| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Connery (fresh) SG - Domenic Costa (fresh) SF - Ralph Stankowitz (fresh) PF - Michael Griffith (fresh) C - Ekon Abeyta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) PF - Robert Heil (fresh) C - Ralph Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | American U. | Michael Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Michael Griffith clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Michael Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Michael Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Heil | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | American U. | Domenic Costa connects on the shot from the left block | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | American U. | Domenic Costa clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Baker | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Domenic Costa swats the short shot by Ralph Baker | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Domenic Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Stankowitz is called for the reach on Gary Rewakowski - foul #1 on Ralph Stankowitz, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Russell Callahan (SG), Marvin Anderson (SF), Dick Hubbard (PF), Jim Manuel (C) John Smith, John Lobdell, Gary Rewakowski, Robert Heil, Ralph Baker | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Walter Connery drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Domenic Costa | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson loses the dribble to Walter Connery | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Ming-Hoa Chio (PG), Lorenzo Rosales (SG), Garf Zuwkowski (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Walter Connery, Domenic Costa, Michael Griffith, Ekon Abeyta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 9-6 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Jim Manuel grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ming-Hoa Chio (fresh) SG - Lorenzo Rosales (fresh) SF - Ralph Stankowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garf Zuwkowski (fresh) C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) SF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dick Hubbard (fresh) C - Jim Manuel (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Garf Zuwkowski - foul #1 on Garf Zuwkowski, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Lester Tincher (C) Ralph Stankowitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Robert Heil (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Thompson, Russell Callahan, Dick Hubbard, Jim Manuel | |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:47 | American U. | Ming-Hoa Chio gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:29 | American U. | Lester Tincher hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Rosales | 12-7 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 15:04 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Lester Tincher misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ralph Baker - foul #1 on Ralph Baker, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Costa (SG), Michael Griffith (PF) Lorenzo Rosales, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski (SF) Marvin Anderson | |
| 14:58 | American U. | Lester Tincher makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Lester Tincher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski is fouled on the floor by Ming-Hoa Chio - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Chio, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Connery (PG), Ekon Abeyta (C) Ming-Hoa Chio, Lester Tincher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 14:16 | American U. | Michael Griffith pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:09 | American U. | Michael Griffith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Domenic Costa | 16-7 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Heil, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz (SF) Garf Zuwkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan (SG), Dick Hubbard (C) John Lobdell, Ralph Baker | |
| 13:32 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz is hacked by Russell Callahan - foul #1 on Russell Callahan, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Jim Manuel (C) John Smith, Robert Heil | |
| 13:04 | American U. | Domenic Costa misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-7 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 16-7 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Jim Manuel tips it but misses | 16-7 |
| 12:34 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 12:15 | American U. | Michael Griffith's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Manuel | 16-7 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dick Hubbard | 16-7 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Walter Connery takes the ball from Dick Hubbard | 16-7 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Connery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Domenic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Stankowitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ekon Abeyta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) SF - Gary Rewakowski (fairly fresh) PF - Dick Hubbard (fresh) C - Jim Manuel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | American U. | Domenic Costa is whistled for a carry | 16-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Garf Zuwkowski (PG), Lorenzo Rosales (SG), Ming-Hoa Chio (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Lester Tincher (C) Walter Connery, Domenic Costa, Ralph Stankowitz, Michael Griffith, Ekon Abeyta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Robert Heil (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Thompson, Gary Rewakowski, Dick Hubbard, Jim Manuel | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell travels with the ball | 16-7 |
| 11:09 | American U. | Lester Tincher double dribbles | 16-7 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-7 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 10:34 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Russell Callahan - foul #2 on Russell Callahan, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz (SF) Lester Tincher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (SF) Russell Callahan | |
| 10:34 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:34 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 10:12 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Chio | 18-9 |
| 09:54 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Lobdell - foul #1 on John Lobdell, team foul #7 | 18-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Griffith (PF), Ekon Abeyta (C) Ming-Hoa Chio, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski (SF) Marvin Anderson | |
