| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Michael Visconti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nadel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Santora (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Kirkland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Pou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou inbounds the ball | 37-15 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Brier - foul #1 on Michael Brier, team foul #1 | 37-15 |
| 19:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 19:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 19:33 | Lincoln | Michael Brier buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Melvin Kirkland | 40-17 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Visconti - foul #2 on Michael Visconti, team foul #2 | 40-17 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 40-18 |
| 19:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow makes the 2nd free throw | 40-19 |
| 19:04 | Lincoln | Michael Brier is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Visconti | 43-19 |
| 18:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-19 |
| 18:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou grabs the offensive rebound | 43-19 |
| 18:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Martin Dillow | 43-21 |
| 18:07 | Lincoln | Michael Brier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-21 |
| 18:06 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel tips it but misses | 43-21 |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:59 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Brier | 45-21 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria (PG), Scott Rist (SG), Scott Hatch (SF), Joe Smith (PF), Shawn Hartman (C) Michael Visconti, Terry Nadel, Michael Brier, Ricky Santora, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (PG), Larry Corrado (SG), Kyle Poore (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman, Marcus Gosser | |
| 17:52 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is open and lays it up and in set up by Paul Candelaria | 47-21 |
| 17:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-21 |
| 17:37 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-21 |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey snags the defensive board | 47-21 |
| 17:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Hatch - foul #1 on Scott Hatch, team foul #3 | 47-21 |
| 17:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 47-21 |
| 17:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 17:17 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-22 |
| 17:16 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-22 |
| 17:11 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Smith | 50-22 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Candelaria - foul #2 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #4 | 50-22 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Nadel (SG), Ricky Santora (PF), John Watkins (C) Scott Rist, Joe Smith, Shawn Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 17:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey is whistled for traveling | 50-22 |
| 16:54 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch makes the wide open shot from the right wing set up by Paul Candelaria | 52-22 |
| 16:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-22 |
| 16:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 52-22 |
| 16:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Price | 52-25 |
| 16:11 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-25 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey grabs the board | 52-25 |
| 16:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Visconti (PG), Thomas Jones (SF), Joe Smith (PF), Shawn Hartman (C) Paul Candelaria, Scott Hatch, Ricky Santora, John Watkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Martin Pou (SF), Joseph Beerman (PF), Marcus Gosser (C) Roger Suazo, Kyle Poore, Douglas Price, Christopher Hickey | |
| 15:41 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 55-25 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Michael Visconti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Nadel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Hartman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Corrado (tiring) SF - Martin Pou (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Beerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado is called for 10 seconds | 55-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (SG), Michael Brier (SF), Melvin Kirkland (C) Michael Visconti, Terry Nadel, Shawn Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Christopher Surber (C) Martin Dillow, Marcus Gosser | |
| 15:21 | Lincoln | Martin Pou is called for the reach on Joe Smith - foul #3 on Martin Pou, team foul #1 | 55-25 |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Joe Smith buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Rist and he's hacked by Christopher Surber - foul #4 on Christopher Surber, team foul #2 | 57-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Visconti (PG), John Watkins (C) Thomas Jones, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser (C) Christopher Surber | |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the free throw | 58-25 |
| 14:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Watkins swats the layup by Joseph Beerman | 58-25 |
| 14:51 | Lincoln | Michael Brier snags the defensive board | 58-25 |
| 14:34 | Lincoln | Michael Brier hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Watkins and he's hacked by Martin Pou - foul #4 on Martin Pou, team foul #3 | 60-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Nadel (SG), Ricky Santora (PF), Melvin Kirkland (C) Scott Rist, Joe Smith, John Watkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG), Kyle Poore (SF), Douglas Price (PF) Larry Corrado, Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman | |
| 14:34 | Lincoln | Michael Brier makes the free throw | 61-25 |
| 14:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-25 |
| 14:22 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-25 |
| 14:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser snags the defensive board | 61-25 |
| 14:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price misses long on a runner from the left block | 61-25 |
| 14:00 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel snags the defensive board | 61-25 |
| 13:49 | Lincoln | Roger Suazo picks off the pass by Michael Visconti | 61-25 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 61-25 |
| 13:27 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland grabs the board | 61-25 |
| 13:21 | Lincoln | Kyle Poore is called for the reach on Terry Nadel - foul #2 on Kyle Poore, team foul #4 | 61-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Jones (PG), Paul Candelaria (SG), Scott Hatch (SF), John Watkins (PF), Shawn Hartman (C) Michael Visconti, Terry Nadel, Michael Brier, Ricky Santora, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Roger Suazo, Douglas Price, Marcus Gosser | |
| 13:06 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-25 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey gets the rebound | 61-25 |
| 12:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd hits a jumper from the left side | 61-27 |
| 12:31 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 61-27 |
| 12:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn grabs the board | 61-27 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-27 |
| 12:23 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Shawn Hartman | 61-27 |
| 12:07 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman is open and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 63-27 |
| 11:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #5 | 63-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (PG), Joe Smith (PF) Thomas Jones, John Watkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG), Douglas Price (PF), Marcus Gosser (C) Clifford Boyd, Kyle Poore, Joseph Beerman | |
| 11:51 | Lincoln | Roger Suazo is called for the reach on Scott Rist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Suazo, team foul #6 | 63-27 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | Joe Smith misses short on an open shot from the left block | 63-27 |
| 11:41 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman snags the offensive board | 63-27 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Scott Rist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Candelaria (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Scott Hatch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roy Ahearn (tired) 3 pf. SG - Roger Suazo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hickey (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Douglas Price (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Scott Rist | 65-27 |
| 11:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-27 |
| 11:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 65-27 |
| 11:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-27 |
| 11:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price grabs the offensive rebound | 65-27 |
| 10:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price misses short on a floater from the baseline | 65-27 |
| 10:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hickey | 65-27 |
| 10:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hatch picks off the pass by Roger Suazo | 65-27 |
| 10:33 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 65-27 |
| 10:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Douglas Price | 65-27 |
| 10:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-30 |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Hatch | 67-30 |
| 10:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Smith steals the ball from Christopher Hickey | 67-30 |
| 09:54 | Lincoln | Joe Smith misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 67-30 |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo grabs the board | 67-30 |
| 09:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the jumper in the paint | 67-32 |
| 09:34 | Lincoln | Roy Ahearn is called for the reach on Scott Rist in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #7 | 67-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Jones (SF), John Watkins (C) Scott Hatch, Shawn Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado (SG), Kyle Poore (SF) Roy Ahearn, Christopher Hickey | |
| 09:34 | Lincoln | Scott Rist makes the 1st free throw | 68-32 |
| 09:34 | Lincoln | Scott Rist misses the 2nd free throw | 68-32 |
| 09:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser snags the defensive board | 68-32 |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore drills a shot from the left wing set up by Roger Suazo | 68-34 |
| 09:05 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Watkins | 71-34 |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo clanks a jumper near the basket | 71-34 |
| 08:58 | Lincoln | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 71-34 |
| 08:55 | Lincoln | Larry Corrado is called for the reach on Scott Rist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Corrado, team foul #8 | 71-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey (C) Marcus Gosser | |
| 08:55 | Lincoln | Scott Rist makes the 1st free throw | 72-34 |
| 08:55 | Lincoln | Scott Rist makes the 2nd free throw | 73-34 |
| 08:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses the turnaround near the basket | 73-34 |
| 08:46 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 73-34 |
| 08:31 | Lincoln | Joe Smith misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 73-34 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore pulls down the rebound | 73-34 |
| 08:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Corrado | 73-37 |
| 08:07 | Lincoln | Larry Corrado is called for the reach on Paul Candelaria - foul #3 on Larry Corrado, team foul #9 | 73-37 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (SF), Shawn Hartman (C) Scott Rist, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser (C) Christopher Hickey | |
| 08:07 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 74-37 |
| 08:07 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 75-37 |
| 07:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo drills a jump hook from the right block | 75-39 |
| 07:40 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-39 |
| 07:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore snags the defensive board | 75-39 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 2 reb. SG - Paul Candelaria (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Hatch (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Shawn Hartman (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roger Suazo (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Corrado (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Poore (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Price (very tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (very tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Shawn Hartman picks off the pass by Kyle Poore in the backcourt | 75-39 |
| 07:22 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Jones | 78-39 |
| 07:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo is hacked by Scott Hatch - foul #2 on Scott Hatch, team foul #5 | 78-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Christopher Hickey (PF) Roger Suazo, Douglas Price | |
| 06:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser is denied on a layup by John Watkins | 78-39 |
| 06:57 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman grabs the board | 78-39 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman blows the layup | 78-39 |
| 06:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Roy Ahearn | 78-39 |
| 06:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Shawn Hartman swats the short shot by Christopher Hickey | 78-39 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman snags the defensive board | 78-39 |
| 06:12 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-39 |
| 06:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey grabs the board | 78-39 |
| 06:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-42 |
| 05:40 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-42 |
| 05:39 | Lincoln | John Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-42 |
| 05:23 | Lincoln | Larry Corrado is called for the reach on John Watkins - foul #4 on Larry Corrado, team foul #10 | 78-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (PG), Terry Nadel (SG), Joe Smith (PF) Thomas Jones, Paul Candelaria, Shawn Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price (PF) Christopher Hickey | |
| 05:23 | Lincoln | John Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-42 |
| 05:23 | Lincoln | John Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 79-42 |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 79-42 |
| 05:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-42 |
| 05:11 | Lincoln | Joe Smith grabs the board | 79-42 |
| 05:08 | Lincoln | John Watkins is hacked by Kyle Poore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Poore, team foul #11 | 79-42 |
