| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Henry Moore (fresh) SG - Jack Cuthbert (fresh) SF - John Zets (fresh) PF - John Wilkinson (fresh) C - Brandon Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winston-Salem St. | PG - Billy Pittman (fresh) SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) SF - Manuel Culligan (fresh) PF - William Burris (fresh) C - Jeremy Tallman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winston-Salem St. | Winston-Salem St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Moore - foul #1 on Henry Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham is fouled on the floor by Billy Pittman - foul #1 on Billy Pittman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham lays it in and he's fouled by Joseph Daniels - foul #1 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Tallman - foul #1 on Jeremy Tallman, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Pittman, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), Jerry Ward (SG), John Harper (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), David Phelan (C) Henry Moore, Jack Cuthbert, John Zets, John Wilkinson, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Albert Tirado (PG), Joseph Ferretti (SG), William Hayward (SF), Freddie Delatorre (PF), Timothy Magnuson (C) Billy Pittman, Joseph Daniels, Manuel Culligan, William Burris, Jeremy Tallman | |
| 17:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer buries a shot from the left side and the foul's on Albert Tirado - foul #1 on Albert Tirado, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Winston-Salem St. | Albert Tirado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward knocks in the shot from the left block | 9-4 |
| 16:14 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Phelan - foul #1 on David Phelan, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), John Zets (SF), John Wilkinson (PF), Brandon Graham (C) Jerry Ward, John Harper, Robert Hinson, David Phelan | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman (C) Timothy Magnuson | |
| 16:14 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Albert Tirado takes the ball from John Wilkinson | 9-6 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Henry Moore (fresh) SG - William Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Zets (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wilkinson (fresh) C - Brandon Graham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winston-Salem St. | PG - Albert Tirado (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Ferretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hayward (fairly fresh) PF - Freddie Delatorre (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman's fadeaway is rejected by John Wilkinson | 9-6 |
| 15:33 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:24 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Winston-Salem St. | John Wilkinson denies the turnaround by William Hayward | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (PG), Jack Cuthbert (SG), John Harper (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), David Phelan (C) Henry Moore, William Brewer, John Zets, John Wilkinson, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Terry Deatherage (PG), Joseph Daniels (SG), Manuel Culligan (SF), William Burris (PF), Timothy Magnuson (C) Albert Tirado, Joseph Ferretti, William Hayward, Freddie Delatorre, Jeremy Tallman | |
| 14:30 | Winston-Salem St. | Terry Deatherage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| 14:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward clanks a jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 14:16 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Phelan | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Manuel Culligan picks off the pass by Jerry Ward | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper misses short on a shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:50 | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:44 | Winston-Salem St. | John Harper is called for the reach on Manuel Culligan in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), John Zets (SF), John Wilkinson (PF), Brandon Graham (C) Jerry Ward, John Harper, Robert Hinson, David Phelan | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Albert Tirado (PG), Donald Breeze (SG), Jeremy Tallman (C) Terry Deatherage, Joseph Daniels, Timothy Magnuson | |
| 12:27 | Winston-Salem St. | John Wilkinson knocks away the 3 by Manuel Culligan | 9-8 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Tirado - foul #2 on Albert Tirado, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti (PG), William Hayward (SF) Albert Tirado, Manuel Culligan | |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | Winston-Salem St. | Brandon Graham swats the layup by Donald Breeze | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to John Zets | 11-8 |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert drills a floater from the left side | 13-8 |
| 11:56 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jack Cuthbert, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (SG), Abram Anderson (PF) Jack Cuthbert, John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre (PF) William Burris | |
| 11:51 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Tallman | 13-10 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Henry Moore (fresh) SG - William Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Zets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abram Anderson (fresh) C - Brandon Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winston-Salem St. | PG - Joseph Ferretti (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Breeze (fresh) SF - William Hayward (fresh) PF - Freddie Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:45 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:43 | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze's pass is intercepted by Abram Anderson in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 11:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Brewer and he's hacked by Joseph Ferretti - foul #1 on Joseph Ferretti, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Daniels (SG) William Hayward | |
| 11:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:12 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson's pass is intercepted by Freddie Delatorre | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Graham - foul #1 on Brandon Graham, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (SG), John Wilkinson (PF) William Brewer, Abram Anderson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan (SF), William Burris (PF) Donald Breeze, Freddie Delatorre | |
| 10:44 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward is hacked by Joseph Daniels - foul #2 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Terry Deatherage (PG) Joseph Daniels | |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:20 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (SG) John Zets | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 10:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward tips it but misses | 18-13 |
| 09:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham blows the layup | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore snags the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Burris - foul #1 on William Burris, team foul #9 | 18-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), John Harper (SF) Henry Moore, Jack Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze (SG), William Hayward (SF) Terry Deatherage, Manuel Culligan | |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:27 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (SG) Jerry Ward | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 09:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 09:15 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:01 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman's floater is tipped away by Brandon Graham | 20-13 |
| 08:59 | Winston-Salem St. | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Breeze | 20-13 |
| 08:44 | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), Robert Hinson (PF), David Phelan (C) Jack Cuthbert, John Wilkinson, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Terry Deatherage (PG), Freddie Delatorre (PF), Timothy Magnuson (C) Joseph Ferretti, William Burris, Jeremy Tallman | |
| 08:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer is fouled on the floor by Donald Breeze - foul #1 on Donald Breeze, team foul #10 | 20-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (SG) Henry Moore | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 08:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:29 | Winston-Salem St. | The rebound goes to Freddie Delatorre | 21-13 |
