| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Steven Berrier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Hallam (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cory Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Weatherford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Caudillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Tobias (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Dyer - foul #2 on Joe Dyer, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:51 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Gregg Weatherford | 46-42 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregg Weatherford | 46-44 |
| 18:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Berrier | 49-44 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Caudillo | 49-47 |
| 18:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane but the foul's on Joe Dyer - foul #3 on Joe Dyer, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG), James Derosa (SG), Austin Tedder (SF), David Hall (PF), Michael Edison (C) Steven Berrier, Joe Dyer, Robert Bradford, William Hallam, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport (PG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Keith Smith (C) Christopher Brown, Mike Caudillo, Tracy Tobias, Tony Fleming | |
| 18:23 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 18:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Thomas is called for the reach on James Derosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 18:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Brian Thomas | 49-48 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Derosa - foul #2 on James Derosa, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 17:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Keith Smith is called for the reach on Michael Ezell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Smith, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Edward Davison (C) Gregg Weatherford, Keith Smith | |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford (SF), William Hallam (PF), Ken Gilmore (C) Austin Tedder, David Hall, Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford (SG), Mike Caudillo (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF) Danny Davenport, Nathaniel Burns, Brian Thomas | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregg Weatherford | 49-53 |
| 16:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa's pass is intercepted by Tracy Tobias | 49-53 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 16:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 16:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Ezell | 51-53 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia State | Michael Ezell takes the ball from Gregg Weatherford in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 16:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell hits the finger roll | 53-53 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown is hacked by James Derosa - foul #3 on James Derosa, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Austin Tedder (SF), David Hall (PF), Michael Edison (C) James Derosa, Robert Bradford, William Hallam, Ken Gilmore | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport (SG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Gregg Weatherford, Mike Caudillo, Tracy Tobias, Edward Davison | |
| 16:02 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia State | Nathaniel Burns double dribbles | 53-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Cory Bratten (C) Michael Ezell, Austin Tedder, Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Keith Smith (C) Danny Davenport, Nathaniel Burns, Tony Fleming | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Steven Berrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bradford (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Bratten (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Retherford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lee Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 15:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hall grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 15:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford misses short on a jumper near the basket | 53-53 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Harvey Retherford, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford (SG), Tony Fleming (C) Harvey Retherford, Brian Thomas | |
| 15:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lee Smith picks off the pass by Steven Berrier in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam (PF) Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 14:50 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 14:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Tony Fleming is called for the reach on Steven Berrier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Fleming, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 14:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 53-55 |
| 14:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 14:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 53-57 |
| 13:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer is hacked by Tony Fleming - foul #3 on Tony Fleming, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG), Austin Tedder (SF), Michael Edison (PF) Steven Berrier, David Hall, William Hallam | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport (PG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF) Christopher Brown, Lee Smith, Keith Smith | |
| 13:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten buries a floater near the basket | 55-57 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Bratten - foul #1 on Cory Bratten, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa (SG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 13:26 | West Virginia State | Michael Ezell picks off the pass by Nathaniel Burns | 55-57 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Burns - foul #1 on Nathaniel Burns, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG) Danny Davenport | |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cory Bratten - foul #2 on Cory Bratten, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford (SF), William Hallam (PF) Austin Tedder, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Brian Thomas (PF) Gregg Weatherford, Nathaniel Burns, Tracy Tobias | |
| 13:04 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 12:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Danny Davenport steps in front of the Robert Bradford pass in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith slams it home on a great pass from Danny Davenport | 56-61 |
| 12:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam is hacked by Mike Caudillo - foul #2 on Mike Caudillo, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Joe Dyer (SG) Michael Ezell, James Derosa | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Edward Davison (C) Mike Caudillo, Tony Fleming | |
| 12:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 12:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia State | Joe Dyer steps in front of the Danny Davenport pass in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 12:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Brian Thomas steals the ball from William Hallam | 58-61 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder (SF), David Hall (PF), Ken Gilmore (C) Robert Bradford, William Hallam, Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford (SG), Tracy Tobias (PF), Keith Smith (C) Danny Davenport, Brian Thomas, Edward Davison | |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG) Steven Berrier | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Nathaniel Burns (SF) Lee Smith | |
| 11:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Ezell | 61-61 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Ezell (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Dyer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Austin Tedder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Hall (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Gilmore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Weatherford (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathaniel Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Tobias (tiring) 4 pts. C - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 10:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Tedder | 63-63 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia State | Joe Dyer steps in front of the Gregg Weatherford pass | 63-63 |
| 10:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), James Derosa (SG), Robert Bradford (SF), Michael Edison (PF), Cory Bratten (C) Michael Ezell, Joe Dyer, Austin Tedder, David Hall, Ken Gilmore | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Danny Davenport (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Edward Davison (C) Christopher Brown, Gregg Weatherford, Nathaniel Burns, Tracy Tobias, Keith Smith | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mike Caudillo | 63-65 |
| 09:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Derosa | 65-65 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-65 |
| 09:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 08:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam (PF) Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming (C) Edward Davison | |
| 08:38 | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 08:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 08:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten hits a jumper from the baseline | 67-65 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming can't connect on a floater from the left block | 67-65 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia State | Danny Davenport banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mike Caudillo | 67-67 |
| 07:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG), Austin Tedder (SF) Steven Berrier, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF), Edward Davison (C) Mike Caudillo, Danny Davenport, Lee Smith, Brian Thomas, Tony Fleming | |
