| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jared Legros (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Loving (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) C - David Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Eric O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wesley Rotstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Malave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:36 | Northeastern St. | Wesley Rotstein snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:18 | Northeastern St. | Dennis Loving picks off the pass by Eric O'Neal | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving banks in the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:01 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal is hacked by Jared Legros - foul #2 on Jared Legros, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:49 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern St. | Wesley Rotstein tips it home | 36-35 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff connects on the floater from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:18 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 18:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving is fouled on the floor by Jacob Brooks - foul #1 on Jacob Brooks, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SF), Jay White (C) Darryl Huff, David Brown | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin (PG), Michael Stuart (C) Eric O'Neal, James Malave | |
| 17:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Loving | 41-37 |
| 17:29 | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jay White - foul #1 on Jay White, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon (SF) Dennis Loving | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum (PG), George Burns (C) Edward Williams, Jacob Brooks | |
| 17:29 | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:29 | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 17:16 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to George Burns | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | Northeastern St. | George Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Stuart steps in front of the Pedro Sanchez pass | 41-39 |
| 16:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jared Legros - foul #3 on Jared Legros, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (PG), Dennis Loving (SG), Darryl Huff (SF), David Brown (C) Jared Legros, Alberto Ruiz, David Simon, Pedro Sanchez | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal (PG), Edward Williams (SF), Jacob Brooks (PF), James Malave (C) Wesley Rotstein, Jerry Boykin, Michael Stuart, George Burns | |
| 16:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:04 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White lays it up and in | 43-40 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - James Sumner (fresh) SG - Dennis Loving (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Eric O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Malave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Brown | 43-40 |
| 14:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), David Simon (PF) James Sumner, Jay White | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin (PG), James Black (SG) Eric O'Neal, Robert Bynum | |
| 14:46 | Northeastern St. | James Black misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 14:44 | Northeastern St. | Jacob Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:28 | Northeastern St. | Edward Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Loving | 45-40 |
| 14:01 | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 13:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Warren Bufkin | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 12:46 | Northeastern St. | Darryl Huff is called for the reach on Edward Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Huff, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros (PG), James Sumner (SG), Alberto Ruiz (SF), Pedro Sanchez (PF), Jay White (C) Warren Bufkin, Dennis Loving, Darryl Huff, David Simon, David Brown | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal (PG), Wesley Rotstein (SG), Michael Stuart (PF), George Burns (C) James Black, Edward Williams, Jacob Brooks, James Malave | |
| 12:29 | Northeastern St. | Alberto Ruiz steals it from Jerry Boykin | 51-40 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Rotstein takes the ball from Jared Legros | 51-40 |
| 12:14 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal blows the layup | 51-40 |
| 12:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 12:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 12:01 | Northeastern St. | George Burns gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:47 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jay White - foul #2 on Jay White, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Black (SF) Jerry Boykin | |
| 11:47 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:47 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Rotstein steals the ball from Jay White | 51-42 |
| 11:27 | Northeastern St. | James Black banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Rotstein | 51-44 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jared Legros (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Sumner (fresh) SF - Alberto Ruiz (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Eric O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley Rotstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Black (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Stuart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alberto Ruiz | 54-44 |
| 10:49 | Northeastern St. | A charge is called on James Black - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving (SG), Michael Smith (C) James Sumner, Jay White | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum (PG), Jerry Boykin (SF) Eric O'Neal, James Black | |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Loving comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 10:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jared Legros and he's hacked by Michael Stuart - foul #1 on Michael Stuart, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon (SF) Alberto Ruiz | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | James Black (PF), James Malave (C) Michael Stuart, George Burns | |
| 10:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:55 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 09:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 57-44 |
| 09:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Simon | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:16 | Northeastern St. | James Black's fadeaway is rejected by Pedro Sanchez | 60-44 |
