| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Donald Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Enciso (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Gagne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Clark | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas lays it in set up by Thomas Roberts | 24-32 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-32 |
| 19:02 | Boston U. | Wesley Gagne grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:56 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso can't finish the layup | 24-32 |
| 18:54 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas tips it in | 26-32 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | Boston U. | Wesley Gagne grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:01 | Boston U. | Wesley Gagne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons is hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta (C) Wesley Gagne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| 16:55 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Boston U. | William Gardner (C) Brian Enciso | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 16:16 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Kenny Tillison (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:16 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - William Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Donald Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Armenta (fresh) PF - Anthony Kallas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Tillison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Boston U. | Joe Ewing steals the ball from Kenneth Armenta | 30-34 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 15:22 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:05 | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-34 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 30-34 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark's floater is tipped away by Anthony Kallas | 30-34 |
| 14:34 | Boston U. | Kenny Tillison gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:25 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts (PG), Brian Enciso (SF), Wesley Gagne (C) Kenneth Armenta, Anthony Kallas, Kenny Tillison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF), David Escamilla (C) John Cargile, James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Michael Wasson | |
| 14:25 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:25 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | William Clark is called for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Arthur Delossantos (SG) Donald Kaspar | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:55 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Delossantos | 35-34 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester hits a turnaround near the basket | 35-36 |
| 13:16 | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts loses the dribble to Michael Simmons | 35-36 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Simmons | 35-38 |
| 13:08 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Roberts | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:53 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:40 | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts is hacked by David Escamilla - foul #2 on David Escamilla, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar (SG), Anthony Kallas (PF) Arthur Delossantos, William Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG), Kevin Clark (SF) Mark Brown, William Clark | |
| 12:29 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wesley Gagne | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta (C) Wesley Gagne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:04 | Boston U. | James Watkins steps in front of the Brian Enciso pass | 41-38 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Watkins | 41-40 |
| 11:50 | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Enciso | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Kaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Enciso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Kallas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Armenta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 11:24 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Brian Enciso | 44-40 |
| 10:57 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:31 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Forrester | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 09:56 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:39 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso is hacked by James Watkins - foul #2 on James Watkins, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Boston U. | William Gardner (PG), Arthur Delossantos (SG), Wesley Gagne (C) Thomas Roberts, Donald Kaspar, Brian Enciso | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 09:20 | Boston U. | Arthur Delossantos connects on the floater in the lane | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't tip it in | 46-46 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 46-48 |
| 08:35 | Boston U. | William Gardner scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Armenta and he's fouled by John Cargile - foul #1 on John Cargile, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar (SG), Walter Scaife (SF), Alfred Williams (PF) Arthur Delossantos, Kenneth Armenta, Anthony Kallas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:35 | Boston U. | William Gardner makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's pass is intercepted by William Gardner | 49-48 |
| 08:05 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts (PG), Kenny Tillison (C) Walter Scaife, Wesley Gagne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG) Kevin Clark | |
| 08:05 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:05 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown's pass is intercepted by Alfred Williams | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Williams (fresh) C - Kenny Tillison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's pass is intercepted by Donald Kaspar | 51-48 |
| 07:06 | Boston U. | Alfred Williams is hacked by Joe Ewing - foul #2 on Joe Ewing, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Brian Enciso (SF) Kenny Tillison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF), David Escamilla (C) Mark Brown, Joe Ewing, Michael Wasson | |
| 07:06 | Boston U. | Alfred Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:06 | Boston U. | Alfred Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester is hacked by Alfred Williams - foul #2 on Alfred Williams, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas (PF), Kenneth Armenta (C) Alfred Williams, William Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG) John Cargile | |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 06:48 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Armenta | 53-48 |
| 06:30 | Boston U. | Kenneth Armenta scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Roberts | 55-48 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 06:16 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 05:58 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Roberts | 57-48 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-48 |
| 05:39 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:22 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar misses the jump hook in the paint | 57-48 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Roberts picks off the pass by David Escamilla | 57-48 |
| 04:41 | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts's floater is tipped away by David Escamilla | 57-48 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | William Gardner (PG), Arthur Delossantos (SG), Wesley Gagne (C) Thomas Roberts, Donald Kaspar, Kenneth Armenta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 03:52 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Boston U. | PG - William Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Arthur Delossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Enciso (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Kallas (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Gagne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Delossantos is called for the reach on John Cargile - foul #2 on Arthur Delossantos, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Walter Scaife (SF), Alfred Williams (PF) Brian Enciso, Anthony Kallas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile knocks in the shot from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 03:13 | Boston U. | Walter Scaife can't connect on a floater from the right block | 57-50 |
| 03:12 | Boston U. | Walter Scaife can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wasson | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Cargile and he's fouled by Alfred Williams - foul #3 on Alfred Williams, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Boston U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), David Escamilla (C) William Clark, Michael Wasson | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:58 | Boston U. | Arthur Delossantos buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Boston U. | Thomas Roberts (PG), Donald Kaspar (SG), Brian Enciso (SF), Anthony Kallas (PF) William Gardner, Arthur Delossantos, Walter Scaife, Alfred Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), James Watkins (SG), Jerry Forrester (PF) John Cargile, Mark Brown, Joe Ewing | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark is hacked by Brian Enciso - foul #3 on Brian Enciso, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 01:59 | Boston U. | Jerry Forrester steals the ball from Donald Kaspar | 59-55 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 01:41 | Boston U. | The rebound goes to Brian Enciso | 59-55 |
| 01:29 | Boston U. | Michael Simmons steps in front of the Donald Kaspar pass | 59-55 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits the finger roll set up by Michael Simmons | 59-57 |
| 01:04 | Boston U. | Brian Enciso clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 59-57 |
| 01:02 | Boston U. | Anthony Kallas tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 61-57 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Boston U. | Wesley Gagne misses badly on a shot near the basket | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Escamilla | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Roberts - foul #3 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:07 | Boston U. | Boston U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar is hacked by David Escamilla - foul #3 on David Escamilla, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Boston U. | Donald Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston U. | Boston U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 63-61 |