| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Marion White (fresh) SG - Paul Agee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Zeger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stockton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Wommack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Breeze (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | James Smith inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mercy | Steven Wommack comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Paul Agee - foul #2 on Paul Agee, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:41 | Mercy | Steven Wommack makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:41 | Mercy | Steven Wommack makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Wommack - foul #1 on Steven Wommack, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:10 | Mercy | Marion White is called for the reach on Paul Dexter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion White, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt (PG) Marion White | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 19:02 | Mercy | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Fred Zeger - foul #2 on Fred Zeger, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| 18:39 | Mercy | Fred Zeger takes the ball from Louis Breeze | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt jams it on a great pass from Fred Zeger | 31-30 |
| 18:21 | Mercy | Steven Wommack is fouled on the floor by Paul Agee - foul #3 on Paul Agee, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler (SG) Paul Agee | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 18:07 | Mercy | Steven Wommack misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 17:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Vogt | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Mercy | James Smith scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Paul Dexter | 33-32 |
| 17:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Tyler | 36-32 |
| 16:49 | Mercy | Paul Miller misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 16:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 16:26 | Mercy | Paul Miller pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:11 | Mercy | Louis Breeze clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 16:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Vogt | 39-32 |
| 15:37 | Mercy | Steven Wommack drills a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Dexter | 39-35 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Vogt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Zeger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stockton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Reichert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steven Wommack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Breeze (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Miller steals it from Fred Zeger | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Mercy | Paul Dexter drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 39-37 |
| 14:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marion White (PG), Paul Agee (SG), Frank Patterson (SF), Donald Karim (PF), Phillip Bloss (C) Matthew Vogt, Henry Tyler, Fred Zeger, Paul Stockton, Harold Reichert | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (PF), Nole Hardy (C) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith, Paul Miller, Louis Breeze | |
| 14:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim is hacked by Gerald Garzon - foul #1 on Gerald Garzon, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 13:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marion White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:56 | Mercy | James Irvine pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:39 | Mercy | Donald Karim picks off the pass by Todd Vanhorn | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marion White | 41-37 |
| 12:57 | Mercy | Nole Hardy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Patterson grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wynn steals it from Paul Agee | 41-37 |
| 11:50 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-37 |
| 11:48 | Mercy | John Wynn gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:38 | Mercy | James Irvine hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Marion White - foul #4 on Marion White, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt (PG), Henry Tyler (SG), Fred Zeger (SF), Paul Stockton (PF), James Faulkner (C) Marion White, Paul Agee, Frank Patterson, Donald Karim, Phillip Bloss | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Martin Desmond (SG), Paul Miller (PF), Louis Breeze (C) Todd Vanhorn, Gerald Garzon, John Wynn, Nole Hardy | |
| 11:38 | Mercy | James Irvine misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Faulkner snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Vogt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Zeger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stockton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Faulkner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Martin Desmond (fresh) SF - James Irvine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Breeze (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt tips it home | 43-39 |
| 10:46 | Mercy | Henry Tyler steps in front of the Louis Breeze pass | 43-39 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Dexter - foul #1 on Paul Dexter, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert (C) James Faulkner | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Wommack (SG), James Smith (SF) Martin Desmond, James Irvine | |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:17 | Mercy | Harold Reichert steals it from James Smith | 45-39 |
| 09:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:46 | Mercy | Paul Miller grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 09:38 | Mercy | Paul Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Tyler | 48-39 |
| 09:14 | Mercy | Louis Breeze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee (SG), Donald Karim (PF) Henry Tyler, Paul Stockton | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Wynn (C) Louis Breeze | |
| 08:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Zeger | 50-39 |
| 08:29 | Mercy | Paul Dexter buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Miller | 50-42 |
| 08:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Agee | 53-42 |
| 07:57 | Mercy | James Smith makes the jumper from the left block | 53-44 |
