| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Archer (fresh) PF - James Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Walter Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stevie McLeod (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derek Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 19:24 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Derek Baker swats the layup by Jody Carpenter | 28-24 |
| 19:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Wallace | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anthony Wehner - foul #1 on Anthony Wehner, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-25 |
| 18:09 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Thomas Nicely | 31-25 |
| 18:00 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker lays it in | 31-27 |
| 17:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 17:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SG), Dennis Logan (PF), Jason Cardinale (C) Jody Carpenter, James Kent, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan (SG), Joseph Dumas (SF), John McCann (PF) Thomas Nicely, Stevie McLeod, Derek Baker | |
| 16:49 | Bellarmine | Walter Young can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 16:48 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Young | 31-27 |
| 16:35 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 16:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dominick Levinthal | 34-27 |
| 16:10 | Bellarmine | Jason Cardinale is called for the reach on John Lee - foul #2 on Jason Cardinale, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer (PG), Jason Brown (SF) Richard Wallace, Ronald Archer | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Himeronim Cylkowski (SG), Stevie McLeod (SF) Walter Young, John Lee | |
| 15:55 | Bellarmine | John McCann lays it in on a great pass from Gary Hogan | 34-29 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Louis Hamer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Levinthal (fresh) SF - Jason Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Logan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Cardinale (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Gary Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Himeronim Cylkowski (fresh) SF - Stevie McLeod (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McCann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 15:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 15:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan can't finish the layup | 34-29 |
| 15:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 15:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Hogan steals the ball from Dennis Logan | 34-29 |
| 14:45 | Bellarmine | Himeronim Cylkowski buries a jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale's pass is intercepted by Stevie McLeod | 34-31 |
| 14:06 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod's pass is intercepted by Dennis Logan | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Dumas - foul #2 on Joseph Dumas, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace (PG), Ronald Archer (SF), James Kent (PF), Anthony Wehner (C) Louis Hamer, Dominick Levinthal, Dennis Logan, Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Walter Young (PG), Thomas Nicely (SG), Christopher Burkhardt (SF), Derek Baker (PF), John Lee (C) Gary Hogan, Himeronim Cylkowski, Stevie McLeod, Joseph Dumas, John McCann | |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:28 | Bellarmine | Walter Young hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 13:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Wallace | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | Bellarmine | Walter Young double dribbles | 37-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter (SG) Jason Brown | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Wallace and the foul's on Derek Baker - foul #2 on Derek Baker, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod (SF) Christopher Burkhardt | |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:28 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:13 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Kent - foul #1 on James Kent, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 12:13 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:13 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 11:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 11:47 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Walter Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stevie McLeod (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Derek Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:27 | Bellarmine | John Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:13 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod's floater is tipped away by James Kent | 39-35 |
| 11:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 11:02 | Bellarmine | John Lee gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:57 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker is fouled on the floor by Jody Carpenter - foul #3 on Jody Carpenter, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan (PF), Jason Cardinale (C) James Kent, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan (SG), Joseph Dumas (SF), John McCann (PF) Thomas Nicely, Stevie McLeod, Derek Baker | |
| 10:45 | Bellarmine | Jody Carpenter picks off the pass by Walter Young | 39-35 |
| 10:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter blows the layup | 39-35 |
| 10:41 | Bellarmine | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:34 | Bellarmine | John Lee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Logan - foul #2 on Dennis Logan, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SF) Ronald Archer | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Himeronim Cylkowski (SG) Walter Young | |
| 10:34 | Bellarmine | John Lee misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:34 | Bellarmine | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 10:06 | Bellarmine | John Lee is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer (PG), Jason Brown (SF) Richard Wallace, Jody Carpenter | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod (SF) John Lee | |
| 09:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dumas - foul #3 on Joseph Dumas, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer (SF) Jason Brown | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Walter Young (PG), Thomas Nicely (SG), Derek Baker (PF) Gary Hogan, Himeronim Cylkowski, John McCann | |
