| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Thomas Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Roa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis McBryar (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses long on a runner near the basket | 34-39 |
| 19:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Difranco | 36-39 |
| 18:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ferdinand Hernandez steals the ball from Louis McBryar | 36-39 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Ferrill | 39-39 |
| 17:52 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:19 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman is hacked by Eric Butler - foul #2 on Eric Butler, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (PG), Brian Dillard (SG), William Wilcinski (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) David Ferrill, Richard Difranco, Eric Butler, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Camp (PG) Thomas Pipkin | |
| 17:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Camp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao is hacked by James Herman - foul #2 on James Herman, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Kenneth Bingman (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Joseph Tucker (PF), Billy Horne (C) William Fraley, Daniel Roa, Louis McBryar, James Herman | |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard banks in the layup on a great pass from William Wilcinski | 41-41 |
| 16:01 | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Allen Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wilcinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Tony Camp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bingman (fresh) SF - Joseph Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Horne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Wilcinski | 43-41 |
| 15:26 | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:25 | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:10 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Wilcinski swats the short shot by Billy Horne | 43-41 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Wilcinski, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Eric Butler (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Brian Dillard, William Wilcinski, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Thomas Pipkin (PG), William Fraley (SG), Daniel Roa (SF), Louis McBryar (PF), James Herman (C) Tony Camp, Kenneth Bingman, Joseph Young, Joseph Tucker, Billy Horne | |
| 14:32 | Wayne St. (NE) | Thomas Pipkin is hacked by David Ferrill - foul #1 on David Ferrill, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Allen Schwald | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 14:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Pipkin | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco is denied on a layup by James Herman | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Butler | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | James Herman swats the shot by David Ferrill | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:15 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 43-44 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 13:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Louis McBryar | 43-44 |
| 12:53 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Difranco - foul #1 on Richard Difranco, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Richard Difranco, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 12:53 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:53 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill connects on the floater from the left side set up by Eric Butler | 45-45 |
| 12:17 | Wayne St. (NE) | Allen Schwald steals the ball from William Fraley | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao is open and lays it up and in set up by Allen Schwald | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Thomas Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Fraley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Roa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis McBryar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Herman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Butler | 47-45 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Louis McBryar is called for the reach on Zhong Zhao - foul #1 on Louis McBryar, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Joel Hurst (C) Eric Butler, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Camp (PG), Kenneth Bingman (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Joseph Tucker (PF), Billy Horne (C) Thomas Pipkin, William Fraley, Daniel Roa, Louis McBryar, James Herman | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is denied on a layup by Billy Horne | 47-45 |
| 10:58 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Billy Horne | 47-45 |
| 10:35 | Wayne St. (NE) | Billy Horne scores on a jumper from the right block | 47-47 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tucker - foul #1 on Joseph Tucker, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SF), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Allen Schwald, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa (SF), Louis McBryar (PF) Joseph Young, Joseph Tucker | |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is whistled for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG) Richard Difranco | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 09:36 | Wayne St. (NE) | Billy Horne misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 09:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 09:33 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 49-49 |
| 09:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Camp is hacked by Ferdinand Hernandez - foul #3 on Ferdinand Hernandez, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Joel Hurst (C) Allen Schwald, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Thomas Pipkin (PG), William Fraley (SG), James Herman (C) Tony Camp, Kenneth Bingman, Billy Horne | |
| 08:50 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley is hacked by Ferdinand Hernandez - foul #4 on Ferdinand Hernandez, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (PF) Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 08:40 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joel Hurst | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Zhong Zhao is called for the reach on Louis McBryar - foul #2 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (PG), William Wilcinski (PF) David Ferrill, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Young (SF) Daniel Roa | |
| 08:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF), Zhong Zhao (C) Richard Difranco, Eric Butler, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Tucker (PF) Louis McBryar | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wilcinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Thomas Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Tucker scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Pipkin | 51-53 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill banks in the layup set up by Allen Schwald | 53-53 |
| 06:49 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Allen Schwald, William Wilcinski, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa (SF) Joseph Young | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst is alone and drills a floater from close range | 55-53 |
| 06:17 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:03 | Wayne St. (NE) | Joseph Tucker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler is fouled on the floor by Daniel Roa - foul #3 on Daniel Roa, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (PG), Brian Dillard (SG), Zhong Zhao (C) David Ferrill, Richard Difranco, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Camp (PG), Kenneth Bingman (SG), Louis McBryar (PF), Billy Horne (C) Thomas Pipkin, William Fraley, Joseph Tucker, James Herman | |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Ferdinand Hernandez is blocked by Louis McBryar | 55-53 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 05:23 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Allen Schwald | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Richard Difranco (SG), William Wilcinski (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Allen Schwald, Brian Dillard, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 04:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Tony Camp | 55-55 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Bingman picks off the pass by Ferdinand Hernandez | 55-55 |
| 03:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 03:58 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar tips it home | 55-57 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Bingman is called for the reach on David Ferrill - foul #2 on Kenneth Bingman, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) Richard Difranco, William Wilcinski, Joel Hurst | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Thomas Pipkin (PG), William Fraley (SG), Joseph Young (SF), James Herman (C) Tony Camp, Kenneth Bingman, Daniel Roa, Billy Horne | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Thomas Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis McBryar (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - James Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits a jump hook from close range set up by Allen Schwald | 57-57 |
| 03:19 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar misses the floater from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis McBryar - foul #2 on Louis McBryar, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Allen Schwald | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:28 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Difranco - foul #2 on Richard Difranco, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Eric Butler, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 02:28 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:28 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst buries a floater from the right side set up by Allen Schwald | 61-59 |
| 01:45 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley knocks in the shot from the right side | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao tips it home | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar buries a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Zhong Zhao - foul #3 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SF), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Allen Schwald, Zhong Zhao | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Daniel Roa (SF) Joseph Young | |
| 01:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | The offensive rebound goes to James Herman | 63-63 |
| 00:54 | Wayne St. (NE) | Louis McBryar hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Pipkin | 63-65 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Louis McBryar swats the layup by David Ferrill | 63-65 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 00:26 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman is fouled in the backcourt by David Ferrill - foul #2 on David Ferrill, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| 00:23 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:23 | Wayne St. (NE) | James Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | Richard Difranco is called for the reach on William Fraley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Difranco, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Wayne St. (NE) | Thomas Pipkin gets the rebound | 65-68 |