| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Harry Dreiling (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Perera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Deel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McCaig (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Tony McGuff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bamberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Barker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:43 | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:38 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Deel - foul #3 on Ronald Deel, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Watkins (PF) Ronald Deel | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 19:38 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:38 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig misses the driving attempt from the right block | 33-31 |
| 19:29 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 19:21 | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Barker | 33-33 |
| 19:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Bamberger picks off the pass by Harry Dreiling | 33-33 |
| 18:59 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff is fouled on the floor by James Watkins - foul #3 on James Watkins, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon (PF) James Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 18:48 | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher McCaig | 33-33 |
| 18:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Mercyhurst | Douglas Gomes gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Perera | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Bamberger | 35-36 |
| 17:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 17:31 | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | Mercyhurst | Douglas Gomes makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Bamberger | 35-38 |
| 17:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig is hacked by Troy Barker - foul #2 on Troy Barker, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fizer (PG), Steven Chapman (SG), Thomas Staggs (SF), Shaun Harris (PF) Harry Dreiling, Marcus Perera, Jason Dickens, Peter Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Brian Bozeman (PG), David Coker (SG), Quinton Burkhead (SF), Dick Savard (C) Tony McGuff, Richard Bamberger, Andrew Harris, Douglas Gomes | |
| 16:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | Mercyhurst | Shaun Harris steals the ball from David Coker | 35-38 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 16:02 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Timothy Fizer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Staggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shaun Harris (fresh) C - Christopher McCaig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Coker (fresh) SF - Quinton Burkhead (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Barker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dick Savard (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Mercyhurst | Quinton Burkhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Deel (PF), James Watkins (C) Shaun Harris, Christopher McCaig | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Robert Cazares (SG), Bobby Blalock (C) David Coker, Troy Barker | |
| 15:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Watkins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling (PG), Marcus Perera (SG), Jason Dickens (SF) Timothy Fizer, Steven Chapman, Thomas Staggs | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger (SG) Robert Cazares | |
| 15:25 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:23 | Mercyhurst | Quinton Burkhead hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 15:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera is hacked by Dick Savard - foul #1 on Dick Savard, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff (PG), Douglas Gomes (SF) Brian Bozeman, Dick Savard | |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens is called for 3 seconds | 35-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris (SF) Quinton Burkhead | |
| 14:29 | Mercyhurst | Douglas Gomes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Harris - foul #2 on Andrew Harris, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs (SG) Marcus Perera | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker (PF) Douglas Gomes | |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:03 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 14:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Staggs | 38-40 |
| 13:19 | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 13:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Ronald Deel | 38-40 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Watkins hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Dreiling | 40-40 |
| 12:54 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Tony McGuff | 40-42 |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Dreiling | 42-42 |
| 12:25 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bamberger | 42-44 |
| 12:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 12:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fizer (PG), Marcus Perera (SG), Peter Gordon (PF), Christopher McCaig (C) Harry Dreiling, Jason Dickens, Ronald Deel, James Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Brian Bozeman (PG), Robert Cazares (SG), Douglas Gomes (SF), Quinton Burkhead (PF), Dick Savard (C) Tony McGuff, Richard Bamberger, Andrew Harris, Troy Barker, Bobby Blalock | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Timothy Fizer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcus Perera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Staggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McCaig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Cazares (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Douglas Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Quinton Burkhead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dick Savard (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McCaig steps in front of the Douglas Gomes pass | 42-44 |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 11:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher McCaig | 42-44 |
| 11:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fizer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher McCaig | 42-44 |
| 11:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 11:06 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:44 | Mercyhurst | Brian Bozeman misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 10:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-44 |
| 10:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Staggs | 44-44 |
| 09:53 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 09:52 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:37 | Mercyhurst | Quinton Burkhead can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 09:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fizer drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Staggs | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | Mercyhurst | Robert Cazares misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 08:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Peter Gordon | 48-46 |
