| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Upshaw (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bill Nugent (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Fetters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Toliver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Jandreau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 29-27 |
| 19:32 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 19:18 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Jandreau | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:41 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jack Keene - foul #1 on Jack Keene, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:41 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Toliver is called for the reach on Robert Hood - foul #2 on Edward Toliver, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Nugent steps in front of the Jack Keene pass | 29-33 |
| 17:53 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bill Nugent | 29-35 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 17:34 | Appalachian State | Ralph Jandreau grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Appalachian State | Jack Keene is called for the reach on Arthur Thomas - foul #2 on Jack Keene, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Ralph Upshaw | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 16:43 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jordan Negrete - foul #3 on Jordan Negrete, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SG), Lance Shatzer (C) Jordan Negrete, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Brian King (PF), Robert Makin (C) Edward Toliver, Ralph Jandreau | |
| 16:43 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:43 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Thomas picks off the pass by Robert Hood | 29-36 |
| 16:02 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas loses the dribble to John Whalen | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Cox (fresh) SF - Robert Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bill Nugent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Fetters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian King (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Makin (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen buries a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 15:23 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bill Nugent | 32-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Thomas steps in front of the John Whalen pass | 32-38 |
| 15:04 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas hits the finger roll | 32-40 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 32-40 |
| 14:53 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:48 | Appalachian State | Bill Nugent is fouled on the floor by Lance Shatzer - foul #2 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Nicholas Belle (PF), Ralph Upshaw (C) Adam Cox, Robert Hood, John Whalen, Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bao Wang (PG), Colby Gehring (SG), Jose Perez (SF), Edward Toliver (PF), Ralph Jandreau (C) Bill Nugent, Arthur Thomas, Douglas Fetters, Brian King, Robert Makin | |
| 14:36 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bao Wang | 32-42 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 13:58 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Keene - foul #3 on Jack Keene, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SF) Trent Andresen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 13:58 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:58 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-44 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw clanks a runner from close range | 35-44 |
| 13:33 | Appalachian State | Ralph Jandreau gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:28 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring lays it up and in on a great pass from Bao Wang | 35-46 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene is hacked by Colby Gehring - foul #2 on Colby Gehring, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (SF) Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bill Nugent (PG), Douglas Fetters (SF) Bao Wang, Jose Perez | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle hits the finger roll set up by Jack Keene | 37-46 |
| 12:55 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 12:53 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman connects on the floater near the basket | 39-48 |
| 12:16 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 12:15 | Appalachian State | Ralph Jandreau tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the fadeaway from the left block | 39-50 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Whalen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bill Nugent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colby Gehring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Fetters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Toliver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Jandreau (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), Robert Hood (SF), Lance Shatzer (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Nicholas Belle, Ralph Upshaw | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas (SG), Brian King (PF), Robert Makin (C) Colby Gehring, Edward Toliver, Ralph Jandreau | |
| 11:10 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian King | 39-53 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is called for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Cheatham (C) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 10:44 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin is fouled on the floor by Alan Cheatham - foul #1 on Alan Cheatham, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bao Wang (PG) Bill Nugent | |
| 10:37 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hood - foul #2 on Robert Hood, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| 10:37 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:37 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 10:22 | Appalachian State | Brian King grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 09:57 | Appalachian State | Brian King buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bao Wang | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen travels with the ball | 39-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Nicholas Belle (PF), Ralph Upshaw (C) Trent Andresen, Jordan Negrete, Lance Shatzer, Alan Cheatham | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bill Nugent (PG), Colby Gehring (SF), Edward Toliver (PF), Ralph Jandreau (C) Bao Wang, Douglas Fetters, Robert Makin, Brian King | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring is hacked by Nicholas Belle - foul #2 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle loses the ball out of bounds | 39-59 |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Hood - foul #3 on Robert Hood, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters (SF) Arthur Thomas | |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-60 |
| 08:27 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 08:02 | Appalachian State | Bill Nugent misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-60 |
| 08:00 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Colby Gehring | 39-60 |
| 07:42 | Appalachian State | Nicholas Belle swats the short shot by Colby Gehring | 39-60 |
| 07:40 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring tips it but misses | 39-60 |
| 07:39 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters tips it home | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Upshaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bill Nugent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colby Gehring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Fetters (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Toliver (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Jandreau (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Fetters - foul #1 on Douglas Fetters, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (SF), Lance Shatzer (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Robert Hood, Ralph Upshaw | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas (SG) Colby Gehring | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses the 3rd free throw | 40-62 |
| 07:26 | Appalachian State | Ralph Jandreau gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 07:06 | Appalachian State | Edward Toliver misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Fetters - foul #2 on Douglas Fetters, team foul #4 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bao Wang (PG), Brian King (PF), Robert Makin (C) Bill Nugent, Edward Toliver, Ralph Jandreau | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 06:31 | Appalachian State | Lance Shatzer steals it from Robert Makin | 42-62 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Brian King swats the short shot by John Whalen | 42-62 |
| 06:03 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 05:45 | Appalachian State | Douglas Fetters hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Arthur Thomas | 42-64 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Makin steals it from John Whalen | 42-64 |
| 05:04 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian King | 42-66 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen scores on a shot from the right block set up by Jordan Negrete | 44-66 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | Arthur Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle buries a jumpshot from the right side | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lance Shatzer - foul #3 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #10 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Adam Cox (SG), Alan Cheatham (C) Jordan Negrete, Nicholas Belle, Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring (SG), Jose Perez (SF) Arthur Thomas, Douglas Fetters | |
| 04:14 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Appalachian State | Robert Makin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Whalen | 46-66 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #11 | 46-66 |
| 04:00 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring is fouled on the floor by John Whalen - foul #1 on John Whalen, team foul #12 | 46-66 |
| 04:00 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 04:00 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Bao Wang in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Appalachian State | Bao Wang's layup is rejected by John Whalen | 46-68 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-68 |
| 03:18 | Appalachian State | Jose Perez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-68 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Whalen | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Adam Cox (fresh) SF - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Cheatham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bao Wang (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Colby Gehring (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jose Perez (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Makin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is called for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Cox, team foul #13 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Shane Moore (PG), David Zuvich (PF) Bao Wang, Robert Makin | |
| 02:52 | Appalachian State | Colby Gehring buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shane Moore | 46-71 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer's fadeaway is rejected by David Zuvich | 46-71 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-71 |
| 02:28 | Appalachian State | Brian King snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 01:59 | Appalachian State | Shane Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #14 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (PF) John Wilson, Alan Cheatham | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Makin (C) David Zuvich | |
| 01:59 | Appalachian State | Shane Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 01:59 | Appalachian State | Shane Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 01:59 | Appalachian State | Shane Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 46-74 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is hacked by Robert Makin - foul #1 on Robert Makin, team foul #5 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bao Wang (PG) Shane Moore | |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete is whistled for traveling | 46-74 |
| 01:05 | Appalachian State | Bao Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 46-74 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Appalachian State | Jose Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian King - foul #1 on Brian King, team foul #6 | 49-74 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:10 | Appalachian State | Brian King grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Bao Wang runs out the clock | 50-74 |