| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brett McCormick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Rode (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Mandujano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Holz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 33-37 |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 19:50 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-37 |
| 19:35 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Wagner | Harold Peake swats the shot by Gary Rode | 33-37 |
| 19:26 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Wagner | Brett McCormick drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Rode | 35-37 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:58 | Wagner | Gary Rode pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Wagner | Gary Rode clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 35-37 |
| 18:39 | Wagner | Jerry Holz gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:35 | Wagner | Malcolm Smith picks off the pass by Gary Rode | 35-37 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes throws it down set up by Malcolm Smith | 35-39 |
| 18:14 | Wagner | Alton McLaughlin swats the shot by Jerry Holz | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Malcolm Smith | 35-39 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 17:32 | Wagner | Jerry Holz connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Brett McCormick | 37-39 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ralph King | 37-41 |
| 16:58 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano loses the dribble to Alton McLaughlin | 37-41 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Brett McCormick - foul #1 on Brett McCormick, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Robert Barksdale (PF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Brett McCormick, Bruce Mandujano, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Harold Peake | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:16 | Wagner | Gary Rode connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 40-44 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 15:52 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Charles Adkins | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Al Ward (fresh) SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Rode (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Malcolm Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Philip McCown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Cotton is called for the reach on Philip McCown - foul #1 on Melvin Cotton, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Loeb (SG), Brett McCormick (SF) Charles Adkins, Gary Rode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Edward McMindes (C) Malcolm Smith, Alton McLaughlin | |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Ralph King is blocked by Melvin Cotton | 42-44 |
| 15:04 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:43 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward McMindes - foul #1 on Edward McMindes, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Jerry Holz (C) Al Ward, Robert Barksdale | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes (SG), Harold Peake (C) Lawrence Peacock, Edward McMindes | |
| 14:43 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:43 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake tips it in | 43-46 |
| 14:26 | Wagner | Michael Loeb can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is hacked by Brett McCormick - foul #2 on Brett McCormick, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano (PF) Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith (SF), Lawrence Peacock (PF) Charles Cutrer, Philip McCown | |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes buries a jumper from the right side set up by Malcolm Smith | 43-48 |
| 13:47 | Wagner | Michael Loeb misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Peake | 43-48 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Frank Stutes | 43-50 |
| 13:18 | Wagner | Brett McCormick is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Peacock - foul #1 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Rode (SF) Brett McCormick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Harold Peake | |
| 12:56 | Wagner | Michael Loeb misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:55 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander tips it in | 45-50 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), Robert Barksdale (PF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Bruce Mandujano, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin (PF), Philip McCown (C) Lawrence Peacock, Edward McMindes | |
| 12:15 | Wagner | Al Ward is fouled on the floor by Alton McLaughlin - foul #1 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Charles Adkins (SG) Michael Loeb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Harold Peake (C) Frank Stutes, Philip McCown | |
| 12:02 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:01 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton tips it home | 47-50 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake's pass is intercepted by Charles Adkins | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Al Ward (fresh) SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Rode (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Cotton (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Wagner | Al Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wagner | Brett McCormick (PG) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), William Beard (SF) Kenneth Orvis, Malcolm Smith | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Beard | 47-52 |
| 11:19 | Wagner | Brett McCormick connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin loses the dribble to Gary Rode | 50-52 |
| 10:47 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Michael Loeb (SG), Bruce Mandujano (PF), Jerry Holz (C) Al Ward, Gary Rode, Robert Barksdale, Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes (SG), Malcolm Smith (SF), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Charles Cutrer, William Beard, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip McCown | 50-54 |
| 10:15 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 09:50 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:32 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-54 |
| 09:08 | Wagner | Brett McCormick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:41 | Wagner | Jerry Holz misses the runner near the basket | 50-54 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward McMindes | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith can't finish the layup | 50-54 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes tips it in | 50-56 |
| 08:08 | Wagner | Michael Loeb hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Alexander | 53-56 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 53-56 |
| 07:47 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Michael Loeb | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Loeb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett McCormick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Mandujano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Holz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip McCown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Wagner | Michael Loeb misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph King | 53-59 |
| 07:07 | Wagner | Michael Loeb drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Alexander | 56-59 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Philip McCown | 56-59 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 06:18 | Wagner | Jerry Holz buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Loeb | 58-62 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph King | 58-64 |
| 05:24 | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-64 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Wagner | Al Ward (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Gary Rode (SF), Robert Barksdale (PF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Michael Loeb, Brett McCormick, Bruce Mandujano, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton McLaughlin and he's hacked by Al Ward - foul #1 on Al Ward, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:50 | Wagner | Al Ward clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-67 |
| 04:49 | Wagner | Charles Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:44 | Wagner | Charles Adkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 04:42 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale tips it but misses | 58-67 |
| 04:40 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale grabs the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:23 | Wagner | Gary Rode misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 04:22 | Wagner | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Barksdale | 58-67 |
| 03:56 | Wagner | Lawrence Peacock is called for the reach on Gary Rode - foul #2 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #4 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Wagner | Michael Loeb (SG) Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG) Malcolm Smith | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Wagner | Charles Cutrer is called for the reach on Michael Loeb - foul #2 on Charles Cutrer, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Wagner | Christopher Alexander (PG), Jerry Holz (C) Al Ward, Melvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Loeb (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Rode (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Holz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis grabs the board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 58-70 |
| 02:56 | Wagner | Gary Rode misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-70 |
| 02:54 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale tips it in | 60-70 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | Wagner | Bruce Mandujano (PF) Robert Barksdale | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Frank Stutes (SG), Malcolm Smith (SF) Kenneth Orvis, Charles Cutrer, Lawrence Peacock | |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes travels with the ball | 60-70 |
| 02:21 | Wagner | Christopher Alexander clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ralph King | 60-72 |
| 01:41 | Wagner | Ralph King steals the ball from Michael Loeb | 60-72 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph King | 60-74 |
| 01:10 | Wagner | Michael Loeb is hacked by Frank Stutes - foul #2 on Frank Stutes, team foul #6 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Wagner | Brett McCormick (PG), Al Ward (SG), Charles Adkins (SF), Robert Barksdale (PF), Melvin Cotton (C) Christopher Alexander, Michael Loeb, Gary Rode, Bruce Mandujano, Jerry Holz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Charles Cutrer (SG), Lawrence Peacock (SF), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Malcolm Smith, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 01:01 | Wagner | Charles Adkins connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock drills a 3 from the right corner | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Wagner | Philip McCown is called for the reach on Robert Barksdale - foul #1 on Philip McCown, team foul #7 | 62-77 |
| 00:35 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:35 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 00:32 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Adkins and the foul's on Lawrence Peacock - foul #3 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #8 | 64-77 |
| 00:32 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale makes the free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 65-77 |
| 00:10 | Wagner | Melvin Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:02 | Wagner | Robert Barksdale comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Peacock | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock runs out the clock | 65-77 |