| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Buck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nelson Soria (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia inbounds the ball | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Buck steps in front of the David Yokley pass | 29-47 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Joshua Eisner is called for the reach on Robert Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Eisner, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Frank Westra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nelson Soria - foul #3 on Nelson Soria, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Ralph (SF) Nelson Soria | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 18:39 | East Carolina | Richard Ralph scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-48 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner is called for traveling | 31-48 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Joshua Eisner steps in front of the Thomas Buck pass | 31-48 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner lays it up and in | 31-50 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Frank Westra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Yokley | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Robert Adams connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Buck | 35-53 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Palma picks off the pass by Edward Rollings | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Thomas Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 38-53 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Richard Ralph, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Joshua Eisner, Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley, Edward Rollings | |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | James Melara can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Buck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Melara (fresh) PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub tips it in | 38-55 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-55 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses long on a shot in the paint | 41-55 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub tips it back up and in | 41-57 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | James Melara blows the layup | 41-57 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Garlick | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Kyle Garlick takes the ball from James Melara | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Nelson Soria (SF), Richard Ralph (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Paul Hardy, Thomas Buck, James Melara, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF), David Yokley (PF), Edward Rollings (C) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell, Kyle Garlick | |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Grimes | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Joshua Eisner is called for the reach on Robert Adams - foul #3 on Joshua Eisner, team foul #2 | 43-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF) Richard Ralph | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Rollings | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Palma, team foul #2 | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia hits the follow up shot | 43-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Soria (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Eisner - foul #4 on Joshua Eisner, team foul #3 | 43-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Ralph (PF) Frank Westra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Joshua Eisner | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-65 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria grabs the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Richard Ralph clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-65 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings double dribbles | 44-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Nelson Soria, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-65 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | Daryl Lofland steals the ball from Edward Rollings | 44-65 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ralph | 46-65 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Paul Hardy - foul #1 on Paul Hardy, team foul #3 | 46-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Thomas Buck (SF), Frank Westra (PF) Paul Hardy, Richard Ralph, James Melara, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (PG), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Ronald Monroe, Aaron Zell, Edward Rollings | |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes buries a floater from close range | 48-65 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick travels with the ball | 48-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nelson Soria (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) Thomas Buck, Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF) Dema Zakarian, Barry Laub | |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria drills a driving attempt from the left block | 50-65 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley jams it and he's fouled by Frank Westra - foul #1 on Frank Westra, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG), Edward Rollings (C) Robert Beauchamp, Kyle Garlick | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the free throw | 50-68 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Robert Adams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is denied on a layup by Edward Rollings | 50-68 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma tips it in | 52-68 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Adams steals it from Joshua Eisner in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the jumper from the right side | 54-68 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Soria (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 54-70 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia slams it home on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 54-72 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryant Englund - foul #2 on Bryant Englund, team foul #4 | 54-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Thomas Buck (SG), Richard Ralph (PF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Frank Westra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Barry Laub | 56-75 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria is denied on a layup by Edward Rollings | 56-75 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Laub | 56-75 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Nelson Soria misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-75 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, Nelson Soria, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Dema Zakarian, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell, Edward Rollings | |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Thomas Buck is blocked by David Yokley | 56-75 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 56-75 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Joshua Eisner | 56-77 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Buck and the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #5 | 58-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Frank Westra (PF) Richard Ralph, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Edward Rollings (C) Joshua Eisner, Kyle Garlick | |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Adams steps in front of the Bryant Englund pass | 58-77 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes can't finish the layup | 58-77 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings grabs the board | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled on the floor by Carl Grimes - foul #4 on Carl Grimes, team foul #5 | 58-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Frank Westra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley, Edward Rollings | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick travels with the ball | 58-77 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Buck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Melara (fresh) PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Thomas Buck drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Melara | 60-77 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is called for traveling | 60-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Ralph (SG) Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Kyle Garlick is called for the reach on Richard Ralph - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #6 | 60-77 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Richard Ralph loses the dribble to Kyle Garlick | 60-77 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick is fouled on the floor by Daryl Lofland - foul #1 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #6 | 60-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) James Melara | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-77 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Thomas Buck pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Thomas Buck misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-77 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled on the floor by Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Paul Hardy, team foul #7 | 60-77 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey's floater is tipped away by Kyle Garlick | 60-79 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian grabs the defensive rebound | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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 (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the turnaround from the left block | 60-79 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 60-79 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Buck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell pulls down the rebound | 60-79 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe runs out the clock | 60-79 |