| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Walter Tapscott (fresh) SG - Willie Bruner (fresh) SF - Albert Ketterer (fresh) PF - Wilson King (fresh) C - Brandon Mule (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Eric Tinneberg (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Brian Laporte (fresh) C - Millard Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brandon Mule wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Laporte - foul #1 on Brian Laporte, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer makes the jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brian Laporte steals it from Albert Ketterer | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones comes up short on the runner in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Brandon Mule - foul #1 on Brandon Mule, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green (SG), Bobby Williams (C) Willie Bruner, Brandon Mule | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King lays it up and in | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Paul Robinson is called for the reach on Walter Tapscott - foul #1 on Paul Robinson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci (PG), Willie Bruner (SG), Randy Dowdy (PF), Brandon Mule (C) Walter Tapscott, Mark Green, Albert Ketterer, Wilson King | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SG), Joshua Willis (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Eric Tinneberg, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner throws it down and he's hacked by Timothy Ogara - foul #1 on Timothy Ogara, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) SG - Willie Bruner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Williams (fresh) PF - Randy Dowdy (fresh) C - Brandon Mule (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Ogara (fresh) SF - Joshua Willis (fresh) PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) C - Francis Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Christopher Eldredge (SF) Bobby Williams | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Paul Robinson - foul #2 on Paul Robinson, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg (SG) Paul Robinson | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Brandon Mule | 13-8 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Francis Harper is called for the reach on Willie Bruner - foul #1 on Francis Harper, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 14:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Francis Harper | 13-8 |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green (SG), Bobby Williams (SF) Willie Bruner, Christopher Eldredge | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Joshua Willis, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| 14:26 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Randy Dowdy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims (PG), Richard Woods (C) Rogelio Ricci, Brandon Mule | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| 14:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Tapscott (PG), Albert Ketterer (SF), Wilson King (PF) Jeremy Sims, Bobby Williams, Randy Dowdy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis (SF) Walter Ashford | |
| 13:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte tips it home | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Eric Tinneberg picks off the pass by Wilson King | 13-12 |
| 13:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg lays it up and in | 13-14 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 12:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte hits the finger roll | 13-16 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Green | 15-16 |
| 11:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Woods is called for the reach on Eric Tinneberg - foul #1 on Richard Woods, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci (PG), Willie Bruner (SG), Bobby Williams (SF), Randy Dowdy (PF), Brandon Mule (C) Walter Tapscott, Mark Green, Albert Ketterer, Wilson King, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Joshua Willis, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) SG - Willie Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Williams (fresh) PF - Randy Dowdy (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Mule (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eric Tinneberg (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Ogara (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) C - Francis Harper (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Ashford | 15-19 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brandon Mule knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Willie Bruner | 17-19 |
| 10:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg loses the dribble to Willie Bruner in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci blows the layup | 17-19 |
| 10:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler is called for 5 seconds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer (SF) Randy Dowdy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Bobby Williams misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer throws it down set up by Willie Bruner and he's fouled by Francis Harper - foul #2 on Francis Harper, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims (PG), Wilson King (PF), Richard Woods (C) Rogelio Ricci, Bobby Williams, Brandon Mule | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn (PF), Millard Jones (C) Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| 09:48 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-19 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green (SG) Willie Bruner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 08:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones clanks a shot from close range | 20-19 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Woods comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Millard Jones - foul #1 on Millard Jones, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Tapscott (PG), Christopher Eldredge (SF), Randy Dowdy (PF) Jeremy Sims, Albert Ketterer, Wilson King | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis (SF), Brian Laporte (PF) Walter Ashford, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Richard Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis is fouled on the floor by Christopher Eldredge - foul #1 on Christopher Eldredge, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci (PG), Bobby Williams (SF), Brandon Mule (C) Mark Green, Christopher Eldredge, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler (C) Millard Jones | |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Randy Dowdy is hacked by Eugene Chandler - foul #1 on Eugene Chandler, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Randy Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Randy Dowdy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Eugene Chandler | 22-19 |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte misses the dunk but he's hacked by Randy Dowdy - foul #1 on Randy Dowdy, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green (SG), Christopher Eldredge (SF), Wilson King (PF) Walter Tapscott, Bobby Williams, Randy Dowdy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford (SG), Millard Jones (C) Eric Tinneberg, Joshua Willis | |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) SG - Mark Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eldredge (fresh) PF - Wilson King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Mule (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Timothy Ogara (tiring) SG - Walter Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Laporte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) C - Millard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eugene Chandler - foul #2 on Eugene Chandler, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims (PG), Willie Bruner (SG), Albert Ketterer (SF), Richard Woods (C) Rogelio Ricci, Mark Green, Christopher Eldredge, Brandon Mule | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg (SG), Eugene Dejohn (PF) Brian Laporte, Eugene Chandler | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ogara | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Ketterer - foul #1 on Albert Ketterer, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Tapscott (PG) Jeremy Sims | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-21 |
| 05:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-24 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg travels in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci (PG), Mark Green (SG), Bobby Williams (SF), Randy Dowdy (PF), Brandon Mule (C) Walter Tapscott, Willie Bruner, Albert Ketterer, Wilson King, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis (SF), Brian Laporte (PF) Eric Tinneberg, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Green clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-24 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Randy Dowdy tips it home | 24-24 |
| 04:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford loses the dribble to Randy Dowdy | 24-24 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Ashford steals the ball from Mark Green | 24-24 |
| 03:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones loses the dribble to Brandon Mule | 24-24 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Timothy Ogara is called for the reach on Rogelio Ricci - foul #2 on Timothy Ogara, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Tapscott (SG), Albert Ketterer (SF), Wilson King (PF), Richard Woods (C) Mark Green, Bobby Williams, Randy Dowdy, Brandon Mule | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Eric Tinneberg (SG), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Timothy Ogara, Walter Ashford, Brian Laporte, Millard Jones | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims (SG) Rogelio Ricci | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 25-24 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Walter Tapscott tips it home | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky Wesleyan | PG - Walter Tapscott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Sims (fresh) SF - Albert Ketterer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Woods (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Eric Tinneberg (tired) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) C - Francis Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg loses the dribble to Walter Tapscott in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Jeremy Sims throws it down on a nice dish by Walter Tapscott | 29-24 |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg's pass is intercepted by Albert Ketterer in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Sims | 31-24 |
| 02:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Tinneberg misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Wilson King misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-24 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Eugene Chandler blocks the short jumper by Albert Ketterer | 31-24 |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Woods steals it from Joshua Willis in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Albert Ketterer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Woods - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci (PG), Willie Bruner (SG), Christopher Eldredge (SF), Bobby Williams (PF), Brandon Mule (C) Walter Tapscott, Jeremy Sims, Albert Ketterer, Wilson King, Richard Woods | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Brian Laporte (PF), Millard Jones (C) Eric Tinneberg, Joshua Willis, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brandon Mule grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Brandon Mule's layup is rejected by Brian Laporte | 31-25 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Brian Laporte | 31-25 |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Rogelio Ricci snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Willie Bruner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Laporte gets the rebound | 31-25 |