| 05:08 | Lincoln | John Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 79-42 |
| 05:08 | Lincoln | John Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-42 |
| 04:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore's fadeaway is rejected by John Watkins | 80-42 |
| 04:51 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel snags the defensive board | 80-42 |
| 04:48 | Lincoln | Kyle Poore steals it from Scott Hatch in the backcourt | 80-42 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price is fouled on the floor by Joe Smith - foul #1 on Joe Smith, team foul #6 | 80-42 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Nadel - foul #1 on Terry Nadel, team foul #7 | 80-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria (SG), Shawn Hartman (C) Terry Nadel, Scott Hatch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses the 1st free throw | 80-42 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses the 2nd free throw | 80-42 |
| 04:28 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman grabs the board | 80-42 |
| 04:13 | Lincoln | John Watkins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Kyle Poore - foul #4 on Kyle Poore, team foul #12 | 82-42 |
| 04:13 | Lincoln | John Watkins makes the free throw | 83-42 |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore double dribbles | 83-42 |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Douglas Price is called for the reach on Joe Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Price, team foul #13 | 83-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (SF) Shawn Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Joe Smith misses the 1st free throw | 83-42 |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 84-42 |
| 03:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 84-42 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | John Watkins grabs the board | 84-42 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Scott Rist (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Candelaria (very tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Hatch (very tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joe Smith (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Watkins (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roy Ahearn (very tired) 4 pf. SG - Larry Corrado (very tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kyle Poore (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Price (very tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (very tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Lincoln | Scott Rist is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Corrado - foul #5 on Larry Corrado, team foul #14 | 84-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG) Larry Corrado | |
| 03:34 | Lincoln | Scott Rist makes the 1st free throw | 85-42 |
| 03:34 | Lincoln | Scott Rist misses the 2nd free throw | 85-42 |
| 03:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price gets the rebound | 85-42 |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Paul Candelaria - foul #3 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #8 | 85-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Nadel (SG) Paul Candelaria | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the free throw | 85-45 |
| 03:14 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-45 |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | John Watkins can't tip it in | 85-45 |
| 03:11 | Lincoln | Joe Smith gets the offensive rebound | 85-45 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-45 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price gets the rebound | 85-45 |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hatch - foul #3 on Scott Hatch, team foul #9 | 85-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Jones (PG), Paul Candelaria (SG), Shawn Hartman (C) Scott Rist, Terry Nadel, John Watkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 85-46 |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses the 2nd free throw | 85-46 |
| 02:55 | Lincoln | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 85-46 |
| 02:43 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria is hacked by Roger Suazo - foul #2 on Roger Suazo, team foul #15 | 85-46 |
| 02:43 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 86-46 |
| 02:43 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria misses the 2nd free throw | 86-46 |
| 02:43 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman snags the offensive board | 86-46 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the driving attempt from close range | 88-46 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price is hacked by Paul Candelaria - foul #4 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #10 | 88-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey (C) Marcus Gosser | |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 1st free throw | 88-47 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 88-48 |
| 02:00 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria loses the dribble to Kyle Poore | 88-48 |
| 01:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Candelaria is called for the reach on Roger Suazo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #11 | 88-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (SG) Paul Candelaria | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser (C) Christopher Hickey | |
| 01:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 88-49 |
| 01:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 88-50 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Lincoln | Thomas Jones loses the dribble to Kyle Poore in the backcourt | 88-50 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #12 | 88-50 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 1st free throw | 88-51 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 88-52 |
| 01:22 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Roy Ahearn - foul #5 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #16 | 90-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd (SG) Roy Ahearn | |
| 01:22 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the free throw | 91-52 |
| 01:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Rist is called for the reach on Clifford Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Rist, team foul #13 | 91-52 |
| 01:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 91-52 |
| 01:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 91-53 |
| 00:59 | Lincoln | Joe Smith knocks in the floater in the paint | 93-53 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hatch is called for the reach on Clifford Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Hatch, team foul #14 | 93-53 |
| 00:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 93-54 |
| 00:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 93-54 |
| 00:57 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman gets the rebound | 93-54 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Lincoln | Joe Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-54 |
| 00:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 93-54 |
| 00:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price gets the offensive rebound | 93-54 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Clifford Boyd | 93-56 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch hits a shot from the left block | 95-56 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser is open and buries a shot from the baseline | 95-58 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Thomas Jones runs out the clock | 95-58 |