| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bargas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Wojtowicz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Grice (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mario Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Foulds (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White (C) David Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 19:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Mario Morris - foul #1 on Mario Morris, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Grice and he's fouled by Pedro Sanchez - foul #2 on Pedro Sanchez, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Wojtowicz - foul #3 on Jonathan Wojtowicz, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Stanley Kindred (SG) Jonathan Wojtowicz | |
| 18:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris hits a turnaround from the right block | 36-37 |
| 17:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Grice - foul #2 on Robert Grice, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Davis Slack (C) Frank Foulds | |
| 17:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Davis Slack misses the shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Pedro Sanchez | 39-37 |
| 17:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Stanley Kindred misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 17:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Pedro Sanchez | 39-37 |
| 16:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The short jumper by Warren Bufkin is denied by Mario Morris | 39-37 |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mario Morris picks off the pass by Jay White | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris scores on a shot near the basket set up by Ricky Bargas and he's fouled by Warren Bufkin - foul #2 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (PG), Clifford Salisbury (SG), David Simon (SF), George Robinson (PF), Michael Smith (C) Warren Bufkin, James Sumner, Darryl Huff, Pedro Sanchez, Jay White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Estell (PG), Frank Foulds (C) Ricky Bargas, Robert Grice | |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Salisbury misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Mario Morris | 39-40 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Salisbury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Robinson (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Robert Estell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Kindred (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Davis Slack (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mario Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Foulds (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Davis Slack clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Simon - foul #2 on David Simon, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willie Lackey (PG), Jonathan Wojtowicz (SG) Stanley Kindred, Mario Morris | |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Davis Slack makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Davis Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon is denied on a dunk by Frank Foulds | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Estell grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Robinson grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Salisbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willie Lackey grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 14:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Simon | 39-42 |
| 14:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon hits the finger roll set up by David Brown and the foul's on Robert Estell - foul #1 on Robert Estell, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), Pedro Sanchez (PF) Clifford Salisbury, George Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas (PG), Robert Grice (SF), Stanley Kindred (PF), Larry Holzman (C) Willie Lackey, Robert Estell, Davis Slack, Frank Foulds | |
| 14:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Wesley Ferguson - foul #2 on Wesley Ferguson, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Darryl Huff (SF) Wesley Ferguson, David Simon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Darryl Huff picks off the pass by Ricky Bargas | 42-43 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez misses the jump hook from close range | 42-43 |
| 13:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pedro Sanchez | 45-43 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Bufkin is called for the reach on Ricky Bargas - foul #3 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (PG), Jay White (C) Warren Bufkin, David Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Estell (PG), Mario Morris (PF) Ricky Bargas, Robert Grice | |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Estell's fadeaway is rejected by Jay White | 45-43 |
| 12:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White's floater is tipped away by Mario Morris | 45-43 |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Stanley Kindred misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 11:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Darryl Huff | 45-43 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sumner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jay White (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Robert Estell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Wojtowicz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Kindred (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mario Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Holzman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mario Morris swats the short shot by Wesley Ferguson | 45-43 |
| 11:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Pedro Sanchez | 45-43 |
| 10:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mario Morris swats the short shot by Jay White | 45-43 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Stanley Kindred pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), David Simon (SF), David Brown (C) James Sumner, Darryl Huff, Jay White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas (PG), Robert Grice (SF), Davis Slack (PF), Frank Foulds (C) Jonathan Wojtowicz, Stanley Kindred, Mario Morris, Larry Holzman | |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 10:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Brown - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Salisbury (SG), Jay White (PF), Michael Smith (C) Wesley Ferguson, Pedro Sanchez, David Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Warren Bufkin | 47-45 |
| 09:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-45 |
| 09:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Salisbury comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Smith blocks the short jumper by Ricky Bargas | 47-45 |
| 08:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 08:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Robert Estell | 47-45 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas loses the dribble to David Simon | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Salisbury connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Bufkin | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Bufkin steals the ball from Ricky Bargas in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 07:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin lays it in | 55-48 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Salisbury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay White (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Estell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Grice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Davis Slack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Foulds (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds lays it in on a great pass from Robert Estell | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses long on a turnaround from close range | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 05:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Simon lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 57-50 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (PG), James Sumner (SG), Darryl Huff (SF), Pedro Sanchez (PF), David Brown (C) Warren Bufkin, Clifford Salisbury, David Simon, Jay White, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willie Lackey (PG), Jonathan Wojtowicz (SG), Stanley Kindred (SF), Mario Morris (PF), Larry Holzman (C) Ricky Bargas, Robert Estell, Robert Grice, Davis Slack, Frank Foulds | |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Lackey | 57-53 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jonathan Wojtowicz is called for the reach on James Sumner - foul #4 on Jonathan Wojtowicz, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 05:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 04:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willie Lackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 04:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris tips it home | 57-55 |
| 04:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 04:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown tips it in | 59-55 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris loses the dribble to Darryl Huff | 59-55 |
| 03:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez is called for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG) Wesley Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas (PG), Robert Grice (SF) Willie Lackey, Stanley Kindred | |
| 03:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Bargas | 59-57 |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Boyd (C) Larry Holzman | |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mario Morris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown grabs the board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sumner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pedro Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bargas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Wojtowicz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Grice (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Larry Boyd (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to David Brown | 59-57 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Grice takes the ball from James Sumner | 59-57 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas's floater is knocked away by David Brown | 59-57 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Boyd hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Huff is hacked by Robert Grice - foul #3 on Robert Grice, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds (C) Larry Boyd | |
| 00:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Pedro Sanchez | 62-59 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Grice misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-59 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Bargas - foul #1 on Ricky Bargas, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Pedro Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Wojtowicz and the foul's on David Brown - foul #5 on David Brown, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jay White (C) David Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Wojtowicz misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |