| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rodney Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Albino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Love (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Sean Bearce (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Link (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Lin (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lenihan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Central Oklahoma | The short jumper by Michael Link is denied by Patrick Parks | 27-38 |
| 19:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 19:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 19:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love snags the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 19:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love misses the shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 19:00 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 18:56 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 18:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino slams it home on a great pass from Rodney Tucker and he's fouled by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:26 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 18:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:58 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Love | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Love | 34-38 |
| 17:13 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ian Lin | 34-40 |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Lenihan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lenihan, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), Mark Cipriani (SF), Douglas Leach (PF) Rodney Tucker, Gregory Albino, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo (PG), Moses Shea (SF), James Gibson (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Bearce, Ian Lin, Jeffrey Lenihan, Robert Allen | |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:41 | Central Oklahoma | Moses Shea misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Leach | 38-40 |
| 16:02 | Central Oklahoma | Moses Shea is called for 3 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Taylor (SF), Walter Caggiano (C) Justin Quinn, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Richard Gustafson (SG) Michael Link | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Mark Cipriani (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrance Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Leach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Caggiano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Walter Cataldo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Moses Shea (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Gustafson - foul #1 on Richard Gustafson, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce (PG) Walter Cataldo | |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:32 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Gregory Albino (SF), Michael Love (PF) Terrance Higginbotham, Robert Taylor, Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin (SF), Jeffrey Lenihan (PF), Robert Allen (C) Moses Shea, James Gibson, Bruce Harris | |
| 15:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:11 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:50 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Cipriani steps in front of the Ian Lin pass | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:10 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Cipriani takes the ball from Richard Gustafson | 43-40 |
| 14:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Rodney Tucker | 45-40 |
| 14:02 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Cipriani is called for the reach on Ian Lin - foul #2 on Mark Cipriani, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Walter Caggiano (C) Rodney Tucker, Mark Cipriani, Douglas Leach | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo (PG), Michael Link (SG), Moses Shea (PF) Sean Bearce, Richard Gustafson, Jeffrey Lenihan | |
| 13:50 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Albino steals it from Robert Allen | 45-40 |
| 13:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 13:28 | Central Oklahoma | Moses Shea pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:06 | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love hits a jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 12:38 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Caggiano - foul #1 on Walter Caggiano, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Mark Cipriani (SF), Patrick Parks (C) Terrance Higginbotham, Gregory Albino, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce (PG), Jeffrey Lenihan (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Walter Cataldo, Ian Lin, Robert Allen | |
| 12:38 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:38 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harris - foul #1 on Bruce Harris, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 12:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 12:13 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lenihan | 47-42 |
| 12:07 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Lenihan scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Link | 47-44 |
| 11:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Justin Quinn | 50-44 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rodney Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cipriani (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Caggiano (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Sean Bearce (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Moses Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lenihan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Cipriani takes the ball from Michael Link | 50-44 |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani scores on a shot from close range set up by Walter Caggiano | 52-44 |
| 10:10 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Cipriani blocks the short jumper by Bruce Harris | 52-44 |
| 10:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Moses Shea - foul #2 on Moses Shea, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terrance Higginbotham (PG), Gregory Albino (SF), Michael Love (PF), Douglas Leach (C) Rodney Tucker, Mark Cipriani, Walter Caggiano, Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo (PG), Richard Gustafson (SG), Ian Lin (SF), James Gibson (PF), Robert Allen (C) Sean Bearce, Michael Link, Moses Shea, Jeffrey Lenihan, Bruce Harris | |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:37 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 09:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Cataldo is called for the reach on Terrance Higginbotham - foul #1 on Walter Cataldo, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger (SG) Justin Quinn | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 09:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-44 |
| 09:05 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 09:00 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 08:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Gustafson steps in front of the Johnathan Krueger pass | 54-44 |
| 08:41 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Douglas Leach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 08:25 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:05 | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Gustafson | 54-46 |
| 07:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Johnathan Krueger buries a 3 from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 07:33 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin buries a 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Terrance Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnathan Krueger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Albino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Love (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Leach (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Walter Cataldo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ian Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Higginbotham | 59-49 |
| 06:58 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Love - foul #2 on Michael Love, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Mark Cipriani (SF), Robert Taylor (PF), Patrick Parks (C) Terrance Higginbotham, Johnathan Krueger, Gregory Albino, Michael Love, Douglas Leach | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce (PG), Michael Link (SG), Moses Shea (SF), Jeffrey Lenihan (PF) Walter Cataldo, Richard Gustafson, Ian Lin, Robert Allen | |
| 06:58 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:58 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn can't finish the layup | 59-51 |
| 06:40 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:34 | Central Oklahoma | Patrick Parks picks off the pass by Jeffrey Lenihan | 59-51 |
| 06:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Patrick Parks misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 59-51 |
| 06:09 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Lenihan pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:45 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 05:43 | Central Oklahoma | James Gibson grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 05:22 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce is fouled on the floor by Mark Cipriani - foul #3 on Mark Cipriani, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino (SF), Michael Love (PF) Mark Cipriani, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin (SF), Robert Allen (C) Moses Shea, James Gibson | |
| 05:04 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Sean Bearce | 59-53 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano (C) Patrick Parks | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:49 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Link | 60-56 |
| 04:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 04:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregory Albino grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean Bearce steals the ball from Michael Love | 60-56 |
| 03:58 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce lays it up and in | 60-58 |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-58 |
| 03:34 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rodney Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Quinn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Albino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Love (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Caggiano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Sean Bearce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Link (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lenihan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 03:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Caggiano snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker buries a jumpshot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 02:44 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani (PG), Terrance Higginbotham (SG), Douglas Leach (SF), Patrick Parks (C) Rodney Tucker, Justin Quinn, Gregory Albino, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Walter Cataldo (PG), Richard Gustafson (SG), Ronald Boyd (SF), Moses Shea (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Sean Bearce, Michael Link, Ian Lin, Jeffrey Lenihan, Robert Allen | |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link (SG), Ian Lin (SF), Robert Allen (C) Richard Gustafson, Ronald Boyd, Bruce Harris | |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Cipriani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 02:23 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 02:23 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker (PG), Justin Quinn (SG), Gregory Albino (SF), Michael Love (PF) Mark Cipriani, Terrance Higginbotham, Douglas Leach, Walter Caggiano | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce (PG), Jeffrey Lenihan (PF) Walter Cataldo, Moses Shea | |
| 02:05 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 01:21 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Justin Quinn - foul #2 on Justin Quinn, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 01:21 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Link makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn misses long on a runner from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 00:51 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:42 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Love gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker is hacked by Sean Bearce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Bearce, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:37 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Lenihan pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Central Oklahoma | Ian Lin clanks a jump hook from the right block | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn is fouled on the floor by Robert Allen - foul #4 on Robert Allen, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Justin Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Oklahoma | Sean Bearce comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-63 |