| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Zody (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bird (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Rhoades (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley buries a driving attempt from close range | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Frank Kinney - foul #1 on Frank Kinney, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Jeremy Rehnberg | 35-39 |
| 18:54 | Emporia St. | Robert Farley takes the ball from Joseph Newton | 35-39 |
| 18:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody is hacked by Joseph Newton - foul #3 on Joseph Newton, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (SG), Thomas Hood (PF), William Shelton (C) Jeremy Rehnberg, Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG), Paul Munger (SG), Ryan Jackson (SF), Louis Crow (PF), Robert Paugh (C) Walter Layne, David Bird, Joseph Newton, Fred Brown, Fred Rhoades | |
| 17:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton hits a jumper from the left side set up by Joe Hawkinson | 37-39 |
| 17:42 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger lays it in | 37-41 |
| 17:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Diller - foul #2 on Robert Diller, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg (SG), Richard Monahan (PF) Joe Hawkinson, Robert Farley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG) Paul Munger | |
| 17:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:59 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Monahan - foul #3 on Richard Monahan, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot (SG), Joe Hawkinson (SF), Richard Lawsky (C) Thomas Zody, Richard Monahan, William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Fred Rhoades (C) Robert Diller, Robert Paugh | |
| 16:59 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:59 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Brown (PF) Louis Crow | |
| 16:42 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Hawkinson - foul #2 on Joe Hawkinson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney (PF) Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 16:42 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:42 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Lawsky | 40-43 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 16:17 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:11 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Jeremy Rehnberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Brown, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley (SF) Jeremy Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Bird (SG), Jerry Jarrell (SF) Paul Munger, Ryan Jackson | |
| 15:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Farley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lawsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Bird (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Jarrell (fresh) PF - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Rhoades (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Joe Hawkinson and he's fouled by David Bird - foul #3 on David Bird, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG), Jeremy Rehnberg (SG), William Shelton (C) Joe Hawkinson, Daniel Smoot, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF) Walter Layne, Jerry Jarrell, Fred Brown | |
| 15:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:08 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Kinney | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood (SF), Richard Monahan (PF) Robert Farley, Frank Kinney | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Ryan Jackson (C) David Bird, Fred Rhoades | |
| 14:31 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:24 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:18 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky (C) William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell (SG), Fred Brown (PF), Louis Crow (C) Robert Diller, Joseph Newton, Robert Paugh | |
| 14:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Jarrell picks off the pass by Thomas Hood in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:02 | Emporia St. | Jeremy Rehnberg steals it from Ryan Jackson | 43-43 |
| 13:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg lays it up and in | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Rehnberg - foul #3 on Jeremy Rehnberg, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), Robert Farley (SF) Thomas Zody, Jeremy Rehnberg, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), David Bird (SG), Fred Rhoades (C) Paul Munger, Ryan Jackson, Louis Crow | |
| 13:29 | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 13:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 12:49 | Emporia St. | Daniel Smoot is called for the reach on Jerry Jarrell - foul #1 on Daniel Smoot, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Thomas Hood, Richard Monahan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF) David Bird, Jerry Jarrell, Fred Brown | |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:30 | Emporia St. | Robert Paugh tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 12:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG), Jeremy Rehnberg (SG), William Shelton (C) Joe Hawkinson, Daniel Smoot, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Ryan Jackson (SF), Fred Brown (PF), Louis Crow (C) Walter Layne, Joseph Newton, Robert Paugh, Fred Rhoades | |
| 11:50 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Diller | 47-48 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Zody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Farley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Robert Diller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:27 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:20 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:05 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 10:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Zody | 49-48 |
| 10:38 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley is hacked by Ryan Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Jackson, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Richard Monahan (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Jeremy Rehnberg, Robert Farley, Frank Kinney, William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), David Bird (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF), Fred Rhoades (C) Robert Diller, Paul Munger, Ryan Jackson, Fred Brown, Louis Crow | |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 10:06 | Emporia St. | Robert Paugh is hacked by Thomas Hood - foul #3 on Thomas Hood, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 09:52 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hood steps in front of the David Bird pass | 49-48 |
