| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Israel Abrahams (fresh) SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Salcedo (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 19:39 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:19 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe is fouled on the floor by John Parks - foul #1 on John Parks, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:05 | Bellarmine | David Monday clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:54 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:40 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean is hacked by Stanley Hamm - foul #1 on Stanley Hamm, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hamm is called for the reach on Richard Dean - foul #2 on Stanley Hamm, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 18:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo drills a shot from the baseline set up by Israel Abrahams | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ronnie Keefe, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG) Ronnie Keefe | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG) Richard Dean | |
| 17:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Monday - foul #2 on David Monday, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Smith (SF), Vincent Brown (PF) Gregory Blackwell, David Monday | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor (SF) Thomas Phillips | |
| 17:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | Bellarmine | James Smith hits a jump hook from the left block | 36-41 |
| 16:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo misses long on a runner from the right block | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Israel Abrahams - foul #3 on Israel Abrahams, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Ronnie Keefe (SG), Gregory Blackwell (SF) Stanley Hamm, James Smith, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Thad Parrish (PF), William Deville (C) Israel Abrahams, Christopher Salcedo, John Parks | |
| 16:23 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bobby Roy picks off the pass by Thad Parrish | 37-41 |
| 16:05 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy hits the finger roll | 39-41 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 15:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Richard Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Parrish (fresh) C - William Deville (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG), David Monday (PF) Bobby Roy, Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips (SF) Thad Parrish | |
| 15:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling misses the 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 15:13 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:52 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 14:50 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Hamm takes the ball from Earl Bolling | 41-43 |
| 14:30 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe lays it up and in on a great pass from Stanley Hamm | 43-43 |
| 14:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronnie Keefe steals it from William Deville | 43-43 |
| 14:03 | Bellarmine | William Deville is called for the reach on Stanley Hamm - foul #1 on William Deville, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), Thomas Altom (C) Ronnie Keefe, Gregory Blackwell, Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (PG), Israel Abrahams (SG), Christopher Salcedo (PF), John Parks (C) Richard Dean, Earl Bolling, William Deville, Anthony Taylor | |
| 13:45 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG) Stanley Hamm | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish (SF) Thomas Phillips | |
| 13:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Bellarmine | David Monday scores on a floater from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Shimp | 45-48 |
| 12:26 | Bellarmine | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG), Gregory Blackwell (SF), Eric Lott (PF) Bobby Roy, James Smith, David Monday | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), William Deville (PF) Raymond Shimp, Thad Parrish, Christopher Salcedo | |
| 12:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Phillips | 45-50 |
| 11:57 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 11:29 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom grabs the board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Lott (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Altom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Israel Abrahams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Deville (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 11:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 11:01 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:54 | Bellarmine | Eric Lott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Blackwell - foul #3 on Gregory Blackwell, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG), James Smith (SF), Vincent Brown (PF) Christopher Moore, Gregory Blackwell, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Israel Abrahams, John Parks | |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:34 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Brown | 51-50 |
| 10:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Vincent Brown blocks the jumper by Thomas Phillips | 51-50 |
| 10:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:52 | Bellarmine | Eric Lott pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:36 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stanley Hamm, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David Monday (PF) Eric Lott | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (SG), Anthony Taylor (SF), Thad Parrish (C) Earl Bolling, Thomas Phillips, William Deville | |
| 09:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks (C) Thad Parrish | |
| 08:50 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe clanks a jump hook from close range | 51-50 |
| 08:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Taylor | 51-52 |
| 08:14 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 08:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Raymond Shimp and he's fouled by Gregory Blackwell - foul #4 on Gregory Blackwell, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), Thomas Altom (C) Stanley Hamm, Ronnie Keefe, Gregory Blackwell, Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Israel Abrahams (SG), William Deville (PF) Richard Dean, Raymond Shimp, Christopher Salcedo | |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:02 | Bellarmine | David Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:46 | Bellarmine | James Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Roy and he's fouled by Anthony Taylor - foul #1 on Anthony Taylor, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 07:46 | Bellarmine | James Smith makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Smith is called for the reach on John Parks - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Lott (PF) David Monday | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish (SF) Anthony Taylor | |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:27 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Israel Abrahams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thad Parrish (fresh) PF - William Deville (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Moore | 56-54 |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 06:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bobby Roy picks off the pass by Earl Bolling | 56-54 |
| 06:30 | Bellarmine | Eric Lott comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 06:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks is fouled on the floor by Bobby Roy - foul #1 on Bobby Roy, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG), Ronnie Keefe (SG), Gregory Blackwell (SF), David Monday (PF) Bobby Roy, Christopher Moore, James Smith, Eric Lott | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Earl Bolling, Thad Parrish, William Deville | |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:52 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Salcedo snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Phillips | 56-58 |
| 05:23 | Bellarmine | Richard Dean steps in front of the Thomas Altom pass | 56-58 |
| 05:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Israel Abrahams banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Dean | 56-60 |
| 04:53 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:51 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Hamm | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Hamm | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips is fouled on the floor by Gregory Blackwell - foul #5 on Gregory Blackwell, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), Eric Lott (C) Ronnie Keefe, Gregory Blackwell, David Monday, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Raymond Shimp (SG), William Deville (PF), Anthony Taylor (C) Richard Dean, Israel Abrahams, Christopher Salcedo, John Parks | |
| 04:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 03:56 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Moore and he's fouled by William Deville - foul #2 on William Deville, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 03:56 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Deville, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thad Parrish (PF) Thomas Phillips | |
| 03:35 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Deville snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 03:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 03:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Anthony Taylor tips it home | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Lott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thad Parrish (fresh) C - William Deville (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Hamm | 62-62 |
| 02:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG), David Monday (PF), Thomas Altom (C) Christopher Moore, Vincent Brown, Eric Lott | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean (PG), Israel Abrahams (SG), Thomas Phillips (SF), Christopher Salcedo (PF) Earl Bolling, Raymond Shimp, Anthony Taylor, Thad Parrish | |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Salcedo and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| 02:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:21 | Bellarmine | David Monday travels with the ball | 62-65 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks (C) William Deville | |
| 02:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Parks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Ronnie Keefe | 62-65 |
| 01:30 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe connects on the floater from the right side | 64-65 |
| 01:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Phillips misses badly on a floater from close range | 64-65 |
| 01:18 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:04 | Bellarmine | David Monday hits a jumper from the right block | 66-65 |
| 00:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Altom steals the ball from Thomas Phillips | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Bellarmine | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Dean makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 66-67 |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe hits a halfcourt shot | 69-67 |