| 07:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Austin Tedder | 69-67 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford is fouled in the backcourt by William Hallam - foul #1 on William Hallam, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG), Michael Edison (PF) James Derosa, William Hallam | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Keith Smith (PF) Tracy Tobias | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 07:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Harvey Retherford takes the ball from Michael Edison | 69-69 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford is whistled for a carry | 69-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford (SF), David Hall (PF) Austin Tedder, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Tony Fleming (C) Gregg Weatherford, Edward Davison | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Ezell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Dyer (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bradford (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hall (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Edison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Retherford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Nathaniel Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer scores on a 3 from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa (SG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Lee Smith (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF) Nathaniel Burns, Keith Smith | |
| 06:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell misses the floater from the left side | 72-69 |
| 06:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Edison can't tip it in | 72-69 |
| 06:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hall tips it back up and in | 74-69 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 06:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Hall | 74-69 |
| 06:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG), Austin Tedder (SF), William Hallam (PF), Cory Bratten (C) James Derosa, Robert Bradford, David Hall, Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Keith Smith (C) Lee Smith, Tracy Tobias, Tony Fleming | |
| 05:49 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Hallam - foul #2 on William Hallam, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG) Michael Ezell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Nathaniel Burns (SF) Christopher Brown | |
| 05:49 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William Hallam grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 05:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Dyer | 76-70 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford's pass is intercepted by Steven Berrier in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Keith Smith is called for the reach on Cory Bratten - foul #4 on Keith Smith, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG), James Derosa (SG), Robert Bradford (SF) Steven Berrier, Joe Dyer, Austin Tedder | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Mike Caudillo, Nathaniel Burns, Brian Thomas, Keith Smith | |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 05:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Cory Bratten makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia State | Michael Ezell is called for the reach on Tracy Tobias - foul #2 on Michael Ezell, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hall (PF), Ken Gilmore (C) William Hallam, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Edward Davison (C) Tony Fleming | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Gregg Weatherford is called for the reach on Robert Bradford - foul #2 on Gregg Weatherford, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Edison (PF) David Hall | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Nathaniel Burns (SF) Lee Smith | |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 04:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 04:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford knocks in the runner near the basket | 82-73 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 82-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG), Joe Dyer (SG), Austin Tedder (SF), William Hallam (PF), Cory Bratten (C) Michael Ezell, James Derosa, Robert Bradford, Michael Edison, Ken Gilmore | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Danny Davenport (SG), Mike Caudillo (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Harvey Retherford, Gregg Weatherford, Nathaniel Burns, Tracy Tobias, Edward Davison | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 82-73 |
| 03:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Austin Tedder gets the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 03:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Danny Davenport - foul #3 on Danny Davenport, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hall (PF) William Hallam | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Lee Smith (SF), Keith Smith (PF) Mike Caudillo, Brian Thomas | |
| 03:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 03:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith can't finish the layup | 84-73 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith snags the offensive board | 84-73 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Steven Berrier - foul #3 on Steven Berrier, team foul #11 | 84-75 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell (PG), James Derosa (SG), Michael Edison (C) Steven Berrier, Joe Dyer, Cory Bratten | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (SG), Brian Thomas (PF) Danny Davenport, Tony Fleming | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith misses the free throw | 84-75 |
| 02:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Edison pulls down the rebound | 84-75 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Ezell (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Derosa (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Austin Tedder (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Hall (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Edison (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Retherford (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lee Smith (tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell's layup is rejected by Keith Smith | 84-75 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 84-75 |
| 02:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Hall pulls down the rebound | 84-75 |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Retherford - foul #5 on Harvey Retherford, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford (SF), William Hallam (PF) Austin Tedder, David Hall | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Tony Fleming (C) Christopher Brown, Harvey Retherford, Lee Smith, Keith Smith | |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 02:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming is called for a charge - foul #4 on Tony Fleming, team foul #13 | 86-75 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ken Gilmore (C) Michael Edison | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| 02:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-75 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 86-75 |
| 01:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ken Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 86-75 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Caudillo - foul #3 on Mike Caudillo, team foul #14 | 86-75 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG), Cory Bratten (C) James Derosa, Ken Gilmore | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Lee Smith (SF) Mike Caudillo, Nathaniel Burns | |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-75 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 01:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Tony Fleming | 87-75 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-75 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 87-75 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming makes the floater in the lane set up by Tracy Tobias | 87-77 |
| 01:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming pulls down the rebound | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown loses the dribble to Michael Ezell | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #15 | 87-77 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier (PG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Danny Davenport (SG), Nathaniel Burns (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Keith Smith (C) Christopher Brown, Gregg Weatherford, Lee Smith, Tracy Tobias, Tony Fleming | |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell misses the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia State | Cory Bratten is called for the reach on Keith Smith - foul #3 on Cory Bratten, team foul #12 | 88-77 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Dyer (SG) Michael Ezell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-79 |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier is hacked by Danny Davenport in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Davenport, team foul #16 | 88-79 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Derosa (SG) Joe Dyer | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Mike Caudillo, Danny Davenport, Nathaniel Burns, Brian Thomas, Keith Smith | |
| 00:38 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-79 |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Steven Berrier makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 90-79 |
| 00:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Bradford snags the defensive board | 90-79 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Brown steals the ball from Steven Berrier | 90-79 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown clanks a halfcourt shot | 90-79 |