| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Futrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Aaron (fresh) PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dishi Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Paul Jacobs inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | American U. | Earl Leto's floater is tipped away by Charles Stanley | 30-32 |
| 19:45 | American U. | Earl Leto misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 19:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Charles Stanley | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 19:21 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jason Foy | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Jason Foy banks in the layup | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell is hacked by Jamal Anderson - foul #2 on Jamal Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Peter Hairston (SG), Darren Evelyn (C) Gregory Quinn, Earl Leto | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Thomas Bauer (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Eric Brown (PF) Charles Stanley, Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron, Michael Allen | |
| 18:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Brown | 32-34 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Jamal Anderson is hacked by Joseph Gore - foul #2 on Joseph Gore, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG), Gregory Baumgartner (SF) Jamal Anderson, Paul Jacobs | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:39 | American U. | Peter Hairston connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Froberg | 34-34 |
| 17:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang buries a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Gore | 34-36 |
| 16:51 | American U. | Peter Hairston connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Froberg | 36-36 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Bauer and he's fouled by Gregory Baumgartner - foul #2 on Gregory Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Quinn (SG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Earl Leto (C) Peter Hairston, Jason Foy, Darren Evelyn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Charles Futrell (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Michael Allen (C) Joseph Gore, Thomas Bauer, Mark Bourgeois, Dishi Wang | |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Futrell | 36-40 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Charles Futrell steps in front of the Jeffrey Froberg pass in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 15:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Peter Hairston (PF) Jeffrey Froberg, Gregory Baumgartner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams (PF) Eric Brown | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Peter Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Futrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Aaron (fresh) PF - Harold Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | American U. | Gregory Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 15:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | American U. | Earl Leto grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 15:00 | American U. | Paul Jacobs misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 14:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Futrell | 36-42 |
| 14:33 | American U. | Paul Jacobs is hacked by Charles Futrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Futrell, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (SG), Jason Foy (PF), Darren Evelyn (C) Gregory Quinn, Paul Jacobs, Earl Leto | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Dishi Wang (C) Charles Stanley, Robert Aaron, Michael Allen | |
| 14:25 | American U. | Jason Foy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 14:23 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | American U. | Peter Hairston scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Froberg | 38-42 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 13:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Gore and the foul's on Darren Evelyn - foul #2 on Darren Evelyn, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Johnson (PG), William Yoho (SF), Gregory Baumgartner (C) Jamal Anderson, Peter Hairston, Darren Evelyn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:24 | American U. | Jason Foy snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Jason Foy grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:31 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 40-44 |
| 12:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gore | 40-46 |
| 11:35 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg connects on the shot from the left side | 42-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Froberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Yoho (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Foy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joseph Gore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Futrell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Dishi Wang (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Gregory Quinn (SG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Peter Hairston (PF), Earl Leto (C) Robert Johnson, Jeffrey Froberg, William Yoho, Jason Foy, Gregory Baumgartner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Thomas Bauer (SG), Robert Aaron (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Michael Allen (C) Joseph Gore, Charles Futrell, Mark Bourgeois, Harold Williams, Dishi Wang | |
| 10:46 | American U. | Jamal Anderson travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley scores on a shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | American U. | Peter Hairston is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown connects on the floater from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 09:36 | American U. | Jamal Anderson is hacked by Thomas Bauer - foul #1 on Thomas Bauer, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Johnson (PG), Jason Foy (PF), Darren Evelyn (C) Jamal Anderson, Gregory Quinn, Earl Leto | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang (C) Eric Brown | |
| 09:26 | American U. | Darren Evelyn's fadeaway is rejected by Dishi Wang | 42-50 |
| 09:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Stanley | 42-52 |
| 08:38 | American U. | Darren Evelyn's pass is intercepted by Charles Stanley | 42-52 |
| 08:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Allen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 08:19 | American U. | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:57 | American U. | Darren Evelyn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:56 | American U. | Jason Foy grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Allen | 42-52 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Paul Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:38 | American U. | Thomas Bauer steals it from Jason Foy | 42-52 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Foy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Darren Evelyn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bauer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Aaron (tiring) PF - Michael Allen (tiring) 5 reb. C - Dishi Wang (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 07:32 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jason Foy | 42-52 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Paul Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Stanley - foul #3 on Charles Stanley, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Gregory Quinn (SG), Gregory Baumgartner (PF), Earl Leto (C) Robert Johnson, Peter Hairston, Jason Foy, Darren Evelyn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Charles Futrell (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Harold Williams (PF), Eric Brown (C) Charles Stanley, Thomas Bauer, Robert Aaron, Michael Allen, Dishi Wang | |
| 07:25 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Leto denies the turnaround by Harold Williams | 44-52 |
| 06:54 | American U. | Gregory Quinn pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:35 | American U. | Earl Leto connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jamal Anderson and he's hacked by Harold Williams - foul #4 on Harold Williams, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | American U. | William Yoho (SF) Paul Jacobs | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 06:35 | American U. | Earl Leto makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell is hacked by William Yoho - foul #2 on William Yoho, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Foy (PF) William Yoho | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang (C) Harold Williams | |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-52 |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell is fouled on the floor by Gregory Baumgartner - foul #3 on Gregory Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG), Peter Hairston (SG), Darren Evelyn (C) Jamal Anderson, Gregory Quinn, Earl Leto | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Robert Aaron (SF), Harold Williams (PF) Joseph Gore, Mark Bourgeois, Eric Brown | |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Froberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Froberg, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | American U. | William Yoho (SF) Gregory Baumgartner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:59 | American U. | Darren Evelyn buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Froberg | 49-54 |
