| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Gary Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zoller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Caprio (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carlos Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny David (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Stepnowski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Vidrio (fresh) PF - Jedrek Denski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Merchant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Shepherd | Carlos Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Zoller | 26-30 |
| 19:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Bolling | 26-33 |
| 18:56 | Shepherd | Carlos Davis misses short on a jump hook from close range | 26-33 |
| 18:54 | Shepherd | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Davis | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Shepherd | Gary Powell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Zoller | 29-33 |
| 18:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:17 | Shepherd | Gary Powell gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:57 | Shepherd | A charge is called on David Zoller - foul #1 on David Zoller, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Bolling | 29-35 |
| 17:35 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio is hacked by Earl Merchant - foul #3 on Earl Merchant, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Ybanez (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), James Gill (SF) Gary Powell, David Zoller, Manuel Caprio | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff (SF), Wesley Swain (PF), John Christen (C) Dwight Vidrio, Jedrek Denski, Earl Merchant | |
| 17:22 | Shepherd | Gary Wheeler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Gill | 32-35 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff's pass is intercepted by Carlos Davis | 32-35 |
| 16:40 | Shepherd | Johnny David throws it down and he's hacked by Wesley Swain - foul #2 on Wesley Swain, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Crosby (PF) Carlos Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Keller (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF) Earl Bolling, Eric Stepnowski | |
| 16:40 | Shepherd | Johnny David misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | John Christen gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Ybanez is called for the reach on Michael Ratliff - foul #1 on George Ybanez, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bruce Adams (PF) Johnny David | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Barrett misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Ybanez - foul #2 on George Ybanez, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Gary Powell (PG), David Zoller (SG), Manuel Caprio (SF) George Ybanez, Gary Wheeler, Bruce Adams | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski (PF) John Christen | |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Keller | 34-38 |
| 15:55 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Gary Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zoller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Caprio (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Gill (fresh) C - George Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jedrek Denski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Swain (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Zoller takes the ball from Jedrek Denski | 34-38 |
| 15:20 | Shepherd | Gary Powell scores on a shot from the right side set up by David Zoller | 36-38 |
| 15:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Barrett misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:02 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:45 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio hits a shot from the right block set up by David Zoller | 38-38 |
| 14:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | Shepherd | Gary Powell is fouled on the floor by Wesley Swain - foul #3 on Wesley Swain, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Ybanez (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Bruce Aragon (SF), Carlos Davis (PF), Johnny David (C) Gary Powell, David Zoller, Manuel Caprio, James Gill, George Crosby | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (PG), Eric Stepnowski (SG), Dwight Vidrio (SF), John Christen (PF), Earl Merchant (C) Michael Ratliff, David Keller, Nicholas Barrett, Jedrek Denski, Wesley Swain | |
| 13:57 | Shepherd | George Ybanez buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Shimp | 41-43 |
| 13:19 | Shepherd | Bruce Aragon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Merchant lays it up and in | 41-45 |
| 12:48 | Shepherd | Dwight Vidrio is called for the reach on Gary Wheeler - foul #3 on Dwight Vidrio, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Gill (SF) Bruce Aragon | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 12:27 | Shepherd | George Ybanez is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Shepherd | David Zoller (SG) Gary Wheeler | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain (PF) John Christen | |
| 12:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Shepherd | Johnny David gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:03 | Shepherd | Carlos Davis connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Ybanez and he's hacked by Earl Merchant - foul #4 on Earl Merchant, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Gary Powell (PG), Manuel Caprio (SF) George Ybanez, James Gill | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski (PF) Earl Merchant | |
| 12:03 | Shepherd | Carlos Davis makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 11:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Gary Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zoller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Manuel Caprio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Stepnowski (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Vidrio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jedrek Denski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Powell picks off the pass by Eric Stepnowski | 44-45 |
| 10:59 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Carlos Davis | 46-45 |
| 10:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Ybanez (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), James Gill (SF), Bruce Adams (PF), George Crosby (C) Gary Powell, David Zoller, Manuel Caprio, Carlos Davis, Johnny David | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Michael Ratliff (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), John Christen (PF), Robert Reed (C) Raymond Shimp, Eric Stepnowski, Dwight Vidrio, Jedrek Denski, Wesley Swain | |
| 09:58 | Shepherd | George Crosby lays it up and in set up by George Ybanez and the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Shepherd | George Crosby makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Wheeler is called for the reach on Michael Ratliff - foul #3 on Gary Wheeler, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 09:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Adams steals it from Nicholas Barrett | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | Shepherd | Bruce Adams connects on the jump hook in the paint | 51-45 |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Wheeler - foul #4 on Gary Wheeler, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bo Ching (SG) Gary Wheeler | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski (SG) Nicholas Barrett | |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:50 | Shepherd | George Ybanez hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bo Ching | 53-47 |
