| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph King | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | Idaho | Phillip Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 19:03 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alton McLaughlin - foul #1 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:57 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is fouled on the floor by Thomas Spataro - foul #3 on Thomas Spataro, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Tolosky (C) Thomas Spataro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Ralph King | 34-33 |
| 18:15 | Idaho | Ronald Tolosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ralph King | 34-36 |
| 17:51 | Idaho | Rudy Brown comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Malcolm Smith - foul #3 on Malcolm Smith, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (SF) Malcolm Smith | |
| 17:51 | Idaho | Rudy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Idaho | Rudy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | Idaho | Rudy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | Idaho | Rudy Brown's layup is rejected by Harold Peake | 36-36 |
| 17:32 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Grimm | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Idaho | Phillip Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jeff Williams (C) Cody Grimm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock (SF), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Peacock | 36-39 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | Ronald Tolosky's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Peacock | 36-39 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward McMindes | 36-42 |
| 16:23 | Idaho | Phillip Jones scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Rogers | 39-42 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Jones denies the turnaround by Ralph King | 39-42 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudy Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Tolosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Philip McCown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Idaho | Rudy Brown buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Jones | 41-44 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer is fouled on the floor by Jacob Rogers - foul #2 on Jacob Rogers, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tony Heiman (PG), Roland Minjares (SG), Michael Marcano (SF), Cody Grimm (PF), Thomas Spataro (C) Phillip Jones, Jacob Rogers, Rudy Brown, Ronald Tolosky, Jeff Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes (SG), Malcolm Smith (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Ralph King, Lawrence Peacock, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| 14:33 | Idaho | Roland Minjares misses the dunk but he's fouled by Frank Stutes - foul #3 on Frank Stutes, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG) Charles Cutrer | |
| 14:33 | Idaho | Roland Minjares makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:33 | Idaho | Roland Minjares makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:16 | Idaho | Michael Marcano gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:11 | Idaho | Michael Marcano misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-44 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 43-46 |
| 13:44 | Idaho | Harold Peake steals it from Roland Minjares | 43-46 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 13:20 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 12:59 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Grimm | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith can't connect on a floater from close range | 45-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 12:36 | Idaho | Tony Heiman hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Minjares | 48-48 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 11:57 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 11:56 | Idaho | Roland Minjares grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:41 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith grabs the board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tony Heiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Minjares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Marcano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Grimm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Tony Heiman is called for the reach on Kenneth Orvis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Heiman, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Idaho | Phillip Jones (PG), Jacob Rogers (SG), Rudy Brown (SF), Ronald Tolosky (PF), Jeff Williams (C) Tony Heiman, Roland Minjares, Michael Marcano, Cody Grimm, Thomas Spataro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Charles Cutrer (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Kenneth Orvis, Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits a floater from the baseline set up by Ralph King and the foul's on Jacob Rogers - foul #3 on Jacob Rogers, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock (SF) Malcolm Smith | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:10 | Idaho | Jacob Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Peacock | 48-57 |
| 10:33 | Idaho | Phillip Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 10:32 | Idaho | Phillip Jones misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown jams it set up by Ralph King | 48-59 |
| 09:58 | Idaho | Philip McCown blocks the jumper by Jeff Williams | 48-59 |
| 09:56 | Idaho | Jeff Williams grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:48 | Idaho | Jeff Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip McCown | 48-59 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes lays it up and in | 48-61 |
| 09:22 | Idaho | Rudy Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Peacock - foul #2 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Marcano (SF), Cody Grimm (PF), Thomas Spataro (C) Jacob Rogers, Ronald Tolosky, Jeff Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes (SG), Malcolm Smith (SF), Harold Peake (C) Charles Cutrer, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 09:22 | Idaho | Rudy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:22 | Idaho | Rudy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes is whistled for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin (PF) Lawrence Peacock | |
| 08:46 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Frank Stutes | 52-63 |
| 08:06 | Idaho | Rudy Brown is hacked by Frank Stutes - foul #4 on Frank Stutes, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tony Heiman (PG), Jacob Rogers (SG) Phillip Jones, Rudy Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG) Ralph King, Frank Stutes | |
| 07:47 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-63 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alton McLaughlin | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tony Heiman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marcano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Idaho | Michael Marcano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 07:04 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Cutrer | 56-68 |
