| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Long (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Moses Hamm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Mingo and he's fouled by Clarence Long - foul #1 on Clarence Long, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Long | 39-30 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Larry Pichardo steals it from Stanley Burch | 39-30 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn tips it in | 39-32 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Mingo is called for the reach on Larry Pichardo - foul #1 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm misses the dunk | 39-32 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-32 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch buries a jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis Mingo steals it from Larry Pichardo | 41-34 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Steven Irwin steals it from Robert Liebowitz | 41-34 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm banks in the layup set up by Alvin Robertson and the foul's on Andrew Barnette - foul #1 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Richard May (SG), William Clark (SF), Randolph Huber (C) Larry Pichardo, Alvin Robertson, Clarence Long, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) SG - Richard May (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Moses Hamm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan lays it up and in set up by Todd Carter | 44-36 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses badly on a floater in the lane | 44-36 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Moses Hamm pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the driving attempt near the basket | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Morgan - foul #1 on Larry Morgan, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (PF) Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 14:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 44-43 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Clarence Long (SF), Steven Irwin (PF) Thomas Hamlin, William Clark, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Percy Fry, Larry Morgan | |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Randolph Huber - foul #1 on Randolph Huber, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Mingo | 44-46 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long banks in the layup set up by Larry Pichardo | 46-46 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), William Clark (SF), Jeremy Moffitt (PF), Daniel Smith (C) Richard May, Clarence Long, Steven Irwin, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Jeff Logston | |
| 11:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark is denied on a layup by Alexander Hoehn | 46-46 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Liebowitz | 46-46 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Barnette | 46-49 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo buries a floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is fouled on the floor by Larry Pichardo - foul #2 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Clarence Long (SF), Moses Hamm (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Larry Pichardo, William Clark, Jeremy Moffitt, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan tips it in | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Morgan steals the ball from Thomas Hamlin | 48-51 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Moses Hamm - foul #2 on Moses Hamm, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Larry Morgan | |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is fouled on the floor by Todd Carter - foul #3 on Todd Carter, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Logston | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard May | 52-54 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is fouled on the floor by Richard May - foul #3 on Richard May, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Percy Fry, Larry Morgan | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard May (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Irwin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Randolph Huber | 55-54 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses the jump hook from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Barnette - foul #2 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), William Clark (SF), Moses Hamm (PF) Larry Pichardo, Richard May, Clarence Long, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Jeff Logston | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Moses Hamm is called for the reach on Andrew Barnette - foul #3 on Moses Hamm, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Hamlin - foul #1 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Clark | 59-56 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo's pass is intercepted by Alvin Robertson in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Burch is called for the reach on Alvin Robertson - foul #2 on Stanley Burch, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Randolph Huber is denied by Stanley Burch | 59-56 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Liebowitz | 59-56 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Alexander Hoehn steals it from William Clark | 59-56 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Larry Pichardo - foul #3 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long (SF), Jeremy Moffitt (PF) William Clark, Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 3rd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Moffitt | 59-58 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Percy Fry | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Long (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Long | 61-60 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alvin Robertson - foul #2 on Alvin Robertson, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Richard May (SG), Steven Irwin (PF) Larry Pichardo, Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Moses Hamm (PF) Thomas Hamlin, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Larry Morgan | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette scores on a fadeaway from close range | 61-64 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Liebowitz picks off the pass by Larry Pichardo in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Barnette | 61-66 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-66 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard May picks off the pass by Robert Liebowitz | 61-66 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Richard May | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 61-66 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Long | 61-66 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Pichardo - foul #4 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Pichardo | 64-68 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Robertson - foul #3 on Alvin Robertson, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Larry Morgan | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Long can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 64-70 |