| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eugene Thorpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Devane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Truskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Mercedes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Carmine Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hodgdon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Roger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger drills a turnaround in the paint | 25-31 |
| 19:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski lays it in set up by Jason Devane | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano's pass is intercepted by Rufus Mercedes | 27-31 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carmine Romano is called for the reach on Eugene Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carmine Romano, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Roger is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Scott Roger, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe drills a floater from the baseline set up by Jason Devane | 29-31 |
| 18:27 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Carmine Romano | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:59 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carmine Romano | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Brian Truskowski | 31-35 |
| 17:23 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 17:21 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jason Devane picks off the pass by Scott Roger | 31-35 |
| 16:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes connects on the open floater from close range on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 33-35 |
| 16:34 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carmine Romano, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (PG), Paul Lodge (SG), David Olson (SF), William Ray (PF), Kyle Roache (C) Eugene Thorpe, Jason Devane, Frank Smith, Brian Truskowski, Rufus Mercedes | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Billy Nocera (PG), William Hebert (SG), Jeffrey Vogelsang (SF), Frederick Williams (PF), Duane Cannady (C) Carmine Romano, Edwin Rogers, Leonard Hodgdon, Mark Chen, Scott Roger | |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to William Ray | 33-35 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Kenny Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lodge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Olson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Roache (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Billy Nocera (fresh) SG - William Hebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vogelsang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frederick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Cannady (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | SE Oklahoma St. | William Hebert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray is fouled on the floor by Frederick Williams - foul #1 on Frederick Williams, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson (C) Kyle Roache | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou (C) Duane Cannady | |
| 15:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson hits a jumper from the left block set up by Kenny Christensen | 37-35 |
| 15:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | William Hebert drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG), Frank Smith (SF), Brian Truskowski (PF) Kenny Christensen, David Olson, William Ray | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano (PG), Edwin Rogers (SG), Mark Chen (PF) Billy Nocera, William Hebert, Frederick Williams | |
| 14:53 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jeffrey Vogelsang misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 14:51 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen tips it home | 37-40 |
| 14:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller is hacked by Jeffrey Vogelsang - foul #3 on Jeffrey Vogelsang, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane (SG) Paul Lodge | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon (SF) Jeffrey Vogelsang | |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger (C) Li-Liang Zhou | |
| 14:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 14:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Jason Devane | 37-40 |
| 13:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:27 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edwin Rogers | 37-43 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 12:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 12:36 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:31 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano misses the 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 12:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Brian Truskowski | 37-43 |
| 12:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Truskowski | 39-43 |
| 11:51 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Hodgdon | 39-45 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leon Miller (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Devane (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Smith (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Brian Truskowski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Swanson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Carmine Romano (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edwin Rogers (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Hodgdon (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Chen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Roger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane is denied on a layup by Scott Roger | 39-45 |
| 11:27 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Mark Chen | 39-45 |
| 11:17 | SE Oklahoma St. | Tony Swanson steps in front of the Mark Chen pass | 39-45 |
| 11:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 10:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Paul Lodge (SG), David Olson (SF), William Ray (PF), Rufus Mercedes (C) Leon Miller, Jason Devane, Frank Smith, Brian Truskowski, Tony Swanson | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Billy Nocera (PG), William Hebert (SG), Jeffrey Vogelsang (SF), Frederick Williams (PF), Duane Cannady (C) Carmine Romano, Edwin Rogers, Leonard Hodgdon, Mark Chen, Scott Roger | |
| 10:10 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jeffrey Vogelsang is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| 09:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe double dribbles | 42-45 |
| 09:38 | SE Oklahoma St. | William Hebert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:36 | SE Oklahoma St. | Frederick Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:30 | SE Oklahoma St. | Frederick Williams lays it in | 42-47 |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe makes the runner from the right block | 44-47 |
| 09:05 | SE Oklahoma St. | Duane Cannady is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Roache (PF) William Ray | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou (C) Duane Cannady | |
| 09:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (SG) David Olson | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 08:47 | SE Oklahoma St. | Frederick Williams knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Vogelsang and he's hacked by Paul Lodge - foul #2 on Paul Lodge, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane (SG) Eugene Thorpe | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon (SF) Jeffrey Vogelsang | |
| 08:47 | SE Oklahoma St. | Frederick Williams makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Li-Liang Zhou is called for the reach on Paul Lodge - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhou, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith (SF) Paul Lodge | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 08:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Li-Liang Zhou denies the turnaround by Rufus Mercedes | 44-50 |
| 08:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenny Christensen | 47-50 |
| 07:51 | SE Oklahoma St. | Frederick Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frederick Williams, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson (PF) Kyle Roache | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano (PG), Jeffrey Vogelsang (SF), Scott Roger (C) Billy Nocera, Leonard Hodgdon, Li-Liang Zhou | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Kenny Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Devane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Olson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rufus Mercedes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Carmine Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vogelsang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Roger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jason Devane | 50-50 |
