| Lineup | Pace | PG - Eldon Stokley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Salter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Wortham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hafenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Daniel Roberts inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Pace | Eldon Stokley is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wortham - foul #1 on Matthew Wortham, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:27 | Pace | Steve Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 19:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little is fouled on the floor by Daniel Roberts - foul #1 on Daniel Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wortham knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brooks and he's fouled by Steve Walton - foul #1 on Steve Walton, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 18:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wortham makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:26 | Pace | Harold Salter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein lays it in on a great pass from John Jones and he's fouled by Steve Walton - foul #2 on Steve Walton, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:43 | Pace | Steve Walton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Brooks - foul #3 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Eskew (PF) Joseph Brooks | |
| 17:43 | Pace | Steve Walton makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:43 | Pace | Steve Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 17:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Roberts picks off the pass by Dale Little | 30-42 |
| 17:13 | Pace | Harold Salter banks in the layup set up by Daniel Roberts | 32-42 |
| 16:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Jones | 32-44 |
| 16:37 | Pace | Harold Salter scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Roberts | 35-44 |
| 16:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terry Buck swats the short shot by Robert Hafenstein | 35-44 |
| 16:20 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steve Walton | 35-44 |
| 16:15 | Pace | Harold Salter is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Ladner (PG), Richard Davies (SG), Sam Samons (SF), Joseph Campbell (PF), Edward Carpenter (C) Eldon Stokley, Harold Salter, Daniel Roberts, Terry Buck, Steve Walton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene (PG), Johnny Campanella (SG), William Lawerence (SF), Robert Allen (C) John Jones, Matthew Wortham, Dale Little, Robert Hafenstein | |
| 15:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Davies (fresh) SF - Sam Samons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) C - Edward Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lawerence (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Eskew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Pace | Robert Allen is called for the reach on Edward Carpenter - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Guy Batton (PF) Edward Carpenter | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks (PF) Robert Allen | |
| 15:17 | Pace | Joseph Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 35-47 |
| 15:15 | Pace | Richard Davies grabs the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:46 | Pace | Matthew Greene steps in front of the Joseph Campbell pass | 35-47 |
| 14:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence buries a 3 from straight away set up by Matthew Greene | 35-50 |
| 14:24 | Pace | Matthew Greene steals the ball from Robert Ladner | 35-50 |
| 14:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 14:08 | Pace | Richard Davies grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 14:02 | Pace | Robert Ladner misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-50 |
| 14:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence is hacked by Sam Samons - foul #2 on Sam Samons, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Eldon Stokley (PG), Harold Salter (SG), Daniel Roberts (SF), Steve Walton (C) Robert Ladner, Richard Davies, Sam Samons, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Jones (PG), Matthew Wortham (SG), Dale Little (SF), Robert Hafenstein (C) Matthew Greene, Johnny Campanella, William Lawerence, Roger Eskew | |
| 13:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Joseph Brooks steps in front of the Guy Batton pass | 35-50 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eldon Stokley picks off the pass by Matthew Wortham | 35-50 |
| 12:54 | Pace | Harold Salter blows the layup | 35-50 |
| 12:53 | Pace | Steve Walton hits the follow up shot | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Steve Walton - foul #3 on Steve Walton, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Terry Buck (PF) Guy Batton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | Pace | Steve Walton snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Daniel Roberts is hacked by Dale Little - foul #1 on Dale Little, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Joseph Campbell (C) Steve Walton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Allen (PF) Joseph Brooks | |
| 11:59 | Pace | Terry Buck misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 11:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Campbell - foul #3 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Eldon Stokley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Salter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Wortham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Little (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hafenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jones | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:20 | Pace | Harold Salter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 11:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Hafenstein | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wortham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 10:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Little | 37-54 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Eldon Stokley - foul #1 on Eldon Stokley, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Ladner (PG), Richard Davies (SG), Guy Batton (PF), Steve Walton (C) Eldon Stokley, Harold Salter, Daniel Roberts, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene (PG), Johnny Campanella (SG), Roger Eskew (PF) John Jones, Matthew Wortham, Robert Hafenstein | |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:34 | Pace | Steve Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:21 | Pace | Richard Davies comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 10:20 | Pace | Robert Ladner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:01 | Pace | Terry Buck comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Roger Eskew - foul #2 on Roger Eskew, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence (SF), Joseph Brooks (PF) Dale Little, Robert Allen | |
