| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Haynes | 31-27 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pawlak | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Haynes | 33-30 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Gaiser | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Ono and the foul's on Tommy Brown - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Michael McNish, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Ono steals the ball from Jerry Gaiser | 36-32 |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gaiser - foul #1 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SF) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Anthony Engelman | |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher misses short on a runner from the right block | 36-32 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jessie Hazel | 36-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF) Jessie Hazel | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Lawrence Meredith | 36-34 |
| 16:56 | South Alabama | Michael McNish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | South Alabama | Michael McNish can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | South Alabama | Michael McNish tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee scores on a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:12 | South Alabama | Michael McNish connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Gary | 41-37 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 41-37 |
| 15:47 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Kurz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Fisher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | South Alabama | David Swarts takes the ball from Patrick Gary | 41-37 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, Michael McNish, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Phillip Myers, David Swarts | |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-37 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Pawlak - foul #1 on William Pawlak, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 14:30 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Brown | 42-42 |
| 14:08 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington loses the dribble to Anthony Engelman | 42-42 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Darlington | 42-42 |
| 13:41 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Ono | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Haynes - foul #3 on Gary Haynes, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Joshua Craft (C) Richard Ono, David Thomas, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, Anthony Engelman | |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:19 | South Alabama | Michael McNish connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Neal | 47-44 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Darlington | 47-44 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Frank Neal connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Haynes | 50-44 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:20 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Darlington | 50-47 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Frank Neal comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-47 |
| 12:00 | South Alabama | Michael McNish tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-47 |
| 11:40 | South Alabama | Michael McNish gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Frank Neal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Darlington (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Craft (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fairly fresh) SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Pawlak (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jessie Hazel (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Mecham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Alabama | Joseph Mecham takes the ball from Joshua Craft | 52-47 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski's pass is intercepted by Frank Neal in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 11:19 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Haynes - foul #4 on Gary Haynes, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Frank Neal, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Tommy Brown, Jessie Hazel, Joseph Mecham | |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David Hein | 54-48 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Gaiser | 54-50 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | David Hein slams it home on a great pass from Richard Ono | 56-50 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman clanks a turnaround in the paint | 56-50 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 56-50 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:47 | South Alabama | David Hein is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Keith Fisher (SF) Richard Ono, David Thomas, David Hein | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF) Larry Bybee, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Keith Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Fisher, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) Michael McNish | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington (PF) Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Swarts - foul #2 on David Swarts, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Frank Neal, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham (C) Anthony Engelman | |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Gaiser | 58-55 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Darlington (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Mecham (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Meredith - foul #1 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Craft (C) Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), Phillip Myers (PF) Jerry Gaiser, David Swarts | |
| 07:26 | South Alabama | Michael McNish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 07:25 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:19 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mecham | 58-55 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Marvin Kurz (C) Patrick Gary, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:01 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-55 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown's pass is intercepted by Richard Ono in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Ono | 60-55 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 06:39 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | Richard Ono clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 06:32 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Richard Ono can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-55 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joel Palmer | 60-58 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 60-58 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith makes the wide open jumper from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 05:18 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 05:17 | South Alabama | Michael McNish hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Ono is called for the reach on Joel Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Keith Fisher (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Joshua Craft, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), William Pawlak (SF), David Swarts (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Tommy Brown, Lawrence Meredith, Phillip Myers, Joseph Mecham | |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski's floater is knocked away by Keith Fisher | 62-60 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | David Swarts swats the short shot by Frank Neal | 62-60 |
| 04:47 | South Alabama | David Hein tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Keith Fisher - foul #2 on Keith Fisher, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington (PF) Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG) Theodore Wichrowski | |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:14 | South Alabama | David Hein makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Thomas | 67-62 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 03:45 | South Alabama | Frank Neal snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gaiser - foul #2 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Ronald Follmer (C) Frank Neal, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF) Larry Bybee, William Pawlak, David Swarts | |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Follmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Gary is called for the reach on Jerry Gaiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Gary, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Gaiser | 69-65 |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | David Hein blows the dunk | 69-65 |
| 02:39 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:27 | South Alabama | Jerry Gaiser is called for the reach on Patrick Gary - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Marvin Kurz (PF) David Hein, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Phillip Myers (PF) Jerry Gaiser, Anthony Engelman | |
| 02:27 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Theodore Wichrowski | 69-67 |
| 01:58 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:50 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz buries a jumper from the right side | 71-67 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-67 |
| 01:32 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael McNish | 71-67 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #2 on Phillip Myers, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Richard Ono, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), William Pawlak (SF), Anthony Engelman (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Joel Palmer, Jessie Hazel | |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Jerry Gaiser and the foul's on Ronald Follmer - foul #1 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | South Alabama | Tommy Brown is called for the reach on Michael McNish - foul #2 on Tommy Brown, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:41 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:41 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Myers | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is hacked by Tommy Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Brown, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:34 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 00:25 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer is hacked by Tommy Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Brown, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:23 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is hacked by Jimmy Darlington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Darlington, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) David Thomas, David Hein | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gaiser - foul #4 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown snags the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak's pass is intercepted by David Hein | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | South Alabama | David Hein banks in the layup | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 81-73 |