| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Caouette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Smithwick (fresh) PF - Anthony Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Peck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Smithwick inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 18:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells misses the tip | 38-29 |
| 18:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Wells - foul #1 on Anthony Wells, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Robinson - foul #3 on Paul Robinson, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Smithwick - foul #2 on Anthony Smithwick, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Caouette | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Smithwick steals it from Walter Ashford | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Dejohn is called for the reach on Howard Caouette - foul #1 on Eugene Dejohn, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley (PF) Eugene Dejohn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden (C) Anthony Wells | |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Norman Riley is called for the reach on Jonathan Peck - foul #2 on Norman Riley, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson (SG) John Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz (SG), James Pals (SF), Ralph Harrah (PF) Howard Caouette, Anthony Smithwick, Jonathan Peck | |
| 16:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Pals is fouled on the floor by Abraham Fabian - foul #1 on Abraham Fabian, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser (PG) Ricky Bowen | |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Abraham Fabian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) C - Gerard Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Strauser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Foutz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Pals (fresh) PF - Ralph Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Ogden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Micheal Ogden steps in front of the Abraham Fabian pass | 39-35 |
| 15:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden tips it in | 39-37 |
| 15:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford hits the finger roll | 41-37 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Harrah misses the jumper in the paint | 41-37 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Harrah snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser misses the runner from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Eugene Dejohn (PF), Francis Harper (C) Abraham Fabian, Carl Anderson, Norman Riley, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen (PG), Howard Caouette (SG), Anthony Smithwick (SF), Anthony Wells (PF), Jonathan Peck (C) William Strauser, Larry Foutz, James Pals, Ralph Harrah, Micheal Ogden | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Robinson | 43-37 |
| 13:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn is fouled on the floor by Ricky Bowen - foul #3 on Ricky Bowen, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 12:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford can't finish the layup | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 12:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 12:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 11:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Harper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bowen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Caouette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Smithwick (fresh) PF - Anthony Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Peck (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jonathan Peck denies the turnaround by Paul Robinson | 45-40 |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Anthony Smithwick | 45-40 |
| 11:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara (SF), Norman Riley (PF) Walter Ashford, Eugene Dejohn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 10:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Timothy Ogara loses the dribble to Anthony Smithwick | 45-40 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Smithwick misses the easy layup | 45-40 |
| 10:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Francis Harper | 45-40 |
| 10:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 45-40 |
| 10:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-40 |
| 10:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Ogara | 47-40 |
| 09:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Smithwick drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ricky Bowen | 47-42 |
| 09:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 09:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette double dribbles | 47-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Carl Anderson (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Eugene Dejohn (PF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Paul Robinson, John Sullivan, Timothy Ogara, Norman Riley, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser (PG), Larry Foutz (SG), James Pals (SF), Ralph Harrah (PF), Micheal Ogden (C) Ricky Bowen, Howard Caouette, Anthony Smithwick, Anthony Wells, Jonathan Peck | |
| 08:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford is hacked by William Strauser - foul #2 on William Strauser, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 08:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ralph Harrah picks off the pass by Eugene Dejohn | 47-42 |
| 07:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| 07:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn comes up short on the shot from close range | 47-42 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Abraham Fabian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) SF - Walter Ashford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Strauser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Foutz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Pals (fresh) PF - Ralph Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Ogden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Strauser and the foul's on Carl Anderson - foul #1 on Carl Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen (PG) William Strauser | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gerard Ferguson | 47-44 |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Micheal Ogden picks off the pass by Carl Anderson | 47-44 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Anderson - foul #2 on Carl Anderson, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Francis Harper (C) Abraham Fabian, Carl Anderson, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Smithwick (SF), Anthony Wells (PF), Jonathan Peck (C) James Pals, Ralph Harrah, Micheal Ogden | |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Foutz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Ashford | 49-46 |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley (PF) Eugene Dejohn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette (SG) Larry Foutz | |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-46 |
| 05:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Francis Harper blocks the short jumper by Anthony Smithwick | 49-46 |
| 05:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Bowen | 51-49 |
| 04:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 04:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Robinson and he's fouled by Howard Caouette - foul #2 on Howard Caouette, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Eugene Dejohn (PF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Paul Robinson, Norman Riley, Francis Harper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser (PG), James Pals (SF), Ralph Harrah (PF), Micheal Ogden (C) Ricky Bowen, Anthony Smithwick, Anthony Wells, Jonathan Peck | |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Caouette | 53-52 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Abraham Fabian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Ashford (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Dejohn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Strauser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Caouette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pals (fresh) PF - Ralph Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Ogden (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson (SG), Timothy Ogara (SF) John Sullivan, Walter Ashford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 02:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Ogden misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 53-52 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Walter Ashford (SF), Francis Harper (C) Abraham Fabian, Carl Anderson, Timothy Ogara, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen (PG), Anthony Smithwick (SF), Anthony Wells (PF), Jonathan Peck (C) William Strauser, James Pals, Ralph Harrah, Micheal Ogden | |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Ashford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Robinson | 55-52 |
| 02:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Bowen | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Peck - foul #2 on Jonathan Peck, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Wells connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Caouette | 57-57 |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eugene Dejohn buries a jumper from the right block | 59-57 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bowen can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ricky Bowen is called for the reach on Paul Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Bowen, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Smithwick is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Carl Anderson (SG) Paul Robinson, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Howard Caouette is called for the reach on Francis Harper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Caouette, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Anthony Wells | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette is hacked by Abraham Fabian - foul #2 on Abraham Fabian, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Robinson (PG), John Sullivan (SG) Abraham Fabian, Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper is hacked by Ricky Bowen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Bowen, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Carl Anderson (SG) Paul Robinson, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser (PG) Ricky Bowen | |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Peck grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser is called for traveling | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper is hacked by William Strauser in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Strauser, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Francis Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Strauser misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-59 |