| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Andrew Pletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Helms (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dowdy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Francis Lamanna (fresh) C - Robert Casady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| 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 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Roy | 25-28 |
| 19:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Salcedo | 28-28 |
| 19:03 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:40 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:25 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bobby Roy, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG) Bobby Roy | |
| 18:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo is hacked by Francis Lamanna - foul #1 on Francis Lamanna, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 17:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Helms | 31-28 |
| 17:41 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 17:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Helms | 34-28 |
| 17:14 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm misses the floater from the right side | 34-28 |
| 17:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to William Boyce | 34-28 |
| 17:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 17:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-28 |
| 16:49 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Ronnie Keefe | 34-28 |
| 16:24 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Salcedo - foul #2 on Christopher Salcedo, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams (PG), Anthony Taylor (SF), John Parks (PF), William Deville (C) Andrew Pletcher, Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo, William Boyce | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jesse Bergman (SG), James Smith (SF), David Monday (C) Ronnie Keefe, David Dowdy, Robert Casady | |
| 16:24 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:24 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 16:03 | Bellarmine | David Monday pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Israel Abrahams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Helms (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) PF - John Parks (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Deville (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Bergman (fresh) 4 reb. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Francis Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna's floater is tipped away by John Parks | 34-30 |
| 15:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks blows the layup | 34-30 |
| 15:19 | Bellarmine | James Smith grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 15:01 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna's pass is intercepted by Israel Abrahams | 34-30 |
| 14:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks lays it up and in on a great pass from Israel Abrahams | 36-30 |
| 14:36 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Bergman | 36-32 |
| 14:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), William Boyce (C) Larry Helms, Anthony Taylor, William Deville | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), David Dowdy (SF), Robert Casady (C) Stanley Hamm, James Smith, Francis Lamanna | |
| 13:59 | Bellarmine | David Monday is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Lee (SG) Israel Abrahams | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG) David Monday | |
| 13:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:38 | Bellarmine | Jesse Bergman gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:33 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy is hacked by Thomas Phillips - foul #1 on Thomas Phillips, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo (PF) John Parks | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG) Christopher Moore | |
| 13:23 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Bergman | 36-35 |
| 13:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Lee | 38-35 |
| 12:48 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Keefe | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 12:24 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy misses the shot near the basket | 41-38 |
| 12:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Christopher Salcedo | 41-38 |
| 12:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms (SG), Israel Abrahams (SF) William Lee, Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), David Monday (PF) Ronnie Keefe, David Dowdy, Jesse Bergman | |
| 11:49 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 11:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Andrew Pletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Helms (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Israel Abrahams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Salcedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - David Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Casady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Monday - foul #1 on David Monday, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks (PF) Christopher Salcedo | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom (C) Robert Casady | |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:12 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Roy | 42-40 |
| 11:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Parks | 44-40 |
| 10:42 | Bellarmine | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Helms | 47-40 |
| 10:07 | Bellarmine | James Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Helms - foul #3 on Larry Helms, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips (SF), William Deville (C) Andrew Pletcher, William Boyce | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG), David Dowdy (SF), Francis Lamanna (PF), Robert Casady (C) Bobby Roy, Christopher Moore, David Monday, Thomas Altom | |
| 10:07 | Bellarmine | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:07 | Bellarmine | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 49-41 |
| 09:25 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy loses the dribble to Israel Abrahams | 49-41 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Parks and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo (PF) William Deville | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG) James Smith | |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:46 | Bellarmine | Larry Helms is called for the reach on David Dowdy - foul #4 on Larry Helms, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher (PG), William Lee (SG), William Deville (C) Israel Abrahams, Larry Helms, John Parks | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jesse Bergman (SG) Ronnie Keefe | |
| 08:29 | Bellarmine | Thomas Phillips steals it from Stanley Hamm | 52-41 |
| 08:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hamm is called for the reach on Andrew Pletcher - foul #1 on Stanley Hamm, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor (SF), William Boyce (C) Thomas Phillips, William Deville | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Christopher Moore (SG), David Monday (PF), Thomas Altom (C) Stanley Hamm, David Dowdy, Francis Lamanna, Robert Casady | |
| 07:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-41 |
| 07:45 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Andrew Pletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) PF - Christopher Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Boyce (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Bergman (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Bellarmine | David Monday knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-43 |
| 07:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lee | 55-43 |
| 07:01 | Bellarmine | Christopher Salcedo picks off the pass by Jesse Bergman | 55-43 |
| 06:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo loses the dribble to Christopher Moore | 55-43 |
| 06:25 | Bellarmine | Jesse Bergman can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 55-43 |
| 06:23 | Bellarmine | Jesse Bergman hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 06:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 06:01 | Bellarmine | David Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:59 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF) William Lee, Anthony Taylor | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG), David Dowdy (SF), Francis Lamanna (PF), Robert Casady (C) Christopher Moore, Jesse Bergman, David Monday, Thomas Altom | |
| 05:37 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 05:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to William Boyce | 55-45 |
| 05:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 05:29 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 05:13 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna makes the floater from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 04:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Pletcher | 57-47 |
| 04:30 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bobby Roy | 57-50 |
| 04:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 04:13 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:57 | Bellarmine | Robert Casady hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on William Boyce - foul #1 on William Boyce, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks (PF), William Deville (C) Christopher Salcedo, William Boyce | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG), Jesse Bergman (SG) Bobby Roy, Ronnie Keefe | |
| 03:57 | Bellarmine | Robert Casady makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:57 | Bellarmine | Robert Casady misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:57 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to David Dowdy | 57-51 |
| 03:34 | Bellarmine | Robert Casady hits a jump hook from the left block | 57-53 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Andrew Pletcher (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Parks (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Deville (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Bergman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - David Dowdy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Lamanna (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Casady (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville loses the dribble to Stanley Hamm | 57-53 |
| 03:07 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jesse Bergman | 57-56 |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Robert Casady pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce (C) William Deville | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Ronnie Keefe (SG) Stanley Hamm, Jesse Bergman | |
| 02:47 | Bellarmine | David Dowdy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce is whistled for a carry | 57-56 |
| 02:13 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 02:12 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to David Dowdy | 57-56 |
| 01:56 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Roy | 57-58 |
| 01:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Andrew Pletcher is hacked by Francis Lamanna - foul #2 on Francis Lamanna, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo (PF) John Parks | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 01:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Keefe - foul #1 on Ronnie Keefe, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:02 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Christopher Salcedo | 58-58 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce's floater is tipped away by Francis Lamanna | 58-58 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Boyce grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Bellarmine | Larry Helms is called for the reach on Ronnie Keefe - foul #5 on Larry Helms, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams (SG) Larry Helms | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Francis Lamanna connects on the turnaround in the lane | 58-60 |