| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Green (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Patel | 36-39 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Lee is denied by Edward Green | 36-39 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable hits a jumper from the left block set up by Edward Gardener | 36-41 |
| 18:47 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Warren | 38-41 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Edens denies the turnaround by Edward Gardener | 38-41 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 18:12 | Appalachian State | Edward Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:54 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lewis Rohe - foul #3 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF) Lewis Rohe | |
| 17:54 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:54 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Edens - foul #3 on Paul Edens, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Forrest (PF) Paul Edens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 17:15 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Edward Green | 38-42 |
| 17:03 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG) Lawrence Patel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Edward Gardener | |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 38-42 |
| 16:39 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Forrest | 38-42 |
| 16:21 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro is hacked by Erik Joyce - foul #2 on Erik Joyce, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome (SF), Robin Preece (C) Cody Spadaro, Edward Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Paul Davis (C) Robert Lee, Darryl Gable | |
| 16:05 | Appalachian State | John Forrest misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG) Frank Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson (SG) John Wilson | |
| 16:05 | Appalachian State | John Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:05 | Appalachian State | John Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses the dunk attempt | 40-42 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Broome (fresh) PF - John Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Preece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce can't connect on a shot from the right block | 40-42 |
| 15:25 | Appalachian State | John Forrest gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:56 | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Warren (SG), Cody Spadaro (SF), Paul Edens (PF), Edward Green (C) Sean Richard, Kenneth Broome, John Forrest, Robin Preece | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Edens - foul #4 on Paul Edens, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Tad Clark (PF) Paul Edens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:45 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:29 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel is hacked by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robin Preece (PF) Tad Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:14 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Edward Green | 42-43 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 13:54 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Edward Green | 42-43 |
| 13:34 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Warren | 45-43 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), John Forrest (PF) Lawrence Patel, Robin Preece | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:04 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard is fouled on the floor by Edward Gardener - foul #1 on Edward Gardener, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 12:57 | Appalachian State | John Forrest clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Darryl Gable | 45-43 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 12:27 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Richard | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | John Forrest is called for the reach on Lewis Rohe - foul #2 on John Forrest, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Tad Clark (C) Edward Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe's layup is rejected by John Forrest | 48-46 |
| 11:59 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:48 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Robin Preece (C) Frank Warren, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:48 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:48 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Price | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Sean Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Riley (fresh) SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tad Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Preece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Appalachian State | Sean Richard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:12 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:57 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Richard | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lewis Rohe | 53-50 |
| 10:10 | Appalachian State | Henry Riley scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Lee | 55-53 |
| 09:34 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Price | 55-53 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses the easy layup | 55-53 |
| 09:08 | Appalachian State | Henry Riley gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:58 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Tad Clark | 57-53 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Henry Riley steals the ball from Paul Davis | 57-53 |
| 08:34 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro lays it in on a great pass from Henry Riley | 59-53 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-53 |
| 08:19 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 08:03 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Richard and he's hacked by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Frank Warren (SG), John Forrest (PF), Edward Green (C) Sean Richard, Henry Riley, Tad Clark, Robin Preece | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| 08:03 | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 62-53 |
| 07:38 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Cody Spadaro | 62-53 |
| 07:22 | Appalachian State | Edward Green comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Gardener - foul #2 on Edward Gardener, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kenneth Broome (SF), Paul Edens (PF) Cody Spadaro, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:22 | Appalachian State | Edward Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:22 | Appalachian State | Edward Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Broome (fresh) PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Edward Green (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Erik Joyce | 64-56 |
| 06:38 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Patel | 67-56 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Darryl Gable | 67-58 |
| 06:13 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses the lay-in | 67-58 |
| 06:11 | Appalachian State | Edward Green grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 05:53 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 05:23 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:11 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Warren | 69-58 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Cody Spadaro (SF) Kenneth Broome | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Erik Joyce | |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe loses the dribble to Frank Warren | 69-58 |
| 04:40 | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Warren | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Appalachian State | Edward Gardener swats the dunk try by Cody Spadaro | 71-58 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 03:41 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Gardener - foul #3 on Edward Gardener, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Edward Gardener | |
| 03:36 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:36 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 71-58 |
| 03:22 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Lawrence Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Warren (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cody Spadaro (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Edens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Edward Green (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Paul Edens is whistled for a carry | 71-58 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is hacked by Paul Edens - foul #5 on Paul Edens, team foul #4 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Sean Richard (PG), John Forrest (PF) Lawrence Patel, Paul Edens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Wilson and the foul's on Frank Warren - foul #2 on Frank Warren, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robin Preece (C) Edward Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis (C) Darryl Gable | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses the free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:35 | Appalachian State | Robin Preece pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 02:35 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| 02:15 | Appalachian State | Frank Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Henry Riley (SG), Kenneth Broome (SF) Frank Warren, Cody Spadaro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe | |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce is denied on a layup by Robin Preece | 71-60 |
| 02:05 | Appalachian State | John Forrest grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 01:47 | Appalachian State | John Forrest can't connect on a floater in the paint | 71-60 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shad Gerdes | 71-63 |
| 01:27 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lawrence Patel (PG), Frank Warren (SG), Cody Spadaro (SF), Edward Green (C) Sean Richard, Henry Riley, Kenneth Broome, Robin Preece | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| 00:58 | Appalachian State | Edward Green clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 71-63 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Edward Green gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Appalachian State | Edward Green is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilson - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Schultz (PG), Sean Richard (SG), Robin Preece (PF) Lawrence Patel, Frank Warren, John Forrest | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Appalachian State | Edward Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:48 | Appalachian State | Edward Green makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener hits the follow up shot | 73-65 |
| 00:41 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Tad Clark (PF) Edward Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | David Schultz is hacked by John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Wilson, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG) John Wilson | |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | Appalachian State | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the driving attempt in the paint | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Tad Clark snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | David Schultz runs out the clock | 75-65 |