| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Rosol (fresh) PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Howe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by David Josephson - foul #3 on David Josephson, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG) David Josephson | |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 19:14 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby buries a jump hook in the paint | 21-34 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-34 |
| 19:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin tips it home | 23-34 |
| 18:45 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eli Vestal | 23-36 |
| 18:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin is hacked by Jason Davis - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| 18:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 18:11 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:48 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinyon - foul #1 on Thomas Kinyon, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Taylor Aust (C) Thomas Kinyon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis loses the dribble to Taylor Aust | 23-36 |
| 17:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Taylor Aust | 25-36 |
| 17:00 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith lays it in set up by Jason Davis and he's hacked by Warren Bufkin - foul #2 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SG), Edward Vidal (SF), Clifford Salisbury (C) James Sumner, Jerry Rosol, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella (SF), Joe Bohman (C) Robert Shelby, Rodney Howe | |
| 17:00 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 16:25 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 28-39 |
| 16:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal connects on the jumper from the left side | 30-39 |
| 15:52 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol (SF), Travis Gullickson (PF), Thomas Kinyon (C) Warren Bufkin, Taylor Aust, Clifford Salisbury | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), Robert Shelby (SF), David Semple (PF) Eli Vestal, Jason Davis, Reginald Smith | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Rosol (fresh) PF - Travis Gullickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Mazzarella (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Semple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Bohman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Mazzarella picks off the pass by Jerry Rosol | 30-39 |
| 14:47 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Mazzarella | 30-41 |
| 14:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Josephson takes the ball from Travis Gullickson | 30-41 |
| 14:23 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson blows the layup | 30-41 |
| 14:21 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman tips it back up and in | 30-43 |
| 14:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Mazzarella picks off the pass by Travis Gullickson | 30-43 |
| 13:41 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Wesley Ferguson - foul #1 on Wesley Ferguson, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), James Sumner (SG), Thomas Davis (SF), Gary Jones (PF) Wesley Ferguson, Edward Vidal, Jerry Rosol, Thomas Kinyon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG), Reginald Smith (PF), Rodney Howe (C) William Mazzarella, David Semple, Joe Bohman | |
| 13:41 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 13:41 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 13:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Davis gets the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Bufkin | 32-45 |
| 12:50 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 12:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Warren Bufkin | 35-45 |
| 12:05 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby connects on the 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 11:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Davis (fresh) PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Gullickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Josephson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shelby (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby is hacked by Warren Bufkin - foul #3 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol (SF), Thomas Kinyon (C) Thomas Davis, Travis Gullickson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), Joe Bohman (SF) David Josephson, Robert Shelby | |
| 11:17 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eli Vestal | 35-51 |
| 10:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-51 |
| 10:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner tips it in | 37-51 |
| 10:31 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SG), Taylor Aust (PF) James Sumner, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella (SG), Aaron Higgins (SF), David Semple (PF) Jason Davis, Reginald Smith, Rodney Howe | |
| 10:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal (SG) Warren Bufkin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG) Eli Vestal | |
| 09:57 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Mazzarella | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Taylor Aust misses short on a jumper from close range | 37-54 |
| 09:45 | N. Kentucky | David Semple grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 09:26 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman scores on a floater in the paint set up by William Mazzarella | 37-56 |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Mazzarella - foul #1 on William Mazzarella, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), Clifford Salisbury (C) Wesley Ferguson, Thomas Kinyon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG) Aaron Higgins | |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 09:01 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis travels with the ball | 38-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Gary Jones (PF) Edward Vidal, Clifford Salisbury | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (SF), Reginald Smith (PF) William Mazzarella, David Semple | |
| 08:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sumner | 41-56 |
| 08:27 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Jones - foul #2 on Gary Jones, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SF), Travis Gullickson (C) Jerry Rosol, Taylor Aust | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), Rodney Howe (C) David Josephson, Joe Bohman | |
| 08:09 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Sumner - foul #3 on James Sumner, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon (C) Travis Gullickson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 08:09 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:09 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Howe is called for the reach on Warren Bufkin - foul #1 on Rodney Howe, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| 07:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-57 |
| 07:39 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Eli Vestal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 07:21 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:08 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 07:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner is hacked by Robert Shelby - foul #1 on Robert Shelby, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal (SG), Jerry Rosol (SF), Travis Gullickson (PF), Taylor Aust (C) Warren Bufkin, James Sumner, Gary Jones, Thomas Kinyon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), William Mazzarella (SF), David Semple (PF), Joe Bohman (C) Eli Vestal, Robert Shelby, Reginald Smith, Rodney Howe | |
| 06:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Joe Bohman | 41-57 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Jerry Rosol is called for the reach on William Mazzarella - foul #3 on Jerry Rosol, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (SF) Jason Davis | |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Josephson steps in front of the Travis Gullickson pass | 41-59 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella is fouled on the floor by Edward Vidal - foul #2 on Edward Vidal, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG), James Sumner (SG), Thomas Kinyon (C) Wesley Ferguson, Edward Vidal, Taylor Aust | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (SF), Reginald Smith (PF), Rodney Howe (C) Aaron Higgins, David Semple, Joe Bohman | |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 05:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-59 |
| 05:11 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinyon - foul #2 on Thomas Kinyon, team foul #9 | 43-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones (PF) Travis Gullickson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG) William Mazzarella | |
| 05:11 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 05:11 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Josephson steals it from Jerry Rosol | 43-61 |
| 04:52 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson throws it down | 43-63 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:37 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 04:19 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Davis | 43-65 |
| 04:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (PG), Edward Vidal (SG), Thomas Davis (SF), Travis Gullickson (PF), Taylor Aust (C) Warren Bufkin, James Sumner, Jerry Rosol, Gary Jones, Thomas Kinyon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), William Mazzarella (SG), Aaron Higgins (SF), David Semple (PF), Joe Bohman (C) David Josephson, Jason Davis, Robert Shelby, Reginald Smith, Rodney Howe | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | N. Kentucky | David Semple double dribbles | 43-65 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Wesley Ferguson | 46-65 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Vidal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Davis (fresh) PF - Travis Gullickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Taylor Aust (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Eli Vestal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Mazzarella (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Higgins (fresh) PF - David Semple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Taylor Aust - foul #3 on Taylor Aust, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal is whistled for traveling | 46-67 |
| 02:50 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal drills a 3 from straight away | 46-70 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Aaron Higgins - foul #1 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| 02:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-70 |
| 02:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Taylor Aust | 46-70 |
| 02:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Davis scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Vidal | 48-70 |
| 02:04 | N. Kentucky | Taylor Aust steps in front of the Joe Bohman pass | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-70 |
| 01:40 | N. Kentucky | David Semple gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eli Vestal | 48-72 |
| 01:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson's layup is rejected by Aaron Higgins | 48-72 |
| 01:00 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Semple | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Aaron Higgins is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 48-72 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe (C) Aaron Higgins | |
| 00:40 | N. Kentucky | Wesley Ferguson takes the ball from David Semple | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson is hacked by Rodney Howe - foul #2 on Rodney Howe, team foul #7 | 48-72 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 00:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:04 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe snags the offensive board | 50-72 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | The clock runs out | 50-72 |