| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Leslie Olmeda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ted Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Coyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Ashe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eugene Thorpe (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Truskowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-34 |
| 19:41 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young tips it home | 37-34 |
| 19:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 19:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenny Christensen | 37-36 |
| 19:05 | E. New Mexico | William Ray takes the ball from Sidney Coyer | 37-36 |
| 18:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 18:44 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:26 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 18:24 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:02 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe makes the floater from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ted Young - foul #2 on Ted Young, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt (PG), Daniel Miller (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Irving Fischer (C) Leslie Olmeda, Ted Young, Sidney Coyer, Eric Ashe | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG), Brian Arnette (SG), Mathew Foster (PF), Tony Swanson (C) Eugene Thorpe, Kenny Christensen, Brian Truskowski, William Ray | |
| 17:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:42 | E. New Mexico | Irving Fischer pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:25 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:23 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:02 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Arnette - foul #1 on Brian Arnette, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski (PF) David Olson | |
| 17:02 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Arnette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:30 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lee Bratt and the foul's on Leon Miller - foul #2 on Leon Miller, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon (C) Irving Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (SG) Brian Arnette | |
| 16:30 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenny Christensen | 44-39 |
| 15:58 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Lee Bratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Gardner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Tryon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Truskowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mathew Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mathew Foster | 44-42 |
| 15:29 | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt's pass is intercepted by Tony Swanson | 44-42 |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 15:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 15:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:14 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 44-42 |
| 14:52 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jack Gardner - foul #2 on Jack Gardner, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda (PG), Ted Young (SF), Sidney Coyer (PF), Eric Ashe (C) Lee Bratt, Daniel Miller, Daniel Johnson, Dustin Tryon | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Brian Arnette (SG), Kyle Roache (SF), William Ray (C) Leon Miller, Kenny Christensen, Tony Swanson, Brian Truskowski | |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sidney Coyer | 47-44 |
| 14:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson (SF) Mathew Foster | |
| 14:02 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jack Gardner, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 13:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kyle Roache hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:29 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:13 | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer lays it in and the foul's on Kyle Roache - foul #2 on Kyle Roache, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Matthew Wedgeworth (SF) Ted Young | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley (SF), Brian Truskowski (PF) David Olson, Kyle Roache | |
| 13:13 | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Thorpe | 50-49 |
| 12:38 | E. New Mexico | William Ray blocks the short jumper by Eric Ashe | 50-49 |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 12:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski is hacked by Leslie Olmeda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Olmeda, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Irving Fischer (PF) Sidney Coyer | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Chad Peppers (PG), Kenny Christensen (SG) Eugene Thorpe, Brian Arnette | |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Jack Gardner - foul #4 on Jack Gardner, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt (SG) Jack Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson (C) William Ray | |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:21 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:04 | E. New Mexico | Tony Swanson steals it from Matthew Wedgeworth | 50-49 |
| 12:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Chad Peppers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon (SF) Matthew Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG), David Olson (SF), Kyle Roache (C) Chad Peppers, Raymond Talley, Brian Truskowski | |
| 11:40 | E. New Mexico | Irving Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer (PF) Eric Ashe | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Leslie Olmeda (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Bratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Tryon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sidney Coyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Irving Fischer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leon Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Christensen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Roache (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen loses the dribble to Dustin Tryon | 50-49 |
| 11:15 | E. New Mexico | Leon Miller steps in front of the Irving Fischer pass | 50-49 |
| 11:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson lays it in on a nice dish by Leon Miller | 50-51 |
| 10:58 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:41 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Sidney Coyer | 50-51 |
| 10:23 | E. New Mexico | Irving Fischer lays it in | 52-51 |
| 10:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leslie Olmeda steals the ball from Leon Miller | 52-51 |
| 09:33 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Roache - foul #3 on Kyle Roache, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller (SG), Ted Young (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Eric Ashe (C) Lee Bratt, Dustin Tryon, Sidney Coyer, Irving Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Brian Arnette (SG), Raymond Talley (SF), Brian Truskowski (PF), William Ray (C) Leon Miller, Kenny Christensen, David Olson, Tony Swanson, Kyle Roache | |
| 09:33 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:33 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray makes the jumper from the right block | 53-53 |
| 09:06 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Leslie Olmeda | 55-53 |
| 08:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Ray | 55-55 |
| 08:30 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young scores on a jump hook from the left block | 57-55 |
| 08:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Talley scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Arnette | 57-58 |
| 07:50 | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda loses the dribble to Eugene Thorpe | 57-58 |
| 07:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe misses the lay-in | 57-58 |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Arnette misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Leslie Olmeda (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Ashe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eugene Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Arnette (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Talley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Truskowski (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:12 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young is fouled on the floor by Raymond Talley - foul #2 on Raymond Talley, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt (PG), Jack Gardner (SG), Matthew Wedgeworth (SF), Sidney Coyer (PF) Leslie Olmeda, Daniel Miller, Ted Young, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG), Kenny Christensen (SG), David Olson (SF), Mathew Foster (C) Eugene Thorpe, Brian Arnette, Raymond Talley, William Ray | |
| 06:55 | E. New Mexico | Matthew Wedgeworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 06:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Brian Truskowski | 57-58 |
| 06:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson loses the dribble to Lee Bratt | 57-58 |
| 06:28 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner hits the finger roll set up by Lee Bratt | 59-58 |
| 06:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | E. New Mexico | Jack Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 06:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Chad Peppers (PG), Tony Swanson (SF), William Ray (C) Leon Miller, David Olson, Brian Truskowski | |
| 05:46 | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt scores on a runner in the paint | 61-61 |
| 05:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mathew Foster misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Swanson hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 04:53 | E. New Mexico | Chad Peppers steps in front of the Matthew Wedgeworth pass | 61-63 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen is fouled on the floor by Jack Gardner - foul #5 on Jack Gardner, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller (PG), Ted Young (SF), Irving Fischer (PF), Dustin Tryon (C) Jack Gardner, Matthew Wedgeworth, Sidney Coyer, Eric Ashe | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG), Leon Miller (SG), Brian Truskowski (PF), Kyle Roache (C) Chad Peppers, Kenny Christensen, Mathew Foster, William Ray | |
| 04:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Young - foul #3 on Ted Young, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Leslie Olmeda (PG) Lee Bratt | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray (C) Tony Swanson | |
| 04:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:06 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller loses the dribble to Kyle Roache | 61-64 |
| 03:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson (SF) William Ray | |
| 03:44 | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leon Miller - foul #3 on Leon Miller, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson (C) Irving Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray (C) Kyle Roache | |
| 03:44 | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:44 | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 03:25 | E. New Mexico | Eugene Thorpe steps in front of the Daniel Johnson pass | 62-64 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Leslie Olmeda (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Tryon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Eugene Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leon Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Truskowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski buries a jump hook in the lane set up by William Ray | 62-66 |
| 02:50 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Truskowski | 62-66 |
| 02:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 62-66 |
| 02:29 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ted Young | 62-66 |
| 02:11 | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 01:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Olson makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Ray | 64-68 |
| 01:34 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene Thorpe - foul #1 on Eugene Thorpe, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt (SG), Eric Ashe (C) Daniel Miller, Dustin Tryon | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen (SG) Leon Miller | |
| 01:34 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:34 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 01:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray can't tip it in | 66-68 |
| 01:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ted Young - foul #4 on Ted Young, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Olmeda - foul #4 on Leslie Olmeda, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| 00:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:41 | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Ray - foul #2 on William Ray, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| 00:34 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:34 | E. New Mexico | Eric Ashe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to William Ray | 66-70 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leslie Olmeda is called for the reach on William Ray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leslie Olmeda, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller (SG) Leslie Olmeda | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG) Eugene Thorpe | |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:26 | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Bratt - foul #3 on Lee Bratt, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG) Leon Miller | |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:17 | E. New Mexico | Lee Bratt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Bratt - foul #4 on Lee Bratt, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG) Eugene Thorpe | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Truskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:06 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller is hacked by Kenny Christensen - foul #2 on Kenny Christensen, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Thorpe (PG) Leon Miller | |
| 00:06 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:06 | E. New Mexico | Daniel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen is hacked by Lee Bratt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lee Bratt, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dustin Tryon (SG) Lee Bratt | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Miller (PG) Eugene Thorpe | |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenny Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | E. New Mexico | Sidney Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | E. New Mexico | Ted Young misses long on a 3 from straight away | 71-76 |