| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Nathan Jackson (fresh) SG - Eric Stacey (fresh) SF - Samuel Long (fresh) PF - Arthur Minnich (fresh) C - Gary Macy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jack Cuthbert (fresh) SG - Christopher Delamora (fresh) SF - John Harper (fresh) PF - William Hatcher (fresh) C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stacey steps in front of the Christopher Delamora pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Tusculum | Samuel Long hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to William Hatcher | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones buries a jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Tusculum | Samuel Long scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Eric Stacey | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to William Jones | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Tusculum | Samuel Long is fouled in the backcourt by John Harper - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Hatcher - foul #1 on William Hatcher, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Macy | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher's dunk attempt is rejected by Arthur Minnich | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Tusculum | John Harper steals the ball from Eric Stacey in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora is hacked by Eric Stacey - foul #1 on Eric Stacey, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Merriam (PG), Gary Engel (SG), James Jenkins (SF), Tommy Hug (PF), John Zand (C) Nathan Jackson, Eric Stacey, Samuel Long, Arthur Minnich, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), Jerry Ward (SG), John Zets (SF), Brandon Graham (PF), John Wilkinson (C) Jack Cuthbert, Christopher Delamora, John Harper, William Hatcher, William Jones | |
| 17:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Ward | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Tusculum | John Wilkinson denies the turnaround by Tommy Hug | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Merriam is called for the reach on John Zets in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Merriam, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham misses badly on a runner from the right block | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Jenkins - foul #1 on James Jenkins, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Stacey (SG), Jackson Bugarin (PF), Gary Macy (C) Gary Engel, Tommy Hug, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (SG) Jerry Ward | |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Gary Macy | 7-7 |
| 15:51 | Tusculum | Henry Moore is called for the reach on Eric Stacey - foul #1 on Henry Moore, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Kyle Merriam (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Stacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jenkins (fairly fresh) PF - Jackson Bugarin (fresh) C - Gary Macy (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Henry Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Brewer (fresh) SF - John Zets (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Graham (fairly fresh) C - John Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Tusculum | James Jenkins is hacked by John Zets - foul #1 on John Zets, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Samuel Long (SF) James Jenkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG) Henry Moore | |
| 15:18 | Tusculum | Samuel Long knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Stacey | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham hits a runner from close range set up by Jack Cuthbert | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | Tusculum | Samuel Long is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson (PG), Gary Engel (SG), Tommy Hug (PF), John Zand (C) Kyle Merriam, Eric Stacey, Jackson Bugarin, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), Jerry Ward (SG), John Harper (SF), William Hatcher (PF), William Jones (C) Jack Cuthbert, William Brewer, John Zets, Brandon Graham, John Wilkinson | |
| 14:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Jackson - foul #1 on Nathan Jackson, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Harper | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | Tusculum | Samuel Long hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 14:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 12-11 |
| 14:11 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Tommy Hug | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 12-11 |
| 13:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones hits a shot from the right side set up by Henry Moore | 12-13 |
| 13:02 | Tusculum | William Hatcher is called for the reach on Tommy Hug - foul #2 on William Hatcher, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Merriam (PG), Eric Stacey (SG), James Jenkins (SF), Arthur Minnich (PF), Gary Macy (C) Nathan Jackson, Gary Engel, Samuel Long, Tommy Hug, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), Christopher Delamora (SG), John Zets (SF), Brandon Graham (PF), John Wilkinson (C) Henry Moore, Jerry Ward, John Harper, William Hatcher, William Jones | |
| 12:45 | Tusculum | Brandon Graham blocks the short jumper by Arthur Minnich | 12-13 |
| 12:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Arthur Minnich | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Tusculum | Brandon Graham takes the ball from Arthur Minnich | 12-13 |
| 11:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:49 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Kyle Merriam (tiring) SG - Eric Stacey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Jenkins (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Minnich (tiring) 2 reb. C - Gary Macy (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jack Cuthbert (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Delamora (tiring) SF - John Zets (tiring) PF - Brandon Graham (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Wilkinson (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Tusculum | John Wilkinson picks off the pass by Arthur Minnich | 12-13 |
| 11:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham tips it home | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich buries a jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson (PG), Gary Engel (SG), Jackson Bugarin (PF), John Zand (C) Kyle Merriam, Eric Stacey, Arthur Minnich, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), William Brewer (SG), John Harper (SF), William Jones (C) Jack Cuthbert, Christopher Delamora, John Zets, John Wilkinson | |
