| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - William Blakeley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Sultan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Weaver (fresh) 1 pts. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Towson | Justin Greene inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Towson | Greg Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 19:40 | Towson | Greg Sultan grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:25 | Towson | Justin Greene hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Towson | Justin Greene snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 19:07 | Towson | Fred Newbold swats the shot by William Blakeley | 40-35 |
| 19:06 | Towson | William Blakeley tips it home | 40-37 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Calvin Wagner | 42-37 |
| 18:51 | Towson | Greg Sultan buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Justin Greene | 42-40 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Norman Weaver steals the ball from Fred Newbold | 42-40 |
| 18:24 | Towson | Russell Taylor makes the runner in the paint | 42-42 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the dunk attempt | 42-42 |
| 18:02 | Towson | Justin Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:56 | Towson | Greg Sultan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Glenn | 44-42 |
| 17:26 | Towson | Greg Sultan buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Weaver | 44-44 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Glen Sisk | 46-44 |
| 17:05 | Towson | Russell Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Weaver | 46-46 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Grant Glenn | 48-46 |
| 16:25 | Towson | Greg Sultan is hacked by Grant Glenn - foul #2 on Grant Glenn, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Tony Maples (SG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (PF), Fritz Adams (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Towson | Raymond Smith (PG), Joseph Mifflin (SG), Ricky Bacon (SF), Felipe Rodriguez (C) William Blakeley, Greg Sultan, Justin Greene, Russell Taylor | |
| 16:11 | Towson | Norman Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker makes the floater from the left side set up by Tony Maples | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Maples (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fritz Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Mifflin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Bacon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Weaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Towson | Ricky Bacon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Schultheis | 50-46 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-46 |
| 15:29 | Towson | Ricky Bacon pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:09 | Towson | Raymond Smith connects on the runner from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams hits a driving attempt from close range | 52-48 |
| 14:23 | Towson | Norman Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-48 |
| 14:21 | Towson | Ricky Bacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:07 | Towson | Ricky Bacon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 14:06 | Towson | Raymond Smith hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-50 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John tips it home | 54-50 |
| 13:25 | Towson | Ricky Bacon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Frankie John - foul #3 on Frankie John, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Walter Parker, Tony Maples, Frankie John, John Schultheis, Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Towson | William Blakeley (PG), Charles Devore (SG), Carl Hardy (PF), Russell Taylor (C) Raymond Smith, Joseph Mifflin, Norman Weaver, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| 13:25 | Towson | Ricky Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:25 | Towson | Ricky Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Towson | Justin Greene (SF) Ricky Bacon | |
| 12:48 | Towson | William Blakeley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Greene | 54-54 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 56-54 |
| 12:07 | Towson | Russell Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Hardy - foul #4 on Carl Hardy, team foul #1 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Towson | Norman Weaver (PF) Carl Hardy | |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:51 | Towson | Norman Weaver gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - William Blakeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Devore (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Justin Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Weaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Towson | Charles Devore misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Calvin Wagner - foul #1 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams (SF) Calvin Wagner | |
| Subs | Towson | Joseph Mifflin (PF) Norman Weaver | |
| 11:29 | Towson | Charles Devore makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:29 | Towson | Charles Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Justin Greene steps in front of the Grant Glenn pass | 57-56 |
| 10:52 | Towson | James Chacko swats the short shot by Russell Taylor | 57-56 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn connects on the shot from close range set up by James Chacko and the foul's on Charles Devore - foul #4 on Charles Devore, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF) Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Towson | Greg Sultan (SG), Norman Weaver (PF), Ricky Bacon (C) Charles Devore, Justin Greene, Russell Taylor | |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:23 | Towson | Greg Sultan is hacked by Grant Glenn - foul #3 on Grant Glenn, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Tony Maples (SG) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn | |
| Subs | Towson | | |
| 10:00 | Towson | James Chacko blocks the short jumper by Ricky Bacon | 60-56 |
| 09:59 | Towson | Norman Weaver tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold banks in the layup and the foul's on Ricky Bacon - foul #2 on Ricky Bacon, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner (SF), John Schultheis (PF) Frankie John, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Towson | Raymond Smith (PG), Felipe Rodriguez (C) William Blakeley, Joseph Mifflin | |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 09:15 | Towson | Felipe Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Fred Newbold, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (C) Tony Maples, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Towson | Justin Greene (SF) Norman Weaver | |
