| Lineup | American International | PG - Kenny Smallwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lester Lochner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Kurt Westrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Bodden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Vidrio (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Smallwood steps in front of the Stanley Hanson pass | 23-24 |
| 19:32 | American International | The jump hook by Lester Lochner is blocked by Stanley Hanson | 23-24 |
| 19:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lester Lochner - foul #2 on Lester Lochner, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:46 | American International | Arthur Griffin steals it from Kenny Smallwood | 23-26 |
| 18:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hooks is called for the reach on Stanley Hanson - foul #3 on Robert Hooks, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | American International | Gregory Lefevre (SF) Robert Hooks | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gregory Lefevre - foul #1 on Gregory Lefevre, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| 17:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:40 | American International | Patrick Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stanley Hanson - foul #1 on Stanley Hanson, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | American International | Richard Milliman (SG) Gregory Kunz | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:40 | American International | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:40 | American International | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 17:15 | American International | Gregory Lefevre gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:01 | American International | Lester Lochner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Griffin - foul #2 on Arthur Griffin, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | American International | Michael Parker (PG) Kenny Smallwood | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel (SG), Robert Whaley (C) Orville Bodden, Stanley Hanson | |
| 17:01 | American International | Lester Lochner misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:01 | American International | Lester Lochner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Vidrio | 26-30 |
| 16:23 | American International | Gregory Lefevre's pass is intercepted by Robert Whaley | 26-30 |
| 16:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 16:00 | American International | Lester Lochner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | American International | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) SG - Richard Milliman (fresh) SF - Gregory Lefevre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Lochner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Kurt Westrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Michel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Vidrio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Whaley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | American International | Richard Milliman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 15:44 | American International | Lester Lochner hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 15:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel buries a floater from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 15:02 | American International | Gregory Lefevre misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 15:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Whaley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 14:29 | American International | Gregory Lefevre grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 14:11 | American International | Arthur Griffin blocks the short jumper by Patrick Jones | 28-32 |
| 14:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 13:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Lefevre - foul #2 on Gregory Lefevre, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | American International | Kenny Smallwood (PG), Gregory Kunz (SG), Robert Hooks (SF), Tony Flanagan (PF), George Miller (C) Michael Parker, Richard Milliman, Gregory Lefevre, Lester Lochner, Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy (PG), Orville Bodden (SG), Joseph Haynes (SF), Stanley Hanson (C) Kurt Westrick, Earl Michel, Edward Vidrio, Robert Whaley | |
| 13:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:50 | American International | George Miller gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 13:32 | American International | Tony Flanagan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Griffin - foul #3 on Arthur Griffin, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | American International | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bonner (PF) Arthur Griffin | |
| 13:32 | American International | Tony Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 13:32 | American International | Tony Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 13:05 | American International | Tony Flanagan gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 12:51 | American International | Robert Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | American International | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel (PG) Wallace Joy | |
| 12:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bonner | 29-35 |
| 12:29 | American International | Orville Bodden steals the ball from Kenny Smallwood | 29-35 |
| 12:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Earl Michel | 29-37 |
| 11:54 | American International | Joseph Haynes picks off the pass by Gregory Kunz | 29-37 |
| Lineup | American International | PG - Kenny Smallwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Flanagan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - George Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Michel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Bodden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) C - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jumper by Orville Bodden is denied by Robert Hooks | 29-37 |
| 11:28 | American International | Robert Hooks grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 11:23 | American International | Gregory Kunz buries a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Bonner - foul #1 on Robert Bonner, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | American International | Michael Parker (PG), Patrick Jones (C) Kenny Smallwood, George Miller | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick (PG), Edward Vidrio (SF), Arthur Griffin (PF) Earl Michel, Joseph Haynes, Robert Bonner | |
| 11:23 | American International | Gregory Kunz makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Parker steals it from Edward Vidrio | 32-37 |
| 11:09 | American International | Michael Parker misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 11:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Kurt Westrick | 32-37 |
