| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Echols (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Florida | PG - Hal Banks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Holtman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cliff Hoover (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Hopes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Casias (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | W. Florida | Michael Messer blocks the jumper by Cliff Hoover | 32-24 |
| 19:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Messer grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 19:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rodney Holtman steals the ball from Mark Echols | 32-24 |
| 19:08 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Rodney Holtman | 32-26 |
| 18:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lynn Hopes denies the turnaround by Mark Washington | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | W. Florida | Joseph Casias pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:29 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover loses the dribble to Mark Echols | 32-26 |
| 18:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Joseph Casias | 32-26 |
| 18:08 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), George Cornett (C) Hal Banks, Joseph Casias | |
| 17:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington makes the contested fadeaway in the paint set up by Bruce Garner | 34-26 |
| 17:31 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 17:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel (PG), Rhett Shankle (SF), Michael Mahan (PF) Bruce Garner, Mark Echols, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | W. Florida | | |
| 16:46 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Rodney Holtman | 34-32 |
| 16:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan drills a floater from the right block | 36-32 |
| 16:18 | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Vernon Simon (SG), Richard Brunt (C) Joseph Reed, Michael Messer | |
| Subs | W. Florida | James Russell (SG) Rodney Holtman | |
| 15:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The jump hook by Michael Mahan is blocked by Lynn Hopes | 36-32 |
| 15:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brunt | 36-32 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - James Brendel (fresh) SG - Vernon Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rhett Shankle (fresh) PF - Michael Mahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Florida | PG - Michael Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cliff Hoover (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Hopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 blk. C - George Cornett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan is fouled on the floor by Lynn Hopes - foul #3 on Lynn Hopes, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Echols (SF), Mark Washington (PF) Rhett Shankle, Michael Mahan | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Hal Banks (PG), Rodney Holtman (SG), Bryan Brown (SF) Michael Metcalfe, James Russell, Cliff Hoover | |
| 15:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Lynn Hopes | 36-32 |
| 15:10 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 15:08 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Brunt grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Echols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Washington | 38-32 |
| 14:30 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:03 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bryan Brown takes the ball from James Brendel | 38-32 |
| 13:54 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Hal Banks | 38-34 |
| 13:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Echols misses long on a shot from the left block | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | W. Florida | George Cornett gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:46 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Brendel - foul #1 on James Brendel, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Garner (PG), Joseph Reed (SG), Rhett Shankle (SF), Michael Mahan (PF), Michael Messer (C) James Brendel, Vernon Simon, Mark Echols, Mark Washington, Richard Brunt | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), James Russell (SG), Cliff Hoover (SF), Joseph Casias (C) Hal Banks, Rodney Holtman, Bryan Brown, George Cornett | |
| 12:46 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Mahan | 41-38 |
| 12:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lynn Hopes swats the short shot by Michael Mahan | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Messer | 41-38 |
| 12:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan's fadeaway is rejected by Cliff Hoover | 41-38 |
| 12:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Rhett Shankle tips it home | 43-38 |
| 11:51 | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe is hacked by Rhett Shankle - foul #1 on Rhett Shankle, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Chad Romanski (PF) Lynn Hopes | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rhett Shankle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Florida | PG - Michael Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cliff Hoover (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Romanski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Casias (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | W. Florida | James Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 11:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Garner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 10:55 | W. Florida | The rebound goes to Cliff Hoover | 43-38 |
| 10:48 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Messer pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan misses the lay-in | 43-38 |
| 10:23 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Messer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Reed and he's fouled by Cliff Hoover - foul #3 on Cliff Hoover, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel (PG), Mark Echols (SF) Bruce Garner, Rhett Shankle | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Hal Banks (PG), Rodney Holtman (SG), Lynn Hopes (PF), George Cornett (C) Michael Metcalfe, James Russell, Chad Romanski, Joseph Casias | |
| 09:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:58 | W. Florida | George Cornett pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:38 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes knocks in the jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 09:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Reed | 47-40 |
| 08:50 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 08:48 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to James Brendel | 47-40 |
| 08:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Echols is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Echols, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Garner (PG), Vernon Simon (SG), Mark Washington (PF), Richard Brunt (C) James Brendel, Joseph Reed, Michael Mahan, Michael Messer | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), James Russell (SG), Joseph Casias (C) Hal Banks, Rodney Holtman, George Cornett | |