| 09:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Newton is called for the reach on Thomas Zody in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Newton, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot (SG) Thomas Zody | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jerry Jarrell (SF) Joseph Newton | |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Hawkinson and the foul's on Jerry Jarrell - foul #2 on Jerry Jarrell, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Brown (PF) Robert Paugh | |
| 09:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | David Bird hits the finger roll set up by Walter Layne | 52-50 |
| 09:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot's pass is intercepted by David Bird in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 08:57 | Emporia St. | David Bird misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:56 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 08:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Zody | 54-52 |
| 08:12 | Emporia St. | Thomas Hood takes the ball from Jerry Jarrell | 54-52 |
| 07:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood is whistled for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg (PG), Joe Hawkinson (SG), Robert Farley (SF), Frank Kinney (PF), William Shelton (C) Thomas Zody, Daniel Smoot, Thomas Hood, Richard Monahan, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Robert Paugh (PF), Ryan Jackson (C) David Bird, Jerry Jarrell, Fred Brown, Fred Rhoades | |
| 07:41 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Shelton - foul #1 on William Shelton, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (PG) Walter Layne | |
| 07:41 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:41 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley grabs the board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Farley (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Robert Diller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Munger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Paugh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 54-53 |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 07:23 | Emporia St. | Paul Munger gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:18 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| 07:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 06:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 06:37 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 06:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 06:29 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Diller and he's fouled by Jeremy Rehnberg - foul #4 on Jeremy Rehnberg, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG), Thomas Hood (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Jeremy Rehnberg, Frank Kinney, William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), David Bird (SG), Louis Crow (C) Robert Diller, Paul Munger, Robert Paugh | |
| 06:25 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Lawsky | 56-55 |
| 06:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley clanks a driving attempt from close range | 56-55 |
| 06:14 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Layne and he's fouled by Joe Hawkinson - foul #3 on Joe Hawkinson, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg (SG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades (C) Ryan Jackson | |
| 06:08 | Emporia St. | David Bird misses the free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 06:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Layne steals it from Robert Farley in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 05:50 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Thomas Hood - foul #4 on Thomas Hood, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 05:50 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney (PF) Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Jerry Jarrell (SF) David Bird, Joseph Newton | |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Munger | 56-62 |
| 04:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Fred Rhoades swats the short shot by Richard Lawsky | 56-62 |
| 04:56 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Lawsky - foul #1 on Richard Lawsky, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (SG), Richard Monahan (PF), William Shelton (C) Jeremy Rehnberg, Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson (SF), Fred Brown (PF) Walter Layne, Louis Crow | |
| 04:50 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Jackson - foul #4 on Ryan Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), Robert Diller (SG), Robert Paugh (C) Paul Munger, Jerry Jarrell, Fred Rhoades | |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:10 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 04:08 | Emporia St. | Robert Paugh tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 04:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Paugh steps in front of the Joe Hawkinson pass in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 03:58 | Emporia St. | Robert Paugh is whistled for traveling | 58-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot (PG), Jeremy Rehnberg (SG) Thomas Zody, Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Bird (SG) Walter Layne | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton hits a floater in the lane set up by Jeremy Rehnberg | 60-67 |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Monahan | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Farley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Monahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Robert Diller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Fred Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Paugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Smoot | 63-67 |
| 03:08 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 03:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley buries a floater from the left block | 65-67 |
| 02:59 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Thomas Hood (SF), Richard Lawsky (C) Jeremy Rehnberg, Robert Farley, William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Walter Layne (PG), Paul Munger (SG), Joseph Newton (SF), Louis Crow (C) Robert Diller, David Bird, Fred Brown, Robert Paugh | |
| 02:40 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Daniel Smoot - foul #2 on Daniel Smoot, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG) Richard Monahan | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 02:40 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Walter Layne takes the ball from Joe Hawkinson in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 02:24 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 65-70 |
| 02:22 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Jackson | 65-70 |
| 02:01 | Emporia St. | Joseph Newton misses the easy layup | 65-70 |