| 10:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Vidrio and he's fouled by Tony Flanagan - foul #1 on Tony Flanagan, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | American International | Richard Milliman (SG), Gregory Lefevre (PF) Gregory Kunz, Tony Flanagan | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy (SG), Robert Whaley (C) Orville Bodden, Stanley Hanson | |
| 10:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:29 | American International | Patrick Jones is fouled on the floor by Wallace Joy - foul #1 on Wallace Joy, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | American International | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel (SG) Wallace Joy | |
| 10:16 | American International | Patrick Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 10:14 | American International | Robert Hooks tips it home | 34-40 |
| 09:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick knocks in the runner from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 09:45 | American International | Robert Hooks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-42 |
| 09:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Michel | 34-44 |
| 09:28 | American International | Robert Hooks misses the driving attempt from the right block | 34-44 |
| 09:26 | American International | Gregory Lefevre can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 09:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Whaley grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Whaley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 09:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Vidrio | 34-44 |
| 08:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick is fouled on the floor by Michael Parker - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | American International | Kenny Smallwood (PG), Gregory Kunz (SG), Lester Lochner (PF) Michael Parker, Richard Milliman, Robert Hooks | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy (PG), Orville Bodden (SG), Joseph Haynes (SF), Stanley Hanson (C) Kurt Westrick, Earl Michel, Edward Vidrio, Arthur Griffin | |
| 08:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Whaley tips it home | 34-46 |
| 08:05 | American International | Gregory Lefevre misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 08:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 07:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 07:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | American International | PG - Kenny Smallwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Kunz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Lefevre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Lochner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Wallace Joy (fresh) SG - Orville Bodden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Haynes loses the dribble to Patrick Jones | 34-46 |
| 06:52 | American International | Lester Lochner hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 34-46 |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Whaley | 34-46 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wallace Joy travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | American International | Richard Milliman (SG), Robert Hooks (SF), Tony Flanagan (C) Gregory Kunz, Gregory Lefevre, Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick (PG), Edward Vidrio (SF), Arthur Griffin (PF) Wallace Joy, Robert Whaley, Stanley Hanson | |
| 06:18 | American International | Robert Hooks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Flanagan | 36-46 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio is hacked by Lester Lochner - foul #3 on Lester Lochner, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | American International | Michael Parker (PG), George Miller (C) Kenny Smallwood, Lester Lochner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Michel (SG), Stanley Hanson (C) Orville Bodden, Joseph Haynes | |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 05:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Griffin | 36-48 |
| 05:20 | American International | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 04:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Parker picks off the pass by Earl Michel | 36-48 |
| 04:41 | American International | Robert Hooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 04:39 | American International | Tony Flanagan snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | American International | Robert Hooks misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 03:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Flanagan - foul #2 on Tony Flanagan, team foul #8 | 36-48 |
| Subs | American International | Gregory Lefevre (SF) Robert Hooks | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden (SG) Earl Michel | |
| 03:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 03:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | American International | George Miller loses the dribble to Arthur Griffin | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Miller denies the turnaround by Kurt Westrick | 36-49 |
| 03:25 | American International | George Miller gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | American International | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Richard Milliman (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Lefevre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Flanagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Kurt Westrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Bodden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Vidrio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanley Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:11 | American International | Michael Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Lefevre | 39-49 |
| 02:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Orville Bodden | 39-51 |
| 02:24 | American International | Gregory Lefevre misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 02:22 | American International | Tony Flanagan hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 02:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidrio drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Griffin | 41-53 |
| 01:39 | American International | Gregory Lefevre misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 01:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden is fouled on the floor by Richard Milliman - foul #1 on Richard Milliman, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 01:22 | American International | Tony Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 01:13 | American International | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 01:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hanson can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 00:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Griffin | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Milliman - foul #2 on Richard Milliman, team foul #10 | 41-54 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | American International | American International is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | American International | Michael Parker clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Orville Bodden pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kurt Westrick runs out the clock | 41-55 |