) Tom Hunter | |
| 06:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana | Randall Weber knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 61-66 |
| 06:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones (SG), Glenn Deleon (SF), James Green (C) Robert Sanmiguel, James Webb, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), James Wallace (SF) Richard Singer, Ralph Johnson | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana | Randall Weber clanks a jump hook in the paint | 61-66 |
| 06:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Fontenot - foul #3 on Mark Fontenot, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alfred Due (SG), Bobby Horne (PF), Otis Humphrey (C) Alex Ballesteros, Mark Fontenot, Randall Weber | |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana | David Ford comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-66 |
| 05:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Glenn Deleon gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 05:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles King | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana | Otis Humphrey is open and buries a floater from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Wallace - foul #3 on James Wallace, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG), William Barrett (SG), James Webb (SF), Nathan Lynch (C) Charles King, Anthony Jones, Glenn Deleon, James Claassen | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Singer (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Ralph Johnson (SF), Mark Fontenot (PF), Randall Weber (C) David Ford, Alfred Due, James Wallace, Bobby Horne, Otis Humphrey | |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 04:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Huggins | 71-68 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana | Tom Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 03:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Huggins (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Singer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tom Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Fontenot (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 73-68 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana | James Green denies the turnaround by Richard Singer | 73-68 |
| 03:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 73-68 |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nathan Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Mark Fontenot - foul #4 on Mark Fontenot, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles King (PG), Robert Sanmiguel (SG), Victor Brown (PF), Donald Turner (C) Michael Huggins, William Barrett, James Green, Nathan Lynch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG), Alex Ballesteros (SG), Alfred Due (SF), Bobby Horne (PF), Otis Humphrey (C) Richard Singer, Tom Hunter, Ralph Johnson, Mark Fontenot, Randall Weber | |
| 02:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb makes the 3rd free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Wallace (SF), Randall Weber (C) Alfred Due, Otis Humphrey | |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | James Wallace splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Ford | 76-70 |
| 01:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Brown | 79-70 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins (PG), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) Charles King, Victor Brown, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Singer (PG), Tom Hunter (SG), Mark Fontenot (PF) David Ford, Alex Ballesteros, Bobby Horne | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:39 | Louisiana | Randall Weber hits the finger roll set up by Richard Singer | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Hunter - foul #5 on Tom Hunter, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett (SF) James Webb | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros (SG) Tom Hunter | |
| 01:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 01:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Mark Fontenot is denied by James Claassen | 81-72 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot hits the follow up shot | 81-74 |
| 01:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel is hacked by Alex Ballesteros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Ballesteros, team foul #14 | 81-74 |
| 01:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 01:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sanmiguel makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana | Alex Ballesteros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Singer - foul #5 on Richard Singer, team foul #15 | 83-74 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | David Ford (PG) Richard Singer | |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana | Mark Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 83-74 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana | David Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 83-74 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett snags the defensive board | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Ballesteros - foul #3 on Alex Ballesteros, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana | Robert Sanmiguel steps in front of the James Wallace pass | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins comes up short on the floater from the right side | 85-74 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 85-74 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huggins runs out the clock | 85-74 |