| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rodney Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Love (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Jeff Berry (fresh) SG - Frank Leflore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrell Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Wyckoff (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Butkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Sanders inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Young | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frederick Young - foul #2 on Frederick Young, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Leflore | 31-29 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Sanders | 34-29 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rodney Tucker - foul #1 on Rodney Tucker, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG), Douglas Leach (SF), Patrick Parks (PF) Rodney Tucker, David Sanders, Michael Love | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (PG), Mark Duhart (SG), Tracey Frantz (PF), Vasily Zuwkowski (C) Jeff Berry, Frank Leflore, Michael Wyckoff, Michael Butkowski | |
| 18:08 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Roger Yunker (C) Darrell Carpenter | |
| 17:46 | West Virginia State | Roger Yunker hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia State | Tracey Frantz tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani's floater is knocked away by Vasily Zuwkowski | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Leach | 36-30 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia State | Mark Cipriani steps in front of the Roger Yunker pass | 36-30 |
| 16:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn hits the finger roll set up by Mark Cipriani | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 16:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roger Yunker blocks the short jumper by Patrick Parks | 38-30 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Herman Hancock | 38-30 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Mark Cipriani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Douglas Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Parks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Herman Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Duhart (fairly fresh) SF - Tracey Frantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Yunker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia State | Tracey Frantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Terrance Higginbotham (SG), David Sanders (SF), Michael Love (PF), Gregory Albino (C) Mark Cipriani, Justin Quinn, Douglas Leach, Patrick Parks, Frederick Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Frank Leflore (SG), Darrell Carpenter (SF), Michael Wyckoff (PF), Michael Butkowski (C) Herman Hancock, Mark Duhart, Tracey Frantz, Vasily Zuwkowski, Roger Yunker | |
| 15:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino connects on the open runner from the right block | 40-30 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia State | Rodney Tucker is called for the reach on Jeff Berry - foul #2 on Rodney Tucker, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion (SG) Frank Leflore | |
| 14:54 | West Virginia State | Terrance Higginbotham steals the ball from Michael Butkowski | 40-30 |
| 14:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham misses long on an open shot from the left side | 40-30 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 40-30 |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 14:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Carrion - foul #1 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta (PG), Johnathan Krueger (SG) Rodney Tucker, Terrance Higginbotham | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore (SG) Jeff Berry | |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dwayne Carrion - foul #2 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG) David Motta | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (PG), Vasily Zuwkowski (C) Dwayne Carrion, Michael Butkowski | |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 13:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Wyckoff - foul #1 on Michael Wyckoff, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Douglas Leach (SF), Frederick Young (C) Mark Cipriani, Johnathan Krueger, David Sanders, Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (SG), Tracey Frantz (SF), Roger Yunker (PF), Michael Butkowski (C) Frank Leflore, Darrell Carpenter, Michael Wyckoff, Vasily Zuwkowski | |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roger Yunker | 41-33 |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach is hacked by Tracey Frantz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracey Frantz, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks (PF) Michael Love | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG) Herman Hancock | |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia State | Patrick Parks is called for the reach on Jeff Berry - foul #1 on Patrick Parks, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Sanders (SF) Douglas Leach | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (PG), Dwayne Carrion (SG), Vasily Zuwkowski (PF) Jeff Berry, Mark Duhart, Roger Yunker | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rodney Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Young (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Herman Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fresh) SF - Tracey Frantz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Butkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Butkowski, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), Michael Love (PF) Rodney Tucker, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter (SF) Michael Butkowski | |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darrell Carpenter is called for the reach on Frederick Young - foul #1 on Darrell Carpenter, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (SF) David Sanders | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff (PF) Tracey Frantz | |
| 11:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love is whistled for traveling | 43-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Sanders (SF) Justin Quinn | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 10:53 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Frank Leflore (SG), Michael Butkowski (C) Herman Hancock, Dwayne Carrion, Vasily Zuwkowski | |
| 10:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love connects on the turnaround in the paint | 45-33 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Berry | 45-36 |
| 10:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 10:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Love | 45-36 |
| 09:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Michael Wyckoff | 45-36 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Love - foul #2 on Michael Love, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Douglas Leach (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Gregory Albino (C) Mark Cipriani, Terrance Higginbotham, David Sanders, Michael Love, Frederick Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (PG), Mark Duhart (SG), Tracey Frantz (SF), Vasily Zuwkowski (C) Jeff Berry, Frank Leflore, Darrell Carpenter, Michael Butkowski | |
| 09:40 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Wyckoff - foul #2 on Michael Wyckoff, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Roger Yunker (C) Michael Wyckoff | |
| 09:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Tucker - foul #3 on Rodney Tucker, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 08:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tracey Frantz is called for the reach on Douglas Leach - foul #3 on Tracey Frantz, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Dwayne Carrion (SG), Michael Butkowski (C) Herman Hancock, Mark Duhart, Vasily Zuwkowski | |
