| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Uljevic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackson Briese (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Seay (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kirby Tung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Everett Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randal Edmonds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Lainez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Bones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez hits a jump hook from close range set up by Randal Edmonds | 34-30 |
| 19:31 | Bellarmine | Hans Uljevic connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jackson Briese | 37-30 |
| 19:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Sadler, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:52 | Bellarmine | The jump hook by Jackson Briese is blocked by Joseph Bones | 37-30 |
| 18:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 18:08 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 17:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-30 |
| 17:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Everett Perkins tips it in | 40-32 |
| 17:48 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Hans Uljevic | 42-32 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jackson Briese - foul #1 on Jackson Briese, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick (C) Kirby Tung | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:29 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 17:28 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay tips it in | 44-35 |
| 17:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jackson Briese steals the ball from Randal Edmonds | 44-35 |
| 16:48 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Pierce | 46-35 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jump hook by Randal Edmonds is blocked by Jackson Briese | 46-35 |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Bellarmine | Hans Uljevic misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 16:06 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 15:50 | Bellarmine | James Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-35 |
| 15:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Joseph Bones | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hans Uljevic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jackson Briese (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Seay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Everett Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randal Edmonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lainez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Everett Perkins's pass is intercepted by Richard Hedrick | 46-35 |
| 15:18 | Bellarmine | James Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 15:17 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay tips it in | 48-35 |
| 15:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 14:59 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:45 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese misses long on a runner from the right block | 48-35 |
| 14:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 14:15 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:02 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick buries a jumper from the right block set up by James Pierce | 50-35 |
| 13:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez's floater is tipped away by Gary Seay | 50-35 |
| 13:38 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:34 | Bellarmine | Randal Edmonds is called for the reach on James Pierce - foul #3 on Randal Edmonds, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Poch (PG), Peter Robb (SG), Leroy Parsons (SF), Karl McGannon (PF), Kirby Tung (C) James Pierce, Hans Uljevic, Jackson Briese, Gary Seay, Richard Hedrick | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider (PG), Troy Bigby (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Thomas Riemer (PF), Arthur Steadham (C) Everett Perkins, Randal Edmonds, Michael Lainez, Joseph Bones, Donald Sadler | |
| 13:23 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons loses the dribble to Thomas Riemer | 50-35 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Steadham, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| 12:35 | Bellarmine | Richard Lee swats the layup by Leroy Parsons | 50-35 |
| 12:33 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Poch | 50-35 |
| 12:18 | Bellarmine | Kirby Tung can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Bigby - foul #2 on Troy Bigby, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| 12:18 | Bellarmine | Kirby Tung makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 12:18 | Bellarmine | Kirby Tung makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider travels with the ball | 52-35 |
| 11:45 | Bellarmine | Karl McGannon is hacked by Arthur Steadham - foul #2 on Arthur Steadham, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick (PF) Richard Poch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Peter Robb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl McGannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leroy Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hedrick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kirby Tung (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Daniel Snider (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Troy Bigby (fresh) SF - Richard Lee (fresh) PF - Thomas Riemer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Arthur Steadham (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Riemer - foul #1 on Thomas Riemer, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Poch (PG) Kirby Tung | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Robb - foul #3 on Peter Robb, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese (SF) Richard Poch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler (C) Arthur Steadham | |
| 11:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:15 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:55 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese is hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Spencer Levingston (PG), Randal Edmonds (SG), Michael Lainez (SF), Joseph Bones (PF) Daniel Snider, Troy Bigby, Richard Lee, Thomas Riemer | |
| 10:55 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 10:55 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Bones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-36 |
| 10:40 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 10:11 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Robb | 57-36 |
| 10:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 57-36 |
| 10:05 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:43 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Parsons | 59-36 |
| 09:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Randal Edmonds misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-36 |
| 09:33 | Bellarmine | Richard Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| 09:16 | Bellarmine | Donald Sadler steps in front of the Karl McGannon pass | 59-36 |
| 09:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-36 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Bones tips it but misses | 59-36 |
| 09:01 | Bellarmine | Jackson Briese grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 08:38 | Bellarmine | Peter Robb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 08:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Randal Edmonds grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 08:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Lainez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 08:30 | Bellarmine | Karl McGannon gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| 08:26 | Bellarmine | Donald Sadler swats the layup by Peter Robb | 59-36 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Randal Edmonds | 59-36 |
