| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Douglas Scroggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Taranto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Eskew (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Edward's | PG - Clay Starowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hibbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Bednar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Westendorf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Costello (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. Edward's | Donald Taranto swats the short shot by Gary Costello | 37-31 |
| 19:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Eskew grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Hibbs steals it from Dan Cassidy | 37-31 |
| 19:25 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 19:23 | St. Edward's | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Costello | 37-31 |
| 19:15 | St. Edward's | James Hibbs makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clay Starowitz | 37-34 |
| 18:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Taranto comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | 3 seconds is called on Douglas Scroggins | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | St. Edward's | James Hibbs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:25 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Taranto drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Cassidy and he's fouled by Curtis Bednar - foul #2 on Curtis Bednar, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Taranto misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | St. Edward's | The rebound goes to Michael Westendorf | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Hibbs | 39-38 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Eskew tips it home | 41-38 |
| 17:15 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Bednar | 41-41 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:06 | St. Edward's | The rebound goes to Michael Westendorf | 41-41 |
| 16:44 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Eskew grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-41 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Taranto misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 16:25 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:08 | St. Edward's | James Hibbs is fouled on the floor by Douglas Scroggins - foul #2 on Douglas Scroggins, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Bloss (PG), Joseph White (SG), Russell Nash (SF), Darrell Puckett (PF), Sean Williams (C) Douglas Scroggins, Dan Cassidy, Dikembe Sato, Donald Taranto, Brandon Eskew | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute (PG), Bruce Murphy (SG), Pedro Martin (SF), Glenn Marshall (PF), Roger Wenger (C) Clay Starowitz, James Hibbs, Curtis Bednar, Michael Westendorf, Gary Costello | |
| 15:51 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute is fouled on the floor by Russell Nash - foul #3 on Russell Nash, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Dennis Bloss (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Williams (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Edward's | PG - Nathaniel Chute (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Murphy (fresh) SF - Pedro Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Marshall (fresh) C - Roger Wenger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. Edward's | Bruce Murphy buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Pedro Martin | 41-44 |
| 15:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darrell Puckett connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Bloss | 43-44 |
| 15:01 | St. Edward's | Darrell Puckett is called for the reach on Glenn Marshall - foul #2 on Darrell Puckett, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz (PG) Bruce Murphy | |
| 14:45 | St. Edward's | Darrell Puckett steals it from Nathaniel Chute | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 14:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 14:23 | St. Edward's | Pedro Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:08 | St. Edward's | Darrell Puckett denies the turnaround by Clay Starowitz | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams misses the driving attempt near the basket | 43-44 |
| 13:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Bloss is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dennis Bloss, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins (PG), Dan Cassidy (SG), Dikembe Sato (SF), Donald Taranto (PF), Brandon Eskew (C) Dennis Bloss, Joseph White, Russell Nash, Darrell Puckett, Sean Williams | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | James Hibbs (SG), Curtis Bednar (SF), Michael Westendorf (PF), Gary Costello (C) Nathaniel Chute, Pedro Martin, Glenn Marshall, Roger Wenger | |
| 13:13 | St. Edward's | Donald Taranto steals the ball from Michael Westendorf | 43-44 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato loses the dribble to Clay Starowitz | 43-44 |
| 12:49 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar scores on a floater from the left block | 43-46 |
| 12:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Bednar is called for the reach on Dan Cassidy - foul #3 on Curtis Bednar, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 12:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato is hacked by Clay Starowitz - foul #2 on Clay Starowitz, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams (PF) Donald Taranto | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | | |
| 12:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Westendorf picks off the pass by Sean Williams | 43-46 |
| 12:05 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar is hacked by Dikembe Sato - foul #2 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash (PF) Sean Williams | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute (PG) Clay Starowitz | |
| 11:48 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Curtis Bednar and he's hacked by Douglas Scroggins - foul #3 on Douglas Scroggins, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Bloss (SF), Sean Williams (C) Dikembe Sato, Brandon Eskew | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Glenn Marshall (PF) Michael Westendorf | |
| 11:48 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Douglas Scroggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Bloss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Russell Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Williams (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Edward's | PG - Nathaniel Chute (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Bednar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Marshall (fresh) C - Gary Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Costello picks off the pass by Dan Cassidy | 43-49 |
| 11:07 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hibbs | 43-52 |
| 10:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 10:46 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 10:38 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Bloss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 10:20 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 10:03 | St. Edward's | Douglas Scroggins steals the ball from James Hibbs | 43-52 |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins misses the easy layup | 43-52 |
| 09:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 09:39 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello misses the easy layup | 45-52 |
