| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Anthony Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Wible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Wenz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lewis | PG - James Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bigler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Baines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grady Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lewis | Christopher Albert inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lewis | Lewis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Lewis | Travis Bigler misses the floater from the left block | 43-39 |
| 19:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 19:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 19:19 | Lewis | Travis Bigler makes the floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 19:02 | Lewis | Grady Foster grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:50 | Lewis | Christopher Albert loses the dribble to Anthony Sheets | 45-41 |
| 18:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 18:24 | Lewis | Grady Foster connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-43 |
| 18:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Olson | 49-43 |
| 17:37 | Lewis | Travis Bigler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Travis Bigler, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Richard Lee (PF), Russell Murphy (C) Anthony Sheets, Don Olsen, Brent Wible, Virgil Wenz, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | Richard Rein (PG), Willard Black (SG), Jim Gray (SF), Nicholas Adkins (PF), Alan Lowry (C) James Nixon, Travis Bigler, Christopher Albert, Robert Baines, Grady Foster | |
| 17:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Lowry is called for the reach on Andrew Greene - foul #1 on Alan Lowry, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene blows the layup but the foul's on Alan Lowry - foul #2 on Alan Lowry, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:47 | Lewis | Alan Lowry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan (PG), Don Olsen (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF) Patrick Neuman, Anthony Skinner, Andrew Greene, Russell Murphy | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Weber (PG), Frederick Park (C) Richard Rein, Alan Lowry | |
| 16:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 16:36 | Lewis | Willard Black is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Meighan - foul #1 on Nelson Meighan, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Lewis | Travis Bigler (SG), Grady Foster (C) Willard Black, Nicholas Adkins | |
| 16:19 | Lewis | Jim Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-43 |
| 16:18 | Lewis | Frederick Park tips it in | 53-45 |
| 16:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen is hacked by Travis Bigler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Bigler, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Lewis | Willard Black (SG), Christopher Albert (SF) Travis Bigler, Jim Gray | |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 53-45 |
| 16:03 | Lewis | Frederick Park grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 16:01 | Lewis | Nelson Meighan is called for the reach on James Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Meighan, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Andrew Greene (SF), Gerald Olson (C) Nelson Meighan, Brent Wible, Virgil Wenz | |
| Subs | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins (PF) Frederick Park | |
| 15:47 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Patrick Neuman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Olsen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Richard Lee (tiring) 3 reb. C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lewis | PG - James Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard Black (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Albert (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Adkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Grady Foster (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Adkins takes the ball from Gerald Olson | 53-47 |
| 15:24 | Lewis | Gerald Olson picks off the pass by Nicholas Adkins | 53-47 |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Weber - foul #1 on James Weber, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Anthony Skinner (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Russell Murphy (PF) Patrick Neuman, Don Olsen, Andrew Greene, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Nixon (PG), Richard Rein (SG), Jim Gray (SF), Robert Baines (PF), Alan Lowry (C) James Weber, Willard Black, Christopher Albert, Nicholas Adkins, Grady Foster | |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:46 | Lewis | Alan Lowry scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Gray | 54-49 |
| 14:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 14:08 | Lewis | Robert Baines is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Baines, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF) Anthony Skinner, Brent Wible, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | Frederick Park (PF) Robert Baines | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Rein - foul #2 on Richard Rein, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Lewis | Willard Black (SG), Christopher Albert (SF) James Nixon, Jim Gray | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 13:34 | Lewis | Richard Rein misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 13:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short is hacked by Alan Lowry - foul #3 on Alan Lowry, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SG), Andrew Greene (SF), Richard Lee (C) Don Olsen, Nelson Meighan, Russell Murphy | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Nixon (PG), Travis Bigler (SG), Nicholas Adkins (PF), Grady Foster (C) Richard Rein, Willard Black, Frederick Park, Alan Lowry | |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:13 | Lewis | The rebound goes to Grady Foster | 60-49 |
| 13:03 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins buries a floater from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 13:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner is fouled in the backcourt by James Nixon - foul #1 on James Nixon, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG) William Short | |
| Subs | Lewis | Jim Gray (SF) Christopher Albert | |
| 13:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 13:01 | Lewis | Travis Bigler gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 12:34 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 12:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 12:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Nixon - foul #2 on James Nixon, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Patrick Neuman (SG), Brent Wible (SF) Anthony Sheets, Anthony Skinner, Andrew Greene | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Weber (PG), Christopher Albert (SF), Robert Baines (PF) James Nixon, Jim Gray, Nicholas Adkins | |
| 12:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 12:02 | Lewis | Christopher Albert clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 12:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 11:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Baines swats the short shot by Patrick Neuman | 61-51 |