| 08:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Hedrick - foul #2 on Richard Hedrick, team foul #3 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Pierce (PG), Hans Uljevic (SG), Gary Seay (PF), Kirby Tung (C) Peter Robb, Karl McGannon, Leroy Parsons, Richard Hedrick | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Everett Perkins (PG), Daniel Snider (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Thomas Riemer (PF) Spencer Levingston, Randal Edmonds, Michael Lainez, Joseph Bones | |
| 08:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 08:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 08:12 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Kirby Tung | 59-37 |
| 07:47 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay double dribbles | 59-37 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham (C) Donald Sadler | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Hans Uljevic (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jackson Briese (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Seay (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kirby Tung (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Everett Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Snider (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) PF - Thomas Riemer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Arthur Steadham (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-37 |
| 07:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider misses the tip | 59-37 |
| 07:37 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 07:19 | Bellarmine | Gary Seay misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 07:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Riemer and he's fouled by Hans Uljevic - foul #2 on Hans Uljevic, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| 07:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:02 | Bellarmine | The refs have stopped play. Gary Seay is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 59-40 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Karl McGannon (PF) Gary Seay | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 06:43 | Bellarmine | Karl McGannon lays it in | 61-40 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jackson Briese steals the ball from Daniel Snider | 61-40 |
| 06:34 | Bellarmine | James Pierce lays it up and in set up by Jackson Briese | 63-40 |
| 06:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Everett Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-40 |
| 06:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Steadham | 63-40 |
| 06:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Everett Perkins and he's hacked by Karl McGannon - foul #2 on Karl McGannon, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons (SF) Jackson Briese | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Randal Edmonds (SG), Donald Sadler (C) Richard Lee, Arthur Steadham | |
| 06:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer misses the free throw | 63-42 |
| 06:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sadler grabs the offensive board | 63-42 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Hans Uljevic steals it from Everett Perkins | 63-42 |
| 05:32 | Bellarmine | Kirby Tung loses the dribble to Daniel Snider | 63-42 |
| 05:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Randal Edmonds is hacked by Hans Uljevic - foul #3 on Hans Uljevic, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Richard Poch (PG), Peter Robb (SG), Richard Hedrick (C) James Pierce, Hans Uljevic, Kirby Tung | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Spencer Levingston (PG), Troy Bigby (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Arthur Steadham (PF), Allen Gibson (C) Everett Perkins, Randal Edmonds, Daniel Snider, Thomas Riemer, Donald Sadler | |
| 05:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Allen Gibson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 05:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Levingston | 63-42 |
| 04:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee's pass is intercepted by Richard Hedrick | 63-42 |
| 04:21 | Bellarmine | Richard Poch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 04:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham gets the rebound | 63-42 |
| 04:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Troy Bigby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-42 |
| 03:54 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-42 |
| 03:53 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons tips it home | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee misses the shot from the baseline | 65-42 |
| 03:42 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Peter Robb | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Richard Poch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Robb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karl McGannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hedrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Spencer Levingston (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Troy Bigby (fresh) SF - Richard Lee (fresh) PF - Arthur Steadham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Gibson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Bellarmine | Richard Lee is called for the reach on Leroy Parsons - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #8 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider (PG), Thomas Riemer (PF) Spencer Levingston, Arthur Steadham | |
| 03:13 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 03:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Allen Gibson snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 02:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Snider can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-42 |
| 02:52 | Bellarmine | Karl McGannon pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 02:26 | Bellarmine | Peter Robb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-42 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham (C) Allen Gibson | |
| 02:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Karl McGannon steals it from Daniel Snider | 65-42 |
| 01:43 | Bellarmine | Peter Robb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 01:41 | Bellarmine | Leroy Parsons tips it back up and in | 67-42 |
| 01:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Snider | 67-44 |
| 01:04 | Bellarmine | Peter Robb knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Poch | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Karl McGannon - foul #3 on Karl McGannon, team foul #7 | 69-44 |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer misses the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Riemer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Bellarmine | Peter Robb knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Troy Bigby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-45 |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Steadham snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee is hacked by Leroy Parsons - foul #2 on Leroy Parsons, team foul #8 | 71-45 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:23 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Karl McGannon | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Richard Poch runs out the clock | 71-45 |