| 04:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Foy | 49-54 |
| 04:41 | American U. | William Yoho pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:39 | American U. | Charles Futrell picks off the pass by William Yoho in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell lays it in | 49-56 |
| 04:35 | American U. | Peter Hairston is hacked by Charles Futrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Futrell, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Michael Allen (C) Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron, Dishi Wang | |
| 04:16 | American U. | Darren Evelyn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Jason Foy gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Darren Evelyn is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 03:31 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jeffrey Froberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Yoho (fresh) PF - Jason Foy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Darren Evelyn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | American U. | Jason Foy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 03:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer is fouled on the floor by Peter Hairston - foul #1 on Peter Hairston, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Gregory Quinn (SG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Gregory Baumgartner (PF), Earl Leto (C) Jeffrey Froberg, Peter Hairston, William Yoho, Jason Foy, Darren Evelyn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Robert Aaron (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Charles Stanley, Mark Bourgeois, Harold Williams, Michael Allen | |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:51 | American U. | Gregory Quinn is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jamal Anderson - foul #3 on Jamal Anderson, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG) Thomas Bauer | |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:06 | American U. | Jamal Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Baumgartner | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Gore and he's fouled by Jamal Anderson - foul #4 on Jamal Anderson, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Foy (PF) Gregory Baumgartner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Harold Williams (PF) Joseph Gore, Eric Brown | |
| 01:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Jason Foy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:41 | American U. | Charles Futrell steps in front of the Gregory Quinn pass in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell misses the easy layup | 57-62 |
| 01:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Williams | 57-62 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell's layup is rejected by Paul Jacobs | 57-62 |
| 01:24 | American U. | Paul Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:17 | American U. | Earl Leto knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jamal Anderson | 59-62 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Jacobs picks off the pass by Robert Aaron | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | American U. | Paul Jacobs buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Aaron - foul #3 on Robert Aaron, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:40 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The short jumper by Charles Futrell is denied by Earl Leto | 62-62 |
| 00:12 | American U. | The rebound goes to Earl Leto | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | American U. | Jason Foy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Paul Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The clock runs out | 62-62 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Futrell (tiring) 12 pts. 6 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Aaron (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Harold Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dishi Wang (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | American U. | Earl Leto wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:49 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Foy | 64-62 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell dunks the ball | 64-64 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Jamal Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Dishi Wang - foul #1 on Dishi Wang, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Peter Hairston (SG), Gregory Baumgartner (SF), Darren Evelyn (C) Gregory Quinn, Paul Jacobs, Earl Leto | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (PG), Thomas Bauer (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Michael Allen (C) Charles Stanley, Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron, Harold Williams, Dishi Wang | |
| 04:11 | American U. | Jamal Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Jamal Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses the 3rd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Peter Hairston - foul #2 on Peter Hairston, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG) Jamal Anderson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bauer misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Brown | 66-66 |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown throws it down on a great pass from Mark Bourgeois | 66-68 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Peter Hairston can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| 03:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Joseph Gore | 66-68 |
| 02:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Brown's pass is intercepted by Darren Evelyn | 66-68 |
| 02:47 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Earl Leto (C) Jeffrey Froberg, Gregory Baumgartner, Darren Evelyn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:45 | American U. | Jamal Anderson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bauer in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Quinn (SG) Peter Hairston | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore is fouled on the floor by Gregory Quinn - foul #1 on Gregory Quinn, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:27 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gregory Quinn | 66-68 |
| 02:14 | American U. | Earl Leto makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Jacobs | 68-68 |
| 02:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley (PG), Charles Futrell (SG), Harold Williams (PF), Dishi Wang (C) Joseph Gore, Thomas Bauer, Eric Brown, Michael Allen | |
| 02:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 01:59 | American U. | Earl Leto is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron (SF) Mark Bourgeois | |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamal Anderson - foul #5 on Jamal Anderson, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG) Jamal Anderson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Jason Foy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Dishi Wang | 68-71 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron is fouled on the floor by Paul Jacobs - foul #1 on Paul Jacobs, team foul #13 | 68-71 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jeffrey Froberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Charles Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Futrell (fresh) 14 pts. 6 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Aaron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dishi Wang (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Stanley - foul #4 on Charles Stanley, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Foy - foul #3 on Jason Foy, team foul #14 | 70-72 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg is whistled for a carry | 70-74 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Gore (SG), Mark Bourgeois (SF) Charles Futrell, Robert Aaron | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffrey Froberg is called for the reach on Mark Bourgeois in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Froberg, team foul #15 | 70-74 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Jason Foy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dishi Wang gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Futrell (SG) Joseph Gore | |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Froberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Froberg, team foul #16 | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Mark Bourgeois is called for the reach on Paul Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Bourgeois, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Aaron (SF) Mark Bourgeois | |
| 00:02 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Stanley runs out the clock | 72-78 |