| 10:01 | Pace | Terry Buck makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:01 | Pace | Terry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 09:25 | Pace | Robert Ladner connects on the shot in the paint | 41-58 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks scores on a jumper in the lane | 41-60 |
| 08:56 | Pace | Guy Batton drills a jump hook in the paint | 43-60 |
| 08:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Eskew misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 43-60 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence gets the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 08:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-62 |
| 07:51 | Pace | Roger Eskew takes the ball from Terry Buck | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Davies (fresh) SF - Terry Buck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Guy Batton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Steve Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lawerence (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Eskew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Campanella | 43-65 |
| 07:12 | Pace | Guy Batton is hacked by Joseph Brooks - foul #4 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Eldon Stokley (PG), Harold Salter (SG), Daniel Roberts (SF), Joseph Campbell (PF), Edward Carpenter (C) Robert Ladner, Richard Davies, Terry Buck, Guy Batton, Steve Walton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Jones (PG), Matthew Wortham (SG), Dale Little (SF), Robert Allen (PF), Robert Hafenstein (C) Matthew Greene, Johnny Campanella, William Lawerence, Joseph Brooks, Roger Eskew | |
| 06:56 | Pace | Daniel Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 06:55 | Pace | Edward Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 45-65 |
| 06:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 06:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little misses the tip | 45-65 |
| 06:32 | Pace | Harold Salter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:25 | Pace | The short jumper by Edward Carpenter is denied by Robert Allen | 45-65 |
| 06:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Carpenter - foul #1 on Edward Carpenter, team foul #8 | 45-65 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 05:43 | Pace | Eldon Stokley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 05:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Allen snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 05:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Salter takes the ball from Matthew Wortham | 45-67 |
| 05:13 | Pace | Harold Salter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Pace | Guy Batton (PF) Edward Carpenter | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks (PF) Robert Allen | |
| 05:13 | Pace | Harold Salter makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dale Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-67 |
| 04:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein hits the follow up shot | 48-69 |
| 04:39 | Pace | Harold Salter loses the dribble to Dale Little | 48-69 |
| 04:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wortham lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Little | 48-71 |
| 04:19 | Pace | Guy Batton's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Little | 48-71 |
| 04:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hafenstein lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Wortham | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Eldon Stokley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Salter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Batton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Wortham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Little (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Hafenstein (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Pace | Guy Batton connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Eldon Stokley | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wortham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-73 |
| 03:24 | Pace | Joseph Campbell pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:18 | Pace | Daniel Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-73 |
| 03:16 | Pace | Harold Salter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:08 | Pace | Harold Salter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eldon Stokley | 53-73 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Jones throws it down | 53-75 |
| 02:34 | Pace | Joseph Brooks is called for the reach on Guy Batton - foul #5 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #8 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Ladner (PG), Richard Davies (SG), Sam Samons (SF), Terry Buck (C) Eldon Stokley, Harold Salter, Daniel Roberts, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene (PG), Johnny Campanella (SG), William Lawerence (SF), Roger Eskew (PF), Robert Allen (C) John Jones, Matthew Wortham, Dale Little, Joseph Brooks, Robert Hafenstein | |
| 02:34 | Pace | Guy Batton misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ladner - foul #1 on Robert Ladner, team foul #9 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Pace | Edward Carpenter (C) Guy Batton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence misses the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:11 | Pace | The rebound goes to Terry Buck | 53-75 |
| 02:05 | Pace | Richard Davies comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-75 |
| 02:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lawerence grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Allen hits a 3 from straight away | 53-78 |
| 01:35 | Pace | Edward Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-78 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Terry Buck pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 01:21 | Pace | Johnny Campanella takes the ball from Richard Davies | 53-78 |
| 01:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Ladner picks off the pass by Matthew Greene in the backcourt | 53-78 |
| 01:13 | Pace | Robert Ladner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-78 |
| 01:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Johnny Campanella | 53-78 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene is hacked by Sam Samons - foul #3 on Sam Samons, team foul #10 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Pace | Joseph Campbell (C) Edward Carpenter | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Pace | Sam Samons hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnny Campanella comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-79 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Eskew grabs the offensive rebound | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Greene runs out the clock | 55-79 |