| 08:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia State | Roger Yunker lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Berry and the foul's on Justin Quinn - foul #1 on Justin Quinn, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Motta (PG), David Sanders (SF), Frederick Young (C) Rodney Tucker, Douglas Leach, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter (SF) Tracey Frantz | |
| 08:01 | West Virginia State | Roger Yunker makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwayne Carrion is called for the reach on Gregory Albino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff (PF) Roger Yunker | |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion is hacked by Justin Quinn - foul #2 on Justin Quinn, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG), Terrance Higginbotham (SG), Michael Love (PF) David Motta, Justin Quinn, Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Hancock (PG) Jeff Berry | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Mark Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Higginbotham (fresh) SF - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Herman Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Carrion (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Darrell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wyckoff (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Butkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Carrion - foul #4 on Dwayne Carrion, team foul #10 | 48-42 |
| 07:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia State | The short jumper by Michael Wyckoff is denied by Michael Love | 49-42 |
| 06:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Love | 49-42 |
| 06:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia State | Dwayne Carrion is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Douglas Leach (SF), Patrick Parks (C) Terrance Higginbotham, Mark Cipriani, David Sanders, Frederick Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG), Frank Leflore (SG), Tracey Frantz (SF), Vasily Zuwkowski (PF), Roger Yunker (C) Herman Hancock, Dwayne Carrion, Darrell Carpenter, Michael Wyckoff, Michael Butkowski | |
| 06:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Yunker - foul #1 on Roger Yunker, team foul #11 | 51-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino (C) Michael Love | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 06:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski makes the jump hook in the paint | 52-44 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino buries a shot from close range set up by Douglas Leach | 54-44 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia State | Justin Quinn is called for the reach on Frank Leflore - foul #3 on Justin Quinn, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love (PF), Frederick Young (C) Douglas Leach, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry (PG), Darrell Carpenter (SF), Michael Wyckoff (PF) Mark Duhart, Tracey Frantz, Roger Yunker | |
| 05:06 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn misses the easy layup | 54-46 |
| 04:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 04:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Berry and he's hacked by Frederick Young - foul #3 on Frederick Young, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG), Terrance Higginbotham (SG), David Sanders (SF) Rodney Tucker, Justin Quinn, Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (SG), Tracey Frantz (PF), Michael Butkowski (C) Frank Leflore, Darrell Carpenter, Michael Wyckoff | |
| 04:03 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Terrance Higginbotham | 54-48 |
| 03:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Terrance Higginbotham | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia State | Vasily Zuwkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 03:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love grabs the board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Mark Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Higginbotham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Love (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederick Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Jeff Berry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Duhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vasily Zuwkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracey Frantz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Butkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 56-48 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Patrick Parks (PF), Douglas Leach (C) Mark Cipriani, Terrance Higginbotham, Michael Love, Frederick Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter (SF), Roger Yunker (C) Vasily Zuwkowski, Michael Butkowski | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 02:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Sanders grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 02:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore (SG), Michael Wyckoff (PF) Mark Duhart, Roger Yunker | |
| 02:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Tucker | 58-48 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Leflore | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love (PF), Frederick Young (C) Patrick Parks, Douglas Leach | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski (C) Tracey Frantz | |
| 02:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 02:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young tips it home | 60-51 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 01:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Frank Leflore - foul #1 on Frank Leflore, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| 01:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski can't tip it in | 63-54 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia State | Jeff Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia State | Michael Wyckoff hits a floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn is hacked by Jeff Berry - foul #3 on Jeff Berry, team foul #13 | 63-56 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Berry - foul #4 on Jeff Berry, team foul #14 | 64-56 |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Berry - foul #5 on Jeff Berry, team foul #15 | 65-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart (PG) Jeff Berry | |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia State | Michael Butkowski pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore is hacked by Justin Quinn - foul #4 on Justin Quinn, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG), Terrance Higginbotham (SG), Douglas Leach (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Gregory Albino (C) Rodney Tucker, Justin Quinn, David Sanders, Michael Love, Frederick Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Tracey Frantz (SF), Vasily Zuwkowski (PF), Roger Yunker (C) Darrell Carpenter, Michael Wyckoff, Michael Butkowski | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia State | Frank Leflore misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 00:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Leflore is called for the reach on Terrance Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Leflore, team foul #16 | 66-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), David Sanders (SF), Michael Love (PF), Frederick Young (C) Mark Cipriani, Douglas Leach, Patrick Parks, Gregory Albino | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrell Carpenter (SF), Michael Wyckoff (PF), Michael Butkowski (C) Tracey Frantz, Vasily Zuwkowski, Roger Yunker | |
| 00:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia State | Mark Duhart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frederick Young grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker runs out the clock | 68-57 |