| 07:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 07:35 | Mercy | Paul Dexter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Vogt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Agee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Zeger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Karim (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Reichert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Paul Dexter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Wommack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mercy | Paul Dexter is fouled on the floor by Harold Reichert - foul #2 on Harold Reichert, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Marion White (PG), Frank Patterson (SF), Paul Stockton (PF) Matthew Vogt, Fred Zeger, Harold Reichert | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), Nole Hardy (C) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith, Paul Miller | |
| 06:52 | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn is hacked by Marion White - foul #5 on Marion White, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler (PG) Marion White | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 06:52 | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 06:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 06:31 | Mercy | John Wynn gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 06:17 | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 06:15 | Mercy | John Wynn tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 05:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Wynn is called for the reach on Frank Patterson - foul #2 on John Wynn, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt (PG), Phillip Bloss (C) Paul Agee, Donald Karim | |
| Subs | Mercy | Louis Breeze (C) John Wynn | |
| 05:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 05:48 | Mercy | James Irvine pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:29 | Mercy | Louis Breeze can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 05:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | A charge is called on Matthew Vogt - foul #3 on Matthew Vogt, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger (SF), Harold Reichert (C) Frank Patterson, Paul Stockton | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Steven Wommack (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Miller (PF) Todd Vanhorn, Gerald Garzon, James Irvine, Nole Hardy | |
| 04:46 | Mercy | Paul Dexter clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 04:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 04:17 | Mercy | Paul Miller gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | Mercy | Steven Wommack can't finish the layup | 53-46 |
| 04:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Phillip Bloss | 53-46 |
| 04:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Smith is called for the reach on Fred Zeger - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee (SG), Donald Karim (PF) Henry Tyler, Phillip Bloss | |
| Subs | Mercy | John Wynn (C) Louis Breeze | |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 03:50 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Steven Wommack | 53-46 |
| 03:43 | Mercy | Paul Miller comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-46 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 03:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Keith Gay (PG), Paul Stockton (PF) Matthew Vogt, Donald Karim | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Keith Gay (fresh) SG - Paul Agee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Zeger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stockton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Reichert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Todd Vanhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Garzon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Irvine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Vanhorn and he's hacked by Paul Agee - foul #4 on Paul Agee, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler (PG), Donald Karim (C) Keith Gay, Harold Reichert | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 03:02 | Mercy | Gerald Garzon misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Karim snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 02:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt (PG), Harold Reichert (C) Henry Tyler, Donald Karim | |
| Subs | Mercy | Paul Dexter (PG), Steven Wommack (SG), James Smith (SF), Louis Breeze (C) Todd Vanhorn, Gerald Garzon, James Irvine, John Wynn | |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Stockton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 02:43 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul Miller | 53-48 |
| 02:28 | Mercy | Steven Wommack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 02:26 | Mercy | Paul Dexter gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:14 | Mercy | Louis Breeze misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 02:12 | Mercy | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | Mercy | Paul Miller clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Stockton - foul #1 on Paul Stockton, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | Mercy | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:03 | Mercy | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Zeger buries a jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 01:21 | Mercy | Matthew Vogt takes the ball from Paul Miller | 55-50 |
| 01:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Agee blows the layup | 55-50 |
| 01:17 | Mercy | Steven Wommack grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:00 | Mercy | Steven Wommack misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:59 | Mercy | James Smith tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Paul Stockton scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Reichert | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mercy | Paul Miller misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Dexter - foul #2 on Paul Dexter, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss (PF) Paul Stockton | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harold Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Mercy | Paul Dexter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Faulkner (C) Harold Reichert | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Wommack - foul #2 on Steven Wommack, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Phillip Bloss makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:04 | Mercy | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Henry Tyler (SG), Frank Patterson (SF) Paul Agee, Fred Zeger | |
| Subs | Mercy | Todd Vanhorn (PG), Gerald Garzon (SG), James Irvine (SF), John Wynn (PF), Nole Hardy (C) Paul Dexter, Steven Wommack, James Smith, Paul Miller, Louis Breeze | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Vogt runs out the clock | 61-50 |