| Lineup | Barton | PG - John Merz (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) SF - Gary Anthony (fresh) PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) C - Daniel Mejias (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Crawford (fresh) SG - Michael Huckabee (fresh) SF - Richard Claypool (fresh) PF - Nicholas Knapp (fresh) C - Abraham Foss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Knapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Barton | Barton is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dikembe Ahumada takes the ball from Richard Claypool | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Mejias | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Foss tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Barton | Nicholas Knapp steals it from Daniel Mejias | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Knapp loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Barton | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Anthony | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Knapp - foul #1 on Nicholas Knapp, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Anthony picks off the pass by Michael Huckabee | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada scores on a jumper near the basket set up by John Merz and the foul's on Abraham Foss - foul #1 on Abraham Foss, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Barton | James Spataro (PG), Von Zelinski (SF), Kenneth Davis (C) John Merz, Gary Anthony, Daniel Mejias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner (PG), Jeffrey Burnside (SG), Michael Jamison (SF), John Bennett (PF), Ernest Shah (C) Michael Crawford, Michael Huckabee, Richard Claypool, Nicholas Knapp, Abraham Foss | |
| 17:46 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada misses the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Ernest Shah | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Brown denies the turnaround by Matthew Haefner | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Bennett | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner is hacked by James Spataro in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Spataro, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Barton | Willie Downie (SG), James Newton (C) Dikembe Ahumada, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Willie Downie is called for the reach on Jeffrey Burnside - foul #1 on Willie Downie, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Barton | John Merz (PG), Daniel Mejias (C) James Spataro, James Newton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee (SG), Nicholas Knapp (PF) Michael Jamison, John Bennett | |
| 16:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Barton | Daniel Mejias hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Knapp - foul #2 on Nicholas Knapp, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Barton | Gary Anthony (SF), James Newton (PF) Von Zelinski, Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford (PG), Michael Jamison (SF), John Bennett (PF), Abraham Foss (C) Matthew Haefner, Jeffrey Burnside, Nicholas Knapp, Ernest Shah | |
| 15:57 | Barton | Daniel Mejias makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Barton | Daniel Mejias makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Barton | PG - John Merz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Downie (fresh) SF - Gary Anthony (fresh) PF - James Newton (fresh) C - Daniel Mejias (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Crawford (fresh) SG - Michael Huckabee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jamison (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) C - Abraham Foss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Anthony steals the ball from Michael Huckabee in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:41 | Barton | Gary Anthony connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Merz | 12-7 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Crawford | 12-9 |
| 15:09 | Barton | Gary Anthony misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Crawford - foul #1 on Michael Crawford, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Barton | James Spataro (PG), Douglas Charboneau (SG), Ronald Brown (PF) John Merz, Willie Downie, Daniel Mejias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner (SG), Richard Claypool (SF) Michael Huckabee, John Bennett | |
| 15:09 | Barton | Gary Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:09 | Barton | Gary Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 14:46 | Barton | Gary Anthony snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 14:18 | Barton | Abraham Foss is called for the reach on James Spataro - foul #2 on Abraham Foss, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada (SG), Von Zelinski (SF), Kenneth Davis (C) Douglas Charboneau, Gary Anthony, James Newton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Martino (SG), Ernest Shah (PF), Jeffrey Burnside (C) Michael Crawford, Michael Jamison, Abraham Foss | |
| 14:03 | Barton | Ronald Brown's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Burnside | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burnside | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada loses the ball out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Barton | John Merz (PG), Daniel Mejias (C) James Spataro, Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Yelton (PG), Michael Huckabee (SG), John Bennett (PF) Matthew Haefner, Justin Martino, Richard Claypool | |
| 13:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Yelton is hacked by Von Zelinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Von Zelinski, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| 13:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Barton | Gary Anthony (SF) Von Zelinski | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool (SF) Jeffrey Burnside | |
| 12:56 | Barton | John Merz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Anthony | 17-11 |
| 12:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Anthony steps in front of the Richard Claypool pass in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 12:51 | Barton | Gary Anthony lays it in | 19-11 |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett's floater is tipped away by Daniel Mejias | 19-11 |
| 12:40 | Barton | Daniel Mejias grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 12:23 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 19-11 |
| 12:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ernest Shah gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ernest Shah misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-11 |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Anthony - foul #1 on Gary Anthony, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Barton | Willie Downie (PG), Douglas Charboneau (SG), Von Zelinski (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF), James Newton (C) John Merz, Dikembe Ahumada, Gary Anthony, Ronald Brown, Daniel Mejias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford (PG), Michael Jamison (PF), Jeffrey Burnside (C) Aaron Yelton, John Bennett, Ernest Shah | |
| 11:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:49 | Barton | James Newton snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Barton | PG - Willie Downie (fresh) SG - Douglas Charboneau (fresh) SF - Von Zelinski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) C - James Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Huckabee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Claypool (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:26 | Barton | James Newton's layup is rejected by Michael Jamison | 19-12 |
| 11:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Newton steps in front of the Michael Crawford pass in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 11:04 | Barton | Michael Huckabee is called for the reach on Von Zelinski - foul #1 on Michael Huckabee, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Barton | James Spataro (PG) Douglas Charboneau | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner (SG), Ernest Shah (C) Michael Huckabee, Richard Claypool | |
| 10:56 | Barton | The jump hook by James Newton is blocked by Ernest Shah | 19-12 |
| 10:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Jamison pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford misses long on an open runner from close range | 19-12 |
