| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) SG - Israel Abrahams (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) PF - Christopher Salcedo (fresh) C - John Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Anthony Pease (fresh) SG - Daniel Whitsett (fresh) SF - Johnny Steele (fresh) PF - John Higgins (fresh) C - Thomas Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern St. | Northeastern St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Whitsett steals it from Thomas Phillips | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Whitsett | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dean and he's hacked by Anthony Pease - foul #1 on Anthony Pease, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Northeastern St. | The rebound goes to John Higgins | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Northeastern St. | John Higgins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Pease | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams is hacked by John Higgins - foul #1 on John Higgins, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Phillips and he's fouled by John Higgins - foul #2 on John Higgins, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell (PF) John Higgins | |
| 18:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Whitsett | 5-8 |
| 17:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Ferrell - foul #1 on Herbert Ferrell, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Raymond Shimp (SG), Anthony Taylor (SF), William Deville (PF) Richard Dean, Israel Abrahams, Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 17:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:00 | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett banks in the layup set up by Johnny Steele | 7-10 |
| 16:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Taylor | 10-10 |
| 16:25 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Parks - foul #1 on John Parks, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish (PF) John Parks | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 16:25 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:25 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 16:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 16:12 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 16:01 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 16:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp grabs the board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) SG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) PF - Thad Parrish (fresh) C - William Deville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Anthony Pease (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Whitsett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Steele (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Herbert Ferrell (fresh) C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling's floater is knocked away by Herbert Ferrell | 10-12 |
| 15:40 | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 15:17 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele is fouled on the floor by Anthony Taylor - foul #1 on Anthony Taylor, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Raymond Shimp, Anthony Taylor, Thad Parrish | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | David Brown (PG), Christopher Nation (SG), Stephen Gero (SF), Aubrey Evans (C) Anthony Pease, Daniel Whitsett, Johnny Steele, Thomas Brown | |
| 15:05 | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 10-15 |
| 14:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 14:44 | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:19 | Northeastern St. | Aubrey Evans is fouled on the floor by William Deville - foul #1 on William Deville, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), John Parks (C) Earl Bolling, William Deville | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease (PG), Craig Fields (C) Stephen Gero, Herbert Ferrell | |
| 14:09 | Northeastern St. | Craig Fields misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 14:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:44 | Northeastern St. | Aubrey Evans snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:18 | Northeastern St. | David Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor (SF), Thad Parrish (PF) Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett (SG), Thomas Brown (C) David Brown, Craig Fields | |
| 13:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Pease steals the ball from Richard Dean | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett blows the layup | 10-15 |
| 12:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Israel Abrahams | 13-15 |
| 12:19 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 12:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Pease is called for the reach on Israel Abrahams - foul #2 on Anthony Pease, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Raymond Shimp (SG), William Deville (PF) Richard Dean, Israel Abrahams, Thad Parrish | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | David Brown (PG), Johnny Steele (SF), Herbert Ferrell (PF) Anthony Pease, Christopher Nation, Aubrey Evans | |
| 12:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling is fouled on the floor by Johnny Steele - foul #1 on Johnny Steele, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| 11:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips (SF) Anthony Taylor | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) SG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) PF - William Deville (fresh) C - John Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Whitsett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Steele (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Herbert Ferrell (fresh) C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northeastern St. | William Deville picks off the pass by Thomas Brown | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Whitsett - foul #1 on Daniel Whitsett, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo (PF) John Parks | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | Northeastern St. | David Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo clanks a shot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 10:48 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Northeastern St. | David Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Herbert Ferrell | 15-17 |
| 10:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:54 | Northeastern St. | David Brown travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Israel Abrahams (SG), Anthony Taylor (SF), Thad Parrish (PF), John Parks (C) Earl Bolling, Raymond Shimp, Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo, William Deville | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Christopher Nation (SG), Stephen Gero (SF), Aubrey Evans (C) Daniel Whitsett, Johnny Steele, Thomas Brown | |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks connects on the shot in the paint | 17-17 |
| 09:18 | Northeastern St. | Aubrey Evans buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Dean - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Craig Fields (C) Herbert Ferrell | |
| 09:18 | Northeastern St. | Aubrey Evans makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Nation is called for the reach on Israel Abrahams - foul #1 on Christopher Nation, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | Northeastern St. | Craig Fields grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:44 | Northeastern St. | Craig Fields knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Brown | 17-22 |
| 08:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 08:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks is fouled on the floor by Craig Fields - foul #1 on Craig Fields, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Richard Dean, Anthony Taylor, Thad Parrish | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett (SG), Johnny Steele (SF), Herbert Ferrell (PF), Thomas Brown (C) David Brown, Stephen Gero, Aubrey Evans, Craig Fields | |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:02 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:01 | Northeastern St. | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Ferrell | 19-22 |
| 07:46 | Northeastern St. | Johnny Steele hits a floater from the right side set up by Christopher Nation | 19-24 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Israel Abrahams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) PF - Christopher Salcedo (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Christopher Nation (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Whitsett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Steele (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Herbert Ferrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Bolling | 21-24 |
| 07:34 | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 07:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Thomas Phillips | 21-24 |
| 07:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (SG), William Deville (C) Israel Abrahams, John Parks | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | David Brown (PG) Christopher Nation | |
| 06:59 | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-24 |
| 06:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG) Raymond Shimp | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero (SF), Aubrey Evans (PF), Craig Fields (C) Johnny Steele, Herbert Ferrell, Thomas Brown | |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:23 | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 06:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brown steals the ball from Richard Dean | 23-27 |
| 05:48 | Northeastern St. | Richard Dean takes the ball from Aubrey Evans | 23-27 |
| 05:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean hits the finger roll | 25-27 |
| 05:26 | Northeastern St. | David Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Dean - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams (SG), Anthony Taylor (SF), John Parks (C) Richard Dean, Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Christopher Nation (SG), Herbert Ferrell (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Daniel Whitsett, Aubrey Evans, Craig Fields | |
| 05:26 | Northeastern St. | David Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:26 | Northeastern St. | David Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett (SG) David Brown | |
| 05:09 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 05:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 04:40 | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Herbert Ferrell denies the turnaround by William Deville | 28-29 |
| 04:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to William Deville | 28-29 |
| 04:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stephen Gero picks off the pass by John Parks | 28-29 |
| 03:47 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Parks - foul #2 on John Parks, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Raymond Shimp (SG), Thad Parrish (PF) Earl Bolling, Israel Abrahams, William Deville | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease (PG), David Brown (SG), Johnny Steele (SF), John Higgins (PF) Christopher Nation, Daniel Whitsett, Stephen Gero, Thomas Brown | |
| 03:47 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:47 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Parrish (fresh) C - John Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern St. | PG - Anthony Pease (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Steele (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Higgins (fresh) C - Herbert Ferrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Aubrey Evans (C) Herbert Ferrell | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern St. | David Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to John Parks | 28-31 |
| 02:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips (SF), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Anthony Taylor, Thad Parrish | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | | |
| 02:35 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #3 on Richard Dean, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams (SG), Thad Parrish (C) Richard Dean, John Parks | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown (C) Aubrey Evans | |
| 02:35 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:35 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Pease steals it from Christopher Salcedo | 28-32 |
| 01:52 | Northeastern St. | John Higgins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Thomas Phillips | 28-32 |
| 01:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish's layup is rejected by Johnny Steele | 28-32 |
| 01:28 | Northeastern St. | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 01:09 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Brown | 28-35 |
| 00:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Eric Stepnowski (SG), Anthony Taylor (SF), William Deville (PF), John Parks (C) Raymond Shimp, Israel Abrahams, Thomas Phillips, Christopher Salcedo, Thad Parrish | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Daniel Whitsett (SG), Christopher Nation (SF), Herbert Ferrell (PF), Aubrey Evans (C) David Brown, Johnny Steele, John Higgins, Thomas Brown | |
| 00:33 | Northeastern St. | Anthony Pease knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Herbert Ferrell - foul #2 on Herbert Ferrell, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Northeastern St. | Stephen Gero (SF) Anthony Pease | |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Northeastern St. | Christopher Nation misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern St. | Herbert Ferrell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |