| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rickey Jarvis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joe Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brunson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Joseph Shah (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Donati (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Akridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 19:44 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 19:39 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Joseph Shah | 34-43 |
| 19:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson is fouled on the floor by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Shah - foul #3 on Joseph Shah, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jimmy Lassiter (PG) Joseph Shah | |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:58 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 18:55 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati is hacked by James Reader in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Reader, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:43 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith clanks a fadeaway from close range | 34-43 |
| 18:41 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 18:21 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 17:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | A charge is called on Gary Brunson - foul #2 on Gary Brunson, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Michael Ezell (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Cory Bratten (PF), Casey Lee (C) Rickey Jarvis, Joe Dyer, Gary Brunson, James Reader, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 17:39 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Ezell - foul #2 on Michael Ezell, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| 17:39 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 17:39 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Steven Berrier | 36-47 |
| 17:02 | Bellarmine | Jimmy Lassiter is hacked by Casey Lee - foul #2 on Casey Lee, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader (PF) Casey Lee | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 16:50 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Akridge | 36-49 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Howard Akridge - foul #3 on Howard Akridge, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG), Casey Lee (SF), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Berrier, Robert Bradford, James Reader | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kevin Warfield (C) Howard Akridge | |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Marcus | 36-49 |
| 16:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 16:01 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Jimmy Lassiter | 36-49 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Ezell (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Bratten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jimmy Lassiter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Donati (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Warfield (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis (PG), Gary Brunson (SF), James Reader (PF) Michael Ezell, Casey Lee, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah (PG), Frank Stromberg (SG), Howard Akridge (C) Jimmy Lassiter, Archie Donati, Kevin Warfield | |
| 15:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joe Dyer | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Smith | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joe Dyer | 40-51 |
| 14:35 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 14:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Michael Ezell (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Cory Bratten (PF), Casey Lee (C) Rickey Jarvis, Joe Dyer, Gary Brunson, James Reader, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Archie Donati (SG), Mark Sharpe (SF), David Nakano (PF), Kevin Warfield (C) Frank Stromberg, Richard Crawford, Charles Smith, Howard Akridge | |
| 13:48 | Bellarmine | David Nakano misses the fadeaway from the right block | 40-51 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Casey Lee snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford's floater is tipped away by David Nakano | 40-51 |
| 13:17 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to David Nakano | 40-51 |
| 13:06 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 40-51 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 12:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 12:35 | Bellarmine | Kevin Warfield gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:33 | Bellarmine | Steven Berrier is called for the reach on Joseph Shah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Berrier, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis (PG), Gary Brunson (SF), James Reader (PF), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Berrier, Robert Bradford, Cory Bratten, Casey Lee | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Howard Akridge (C) Archie Donati, Mark Sharpe, Kevin Warfield | |
| 12:17 | Bellarmine | Gary Brunson picks off the pass by Frank Stromberg | 40-51 |
| 12:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell lays it up and in set up by Gary Brunson | 42-51 |
| 11:58 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rickey Jarvis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Ezell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Brunson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Marcus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Joseph Shah (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Nakano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Akridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis loses the dribble to Joseph Shah | 42-51 |
| 11:25 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg comes up short on the runner in the lane | 42-51 |
| 11:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Brunson | 44-51 |
| 10:57 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg is fouled on the floor by Michael Ezell - foul #3 on Michael Ezell, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Joe Dyer (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Cory Bratten (PF), Casey Lee (C) Rickey Jarvis, Michael Ezell, Gary Brunson, James Reader, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jimmy Lassiter (PG), Archie Donati (SG), Charles Smith (PF), Kevin Warfield (C) Joseph Shah, Frank Stromberg, David Nakano, Howard Akridge | |
| 10:45 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith lays it in set up by Jimmy Lassiter | 44-53 |
| 10:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Cory Bratten | 47-53 |
| 10:11 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 10:09 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:27 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 09:26 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Smith | 50-53 |
