| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - Henry Cummings (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (fresh) C - Robert Mousseau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Donald Chrisman (fresh) SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) SF - John Sharer (fresh) PF - Dante Waller (fresh) C - James Katzner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | James Katzner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | James Katzner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Mousseau | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | St. Joseph's | James Katzner is called for the reach on Christopher Grenier - foul #1 on James Katzner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | John Sharer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dante Waller | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shannon Isham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Wallace Nunley picks off the pass by John Sharer | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Blevins | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | St. Joseph's | John Sharer picks off the pass by Shannon Isham | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | John Sharer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Harold Blevins | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | James Katzner buries a shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Nunley | 6-8 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | James Katzner misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Mousseau - foul #1 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), John Lee (C) Wallace Nunley, Christopher Grenier, Henry Cummings, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Grady Edwards (PF) Donald Chrisman, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Dante Waller | |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | James Katzner misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Patnode (C) James Katzner | |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau (C) Shannon Isham | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) SG - Robert Harrison (fresh) SF - Ronald Zadeh (fresh) PF - John Lee (fresh) C - Robert Mousseau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (fresh) SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) SF - Odis Webb (fresh) PF - Grady Edwards (fresh) C - Keith Patnode (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | St. Joseph's | John Lee buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Zadeh | 8-9 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is hacked by Eldon Olmsted - foul #1 on Eldon Olmsted, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Christopher Grenier (SG), Henry Cummings (PF) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Odis Webb scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Beck | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's | John Lee is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Ronald Zadeh, John Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), John Sharer (SF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Darrell Beck, Odis Webb, Grady Edwards | |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | John Sharer can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Keith Patnode | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Robert Mousseau swats the layup by Donald Chrisman | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Griswold - foul #1 on Jimmy Griswold, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Gary Hoang (SF) Wallace Nunley, Christopher Grenier, Henry Cummings | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Dante Waller (PF) Dane Ham, Keith Patnode | |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | John Sharer steals the ball from Robert Harrison | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman hits the finger roll set up by John Sharer | 10-13 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted is hacked by Donald Chrisman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Chrisman, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), John Lee (C) Robert Harrison, Gary Hoang, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Grady Edwards (C) Donald Chrisman, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 12:57 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham is denied on a layup by Grady Edwards | 10-13 |
| 12:55 | St. Joseph's | John Lee snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses the dunk attempt | 10-13 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Henry Cummings (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Eldon Olmsted, Shannon Isham, John Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG), James Katzner (C) Nicholas Wink, Dante Waller | |
| 12:07 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Zadeh - foul #1 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG), Gary Hoang (SF) Wallace Nunley, Ronald Zadeh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), Harold Blevins (SG) Darrell Beck, Odis Webb | |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Mousseau | 10-13 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) SF - Gary Hoang (fresh) PF - Henry Cummings (fresh) C - Robert Mousseau (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Donald Chrisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Blevins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dane Ham (fresh) PF - Grady Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Katzner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 11:34 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings tips it but misses | 10-13 |
| 11:33 | Illinois State | Harold Blevins snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | James Katzner connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Harold Blevins | 10-15 |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang is fouled on the floor by Dane Ham - foul #1 on Dane Ham, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Lee (C) Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (PG), John Sharer (SF), Keith Patnode (PF) Donald Chrisman, Dane Ham, Grady Edwards | |
| 10:34 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Eldon Olmsted | 12-15 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the fadeaway from the left side | 12-17 |
| 09:53 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | James Katzner snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | James Katzner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Katzner, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Shannon Isham (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Christopher Grenier, Gary Hoang, Henry Cummings, John Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), Darrell Beck (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Nicholas Wink, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Keith Patnode, James Katzner | |
| 09:08 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Odis Webb gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Odis Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG) Eldon Olmsted | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | Donald Chrisman is called for the reach on Wallace Nunley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Chrisman, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings (SF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Blevins (SG), Keith Patnode (C) Donald Chrisman, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 12-17 |
| 08:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:02 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-17 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Henry Cummings is called for the reach on Odis Webb - foul #1 on Henry Cummings, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier (SG), Gary Hoang (SF), John Lee (C) Robert Harrison, Henry Cummings, Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG), John Sharer (SF), Grady Edwards (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Harold Blevins, Odis Webb, Dante Waller, Keith Patnode | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Grenier (fresh) SF - Gary Hoang (fresh) PF - Shannon Isham (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dane Ham (fresh) SF - John Sharer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Grady Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-17 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | John Sharer misses the tip | 12-17 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Dane Ham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Darrell Beck | 12-19 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards misses the floater from the right side | 12-19 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Dane Ham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Henry Cummings (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Wallace Nunley, Gary Hoang, Shannon Isham, John Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Dante Waller (PF), Keith Patnode (C) Darrell Beck, Dane Ham, John Sharer, Grady Edwards, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Dante Waller lays it in set up by Odis Webb | 12-21 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Christopher Grenier | 14-21 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Dante Waller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison (SG) Christopher Grenier | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Odis Webb | 14-21 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Odis Webb misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Zadeh - foul #2 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham (PF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Grady Edwards (C) Keith Patnode | |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Odis Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Nicholas Wink is called for the reach on Eldon Olmsted in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), John Sharer (SF) Nicholas Wink, Odis Webb | |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Sharer | 16-25 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Dante Waller gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Henry Cummings picks off the pass by Grady Edwards | 16-25 |
| 03:44 | St. Joseph's | Robert Harrison hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mousseau | 18-25 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Isham (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Mousseau (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Darrell Beck (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Harold Blevins (tiring) 3 ast. SF - John Sharer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dante Waller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Grady Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 18-25 |
| 03:19 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau blows the layup but the foul's on Darrell Beck - foul #1 on Darrell Beck, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (PG), Christopher Grenier (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), John Lee (PF) Eldon Olmsted, Robert Harrison, Henry Cummings, Shannon Isham | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Odis Webb (SF), Keith Patnode (PF), James Katzner (C) Darrell Beck, Harold Blevins, John Sharer, Dante Waller, Grady Edwards | |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | Robert Mousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Mousseau - foul #2 on Robert Mousseau, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings (PF) Robert Mousseau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:42 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Grenier travels in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wallace Nunley - foul #1 on Wallace Nunley, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Keith Patnode makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | The short jumper by James Katzner is denied by Ronald Zadeh | 19-29 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Henry Cummings | 19-29 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Lee and he's hacked by Donald Chrisman - foul #3 on Donald Chrisman, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Shannon Isham (PF) Henry Cummings | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (SG) Donald Chrisman | |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | James Katzner is hacked by Ronald Zadeh - foul #3 on Ronald Zadeh, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang (SF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:24 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wallace Nunley | 25-31 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | James Katzner's fadeaway is rejected by Shannon Isham | 25-31 |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang is hacked by James Katzner - foul #3 on James Katzner, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), Robert Harrison (SG), Henry Cummings (PF), Robert Mousseau (C) Wallace Nunley, Christopher Grenier, Shannon Isham, John Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Darrell Beck (PG), Harold Blevins (SG), John Sharer (SF), Grady Edwards (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Nicholas Wink, Dane Ham, Odis Webb, Keith Patnode, James Katzner | |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's | Gary Hoang makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Darrell Beck loses the dribble to Henry Cummings | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Henry Cummings misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |