| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joshua Kile (fresh) SG - Ricky Bowen (fresh) SF - Hugh Tackett (fresh) PF - Randy Deveau (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) C - Millard Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Walter Ashford - foul #1 on Walter Ashford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Randy Deveau | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson is hacked by Millard Jones - foul #1 on Millard Jones, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is fouled on the floor by Ricky Bowen - foul #1 on Ricky Bowen, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Ashford | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett lays it in | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Litton (PF) Randy Deveau | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile loses the dribble to Paul Robinson in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joshua Kile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Bowen (fresh) SF - Hugh Tackett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Litton (fresh) C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Chandler picks off the pass by John Johnson | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hugh Tackett - foul #1 on Hugh Tackett, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt (PG), Howard Caouette (SG), Larry Foutz (SF), Randy Deveau (PF), Micheal Ogden (C) Joshua Kile, Ricky Bowen, Hugh Tackett, Anthony Litton, John Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Timothy Ogara (SG), Eugene Dejohn (PF) Paul Robinson, Carl Anderson, Eugene Chandler | |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau misses the runner from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 15:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Ogara | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Abraham Fabian steals the ball from Israel Bobbitt | 6-11 |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian lays it up and in | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Israel Bobbitt | 8-13 |
| 14:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-15 |
| 13:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Randy Deveau, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile (PG), Ricky Bowen (SG), Hugh Tackett (SF), Anthony Litton (PF), John Johnson (C) Israel Bobbitt, Howard Caouette, Larry Foutz, Randy Deveau, Micheal Ogden | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Carl Anderson (SG), Joshua Willis (SF), Eugene Chandler (PF), Francis Harper (C) Abraham Fabian, Timothy Ogara, Walter Ashford, Eugene Dejohn, Millard Jones | |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses the easy layup | 8-15 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 8-15 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler clanks a jumper from the left side | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper tips it home | 8-17 |
| 12:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Willis steals it from Hugh Tackett | 8-17 |
| 12:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler hits a jumper from the left block | 8-19 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett is hacked by Carl Anderson - foul #1 on Carl Anderson, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau (PF), Micheal Ogden (C) Anthony Litton, John Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford (SF), Eugene Dejohn (PF), Millard Jones (C) Joshua Willis, Eugene Chandler, Francis Harper | |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Paul Robinson steps in front of the Joshua Kile pass | 8-19 |
| 11:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson lays it in set up by Paul Robinson | 8-21 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joshua Kile (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Bowen (fresh) SF - Hugh Tackett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Deveau (fresh) C - Micheal Ogden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Millard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Millard Jones swats the layup by Hugh Tackett | 8-21 |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-21 |
| 11:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn travels with the ball | 8-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt (PG), Howard Caouette (SG), Larry Foutz (SF) Joshua Kile, Ricky Bowen, Hugh Tackett | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SG), Eugene Chandler (PF) Carl Anderson, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-21 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Ashford | 10-23 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ogara - foul #1 on Timothy Ogara, team foul #4 | 10-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson (C) Micheal Ogden | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Joshua Willis (SF) Paul Robinson, Walter Ashford | |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Millard Jones is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #2 on Millard Jones, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen (SG), Anthony Litton (PF) Howard Caouette, Randy Deveau | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson (SG), Francis Harper (C) Timothy Ogara, Millard Jones | |
| 09:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Litton is fouled on the floor by Joshua Willis - foul #1 on Joshua Willis, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile (PG) Israel Bobbitt | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn (PF) Eugene Chandler | |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-23 |
| 09:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Litton snags the offensive board | 10-23 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile connects on the 3 from straight away | 13-23 |
| 08:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn lays it in | 13-25 |
| 08:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz travels with the ball | 13-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett (SF), Randy Deveau (PF) Larry Foutz, Anthony Litton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Walter Ashford (SF) Abraham Fabian, Joshua Willis | |
| 08:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ricky Bowen steps in front of the Walter Ashford pass | 13-25 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett blows the layup | 13-25 |
| 08:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett gets the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson misses short on a shot from the left block | 13-25 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Kile - foul #1 on Joshua Kile, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt (PG), Howard Caouette (SG) Joshua Kile, Ricky Bowen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SG), Eugene Chandler (PF) Carl Anderson, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau grabs the board | 13-26 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Israel Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Caouette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Tackett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Deveau (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ogara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Hugh Tackett hits the follow up shot | 15-26 |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hugh Tackett - foul #2 on Hugh Tackett, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz (SF), Anthony Litton (PF), Micheal Ogden (C) Hugh Tackett, Randy Deveau, John Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden can't throw it down but the foul's on Paul Robinson - foul #1 on Paul Robinson, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 06:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper loses the dribble to Howard Caouette | 16-28 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Francis Harper is called for the reach on Anthony Litton - foul #1 on Francis Harper, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile (PG), Ricky Bowen (SG), Hugh Tackett (SF) Israel Bobbitt, Howard Caouette, Larry Foutz | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Carl Anderson (SG), Eugene Dejohn (C) Paul Robinson, Timothy Ogara, Francis Harper | |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Litton makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Litton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 06:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson snags the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 05:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford buries a 3 from straight away set up by Carl Anderson | 17-31 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Litton, Micheal Ogden | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis (SF) Walter Ashford | |
| 05:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Randy Deveau | 17-31 |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| 05:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler misses the dunk attempt | 17-31 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hugh Tackett - foul #3 on Hugh Tackett, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz (SF) Hugh Tackett | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), Francis Harper (C) Abraham Fabian, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau grabs the defensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 04:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau makes the shot from the left side | 19-32 |
| 04:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler is whistled for a carry | 19-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette (SG) Ricky Bowen | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Eugene Dejohn (PF) Carl Anderson, Joshua Willis, Eugene Chandler | |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Foutz | 21-32 |
| 03:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 03:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joshua Kile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Caouette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Foutz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Deveau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ogara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Francis Harper - foul #2 on Francis Harper, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt (PG), Ricky Bowen (SG), Anthony Litton (PF) Joshua Kile, Howard Caouette, Randy Deveau | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones (C) Francis Harper | |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Foutz | 25-32 |
| 02:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is fouled on the floor by Larry Foutz - foul #1 on Larry Foutz, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Carl Anderson (SG), Eugene Chandler (PF) Paul Robinson, Timothy Ogara, Eugene Dejohn | |
| 02:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Millard Jones steals it from Anthony Litton | 25-34 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Abraham Fabian - foul #1 on Abraham Fabian, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette (SG), Ralph Harrah (SF), Randy Deveau (PF) Ricky Bowen, Larry Foutz, Anthony Litton | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Willis (SF) Walter Ashford | |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Israel Bobbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 01:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler's pass is intercepted by Randy Deveau | 26-34 |
| 01:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden double dribbles | 26-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Kile (PG) Israel Bobbitt | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG) Abraham Fabian | |
| 00:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones lays it in set up by Paul Robinson | 26-36 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Deveau misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-36 |
| 00:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Chandler snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Millard Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-36 |