| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Clyde Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Delacruz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jerome Sollberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brian Alford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Spencer Leite (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry O'Neil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Robert Foley inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Princeton | Fred Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 18:59 | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Spencer Leite is denied by Jerome Sollberger | 34-24 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil loses the dribble to Clyde Moore | 34-24 |
| 18:29 | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz lays it in on a nice dish by Clyde Moore | 36-24 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall is hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #1 on Fred Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Spencer Leite knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry O'Neil | 36-27 |
| 18:00 | Princeton | Clyde Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall is fouled on the floor by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil is called for traveling | 36-27 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard (SG) Spencer Leite | |
| 17:11 | Princeton | Robert Foley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Fred Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:52 | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Foley | 39-27 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 16:43 | Princeton | Jerome Sollberger pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:32 | Princeton | Robert Foley buries a jumper from the left block set up by Guadalupe Delacruz | 41-27 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:05 | Princeton | Jerry O'Neil steals the ball from Jerome Sollberger | 41-30 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Clyde Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Delacruz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Foley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Sollberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brian Alford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry O'Neil (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Princeton | Clyde Moore misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega (PG), Richard Combs (SG), Samuel Truett (SF), Dikembe Abdool (PF), Cory Buerger (C) Clyde Moore, Guadalupe Delacruz, Robert Foley, Fred Johnson, Jerome Sollberger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Spencer Leite (SG), Hiram Thomas (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Robert Heil (C) Brian Alford, Russell Callahan, Richard Randall, Jerry O'Neil | |
| 14:58 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdool | 44-32 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Cory Buerger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carmelo Ortega and he's hacked by Tim Glenn - foul #1 on Tim Glenn, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (PG) Scott Pritchard | |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Cory Buerger makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| 13:51 | Princeton | Robert Heil steals the ball from Cory Buerger | 47-34 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dikembe Abdool | 47-34 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Cory Buerger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:16 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Samuel Truett | 50-34 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 50-34 |
| 12:57 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Cory Buerger | 50-34 |
| 12:51 | Princeton | Samuel Truett knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Combs | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 12:36 | Princeton | Richard Combs gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:13 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 12:11 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool hits the follow up shot | 54-34 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-34 |
| 11:56 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Richard Combs | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Truett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdool (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Buerger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Leite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tim Glenn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Heil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool lays it in and he's fouled by Tim Glenn - foul #2 on Tim Glenn, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Clyde Moore (PG), Guadalupe Delacruz (SG), Robert Foley (SF), Jerome Sollberger (C) Carmelo Ortega, Richard Combs, Samuel Truett, Cory Buerger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford (PG), Scott Pritchard (SG), Russell Callahan (SF), Richard Randall (PF), Jerry O'Neil (C) Robert Hicks, Spencer Leite, Hiram Thomas, Tim Glenn, Robert Heil | |
| 11:27 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool makes the free throw | 57-34 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall is whistled for a carry | 57-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Fred Johnson (PF) Dikembe Abdool | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:49 | Princeton | Clyde Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-34 |
| 10:47 | Princeton | Jerome Sollberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 10:32 | Princeton | Jerome Sollberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 10:30 | Princeton | Robert Foley misses the tip | 57-34 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerome Sollberger - foul #2 on Jerome Sollberger, team foul #3 | 57-34 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 09:50 | Princeton | Russell Callahan steps in front of the Clyde Moore pass | 57-36 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford can't finish the layup | 57-36 |
| 09:44 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 57-36 |
| 09:21 | Princeton | Clyde Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan misses badly on a runner from the right block | 57-36 |
| 08:54 | Princeton | Clyde Moore snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| 08:29 | Princeton | Fred Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Scott Pritchard | 57-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega (SG), Samuel Truett (SF), Dikembe Abdool (PF), Cory Buerger (C) Guadalupe Delacruz, Robert Foley, Fred Johnson, Jerome Sollberger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (PG), Spencer Leite (SG), Hiram Thomas (SF), Tim Glenn (PF), Robert Heil (C) Brian Alford, Scott Pritchard, Russell Callahan, Richard Randall, Jerry O'Neil | |