| 08:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Reed steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-47 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio (SF), Carlos Davis (PF) James Gill, Bruce Adams | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (PG), Wesley Swain (PF) Earl Bolling, Robert Reed | |
| 08:20 | Shepherd | Wesley Swain steals the ball from George Ybanez | 53-47 |
| 07:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Shimp | 53-50 |
| 07:45 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Ratliff - foul #1 on Michael Ratliff, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Gary Powell (PG), David Zoller (SG), Johnny David (C) George Ybanez, Bo Ching, George Crosby | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio (SF), Jedrek Denski (PF), Earl Merchant (C) Michael Ratliff, Wesley Swain, John Christen | |
| 07:45 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:45 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Gary Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Zoller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Manuel Caprio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Raymond Shimp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Stepnowski (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Vidrio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jedrek Denski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Merchant tips it home | 55-52 |
| 07:05 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Zoller | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Davis - foul #1 on Carlos Davis, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Gill (SF) Manuel Caprio | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), David Keller (SG) Raymond Shimp, Eric Stepnowski | |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:34 | Shepherd | Johnny David is fouled on the floor by Earl Merchant - foul #5 on Earl Merchant, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Gary Wheeler (SF) Carlos Davis | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ratliff (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Wesley Swain (C) David Keller, Dwight Vidrio, Earl Merchant | |
| 06:34 | Shepherd | Johnny David makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:34 | Shepherd | Johnny David makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling is called for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Crosby (PF) Gary Wheeler | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 05:53 | Shepherd | David Zoller knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Powell | 62-54 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Gill - foul #2 on James Gill, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Ybanez (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Carlos Davis (PF) Gary Powell, David Zoller, George Crosby | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (PG), Eric Stepnowski (SG) Earl Bolling, Nicholas Barrett | |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Jedrek Denski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:19 | Shepherd | Michael Ratliff is called for the reach on James Gill - foul #2 on Michael Ratliff, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio (SF) Johnny David | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio (SF), John Christen (C) Michael Ratliff, Jedrek Denski | |
| 05:19 | Shepherd | James Gill makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:19 | Shepherd | James Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp loses the dribble to Manuel Caprio | 64-56 |
| 04:47 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio slams it home | 66-56 |
| 04:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Ybanez steps in front of the Raymond Shimp pass in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| 04:28 | Shepherd | Gary Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Dwight Vidrio | 66-56 |
| 04:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwight Vidrio | 66-58 |
| 04:04 | Shepherd | Carlos Davis loses the dribble to Wesley Swain | 66-58 |
| 03:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 66-58 |
| 03:56 | Shepherd | George Ybanez pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wesley Swain - foul #4 on Wesley Swain, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Gary Powell (PG), David Zoller (SG), George Crosby (PF), Johnny David (C) George Ybanez, Gary Wheeler, Carlos Davis, James Gill | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Michael Ratliff (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Jedrek Denski (PF) Raymond Shimp, Eric Stepnowski, Dwight Vidrio, Wesley Swain | |
| 03:27 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:27 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Gary Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Zoller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Manuel Caprio (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Crosby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny David (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Earl Bolling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ratliff (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jedrek Denski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Christen (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Nicholas Barrett blows the layup | 67-58 |
| 03:05 | Shepherd | Johnny David gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:42 | Shepherd | Manuel Caprio hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Johnny David | 69-58 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Gill (SF), Carlos Davis (PF) Manuel Caprio, George Crosby | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp (PG), Eric Stepnowski (SG), Dwight Vidrio (SF), Wesley Swain (C) Earl Bolling, Michael Ratliff, Nicholas Barrett, John Christen | |
| 02:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Stepnowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 02:25 | Shepherd | Johnny David snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:56 | Shepherd | James Gill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Powell | 72-58 |
| 01:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Raymond Shimp buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Vidrio | 72-60 |
| 01:19 | Shepherd | David Zoller misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 01:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Eric Stepnowski | 72-60 |
| 01:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dwight Vidrio blows the dunk | 72-60 |
| 01:02 | Shepherd | David Zoller gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Shepherd | David Zoller comes up short on the shot near the basket | 72-60 |
| 00:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain is fouled on the floor by James Gill - foul #3 on James Gill, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Shepherd | George Ybanez (PG), Gary Wheeler (SG), Bruce Adams (PF), George Crosby (C) Gary Powell, David Zoller, Carlos Davis, Johnny David | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Bolling (PG), Michael Ratliff (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), John Christen (C) Raymond Shimp, Eric Stepnowski, Dwight Vidrio, Jedrek Denski | |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Wesley Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | George Ybanez runs out the clock | 72-62 |