| 11:55 | Lewis | Christopher Albert grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 11:48 | Lewis | James Weber makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Grady Foster | 61-53 |
| 11:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene (SF), Russell Murphy (PF), Gerald Olson (C) Brent Wible, Virgil Wenz, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | Jim Gray (SF), Nicholas Adkins (PF), Alan Lowry (C) Christopher Albert, Robert Baines, Grady Foster | |
| 11:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jim Gray steps in front of the Patrick Neuman pass in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Neuman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Russell Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Olson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lewis | PG - James Weber (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Travis Bigler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jim Gray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Adkins (fresh) 11 pts. C - Alan Lowry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Lewis | Jim Gray makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Andrew Greene - foul #2 on Andrew Greene, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG) William Short | |
| Subs | Lewis | | |
| 11:33 | Lewis | Jim Gray makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 11:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 11:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 11:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 11:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 10:59 | Lewis | Anthony Sheets steps in front of the Jim Gray pass in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 10:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy misses badly on a shot in the lane | 63-56 |
| 10:49 | Lewis | James Weber snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 10:35 | Lewis | James Weber makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-58 |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Weber - foul #2 on James Weber, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF), Richard Lee (C) Patrick Neuman, Andrew Greene, Russell Murphy, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | Richard Rein (PG), Willard Black (SG), Frederick Park (SF), Robert Baines (PF), Grady Foster (C) James Weber, Travis Bigler, Jim Gray, Nicholas Adkins, Alan Lowry | |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:20 | Lewis | The rebound goes to Robert Baines | 64-58 |
| 10:05 | Lewis | Robert Baines comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 64-58 |
| 10:03 | Lewis | The offensive rebound goes to Grady Foster | 64-58 |
| 09:50 | Lewis | Robert Baines clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 09:48 | Lewis | Grady Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:32 | Lewis | Robert Baines clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Anthony Skinner (SF) Anthony Sheets, Nelson Meighan | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Nixon (PG), Travis Bigler (SG), Christopher Albert (SF) Richard Rein, Willard Black, Frederick Park | |
| 09:32 | Lewis | Robert Baines makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:32 | Lewis | Robert Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Nixon steals the ball from William Short in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 09:14 | Lewis | Grady Foster is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 64-60 |
| 09:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 09:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 09:00 | Lewis | Robert Baines pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:57 | Lewis | James Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by William Short - foul #4 on William Short, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Brent Wible (SF), Gerald Olson (C) William Short, Anthony Skinner, Virgil Wenz | |
| Subs | Lewis | Willard Black (SG), Nicholas Adkins (PF) Travis Bigler, Robert Baines | |
| 08:44 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins hits a turnaround from the right block | 64-62 |
| 08:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Russell Murphy (PF) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | Richard Rein (SF), Alan Lowry (C) Christopher Albert, Grady Foster | |
| 08:28 | Lewis | Richard Rein misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 08:27 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins tips it home | 64-64 |
| 08:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 08:08 | Lewis | Richard Rein grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 07:46 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Brent Wible - foul #1 on Brent Wible, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Virgil Wenz (PF), Richard Lee (C) Anthony Sheets, Brent Wible, Russell Murphy, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Weber (PG), Travis Bigler (SG), Christopher Albert (SF), Frederick Park (C) James Nixon, Willard Black, Richard Rein, Alan Lowry | |
| 07:46 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:46 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Don Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Meighan (fresh) PF - Virgil Wenz (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lee (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lewis | PG - James Weber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Travis Bigler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Albert (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Adkins (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Park (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jumper by Don Olsen is denied by Frederick Park | 64-66 |
| 07:26 | Lewis | James Weber pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 07:24 | Lewis | James Weber is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Weber, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SG), Andrew Greene (SF) Don Olsen, Nelson Meighan | |
| Subs | Lewis | Robert Baines (PF), Grady Foster (C) Nicholas Adkins, Frederick Park | |
| 07:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene is hacked by Christopher Albert - foul #2 on Christopher Albert, team foul #13 | 64-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Lewis | Richard Rein (PG) James Weber | |
| 07:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:01 | Lewis | Travis Bigler's pass is intercepted by Andrew Greene | 66-66 |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 06:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz banks in the wide open layup set up by William Short | 68-66 |
| 06:42 | Lewis | Richard Rein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (SG), Nelson Meighan (SF), Gerald Olson (C) Anthony Skinner, Andrew Greene, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Nixon (PG), Jim Gray (SF) Richard Rein, Christopher Albert | |
| 06:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Lewis | Frederick Park (PF) Robert Baines | |
| 06:16 | Lewis | Frederick Park hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 68-66 |
| 06:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman misses short on a floater from the left side | 68-66 |
