| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Poppe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bourgault (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shea (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 19:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson misses the easy layup | 28-24 |
| 19:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea tips it in | 28-26 |
| 18:54 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley travels with the ball | 28-26 |
| 18:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd is called for traveling | 28-26 |
| 18:19 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Poppe and he's fouled by Martin Dillow - foul #2 on Martin Dillow, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:19 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Boyd | 31-28 |
| 17:52 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 17:50 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Beerman - foul #3 on Joseph Beerman, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | David Rutherford (PF) Alexander Bentley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans (PF) Joseph Beerman | |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:29 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Scott Evans | 32-28 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Rutherford swats the layup by Matthew Anderson | 32-28 |
| 17:23 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:13 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 17:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Scott Evans | 32-28 |
| 16:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Boyd | 32-31 |
| 16:31 | N. Michigan | John Poppe makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Emanuel Nobles | 35-31 |
| 16:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans is fouled on the floor by David Rutherford - foul #1 on David Rutherford, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Foster (PG), Paul McGee (SG), Devon Grenier (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF) John Poppe, Emanuel Nobles, Bradley Jones, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Devon Grenier - foul #1 on Devon Grenier, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF) Matthew Anderson, Scott Evans | |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McGee (fresh) SF - Devon Grenier (fresh) PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Rutherford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-33 |
| 14:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 14:38 | N. Michigan | Devon Grenier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:14 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Mark Shea - foul #2 on Mark Shea, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles (SG), Bradley Jones (SF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Paul McGee, Devon Grenier, Alexander Bentley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 14:14 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:51 | N. Michigan | Martin Dillow steals the ball from James Foster in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 13:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd hits a floater in the paint | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Karl Gross (PF) James Foster, David Rutherford | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins (C) Mark Shea | |
| 13:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson's pass is intercepted by Emanuel Nobles | 38-35 |
| 13:13 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Emanuel Nobles | 40-35 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:48 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 12:30 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clifford Boyd - foul #3 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley (PF) Karl Gross | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (PG), Scott Evans (SF) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd | |
| 12:30 | N. Michigan | John Poppe makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:30 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Lance Perkins | 41-35 |
| 12:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans hits the finger roll set up by Robert Smith | 41-37 |
| 11:51 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Poppe | 44-37 |
| 11:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emanuel Nobles steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 44-37 |
| 11:25 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones jams it on a great pass from Emanuel Nobles | 46-37 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Poppe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bourgault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Anderson | 46-39 |
| 10:36 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 10:35 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:13 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles banks in the layup set up by John Poppe | 48-39 |
| 09:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 09:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 09:21 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emanuel Nobles is called for the reach on Lance Perkins - foul #2 on Emanuel Nobles, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Foster (PG), Paul McGee (SG), Devon Grenier (SF), David Rutherford (PF), Karl Gross (C) John Poppe, Emanuel Nobles, Bradley Jones, Alexander Bentley, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Willie McElmeel (SG), Clifford Boyd (SF), Mark Shea (C) Robert Smith, Matthew Anderson, Scott Evans, Lance Perkins | |
| 08:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 08:39 | N. Michigan | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:28 | N. Michigan | Paul McGee drills a shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 08:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Dillow | 50-45 |
| 07:42 | N. Michigan | Clifford Boyd steals the ball from Paul McGee | 50-45 |
| 07:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 07:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - James Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McGee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Devon Grenier (fresh) PF - David Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Karl Gross (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie McElmeel (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Beerman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the floater near the basket | 50-47 |
| 06:37 | N. Michigan | James Foster misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 06:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 06:06 | N. Michigan | Karl Gross's pass is intercepted by Willie McElmeel | 50-50 |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 05:46 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to David Rutherford | 50-50 |
| 05:31 | N. Michigan | James Foster makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul McGee | 53-50 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 05:08 | N. Michigan | David Rutherford snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:53 | N. Michigan | Devon Grenier is called for a charge - foul #2 on Devon Grenier, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Emanuel Nobles (SG), Bradley Jones (SF), Alexander Bentley (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) James Foster, Paul McGee, Devon Grenier, David Rutherford, Karl Gross | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (PG), Matthew Anderson (SG), Scott Evans (PF) Martin Dillow, Willie McElmeel, Joseph Beerman | |
| 04:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 04:25 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:04 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins (C) Mark Shea | |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson is fouled on the floor by Alexander Bentley - foul #3 on Alexander Bentley, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 03:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by John Poppe - foul #2 on John Poppe, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Willie McElmeel (SF) Robert Smith, Clifford Boyd | |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson loses the dribble to Thomas Bourgault | 53-50 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - John Poppe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emanuel Nobles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bourgault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie McElmeel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault can't throw it down | 53-50 |
| 02:45 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Nobles | 53-50 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | John Poppe misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SF), Mark Shea (C) Willie McElmeel, Lance Perkins | |
| 02:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 02:09 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault is hacked by Martin Dillow - foul #3 on Martin Dillow, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 01:50 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley hits a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Bourgault | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Bentley - foul #4 on Alexander Bentley, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman (PF) Scott Evans | |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:16 | N. Michigan | Martin Dillow is called for the reach on Emanuel Nobles - foul #4 on Martin Dillow, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Anderson - foul #1 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:07 | N. Michigan | Alexander Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson's pass is intercepted by Alexander Bentley | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault is hacked by Matthew Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Foster (PG), Karl Gross (PF) John Poppe, Alexander Bentley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emanuel Nobles is called for the reach on Joseph Beerman - foul #3 on Emanuel Nobles, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Poppe (PG), Alexander Bentley (PF) James Foster, Karl Gross | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:23 | N. Michigan | Matthew Anderson is called for the reach on Emanuel Nobles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Foster (PG) John Poppe | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:23 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:23 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones is hacked by Matthew Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | N. Michigan | Bradley Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Emanuel Nobles takes the ball from Mark Shea | 60-56 |
| 00:04 | N. Michigan | Emanuel Nobles slams it home | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-56 |