| 09:54 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:54 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | John Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Garf Zuwkowski - foul #2 on Garf Zuwkowski, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Connery (PG), Domenic Costa (SG) Garf Zuwkowski, Lorenzo Rosales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:16 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz is whistled for a carry | 20-11 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Connery is called for the reach on Robert Heil - foul #1 on Walter Connery, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Ming-Hoa Chio (SF) Ralph Stankowitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ming-Hoa Chio - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chio, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales (SF) Ming-Hoa Chio | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Dick Hubbard (PF), Jim Manuel (C) John Smith, John Lobdell, Robert Heil, Ralph Baker | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:45 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:32 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-12 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dick Hubbard, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (SF) Gary Rewakowski | |
| 07:59 | American U. | Christopher Cumbie picks off the pass by Domenic Costa | 23-12 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Connery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Domenic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lorenzo Rosales (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ekon Abeyta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) SF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dick Hubbard (fresh) C - Jim Manuel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:35 | American U. | Walter Connery misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 07:33 | American U. | Michael Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:17 | American U. | Domenic Costa misses the runner from the right block | 23-12 |
| 07:15 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:04 | American U. | Marvin Anderson is called for the reach on Lorenzo Rosales - foul #1 on Marvin Anderson, team foul #9 | 23-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Lester Tincher (C) Domenic Costa, Michael Griffith, Ekon Abeyta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Robert Heil (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Thompson, Christopher Cumbie, Dick Hubbard, Jim Manuel | |
| 07:04 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:04 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Salvatore Esposito comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Heil - foul #2 on Robert Heil, team foul #10 | 24-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Costa (SG) Lorenzo Rosales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski (SF), Dick Hubbard (PF) Marvin Anderson, Robert Heil | |
| 06:37 | American U. | Salvatore Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Salvatore Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 06:16 | American U. | The rebound goes to Salvatore Esposito | 25-15 |
| 06:02 | American U. | Lester Tincher makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Salvatore Esposito | 28-15 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Gary Rewakowski | 28-17 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Walter Connery loses the dribble to John Lobdell | 28-17 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the easy layup | 28-17 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 04:50 | American U. | Domenic Costa scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Connery | 31-19 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Stankowitz is called for the reach on Gary Rewakowski - foul #2 on Ralph Stankowitz, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Bruski (SG), Lorenzo Rosales (SF), Michael Griffith (PF), Ekon Abeyta (C) Walter Connery, Domenic Costa, Ralph Stankowitz, Lester Tincher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Jim Manuel (PF), Marvin Anderson (C) John Smith, John Lobdell, Dick Hubbard, Ralph Baker | |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:07 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Joseph Bruski and he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #11 | 33-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Connery (PG) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Thompson, Gary Rewakowski | |
| 04:07 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Marvin Anderson is blocked by Ekon Abeyta | 33-21 |
| 03:59 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michael Griffith | 33-21 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales lays it in | 35-21 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Connery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bruski (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Rosales (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ekon Abeyta (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) SF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Manuel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Ekon Abeyta swats the layup by Jim Manuel | 35-21 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie gets the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 03:15 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 03:14 | American U. | Lorenzo Rosales tips it home | 37-24 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Jim Manuel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Griffith - foul #1 on Michael Griffith, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Garf Zuwkowski (PG), Domenic Costa (SG), Ralph Stankowitz (SF) Walter Connery, Joseph Bruski, Lorenzo Rosales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Russell Callahan (SF), Robert Heil (PF) John Smith, Christopher Cumbie, Marvin Anderson, Ralph Baker | |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Jim Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Jim Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:47 | American U. | Michael Griffith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-26 |
| 02:21 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ralph Stankowitz | 40-26 |
| 02:18 | American U. | Garf Zuwkowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski (SF), Dick Hubbard (C) Russell Callahan, Jim Manuel | |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-26 |
| 02:05 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 01:50 | American U. | Michael Griffith can't finish the layup | 40-26 |
| 01:48 | American U. | Domenic Costa snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Garf Zuwkowski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Stankowitz | 42-26 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Heil | 42-28 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Garf Zuwkowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 45-28 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 00:48 | American U. | Ralph Stankowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-28 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard banks in the layup set up by Robert Thompson | 45-30 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Ekon Abeyta knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-30 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 47-30 |