| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Dean Horvitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Borunda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence West (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Cueva (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Fussell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky is fouled on the floor by Micheal Fussell - foul #2 on Micheal Fussell, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 32-39 |
| 19:28 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin is hacked by Dean Horvitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Horvitz, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon (SG) Dean Horvitz | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 19:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood's floater is knocked away by Steven Cueva | 32-39 |
| 19:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 18:46 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva misses long on a runner in the lane | 32-41 |
| 18:44 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:39 | N. Michigan | Frank Borunda can't finish the layup | 32-41 |
| 18:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Lawsky | 32-41 |
| 18:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence West picks off the pass by Thomas Hood | 32-41 |
| 18:04 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-41 |
| 18:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney clanks a jumper in the paint | 32-41 |
| 17:44 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:23 | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 17:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 17:02 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 16:56 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Lawrence West | 34-41 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the fadeaway in the paint | 34-43 |
| 16:21 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Lawsky - foul #1 on Richard Lawsky, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Roger Bryson (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), William White (PF) Frank Borunda, Lawrence West, Steven Cueva | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), Richard Monahan (SF), William Shelton (PF), Jerry Wright (C) Melvin Akin, Alan Wilkins, Thomas Hood, Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| 16:21 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:21 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 15:55 | N. Michigan | William White grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Quentin Bohannon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Bryson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Fussell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Monahan (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Quentin Bohannon, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz (PG), Kevin Arevalo (SG), Bret Griffeth (C) Quentin Bohannon, Roger Bryson, Micheal Fussell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 15:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William White picks off the pass by Joe Hawkinson | 36-43 |
| 15:12 | N. Michigan | William White hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Dean Horvitz | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Daniel Smoot | 38-45 |
| 14:39 | N. Michigan | William White is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence West (SF) Kenneth McCormack | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Frank Kinney (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan, William Shelton, Jerry Wright | |
| 14:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:15 | N. Michigan | Bret Griffeth grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:51 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:28 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Bret Griffeth | 41-45 |
| 13:25 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva (PF) William White | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| 13:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Horvitz and he's fouled by Alan Wilkins - foul #2 on Alan Wilkins, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell (C) Bret Griffeth | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan (PF) Frank Kinney | |
| 12:54 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Thomas Hood | 43-45 |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Wilkins | 43-48 |
| 12:20 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| 12:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 12:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:02 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:41 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-48 |
| 11:39 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Dean Horvitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence West (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Cueva (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal Fussell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lawsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:32 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva banks in the layup | 45-48 |
| 11:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky's pass is intercepted by Lawrence West | 45-48 |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:56 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 10:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:31 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:12 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo drills a shot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 09:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins connects on the floater near the basket set up by Melvin Akin | 47-50 |
| 09:28 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 09:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hood and he's fouled by Micheal Fussell - foul #3 on Micheal Fussell, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Borunda (PG), Quentin Bohannon (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), William White (PF), Bret Griffeth (C) Dean Horvitz, Kevin Arevalo, Lawrence West, Steven Cueva, Micheal Fussell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), William Shelton (SF), Frank Kinney (PF) Melvin Akin, Alan Wilkins, Thomas Hood, Richard Monahan | |
| 09:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:55 | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William White | 49-53 |
| 08:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Quentin Bohannon takes the ball from Joe Hawkinson | 49-53 |
| 08:37 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack hits the finger roll set up by Quentin Bohannon | 51-53 |
| 08:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Shelton | 51-55 |
| 08:03 | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:02 | N. Michigan | Bret Griffeth grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 07:53 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack blows the layup | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | N. Michigan | Frank Borunda tips it in | 53-55 |
| 07:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton is hacked by Bret Griffeth - foul #2 on Bret Griffeth, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan (SF), Jerry Wright (C) William Shelton, Richard Lawsky | |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bret Griffeth - foul #3 on Bret Griffeth, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence West (SF) Kenneth McCormack | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins (SG) Daniel Smoot | |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:25 | N. Michigan | William White pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Frank Borunda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quentin Bohannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bret Griffeth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | N. Michigan | Bret Griffeth makes the turnaround in the lane | 55-55 |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:38 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence West | 55-55 |
| 06:30 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Quentin Bohannon | 57-55 |
| 06:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 06:09 | N. Michigan | Frank Borunda snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:56 | N. Michigan | Joe Hawkinson steals the ball from William White | 57-55 |
| 05:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson banks in the layup | 57-57 |
| 05:53 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz (PG), Kevin Arevalo (SG), Steven Cueva (PF), Micheal Fussell (C) Frank Borunda, Quentin Bohannon, William White, Bret Griffeth | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG), Thomas Hood (SF) Joe Hawkinson, Richard Monahan | |
| 05:37 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hood - foul #1 on Thomas Hood, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky (C) Jerry Wright | |
| 05:37 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:37 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Akin | 59-59 |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 05:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Alan Wilkins | 59-59 |
| 04:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins's layup is rejected by Lawrence West | 59-59 |
| 04:46 | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:29 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan (PF) Frank Kinney | |
| 04:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Akin, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| 03:53 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright (C) Richard Lawsky | |
| 03:17 | N. Michigan | Jerry Wright takes the ball from Micheal Fussell | 59-59 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Dean Horvitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence West (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Steven Cueva (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal Fussell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Wright (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 03:00 | N. Michigan | Micheal Fussell gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:48 | N. Michigan | Alan Wilkins steals it from Dean Horvitz | 59-59 |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood banks in the layup set up by Alan Wilkins | 59-61 |
| 02:31 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Richard Monahan - foul #1 on Richard Monahan, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Frank Borunda (PG), Quentin Bohannon (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), William White (PF), Bret Griffeth (C) Dean Horvitz, Kevin Arevalo, Lawrence West, Steven Cueva, Micheal Fussell | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), Frank Kinney (PF) Melvin Akin, Alan Wilkins, Thomas Hood | |
| 02:16 | N. Michigan | Quentin Bohannon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bret Griffeth | 62-61 |
| 02:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz (PG), Kevin Arevalo (SG), Lawrence West (SF) Frank Borunda, Quentin Bohannon, Kenneth McCormack | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Richard Lawsky (C) Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan, Jerry Wright | |
| 02:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Steven Cueva (PF), Micheal Fussell (C) William White, Bret Griffeth | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| 01:47 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Horvitz | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky hits a jumper from the right side set up by Alan Wilkins | 65-63 |
| 01:17 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Frank Kinney - foul #2 on Frank Kinney, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 01:05 | N. Michigan | Kevin Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 01:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Frank Kinney | 65-63 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 00:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frank Kinney | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | N. Michigan | The jump hook by Steven Cueva is blocked by Frank Kinney | 65-65 |
| 00:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Dean Horvitz - foul #4 on Dean Horvitz, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | N. Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Frank Kinney denies the turnaround by Micheal Fussell | 65-67 |