| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - James Dewberry (fresh) SG - Edward Skoog (fresh) SF - Richard Motley (fresh) PF - Ben Baxter (fresh) C - Terry Hawkins (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 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays 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) | |
| 19:38 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Terry Hawkins | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers misses short on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Terry Hawkins takes the ball from Mark Rogers | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:52 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hawkins | 2-0 |
| 16:39 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Skoog | 5-0 |
| 16:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James Dewberry - foul #1 on James Dewberry, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith (SG), Joseph Munger (SF), James Baker (PF), Chris Hammonds (C) Edward Skoog, Richard Motley, Ben Baxter, Terry Hawkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Fort Hays St. | Chris Hammonds gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:01 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Munger is fouled on the floor by Samuel Rabb - foul #1 on Samuel Rabb, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG) Robert Holder | |
| 15:52 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin grabs the board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - James Dewberry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) SF - Joseph Munger (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) C - Chris Hammonds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickerman (fresh) SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb's floater is tipped away by James Baker | 5-2 |
| 15:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 15:25 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Munger | 5-2 |
| 15:17 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Dewberry | 8-2 |
| 14:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-2 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog (SG), Terry Hawkins (C) James Dewberry, James Baker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG), Andrew Posey (SG), Robert Sims (SF), John King (PF), Jaime Waldroup (C) Floyd Guan, Leroy Dickerman, Mark Rogers, Luis Newlin, Samuel Rabb | |
| 14:31 | Fort Hays St. | Chris Hammonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter (PF) Chris Hammonds | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey slams it home and the foul's on Edward Skoog - foul #1 on Edward Skoog, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley (SF) Joseph Munger | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 14:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:17 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:00 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 13:59 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog hits the follow up shot | 10-4 |
| 13:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey comes up short on the shot from the right side | 10-4 |
| 13:37 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:22 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-4 |
| 13:12 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:58 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 12:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry (PG), Tad Lucas (SG), Joseph Munger (SF), James Baker (PF), Chris Hammonds (C) Joshua Smith, Edward Skoog, Richard Motley, Ben Baxter, Terry Hawkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Leroy Dickerman (SG), Mark Rogers (SF), Luis Newlin (PF), Samuel Rabb (C) Robert Holder, Andrew Posey, Robert Sims, John King, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 12:14 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Munger connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Baker | 16-4 |
| 11:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-4 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman tips it back up and in | 16-6 |
| 11:43 | Fort Hays St. | Luis Newlin steals it from Chris Hammonds | 16-6 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - James Dewberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tad Lucas (fresh) SF - Joseph Munger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) C - Chris Hammonds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin misses the jumper from the baseline | 16-6 |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin misses the tip | 16-6 |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Dickerman | 16-6 |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers misses the floater from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 11:08 | Fort Hays St. | Chris Hammonds grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 11:03 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Dewberry, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith (PG), Edward Skoog (SG), Richard Motley (SF), Ben Baxter (PF), Terry Hawkins (C) James Dewberry, Tad Lucas, Joseph Munger, James Baker, Chris Hammonds | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 10:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-6 |
| 10:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers hits the follow up shot | 16-8 |
| 10:48 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith's pass is intercepted by Floyd Guan in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 10:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 10:29 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:23 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ben Baxter | 18-8 |
| 10:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Newlin and he's fouled by Richard Motley - foul #1 on Richard Motley, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG), Andrew Posey (PF), Jaime Waldroup (C) Floyd Guan, Luis Newlin, Samuel Rabb | |
| 10:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers misses the free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:14 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:00 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-10 |
| 09:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edward Skoog steps in front of the Andrew Posey pass | 21-10 |
| 09:33 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog is fouled on the floor by Leroy Dickerman - foul #1 on Leroy Dickerman, team foul #2 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Tad Lucas (PG), Joseph Munger (SF), James Baker (PF), Chris Hammonds (C) Edward Skoog, Richard Motley, Ben Baxter, Terry Hawkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims (SF), John King (PF) Leroy Dickerman, Mark Rogers | |
| 09:14 | Fort Hays St. | James Baker comes up short on the shot in the paint | 21-10 |
| 09:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder snags the defensive board | 21-10 |
| 08:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Holder | 21-13 |
| 08:34 | Fort Hays St. | Tad Lucas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 08:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Andrew Posey - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog (SG), Ben Baxter (PF), Terry Hawkins (C) Joshua Smith, James Baker, Chris Hammonds | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Leroy Dickerman (SG), Mark Rogers (SF), Luis Newlin (PF), Samuel Rabb (C) Robert Holder, Andrew Posey, Robert Sims, John King, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 07:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 07:53 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Ben Baxter | 21-13 |
| 07:49 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Hawkins | 24-13 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-13 |
| 07:41 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Tad Lucas (fresh) SG - Edward Skoog (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Munger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ben Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) SG - Leroy Dickerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Leroy Dickerman - foul #2 on Leroy Dickerman, team foul #3 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Motley (SF) Joseph Munger | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King (SG) Leroy Dickerman | |
| 07:23 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 07:23 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 07:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-13 |
| 07:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin snags the offensive board | 26-13 |
| 06:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers hits a runner in the lane | 26-15 |
| 06:34 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog loses the ball out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Charles Hilburn (PG), Chris Hammonds (PF) Tad Lucas, Ben Baxter | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey (SG), Jaime Waldroup (C) John King, Samuel Rabb | |
| 06:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Charles Hilburn steps in front of the Andrew Posey pass | 26-15 |
| 06:14 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Hilburn | 28-15 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin is hacked by Edward Skoog - foul #2 on Edward Skoog, team foul #6 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith (PG), Joseph Munger (SG), James Baker (PF) Charles Hilburn, Edward Skoog, Terry Hawkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims (SF), John King (PF) Mark Rogers, Luis Newlin | |
| 05:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup lays it in | 28-17 |
| 05:35 | Fort Hays St. | Chris Hammonds double dribbles | 28-17 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Charles Hilburn (PG) Richard Motley | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG) Floyd Guan | |
| 05:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey's pass is intercepted by Joshua Smith | 28-17 |
| 05:06 | Fort Hays St. | James Baker hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 30-17 |
| 04:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 04:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey is fouled on the floor by Chris Hammonds - foul #1 on Chris Hammonds, team foul #7 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Tad Lucas (PG), Ben Baxter (PF), Terry Hawkins (C) Charles Hilburn, James Baker, Chris Hammonds | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers (SF), Samuel Rabb (C) John King, Jaime Waldroup | |
| 04:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:42 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 04:26 | Fort Hays St. | Joshua Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #8 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Baker (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan (PG), Luis Newlin (PF) Robert Holder, Andrew Posey | |
| 04:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Sims is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Sims, team foul #4 | 30-18 |
| 03:59 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 30-18 |
| 03:57 | Fort Hays St. | Tad Lucas tips it home | 32-18 |
| 03:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 32-18 |
| 03:47 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 03:42 | Fort Hays St. | Tad Lucas hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Munger | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Tad Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Munger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Floyd Guan (fresh) SG - Robert Sims (fresh) SF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Newlin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Rabb (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tad Lucas - foul #1 on Tad Lucas, team foul #9 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry (PG), Edward Skoog (SG), Richard Motley (SF) Tad Lucas, Joseph Munger, James Baker | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Dickerman (SG) Robert Sims | |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Luis Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:01 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-20 |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Samuel Rabb snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 02:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Floyd Guan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Luis Newlin | 34-23 |
| 02:24 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 02:23 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Hawkins snags the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 02:07 | Fort Hays St. | Ben Baxter misses the lay-in | 34-23 |
| 02:05 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry tips it in | 36-23 |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Motley is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Motley, team foul #10 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Munger (SF), Chris Hammonds (PF), Joshua Smith (C) Richard Motley, Ben Baxter, Terry Hawkins | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder (PG), Andrew Posey (PF), Jaime Waldroup (C) Floyd Guan, Luis Newlin, Samuel Rabb | |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:41 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Skoog connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joshua Smith | 39-25 |
| 01:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Rogers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-25 |
| 01:25 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 01:12 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Hammonds and he's hacked by Robert Holder - foul #1 on Robert Holder, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Baker (PF) Edward Skoog | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| 01:12 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry misses the free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 01:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Posey drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Leroy Dickerman | 41-28 |
| 00:48 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 41-28 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John King snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jaime Waldroup buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Holder | 41-31 |
| 00:27 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Holder steals the ball from Chris Hammonds | 41-31 |
| 00:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Holder misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | James Dewberry gets the rebound | 41-31 |