| 10:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper scores on a floater in the paint | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Tusculum | James Jenkins buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Jackson and he's fouled by Brandon Graham - foul #1 on Brandon Graham, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (PG) Henry Moore | |
| 10:32 | Tusculum | James Jenkins misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Tusculum | John Zand gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:12 | Tusculum | John Zand is hacked by William Brewer - foul #1 on William Brewer, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Merriam (PG), Eric Stacey (SG), Samuel Long (SF) Nathan Jackson, Gary Engel, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 10:12 | Tusculum | John Zand misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on Kyle Merriam - foul #2 on Kyle Merriam, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson (PG), Tommy Hug (PF) Kyle Merriam, Jackson Bugarin | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora (SG), John Zets (SF) William Brewer, John Harper | |
| 10:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:04 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Tommy Hug | 16-19 |
| 09:58 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| 09:58 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Macy (C) John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), John Wilkinson (C) Jerry Ward, William Jones | |
| 09:27 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug misses the wide open jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Graham - foul #2 on Brandon Graham, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Engel (SG), James Jenkins (SF) Nathan Jackson, Samuel Long | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper (SF), William Jones (C) John Zets, Brandon Graham | |
| 09:27 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Wilkinson | 18-22 |
| 09:03 | Tusculum | Henry Moore is called for the reach on Gary Engel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Moore, team foul #10 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich (PF) Tommy Hug | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), William Brewer (SG) Henry Moore, Christopher Delamora | |
| 09:03 | Tusculum | Gary Engel misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:03 | Tusculum | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Macy swats the short shot by William Jones | 19-22 |
| 08:48 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:39 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Wilkinson - foul #1 on John Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson (PG), Samuel Long (SF), Jackson Bugarin (C) Eric Stacey, James Jenkins, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets (SF) John Harper | |
| 08:39 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Zand (C) Arthur Minnich | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (SG) William Brewer | |
| 08:29 | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Ward | 21-24 |
| 08:20 | Tusculum | John Zets picks off the pass by Jackson Bugarin in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 08:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jackson Bugarin picks off the pass by John Zets | 21-24 |
| 07:46 | Tusculum | Gary Engel misses long on a shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:45 | Tusculum | John Zand hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Nathan Jackson (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Gary Engel (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Long (tired) 7 pts. PF - Jackson Bugarin (fairly fresh) C - John Zand (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jack Cuthbert (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Zets (tiring) PF - John Wilkinson (tired) 1 pts. C - William Jones (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:22 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to John Zand | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | Tusculum | Samuel Long misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Ward - foul #1 on Jerry Ward, team foul #12 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Jenkins (PG), Eric Stacey (SG), Tommy Hug (PF), Gary Macy (C) Nathan Jackson, Gary Engel, Jackson Bugarin, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), Christopher Delamora (SG), John Harper (SF) Jack Cuthbert, Jerry Ward, John Zets | |
| 07:08 | Tusculum | Samuel Long makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:08 | Tusculum | Samuel Long makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora grabs the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson misses the jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 06:30 | Tusculum | James Jenkins grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 06:05 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 25-24 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 25-24 |
| 05:54 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:52 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey is hacked by Christopher Delamora in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Delamora, team foul #13 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Engel (SG), Arthur Minnich (PF) Samuel Long, Tommy Hug | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (PG), John Zets (SF) William Brewer, John Harper | |
| 05:52 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:52 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Gary Engel - foul #1 on Gary Engel, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Zand (C) Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:45 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Arthur Minnich | 27-26 |
| 05:41 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ward - foul #2 on Jerry Ward, team foul #14 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG) Jerry Ward | |
| 05:41 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:41 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Jenkins - foul #2 on James Jenkins, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nathan Jackson (PG), Tommy Hug (SF) Gary Engel, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:25 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 05:23 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Minnich | 28-26 |
