| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 19:36 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 19:19 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Beerman is called for the reach on Paul Morgan - foul #1 on Joseph Beerman, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:54 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifford Boyd - foul #1 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:54 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:54 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea clanks a jump hook from the right block | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 18:11 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Shea - foul #3 on Mark Shea, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins (C) Mark Shea | |
| 18:11 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:11 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:32 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith's pass is intercepted by Joseph Beerman | 28-29 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd clanks a jumper from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 17:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 16:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jim Smith is called for the reach on Clifford Boyd - foul #1 on Jim Smith, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Cliff Lipscomb (SG), Alexander Ferrell (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Jason Teneyck (C) Tomas Poss, Don Williams, Jim Smith, Paul Morgan, Dwight Pagano | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 15:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clifford Boyd and he's fouled by Alexander Ferrell - foul #2 on Alexander Ferrell, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (SG), Mark Shea (C) Matthew Anderson, Lance Perkins | |
| 15:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Ferrell (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Jason Teneyck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 15:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Clifford Boyd | 28-32 |
| 15:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Davis picks off the pass by Mark Shea | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | N. Kentucky | Mark King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Jim Smith (SF) Cliff Lipscomb, Alexander Ferrell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Shea | 28-35 |
| 14:49 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 14:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SG), Paul Morgan (PF), Dwight Pagano (C) Mark King, Edward Davis, Jason Teneyck | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 13:59 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Beerman picks off the pass by Tomas Poss | 28-35 |
| 13:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea buries a shot in the paint | 28-37 |
| 13:10 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dwight Pagano and he's hacked by Clifford Boyd - foul #2 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG) Tomas Poss | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (PG), Scott Evans (SF), Lance Perkins (PF) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Joseph Beerman | |
| 13:10 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Mark King - foul #2 on Mark King, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (SF) Jim Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 12:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:42 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb is called for traveling | 31-39 |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lance Perkins and the foul's on Mark King - foul #3 on Mark King, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Edward Davis (C) Mark King, Dwight Pagano | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 11:43 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams is hacked by Matthew Anderson - foul #2 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith (SF) Cliff Lipscomb | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SF) Lance Perkins | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Don Williams and the foul's on Clifford Boyd - foul #3 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (SG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Evans hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Dillow | 34-44 |
| 10:56 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark King | 37-44 |
| 10:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea is fouled on the floor by Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano (C) Paul Morgan | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman (PF) Scott Evans | |
| 10:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 10:16 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Boyd | 37-47 |
| 09:15 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-47 |
| 09:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Pagano is called for the reach on Mark Shea - foul #3 on Dwight Pagano, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SG), Cliff Lipscomb (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Tomas Poss, Jim Smith, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (PG), Willie McElmeel (SG), Scott Evans (SF), Lance Perkins (C) Martin Dillow, Matthew Anderson, Clifford Boyd, Mark Shea | |
| 08:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Williams steps in front of the Scott Evans pass | 37-47 |
| 08:03 | N. Kentucky | Mark King makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Paul Morgan | 39-47 |
| 07:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-47 |
| 07:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie McElmeel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lance Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins is whistled for a carry | 39-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Jim Smith (SF), Edward Davis (C) Mark King, Cliff Lipscomb, Dwight Pagano | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson (SG) Joseph Beerman | |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Matthew Anderson - foul #3 on Matthew Anderson, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins misses the shot from close range | 41-47 |
| 06:39 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 06:13 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Don Williams | 43-47 |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie McElmeel and the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Clifford Boyd (SF), Mark Shea (C) Robert Smith, Willie McElmeel, Scott Evans | |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:42 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-50 |
| 05:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Smith - foul #2 on Jim Smith, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (SG), Alexander Ferrell (PF), Dwight Pagano (C) Don Williams, Paul Morgan, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lance Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 05:00 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark King | 45-50 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 45-50 |
| 04:30 | N. Kentucky | Mark King grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 04:15 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss misses badly on a shot from close range | 45-50 |
| 04:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 03:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SG), Cliff Lipscomb (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Tomas Poss, Jim Smith, Alexander Ferrell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Smith (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF), Scott Evans (C) Matthew Anderson, Lance Perkins, Mark Shea | |
| 03:30 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwight Pagano | 47-50 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 03:05 | N. Kentucky | Mark King grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 02:52 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan misses the shot from close range | 47-50 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Scott Evans | 47-50 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Jim Smith (SF) Mark King, Cliff Lipscomb | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson (SG), Mark Shea (C) Robert Smith, Scott Evans | |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 47-50 |
| 02:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 02:05 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 02:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Shea hits a jumper from the baseline | 47-52 |
| 01:27 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Beerman is called for the reach on Paul Morgan - foul #2 on Joseph Beerman, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 01:27 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:27 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dwight Pagano - foul #4 on Dwight Pagano, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:08 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Williams | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tomas Poss steals it from Matthew Anderson | 51-53 |
| 00:16 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan misses badly on a shot from close range | 51-53 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 00:04 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd runs out the clock | 51-53 |