| 07:13 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Olson - foul #2 on David Olson, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Paul Lodge (SG), William Ray (PF) Kenny Christensen, Jason Devane, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers (SG), Duane Cannady (PF) William Hebert, Frederick Williams | |
| 07:13 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:13 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edwin Rogers - foul #2 on Edwin Rogers, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith (SF) David Olson | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:52 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:30 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 06:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Duane Cannady steals the ball from Eugene Thorpe in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 06:12 | SE Oklahoma St. | Paul Lodge picks off the pass by Edwin Rogers | 50-52 |
| 06:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 06:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 05:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge buries a shot from close range set up by Eugene Thorpe | 52-52 |
| 05:48 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Vogelsang | 52-55 |
| 05:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:31 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Duane Cannady | 52-55 |
| 05:19 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jeffrey Vogelsang buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carmine Romano | 52-58 |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Carmine Romano - foul #3 on Carmine Romano, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (PG), David Olson (SG), Brian Truskowski (PF), Kyle Roache (C) Eugene Thorpe, Paul Lodge, William Ray, Rufus Mercedes | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Billy Nocera (PG), William Hebert (SG), Leonard Hodgdon (SF), Mark Chen (PF), Li-Liang Zhou (C) Carmine Romano, Edwin Rogers, Jeffrey Vogelsang, Duane Cannady, Scott Roger | |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:59 | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Roache - foul #1 on Kyle Roache, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane (SG) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 04:59 | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:59 | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hebert takes the ball from Kyle Roache | 54-60 |
| 04:35 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon lays it in set up by William Hebert | 54-62 |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 04:20 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 04:19 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen tips it but misses | 54-62 |
| 04:18 | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:12 | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-62 |
| 04:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG), Paul Lodge (SF), Tony Swanson (C) Kenny Christensen, David Olson, Kyle Roache | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger (C) Li-Liang Zhou | |
| 03:54 | SE Oklahoma St. | Paul Lodge picks off the pass by Leonard Hodgdon | 54-62 |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Lodge | 56-62 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) SG - Jason Devane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Lodge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Truskowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Swanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Billy Nocera (fairly fresh) SG - William Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Chen (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Roger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen is fouled on the floor by Tony Swanson - foul #2 on Tony Swanson, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers (SG), Frederick Williams (PF) William Hebert, Mark Chen | |
| 03:15 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers connects on the jump hook in the lane | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Frank Smith (SF) Leon Miller, Paul Lodge | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano (PG) Billy Nocera | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:01 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon is fouled on the floor by Frank Smith - foul #3 on Frank Smith, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (SG), David Olson (PF) Jason Devane, Brian Truskowski | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Jeffrey Vogelsang (SF) Leonard Hodgdon | |
| 02:49 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers is fouled on the floor by Eugene Thorpe - foul #3 on Eugene Thorpe, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Roache (C) Tony Swanson | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Li-Liang Zhou (C) Scott Roger | |
| 02:36 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 02:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen is hacked by Carmine Romano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carmine Romano, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray (PF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | William Hebert (SG) Edwin Rogers | |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 02:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Olson | 58-64 |
| 02:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge (SG), Rufus Mercedes (C) Kenny Christensen, Kyle Roache | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Billy Nocera (PG), Duane Cannady (PF) Carmine Romano, Frederick Williams | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson is whistled for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Brian Truskowski (PF) Paul Lodge, David Olson, William Ray | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano (PG), Edwin Rogers (SG), Leonard Hodgdon (SF), Mark Chen (PF), Scott Roger (C) Billy Nocera, William Hebert, Jeffrey Vogelsang, Duane Cannady, Li-Liang Zhou | |
| 01:27 | SE Oklahoma St. | Edwin Rogers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leonard Hodgdon takes the ball from Frank Smith | 58-64 |
| 01:03 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leonard Hodgdon | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski is hacked by Mark Chen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Chen, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:00 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Leonard Hodgdon | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | SE Oklahoma St. | Eugene Thorpe is called for the reach on Leonard Hodgdon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Thorpe, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 00:57 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:57 | SE Oklahoma St. | Leonard Hodgdon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:50 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Thorpe - foul #5 on Eugene Thorpe, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Lodge (PG) Eugene Thorpe | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 00:48 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:42 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jason Devane is called for the reach on Scott Roger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Devane, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:41 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Devane snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 00:35 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen is hacked by Jason Devane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Devane, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | SE Oklahoma St. | Mark Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | Jason Devane is called for the reach on Scott Roger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Devane, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson (SG) Jason Devane | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 00:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 00:16 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Scott Roger | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger is hacked by Paul Lodge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Lodge, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| 00:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rufus Mercedes misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | SE Oklahoma St. | Scott Roger gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | SE Oklahoma St. | Carmine Romano runs out the clock | 62-72 |