| 07:53 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Moore | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Clyde Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Truett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdool (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Buerger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Leite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Heil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil blows the layup | 60-36 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the offensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Spencer Leite drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Dikembe Abdool - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdool, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Princeton | Richard Combs (SG) Clyde Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall (PF) Robert Heil | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Spencer Leite makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Samuel Truett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-39 |
| 07:02 | Princeton | Cory Buerger gets the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 06:51 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool travels with the ball | 60-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz (SG), Robert Foley (SF) Richard Combs, Samuel Truett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford (PG), Russell Callahan (SF), Jerry O'Neil (C) Robert Hicks, Hiram Thomas, Tim Glenn | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Randall is denied by Cory Buerger | 60-39 |
| 06:30 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 06:01 | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Jerry O'Neil gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Spencer Leite misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford tips it back up and in | 60-41 |
| 05:25 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool tips it in | 62-41 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Jerry O'Neil and he's hacked by Cory Buerger - foul #1 on Cory Buerger, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Truett (PG), Richard Combs (SG), William Behrendt (C) Guadalupe Delacruz, Robert Foley, Dikembe Abdool | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard (PG), Hiram Thomas (SG), Tim Glenn (PF), Robert Heil (C) Brian Alford, Spencer Leite, Richard Randall, Jerry O'Neil | |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan misses the free throw | 62-43 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | The rebound goes to William Behrendt | 62-43 |
| 04:33 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard misses short on a floater from the right side | 62-43 |
| 04:25 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 03:58 | Princeton | Richard Combs is hacked by Russell Callahan - foul #1 on Russell Callahan, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool (C) Cory Buerger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (PG) Russell Callahan | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Princeton | Richard Combs misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Samuel Truett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Behrendt (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdool (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Heil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-43 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdool - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdool, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:04 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn hits a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Heil | 62-46 |
| 02:28 | Princeton | William Behrendt's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Glenn | 62-46 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard hits a floater in the lane set up by Tim Glenn | 62-48 |
| 01:49 | Princeton | Tim Glenn swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdool | 62-48 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Combs - foul #2 on Richard Combs, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Princeton | Cory Buerger (C) William Behrendt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:08 | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Heil | 62-50 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Pritchard | 62-53 |
| 00:50 | Princeton | Princeton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Clyde Moore (PG), Guadalupe Delacruz (SG), Robert Foley (SF), Fred Johnson (PF), Jerome Sollberger (C) Carmelo Ortega, Richard Combs, Samuel Truett, Dikembe Abdool, Cory Buerger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Alford (PG), Spencer Leite (SG), Russell Callahan (SF), Richard Randall (PF), Jerry O'Neil (C) Robert Hicks, Scott Pritchard, Hiram Thomas, Tim Glenn, Robert Heil | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Princeton | Guadalupe Delacruz is hacked by Spencer Leite in the backcourt - foul #2 on Spencer Leite, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Samuel Truett (PG) Clyde Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:46 | Princeton | Samuel Truett is hacked by Brian Alford - foul #1 on Brian Alford, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Samuel Truett is hacked by Brian Alford - foul #2 on Brian Alford, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Samuel Truett makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:45 | Princeton | Samuel Truett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Foley is called for the reach on Richard Randall - foul #3 on Robert Foley, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Princeton | Carmelo Ortega (PG), Richard Combs (SG), Dikembe Abdool (PF), Cory Buerger (C) Guadalupe Delacruz, Robert Foley, Fred Johnson, Jerome Sollberger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (PG), Scott Pritchard (SG), Hiram Thomas (SF), Tim Glenn (C) Brian Alford, Spencer Leite, Russell Callahan, Jerry O'Neil | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:40 | Princeton | Cory Buerger snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Princeton | Dikembe Abdool lays it in | 66-54 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Truett steps in front of the Scott Pritchard pass | 66-54 |
| 00:12 | Princeton | Samuel Truett misses the dunk | 66-54 |
| 00:10 | Princeton | Samuel Truett hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Pritchard misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 00:01 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Cory Buerger | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Cory Buerger runs out the clock | 68-54 |