| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Edward Kratz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Scull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Allee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Michael Moore | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | Indiana State | Robert Lee is called for the reach on Paul Scull - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG) Robert Lee | |
| 19:03 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee is hacked by Lewis Rohe - foul #1 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:56 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 18:38 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:23 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee drills a jumper from the left side set up by Edward Kratz | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Dennis Cylkowski | 38-33 |
| 17:58 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Wilson | 38-36 |
| 17:19 | Indiana State | Michael Moore misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Wilson | 38-39 |
| 17:02 | Indiana State | Michael Moore is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG) Edward Kratz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson (SG), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) John Wilson, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 16:51 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Atwell | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jimmy Munson (SF), Thomas Hagaman (PF) Johnny Allee, Dennis Cylkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF) Lewis Rohe | |
| 16:13 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erik Joyce - foul #2 on Erik Joyce, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| 16:13 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Indiana State | Jimmy Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Mike Atwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Scull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Munson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Hagaman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell loses the dribble to Dane Nickerson | 41-39 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses the jump hook from the left block | 41-39 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 15:16 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman misses short on a shot from the right block | 41-41 |
| 15:15 | Indiana State | Jimmy Munson tips it home | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis tips it home | 43-43 |
| 14:38 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shad Gerdes - foul #3 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Johnny Allee (SF), Dennis Cylkowski (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Paul Scull, Thomas Hagaman, Michael Moore | |
| 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 | |
| 14:38 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:38 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Lee | 45-46 |
| 14:10 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cylkowski steps in front of the Darryl Gable pass | 45-46 |
| 13:37 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable is fouled on the floor by Gene Johnson - foul #2 on Gene Johnson, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Edward Kratz (PG), Paul Scull (SG), Michael Moore (C) Mike Atwell, Jimmy Munson, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 12:57 | Indiana State | Lewis Rohe steals the ball from Paul Scull | 45-49 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Dennis Cylkowski - foul #3 on Dennis Cylkowski, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses the free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:36 | Indiana State | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:32 | Indiana State | Paul Scull misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Lee - foul #4 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG) Robert Lee | |
| 12:32 | Indiana State | Paul Scull makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:32 | Indiana State | Paul Scull makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 12:23 | Indiana State | Michael Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:03 | Indiana State | Paul Scull knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Kratz | 50-51 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Edward Kratz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Scull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Allee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darryl Gable (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:32 | Indiana State | Michael Moore pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:13 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee connects on the floater from the right block set up by Michael Moore | 52-51 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the driving attempt in the lane | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Moore | 54-53 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable's floater is tipped away by Dennis Cylkowski | 54-53 |
| 10:29 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Paul Scull | 54-53 |
| 10:20 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Lewis Rohe - foul #2 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Jimmy Munson (SG), Thomas Hagaman (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Edward Kratz, Paul Scull, Dennis Cylkowski, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) John Wilson, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 10:20 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:20 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Atwell - foul #2 on Mike Atwell, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:45 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee can't finish the layup | 54-55 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson is fouled on the floor by Mike Atwell - foul #3 on Mike Atwell, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 08:56 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee misses the floater from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Munson - foul #1 on Jimmy Munson, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Edward Kratz (PG), Dennis Cylkowski (PF), Michael Moore (C) Johnny Allee, Thomas Hagaman, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Lewis Rohe (SF) Shad Gerdes, Erik Joyce | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Indiana State | Jimmy Munson snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 08:27 | Indiana State | Paul Davis picks off the pass by Dennis Cylkowski | 54-58 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses the turnaround in the lane | 54-58 |
| 08:02 | Indiana State | Michael Moore snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:41 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 07:40 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:29 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Paul Scull (SG), Johnny Allee (SF) Mike Atwell, Jimmy Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Dane Nickerson, Paul Davis, Nicholas Price | |
| 07:29 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:29 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Gardener | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Edward Kratz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Scull (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Allee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Cylkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 07:22 | Indiana State | Michael Moore snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 07:07 | Indiana State | Paul Scull drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Johnny Allee | 58-58 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Wilson | 58-61 |
| 06:37 | Indiana State | Paul Scull lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Kratz | 60-61 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 06:19 | Indiana State | Michael Moore grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:13 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 06:11 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:02 | Indiana State | The short jumper by Michael Moore is denied by Edward Gardener | 60-61 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:42 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:35 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:34 | Indiana State | Michael Moore gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | Indiana State | Paul Scull misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:54 | Indiana State | Johnny Allee pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:31 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 62-61 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mike Atwell (PG), Jimmy Munson (SF), Thomas Hagaman (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Edward Kratz, Johnny Allee, Dennis Cylkowski, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| 04:02 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Joyce | 62-63 |
| 03:34 | Indiana State | Mike Atwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 03:32 | Indiana State | Thomas Hagaman tips it but misses | 62-63 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Mike Atwell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Scull (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Munson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Hagaman (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 62-63 |
| 03:08 | Indiana State | Gene Johnson grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 03:03 | Indiana State | Paul Scull makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Atwell | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski (PF), Michael Moore (C) Thomas Hagaman, Gene Johnson | |
| 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 | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jimmy Munson - foul #2 on Jimmy Munson, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Edward Kratz (PG) Mike Atwell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:31 | Indiana State | Paul Scull knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Cylkowski | 66-65 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable tips it home | 66-67 |
| 02:03 | Indiana State | Paul Scull misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 02:01 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 68-67 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee's floater is knocked away by Michael Moore | 68-67 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Cylkowski | 68-67 |
| 01:09 | Indiana State | Jimmy Munson snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:56 | Indiana State | Lewis Rohe picks off the pass by Dennis Cylkowski | 68-67 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Munson is called for the reach on Darryl Gable - foul #3 on Jimmy Munson, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Johnny Allee (SF) Jimmy Munson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:35 | Indiana State | Edward Kratz lays it up and in | 70-69 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe's pass is intercepted by Michael Moore | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Indiana State | Paul Scull is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilson - foul #5 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG) John Wilson | |
| 00:16 | Indiana State | Paul Scull makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:16 | Indiana State | Paul Scull makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shad Gerdes | 72-72 |
| 00:07 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana State | Dennis Cylkowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-72 |