| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clifford Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Thrash (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Seng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Held (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Brian Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Glenn Rosin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Holman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 19:30 | New Haven | David Hughes snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:25 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin is fouled on the floor by Clifford Wagner - foul #3 on Clifford Wagner, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc (PG) Clifford Wagner | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 19:10 | New Haven | The short jumper by Stanley Holman is denied by Curtis Held | 36-33 |
| 19:09 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 18:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:49 | New Haven | Stanley Holman snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:29 | New Haven | The short jumper by Clinton Shelton is denied by Curtis Held | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | New Haven | David Hughes grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 17:55 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin lays it up and in on a great pass from David Hughes | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer (SG), David Smith (PF), Leon Eckhart (C) Raymond Thrash, James Kent, Curtis Held | |
| Subs | New Haven | Richard Valentin (PF), Michael Weisser (C) Glenn Rosin, Stanley Holman | |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | New Haven | Michael Weisser scores on a turnaround in the lane | 38-39 |
| 17:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc hits the finger roll | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hughes is called for the reach on Arthur Lablanc - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter (PG), Jason Brown (C) Arthur Lablanc, Lester Seng | |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Shores (PG), Raymond Jennings (SG), Donald Whisenant (SF) Brian Montgomery, Clinton Shelton, David Hughes | |
| 16:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart is fouled on the floor by Donald Whisenant - foul #1 on Donald Whisenant, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held (C) Jason Brown | |
| Subs | New Haven | Stanley Holman (C) Michael Weisser | |
| 16:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 16:16 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Donald Whisenant | 40-39 |
| 16:03 | New Haven | Raymond Jennings's floater is tipped away by David Smith | 40-39 |
| 16:02 | New Haven | Richard Valentin tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Archer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leon Eckhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Held (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Shores (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Whisenant (fresh) PF - Richard Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 15:46 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Raymond Jennings | 40-41 |
| 15:23 | New Haven | Stanley Holman makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Valentin | 40-43 |
| 15:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Whisenant steps in front of the Jody Carpenter pass | 40-43 |
| 14:40 | New Haven | Raymond Jennings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Shores | 40-43 |
| 14:29 | New Haven | Thomas Shores lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 40-45 |
| 14:18 | New Haven | Richard Valentin pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:55 | New Haven | David Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Shores - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Wagner (PG), Raymond Thrash (SG), Lester Seng (SF), James Kent (PF), Jason Brown (C) Jody Carpenter, Ronald Archer, Leon Eckhart, David Smith, Curtis Held | |
| Subs | New Haven | Brian Montgomery (PG), Clinton Shelton (SG), David Hughes (SF), Glenn Rosin (PF), Michael Weisser (C) Thomas Shores, Raymond Jennings, Donald Whisenant, Richard Valentin, Stanley Holman | |
| 13:38 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Glenn Rosin | 40-47 |
| 13:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 13:10 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 12:55 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hughes | 40-49 |
| 12:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Wagner misses the jumper in the lane | 40-49 |
| 12:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to James Kent | 40-49 |
| 12:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-49 |
| 12:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash tips it home | 42-49 |
| 12:15 | New Haven | Michael Weisser clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 12:13 | New Haven | David Hughes tips it home | 42-51 |
| 12:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Thrash is blocked by Michael Weisser | 42-51 |
| 12:01 | New Haven | Clinton Shelton snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:54 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 11:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Lester Seng | 42-51 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clifford Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Thrash (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Seng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Brian Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Rosin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Weisser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 11:29 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Michael Weisser | 42-51 |
| 11:23 | New Haven | David Hughes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 11:21 | New Haven | Michael Weisser hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 10:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-53 |
| 10:50 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Michael Weisser | 42-53 |
| 10:36 | New Haven | Clinton Shelton knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Montgomery and he's fouled by Lester Seng - foul #2 on Lester Seng, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc (PG), Ronald Archer (SG), Leon Eckhart (SF), David Smith (PF), Curtis Held (C) Clifford Wagner, Raymond Thrash, Lester Seng, James Kent, Jason Brown | |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Shores (PG), Raymond Jennings (SF), Richard Valentin (PF), Stanley Holman (C) Brian Montgomery, David Hughes, Glenn Rosin, Michael Weisser | |
| 10:36 | New Haven | Clinton Shelton makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Jennings - foul #1 on Raymond Jennings, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | New Haven | Donald Whisenant (SF) Clinton Shelton | |
