| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Blackstock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Baggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Butcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Noah Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leroy Espada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hatfield (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Virgil Abramovitz - foul #1 on Virgil Abramovitz, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:33 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 19:33 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada is hacked by Robert Jiron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Jiron, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Espada | 23-30 |
| 18:40 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz's floater is tipped away by Earl Walker | 23-30 |
| 18:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 18:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada is hacked by Jon Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Blackstock, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban (SG) Jon Blackstock | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rickey Butcher - foul #3 on Rickey Butcher, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:25 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:25 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:01 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron is fouled on the floor by Leroy Espada - foul #3 on Leroy Espada, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton (PG), Christopher Johns (SF), Donald Coco (PF) Leroy Espada, Michael Hatfield, Virgil Abramovitz | |
| 17:32 | Abilene Christian | Earl Walker is called for the reach on Noah Kunz - foul #2 on Earl Walker, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Branden Bingham (SG), George Howard (C) Lyle Adams, Earl Walker | |
| 17:17 | Abilene Christian | George Howard steals the ball from Robert Jiron | 23-31 |
| 17:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| 16:33 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Branden Bingham - foul #2 on Branden Bingham, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG), Michael Hatfield (SF), Virgil Abramovitz (PF) Branden Bingham, Donald Coco, George Howard | |
| 16:33 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rickey Butcher - foul #4 on Rickey Butcher, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Branden Bingham (PG), Earl Walker (C) Matthew Bouton, Christopher Johns | |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:47 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz drills a turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Caban (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Baggs (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Butcher (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Noah Kunz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Branden Bingham (fresh) SG - Lyle Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hatfield (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 15:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Hatfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada (PG) Branden Bingham | |
| 15:30 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Caban | 30-33 |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz drills a floater from the right side | 30-35 |
| 15:02 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs is fouled on the floor by Michael Hatfield - foul #1 on Michael Hatfield, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns (SF), Donald Coco (PF) Michael Hatfield, Virgil Abramovitz | |
| 14:34 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron drills a shot in the lane | 32-35 |
| 14:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 14:18 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 14:12 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Baggs | 34-35 |
| 13:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 13:25 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 13:24 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:02 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Jiron | 37-35 |
| 13:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Caban is called for the reach on Lyle Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Caban, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| 13:00 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 37-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jon Blackstock (SG) Frank Caban | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Hatfield (SF), Virgil Abramovitz (PF) Donald Coco, Earl Walker | |
| 12:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Virgil Abramovitz | 37-37 |
| 12:22 | Abilene Christian | Christopher Johns blocks the short jumper by Rickey Butcher | 37-37 |
| 12:20 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz tips it home | 39-37 |
| 12:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams is hacked by Jon Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jon Blackstock, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban (SG) Jon Blackstock | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton (SG), George Howard (C) Lyle Adams, Christopher Johns | |
| 12:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada is open and lays it up and in set up by Matthew Bouton | 39-39 |
| 11:36 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Michael Hatfield | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Caban (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Baggs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Butcher (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Noah Kunz (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leroy Espada (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Bouton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hatfield (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Espada | 39-42 |
| 10:47 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 10:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Michael Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG), Donald Coco (PF), Earl Walker (C) Leroy Espada, Michael Hatfield, Virgil Abramovitz | |
| 10:18 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 10:17 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker is fouled on the floor by Noah Kunz - foul #1 on Noah Kunz, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Branden Bingham (PG), Christopher Johns (SF) Matthew Bouton, George Howard | |
| 10:11 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:11 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:47 | Abilene Christian | The short jumper by Noah Kunz is denied by Earl Walker | 39-42 |
| 09:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 09:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Frank Caban steps in front of the Lyle Adams pass in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 09:15 | Abilene Christian | Earl Walker picks off the pass by Noah Kunz | 39-42 |
| 08:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco lays it in on a nice dish by Lyle Adams | 39-44 |
| 08:36 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 08:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Donald Coco | 39-44 |
| 08:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada (PG), Michael Hatfield (SF), Virgil Abramovitz (PF), George Howard (C) Branden Bingham, Christopher Johns, Donald Coco, Earl Walker | |
| 07:47 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 07:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada is hacked by Robert Jiron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jiron, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton (SG) Lyle Adams | |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:42 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 07:19 | Abilene Christian | Leroy Espada steals the ball from Robert Jiron | 39-45 |
| 07:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada lays it in | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Caban (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Baggs (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Butcher (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Noah Kunz (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Leroy Espada (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Bouton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Virgil Abramovitz (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:50 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 06:47 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker (C) George Howard | |
| 06:28 | Abilene Christian | The short jumper by Noah Kunz is denied by Earl Walker | 41-47 |
| 06:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Virgil Abramovitz is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Earl Walker | 41-49 |
| 05:55 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 05:53 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 05:35 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton makes the wide open floater from close range | 41-51 |
| 05:35 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 41-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Lyle Adams (SG), Christopher Johns (PF) Matthew Bouton, Virgil Abramovitz | |
| 05:14 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco (PF) Michael Hatfield | |
| 04:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Leroy Espada buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Earl Walker | 41-53 |
| 04:26 | Abilene Christian | Leroy Espada takes the ball from Robert Jiron | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Earl Walker hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Christopher Johns | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-55 |
| 03:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 03:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Noah Kunz - foul #2 on Noah Kunz, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton (PG), Branden Bingham (SG), George Howard (C) Leroy Espada, Lyle Adams, Earl Walker | |
| 03:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard grabs the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 03:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Branden Bingham | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Robert Jiron (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Caban (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Baggs (very tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Butcher (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Noah Kunz (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Matthew Bouton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Branden Bingham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Johns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Coco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:44 | Abilene Christian | Frank Caban misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 02:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 02:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns banks in the layup on a great pass from Branden Bingham | 41-61 |
| 02:12 | Abilene Christian | Noah Kunz hits a turnaround from the right block | 43-61 |
| 01:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-61 |
| 01:50 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard gets the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 01:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | George Howard hits the follow up shot | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Abilene Christian | Robert Jiron clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 01:30 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 01:25 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Coco - foul #2 on Donald Coco, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| 01:25 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:25 | Abilene Christian | Rickey Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns is fouled on the floor by Rickey Butcher - foul #5 on Rickey Butcher, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kristopher Welcome (PF) Rickey Butcher | |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| 01:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:09 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:09 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Noah Kunz | 45-63 |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Donald Coco is open but misses the lay-in | 47-63 |
| 00:27 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Frank Baggs | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Abilene Christian | Frank Baggs's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Coco | 47-63 |
| 00:20 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Christopher Johns snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Bouton runs out the clock | 47-63 |