| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-39 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Crist and the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | John Crist throws it down on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 49-43 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-43 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor tips it home | 49-45 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Crist | 52-45 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair's pass is intercepted by Leslie Nelson | 52-45 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown lays it in set up by Gerald Suggs | 52-49 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Twombly - foul #2 on Robert Twombly, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | David Clark grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses badly on a floater from close range | 52-49 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Jang | 52-49 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Kurtis Brown | |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) David Clark, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Robert Twombly, Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-51 |
| 15:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Macgregor | 54-51 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-51 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 54-51 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez travels with the ball | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Kevin Blair | |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Russell Macgregor | 54-54 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) John Crist, Lawrence Jackson, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Alton Coleman, Joseph Smith, Kurtis Brown | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | John Overman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leslie Nelson | 57-54 |
| 13:13 | Illinois State | John Overman takes the ball from Robert Twombly | 57-54 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Twombly - foul #3 on Robert Twombly, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson, John Overman, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Kurtis Brown (C) Robert Twombly, Russell Macgregor | |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-54 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Jack Brunelle | |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gerald Suggs | 59-57 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Suggs is called for the reach on Russell Viles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG) Kurtis Brown | |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | John Crist comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Blair - foul #3 on Kevin Blair, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Gerald Suggs | |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Strahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sean Staley | 63-57 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #3 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Overman (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Russell Viles, John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Jack Brunelle (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor, Lonnie Jang | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young banks in the layup on a great pass from John Overman and he's fouled by Jack Brunelle - foul #1 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang (PF) Eric Cantor | |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 66-61 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is fouled on the floor by Jack Brunelle - foul #2 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF) John Overman, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Alton Coleman, Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang | |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | John Crist picks off the pass by Russell Macgregor | 68-61 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor lays it in | 68-63 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Jackson | 70-63 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Lawrence Jackson steals the ball from Russell Macgregor | 70-63 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the follow up shot | 72-63 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 72-63 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly grabs the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses short on a floater from the left block | 72-63 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle Stokes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Blair (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Merle Stokes | 74-63 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair blows the layup | 74-63 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is hacked by Kurtis Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Jack Brunelle (C) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor, Kurtis Brown | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 07:04 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | David Clark hits the follow up shot | 76-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman is hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #5 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #6 | 76-63 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 76-64 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez snags the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the lay-in | 76-64 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the tip | 76-64 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan snags the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 76-64 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Russell Viles and he's fouled by Eric Cantor - foul #2 on Eric Cantor, team foul #10 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Gerald Suggs, Alton Coleman | |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Blair | 78-66 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Kevin Blair - foul #4 on Kevin Blair, team foul #11 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Jack Brunelle, Russell Macgregor | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Overman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Lonnie Jang steps in front of the John Overman pass in the backcourt | 80-69 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-69 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Kurtis Brown is blocked by Calvin Young | 80-69 |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith snags the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown scores on a floater from the right side | 80-71 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Paul Strahan (C) John Overman, Danny Ardoin, Calvin Young, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Lonnie Jang | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a floater from the free throw line | 82-71 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman | |
| 02:20 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | John Crist lays it in | 84-74 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Joseph Smith (SF) Gerald Suggs, Jack Brunelle | |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-74 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown snags the offensive board | 84-74 |
| 01:27 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kurtis Brown | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin loses the dribble to Kevin Blair | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Cantor - foul #3 on Eric Cantor, team foul #12 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (PF) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses long on a shot from the right wing | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the board | 85-79 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Cantor - foul #4 on Eric Cantor, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-79 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 87-79 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Blair - foul #5 on Kevin Blair, team foul #14 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG) Kevin Blair | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Young | 89-79 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor grabs the offensive rebound | 89-79 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 89-79 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the offensive rebound | 89-79 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Macgregor | 89-81 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Eric Cantor is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Cantor, team foul #15 | 89-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SG) Eric Cantor | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 90-81 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-81 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Brunelle - foul #3 on Jack Brunelle, team foul #16 | 90-84 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 91-84 |