| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Omar Nichols (fresh) SG - Jordan Boss (fresh) SF - Joseph Stokes (fresh) PF - Thomas White (fresh) C - Matthew Cobb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (fresh) SG - Howin Xie (fresh) SF - Jonathan Levell (fresh) PF - Robert Bilderback (fresh) C - Richard Dunford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell's layup is rejected by Matthew Cobb | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Centenary | Thomas White is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas White, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Centenary | Thomas White grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes clanks a shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 16:55 | Centenary | Omar Nichols buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jordan Boss | 2-3 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie is fouled on the floor by Jordan Boss - foul #1 on Jordan Boss, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 2-3 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | David Houser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Omar Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Boss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stokes (fresh) PF - Thomas White (fresh) C - Matthew Cobb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (fairly fresh) SG - Howin Xie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Levell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bilderback (fairly fresh) C - Richard Dunford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 15:19 | Centenary | Howin Xie is called for the reach on Jordan Boss - foul #1 on Howin Xie, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | Ronald Drake (C) Matthew Cobb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:03 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:02 | Centenary | Ronald Drake tips it in | 4-3 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | David Houser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 14:27 | Centenary | Thomas White grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 14:04 | Centenary | Thomas White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 14:03 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Drake | 4-3 |
| 13:49 | Centenary | Thomas White loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Stockwell (PG), Richard Whitmore (SG), Trevor Moore (SF), Matthew Cobb (C) Omar Nichols, Jordan Boss, Joseph Stokes, Thomas White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 13:25 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 13:06 | Centenary | Ronald Drake drills a jump hook in the lane | 6-3 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell is fouled on the floor by Trevor Moore - foul #1 on Trevor Moore, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Centenary | Omar Nichols (PG), Jordan Boss (SG), Joseph Stokes (SF), Thomas White (PF) Christopher Stockwell, Richard Whitmore, Trevor Moore, Ronald Drake | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Thomas White steals it from David Houser | 6-3 |
| 12:04 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jordan Boss | 9-3 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Levell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 11:38 | Centenary | Thomas White snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Omar Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Boss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Stokes (fresh) PF - Thomas White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (fairly fresh) SG - Howin Xie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Levell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bilderback (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Dunford (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-3 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Houser | 9-5 |
| 10:37 | Centenary | Thomas White hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Stokes | 11-5 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-5 |
| 10:06 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 09:51 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb comes up short on the floater in the lane | 11-5 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Omar Nichols steps in front of the David Houser pass in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 09:26 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Omar Nichols | 14-5 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Boss picks off the pass by Jonathan Levell | 14-5 |
| 08:41 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Houser - foul #1 on David Houser, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Centenary | Christopher Stockwell (PG), Richard Whitmore (SG), Trevor Moore (SF), Ronald Drake (PF) Omar Nichols, Jordan Boss, Joseph Stokes, Thomas White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:41 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 08:41 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 08:05 | Centenary | Ronald Drake misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Howin Xie - foul #2 on Howin Xie, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Centenary | Dennis Skates (C) Matthew Cobb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Centenary | Ronald Drake makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 08:05 | Centenary | Ronald Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Drake swats the short shot by Jonathan Levell | 17-7 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford tips it but misses | 17-7 |
| 07:36 | Centenary | Dennis Skates snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Christopher Stockwell (fresh) SG - Richard Whitmore (fresh) SF - Trevor Moore (fresh) PF - Ronald Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Skates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Howin Xie (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Levell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bilderback (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dunford (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Centenary | Trevor Moore makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Whitmore | 19-7 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | David Houser connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Howin Xie | 19-10 |
| 06:42 | Centenary | Dennis Skates hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 19-10 |
| 06:41 | Centenary | Richard Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 06:36 | Centenary | Ronald Drake lays it in | 21-10 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-12 |
| 06:02 | Centenary | Richard Whitmore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-12 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-12 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bilderback | 24-12 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | David Houser connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 05:01 | Centenary | Ronald Drake misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Stockwell - foul #1 on Christopher Stockwell, team foul #4 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Centenary | Omar Nichols (PG), Jordan Boss (SG), Joseph Stokes (SF), Thomas White (PF), Matthew Cobb (C) Christopher Stockwell, Richard Whitmore, Trevor Moore, Ronald Drake, Dennis Skates | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier (C) Howin Xie | |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:25 | Centenary | Robert Bilderback is called for the reach on Joseph Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Bilderback, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-15 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howin Xie (SG) Robert Meier | |
| 04:13 | Centenary | Omar Nichols misses long on a floater from the left block | 24-15 |
| 04:11 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes grabs the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 03:56 | Centenary | Jordan Boss buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Omar Nichols | 27-15 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | David Houser connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howin Xie | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Omar Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Boss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Houser (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Xie (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Levell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bilderback (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dunford (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier (C) Richard Dunford | |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | David Houser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 02:58 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Matthew Cobb | 27-17 |
| 02:53 | Centenary | Jordan Boss makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Stokes | 30-17 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Thomas White - foul #2 on Thomas White, team foul #5 | 30-19 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback misses the free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:36 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 02:22 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Levell - foul #1 on Jonathan Levell, team foul #5 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton (PF) Robert Bilderback | |
| 02:22 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:22 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Clayton | 31-19 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meier's pass is intercepted by Thomas White | 31-19 |
| 01:49 | Centenary | Joseph Stokes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | David Houser clanks a shot from the free throw line | 34-19 |
| 01:26 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Joseph Stokes | 34-19 |
| 01:16 | Centenary | Thomas White misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Howin Xie - foul #3 on Howin Xie, team foul #6 | 34-19 |
| 01:16 | Centenary | Thomas White makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 01:16 | Centenary | Thomas White misses the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | David Houser buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Howin Xie | 35-22 |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Jonathan Levell is called for the reach on Matthew Cobb - foul #2 on Jonathan Levell, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Centenary | Richard Whitmore (SG), Trevor Moore (SF) Jordan Boss, Joseph Stokes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback (PF), Richard Dunford (C) Melvin Clayton, Robert Meier | |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 00:31 | Centenary | Matthew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dunford travels with the ball | 37-22 |
| Subs | Centenary | Ronald Drake (PF), Dennis Skates (C) Thomas White, Matthew Cobb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | Centenary | Ronald Drake misses the dunk attempt | 37-22 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bilderback misses the fullcourt shot | 37-22 |