| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Melvin Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Devita (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rupe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Thomas Bucklin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Delia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Seavey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Woodby (fresh) C - Walter McBride (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens inbounds the ball | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin's pass is intercepted by John Seavey | 24-45 |
| 19:28 | Bellarmine | The short jumper by Thomas Bucklin is denied by Jessie Windham | 24-45 |
| 19:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 19:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bucklin picks off the pass by Harry Owens | 24-45 |
| 18:53 | Bellarmine | John Seavey drills a runner in the paint | 24-47 |
| 18:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 24-47 |
| 18:45 | Bellarmine | John Delia grabs the board | 24-47 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:20 | Bellarmine | John Delia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-47 |
| 18:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham clanks a fadeaway from close range | 24-47 |
| 18:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stephen Rupe grabs the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 17:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Bucklin picks off the pass by Jessie Windham | 24-47 |
| 17:51 | Bellarmine | Thomas Bucklin misses the easy layup | 24-47 |
| 17:50 | Bellarmine | Frank Woodby gets the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 17:30 | Bellarmine | Stanley Devita is called for the reach on John Delia - foul #2 on Stanley Devita, team foul #1 | 24-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel (SG), Richard Ketter (SF), Jerry Wright (PF), Bradley Mikula (C) Stanley Devita, Harry Owens, Stephen Rupe, Jessie Windham | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Don Meserve (PG), Tony Villarreal (SF) Thomas Bucklin, John Seavey | |
| 17:05 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard (PG), Derrick Bryant (PF), Vincent Shorts (C) John Delia, Frank Woodby, Walter McBride | |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Don Meserve - foul #1 on Don Meserve, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brown (SF) Melvin Akin | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:51 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| 16:30 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Don Meserve | 26-49 |
| 16:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brown misses badly on a floater in the lane | 26-49 |
| 16:15 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Tony Villarreal | 26-49 |
| 15:57 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Meserve | 26-52 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Lawrence Rishel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Wright (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Mikula (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jessie Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Meserve (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Shorts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Shepard is called for the reach on Lawrence Rishel - foul #2 on Jessie Shepard, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Melvin Akin (PG), Stanley Devita (SG), Harry Owens (SF), Stephen Rupe (PF), Jessie Windham (C) Lawrence Rishel, Richard Ketter, James Brown, Jerry Wright, Bradley Mikula | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Thomas Bucklin (PG), John Delia (SG), John Seavey (SF), Frank Woodby (PF), Walter McBride (C) Jessie Shepard, Don Meserve, Tony Villarreal, Derrick Bryant, Vincent Shorts | |
| 15:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Akin | 28-52 |
| 15:04 | Bellarmine | John Seavey misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Akin - foul #3 on Melvin Akin, team foul #2 | 28-52 |
| 15:04 | Bellarmine | John Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 15:04 | Bellarmine | John Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham banks in the layup on a great pass from Melvin Akin | 30-54 |
| 14:18 | Bellarmine | Walter McBride jams it on a nice dish by John Delia | 30-56 |
| 13:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jump hook by Harry Owens is blocked by Thomas Bucklin | 30-56 |
| 13:58 | Bellarmine | John Seavey pulls down the rebound | 30-56 |
| 13:35 | Bellarmine | Harry Owens is called for the reach on John Seavey - foul #2 on Harry Owens, team foul #3 | 30-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright (C) Jessie Windham | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Don Meserve (PG), Tony Villarreal (SF), Derrick Bryant (PF) Thomas Bucklin, John Seavey, Frank Woodby | |
| 13:13 | Bellarmine | John Delia comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Akin - foul #4 on Melvin Akin, team foul #4 | 30-56 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel (PG), Richard Ketter (SG), James Brown (SF), Bradley Mikula (C) Melvin Akin, Stanley Devita, Harry Owens, Stephen Rupe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 13:13 | Bellarmine | John Delia makes the 1st free throw | 30-57 |
| 13:13 | Bellarmine | John Delia makes the 2nd free throw | 30-58 |
| 12:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-58 |
| 12:52 | Bellarmine | John Delia pulls down the rebound | 30-58 |
| 12:25 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 30-58 |
| 12:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Jerry Wright | 30-58 |
| 12:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-58 |
| 11:59 | Bellarmine | Walter McBride gets the rebound | 30-58 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Lawrence Rishel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Wright (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Mikula (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Don Meserve (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Delia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter McBride (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Bellarmine | John Delia comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-58 |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | Walter McBride gets the offensive rebound | 30-58 |
| 11:02 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Tony Villarreal | 30-60 |
| 10:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-60 |
| 10:26 | Bellarmine | Bradley Mikula is called for the reach on John Delia - foul #2 on Bradley Mikula, team foul #5 | 32-60 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stanley Devita (SG), Harry Owens (SF), Stephen Rupe (PF), Jessie Windham (C) Richard Ketter, James Brown, Jerry Wright, Bradley Mikula | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Thomas Bucklin (PG), Daryl Mastropietro (SG), John Seavey (SF), Frank Woodby (PF), Vincent Shorts (C) Don Meserve, John Delia, Tony Villarreal, Derrick Bryant, Walter McBride | |
| 10:09 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts lays it up and in on a great pass from Daryl Mastropietro and he's hacked by Harry Owens - foul #3 on Harry Owens, team foul #6 | 32-62 |
| 10:09 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts makes the free throw | 32-63 |
| 10:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Stephen Rupe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-63 |
| 10:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham tips it back up and in | 34-63 |
| 09:55 | Bellarmine | Thomas Bucklin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daryl Mastropietro | 34-66 |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Woodby - foul #2 on Frank Woodby, team foul #3 | 34-66 |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens makes the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 09:25 | Bellarmine | Lawrence Rishel steps in front of the Thomas Bucklin pass | 36-66 |
| 09:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-66 |
| 09:09 | Bellarmine | Thomas Bucklin snags the defensive board | 36-66 |
| 08:40 | Bellarmine | John Seavey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-66 |
| 08:39 | Bellarmine | Daryl Mastropietro pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-66 |
| 08:15 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Bucklin | 36-68 |
| 08:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-68 |
| 08:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens gets the offensive rebound | 36-68 |
| 07:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham blows the layup | 36-68 |
| 07:54 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts pulls down the rebound | 36-68 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Lawrence Rishel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Devita (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Rupe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Windham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Thomas Bucklin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daryl Mastropietro (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Seavey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Woodby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Shorts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Bellarmine | John Seavey's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Windham | 36-68 |
| 07:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jessie Windham snags the defensive board | 36-68 |
| 07:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harry Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-68 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter (PG), James Brown (SG), Jeffery Pierce (SF), Jerry Wright (PF), Bradley Mikula (C) Lawrence Rishel, Stanley Devita, Harry Owens, Stephen Rupe, Jessie Windham | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard (PG), Don Meserve (SG), Tony Villarreal (SF), Derrick Bryant (PF), Tony Carson (C) Thomas Bucklin, Daryl Mastropietro, John Seavey, Frank Woodby, Vincent Shorts | |
| 06:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Jerry Wright - foul #2 on Jerry Wright, team foul #7 | 36-68 |
| 06:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 36-68 |
| 06:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 06:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant makes the 3rd free throw | 36-70 |
| 06:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jeffery Pierce hits a jumper from the baseline | 38-70 |
| 06:05 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal loses the dribble to Richard Ketter | 38-70 |
| 06:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter lays it up and in | 40-70 |
| 05:34 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-70 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 05:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-70 |
| 05:18 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve grabs the board | 40-70 |
| 05:16 | Bellarmine | Richard Ketter takes the ball from Jessie Shepard in the backcourt | 40-70 |
| 05:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-70 |
| 05:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 42-70 |
| 04:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant is fouled on the floor by Richard Ketter - foul #1 on Richard Ketter, team foul #8 | 42-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel (SG) Bradley Mikula | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts (C) Tony Carson | |
| 04:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 04:46 | Bellarmine | Derrick Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-72 |
| 04:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-72 |
| 04:05 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve is hacked by Lawrence Rishel - foul #1 on Lawrence Rishel, team foul #9 | 44-72 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bradley Mikula (C) Jeffery Pierce | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daryl Mastropietro (SF) Tony Villarreal | |
| 04:05 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 04:05 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 03:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel is hacked by Don Meserve - foul #2 on Don Meserve, team foul #4 | 44-74 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Lawrence Rishel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ketter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Wright (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Mikula (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jessie Shepard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daryl Mastropietro (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Don Meserve (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincent Shorts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Daryl Mastropietro is called for the reach on Richard Ketter - foul #2 on Daryl Mastropietro, team foul #5 | 44-74 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Tony Carson (C) Derrick Bryant | |
| 03:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Brown | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Bellarmine | James Brown is called for the reach on Don Meserve - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 46-74 |
| 03:19 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 03:19 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 03:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-76 |
| 03:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bradley Mikula misses the tip | 46-76 |
| 03:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel grabs the offensive board | 46-76 |
| 02:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel's floater is tipped away by Vincent Shorts | 46-76 |
| 02:55 | Bellarmine | Tony Carson pulls down the rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:41 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve banks in the layup on a great pass from Daryl Mastropietro | 46-78 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-78 |
| 02:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bradley Mikula tips it in | 48-78 |
| 02:03 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-78 |
| 02:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright gets the rebound | 48-78 |
| 01:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-78 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal (SF), Derrick Bryant (PF) Daryl Mastropietro, Tony Carson | |
| 01:24 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Rishel - foul #2 on Lawrence Rishel, team foul #11 | 48-78 |
| 01:24 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 01:24 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 01:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Ketter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-79 |
| 01:12 | Bellarmine | Vincent Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-79 |
| 00:46 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #12 | 48-79 |
| 00:46 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 00:46 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| 00:46 | Bellarmine | Tony Villarreal misses the 3rd free throw | 48-80 |
| 00:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jerry Wright gets the rebound | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-80 |
| 00:36 | Bellarmine | Don Meserve gets the rebound | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Bellarmine | Jerry Wright picks off the pass by Jessie Shepard | 48-80 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lawrence Rishel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Wright | 51-80 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Jessie Shepard runs out the clock | 51-80 |