| 05:55 | Lewis | James Nixon pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:49 | Lewis | Frederick Park hits the finger roll | 68-68 |
| 05:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Neuman | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lewis | Lewis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:24 | Lewis | Jim Gray drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 05:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Meighan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Olson | 71-70 |
| 04:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Nelson Meighan | 73-70 |
| 04:54 | Lewis | Lewis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG), Brent Wible (SF), Richard Lee (PF), Russell Murphy (C) Patrick Neuman, Nelson Meighan, Virgil Wenz, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Weber (PG), Willard Black (SG), Richard Rein (SF), Nicholas Adkins (PF), Alan Lowry (C) James Nixon, Travis Bigler, Jim Gray, Frederick Park, Grady Foster | |
| 04:51 | Lewis | Brent Wible is called for the reach on Nicholas Adkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Wible, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| 04:51 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:51 | Lewis | Richard Rein grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:42 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Rein and the foul's on Don Olsen - foul #1 on Don Olsen, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 04:42 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 04:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Murphy | 73-73 |
| 04:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Short | 76-73 |
| 03:57 | Lewis | James Weber steps out of bounds on the sideline | 76-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Greene (SF) Brent Wible | |
| Subs | Lewis | Christopher Albert (SF), Robert Baines (PF) James Weber, Nicholas Adkins | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lewis | Lewis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Rein steals the ball from Richard Lee in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| 03:31 | Lewis | The short jumper by Alan Lowry is denied by Russell Murphy | 76-73 |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lee grabs the board | 76-73 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - William Short (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Don Olsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Greene (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Russell Murphy (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lee (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lewis | PG - Richard Rein (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Black (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Albert (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Baines (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Lowry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen is fouled on the floor by Christopher Albert - foul #3 on Christopher Albert, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Sheets (PG), Virgil Wenz (PF), Gerald Olson (C) William Short, Russell Murphy, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 03:23 | Lewis | Anthony Sheets takes the ball from Willard Black in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 03:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz scores on a jump hook in the lane | 80-73 |
| 03:01 | Lewis | Alan Lowry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-73 |
| 02:59 | Lewis | Alan Lowry can't tip it in | 80-73 |
| 02:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lewis | Lewis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen is hacked by Willard Black in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willard Black, team foul #15 | 80-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner (SF) Andrew Greene | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Weber (PG), Travis Bigler (SG), Nicholas Adkins (PF), Grady Foster (C) Richard Rein, Willard Black, Robert Baines, Alan Lowry | |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 02:46 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins misses short on a runner from close range | 82-73 |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner grabs the board | 82-73 |
| 02:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Grady Foster swats the layup by Gerald Olson | 82-73 |
| 02:15 | Lewis | The rebound goes to Grady Foster | 82-73 |
| 02:03 | Lewis | Nicholas Adkins is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-73 |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gerald Olson | 82-73 |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Neuman (PG), Brent Wible (SF), Russell Murphy (PF), Richard Lee (C) Anthony Sheets, Don Olsen, Virgil Wenz, Gerald Olson | |
| Subs | Lewis | James Nixon (PG), Jim Gray (SF) Travis Bigler, Christopher Albert | |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Nixon is called for the reach on Anthony Skinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Nixon, team foul #16 | 82-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short (PG), Virgil Wenz (PF), Gerald Olson (C) Patrick Neuman, Russell Murphy, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Lewis | Travis Bigler (SG), Christopher Albert (SF), Robert Baines (PF) James Weber, Jim Gray, Nicholas Adkins | |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:56 | Lewis | Christopher Albert's pass is intercepted by William Short in the backcourt | 84-73 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brent Wible's floater is tipped away by Grady Foster | 84-73 |
| 01:36 | Lewis | James Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 84-73 |
| 01:31 | Lewis | Travis Bigler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 84-73 |
| 01:29 | Lewis | The offensive rebound goes to Grady Foster | 84-73 |
| 01:24 | Lewis | Gerald Olson denies the turnaround by Travis Bigler | 84-73 |
| 01:23 | Lewis | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Albert | 84-73 |
| 01:08 | Lewis | Gerald Olson is called for the reach on Grady Foster - foul #3 on Gerald Olson, team foul #9 | 84-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen (SG) Anthony Skinner | |
| Subs | Lewis | | |
| 01:08 | Lewis | Grady Foster makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:08 | Lewis | Grady Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Baines - foul #3 on Robert Baines, team foul #17 | 84-75 |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 01:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Lewis | Christopher Albert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brent Wible - foul #3 on Brent Wible, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Lewis | Christopher Albert misses the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Lewis | Christopher Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gerald Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Lewis | Lewis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Wenz can't finish the layup | 86-75 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Don Olsen grabs the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Short runs out the clock | 86-75 |