| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond McFarlane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Starks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Lemire and the foul's on Aaron McConnaughy - foul #1 on Aaron McConnaughy, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 19:44 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is hacked by Brian Lemire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Lemire, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:26 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron McConnaughy | 22-31 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane is hacked by Aaron McConnaughy - foul #2 on Aaron McConnaughy, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire is whistled for traveling | 22-31 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 22-31 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Harry Starks | 22-31 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Harry Starks misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Lingo | 22-33 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Nicely | 25-33 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | John Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Doug Hanford (SG), Robert Mintz (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Peter Jones (C) Fernando Soto, Brian Lemire, Raymond McFarlane, Harry Starks, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Norman Dillon (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF), Robert Causby (C) Hugh Clark, Michael Lingo, Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Ruben Latham steals it from Peter Jones | 25-33 |
| 16:51 | St. Joseph's | Norman Dillon lays it in on a great pass from Ruben Latham | 25-35 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Ruben Latham is called for the reach on Robert Mintz - foul #1 on Ruben Latham, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Doug Hanford steals the ball from Ruben Latham | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Larry Sims (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Hanford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Mintz (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Latham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Causby (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Peter Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Raymond McFarlane (SF), Harry Starks (PF) Larry Sims, Doug Hanford, Robert Mintz, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Ruben Latham, Norman Dillon, Christopher Kiser, Robert Causby | |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Brian Lemire picks off the pass by John Smith | 25-35 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane misses the easy layup | 25-35 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire snags the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Clow - foul #2 on Robert Clow, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Peter Jones (C) Brian Lemire, Jeffery Metcalf | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG) Donald Walton | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark is hacked by Fernando Soto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fernando Soto, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG) Robert Clow | |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Raymond McFarlane is blocked by John Smith | 27-35 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:11 | St. Joseph's | Harry Starks is called for the reach on Hugh Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Starks, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SG), Robert Mintz (SF), Joe Nicely (C) Ronald Styron, Raymond McFarlane, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Norman Dillon (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF) Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith | |
| 13:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG) Fernando Soto | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG) Michael Lingo | |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Larry Sims can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-35 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:06 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 27-35 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert Mintz | 27-35 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford buries a 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 12:41 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser is hacked by Joe Nicely in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Nicely, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (SG), Jeffery Metcalf (SF), Peter Jones (PF) Doug Hanford, Robert Mintz, Harry Starks | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF), Robert Causby (C) Hugh Clark, Ruben Latham, Norman Dillon, Christopher Kiser, Scott Higgins | |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Peter Jones is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Raymond McFarlane (SF) Larry Sims, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:59 | St. Joseph's | Fernando Soto steals the ball from Aaron McConnaughy in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 30-35 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Jones | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McFarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Causby (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Lingo - foul #1 on Michael Lingo, team foul #6 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham (SG), Scott Higgins (C) Michael Lingo, Robert Causby | |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:07 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Donald Walton is called for the reach on Fernando Soto - foul #1 on Donald Walton, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Doug Hanford (SG), Harry Starks (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Brian Lemire, Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Norman Dillon (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF) Donald Walton, Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Hugh Clark | 34-39 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford can't finish the layup | 34-39 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Starks | 34-39 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Robert Mintz (SF) Fernando Soto, Raymond McFarlane | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF) Ruben Latham, Norman Dillon, Christopher Kiser | |
| 09:51 | St. Joseph's | Doug Hanford is called for the reach on Michael Lingo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doug Hanford, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| 09:24 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (SG), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Peter Jones (C) Doug Hanford, Harry Starks, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Robert Causby (C) Hugh Clark, Scott Higgins | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Peter Jones buries a 3 from straight away set up by Brian Lemire | 37-39 |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Lemire - foul #2 on Brian Lemire, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Harry Starks (PF) Larry Sims, Robert Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (SG), Christopher Kiser (PF) Michael Lingo, John Smith | |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Peter Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Christopher Kiser | 37-41 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's | Brian Lemire steps in front of the Robert Causby pass in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Walton | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian Lemire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Starks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Clow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Causby (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Harry Starks can't throw it down | 39-44 |
| 07:01 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:57 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Doug Hanford (SG), Raymond McFarlane (SF), Joe Nicely (C) Ronald Styron, Brian Lemire, Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Norman Dillon (SF), John Smith (PF), Scott Higgins (C) Donald Walton, Robert Clow, Aaron McConnaughy, Christopher Kiser, Robert Causby | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Harry Starks lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Clark | 41-47 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the easy layup | 43-47 |
| 05:10 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Doug Hanford misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane tips it home | 45-49 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 45-49 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 03:50 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norman Dillon | 45-51 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Nicely | 45-51 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lingo | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Fernando Soto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Hanford (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond McFarlane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Starks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nicely (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Higgins (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Fernando Soto | 47-54 |
| 02:34 | St. Joseph's | Joe Nicely blocks the short jumper by John Smith | 47-54 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | John Smith tips it back up and in | 47-56 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Fernando Soto double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Sims (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Robert Mintz (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Peter Jones (C) Fernando Soto, Doug Hanford, Raymond McFarlane, Harry Starks, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Ruben Latham (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF) Hugh Clark, Michael Lingo, Norman Dillon, John Smith | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy is open but misses the lay-in | 47-56 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Ruben Latham grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Metcalf - foul #1 on Jeffery Metcalf, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fernando Soto (PG), Raymond McFarlane (SF), Harry Starks (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Larry Sims, Robert Mintz, Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Michael Lingo (SG) Donald Walton, Ruben Latham | |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hugh Clark | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond McFarlane | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser misses the dunk | 50-62 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Harry Starks gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Kiser blocks the short jumper by Harry Starks | 50-62 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark runs out the clock | 50-62 |