| 09:15 | Towson | Felipe Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 09:15 | Towson | Felipe Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis can't finish the layup | 63-59 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker can't tip it in | 63-59 |
| 08:57 | Towson | Ricky Bacon snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:51 | Towson | Calvin Wagner steps in front of the Greg Sultan pass | 63-59 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis is fouled on the floor by Ricky Bacon - foul #3 on Ricky Bacon, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), James Chacko (PF) Walter Parker, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Towson | William Blakeley (PG), Joseph Mifflin (PF), Russell Taylor (C) Raymond Smith, Ricky Bacon, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn blows the layup | 63-59 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis tips it home | 65-59 |
| 07:42 | Towson | Greg Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Schultheis | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Schultheis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - William Blakeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Sultan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Mifflin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Chacko | 65-59 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 07:04 | Towson | Greg Sultan grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 06:44 | Towson | Justin Greene hits the finger roll set up by William Blakeley | 65-61 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 67-61 |
| 06:11 | Towson | William Blakeley makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Grant Glenn | 69-64 |
| 05:50 | Towson | Joseph Mifflin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Tony Maples (SG), Frankie John (SF), Fred Newbold (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Towson | Raymond Smith (PG), Charles Devore (SG), Ricky Bacon (SF), Carl Hardy (PF) William Blakeley, Greg Sultan, Justin Greene, Joseph Mifflin | |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John double dribbles | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Towson | Felipe Rodriguez (C) Russell Taylor | |
| 05:15 | Towson | Carl Hardy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 69-64 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 05:06 | Towson | Raymond Smith snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 04:53 | Towson | Raymond Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Towson | William Blakeley (PG), Norman Weaver (PF) Raymond Smith, Felipe Rodriguez | |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker is hacked by Norman Weaver - foul #2 on Norman Weaver, team foul #5 | 69-64 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John blows the layup | 69-64 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Walter Parker | 71-64 |
| 04:01 | Towson | Walter Parker is called for the reach on William Blakeley - foul #2 on Walter Parker, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG) Tony Maples | |
| Subs | Towson | Russell Taylor (C) Carl Hardy | |
| 03:45 | Towson | Russell Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Russell Taylor, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), James Chacko (PF) Walter Parker, Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Towson | Joseph Mifflin (SF) Ricky Bacon | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Sisk | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Towson | PG - William Blakeley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Mifflin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Norman Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Towson | William Blakeley drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Russell Taylor | 74-67 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | William Blakeley steals the ball from Fred Newbold | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Towson | William Blakeley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Glen Sisk - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner (SF), John Schultheis (C) Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Towson | Greg Sultan (SG), Justin Greene (SF), Carl Hardy (PF) Charles Devore, Joseph Mifflin, Norman Weaver | |
| 02:30 | Towson | William Blakeley misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:30 | Towson | William Blakeley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Greg Sultan steals the ball from James Chacko | 74-68 |
| 02:09 | Towson | William Blakeley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Greg Sultan | 74-70 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-70 |
| 01:44 | Towson | Justin Greene snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 01:44 | Towson | Towson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Towson | Charles Devore (SG), Norman Weaver (PF) Greg Sultan, Carl Hardy | |
| 01:32 | Towson | Charles Devore misses the 3 from straight away | 74-70 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 01:25 | Towson | Russell Taylor gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:05 | Towson | Russell Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Devore | 74-72 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko clanks a runner in the paint | 74-72 |
| 00:47 | Towson | Justin Greene pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | Towson | James Chacko steals the ball from Charles Devore | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | William Blakeley is called for the reach on James Chacko in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Blakeley, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:28 | Towson | Norman Weaver grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 00:20 | Towson | Grant Glenn steals it from Charles Devore | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is hacked by Charles Devore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Devore, team foul #8 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG) Grant Glenn | |
| Subs | Towson | Greg Sultan (SG) Charles Devore | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Towson | Towson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Towson | William Blakeley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Towson | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Greene | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | Towson | Greg Sultan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:09 | Towson | William Blakeley gets the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | Towson | William Blakeley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko is hacked by Greg Sultan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Sultan, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (C) Calvin Wagner, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Towson | | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Towson | Greg Sultan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-72 |