| 09:37 | St. Edward's | Glenn Marshall tips it but misses | 45-52 |
| 09:36 | St. Edward's | The offensive rebound goes to James Hibbs | 45-52 |
| 09:26 | St. Edward's | Dan Cassidy steps in front of the James Hibbs pass | 45-52 |
| 09:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 09:05 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:49 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 08:47 | St. Edward's | Glenn Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:26 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dan Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Cassidy | 48-52 |
| 07:38 | St. Edward's | Curtis Bednar hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Douglas Scroggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Cassidy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Bloss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Russell Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Edward's | PG - Nathaniel Chute (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Bednar (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Costello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Nash scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Bloss | 50-54 |
| 07:14 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Scroggins - foul #4 on Douglas Scroggins, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph White (PG), Troy Connors (SG), Dikembe Sato (SF), Donald Taranto (PF), Brandon Eskew (C) Douglas Scroggins, Dan Cassidy, Dennis Bloss, Russell Nash, Sean Williams | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz (PG), Pedro Martin (SF), Michael Westendorf (PF), Roger Wenger (C) James Hibbs, Curtis Bednar, Glenn Marshall, Gary Costello | |
| 07:14 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:14 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato misses the floater from the right block | 50-56 |
| 06:51 | St. Edward's | The rebound goes to Michael Westendorf | 50-56 |
| 06:41 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Pedro Martin | 50-58 |
| 06:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Martin steals the ball from Troy Connors | 50-58 |
| 05:45 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 05:44 | St. Edward's | Pedro Martin tips it but misses | 50-58 |
| 05:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Eskew snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 05:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Wenger denies the turnaround by Donald Taranto | 50-58 |
| 05:16 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:00 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clay Starowitz | 50-61 |
| 04:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Taranto misses the easy layup | 50-61 |
| 04:41 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:23 | St. Edward's | Pedro Martin is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Sato - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dan Cassidy (SG), Darrell Puckett (PF) Troy Connors, Donald Taranto | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Bruce Murphy (SG), Terry Dunigan (SF), Gary Costello (C) Nathaniel Chute, Michael Westendorf, Roger Wenger | |
| 04:23 | St. Edward's | Pedro Martin makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:23 | St. Edward's | Pedro Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph White | 52-63 |
| 03:47 | St. Edward's | A charge is called on Bruce Murphy - foul #1 on Bruce Murphy, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Scroggins (PG), Dennis Bloss (SF), Sean Williams (C) Joseph White, Dikembe Sato, Brandon Eskew | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | James Hibbs (SG), Michael Westendorf (PF) Bruce Murphy, Pedro Martin | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darrell Puckett hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Dan Cassidy and he's fouled by Michael Westendorf - foul #2 on Michael Westendorf, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Bruce Murphy (PG), Roger Wenger (PF) Clay Starowitz, Michael Westendorf | |
| 03:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darrell Puckett misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:27 | St. Edward's | Gary Costello snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Douglas Scroggins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Bloss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Edward's | PG - Bruce Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Dunigan (fresh) PF - Roger Wenger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | St. Edward's | Dennis Bloss takes the ball from Terry Dunigan | 54-63 |
| 03:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dan Cassidy misses the easy layup | 54-63 |
| 03:04 | St. Edward's | The rebound goes to Gary Costello | 54-63 |
| 02:36 | St. Edward's | Terry Dunigan buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Murphy | 54-65 |
| 02:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato (SF), Donald Taranto (PF), Brandon Eskew (C) Dennis Bloss, Darrell Puckett, Sean Williams | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz (PG), Curtis Bednar (SF), Michael Westendorf (PF) Bruce Murphy, Terry Dunigan, Roger Wenger | |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Sato drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Taranto | 56-65 |
| 02:27 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Scroggins - foul #5 on Douglas Scroggins, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Bloss (PG) Douglas Scroggins | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | | |
| 02:27 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:27 | St. Edward's | Clay Starowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dan Cassidy is called for 3 seconds | 56-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph White (SG), Russell Nash (SF), Darrell Puckett (PF), Sean Williams (C) Dan Cassidy, Dikembe Sato, Donald Taranto, Brandon Eskew | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Bruce Murphy (PG), Edwin Malmberg (SG), Pedro Martin (SF), Glenn Marshall (PF), Roger Wenger (C) Clay Starowitz, James Hibbs, Curtis Bednar, Michael Westendorf, Gary Costello | |
| 01:47 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Murphy | 56-69 |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darrell Puckett scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 01:17 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 01:15 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:49 | St. Edward's | Glenn Marshall connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Pedro Martin and he's hacked by Dennis Bloss - foul #4 on Dennis Bloss, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute (PG) Edwin Malmberg | |
| 00:49 | St. Edward's | Glenn Marshall makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Glenn Marshall picks off the pass by Sean Williams | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Edward's | St. Edward's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Edward's | Bruce Murphy drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Roger Wenger | 59-74 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph White is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Chute - foul #1 on Nathaniel Chute, team foul #6 | 59-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams is fouled on the floor by Roger Wenger - foul #1 on Roger Wenger, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:08 | St. Edward's | Roger Wenger gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | St. Edward's | Nathaniel Chute runs out the clock | 60-74 |