| 08:10 | Mercyhurst | Dick Savard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Bozeman | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Staggs | 51-49 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Timothy Fizer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcus Perera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Staggs (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Peter Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher McCaig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Brian Bozeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cazares (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Douglas Gomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Quinton Burkhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dick Savard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Mercyhurst | Quinton Burkhead makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Bozeman - foul #3 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling (PG), Steven Chapman (SG), Jason Dickens (SF), Ronald Deel (PF) Timothy Fizer, Marcus Perera, Thomas Staggs, Peter Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff (PG), Richard Bamberger (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Troy Barker (PF), Bobby Blalock (C) Brian Bozeman, Robert Cazares, Douglas Gomes, Quinton Burkhead, Dick Savard | |
| 07:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:20 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Bamberger | 53-53 |
| 07:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Chapman | 55-53 |
| 07:01 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff is called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Watkins (C) Christopher McCaig | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 06:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Mercyhurst | Jason Dickens blocks the short jumper by Troy Barker | 57-53 |
| 06:18 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | Mercyhurst | Ronald Deel steps in front of the Bobby Blalock pass | 57-53 |
| 05:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 05:29 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff is hacked by Harry Dreiling - foul #2 on Harry Dreiling, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| 05:11 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera (SG) Steven Chapman | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Pat Patrick (PG), Quinton Burkhead (SF) Tony McGuff, Andrew Harris | |
| 04:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:53 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Richard Bamberger | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock clanks a runner in the paint | 57-53 |
| 04:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Blalock | 57-53 |
| 04:40 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:34 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Pat Patrick | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera is fouled on the floor by Richard Bamberger - foul #1 on Richard Bamberger, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Fizer (PG), Shaun Harris (SF), Christopher McCaig (C) Harry Dreiling, Jason Dickens, James Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Coker (SG), Douglas Gomes (SF) Richard Bamberger, Bobby Blalock | |
| 03:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 03:57 | Mercyhurst | David Coker pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | Mercyhurst | David Coker travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Chapman (SG), Thomas Staggs (SF), Peter Gordon (C) Marcus Perera, Ronald Deel, Christopher McCaig | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff (PG), Brian Bozeman (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Dick Savard (C) Pat Patrick, David Coker, Troy Barker, Quinton Burkhead | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Timothy Fizer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Staggs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Shaun Harris (fresh) C - Peter Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Tony McGuff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dick Savard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dick Savard picks off the pass by Timothy Fizer | 57-55 |
| 03:34 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Shaun Harris | 59-55 |
| 02:53 | Mercyhurst | Brian Bozeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-55 |
| 02:51 | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:51 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling (PG), Marcus Perera (SG), Jason Dickens (SF), Ronald Deel (PF), James Watkins (C) Timothy Fizer, Steven Chapman, Thomas Staggs, Shaun Harris, Peter Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger (SG), Troy Barker (PF), Bobby Blalock (C) Brian Bozeman, Douglas Gomes, Dick Savard | |
| 02:42 | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 02:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:17 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:12 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Bamberger | 59-58 |
| 01:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Harry Dreiling and he's fouled by Andrew Harris - foul #3 on Andrew Harris, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig (C) James Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 01:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:40 | Mercyhurst | Ronald Deel takes the ball from Troy Barker | 62-58 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling misses the floater from the right side | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig tips it home | 64-58 |
| 01:06 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling is hacked by Tony McGuff - foul #2 on Tony McGuff, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Staggs (SF) Jason Dickens | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:50 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:47 | Mercyhurst | Tony McGuff drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony McGuff is called for the reach on Christopher McCaig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony McGuff, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McCaig misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Bamberger | 66-63 |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Bamberger is called for the reach on Marcus Perera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bamberger, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Gordon (PF) Ronald Deel | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Perera misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:34 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Bobby Blalock | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris banks in the layup and he's fouled by Peter Gordon - foul #3 on Peter Gordon, team foul #4 | 67-65 |
| 00:28 | Mercyhurst | Andrew Harris makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling is fouled in the backcourt by Tony McGuff - foul #4 on Tony McGuff, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens (SF), Ronald Deel (PF) Thomas Staggs, Peter Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker scores on a floater from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony McGuff is called for the reach on Harry Dreiling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tony McGuff, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Brian Bozeman (PG) Tony McGuff | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Dreiling misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Blalock grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | Mercyhurst | Ronald Deel swats the short shot by Richard Bamberger | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens is hacked by Brian Bozeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Mercyhurst | Troy Barker snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercyhurst | Richard Bamberger misses the halfcourt shot | 71-68 |