| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Chesley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Rosol (fresh) PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin is hacked by Lawrence Gagner - foul #1 on Lawrence Gagner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sumner | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gary Jones | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ricky Piper steals it from Gary Jones | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey lays it up and in set up by Ricky Piper | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Jones | 33-35 |
| 18:31 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert Dailey | 35-35 |
| 18:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon's pass is intercepted by Harold Chesley | 35-35 |
| 17:50 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin drills a shot near the basket set up by Ricky Piper | 37-35 |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jerry Rosol and he's fouled by Gilbert Dailey - foul #2 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (SF), Scott Bhatia (C) Lawrence Gagner, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SG), Travis Gullickson (C) James Sumner, Thomas Kinyon | |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:41 | Bellarmine | Jerry Rosol is called for the reach on Ricky Piper - foul #3 on Jerry Rosol, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Donald Hallman (SG) Ricky Piper, Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal (SF), Taylor Aust (C) Jerry Rosol, Gary Jones | |
| 16:28 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Ferguson - foul #1 on Wesley Ferguson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McCarthy (C) Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:28 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:28 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:28 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:14 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 15:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Rick Kovach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hallman (fresh) SF - John Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Gullickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Aust (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Bellarmine | John Stroud buries a jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:16 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Stroud | 41-40 |
| 14:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-40 |
| 14:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Taylor Aust tips it in | 41-42 |
| 14:10 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:08 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach tips it in | 43-42 |
| 13:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Taylor Aust makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:30 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach loses the dribble to Taylor Aust | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal loses the dribble to Donald Hallman | 43-45 |
| 13:06 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Hallman | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Ferguson | 45-48 |
| 12:22 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG), Gilbert Dailey (SG), Lawrence Gagner (SF), Duane Devlin (PF), Harold Chesley (C) Rick Kovach, Donald Hallman, John Stroud, Scott Bhatia, David McCarthy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Elmore (PG), James Sumner (SG), Jerry Rosol (SF), Gary Jones (PF), Thomas Kinyon (C) Warren Bufkin, Wesley Ferguson, Edward Vidal, Travis Gullickson, Taylor Aust | |
| 12:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Elmore travels in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 12:00 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Gagner, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Chesley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Todd Elmore (fresh) SG - James Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Rosol (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Duane Devlin steps in front of the Todd Elmore pass | 45-48 |
| 11:18 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| 10:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:57 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Duane Devlin | 45-48 |
| 10:37 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Piper | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Gilbert Dailey - foul #3 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (PG) Todd Elmore | |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 3rd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:13 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG) Wesley Ferguson | |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 09:58 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Gilbert Dailey | 48-50 |
| 09:41 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey is fouled on the floor by James Sumner - foul #1 on James Sumner, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (SF), Scott Bhatia (C) Lawrence Gagner, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Davis (PF), Clifford Salisbury (C) Gary Jones, Thomas Kinyon | |
| 09:21 | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia buries a jumper from the left block set up by Gilbert Dailey | 50-50 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Stroud - foul #1 on John Stroud, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Donald Hallman (SG) Ricky Piper, Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SG), Travis Gullickson (PF), Taylor Aust (C) James Sumner, Thomas Davis, Clifford Salisbury | |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:38 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Hallman | 53-52 |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 08:21 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:14 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 08:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson buries a floater from the baseline | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Rick Kovach (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hallman (fresh) SF - John Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Devlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Rosol (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Travis Gullickson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Taylor Aust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Devlin | 56-54 |
| 07:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:17 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:04 | Bellarmine | John Stroud misses the dunk but the foul's on Jerry Rosol - foul #4 on Jerry Rosol, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG), Gilbert Dailey (SG), Lawrence Gagner (SF), Harold Chesley (C) Rick Kovach, Donald Hallman, Duane Devlin, Scott Bhatia | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Edward Vidal (SF), Gary Jones (PF), Thomas Kinyon (C) Warren Bufkin, Jerry Rosol, Travis Gullickson, Taylor Aust | |
| 07:04 | Bellarmine | John Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:04 | Bellarmine | John Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Jones | 58-57 |
| 06:19 | Bellarmine | Thomas Kinyon blocks the jumper by Lawrence Gagner | 58-57 |
| 06:18 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:08 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:45 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:21 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 05:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wesley Ferguson, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (PF) John Stroud | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin (PG) Wesley Ferguson | |
| 04:54 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ricky Piper | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal is hacked by Harold Chesley - foul #3 on Harold Chesley, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Scott Bhatia (SF), David McCarthy (C) Lawrence Gagner, Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Rosol (SF), Travis Gullickson (C) Edward Vidal, Thomas Kinyon | |
