| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) C - Glen Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - Edward Riley (fresh) C - Scott Benson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves is hacked by Edward Riley - foul #1 on Edward Riley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is hacked by Edward Riley - foul #2 on Edward Riley, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey (PF) Edward Riley | |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the jumper from the left block | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Green can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Kroll | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Israel Reeves | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll is hacked by Michael Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SG) Israel Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Mark Eubanks (C) Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Glen Norcross is called for the reach on Randolph Bailey - foul #1 on Glen Norcross, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey tips it in | 4-9 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ethan Graves (C) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Ethan Graves - foul #1 on Ethan Graves, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG) Joshua Tate | |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Grimes (fresh) SG - Aaron Kresge (fresh) SF - Philip Scheffel (fresh) PF - Raymond Vigue (fresh) C - Ethan Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) PF - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-10 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Grimes | 8-12 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks jams it set up by Charles Kroll | 8-14 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-14 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Aaron Kresge, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Charles Kroll, Charles Bussey, Mark Eubanks | |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 11-14 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Green steps in front of the Joshua Tate pass | 11-14 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Joshua Tate takes the ball from Michael Mathews in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Glen Norcross - foul #2 on Glen Norcross, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (C) Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG), Charles Bussey (PF) Joshua Tate, Randolph Bailey | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-15 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) SG - Michael Zubia (fresh) SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) C - Ethan Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bussey (fresh) C - Scott Benson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG) Michael Clopton, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Bradley Piner (SF), Mark Eubanks (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Michael Brown, Herschel Royal, Charles Bussey, Scott Benson | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner is hacked by Michael Zubia - foul #1 on Michael Zubia, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Raymond Vigue (C) Roger Grimes, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG) Charles Kroll | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Vigue picks off the pass by Daniel Simmons | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue tips it in | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate buries a shot in the lane | 13-17 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge is denied on a layup by Mark Eubanks | 13-17 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Zubia is called for the reach on Daniel Simmons - foul #2 on Michael Zubia, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Bradley Piner, Mark Eubanks, Daniel Simmons | |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Scott Benson is denied by Ethan Graves | 13-17 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the wide open shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Grimes - foul #1 on Roger Grimes, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Israel Reeves and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey misses the runner in the lane | 18-19 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Huffman | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Thomas Green connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Grimes | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Green - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Raymond Vigue (C) Roger Grimes, Israel Reeves, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Randolph Bailey, Scott Benson | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Herschel Royal steals it from Philip Scheffel | 21-21 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll is hacked by Michael Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Aaron Kresge (PF) Michael Mathews, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) C - Raymond Vigue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Kroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) PF - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue's pass is intercepted by Eric Sharp | 23-23 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp lays it in | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Clopton, Philip Scheffel, Aaron Kresge, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Randolph Bailey (PF), Scott Benson (C) Joshua Tate, Mark Eubanks, Daniel Simmons | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Grimes | 25-25 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is open and buries a 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Thomas Green connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ethan Graves - foul #2 on Ethan Graves, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Aaron Kresge (SG), Raymond Vigue (C) Roger Grimes, Israel Reeves, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF) Eric Sharp, Charles Bussey | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal scores on a jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Herschel Royal is called for the reach on Michael Clopton - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Thomas Green | 28-31 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SG) Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Mark Eubanks (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Michael Brown, Randolph Bailey, Scott Benson | |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Raymond Vigue | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fairly fresh) SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Green (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Vigue (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Eubanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Michael Zubia (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Clopton, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Randolph Bailey (C) Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Mark Eubanks, Daniel Simmons | |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ethan Graves and the foul's on Randolph Bailey - foul #2 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SG) Philip Scheffel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG) Eric Sharp | |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey is hacked by Ethan Graves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ethan Graves, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Glen Norcross, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (C) Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Kresge takes the ball from Edward Riley in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Bussey | 31-32 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey lays it in set up by Michael Brown and he's hacked by Raymond Vigue - foul #1 on Raymond Vigue, team foul #13 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG), Scott Benson (C) Joshua Tate, Randolph Bailey | |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 33-35 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Charles Bussey, Edward Riley, Scott Benson | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Eubanks | 33-38 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (C) Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-38 |