| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fresh) SG - Darryl Faulkner (fresh) SF - Larry Ward (fresh) PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) C - David McLawhorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Holder (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickerman (fresh) SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward can't connect on a floater from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Darryl Faulkner | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb misses short on a floater from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon loses the dribble to Leroy Dickerman in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman drills a 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner can't tip it in | 2-8 |
| 17:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Luis Newlin | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers misses the jumper from close range | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian is fouled on the floor by Luis Newlin - foul #1 on Luis Newlin, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam (PG), Adam Maggi (C) Nelson Cannon, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Andrew Posey (SG), Robert Sims (SF), John King (PF), Jaime Waldroup (C) Robert Holder, Leroy Dickerman, Mark Rogers, Luis Newlin, Samuel Rabb | |
| 16:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian clanks a jump hook in the paint | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to John King | 2-8 |
| 16:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi lays it up and in set up by Darryl Faulkner | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Steven Dam (fresh) SG - Darryl Faulkner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gillian (fairly fresh) C - Adam Maggi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Posey (fresh) SF - Robert Sims (fresh) PF - John King (fresh) C - Jaime Waldroup (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Adam Maggi | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 15:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims double dribbles | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon (PG), Charles Moore (SF), David McLawhorn (C) Darryl Faulkner, Larry Ward, Robert Gillian | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman (SG), Mark Rogers (SF) Robert Sims, John King | |
| 14:36 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon's dunk attempt is rejected by Jaime Waldroup | 7-11 |
| 14:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Cannon is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #1 on Nelson Cannon, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Decker (SF), Jess Tucker (PF) Steven Dam, Adam Maggi | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG), Luis Newlin (PF), Samuel Rabb (C) Floyd Guan, Andrew Posey, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin is fouled on the floor by Jess Tucker - foul #1 on Jess Tucker, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian (PF) Jess Tucker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 13:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nelson Cannon is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Nelson Cannon, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Hertz (PG), Larry Ward (SF) Nelson Cannon, Keith Decker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 13:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder is hacked by Victor Hertz - foul #1 on Victor Hertz, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:04 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Larry Ward | 7-11 |
| 13:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman misses the floater from the left side | 9-11 |
| 12:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers misses the lay-in | 9-13 |
| 12:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Rogers | 9-16 |
| 11:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Rabb | 9-16 |
| 11:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Victor Hertz (fresh) SG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) C - David McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Robert Holder (fairly fresh) SG - Leroy Dickerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Holder | 9-18 |
| 11:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Victor Hertz | 11-18 |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David McLawhorn - foul #1 on David McLawhorn, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam (PG), Darryl Faulkner (SG), Keith Decker (SF), Adam Maggi (PF), Jess Tucker (C) Victor Hertz, Charles Moore, Larry Ward, Robert Gillian, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Andrew Posey (SG), John King (SF), Jaime Waldroup (PF) Robert Holder, Leroy Dickerman, Mark Rogers, Luis Newlin | |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims (SF) Samuel Rabb | |
| 10:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey's pass is intercepted by Steven Dam | 11-20 |
| 10:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam blows the layup | 11-20 |
| 10:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 10:02 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:57 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 09:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 09:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jess Tucker gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi makes the floater from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 09:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Faulkner is called for the reach on Andrew Posey - foul #1 on Darryl Faulkner, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward (SF), Robert Gillian (PF), David McLawhorn (C) Keith Decker, Adam Maggi, Jess Tucker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers (SF) Robert Sims | |
| 08:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-20 |
| 08:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Hertz (PG) Steven Dam | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman (SG), Luis Newlin (PF), Joseph Thornberry (C) Andrew Posey, John King, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 08:16 | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Hertz buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Ward | 15-20 |
| 08:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David McLawhorn denies the turnaround by Leroy Dickerman | 15-20 |
| 08:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward loses the dribble to Luis Newlin | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan is fouled on the floor by Victor Hertz - foul #2 on Victor Hertz, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas (PG), Charles Moore (SG) Victor Hertz, Darryl Faulkner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb (C) Joseph Thornberry | |