| 10:40 | Barton | Von Zelinski gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Barton | James Newton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:23 | Barton | James Spataro grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:06 | Barton | James Spataro misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 10:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Jamison is hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Barton | Robert Osborne (PG), Douglas Charboneau (SG), Gary Anthony (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Daniel Mejias (C) James Spataro, Willie Downie, Von Zelinski, Kenneth Davis, James Newton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Martino (SG), John Bennett (PF) Michael Crawford, Michael Jamison | |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ernest Shah misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 09:43 | Barton | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | Barton | Ronald Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Burnside - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burnside, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Barton | John Merz (PG) Robert Osborne | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee (SG), Richard Claypool (SF) Justin Martino, Jeffrey Burnside | |
| 09:29 | Barton | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | Barton | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ernest Shah pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 09:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ernest Shah grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 08:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool loses the dribble to John Merz | 19-12 |
| 08:32 | Barton | Daniel Mejias clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 08:31 | Barton | Gary Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:21 | Barton | Ronald Brown misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Huckabee - foul #2 on Michael Huckabee, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Barton | James Spataro (PG), Dikembe Ahumada (SG), Von Zelinski (SF) John Merz, Douglas Charboneau, Gary Anthony | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford (PG), Justin Martino (SG), Michael Jamison (PF) Matthew Haefner, Michael Huckabee, John Bennett | |
| 08:21 | Barton | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:21 | Barton | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Martino connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Shah | 21-14 |
| 07:47 | Barton | James Spataro is hacked by Justin Martino - foul #1 on Justin Martino, team foul #9 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Barton | James Newton (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF) Von Zelinski, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside (SF) Richard Claypool | |
| 07:47 | Barton | James Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:47 | Barton | James Spataro makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Barton | PG - James Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Newton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) C - Daniel Mejias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Martino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burnside (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) C - Ernest Shah (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Martino | 23-17 |
| 07:10 | Barton | James Newton connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Spataro and the foul's on Michael Jamison - foul #1 on Michael Jamison, team foul #10 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Barton | John Merz (PG) James Spataro | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 07:10 | Barton | James Newton makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside is fouled on the floor by James Newton - foul #1 on James Newton, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Barton | Douglas Charboneau (SG), Von Zelinski (SF), Ronald Brown (PF) Dikembe Ahumada, James Newton, Daniel Mejias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner (SG), John Bennett (PF) Justin Martino, Ernest Shah | |
| 06:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Burnside | 26-19 |
| 06:23 | Barton | Michael Jamison steals the ball from Von Zelinski | 26-19 |
| 06:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Burnside hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 06:18 | Barton | Douglas Charboneau gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:11 | Barton | Michael Crawford steals it from Ronald Brown | 26-19 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford lays it in | 26-21 |
| 05:52 | Barton | John Bennett picks off the pass by Ronald Brown | 26-21 |
| 05:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-21 |
| 05:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford makes the 3 from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 05:00 | Barton | Kenneth Davis misses the easy layup | 26-24 |
| 04:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Barton | James Spataro (PG), Dikembe Ahumada (SG), Willie Downie (SF), James Newton (PF), Daniel Mejias (C) John Merz, Douglas Charboneau, Von Zelinski, Ronald Brown, Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Aaron Yelton (PG), Justin Martino (SG), Richard Claypool (SF), Ernest Shah (C) Michael Crawford, Matthew Haefner, Jeffrey Burnside, Michael Jamison | |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:27 | Barton | James Spataro is fouled on the floor by Aaron Yelton - foul #1 on Aaron Yelton, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Barton | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Jamison (C) John Bennett | |
| 04:27 | Barton | James Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:27 | Barton | James Spataro misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:27 | Barton | James Newton snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:09 | Barton | Daniel Mejias buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Spataro | 29-25 |
| 03:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Martino hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Claypool | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Barton | PG - James Spataro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Downie (fresh) PF - James Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mejias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Aaron Yelton (fresh) SG - Justin Martino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Claypool (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Shah (tiring) 4 reb. C - Michael Jamison (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Barton | James Newton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-28 |
| 03:31 | Barton | Willie Downie grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:14 | Barton | James Spataro jams it on a great pass from Dikembe Ahumada | 31-28 |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Aaron Yelton | 31-31 |
| 02:41 | Barton | James Spataro can't finish the layup | 31-31 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Martino pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool hits a jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 02:08 | Barton | Dikembe Ahumada can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 02:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Downie - foul #2 on Willie Downie, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Barton | Robert Osborne (PG), Douglas Charboneau (SG), Gary Anthony (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Von Zelinski (C) James Spataro, Dikembe Ahumada, Willie Downie, James Newton, Daniel Mejias | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Haefner (PG), Michael Huckabee (SG), Nicholas Knapp (PF), Abraham Foss (C) Aaron Yelton, Justin Martino, Ernest Shah, Michael Jamison | |
| 01:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Claypool misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:55 | Barton | Von Zelinski snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 01:36 | Barton | Douglas Charboneau buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Osborne | 34-34 |
| 01:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee's pass is intercepted by Gary Anthony in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 01:32 | Barton | Robert Osborne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Anthony | 36-34 |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee is hacked by Douglas Charboneau - foul #1 on Douglas Charboneau, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Barton | John Merz (PG) Robert Osborne | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Crawford (PG), John Bennett (SF) Matthew Haefner, Richard Claypool | |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Huckabee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:48 | Barton | Gary Anthony misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 00:46 | Barton | The offensive rebound goes to Von Zelinski | 36-36 |
| 00:23 | Barton | Nicholas Knapp steps in front of the Ronald Brown pass | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Knapp is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Barton | John Merz hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-38 |