| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Darren Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neal Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Earl Walker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Grego (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bourgeois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Pope (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Begley (fresh) C - Jerry King (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bellarmine | David Pope inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Bellarmine | James Grego is hacked by Darren Cross - foul #2 on Darren Cross, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:30 | Bellarmine | James Grego knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Neal Langston | 36-33 |
| 19:10 | Bellarmine | Jerry King scores on a floater from the left side set up by David Pope | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:33 | Bellarmine | James Grego misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns is fouled on the floor by Michael Begley - foul #2 on Michael Begley, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard (PF), Stanley Kaminski (C) Michael Begley, Jerry King | |
| 17:52 | Bellarmine | James Grego scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Pope | 36-38 |
| 17:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Neal Langston | 38-38 |
| 17:17 | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard buries a fadeaway from the right side | 38-40 |
| 17:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 17:07 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:35 | Bellarmine | David Pope buries a runner from the left block | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith (PG), Martin Fox (SG), Virgil Abramovitz (SF), George Howard (PF), Donald Coco (C) Darren Cross, Lyle Adams, Neal Langston, Christopher Johns, Earl Walker | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley (PG), Jacob Stanley (SG), Michael Begley (PF), Jerry King (C) James Grego, Daniel Bourgeois, David Pope, Stanley Kaminski | |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by George Howard - foul #1 on George Howard, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith hits a wide open shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:55 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Tommy Mitchell (SF) Dennis Shepard | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Fox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Coco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Keith Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Begley (fresh) C - Jerry King (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Bellarmine | Jerry King grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:12 | Bellarmine | Virgil Abramovitz is called for the reach on Tommy Mitchell - foul #2 on Virgil Abramovitz, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Grego (PG), David Pope (SF), Stanley Kaminski (PF) Keith Kelley, Michael Begley, Jerry King | |
| 15:01 | Bellarmine | James Grego can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG), Neal Langston (SF) Martin Fox, Donald Coco | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 14:32 | Bellarmine | James Grego misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:09 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to James Grego | 43-43 |
| 13:45 | Bellarmine | Neal Langston steps in front of the Stanley Kaminski pass | 43-43 |
| 13:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams is hacked by Tommy Mitchell - foul #1 on Tommy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross (PG), Christopher Johns (PF), Earl Walker (C) Michael Smith, Virgil Abramovitz, George Howard | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel Bourgeois (SG), Dennis Shepard (SF), Michael Begley (PF), Jerry King (C) Jacob Stanley, David Pope, Stanley Kaminski, Tommy Mitchell | |
| 13:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:45 | Bellarmine | Jerry King misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Earl Walker - foul #2 on Earl Walker, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox (SG) Lyle Adams | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley (PG) James Grego | |
| 12:45 | Bellarmine | Jerry King makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Bellarmine | Jerry King misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 12:18 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 11:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Darren Cross (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Fox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neal Langston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Earl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Keith Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bourgeois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Begley (fairly fresh) C - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Walker - foul #3 on Earl Walker, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith (PG), Thomas Salter (SF), Donald Coco (PF) Darren Cross, Neal Langston, Christopher Johns | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Grego (PG), David Pope (SF), Stanley Kaminski (C) Keith Kelley, Dennis Shepard, Jerry King | |
| 11:39 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:39 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Coco and he's hacked by Stanley Kaminski - foul #2 on Stanley Kaminski, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG), George Howard (SF) Martin Fox, Thomas Salter | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jacob Stanley (SG), Tommy Mitchell (C) Daniel Bourgeois, Michael Begley | |
| 11:18 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:53 | Bellarmine | Lyle Adams picks off the pass by Tommy Mitchell | 54-48 |
| 10:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams banks in the layup | 56-48 |
| 10:30 | Bellarmine | Michael Smith picks off the pass by Tommy Mitchell | 56-48 |
| 10:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | Bellarmine | Stanley Kaminski grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:59 | Bellarmine | James Grego is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross (PG), Neal Langston (SF), Christopher Johns (PF), Virgil Abramovitz (C) Michael Smith, George Howard, Donald Coco, Earl Walker | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel Bourgeois (PG), Dennis Shepard (PF) James Grego, Tommy Mitchell | |
| 09:40 | Bellarmine | Neal Langston takes the ball from David Pope | 56-48 |
| 09:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 09:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:55 | Bellarmine | Daniel Bourgeois gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:50 | Bellarmine | Neal Langston blocks the short jumper by Daniel Bourgeois | 56-48 |