| 02:00 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson tips it but misses | 65-70 |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg (SG), Robert Farley (SF), Frank Kinney (PF) Daniel Smoot, Joe Hawkinson, Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Bird (SG), Fred Brown (PF), Fred Rhoades (C) Paul Munger, Ryan Jackson, Louis Crow | |
| 01:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Bird is called for the reach on Jeremy Rehnberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Bird, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 01:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:39 | Emporia St. | Jeremy Rehnberg picks off the pass by Fred Rhoades | 67-70 |
| 01:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne is hacked by Thomas Zody - foul #2 on Thomas Zody, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:46 | Emporia St. | David Bird buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Layne | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Bird - foul #5 on David Bird, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (SG) David Bird | |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades misses short on a shot from the right side | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Newton - foul #5 on Joseph Newton, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson (SF) Joseph Newton | |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | Richard Lawsky swats the layup by Fred Brown | 74-74 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Zody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Farley (fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lawsky (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Diller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Rhoades (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Diller and he's fouled by Frank Kinney - foul #2 on Frank Kinney, team foul #14 | 74-76 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood (PF), William Shelton (C) Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Paugh (C) Fred Rhoades | |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | Fred Brown misses the free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood is fouled on the floor by Fred Brown - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (SG) Thomas Zody | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Louis Crow (PF) Fred Brown | |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:00 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Layne | 76-79 |
| 03:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 03:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 03:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 3 from the right corner set up by William Shelton | 79-79 |
| 03:04 | Emporia St. | Robert Diller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-79 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 03:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Paul Munger (SG), Fred Rhoades (C) Robert Diller, Louis Crow | |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Hood | 81-79 |
| 02:50 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney (PF) Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Diller (SG) Paul Munger | |
| 02:30 | Emporia St. | Thomas Zody steps in front of the Robert Diller pass | 81-79 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney blows the layup | 81-79 |
| 02:25 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Walter Layne | 81-79 |
| 02:20 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-79 |
| 02:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton snags the defensive board | 81-79 |
| 02:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Paugh blocks the short jumper by Frank Kinney | 81-79 |
| 02:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley snags the offensive board | 81-79 |
| 01:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Zody and the foul's on Robert Paugh - foul #2 on Robert Paugh, team foul #13 | 83-79 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Fred Brown (PF) Robert Paugh | |
| 01:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton makes the free throw | 84-79 |
| 01:51 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-79 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky (C) William Shelton | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 01:41 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 84-79 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Zody snags the defensive board | 84-79 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky is hacked by Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #14 | 84-79 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 01:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:15 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 85-79 |
| 01:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney grabs the board | 85-79 |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Diller - foul #3 on Robert Diller, team foul #15 | 85-79 |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:08 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| 00:51 | Emporia St. | Walter Layne drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Diller | 86-82 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Thomas Zody (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Rehnberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Farley (fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Walter Layne (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Diller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Rhoades (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Brown - foul #4 on Fred Brown, team foul #16 | 86-82 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Emporia St. | Ryan Jackson hits a 3 from straight away | 88-85 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney is fouled on the floor by Fred Brown - foul #5 on Fred Brown, team foul #17 | 88-85 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood (SF) Robert Farley | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Louis Crow (PF) Fred Brown | |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:13 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-85 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley (SF) Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:09 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-85 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley pulls down the rebound | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Layne - foul #1 on Walter Layne, team foul #18 | 90-85 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood (PF), Richard Monahan (C) Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Fred Rhoades grabs the board | 91-85 |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | Louis Crow misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-85 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeremy Rehnberg snags the defensive board | 91-85 |