| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Peter Kawamoto (fresh) SG - Walter Capp (fresh) SF - Henry Sands (fresh) PF - Zachary Somers (fresh) C - Joseph Cephas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Lawrence Hassett (fresh) SG - Eric Litherland (fresh) SF - Roy Newton (fresh) PF - Henry Garrett (fresh) C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas hits a jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Zachary Somers - foul #1 on Zachary Somers, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas connects on the floater near the basket | 7-3 |
| 17:18 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto is hacked by Patrick Metcalfe - foul #1 on Patrick Metcalfe, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason (PG), Paul Hammons (SG), Tyson Ferguson (SF), Devin Stier (C) Peter Kawamoto, Walter Capp, Henry Sands, Joseph Cephas | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 16:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:34 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Rey Mason - foul #1 on Rey Mason, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (SG) Eric Litherland | |
| 16:34 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason clanks a shot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rey Mason (fresh) SG - Paul Hammons (fresh) SF - Tyson Ferguson (fresh) PF - Zachary Somers (fairly fresh) C - Devin Stier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Lawrence Hassett (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Zehrer (fresh) SF - Roy Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett is fouled on the floor by Rey Mason - foul #2 on Rey Mason, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto (PG), Leon Smith (PF) Rey Mason, Zachary Somers | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless (SG), Randy Pettie (SF), Nathan Mohan (PF), James Woodson (C) Lawrence Hassett, Roy Newton, Henry Garrett, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 15:51 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Smith gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:26 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Timothy Pless | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan is fouled on the floor by Devin Stier - foul #1 on Devin Stier, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp (SG), Henry Sands (SF), Joseph Cephas (C) Paul Hammons, Tyson Ferguson, Devin Stier | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland (SG) Timothy Pless | |
| 15:12 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:44 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:21 | Abilene Christian | James Woodson banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Litherland | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Sands comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Zehrer - foul #1 on Wayne Zehrer, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson (PG), Paul Hammons (SG), Zachary Somers (PF) Peter Kawamoto, Walter Capp, Leon Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett (PG), Roy Newton (SF), Henry Garrett (PF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Wayne Zehrer, Randy Pettie, Nathan Mohan, James Woodson | |
| 13:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Sands misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Hammons - foul #1 on Paul Hammons, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto (PG) Henry Sands | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 13:41 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto makes the 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (SG) Eric Litherland | |
| 12:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:27 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hassett | 14-13 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Roy Newton - foul #1 on Roy Newton, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp (PG), Henry Sands (SF) Peter Kawamoto, Tyson Ferguson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:09 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Henry Garrett | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas is fouled on the floor by Wayne Zehrer - foul #2 on Wayne Zehrer, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier (C) Joseph Cephas | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland (SG) Wayne Zehrer | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Walter Capp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Hammons (fresh) SF - Henry Sands (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zachary Somers (fresh) C - Devin Stier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Lawrence Hassett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Litherland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Newton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Henry Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:23 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Somers | 16-15 |
| 11:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Zachary Somers | 19-15 |
| 10:22 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Hassett and he's hacked by Henry Sands - foul #1 on Henry Sands, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto (PG), Tyson Ferguson (SF), Leon Smith (PF) Paul Hammons, Henry Sands, Zachary Somers | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Donald Porter (PG), Randy Pettie (PF), James Woodson (C) Lawrence Hassett, Henry Garrett, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 10:22 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto's pass is intercepted by Eric Litherland | 19-18 |
| 09:50 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland banks in the layup | 19-20 |
| 09:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Porter is called for the reach on Peter Kawamoto - foul #1 on Donald Porter, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers (PF), Joseph Cephas (C) Leon Smith, Devin Stier | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless (SG), Nathan Mohan (PF) Eric Litherland, Roy Newton | |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:58 | Abilene Christian | James Woodson pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:50 | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless loses the dribble to Tyson Ferguson | 19-20 |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Cephas | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 08:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 07:35 | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless grabs the board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Peter Kawamoto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Walter Capp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyson Ferguson (fresh) PF - Zachary Somers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Donald Porter (fresh) SG - Timothy Pless (fresh) SF - Randy Pettie (fairly fresh) PF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) C - James Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Cephas denies the turnaround by James Woodson | 22-20 |
| 07:19 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie tips it home | 22-22 |
| 06:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Hammons (SG), Henry Sands (SF), Leon Smith (PF), Devin Stier (C) Walter Capp, Tyson Ferguson, Zachary Somers, Joseph Cephas | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett (PG), Eric Litherland (SG), Roy Newton (SF), Henry Garrett (PF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Donald Porter, Timothy Pless, Randy Pettie, Nathan Mohan, James Woodson | |
| 06:44 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:43 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:33 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe clanks a turnaround in the lane | 22-22 |
| 06:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Leon Smith | 22-22 |
| 06:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:05 | Abilene Christian | Peter Kawamoto is called for the reach on Lawrence Hassett - foul #1 on Peter Kawamoto, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason (PG) Peter Kawamoto | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:05 | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:05 | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 05:34 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 25-24 |
| 05:26 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe loses the dribble to Paul Hammons | 25-24 |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Hammons jams it | 27-24 |
| 04:56 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 04:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Devin Stier | 27-24 |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 04:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Garrett steals the ball from Devin Stier | 27-24 |
| 04:07 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 04:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Hammons is fouled on the floor by Eric Litherland - foul #1 on Eric Litherland, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto (PG), Tyson Ferguson (SF), Zachary Somers (PF), Joseph Cephas (C) Paul Hammons, Henry Sands, Leon Smith, Devin Stier | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG), Timothy Pless (SG), Randy Pettie (SF), Nathan Mohan (PF), James Woodson (C) Lawrence Hassett, Eric Litherland, Roy Newton, Henry Garrett, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason knocks in the 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Peter Kawamoto (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Rey Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyson Ferguson (fresh) PF - Zachary Somers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Wayne Zehrer (fresh) SG - Timothy Pless (fresh) SF - Randy Pettie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) C - James Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Capp (SG) Rey Mason | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 03:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 02:49 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-24 |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Cephas snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Capp | 36-24 |
| 02:33 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie is hacked by Walter Capp - foul #1 on Walter Capp, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lawrence Hassett (PG), Henry Garrett (PF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Timothy Pless, Nathan Mohan, James Woodson | |
| 02:33 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:33 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:33 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 36-25 |
| 02:21 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Hassett | 36-27 |
| 02:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Peter Kawamoto is called for traveling | 36-27 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason (PG), Paul Hammons (SG), Henry Sands (SF) Peter Kawamoto, Walter Capp, Tyson Ferguson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland (SG), Roy Newton (SF) Wayne Zehrer, Randy Pettie | |
| 01:47 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 01:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Somers grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Somers | 39-27 |
| 01:15 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses long on a shot near the basket | 39-27 |
| 01:13 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 00:59 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Paul Hammons - foul #2 on Paul Hammons, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier (C) Joseph Cephas | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG), Randy Pettie (C) Lawrence Hassett, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 00:59 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Devin Stier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyson Ferguson (SF) Henry Sands | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless (SG), James Woodson (C) Eric Litherland, Henry Garrett | |
| 00:14 | Abilene Christian | Rey Mason steals the ball from Roy Newton | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rey Mason makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Abilene Christian | Timothy Pless hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 41-30 |