| 04:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 04:25 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:58 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Jones | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Bhatia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Sumner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Rosol (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Gullickson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Bellarmine | Jerry Rosol is called for the reach on Scott Bhatia - foul #5 on Jerry Rosol, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (PG), Donald Hallman (SG), Lawrence Gagner (SF), Harold Chesley (C) Ricky Piper, Gilbert Dailey, Scott Bhatia, David McCarthy | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson (SG), Edward Vidal (SF), Taylor Aust (C) James Sumner, Jerry Rosol, Gary Jones | |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin blows the dunk but he's hacked by Travis Gullickson - foul #2 on Travis Gullickson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon (C) Taylor Aust | |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Chesley - foul #4 on Harold Chesley, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Duane Devlin | 63-61 |
| 03:00 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Edward Vidal is called for the reach on Rick Kovach - foul #1 on Edward Vidal, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (SG) Donald Hallman | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner (SG), Gary Jones (PF) Edward Vidal, Travis Gullickson | |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Kinyon | 64-64 |
| 02:07 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Kovach | 67-64 |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rick Kovach - foul #1 on Rick Kovach, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper (PG) Rick Kovach | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:25 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Gagner | 69-66 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gilbert Dailey is called for the reach on James Sumner - foul #4 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley travels with the ball | 69-68 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the turnaround in the paint | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey is hacked by James Sumner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sumner, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:21 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Gagner - foul #3 on Lawrence Gagner, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:08 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 10 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Chesley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 15 pts. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Sumner | 70-73 |
| 04:33 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin travels with the ball | 70-73 |
| 04:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-73 |
| 03:49 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-73 |
| 03:48 | Bellarmine | Ricky Piper snags the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 03:40 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 03:38 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Devlin | 70-73 |
| 03:23 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-73 |
| 03:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones can't finish the layup | 70-73 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 02:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Sumner connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 02:39 | Bellarmine | Thomas Kinyon is called for the reach on Gilbert Dailey - foul #2 on Thomas Kinyon, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson (C) Thomas Kinyon | |
| 02:39 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:39 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gary Jones | 71-75 |
| 02:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| 02:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Ferguson | 71-78 |
| 01:53 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-78 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Travis Gullickson | 71-78 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon (C) Travis Gullickson | |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Ferguson | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Gagner | 73-80 |
| 01:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Jones and he's fouled by Ricky Piper - foul #2 on Ricky Piper, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| 01:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the free throw | 73-82 |
| 01:27 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 01:19 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Bufkin - foul #2 on Warren Bufkin, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| 01:19 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 01:19 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 01:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Kinyon gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Harold Chesley - foul #5 on Harold Chesley, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (C) Harold Chesley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Ricky Piper (fresh) 10 pts. 10 ast. SG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Gagner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Duane Devlin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Warren Bufkin (fresh) 19 pts. SG - James Sumner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Kinyon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ricky Piper | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ricky Piper is called for the reach on Warren Bufkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Piper, team foul #13 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Vidal (SF), Travis Gullickson (C) James Sumner, Thomas Kinyon | |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:54 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin snags the defensive board | 77-85 |
| 00:50 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 77-85 |
| 00:49 | Bellarmine | John Stroud snags the offensive board | 77-85 |
| 00:47 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-85 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Travis Gullickson gets the rebound | 77-85 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin is hacked by Gilbert Dailey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #14 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach (SG) Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Warren Bufkin misses the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:43 | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin grabs the board | 77-86 |
| 00:43 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-86 |
| 00:37 | Bellarmine | John Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-86 |
| 00:36 | Bellarmine | Rick Kovach gets the offensive rebound | 77-86 |
| 00:33 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Gagner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-86 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gary Jones | 77-86 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ricky Piper is called for the reach on Gary Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Piper, team foul #15 | 77-86 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:25 | Bellarmine | A charge is called on Ricky Piper - foul #5 on Ricky Piper, team foul #16 | 77-88 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Donald Hallman (SG), Scott Bhatia (PF), David McCarthy (C) Ricky Piper, Lawrence Gagner, Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Elmore (PG), Thomas Davis (PF) Warren Bufkin, Gary Jones | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Todd Elmore runs out the clock | 77-88 |