| 07:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 07:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian misses long on a floater from close range | 15-20 |
| 07:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nathaniel Thomas (fresh) SG - Charles Moore (fresh) SF - Larry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gillian (fresh) 2 reb. C - David McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Dickerman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Dickerman, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi (C) David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG) Floyd Guan | |
| 07:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathaniel Thomas and he's fouled by Samuel Rabb - foul #1 on Samuel Rabb, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam (PG) Nathaniel Thomas | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey (SG), John King (PF) Leroy Dickerman, Luis Newlin | |
| 07:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King is fouled on the floor by Robert Gillian - foul #1 on Robert Gillian, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner (SG) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| 06:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Posey swats the short shot by Adam Maggi | 18-20 |
| 06:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | Adam Maggi gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:21 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn (C) Adam Maggi | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims (SF) Samuel Rabb | |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darryl Faulkner - foul #2 on Darryl Faulkner, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Moore (SG) Darryl Faulkner | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman (SG) Robert Sims | |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:38 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn makes the jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King's pass is intercepted by Robert Gillian | 20-22 |
| 05:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Robert Gillian hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 23-22 |
| 04:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King loses the dribble to Steven Dam | 23-22 |
| 04:54 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Moore lays it up and in set up by Steven Dam | 25-22 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 04:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King tips it in | 25-24 |
| 04:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Moore is fouled on the floor by Robert Holder - foul #1 on Robert Holder, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nathaniel Thomas (PG), Keith Decker (SF), Adam Maggi (PF), Jess Tucker (C) Steven Dam, Larry Ward, Robert Gillian, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Robert Sims (SG), Mark Rogers (SF), Luis Newlin (PF), Samuel Rabb (C) Robert Holder, Leroy Dickerman, Andrew Posey, John King, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 04:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Charles Moore clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 04:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Decker hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 03:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers double dribbles | 27-24 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon (PG), Darryl Faulkner (SG) Nathaniel Thomas, Keith Decker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 03:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Nelson Cannon (fresh) SG - Darryl Faulkner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Maggi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Sims (fresh) SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darryl Faulkner steps in front of the Samuel Rabb pass | 27-24 |
| 03:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner can't throw it down | 27-24 |
| 03:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 02:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers makes the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Adam Maggi - foul #1 on Adam Maggi, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Keith Decker (SF), Robert Gillian (PF) Charles Moore, Jess Tucker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman (SG) Robert Sims | |
| 02:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner is hacked by Leroy Dickerman - foul #2 on Leroy Dickerman, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward (SF), David McLawhorn (C) Keith Decker, Adam Maggi | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Thornberry (C) Samuel Rabb | |
| 02:24 | Saginaw Valley St. | Nelson Cannon is hacked by Luis Newlin - foul #2 on Luis Newlin, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| 02:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Thornberry - foul #1 on Joseph Thornberry, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey (PF), Jaime Waldroup (C) Luis Newlin, Joseph Thornberry | |
| 02:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Floyd Guan and the foul's on Robert Gillian - foul #2 on Robert Gillian, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King (PF) Floyd Guan | |
| 01:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nelson Cannon | 32-30 |
| 01:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King is hacked by Robert Gillian - foul #3 on Robert Gillian, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam (PG), Adam Maggi (PF) Nelson Cannon, Robert Gillian | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG), Samuel Rabb (C) Mark Rogers, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 01:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Dam and he's hacked by Leroy Dickerman - foul #3 on Leroy Dickerman, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims (SF) Leroy Dickerman | |
| 01:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Darryl Faulkner makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 00:42 | Saginaw Valley St. | David McLawhorn gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | Larry Ward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Steven Dam - foul #1 on Steven Dam, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Victor Hertz (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Jess Tucker (PF), Keith Decker (C) Darryl Faulkner, Larry Ward, Adam Maggi, David McLawhorn | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers (SF), Luis Newlin (PF) Robert Sims, John King | |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Saginaw Valley St. | Steven Dam clanks a shot from close range | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |