| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Futrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Aaron (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harold Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dishi Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Frank Geiger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Colley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Peavey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Stanley - foul #2 on Charles Stanley, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley drills a jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Frank Geiger | 38-31 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-31 |
| 18:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang can't connect on a floater from the left block | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:57 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 17:29 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:24 | Virginia State | Adam Colley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 17:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 17:01 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:33 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Aaron | 38-31 |
| 16:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Kaplan - foul #2 on Jonathan Kaplan, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Michael Allen (C) Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron, Harold Williams, Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David McCarthy (PG), John Backman (SG), Andrew Ginther (SF), Damien Chernosky (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) Frank Geiger, Adam Colley, Keith Hicks, Jason Peavey, Jonathan Kaplan | |
| 15:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Allen and he's fouled by Damien Chernosky - foul #2 on Damien Chernosky, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG) Charles Stanley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Winans (C) Andrew Ginther | |
| 15:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:51 | Virginia State | Paul Winans snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joseph Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bourgeois (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - David McCarthy (fresh) SG - John Backman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Damien Chernosky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Pillow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Winans (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Virginia State | The jumper by David McCarthy is denied by Eric Brown | 40-31 |
| 15:28 | Virginia State | Daniel Pillow can't tip it in | 40-31 |
| 15:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 15:09 | Virginia State | Paul Winans knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David McCarthy and the foul's on Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang (C) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther (SF), Jason Peavey (PF) Damien Chernosky, Daniel Pillow | |
| 15:09 | Virginia State | Paul Winans makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 14:50 | Virginia State | Paul Winans grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:29 | Virginia State | John Backman blows the wide open layup | 40-34 |
| 14:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Ginther - foul #2 on Andrew Ginther, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG), Harold Williams (PF) Thomas Bauer, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG), Damien Chernosky (SF) John Backman, Andrew Ginther | |
| 14:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:55 | Virginia State | Charles Futrell steals it from Jason Peavey | 42-34 |
| 13:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen (C) Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Keith Hicks (SF) Jason Peavey | |
| 13:38 | Virginia State | Joseph Gore is called for the reach on Frank Geiger - foul #4 on Joseph Gore, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Robert Aaron (SF), Eric Brown (PF) Joseph Gore, Mark Bourgeois, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 13:24 | Virginia State | Charles Futrell is called for the reach on David McCarthy - foul #3 on Charles Futrell, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG) Charles Futrell | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Pillow (PF) Keith Hicks | |
| 13:10 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David McCarthy | 42-37 |
| 13:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David McCarthy steps in front of the Charles Stanley pass in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 13:04 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 13:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley buries a shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 12:41 | Virginia State | Eric Brown takes the ball from Frank Geiger in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 12:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Eric Brown | 46-37 |
| 12:15 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky is fouled on the floor by Robert Aaron - foul #1 on Robert Aaron, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Thomas Bauer, Robert Aaron, Eric Brown, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther (PG), Adam Colley (SG), Keith Hicks (SF), Jason Peavey (PF) Frank Geiger, David McCarthy, Damien Chernosky, Daniel Pillow | |
| 12:02 | Virginia State | Mark Bourgeois steals it from Paul Winans | 46-37 |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Peavey steps in front of the Harold Williams pass | 46-37 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Futrell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dishi Wang (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Andrew Ginther (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Colley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Keith Hicks (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jason Peavey (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Winans (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Virginia State | Paul Winans is denied on a layup by Dishi Wang | 46-37 |
| 11:24 | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 11:00 | Virginia State | Adam Colley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 10:58 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:58 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG), Eric Brown (PF) Charles Futrell, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Backman (PG), David McCarthy (SG), Jonathan Kaplan (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) Andrew Ginther, Adam Colley, Jason Peavey, Paul Winans | |
| 10:38 | Virginia State | Daniel Pillow is denied on a layup by Eric Brown | 46-37 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown's pass is intercepted by Daniel Pillow in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | Dishi Wang is called for the reach on Keith Hicks - foul #2 on Dishi Wang, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Harold Williams (PF) Charles Stanley, Mark Bourgeois, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky (SF) Keith Hicks | |
| 10:02 | Virginia State | Robert Aaron takes the ball from Jonathan Kaplan | 46-37 |
| 09:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen (C) Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG), Jason Peavey (PF) John Backman, Daniel Pillow | |
| 09:32 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky blows the wide open layup | 46-37 |
| 09:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Aaron | 46-37 |
| 09:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell misses badly on a runner in the paint | 46-37 |
| 09:13 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:11 | Virginia State | David McCarthy is hacked by Charles Futrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Futrell, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron, Harold Williams, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Adam Colley (SG), Andrew Ginther (SF) Frank Geiger, Damien Chernosky | |
| 09:11 | Virginia State | David McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:11 | Virginia State | David McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 08:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Bauer | 48-39 |
| 08:11 | Virginia State | David McCarthy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 08:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen (C) Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG), John Backman (SG), Damien Chernosky (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) David McCarthy, Adam Colley, Jason Peavey, Jonathan Kaplan | |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stanley | 50-41 |
| 07:29 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Charles Futrell (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Charles Stanley, Thomas Bauer, Mark Bourgeois, Eric Brown, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Keith Hicks (SF), Paul Winans (C) Andrew Ginther, Daniel Pillow | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joseph Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Futrell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Aaron (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dishi Wang (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Frank Geiger (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Backman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damien Chernosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Winans (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Gore | 52-41 |
| 06:49 | Virginia State | John Backman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Hicks | 52-44 |