| 08:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith (SG) Lyle Adams | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Grego (PG), Tommy Mitchell (PF), Jerry King (C) Jacob Stanley, David Pope, Stanley Kaminski | |
| 08:41 | Bellarmine | James Grego is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox (SG), George Howard (C) Darren Cross, Christopher Johns | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Bourgeois - foul #1 on Daniel Bourgeois, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Michael Begley (PF) Tommy Mitchell | |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Neal Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:31 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:06 | Bellarmine | Jerry King makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Grego | 57-50 |
| 07:54 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Grego takes the ball from George Howard | 57-50 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Fox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neal Langston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Abramovitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Howard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Grego (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Begley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry King (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Bellarmine | Jerry King banks in the layup set up by Michael Begley | 57-52 |
| 07:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Dennis Shepard is called for the reach on Neal Langston - foul #1 on Dennis Shepard, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross (PG), Thomas Salter (SF), Christopher Johns (PF), Earl Walker (C) Martin Fox, Neal Langston, Virgil Abramovitz, George Howard | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Quinn (SG), David Pope (SF), Tommy Mitchell (PF) Daniel Bourgeois, Dennis Shepard, Michael Begley | |
| 06:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Grego - foul #3 on James Grego, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG) Darren Cross | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jacob Stanley (SG), Stanley Kaminski (PF) James Quinn, Jerry King | |
| 06:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:59 | Bellarmine | Stanley Kaminski grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 06:34 | Bellarmine | Christopher Johns denies the turnaround by Stanley Kaminski | 58-52 |
| 06:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Salter | 60-52 |
| 06:07 | Bellarmine | James Grego hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 06:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 05:53 | Bellarmine | James Grego grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:39 | Bellarmine | Tommy Mitchell is hacked by Christopher Johns - foul #1 on Christopher Johns, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Darren Cross (PG), Neal Langston (SF), George Howard (PF) Michael Smith, Thomas Salter, Christopher Johns | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley (PG), Michael Begley (PF), Jerry King (C) James Grego, David Pope, Stanley Kaminski | |
| 05:39 | Bellarmine | Tommy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 05:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 05:17 | Bellarmine | Tommy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 05:09 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 05:08 | Bellarmine | Michael Begley grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:00 | Bellarmine | Keith Kelley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 04:59 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Earl Walker and the foul's on Jacob Stanley - foul #3 on Jacob Stanley, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz (PF) Earl Walker | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel Bourgeois (SG), Dennis Shepard (SF), Clifford Jones (C) Jacob Stanley, Tommy Mitchell, Jerry King | |
| 04:40 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:20 | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Howard - foul #2 on George Howard, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox (SG) Lyle Adams | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James Grego (PG), David Pope (SF), Stanley Kaminski (C) Keith Kelley, Michael Begley, Clifford Jones | |
| 04:20 | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:20 | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Martin Fox makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Cross | 65-53 |
| 03:39 | Bellarmine | Stanley Kaminski is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Johns (PF), Donald Coco (C) Darren Cross, Neal Langston, George Howard | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Fox (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Coco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James Grego (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Bourgeois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Pope (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Kaminski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Abramovitz | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Bellarmine | Christopher Johns is called for the reach on Dennis Shepard - foul #2 on Christopher Johns, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Salter (SF) Christopher Johns | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jerry King (C) David Pope | |
| 03:02 | Bellarmine | Dennis Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:33 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Thomas Salter drills a jump hook in the paint | 70-53 |
| 02:10 | Bellarmine | Thomas Salter picks off the pass by James Grego | 70-53 |
| 01:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-53 |
| 01:46 | Bellarmine | James Grego snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | Jerry King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Coco - foul #2 on Donald Coco, team foul #10 | 70-53 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard (PF) Thomas Salter | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David Pope (SF), Michael Begley (PF) Dennis Shepard, Stanley Kaminski | |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | Jerry King makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | Jerry King makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:14 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| 00:55 | Bellarmine | David Pope misses the runner in the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:24 | Bellarmine | David Pope pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Bellarmine | David Pope hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Grego | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 70-57 |