| 06:19 | Idaho | Cody Grimm blows the layup but the foul's on Alton McLaughlin - foul #2 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Idaho | Phillip Jones (PG) Tony Heiman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Frank Stutes (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Charles Cutrer, Lawrence Peacock, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 06:19 | Idaho | Cody Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:19 | Idaho | Cody Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph King, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Tolosky (PF), Jeff Williams (C) Cody Grimm, Thomas Spataro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Idaho | Phillip Jones clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-68 |
| 05:58 | Idaho | Michael Marcano tips it in | 60-68 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith misses the tip | 60-68 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 05:35 | Idaho | Michael Marcano grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 05:29 | Idaho | Phillip Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Marcano | 63-68 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Tolosky - foul #1 on Ronald Tolosky, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Idaho | Rudy Brown (SG), Roland Minjares (SF), Thomas Spataro (C) Jacob Rogers, Michael Marcano, Jeff Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (SF) Malcolm Smith | |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer is denied on a layup by Thomas Spataro | 63-68 |
| 04:55 | Idaho | Roland Minjares grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 04:33 | Idaho | Rudy Brown scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-68 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the shot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 04:19 | Idaho | Phillip Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:58 | Idaho | Roland Minjares misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 03:30 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:30 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jacob Rogers (SG), Michael Marcano (SF), Cody Grimm (PF) Rudy Brown, Roland Minjares, Ronald Tolosky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Charles Cutrer, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 03:12 | Idaho | Phillip Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marcano (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes hits the follow up shot | 65-70 |
| 02:29 | Idaho | Phillip Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jacob Rogers | 68-70 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Malcolm Smith | 68-72 |
| 02:05 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro's layup is rejected by Alton McLaughlin | 68-72 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Malcolm Smith | 68-72 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 01:38 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Cody Grimm | 68-72 |
| 01:16 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 01:14 | Idaho | Phillip Jones snags the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:03 | Idaho | Jacob Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-72 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-72 |
| 00:41 | Idaho | Jacob Rogers pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:24 | Idaho | Cody Grimm misses short on a floater from the baseline | 71-72 |
| 00:22 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Marcano | 71-72 |
| 00:19 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jacob Rogers | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin's pass is intercepted by Phillip Jones | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Idaho | Cody Grimm is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stutes - foul #5 on Frank Stutes, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (SG) Frank Stutes | |
| 00:13 | Idaho | Cody Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:13 | Idaho | Cody Grimm misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Malcolm Smith and he's hacked by Cody Grimm - foul #2 on Cody Grimm, team foul #6 | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Michael Marcano | 74-74 |
| 00:09 | Idaho | Idaho calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Cody Grimm misses the lay-in | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marcano (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Grimm (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Idaho | Cody Grimm wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Idaho | Cody Grimm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Marcano takes the ball from Ralph King | 74-74 |
| 04:18 | Idaho | Phillip Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Marcano | 76-74 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is hacked by Thomas Spataro - foul #4 on Thomas Spataro, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:37 | Idaho | Phillip Jones is fouled on the floor by Ralph King - foul #2 on Ralph King, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 03:37 | Idaho | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:37 | Idaho | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin's pass is intercepted by Phillip Jones | 78-76 |
| 03:18 | Idaho | Phillip Jones misses the easy layup | 78-76 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 78-76 |
| 02:55 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:37 | Idaho | Michael Marcano buries a turnaround from the left block | 80-76 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Malcolm Smith and he's hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #8 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tony Heiman (PG) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:10 | Idaho | Jacob Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | Idaho | Phillip Jones (PG) Tony Heiman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG) Lawrence Peacock | |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 80-79 |
| 01:59 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Thomas Spataro | 80-79 |
| 01:40 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-79 |
| 01:39 | Idaho | Jacob Rogers grabs the offensive board | 80-79 |
| 01:23 | Idaho | Michael Marcano buries a 3 from the left corner | 83-79 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 83-79 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake tips it back up and in | 83-81 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Marcano (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Grimm (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Spataro (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 83-81 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin pulls down the rebound | 83-81 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Peake | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 83-84 |
| 00:28 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro snags the offensive board | 83-84 |
| 00:21 | Idaho | Thomas Spataro's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Smith | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer is hacked by Jacob Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Rogers, team foul #9 | 83-84 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:18 | Idaho | Cody Grimm grabs the board | 83-84 |
| 00:08 | Idaho | Phillip Jones connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Rogers and the foul's on Ralph King - foul #3 on Ralph King, team foul #10 | 85-84 |
| 00:08 | Idaho | Phillip Jones makes the free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 86-84 |
| 00:01 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Michael Marcano | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Michael Marcano runs out the clock | 86-84 |