| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - John Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Bartsch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ryder (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Abram Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachary Bartsch - foul #2 on Zachary Bartsch, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Abram Anderson | 35-38 |
| 18:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson drills a turnaround from the left block | 35-40 |
| 18:40 | Mercyhurst | William Lucero hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:38 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:30 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 18:27 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 18:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex (PG), Brian Barber (PF), David Gregory (C) John Conner, Zachary Bartsch, Robert Ryder | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Nelson Meighan (SG), Thomas Lackey (SF), David Phelan (PF), Virgil Wenz (C) William Short, Don Olsen, Gerald Olson, Robert Hinson, Abram Anderson | |
| 17:57 | Mercyhurst | William Lucero connects on the open fadeaway from the right block | 39-40 |
| 17:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan connects on the runner from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 17:36 | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber loses the dribble to Patrick Neuman in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Lucero - foul #2 on William Lucero, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | William Devine (SG), Charles Finch (SF) William Lucero, Christopher McDonald | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson (C) Virgil Wenz | |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Barber is called for the reach on Nelson Meighan - foul #3 on Brian Barber, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Conner (PG), Gene Troiano (SG) Terry Rex, Brian Barber | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Don Olsen (SG) Nelson Meighan, Thomas Lackey | |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 16:39 | Mercyhurst | Charles Finch is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gene Troiano steals the ball from Patrick Neuman | 41-45 |
| 16:26 | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano hits the finger roll | 43-45 |
| 16:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gene Troiano takes the ball from David Phelan | 43-45 |
| 16:04 | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Devine | 45-45 |
| 15:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 45-45 |
| 15:40 | Mercyhurst | David Gregory gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - John Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Finch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Olsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Neuman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Phelan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Abram Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mercyhurst | William Devine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Devine - foul #1 on William Devine, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex (PG), William Lucero (SG), Christopher McDonald (SF), Zachary Bartsch (PF), Robert Ryder (C) John Conner, Gene Troiano, William Devine, Charles Finch, David Gregory | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Nelson Meighan (SG), Gerald Olson (SF), Robert Hinson (PF) William Short, Don Olsen, Patrick Neuman, David Phelan | |
| 15:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder makes the shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 14:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Sheets | 47-48 |
| 14:11 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch lays it in and the foul's on Gerald Olson - foul #3 on Gerald Olson, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz (C) Abram Anderson | |
| 14:11 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz's floater is knocked away by Zachary Bartsch | 50-48 |
| 13:46 | Mercyhurst | William Lucero snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:42 | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 13:41 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:29 | Mercyhurst | Gerald Olson is called for the reach on Zachary Bartsch - foul #4 on Gerald Olson, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | William Devine (PG), Brian Barber (C) Terry Rex, Robert Ryder | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Don Olsen (SG), Thomas Lackey (SF), Abram Anderson (C) Anthony Sheets, Nelson Meighan, Gerald Olson, Robert Hinson | |
| 13:15 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Jimmie Kemp (PG), Gene Troiano (SG) William Lucero, Christopher McDonald | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 13:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz is hacked by Gene Troiano - foul #1 on Gene Troiano, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Kemp - foul #1 on Jimmie Kemp, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Conner (PG), Robert Ryder (C) Jimmie Kemp, Zachary Bartsch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson (PF) Virgil Wenz | |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson clanks a shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 12:34 | Mercyhurst | Don Olsen picks off the pass by Robert Ryder in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-50 |
| 12:22 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Robert Ryder | 50-50 |
| 12:17 | Mercyhurst | William Devine is fouled on the floor by Robert Hinson - foul #3 on Robert Hinson, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | William Lucero (SG), Christopher McDonald (SF), Charles Finch (PF) Gene Troiano, William Devine, Robert Ryder | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 11:58 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald loses the dribble to Thomas Lackey | 50-50 |
| 11:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Short and he's hacked by William Lucero - foul #3 on William Lucero, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex (PG) John Conner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Nelson Meighan (SG), Virgil Wenz (PF) William Short, Thomas Lackey, Robert Hinson | |
| 11:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:41 | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey (SF) Don Olsen | |
| 11:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 50-53 |
| 11:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Terry Rex (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Lucero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Finch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Meighan (fresh) SF - Thomas Lackey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Wenz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Abram Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey loses the dribble to Charles Finch | 50-53 |
| 11:07 | Mercyhurst | Anthony Sheets is called for the reach on Terry Rex in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Sheets, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano (SG), William Devine (SF), Zachary Bartsch (PF), Robert Ryder (C) William Lucero, Christopher McDonald, Charles Finch, Brian Barber | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SF), David Phelan (PF) Thomas Lackey, Abram Anderson | |
| 10:57 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch is denied on a layup by David Phelan | 50-53 |
| 10:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Zachary Bartsch blocks the short jumper by David Phelan | 50-53 |
| 10:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Virgil Wenz | 50-55 |
| 10:27 | Mercyhurst | Anthony Sheets steals the ball from Terry Rex in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 10:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-55 |
| 10:07 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:48 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder blows the layup but he's hacked by Virgil Wenz - foul #2 on Virgil Wenz, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Conner (PG), William Lucero (SG), Christopher McDonald (SF), Brian Barber (PF) Terry Rex, Gene Troiano, William Devine, Zachary Bartsch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Don Olsen (SG), Thomas Lackey (SF), Robert Hinson (PF), Abram Anderson (C) Anthony Sheets, Nelson Meighan, Patrick Neuman, David Phelan, Virgil Wenz | |
| 09:48 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:48 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 09:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 09:30 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:28 | Mercyhurst | John Conner is fouled in the backcourt by William Short - foul #2 on William Short, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Gregory (C) Robert Ryder | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 09:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner is fouled on the floor by William Short - foul #3 on William Short, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 09:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 08:36 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Short - foul #4 on William Short, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG) William Short | |