| 08:09 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 08:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington blows the layup | 47-40 |
| 07:36 | W. Florida | Joseph Casias gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Vernon Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Echols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Brunt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Florida | PG - Michael Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cliff Hoover (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lynn Hopes (tiring) 9 pts. 5 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Casias (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 07:22 | W. Florida | James Russell tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 07:20 | W. Florida | The offensive rebound goes to James Russell | 47-40 |
| 07:06 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 06:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Brunt is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 47-42 |
| 06:40 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:30 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Echols - foul #2 on Mark Echols, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel (PG), Joseph Reed (SG), Rhett Shankle (SF), Michael Messer (C) Bruce Garner, Vernon Simon, Mark Echols, Richard Brunt | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Hal Banks (PG), Rodney Holtman (SG), Chad Romanski (PF), George Cornett (C) Michael Metcalfe, James Russell, Lynn Hopes, Joseph Casias | |
| 06:30 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:30 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Reed | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:40 | W. Florida | Hal Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Bryan Brown (SF), Joseph Casias (C) Cliff Hoover, George Cornett | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-43 |
| 05:12 | W. Florida | The rebound goes to Bryan Brown | 49-43 |
| 05:06 | W. Florida | Chad Romanski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan (PF) Mark Washington | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), Lynn Hopes (PF), George Cornett (C) Hal Banks, Chad Romanski, Joseph Casias | |
| 04:57 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Garner (PG) James Brendel | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Hal Banks (PG) Michael Metcalfe | |
| 04:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 04:34 | W. Florida | George Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:28 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes makes the contested shot in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Holtman | 49-45 |
| 04:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bryan Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Brown, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Echols (SF), Richard Brunt (C) Rhett Shankle, Michael Messer | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), Cliff Hoover (SF), Chad Romanski (PF), Joseph Casias (C) Hal Banks, Bryan Brown, Lynn Hopes, George Cornett | |
| 04:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:04 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:51 | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 03:50 | W. Florida | Joseph Casias grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:35 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 03:33 | W. Florida | Joseph Casias snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mark Echols (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Mahan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Brunt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Florida | PG - Michael Metcalfe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Holtman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cliff Hoover (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Romanski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Casias (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 51-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel (PG), Vernon Simon (SG), Mark Washington (PF) Bruce Garner, Joseph Reed, Michael Mahan | |
| Subs | W. Florida | James Russell (SG) Rodney Holtman | |
| 02:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 02:58 | W. Florida | Chad Romanski gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 02:52 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 02:50 | W. Florida | Joseph Casias gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 02:37 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Messer (C) Richard Brunt | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Hal Banks (PG), Rodney Holtman (SG), Lynn Hopes (PF), George Cornett (C) Michael Metcalfe, James Russell, Chad Romanski, Joseph Casias | |
| 02:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bruce Garner (PG), Joseph Reed (SG) James Brendel, Vernon Simon | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Bryan Brown (SF) Cliff Hoover | |
| 02:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Reed is fouled on the floor by Rodney Holtman - foul #3 on Rodney Holtman, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover (SF) Bryan Brown | |
| 01:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Lynn Hopes - foul #4 on Lynn Hopes, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Joseph Casias (C) George Cornett | |
| 01:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Mark Washington misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:51 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | W. Florida | Hal Banks is hacked by Mark Washington - foul #1 on Mark Washington, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 01:29 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes can't connect on a floater from the left block | 53-45 |
| 01:28 | W. Florida | Lynn Hopes gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:19 | W. Florida | Rodney Holtman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 01:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Messer | 53-45 |
| 00:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joseph Reed drills a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | W. Florida | Cliff Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel (PG), Vernon Simon (SG), Rhett Shankle (SF), Michael Mahan (PF), Richard Brunt (C) Bruce Garner, Joseph Reed, Mark Echols, Mark Washington, Michael Messer | |
| Subs | W. Florida | Michael Metcalfe (PG), James Russell (SG), Bryan Brown (SF), Chad Romanski (PF), George Cornett (C) Hal Banks, Rodney Holtman, Cliff Hoover, Lynn Hopes, Joseph Casias | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. Florida | W. Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Mahan blows the layup | 56-45 |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Brunt gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brendel runs out the clock | 56-45 |