| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earl Joines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Seidman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Golightly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-45 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Jim Golightly scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Stanley Burch - foul #2 on Stanley Burch, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Jim Golightly makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Larry Mendelson is called for the reach on Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Larry Mendelson, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-48 |
| 18:48 | Winthrop | Todd Carter picks off the pass by Earl Joines in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch slams it home on a nice dish by Todd Carter | 31-48 |
| 18:27 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Aaron Watson is blocked by Andrew Barnette | 31-48 |
| 18:26 | Winthrop | Larry Mendelson tips it but misses | 31-48 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the jumper near the basket | 31-48 |
| 18:18 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:58 | Winthrop | Alexander Hoehn steals the ball from Scott Seidman | 31-48 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch scores on a shot from the left side | 33-48 |
| 17:33 | Winthrop | Larry Mendelson misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jim Golightly - foul #1 on Jim Golightly, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Jeff Logston (C) Todd Carter, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Condon (SF), Thomas Tiedeman (C) Jim Golightly, Aaron Watson | |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 16:53 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 35-48 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-48 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Condon - foul #1 on Thomas Condon, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Larry Morgan (C) Robert Liebowitz, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Todd Wood (PG), Willie Cannella (SG), Jeremy Walkowski (C) Earl Joines, Scott Seidman, Larry Mendelson | |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 16:05 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Logston - foul #2 on Jeff Logston, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF) Stanley Burch | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jim Golightly (SF), Aaron Watson (C) Thomas Condon, Jeremy Walkowski | |
| 16:05 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:05 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Todd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Cannella (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Golightly (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Tiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Aaron Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Winthrop | Jim Golightly blows the dunk | 40-50 |
| 15:24 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman tips it in | 40-52 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Todd Wood - foul #1 on Todd Wood, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Joines (PG), Scott Seidman (SG), Larry Mendelson (PF) Todd Wood, Willie Cannella, Thomas Tiedeman | |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:45 | Winthrop | Robert Liebowitz takes the ball from Scott Seidman | 42-52 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo lays it in set up by Robert Liebowitz | 44-52 |
| 14:35 | Winthrop | Earl Joines misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 44-52 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:15 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Earl Joines | 44-55 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 13:38 | Winthrop | Alexander Hoehn steals the ball from Larry Mendelson | 47-55 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 13:17 | Winthrop | Larry Mendelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 13:13 | Winthrop | Earl Joines scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Scott Seidman | 47-57 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry banks in the layup set up by Robert Liebowitz | 49-57 |
| 12:27 | Winthrop | Jim Golightly is whistled for traveling | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Jeff Logston (C) Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Larry Morgan, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Todd Wood (SG), Thomas Condon (SF), Thomas Tiedeman (PF), Jeremy Walkowski (C) Scott Seidman, Jim Golightly, Larry Mendelson, Aaron Watson | |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Walkowski is called for the reach on Dennis Mingo - foul #1 on Jeremy Walkowski, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Mingo | 51-57 |
| 11:45 | Winthrop | Todd Carter is called for the reach on Todd Wood - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Willie Cannella (SG) Earl Joines | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Todd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Cannella (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Condon (fresh) PF - Thomas Tiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Walkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | Willie Cannella misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Burch - foul #3 on Stanley Burch, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Seidman (SG) Todd Wood | |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | Willie Cannella misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | Willie Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | Willie Cannella makes the 3rd free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Mingo | 53-59 |
| 10:48 | Winthrop | Thomas Condon connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Burch | 55-61 |
| 10:12 | Winthrop | Willie Cannella buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Seidman picks off the pass by Dennis Mingo in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 09:51 | Winthrop | Jeff Logston swats the short shot by Thomas Tiedeman | 55-64 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Joines (PG), Jim Golightly (SF), Larry Mendelson (PF), Aaron Watson (C) Willie Cannella, Thomas Condon, Thomas Tiedeman, Jeremy Walkowski | |
| 09:30 | Winthrop | Earl Joines is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Joines, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Percy Fry (SF) Todd Carter, Stanley Burch | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Todd Wood (SG) Scott Seidman | |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Wood - foul #2 on Todd Wood, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:13 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 08:55 | Winthrop | Todd Wood knocks in the floater from the left side | 55-66 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (PF) Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 08:33 | Winthrop | Todd Wood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan loses the dribble to Earl Joines | 55-66 |
| 07:59 | Winthrop | Larry Mendelson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 07:58 | Winthrop | Larry Mendelson gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 07:42 | Winthrop | Jim Golightly is hacked by Percy Fry - foul #1 on Percy Fry, team foul #5 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SF), Jeff Logston (PF) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Seidman (SG), Thomas Condon (SF), Thomas Tiedeman (C) Todd Wood, Jim Golightly, Aaron Watson | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earl Joines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Seidman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Condon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Tiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Winthrop | Scott Seidman connects on the floater from close range set up by Larry Mendelson | 55-68 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette (PF) Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Thomas Condon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Logston | 55-68 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 06:44 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Earl Joines | 55-68 |
| 06:21 | Winthrop | Scott Seidman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Joines | 55-68 |
| 06:01 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Earl Joines | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is hacked by Earl Joines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Joines, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Robert Liebowitz, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Todd Wood (PG), Jim Golightly (SF), Aaron Watson (C) Earl Joines, Thomas Condon, Larry Mendelson | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:57 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Winthrop | Andrew Barnette takes the ball from Todd Wood | 55-70 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Andrew Barnette is blocked by Jim Golightly | 55-70 |
| 05:06 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Thomas Tiedeman | 55-70 |
| 04:43 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is denied on a layup by Aaron Watson | 55-70 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is fouled on the floor by Todd Wood - foul #3 on Todd Wood, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earl Joines (PG), Larry Mendelson (PF) Scott Seidman, Thomas Tiedeman | |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:50 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Golightly | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 03:36 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson grabs the board | 57-72 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earl Joines (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jim Golightly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Mendelson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Watson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Winthrop | Earl Joines is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Joines, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG) Dennis Mingo | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Condon (SF), Jeremy Walkowski (C) Jim Golightly, Aaron Watson | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-72 |
| 03:27 | Winthrop | Earl Joines grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 03:03 | Winthrop | Earl Joines comes up short on the floater from the right block | 57-72 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-72 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan tips it home | 59-72 |
| 02:50 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Todd Carter, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Seidman (SG), Jim Golightly (SF), Aaron Watson (C) Todd Wood, Thomas Condon, Jeremy Walkowski | |
| 02:22 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-72 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 02:04 | Winthrop | Aaron Watson gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:46 | Winthrop | Alexander Hoehn is called for the reach on Aaron Watson - foul #3 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Todd Wood (PG), Willie Cannella (SG), Thomas Condon (SF), Thomas Tiedeman (PF), Jeremy Walkowski (C) Earl Joines, Scott Seidman, Jim Golightly, Larry Mendelson, Aaron Watson | |
| 01:28 | Winthrop | Jeremy Walkowski blows the layup | 59-72 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-72 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses the tip | 59-72 |
| 01:01 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Winthrop | Thomas Condon misses long on a shot in the paint | 59-72 |
| 00:34 | Winthrop | Thomas Tiedeman tips it in | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Thomas Condon snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Todd Wood runs out the clock | 59-74 |