| 06:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams drills a floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 06:31 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Winans and the foul's on Joseph Gore - foul #5 on Joseph Gore, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Michael Allen (C) Joseph Gore, Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David McCarthy (SG), Jason Peavey (PF) John Backman, Damien Chernosky | |
| 06:31 | Virginia State | Frank Geiger makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses the fadeaway from the right block | 54-47 |
| 06:14 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to David McCarthy | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | Virginia State | Charles Futrell takes the ball from Frank Geiger in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 06:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen clanks a jump hook from close range | 54-47 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams's pass is intercepted by Frank Geiger | 54-47 |
| 05:36 | Virginia State | Paul Winans misses short on an open runner from the right block | 54-47 |
| 05:35 | Virginia State | Paul Winans pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:23 | Virginia State | Paul Winans travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Robert Aaron, Harold Williams, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Adam Colley (SG), Jonathan Kaplan (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) Frank Geiger, Jason Peavey, Paul Winans | |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David McCarthy - foul #3 on David McCarthy, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:07 | Virginia State | Mark Bourgeois is called for the reach on David McCarthy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Bourgeois, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG) Charles Futrell | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther (SF) Keith Hicks | |
| 05:07 | Virginia State | David McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang makes the fadeaway from the right block | 57-47 |
| 04:44 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Andrew Ginther | 57-49 |
| 04:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 04:06 | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Adam Colley | 59-51 |
| 03:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Pillow - foul #1 on Daniel Pillow, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Harold Williams (PF) Charles Stanley, Thomas Bauer, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Backman (PG), Keith Hicks (SF), Jason Peavey (PF), Paul Winans (C) David McCarthy, Andrew Ginther, Jonathan Kaplan, Daniel Pillow | |
| 03:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Virginia State | John Backman clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-51 |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell scores on a floater near the basket | 62-51 |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | Harold Williams is called for the reach on Keith Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Williams, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen (C) Dishi Wang | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG) Adam Colley | |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Mark Bourgeois (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Futrell (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Aaron (tired) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Williams (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Allen (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Frank Geiger (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Backman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Hicks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Peavey (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Winans (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Geiger is called for the reach on Charles Futrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Geiger, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| 03:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-51 |
| 03:00 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey's pass is intercepted by Harold Williams in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 02:41 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:37 | Virginia State | John Backman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Aaron - foul #2 on Robert Aaron, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Eric Brown (PF) Robert Aaron, Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David McCarthy (SG), Damien Chernosky (SF), Jonathan Kaplan (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) Frank Geiger, Keith Hicks, Jason Peavey, Paul Winans | |
| 02:37 | Virginia State | John Backman makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:37 | Virginia State | John Backman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell is hacked by David McCarthy in the backcourt - foul #4 on David McCarthy, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:22 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan misses the easy layup | 66-53 |
| 02:21 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan gets the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:02 | Virginia State | David McCarthy scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Damien Chernosky and he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #12 | 66-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Dishi Wang (C) Charles Futrell, Mark Bourgeois, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 02:02 | Virginia State | David McCarthy makes the free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-56 |
| 01:40 | Virginia State | Charles Stanley is called for the reach on David McCarthy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Stanley, team foul #13 | 68-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG), Harold Williams (PF) Thomas Bauer, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 01:40 | Virginia State | David McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:40 | Virginia State | David McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kaplan hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David McCarthy | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Damien Chernosky is called for the reach on Harold Williams - foul #3 on Damien Chernosky, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois (SF) Robert Aaron | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:58 | Virginia State | Daniel Pillow pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky is hacked by Harold Williams - foul #3 on Harold Williams, team foul #14 | 70-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron (SF) Mark Bourgeois | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | Damien Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by David McCarthy - foul #5 on David McCarthy, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois (SF) Robert Aaron | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther (SG) David McCarthy | |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Damien Chernosky | 70-60 |
| 00:44 | Virginia State | Andrew Ginther makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Damien Chernosky | 70-62 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG), Adam Colley (SG), Keith Hicks (SF), Jason Peavey (PF), Paul Winans (C) John Backman, Andrew Ginther, Damien Chernosky, Jonathan Kaplan, Daniel Pillow | |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Geiger is called for the reach on Mark Bourgeois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Geiger, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:38 | Virginia State | Adam Colley is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Stanley - foul #4 on Charles Stanley, team foul #15 | 72-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron (SF) Mark Bourgeois | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Backman (PG), Damien Chernosky (SF), Jonathan Kaplan (PF), Daniel Pillow (C) Frank Geiger, Keith Hicks, Jason Peavey, Paul Winans | |
| 00:38 | Virginia State | Adam Colley makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:38 | Virginia State | Adam Colley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Colley - foul #3 on Adam Colley, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois (PG) Charles Stanley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Frank Geiger (PG), Keith Hicks (SF), Jason Peavey (PF), Paul Winans (C) John Backman, Damien Chernosky, Jonathan Kaplan, Daniel Pillow | |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:34 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG) Robert Aaron | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Keith Hicks is called for the reach on Mark Bourgeois - foul #1 on Keith Hicks, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:27 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Keith Hicks tips it home | 75-66 |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Geiger - foul #4 on Frank Geiger, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:25 | Virginia State | Paul Winans gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:19 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Frank Geiger | 76-68 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois is hacked by Frank Geiger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Geiger, team foul #14 | 76-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Backman (PG) Frank Geiger | |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey is hacked by Harold Williams - foul #4 on Harold Williams, team foul #16 | 77-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron (SF) Mark Bourgeois | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Jason Peavey misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley runs out the clock | 77-69 |