| 05:15 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jack Cuthbert, team foul #15 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Samuel Long (SF) Tommy Hug | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:15 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-26 |
| 05:15 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:15 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 05:07 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:01 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-26 |
| 04:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Jackson - foul #2 on Nathan Jackson, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Engel (SG), Jackson Bugarin (PF), Gary Macy (C) Nathan Jackson, Arthur Minnich, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (SG), John Harper (SF), William Hatcher (PF) Christopher Delamora, John Zets, John Wilkinson | |
| 04:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:44 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 04:29 | Tusculum | The short jumper by Samuel Long is denied by William Hatcher | 31-27 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Long is called for the reach on Jack Cuthbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Long, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Tommy Hug (SF) Samuel Long | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 04:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich (PF) Jackson Bugarin | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora (SG) Jack Cuthbert | |
| 04:05 | Tusculum | William Brewer steps in front of the Gary Macy pass in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 04:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 03:32 | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 03:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Eric Stacey (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Engel (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hug (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Minnich (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Macy (tired) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Brewer (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Delamora (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Harper (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jones (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-31 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Merriam (PG), James Jenkins (SF), Jackson Bugarin (PF), John Zand (C) Gary Engel, Tommy Hug, Arthur Minnich, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), Jerry Ward (SG), John Zets (SF), Brandon Graham (C) William Brewer, Christopher Delamora, John Harper, William Jones | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Moore | 31-33 |
| 03:10 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Zets - foul #2 on John Zets, team foul #16 | 31-33 |
| 03:10 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:10 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zand is called for the reach on William Hatcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Zand, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:08 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 03:04 | Tusculum | Kyle Merriam is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Jenkins is called for the reach on Henry Moore - foul #3 on James Jenkins, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Engel (SG), Samuel Long (SF) Eric Stacey, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:49 | Tusculum | Samuel Long misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-35 |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Brandon Graham | 32-35 |
| 02:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets can't throw it down but the foul's on Jackson Bugarin - foul #1 on Jackson Bugarin, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Arthur Minnich (PF), Gary Macy (C) Jackson Bugarin, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:22 | Tusculum | Henry Moore steals the ball from Gary Engel in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 02:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham jams it on a great pass from Jerry Ward and he's fouled by Gary Macy - foul #1 on Gary Macy, team foul #13 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Stacey (SG), Tommy Hug (SF) Gary Engel, Samuel Long | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper (SF) John Zets | |
| 02:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 01:37 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug slams it home on a nice dish by Kyle Merriam | 34-40 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham is whistled for a carry | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Samuel Long (SF), Jackson Bugarin (PF), John Zand (C) Tommy Hug, Arthur Minnich, Gary Macy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (SG), William Jones (C) Jerry Ward, Brandon Graham | |
| 01:09 | Tusculum | Samuel Long comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 01:07 | Tusculum | Eric Stacey tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 01:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 01:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stacey steps in front of the William Hatcher pass in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 00:43 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin is hacked by William Hatcher - foul #3 on William Hatcher, team foul #17 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Engel (SG), Tommy Hug (SF), Gary Macy (C) Eric Stacey, Samuel Long, John Zand | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (PG), Christopher Delamora (SG), John Zets (SF), Brandon Graham (PF), John Wilkinson (C) Henry Moore, William Brewer, John Harper, William Hatcher, William Jones | |
| 00:43 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:43 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert loses the dribble to Gary Engel in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 00:38 | Tusculum | Tommy Hug blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Engel - foul #2 on Gary Engel, team foul #14 | 35-40 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:33 | Tusculum | Gary Macy pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:28 | Tusculum | Gary Macy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Delamora misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 00:01 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Jackson Bugarin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-41 |