| 09:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Baker - foul #3 on Derek Baker, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner (C) Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 09:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:22 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod misses short on a jumper near the basket | 43-36 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 09:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Louis Hamer and he's hacked by Stevie McLeod - foul #1 on Stevie McLeod, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace (PG), Jody Carpenter (SG) Louis Hamer, Dominick Levinthal | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Lee (C) Joseph Dumas | |
| 09:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:08 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 08:53 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker is hacked by Jody Carpenter - foul #4 on Jody Carpenter, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SG), James Kent (PF) Jody Carpenter, Dennis Logan | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 08:32 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 08:30 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 08:28 | Bellarmine | John Lee tips it home | 45-38 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-38 |
| 08:14 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:59 | Bellarmine | John Lee misses the lay-in | 45-38 |
| 07:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 07:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Archer and he's hacked by Stevie McLeod - foul #2 on Stevie McLeod, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter (SG), Jason Cardinale (C) Ronald Archer, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan (PG), Himeronim Cylkowski (SG), Joseph Dumas (SF), John McCann (PF) Walter Young, Thomas Nicely, Stevie McLeod, Derek Baker | |
| 07:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:50 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan loses the dribble to Jody Carpenter in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 07:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jody Carpenter | 50-38 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dominick Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Cardinale (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Gary Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Himeronim Cylkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John McCann (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Bellarmine | Richard Wallace picks off the pass by Himeronim Cylkowski | 50-38 |
| 07:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal lays it up and in | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Himeronim Cylkowski | 52-40 |
| 06:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by John McCann - foul #1 on John McCann, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer (PG), Ronald Archer (SF) Richard Wallace, Dominick Levinthal | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Walter Young (PG), Thomas Nicely (SG), Adam Beck (C) Gary Hogan, Himeronim Cylkowski, John Lee | |
| 06:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:49 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Thomas Nicely | 54-40 |
| 06:33 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely is whistled for a carry | 54-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan (PF), Anthony Wehner (C) James Kent, Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod (SF), Derek Baker (PF) John McCann, Adam Beck | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Young steals the ball from Louis Hamer | 54-40 |
| 06:16 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker clanks a runner near the basket | 54-40 |
| 06:15 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas snags the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 06:08 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Nicely | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Logan misses the jumper from the right side | 54-42 |
| 05:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wehner | 54-42 |
| 05:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Baker - foul #4 on Derek Baker, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace (PG), Jason Cardinale (C) Louis Hamer, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan (SG), John McCann (PF), John Lee (C) Thomas Nicely, Derek Baker, Joseph Dumas | |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:08 | Bellarmine | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Walter Young - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SG) Jody Carpenter | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 05:08 | Bellarmine | Walter Young makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:08 | Bellarmine | Walter Young makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal loses the dribble to Stevie McLeod | 56-44 |
| 04:30 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan's floater is tipped away by Ronald Archer | 56-44 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace is hacked by Walter Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Young, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown (SF), James Kent (PF) Ronald Archer, Dennis Logan | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Himeronim Cylkowski (SG), Christopher Burkhardt (SF) Walter Young, Stevie McLeod | |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:16 | Bellarmine | Christopher Burkhardt is fouled on the floor by Jason Brown - foul #1 on Jason Brown, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely (SG), Derek Baker (PF) Himeronim Cylkowski, John McCann | |
| 04:16 | Bellarmine | Christopher Burkhardt misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 03:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Brown makes the shot in the lane | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Levinthal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Cardinale (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Gary Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Burkhardt (fresh) PF - Derek Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Bellarmine | The pull-up jumper by John Lee is blocked by Jason Cardinale | 60-44 |
| 03:30 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 03:25 | Bellarmine | John Lee banks in the layup | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer (PG), Eric Brownfield (SG), Dennis Logan (PF), Leon Eckhart (C) Richard Wallace, Dominick Levinthal, James Kent, Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Himeronim Cylkowski (SG), Joseph Dumas (SF), John McCann (PF), Adam Beck (C) Thomas Nicely, Christopher Burkhardt, Derek Baker, John Lee | |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Leon Eckhart is called for the reach on Gary Hogan - foul #1 on Leon Eckhart, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Adam Beck denies the turnaround by Dennis Logan | 60-48 |