| 09:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 08:43 | Northeastern St. | James Black snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 08:28 | Northeastern St. | Pedro Sanchez is called for the reach on Wesley Rotstein - foul #2 on Pedro Sanchez, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), Alberto Ruiz (SG), Darryl Huff (SF), Jay White (PF), David Brown (C) Jared Legros, Dennis Loving, David Simon, Pedro Sanchez, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal (PG), Edward Williams (SF), Jacob Brooks (PF), Michael Stuart (C) Robert Bynum, Wesley Rotstein, Jerry Boykin, James Malave | |
| 08:23 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart hits the finger roll set up by James Black | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Brooks - foul #2 on Jacob Brooks, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| 08:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:44 | Northeastern St. | James Black comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White misses the lay-in | 62-46 |
| 07:14 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Ruiz (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Eric O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stuart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Northeastern St. | James Black is denied on a layup by David Brown | 62-46 |
| 06:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Warren Bufkin | 64-46 |
| 06:18 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal lays it up and in | 64-48 |
| 05:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White jams it on a great pass from Warren Bufkin | 66-48 |
| 05:40 | Northeastern St. | Edward Williams misses the easy layup | 66-48 |
| 05:38 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 05:31 | Northeastern St. | Warren Bufkin picks off the pass by Jacob Brooks | 66-48 |
| 05:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz lays it in on a great pass from Warren Bufkin | 68-48 |
| 05:17 | Northeastern St. | Eric O'Neal knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Edward Williams | 68-50 |
| 05:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros (PG), Dennis Loving (SG), Pedro Sanchez (PF), David Simon (C) Warren Bufkin, Alberto Ruiz, Jay White, David Brown | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Jerry Boykin (PG), Wesley Rotstein (SG), James Malave (C) Eric O'Neal, James Black, Michael Stuart | |
| 04:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Williams picks off the pass by Darryl Huff | 68-50 |
| 04:41 | Northeastern St. | James Malave misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 04:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Jared Legros | 68-50 |
| 04:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Pedro Sanchez and he's hacked by Jerry Boykin - foul #1 on Jerry Boykin, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Alberto Ruiz (SF), Michael Smith (C) Dennis Loving, Darryl Huff, Pedro Sanchez | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Larry Wilkie (PG), Robert Bynum (SG), James Black (PF), George Burns (C) Wesley Rotstein, Edward Williams, Jacob Brooks, James Malave | |
| 04:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros makes the free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern St. | Larry Wilkie connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 03:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jared Legros scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Sumner | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Northeastern St. | Larry Wilkie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (SG), Jay White (PF) Jared Legros, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart (PF) Larry Wilkie | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 73-53 |
| 03:25 | Northeastern St. | George Burns snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 03:11 | Northeastern St. | George Burns is hacked by David Simon - foul #1 on David Simon, team foul #7 | 73-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith (C) David Simon | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 03:11 | Northeastern St. | George Burns makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:11 | Northeastern St. | George Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the board | 73-54 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - James Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay White (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Jerry Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Black (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stuart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Stuart is called for the reach on Warren Bufkin - foul #2 on Michael Stuart, team foul #6 | 73-54 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-54 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Robinson (SF) Alberto Ruiz | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 02:07 | Northeastern St. | Robert Bynum loses the dribble to George Robinson | 73-54 |
| 01:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith is whistled for traveling | 73-54 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alberto Ruiz (SF), David Simon (C) George Robinson, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 01:33 | Northeastern St. | George Burns can't connect on a shot in the lane | 73-54 |
| 01:32 | Northeastern St. | James Black gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:11 | Northeastern St. | George Burns buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Boykin and he's hacked by James Sumner - foul #1 on James Sumner, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| 01:11 | Northeastern St. | George Burns misses the free throw | 73-56 |
| 01:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 00:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon buries a jumper from the left wing | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northeastern St. | James Black misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-56 |
| 00:38 | Northeastern St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bynum | 75-56 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern St. | James Black misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Alberto Ruiz - foul #1 on Alberto Ruiz, team foul #9 | 75-56 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern St. | James Black misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:35 | Northeastern St. | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon grabs the board | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Boykin - foul #2 on Jerry Boykin, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:27 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Alberto Ruiz - foul #2 on Alberto Ruiz, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| 00:27 | Northeastern St. | Michael Stuart makes the free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner runs out the clock | 77-59 |