| 08:22 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 08:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The pull-up jumper by Robert Hinson is blocked by William Hayward | 21-13 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer is hacked by William Hayward - foul #1 on William Hayward, team foul #11 | 21-13 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets (SF), Abram Anderson (PF), John Wilkinson (C) John Harper, Robert Hinson, David Phelan | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan (SF) William Hayward | |
| 08:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 07:48 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Deatherage and he's hacked by Abram Anderson - foul #1 on Abram Anderson, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG) William Brewer | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti (PG) Terry Deatherage | |
| 07:48 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Henry Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Zets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abram Anderson (fresh) C - John Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Winston-Salem St. | PG - Joseph Ferretti (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Donald Breeze (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Culligan (fresh) PF - Freddie Delatorre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Magnuson (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Magnuson - foul #1 on Timothy Magnuson, team foul #12 | 22-16 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (SG) Jerry Ward | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris (PF), Jeremy Tallman (C) Freddie Delatorre, Timothy Magnuson | |
| 07:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:07 | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze is hacked by Abram Anderson - foul #2 on Abram Anderson, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham (C) Abram Anderson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 07:07 | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:07 | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to John Zets | 24-17 |
| 06:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Zets | 26-17 |
| 06:45 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Culligan | 26-19 |
| 06:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 06:34 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:17 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Wilkinson - foul #1 on John Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), John Harper (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), David Phelan (C) Henry Moore, John Zets, John Wilkinson, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Terry Deatherage (PG), William Hayward (SF), Freddie Delatorre (PF) Donald Breeze, Manuel Culligan, William Burris | |
| 06:17 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper comes up short on the shot from the right block | 26-22 |
| 05:59 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 05:40 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 05:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:26 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Harper - foul #2 on John Harper, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG), Jerry Ward (SG), John Zets (SF), Brandon Graham (C) William Brewer, Jack Cuthbert, John Harper, David Phelan | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Donald Breeze (SG), Timothy Magnuson (PF) Joseph Ferretti, Freddie Delatorre | |
| 05:26 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:26 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 05:16 | Winston-Salem St. | The rebound goes to Jeremy Tallman | 26-24 |
| 04:56 | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson hits a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Jerry Ward - foul #1 on Jerry Ward, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson (PF) Robert Hinson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan (SF), William Burris (PF) William Hayward, Jeremy Tallman | |
| 04:56 | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 04:48 | Winston-Salem St. | Manuel Culligan pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:40 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Deatherage and he's fouled by John Wilkinson - foul #2 on John Wilkinson, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson (PF) John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre (C) Timothy Magnuson | |
| 04:40 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Zets | 28-29 |
| 04:16 | Winston-Salem St. | Freddie Delatorre travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), David Phelan (C) Henry Moore, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 04:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets connects on the floater from close range set up by William Brewer | 30-29 |
| 03:48 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Hinson - foul #1 on Robert Hinson, team foul #12 | 30-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert (SG), John Harper (SF), Abram Anderson (PF) Jerry Ward, John Zets, Robert Hinson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman (PG), Joseph Daniels (SG), Jeremy Tallman (C) Terry Deatherage, Donald Breeze, Freddie Delatorre | |
| 03:48 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:48 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Cuthbert (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Harper (fresh) PF - Abram Anderson (fresh) C - David Phelan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winston-Salem St. | PG - Billy Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) SF - Manuel Culligan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Burris (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Tallman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert is hacked by William Burris - foul #2 on William Burris, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wilkinson (C) David Phelan | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward (SF) Manuel Culligan | |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:36 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:34 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William Hayward - foul #2 on William Hayward, team foul #14 | 31-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Timothy Magnuson (PF) William Burris | |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by William Brewer - foul #1 on William Brewer, team foul #13 | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jack Cuthbert double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore (PG) Jack Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 02:58 | Winston-Salem St. | William Hayward loses the dribble to William Brewer in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 02:46 | Winston-Salem St. | William Brewer picks off the pass by Joseph Daniels in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 02:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper is fouled on the floor by Joseph Daniels - foul #3 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #15 | 35-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward (SG), Brandon Graham (C) William Brewer, Abram Anderson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Albert Tirado (SG), Manuel Culligan (SF), Freddie Delatorre (PF) Joseph Daniels, William Hayward, Timothy Magnuson | |
| 02:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:14 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Billy Pittman | 37-34 |
| 02:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 01:45 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 01:43 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman's fadeaway is rejected by John Wilkinson | 39-34 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brandon Graham snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 01:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 01:13 | Winston-Salem St. | Jeremy Tallman snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 00:52 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Moore - foul #2 on Henry Moore, team foul #14 | 39-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Brewer (PG), Jack Cuthbert (SG), John Zets (SF), Abram Anderson (PF), David Phelan (C) Henry Moore, Jerry Ward, John Harper, John Wilkinson, Brandon Graham | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | Joseph Ferretti (SG), William Hayward (SF), William Burris (PF), Timothy Magnuson (C) Albert Tirado, Manuel Culligan, Freddie Delatorre, Jeremy Tallman | |
| 00:52 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:52 | Winston-Salem St. | Billy Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Zets hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 00:12 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Zets - foul #1 on John Zets, team foul #15 | 41-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson (PF) Abram Anderson | |
| Subs | Winston-Salem St. | | |
| 00:12 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:12 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Burris steals the ball from William Brewer | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Winston-Salem St. | William Burris misses short on a halfcourt shot | 41-37 |