| 10:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:55 | New Haven | Richard Valentin comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Curtis Held - foul #3 on Curtis Held, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| 09:55 | New Haven | Richard Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:55 | New Haven | Richard Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Holman swats the layup by David Smith | 44-58 |
| 09:36 | New Haven | Thomas Shores pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 09:12 | New Haven | Donald Whisenant hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Wagner (PG) Ronald Archer | |
| Subs | New Haven | Jerry Blazejewski (PF) Richard Valentin | |
| 09:12 | New Haven | Donald Whisenant misses the free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held grabs the board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 08:54 | New Haven | Thomas Shores pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:32 | New Haven | Stanley Holman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 08:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-60 |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Curtis Held pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc loses the dribble to Stanley Holman | 44-60 |
| 07:46 | New Haven | Raymond Jennings buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Shores | 44-62 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Clifford Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Lablanc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leon Eckhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Held (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Thomas Shores (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Whisenant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Blazejewski (fresh) C - Stanley Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Blazejewski denies the turnaround by David Smith | 44-62 |
| 07:22 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Donald Whisenant | 44-62 |
| 06:58 | New Haven | Raymond Jennings lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Shores and he's fouled by Arthur Lablanc - foul #1 on Arthur Lablanc, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash (SG), Lester Seng (SF), James Kent (PF), Jason Brown (C) Arthur Lablanc, Leon Eckhart, David Smith, Curtis Held | |
| Subs | New Haven | Brian Montgomery (PG), David Hughes (SF), Glenn Rosin (PF), Richard Valentin (C) Thomas Shores, Donald Whisenant, Jerry Blazejewski, Stanley Holman | |
| 06:58 | New Haven | Raymond Jennings makes the free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown banks in the layup | 46-65 |
| 06:16 | New Haven | Richard Valentin scores on a shot in the paint | 46-67 |
| 06:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Clifford Wagner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 06:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lester Seng tips it home | 48-67 |
| 05:49 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 48-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter (PG) Clifford Wagner | |
| Subs | New Haven | Clinton Shelton (SG) Raymond Jennings | |
| 05:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Brian Montgomery - foul #1 on Brian Montgomery, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith (PF) James Kent | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 05:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:38 | New Haven | Richard Valentin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 05:19 | New Haven | Richard Valentin buries a jumper from the right block set up by Glenn Rosin | 50-69 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hughes takes the ball from Jody Carpenter | 50-69 |
| 04:53 | New Haven | Clinton Shelton blows the layup | 50-69 |
| 04:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 04:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Thrash misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 04:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-69 |
| 04:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown hits the follow up shot | 52-69 |
| 04:09 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 04:08 | New Haven | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Rosin | 52-69 |
| 03:46 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-69 |
| 03:44 | New Haven | Brian Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Thrash (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Seng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Brian Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Rosin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Valentin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | New Haven | Jody Carpenter picks off the pass by Brian Montgomery | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 03:09 | New Haven | Glenn Rosin gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:52 | New Haven | Raymond Thrash picks off the pass by Brian Montgomery | 52-69 |
| 02:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Valentin - foul #1 on Richard Valentin, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Arthur Lablanc (SG), Ronald Archer (SF), Leon Eckhart (PF) Raymond Thrash, Lester Seng, Jason Brown | |
| Subs | New Haven | Thomas Shores (PG), Raymond Jennings (SG), Donald Whisenant (SF), Michael Weisser (PF), Jerry Blazejewski (C) Brian Montgomery, Clinton Shelton, David Hughes, Glenn Rosin, Richard Valentin | |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 02:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart misses the tip | 52-69 |
| 02:18 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Thomas Shores | 52-69 |
| 02:01 | New Haven | Thomas Shores's fadeaway is rejected by David Smith | 52-69 |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer double dribbles | 52-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown (C) Jody Carpenter | |
| Subs | New Haven | Richard Valentin (PF) Jerry Blazejewski | |
| 01:26 | New Haven | Michael Weisser misses the lay-in | 52-69 |
| 01:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Lablanc and the foul's on Michael Weisser - foul #1 on Michael Weisser, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 01:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:55 | New Haven | Thomas Shores's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ronald Archer | 55-69 |
| 00:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown grabs the board | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer buries a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | New Haven | Donald Whisenant lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jason Brown - foul #1 on Jason Brown, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| 00:24 | New Haven | Donald Whisenant misses the free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Shores - foul #3 on Thomas Shores, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:18 | New Haven | Michael Weisser grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Thomas Shores runs out the clock | 59-71 |