| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew lays it in set up by Marty Allen | 40-24 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Marty Allen is called for the reach on Raymond Collar - foul #2 on Marty Allen, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Collar | 40-27 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales drills a fadeaway from the right side | 42-27 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances is hacked by Victor Perales - foul #2 on Victor Perales, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (C) Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 42-29 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Charles Leary (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), David Browder (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Victor Perales, Marty Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Christopher Volpe (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-29 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Browder - foul #1 on David Browder, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Volpe | 42-30 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad's pass is intercepted by Charles Leary in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Wilder - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Marty Allen (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Billy Lane, Charles Leary, Nicholas Wilder, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Dewey Lee, Chester Connery | |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Barta | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barta (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Volpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Hyde and he's hacked by Morris Frances - foul #1 on Morris Frances, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SG), John Cox (C) Joseph Barta, Christopher Volpe | |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | John Cox gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad's floater is tipped away by Marty Allen | 46-33 |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elmer Drew | 46-33 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde buries a shot from the left side set up by Victor Perales | 48-33 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | John Cox misses the dunk attempt | 48-33 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar gets the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Morris Frances | 48-35 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-35 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elmer Drew and the foul's on Morris Frances - foul #2 on Morris Frances, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Charles Leary (SG), Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Christopher Volpe (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Bennie Ahmad, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Lane | 51-35 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Charles Leary picks off the pass by Dewey Lee in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses short on a runner from close range | 51-35 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe loses the dribble to Victor Perales in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales lays it in | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Dewey Lee | 53-37 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Lane | 55-37 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 55-40 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder's pass is intercepted by Chester Connery | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Perales - foul #3 on Victor Perales, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Marty Allen (PF), Richard Hilton (C) Billy Lane, Charles Leary, Victor Perales, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Bennie Ahmad (SF), James Mitchem (C) Mark Thompson, Christopher Volpe, Chester Connery | |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marty Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Hilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Barta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchem (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from William Howard | 57-41 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad and he's hacked by Carlos Hyde - foul #1 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew (C) Richard Hilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), John Cox (C) Bennie Ahmad, Joseph Barta, James Mitchem | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Collar | 57-47 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde hits the finger roll set up by William Howard and he's fouled by Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SG) Dewey Lee | |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sam Johnson - foul #1 on Sam Johnson, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Charles Leary (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Eric Kass (PF) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Nicholas Wilder, Marty Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen (SF), Joseph Barta (PF), James Mitchem (C) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, John Cox | |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson is hacked by Fred Wainscott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Wainscott, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (C) Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Lane | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | James Mitchem misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane is called for traveling | 65-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Marty Allen (PF), David Browder (C) Billy Lane, Charles Leary, Eric Kass, Richard Hilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Christopher Volpe (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Arthur Bowen, James Mitchem | |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson (PG) Joseph Barta | |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde is hacked by Chester Connery - foul #1 on Chester Connery, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Eric Kass (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Carlos Hyde, Fred Wainscott, Marty Allen, David Browder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), John Cox (C) Bennie Ahmad, Christopher Volpe, Chester Connery | |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kass knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Billy Lane and the foul's on Morris Frances - foul #3 on Morris Frances, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (SG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Joseph Barta (SG) Mark Thompson, Dewey Lee | |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kass makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Billy Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Leary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Kass (fresh) 8 pts. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 68-52 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen (PF) Eric Kass | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | John Cox is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Barta | 68-54 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen buries a floater from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits a jump hook from the right block | 72-54 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Sam Johnson | 72-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Fred Wainscott (C) Billy Lane, Charles Leary, Nicholas Wilder, Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Christopher Volpe (C) Joseph Barta, John Cox | |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott hits a shot near the basket set up by Victor Perales | 74-56 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Victor Perales steals it from Morris Frances | 74-56 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses the lay-in | 74-56 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | William Howard steals the ball from Sam Johnson | 74-56 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde lays it up and in set up by William Howard | 76-56 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Victor Perales picks off the pass by Raymond Collar | 76-56 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott is whistled for a carry | 76-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Charles Leary (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), David Browder (PF), Richard Hilton (C) William Howard, Carlos Hyde, Victor Perales, Marty Allen, Fred Wainscott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson (PG), Bennie Ahmad (SG), Arthur Bowen (SF), Joseph Barta (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Dewey Lee, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, Christopher Volpe | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Thompson | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane is fouled on the floor by Arthur Bowen - foul #2 on Arthur Bowen, team foul #7 | 76-58 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Billy Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Leary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Browder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Connery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary misses the lay-in | 76-58 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Mark Thompson | 76-60 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-60 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery tips it back up and in | 76-62 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Barta steals the ball from Charles Leary | 76-62 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 01:32 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lane - foul #2 on Billy Lane, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (PF) Richard Hilton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe (PF) Arthur Bowen | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Browder | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Connery | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Leary | 81-66 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane pulls down the rebound | 81-66 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Fred Wainscott is blocked by Christopher Volpe | 81-66 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Browder | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane runs out the clock | 81-66 |