| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tiffin | PG - James Strang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Haller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reginald Clarke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grant Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tiffin | James Pickett inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Tiffin | David Haller misses badly on a shot in the paint | 32-30 |
| 19:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Sullivan and he's hacked by Grant Thompson - foul #2 on Grant Thompson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Pickett and he's hacked by Norman Riley - foul #2 on Norman Riley, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 38-32 |
| 18:06 | Tiffin | Norman Riley steals it from David Haller | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:43 | Tiffin | Grant Thompson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:38 | Tiffin | David Haller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Riley - foul #3 on Norman Riley, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen (PF) Norman Riley | |
| Subs | Tiffin | | |
| 17:38 | Tiffin | David Haller makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | Tiffin | David Haller misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Tiffin | David Haller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:49 | Tiffin | James Pickett gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:27 | Tiffin | David Haller scores on a 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan buries a 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 15:45 | Tiffin | Grant Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 15:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Thomas Beeson | 44-36 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Claassen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tiffin | PG - James Strang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Haller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pickett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Reginald Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 15:29 | Tiffin | Grant Thompson pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 44-36 |
| 15:06 | Tiffin | James Strang hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 14:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan travels with the ball | 44-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Scott Hyslop (SG), James Webb (SF), Norman Riley (PF), James Green (C) John Sullivan, Carl Anderson, Thomas Beeson, James Claassen, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tiffin | Ralph Land (PG), Bernard Faulk (SG), Bryan Albritton (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Steven Luter (C) James Strang, David Haller, James Pickett, Reginald Clarke, Grant Thompson | |
| 14:36 | Tiffin | Lloyd Wood blows the dunk | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 14:25 | Tiffin | Bernard Faulk gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:56 | Tiffin | Scott Hyslop takes the ball from Bryan Albritton | 44-38 |
| 13:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop lays it in | 46-38 |
| 13:26 | Tiffin | Bryan Albritton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 13:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 46-38 |
| 13:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley tips it in | 48-38 |
| 12:39 | Tiffin | Bryan Albritton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 12:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-38 |
| 12:22 | Tiffin | Ralph Land pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:58 | Tiffin | Bernard Faulk loses the dribble to James Webb | 48-38 |
| 11:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ralph Land is called for the reach on Abraham Fabian - foul #1 on Ralph Land, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan (PG), Carl Anderson (SG), Thomas Beeson (SF), James Claassen (PF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Abraham Fabian, Scott Hyslop, James Webb, Norman Riley, James Green | |
| Subs | Tiffin | James Strang (PG), David Haller (SG), James Pickett (SF), Reginald Clarke (PF), Lester Weaver (C) Ralph Land, Bernard Faulk, Bryan Albritton, Lloyd Wood, Steven Luter | |
| 11:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson's pass is intercepted by James Strang | 48-38 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Claassen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tiffin | PG - James Strang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Haller (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pickett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Reginald Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Weaver (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Tiffin | David Haller hits a floater from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 10:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Beeson | 51-40 |
| 10:09 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Pickett | 51-42 |
| 09:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-42 |
| 09:46 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:22 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen loses the dribble to Reginald Clarke | 51-44 |
| 08:53 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Haller | 51-46 |
| 08:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson is hacked by James Pickett - foul #2 on James Pickett, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), James Webb (SF), Norman Riley (PF), James Green (C) John Sullivan, Thomas Beeson, James Claassen, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tiffin | Ralph Land (PG), Bernard Faulk (SG), Bryan Albritton (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Grant Thompson (C) James Strang, David Haller, James Pickett, Reginald Clarke, Lester Weaver | |
| 08:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| 07:21 | Tiffin | Ralph Land connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Grant Thompson | 51-48 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Abraham Fabian (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tiffin | PG - Ralph Land (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Faulk (fresh) SF - Bryan Albritton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Grant Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Norman Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Webb | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | Tiffin | Bryan Albritton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 06:24 | Tiffin | Lloyd Wood misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 06:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Green | 54-48 |
| 06:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Webb lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carl Anderson | 56-48 |
| 05:40 | Tiffin | Bryan Albritton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 05:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Green gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan (PG), Thomas Beeson (SF), Gerard Ferguson (C) Abraham Fabian, James Webb, James Green | |
| Subs | Tiffin | James Strang (PG), David Haller (SG), James Pickett (SF), Reginald Clarke (PF) Ralph Land, Bernard Faulk, Bryan Albritton, Lloyd Wood | |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 05:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 05:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson tips it home | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:45 | Tiffin | David Haller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 04:43 | Tiffin | Grant Thompson hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 04:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 04:33 | Tiffin | James Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:04 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke connects on the shot from the left side set up by James Strang | 58-52 |
| 03:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson is hacked by Grant Thompson - foul #3 on Grant Thompson, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Tiffin | Steven Luter (C) Grant Thompson | |
| 03:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carl Anderson | 60-52 |
| 03:06 | Tiffin | Reginald Clarke misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 03:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gerard Ferguson | 60-52 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tiffin | PG - James Strang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Haller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pickett (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Reginald Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Luter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerard Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Reginald Clarke - foul #2 on Reginald Clarke, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Scott Hyslop (SG), James Claassen (PF) Carl Anderson, Norman Riley | |
| Subs | Tiffin | Ralph Land (PG), Lloyd Wood (PF) James Strang, Reginald Clarke | |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Tiffin | Tiffin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson (SG), Norman Riley (PF) Scott Hyslop, James Claassen | |
| Subs | Tiffin | James Strang (PG), Reginald Clarke (PF), Grant Thompson (C) Ralph Land, Lloyd Wood, Steven Luter | |
| 02:37 | Tiffin | David Haller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 02:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Beeson snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Sullivan evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 01:56 | Tiffin | Thomas Beeson blocks the short jumper by Reginald Clarke | 64-52 |
| 01:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Norman Riley | 64-52 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Carl Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian (PG), Scott Hyslop (SG), James Webb (SF), James Claassen (PF), James Green (C) John Sullivan, Carl Anderson, Thomas Beeson, Norman Riley, Gerard Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tiffin | Ralph Land (PG), Bernard Faulk (SG), Bryan Albritton (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Steven Luter (C) James Strang, David Haller, James Pickett, Reginald Clarke, Grant Thompson | |
| 01:25 | Tiffin | Ralph Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Land - foul #2 on Ralph Land, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tiffin | Ralph Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tiffin | Tiffin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Claassen scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 68-52 |
| 00:21 | Tiffin | Bernard Faulk blows the dunk but he's fouled by Scott Hyslop - foul #1 on Scott Hyslop, team foul #3 | 68-52 |
| 00:21 | Tiffin | Bernard Faulk makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:21 | Tiffin | Bernard Faulk makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Abraham Fabian runs out the clock | 68-54 |