| 08:36 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:36 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen loses the ball out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex (PG), William Devine (SF) John Conner, Christopher McDonald | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 08:09 | Mercyhurst | Thomas Lackey steps in front of the David Gregory pass | 54-57 |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terry Rex is called for the reach on Don Olsen - foul #2 on Terry Rex, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano (SG), Charles Finch (PF), Robert Ryder (C) William Lucero, Brian Barber, David Gregory | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Gerald Olson (SF), David Phelan (PF) Patrick Neuman, Thomas Lackey, Abram Anderson | |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:29 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Gerald Olson - foul #5 on Gerald Olson, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (SG), Thomas Lackey (SF) Don Olsen, Gerald Olson | |
| 07:29 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 07:10 | Mercyhurst | Charles Finch grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Terry Rex (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gene Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Finch (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Ryder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lackey (tiring) 1 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Phelan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hinson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Mercyhurst | William Devine makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Finch | 59-59 |
| 06:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 06:40 | Mercyhurst | Charles Finch pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:35 | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 06:34 | Mercyhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ryder | 59-59 |
| 06:14 | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Anthony Sheets - foul #3 on Anthony Sheets, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Conner (PG), Christopher McDonald (SF), Zachary Bartsch (PF), Brian Barber (C) Terry Rex, William Devine, Charles Finch, Robert Ryder | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Nelson Meighan (SG), Don Olsen (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF), Abram Anderson (C) William Short, Anthony Sheets, Thomas Lackey, David Phelan, Robert Hinson | |
| 06:14 | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Zachary Bartsch - foul #3 on Zachary Bartsch, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | William Lucero (SG) Gene Troiano | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:28 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:27 | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber tips it in | 64-62 |
| 04:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher McDonald steals the ball from Don Olsen | 64-62 |
| 04:52 | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Conner and the foul's on Abram Anderson - foul #1 on Abram Anderson, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Gregory (C) Zachary Bartsch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Thomas Lackey (SF), David Phelan (PF) Patrick Neuman, Nelson Meighan, Virgil Wenz | |
| 04:52 | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber misses the free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lackey | 66-64 |
| 04:26 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Lucero | 68-64 |
| 04:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 68-64 |
| 04:13 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Gregory | 68-64 |
| 04:09 | Mercyhurst | William Lucero drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Conner | 70-64 |
| 03:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-66 |
| 03:50 | Mercyhurst | John Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Terry Rex (PG), William Devine (SG), Charles Finch (SF), Zachary Bartsch (PF) John Conner, William Lucero, Christopher McDonald, Brian Barber | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (SG), Virgil Wenz (PF), Robert Hinson (C) Don Olsen, David Phelan, Abram Anderson | |
| 03:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz misses badly on a floater from the right block | 70-66 |
| 03:39 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 03:35 | Mercyhurst | Charles Finch misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-66 |
| 03:34 | Mercyhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Bartsch | 70-66 |
| 03:22 | Mercyhurst | David Gregory misses the floater in the lane | 70-66 |
| 03:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz is hacked by William Devine - foul #2 on William Devine, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Gene Troiano (SG), Robert Ryder (C) Zachary Bartsch, David Gregory | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (SG), Patrick Neuman (SF), Abram Anderson (C) William Short, Thomas Lackey, Robert Hinson | |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Terry Rex (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gene Troiano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Finch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ryder (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Meighan (fresh) SF - Patrick Neuman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgil Wenz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Abram Anderson (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Mercyhurst | William Devine misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 02:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Sheets | 70-70 |
| 02:33 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | John Conner (PG), William Lucero (SG), Christopher McDonald (SF), Zachary Bartsch (PF) Terry Rex, Gene Troiano, William Devine, Charles Finch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan (PF) Abram Anderson | |
| 02:21 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 02:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 02:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan lays it up and in | 70-72 |
| 01:56 | Mercyhurst | Anthony Sheets picks off the pass by Christopher McDonald in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Zachary Bartsch - foul #4 on Zachary Bartsch, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Don Olsen (SG), Thomas Lackey (SF), Abram Anderson (C) Anthony Sheets, Nelson Meighan, Patrick Neuman, Virgil Wenz | |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Phelan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:19 | Mercyhurst | The short jumper by Zachary Bartsch is denied by Abram Anderson | 70-74 |
| 01:18 | Mercyhurst | Zachary Bartsch grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:10 | Mercyhurst | John Conner's pass is intercepted by Abram Anderson | 70-74 |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson (PF) David Phelan | |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Lackey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-74 |
| 00:57 | Mercyhurst | William Lucero grabs the board | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder's floater is tipped away by Abram Anderson | 70-74 |
| 00:48 | Mercyhurst | Robert Ryder grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:41 | Mercyhurst | John Conner is alone and throws it down set up by Zachary Bartsch | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Zachary Bartsch - foul #5 on Zachary Bartsch, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber (PF) Zachary Bartsch | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Mercyhurst | Brian Barber gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Mercyhurst | Christopher McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (SG) Don Olsen | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson is hacked by John Conner - foul #2 on John Conner, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson snags the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Barber is called for the reach on Robert Hinson - foul #4 on Brian Barber, team foul #14 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG) Nelson Meighan | |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner is fouled in the backcourt by William Short - foul #5 on William Short, team foul #12 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG) William Short | |
| 00:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:14 | Mercyhurst | John Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Conner is called for the reach on Abram Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Conner, team foul #15 | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abram Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:05 | Mercyhurst | John Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen pulls down the rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman runs out the clock | 72-80 |