| 02:21 | Bellarmine | John McCann grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 01:54 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 01:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace (PG), Jody Carpenter (SG), Ronald Archer (SF), James Kent (PF), Anthony Wehner (C) Louis Hamer, Eric Brownfield, Jason Brown, Dennis Logan, Leon Eckhart | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Walter Young (PG), Thomas Nicely (SG), Stevie McLeod (SF), Derek Baker (PF), John Lee (C) Gary Hogan, Himeronim Cylkowski, Joseph Dumas, John McCann, Adam Beck | |
| 01:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stevie McLeod is called for the reach on Anthony Wehner - foul #3 on Stevie McLeod, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 01:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:18 | Bellarmine | Walter Young drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Nicely | 62-53 |
| 00:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:47 | Bellarmine | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Young | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter is hacked by Thomas Nicely in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nicely, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart (SF), Jason Cardinale (C) Ronald Archer, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Young | 64-59 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer (SF) Leon Eckhart | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Nicely - foul #3 on Thomas Nicely, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart (C) James Kent | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jason Cardinale misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Bellarmine | Thomas Nicely drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Derek Baker | 65-62 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Nicely - foul #4 on Thomas Nicely, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner (C) Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leon Eckhart misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner is hacked by Thomas Nicely - foul #5 on Thomas Nicely, team foul #14 | 66-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent (PF) Leon Eckhart | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan (SG) Thomas Nicely | |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Derek Baker | 66-62 |
| 00:18 | Bellarmine | John Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hogan - foul #2 on Gary Hogan, team foul #15 | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Young | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses the floater from the right side | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer blows the layup | 68-68 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jody Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Wehner (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Walter Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Hogan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevie McLeod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Derek Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - John Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 05:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Wehner wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 04:33 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 04:18 | Bellarmine | Richard Wallace steps in front of the Stevie McLeod pass | 68-68 |
| 03:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 03:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-68 |
| 03:34 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:10 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 68-68 |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 02:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Young is called for the reach on Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Walter Young, team foul #16 | 68-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SG), Dennis Logan (PF), Jason Cardinale (C) Jody Carpenter, James Kent, Anthony Wehner | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas (PF) Derek Baker | |
| 02:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:29 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jody Carpenter (SG), Anthony Wehner (C) Dominick Levinthal, Jason Cardinale | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Derek Baker (PF) Joseph Dumas | |
| 02:15 | Bellarmine | Anthony Wehner blocks the jumper by Gary Hogan | 70-68 |
| 02:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Dennis Logan | 70-68 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Young is called for the reach on Richard Wallace - foul #3 on Walter Young, team foul #17 | 70-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent (PF) Dennis Logan | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:52 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:35 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Anthony Wehner - foul #2 on Anthony Wehner, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 01:35 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Kent pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Lee steals the ball from Ronald Archer | 70-70 |
| 01:02 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Young and he's hacked by Jody Carpenter - foul #5 on Jody Carpenter, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dominick Levinthal (SG) Jody Carpenter | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 01:02 | Bellarmine | Stevie McLeod makes the free throw | 70-73 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Levinthal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Wehner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Walter Young (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Hogan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevie McLeod (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Derek Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - John Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 00:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 00:43 | Bellarmine | Derek Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Bellarmine | Gary Hogan makes the jumpshot from the left side | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 00:11 | Bellarmine | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Bellarmine | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on John Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Wallace, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas (PF) Derek Baker | |
| 00:10 | Bellarmine | John Lee misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:10 | Bellarmine | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Wallace drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Dominick Levinthal | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wallace - foul #5 on Richard Wallace, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Louis Hamer (PG) Richard Wallace | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Joseph Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Archer misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-78 |