| 09:20 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Casey Lee - foul #3 on Casey Lee, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis (PG), Gary Brunson (SF), James Reader (PF), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Berrier, Robert Bradford, Cory Bratten, Casey Lee | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg (SG), Mark Sharpe (SF), Howard Akridge (C) Archie Donati, Richard Crawford, Kevin Warfield | |
| 09:20 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Sharpe - foul #2 on Mark Sharpe, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah (PG), David Nakano (PF) Jimmy Lassiter, Charles Smith | |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:00 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 08:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-55 |
| 08:39 | Bellarmine | David Nakano gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:17 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg is called for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (SG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 07:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Brunson | 53-55 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rickey Jarvis (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Michael Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Brunson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Marcus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Joseph Shah (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Nakano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Akridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:34 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg is fouled on the floor by Michael Ezell - foul #4 on Michael Ezell, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Robert Bradford (SF), Cory Bratten (C) Rickey Jarvis, Gary Brunson, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Archie Donati (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Kevin Warfield (C) Joseph Shah, Mark Sharpe, David Nakano, Howard Akridge | |
| 07:18 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Smith | 53-56 |
| 06:53 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Kevin Warfield | 53-56 |
| 06:35 | Bellarmine | Frank Stromberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 06:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Bratten | 55-56 |
| 05:51 | Bellarmine | Steven Berrier steals it from Charles Smith | 55-56 |
| 05:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell lays it in set up by Steven Berrier | 57-56 |
| 05:30 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-56 |
| 05:29 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati tips it home | 57-58 |
| 05:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Berrier | 59-58 |
| 04:48 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford is hacked by James Reader - foul #3 on James Reader, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis (PG), Joe Dyer (SG), Casey Lee (SF), Gary Marcus (C) Steven Berrier, Michael Ezell, Robert Bradford, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah (PG), David Nakano (PF), Howard Akridge (C) Archie Donati, Charles Smith, Kevin Warfield | |
| 04:48 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Joe Dyer | 61-58 |
| 04:04 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 04:02 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 04:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Nakano - foul #2 on David Nakano, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jimmy Lassiter (SG), Mark Sharpe (SF) Frank Stromberg, Richard Crawford | |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Rickey Jarvis (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Joe Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Casey Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Reader (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Marcus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Joseph Shah (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Lassiter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Nakano (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Akridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson (SF) James Reader | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 03:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Howard Akridge blocks the short jumper by Rickey Jarvis | 62-58 |
| 03:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis loses the dribble to Howard Akridge | 62-58 |
| 02:52 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Cory Bratten (PF) Rickey Jarvis, Gary Marcus | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Archie Donati (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Charles Smith (PF) Jimmy Lassiter, Mark Sharpe, David Nakano | |
| 02:50 | Bellarmine | Casey Lee takes the ball from Joseph Shah in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 02:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Marcus (C) Casey Lee | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 02:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Berrier | 65-58 |
| 02:34 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Brunson - foul #3 on Gary Brunson, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 02:34 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:34 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 02:10 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Marcus - foul #1 on Gary Marcus, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Reader (PF) Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 02:10 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:10 | Bellarmine | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 01:44 | Bellarmine | Charles Smith can't finish the layup | 65-61 |
| 01:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Gary Brunson | 65-61 |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Howard Akridge - foul #4 on Howard Akridge, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis (PG) Steven Berrier | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:51 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Akridge | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis jams it set up by Gary Brunson and he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten (PF) James Reader | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rickey Jarvis makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:16 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:14 | Bellarmine | Joseph Shah misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 00:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Archie Donati is called for the reach on Gary Brunson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Archie Donati, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (SG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gary Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:05 | Bellarmine | Archie Donati hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG) Gary Brunson | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Shah is called for the reach on Cory Bratten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Shah, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:04 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Howard Akridge can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-67 |