| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Berman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Harold Miller inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Bienkowski | 31-45 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Tommie Delucia | 31-47 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Harold Miller makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | John May misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 18:13 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Augustus Bienkowski | 31-50 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-50 |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski tips it in | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Augustus Bienkowski is called for the reach on Jack Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Jack Gordon, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), James Varley (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Harold Miller, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster lays it in | 33-52 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits the follow up shot | 33-54 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jeff Renn - foul #1 on Jeff Renn, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (SG) Aaron Bentley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison loses the ball out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon (SG), John Bicknell (SF) Richard Jimmerson, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), Samuel Berman (C) Michael Atkison, Kyle Lawless | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster can't tip it in | 35-54 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (PG), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Brett Walker, Bobby Foster, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Eric Bartkowski (PF) Timothy Ernest, James Varley, Jeff Renn | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-54 |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman can't tip it in | 35-54 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Berman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Dexter Sellers is called for the reach on Richard Jimmerson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #3 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG) Richard Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Dexter Sellers | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell is whistled for traveling | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF) John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), Harold Miller (SF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Dan Gavinski, Samuel Berman | |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Harold Miller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dexter Sellers | 35-57 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Eric Bartkowski | 35-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Harold Miller misses the shot from the right side | 35-57 |
| 14:19 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless is whistled for a carry | 35-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Richard Jimmerson (SG), John Bicknell (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, Jeffery Thomas, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Timothy Ernest (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Samuel Berman (C) Dexter Sellers, Augustus Bienkowski, Harold Miller, Eric Bartkowski, Kyle Lawless | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Brett Walker | 37-57 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Renn | 37-60 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Renn is called for the reach on Bobby Foster - foul #2 on Jeff Renn, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Foster | 40-60 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-60 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman tips it but misses | 40-60 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Richard Jimmerson steps in front of the Michael Atkison pass | 40-60 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Foster - foul #2 on Bobby Foster, team foul #1 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG), Jack Gordon (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), William Flake (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Brett Walker, Richard Jimmerson, John Bicknell, Bobby Foster, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Timothy Ernest, Michael Atkison, Samuel Berman | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) C - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Renn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley is hacked by James Varley - foul #3 on James Varley, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Miller (SF) Jeff Renn | |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | William Flake tips it back up and in | 42-62 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Harold Miller's pass is intercepted by William Flake | 42-62 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kyle Lawless - foul #1 on Kyle Lawless, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (C) Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the finger roll | 44-64 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | James Varley is called for the reach on Aaron Bentley in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Varley, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski (PF) William Flake | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Samuel Berman (C) James Varley, Harold Miller, Kyle Lawless | |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses the tip | 44-64 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the tip | 44-64 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John May | 44-64 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Eric Bartkowski | 44-64 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Jeffery Thomas steals the ball from Samuel Berman | 44-64 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Richard Jimmerson (SG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), Kyle Lawless (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bicknell | 46-64 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brett Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Flake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Ernest (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Bartkowski (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bicknell | 49-67 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 06:10 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-67 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by John Bicknell | 55-67 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG), Jack Gordon (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Brett Walker, Richard Jimmerson, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Harold Miller (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Michael Atkison (C) Timothy Ernest, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Eric Bartkowski, Kyle Lawless | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Harold Miller scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Augustus Bienkowski | 55-69 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Berman (C) Michael Atkison | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Claude Tafelski - foul #2 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #2 | 55-69 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski's pass is intercepted by Samuel Berman | 55-71 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Claude Tafelski is called for the reach on Harold Miller - foul #3 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #3 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF) Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), James Varley (SG), Michael Atkison (SF) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Harold Miller | |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman makes the runner in the lane set up by James Varley | 55-73 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Bentley | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | James Varley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Richard Jimmerson (SG), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, Bobby Foster, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski (PF) Jeff Renn | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Ernest steals it from Brett Walker in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Ernest | 57-75 |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson clanks a floater from the right side | 57-75 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brett Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Ernest (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Varley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Berman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Flake - foul #1 on William Flake, team foul #4 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF), Bobby Foster (C) John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless (PF) Eric Bartkowski | |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster snags the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) Michael Atkison, Samuel Berman | |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn misses short on a shot from the baseline | 57-77 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Jimmerson | 57-77 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster hits a floater from close range set up by Brett Walker | 59-77 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-77 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Brett Walker takes the ball from Timothy Ernest in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Foster | 62-77 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Jeffery Thomas is called for the reach on Dan Gavinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #5 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF) Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Atkison (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest runs out the clock | 62-77 |