| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Pou (fresh) PF - Joseph Beerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Gosser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson lays it in on a great pass from Gene Bruno | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou is called for traveling | 32-47 |
| 19:20 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno can't throw it down but the foul's on Marcus Gosser - foul #2 on Marcus Gosser, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| 19:20 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:20 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 19:03 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 18:52 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno misses badly on a runner in the paint | 32-49 |
| 18:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 18:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 18:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 18:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Martin Dillow, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Larry Corrado (SG), Kyle Poore (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman, Marcus Gosser | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| 18:11 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kyle Poore - foul #3 on Kyle Poore, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou (SF) Kyle Poore | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG) Gene Bruno | |
| 18:11 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:11 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 17:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Corrado | 34-49 |
| 17:37 | Emporia St. | James Ryan buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 34-52 |
| 17:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, Fred Bronson | |
| 17:09 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Hoover | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 16:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou loses the dribble to Thomas Curtis | 34-54 |
| 16:44 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Hoover | 34-56 |
| 16:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 16:16 | Emporia St. | Christopher Hickey steals the ball from Thomas Curtis | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 15:51 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roy Ahearn (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Corrado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Pou (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Raggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Hoover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis is called for traveling | 37-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Clifford Boyd (SG), Kyle Poore (SF), Joseph Beerman (PF), Christopher Surber (C) Roy Ahearn, Larry Corrado, Martin Pou, Douglas Price, Christopher Hickey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), William Armstrong (SF), Tyrone Burns (PF), Fred Bronson (C) James Taylor, Gene Bruno, Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs, Floyd Hoover | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 15:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Burns - foul #1 on Tyrone Burns, team foul #1 | 37-56 |
| 15:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Martin Dillow | 39-56 |
| 14:55 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson slams it home set up by James Ryan | 39-58 |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Armstrong - foul #1 on William Armstrong, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (PG) Martin Dillow | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (PF) Tyrone Burns | |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 14:30 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 14:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 14:17 | Emporia St. | William Armstrong gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 14:00 | Emporia St. | Joseph Beerman steals the ball from Frederick Antonelli | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Surber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 13:46 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 40-58 |
| 13:34 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is fouled on the floor by Christopher Surber - foul #4 on Christopher Surber, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Martin Pou (SF), Marcus Gosser (C) Clifford Boyd, Kyle Poore, Christopher Surber | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Gene Bruno (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, William Armstrong, Fred Bronson | |
| 13:29 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Gene Bruno | 40-60 |
| 13:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou is fouled on the floor by Thomas Curtis - foul #1 on Thomas Curtis, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG) Roy Ahearn | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns (C) Floyd Hoover | |
| 12:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tyrone Burns picks off the pass by Roger Suazo | 40-60 |
| 12:41 | Emporia St. | James Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 12:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 12:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman is hacked by Bill Raggs - foul #2 on Bill Raggs, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado (SG), Christopher Hickey (SF), Douglas Price (PF) Roger Suazo, Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (C) Tyrone Burns | |
| 12:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey drills a runner from close range | 42-60 |
| 12:21 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG) Martin Dillow | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (SF), Fred Bronson (C) Thomas Curtis, Floyd Hoover | |
| 12:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-60 |
| 12:06 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 11:56 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 42-60 |
| 11:55 | Emporia St. | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 11:45 | Emporia St. | James Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-60 |
| 11:43 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 42-60 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roy Ahearn (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Corrado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Gosser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Raggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Emporia St. | James Taylor buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Armstrong and the foul's on Marcus Gosser - foul #3 on Marcus Gosser, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo (SG), Kyle Poore (SF) Larry Corrado, Christopher Hickey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF) Gene Bruno, William Armstrong, Bill Raggs | |
| 11:29 | Emporia St. | James Taylor misses the free throw | 42-62 |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 11:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-62 |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser can't tip it in | 42-62 |
| 11:11 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 10:56 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is hacked by Roy Ahearn - foul #2 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Clifford Boyd (SG), Joseph Beerman (PF) Roy Ahearn, Roger Suazo, Douglas Price | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Taylor, Fred Bronson | |
| 10:43 | Emporia St. | James Ryan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Curtis | 42-65 |
| 10:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-65 |
| 10:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser tips it back up and in | 44-65 |
| 10:09 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-65 |
| 10:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Clifford Boyd out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Floyd Hoover - foul #1 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Roger Suazo (SG), Martin Pou (SF), Christopher Hickey (C) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Kyle Poore, Marcus Gosser | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Fred Bronson (C) Frederick Antonelli, Tyrone Burns | |
| 10:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 09:47 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 09:45 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 09:35 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Curtis | 47-68 |
| 09:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price (PF) Joseph Beerman | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG), Bill Raggs (PF) Thomas Curtis, Floyd Hoover | |
| 09:26 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson buries a jump hook near the basket set up by James Ryan | 47-70 |
| 09:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-70 |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 09:00 | Emporia St. | James Taylor loses the dribble to Douglas Price | 47-70 |
| 08:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #7 | 47-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore (SF) Martin Pou | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (SF) James Ryan | |
| 08:39 | Emporia St. | William Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Kyle Poore | 47-70 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hickey | 47-70 |
| 08:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price blows the layup but he's fouled by Bill Raggs - foul #3 on Bill Raggs, team foul #6 | 47-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG), Clifford Boyd (SG), Marcus Gosser (C) Roy Ahearn, Roger Suazo, Christopher Hickey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Taylor, Gene Bruno, Bill Raggs, Fred Bronson | |
| 08:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 08:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 07:55 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-70 |
| 07:53 | Emporia St. | William Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 07:39 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 07:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Martin Dillow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Poore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Marcus Gosser (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - William Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Antonelli (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Burns (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-70 |
| 07:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Boyd grabs the offensive board | 49-70 |
| 07:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Antonelli picks off the pass by Martin Dillow | 49-70 |
| 06:59 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli hits the finger roll | 49-72 |
| 06:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Hoover steps in front of the Douglas Price pass | 49-72 |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns connects on the floater in the paint set up by Frederick Antonelli and the foul's on Clifford Boyd - foul #3 on Clifford Boyd, team foul #8 | 49-74 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roy Ahearn (PG), Roger Suazo (SG), Martin Pou (SF), Joseph Beerman (PF), Christopher Surber (C) Martin Dillow, Clifford Boyd, Kyle Poore, Douglas Price, Marcus Gosser | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), James Taylor (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) William Armstrong, Frederick Antonelli, Thomas Curtis, Floyd Hoover | |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| 06:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman loses the dribble to Tyrone Burns | 49-75 |
| 06:09 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 06:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Pou gets the rebound | 49-75 |
| 05:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Beerman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 49-75 |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 05:36 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno lays it up and in set up by James Ryan and he's hacked by Martin Pou - foul #2 on Martin Pou, team foul #9 | 49-77 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Christopher Hickey (C) Martin Pou, Joseph Beerman, Christopher Surber | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson (C) Tyrone Burns | |
| 05:36 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-78 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| 05:22 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 49-78 |
| 05:18 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Ahearn - foul #4 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #10 | 49-78 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (PF) Bill Raggs | |
| 05:18 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 49-79 |
| 05:18 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-80 |
| 05:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Taylor picks off the pass by Roy Ahearn | 49-80 |
| 04:58 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is hacked by Roy Ahearn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Ahearn, team foul #11 | 49-80 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado (SG), Marcus Gosser (C) Roy Ahearn, Douglas Price | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 04:58 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 49-81 |
| 04:58 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-82 |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Fred Bronson - foul #1 on Fred Bronson, team foul #8 | 49-82 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (SF) Gene Bruno | |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser misses the 2nd free throw | 50-82 |
| 04:46 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-82 |
| 04:33 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by James Taylor | 50-84 |
| 04:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Hickey loses the dribble to James Taylor | 50-84 |
| 04:11 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-84 |
| 04:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Christopher Hickey | 50-84 |
| 03:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Armstrong - foul #2 on William Armstrong, team foul #9 | 50-84 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price (PF) Marcus Gosser | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) James Ryan, James Taylor, Floyd Hoover | |
| 03:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 03:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-84 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson is whistled for a carry | 52-84 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG) Frederick Antonelli | |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore misses badly on a runner from the right block | 52-84 |
| 03:28 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Curtis | 52-84 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Roger Suazo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Corrado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Poore (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Price (tiring) 4 pts. C - Christopher Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - William Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Bronson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-84 |
| 03:12 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs tips it home | 52-86 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-86 |
| 02:56 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-86 |
| 02:48 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs lays it in uncontested set up by Gene Bruno and the foul's on Roger Suazo - foul #4 on Roger Suazo, team foul #12 | 52-88 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser (C) Kyle Poore | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), Floyd Hoover (C) William Armstrong, Gene Bruno, Fred Bronson | |
| 02:48 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs misses the free throw | 52-88 |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Marcus Gosser | 52-88 |
| 02:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Raggs steals the ball from Larry Corrado | 52-88 |
| 02:23 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Curtis | 52-90 |
| 02:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Suazo is whistled for a carry | 52-90 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore (SF) Christopher Hickey | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG), Tyrone Burns (C) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| 02:00 | Emporia St. | Roger Suazo is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Suazo, team foul #13 | 52-90 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow (PG) Roger Suazo | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF), Fred Bronson (C) James Ryan, Frederick Antonelli, Floyd Hoover, Tyrone Burns | |
| 02:00 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-91 |
| 02:00 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-92 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-92 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 52-92 |
| 01:44 | Emporia St. | James Taylor can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-92 |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Poore pulls down the rebound | 52-92 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gene Bruno is called for the reach on Larry Corrado - foul #2 on Gene Bruno, team foul #10 | 52-92 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG) James Taylor | |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado makes the 1st free throw | 53-92 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Corrado makes the 2nd free throw | 54-92 |
| 01:09 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Ryan | 54-95 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Dillow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-95 |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price misses the tip | 54-95 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson snags the defensive board | 54-95 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Corrado - foul #1 on Larry Corrado, team foul #14 | 54-95 |
| 00:38 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 00:38 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 54-97 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Price travels with the ball | 54-97 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Gosser - foul #4 on Marcus Gosser, team foul #15 | 54-97 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 54-97 |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-97 |
| 00:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marcus Gosser pulls down the rebound | 54-97 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gene Bruno blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kyle Poore | 54-97 |
| 00:04 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Bill Raggs | 54-97 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | James Ryan runs out the clock | 54-97 |