| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Roderick Edmonds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Rutherford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sheley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Hake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Pray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Frank Kinney is called for the reach on Donald Sheley - foul #1 on Frank Kinney, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley clanks a jumper in the paint | 25-28 |
| 19:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 19:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to William Hake | 25-28 |
| 18:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Sheley | 25-30 |
| 18:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:24 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford scores on a runner in the lane | 25-32 |
| 17:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Hood and the foul's on Roderick Edmonds - foul #2 on Roderick Edmonds, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 17:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Edmonds | 28-35 |
| 17:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Troy Rutherford picks off the pass by Melvin Akin in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 17:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley is whistled for a carry | 28-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Richard Monahan (PF) Melvin Akin, Frank Kinney | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo (SG), Alex Ward (SF), Dennis Peltier (PF) Troy Rutherford, Donald Sheley, William Hake | |
| 16:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Hawkinson | 31-35 |
| 16:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Joe Hawkinson is called for the reach on Roderick Edmonds - foul #1 on Joe Hawkinson, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot (SG), William Shelton (PF), Jerry Wright (C) Alan Wilkins, Thomas Hood, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Wardinsky (SG), Aaron Jaeger (PF) Roderick Edmonds, Edwin Pray | |
| 16:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Wardinsky loses the dribble to Joe Hawkinson | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson banks in the layup | 33-35 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Monahan (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Wright (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Roger Milazzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Wardinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Jaeger (fresh) C - Dennis Peltier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | The jump hook by Roger Milazzo is blocked by Jerry Wright | 33-35 |
| 15:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dennis Peltier hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Willie Wardinsky - foul #2 on Willie Wardinsky, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG), Alan Wilkins (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Frank Kinney (PF) Joe Hawkinson, Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan, William Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds (PG), Troy Rutherford (SG), Donald Sheley (SF), William Hake (PF) Roger Milazzo, Willie Wardinsky, Alex Ward, Aaron Jaeger | |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:24 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Hake grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Troy Rutherford | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky (C) Jerry Wright | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray (C) Dennis Peltier | |
| 14:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 14:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Lawsky | 35-39 |
| 14:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Akin | 38-39 |
| 13:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lawsky takes the ball from Edwin Pray | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edwin Pray swats the layup by Frank Kinney | 38-39 |
| 13:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Hake snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky tips it home | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Akin - foul #3 on Melvin Akin, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), Richard Monahan (SF), William Shelton (PF) Melvin Akin, Alan Wilkins, Thomas Hood, Frank Kinney | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo (PG), Alex Ward (SF), Dennis Peltier (PF) Roderick Edmonds, Donald Sheley, William Hake | |
| 13:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 12:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to William Shelton | 40-41 |
| 12:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Smoot | 42-41 |
| 12:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 11:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dennis Peltier misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Joe Hawkinson | 42-41 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Monahan (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Lawsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Roger Milazzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Rutherford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Peltier (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Pray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky is hacked by Edwin Pray - foul #3 on Edwin Pray, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Frank Kinney (PF), Jerry Wright (C) Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan, William Shelton, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds (PG), Donald Sheley (SF), William Hake (PF) Troy Rutherford, Alex Ward, Edwin Pray | |
| 11:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins can't throw it down but he's fouled by Roger Milazzo - foul #1 on Roger Milazzo, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 11:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:16 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 10:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 10:54 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:37 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roger Milazzo, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Alex Ward (C) Dennis Peltier | |
| 10:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Melvin Akin | 47-41 |
| 10:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Akin | 50-43 |
| 09:23 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 09:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Hake tips it home | 50-45 |
| 09:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Melvin Akin | 53-45 |
| 08:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo hits the finger roll | 53-47 |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Wright and he's hacked by Donald Sheley - foul #2 on Donald Sheley, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Daniel Smoot (SG), Richard Monahan (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Melvin Akin, Alan Wilkins, Frank Kinney, Jerry Wright | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Wardinsky (PG), Troy Rutherford (SG), Aaron Jaeger (SF), Dennis Peltier (PF), Edwin Pray (C) Roderick Edmonds, Roger Milazzo, Donald Sheley, William Hake, Alex Ward | |
| 08:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Willie Wardinsky and the foul's on Daniel Smoot - foul #3 on Daniel Smoot, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton (PF) Thomas Hood | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 08:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |
| 07:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Aaron Jaeger misses short on a floater from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Joe Hawkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smoot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Monahan (fresh) PF - William Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Willie Wardinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Jaeger (fresh) PF - Dennis Peltier (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Pray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 59-50 |
| 07:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Aaron Jaeger pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 07:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Richard Monahan | 59-50 |
| 07:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton clanks a driving attempt from close range | 59-50 |
| 07:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Dennis Peltier | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Pray | 59-53 |
| 06:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Monahan misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 06:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dennis Peltier connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 59-55 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 05:57 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dennis Peltier grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Wardinsky | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG), Alan Wilkins (SG), Thomas Hood (SF), Frank Kinney (PF) Joe Hawkinson, Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan, William Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds (PG), Donald Sheley (SF), William Hake (PF) Willie Wardinsky, Aaron Jaeger, Dennis Peltier | |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Edwin Pray is called for the reach on Thomas Hood - foul #4 on Edwin Pray, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Kinney - foul #2 on Frank Kinney, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 05:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Wilkins | 64-58 |
| 05:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Melvin Akin steps in front of the Roderick Edmonds pass in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 05:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Melvin Akin | 66-58 |
| 04:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-58 |
| 04:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford tips it back up and in | 66-60 |
| 04:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney is called for traveling | 66-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo (SG) Troy Rutherford | |
| 03:53 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray makes the turnaround from close range | 66-62 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Wilkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hood (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Lawsky (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Roderick Edmonds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Milazzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sheley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Hake (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Edwin Pray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins's fadeaway is rejected by William Hake | 66-62 |
| 03:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 03:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 03:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Edwin Pray snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 03:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | The offensive rebound goes to William Hake | 66-62 |
| 03:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Alan Wilkins - foul #3 on Alan Wilkins, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Hawkinson (PG), Richard Monahan (SF), William Shelton (PF), Jerry Wright (C) Melvin Akin, Thomas Hood, Frank Kinney, Richard Lawsky | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Willie Wardinsky (SG), Dennis Peltier (PF), Alex Ward (C) Donald Sheley, William Hake, Edwin Pray | |
| 03:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Milazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 02:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Shelton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Hawkinson | 69-62 |
| 02:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood (SF), Frank Kinney (PF), Richard Lawsky (C) Richard Monahan, William Shelton, Jerry Wright | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford (SG), Donald Sheley (SF), William Hake (PF), Edwin Pray (C) Willie Wardinsky, Roger Milazzo, Dennis Peltier, Alex Ward | |
| 02:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Richard Lawsky is called for the reach on Troy Rutherford - foul #1 on Richard Lawsky, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG) Joe Hawkinson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 02:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-62 |
| 02:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 02:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Kinney pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Sheley - foul #3 on Donald Sheley, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roderick Edmonds | 71-64 |
| 01:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sheley takes the ball from Thomas Hood | 71-64 |
| 01:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roderick Edmonds throws it down set up by Donald Sheley | 71-66 |
| 01:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky blows the dunk | 71-66 |
| 01:06 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Hake gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Thomas Hood steals it from William Hake | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Sheley steals the ball from Alan Wilkins | 71-66 |
| 00:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Donald Sheley lays it in | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Roderick Edmonds is called for the reach on Melvin Akin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roderick Edmonds, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daniel Smoot (SG), Richard Monahan (PF) Alan Wilkins, Frank Kinney | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Roderick Edmonds | 73-71 |
| 00:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Alan Wilkins (SG), Frank Kinney (PF) Daniel Smoot, Richard Monahan | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin is hacked by Roderick Edmonds in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roderick Edmonds, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Sheley | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Troy Rutherford is called for the reach on Thomas Hood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Rutherford, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Troy Rutherford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Lawsky runs out the clock | 77-74 |