| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Holm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 19:41 | Howard | Timothy Earls pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:33 | Howard | John Holm denies the turnaround by Theron Gorman | 35-34 |
| 19:32 | Howard | Peter McCain gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Bernard Jones picks off the pass by Bruce Wolf | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Jones | 37-34 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Peter McCain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:45 | Howard | Theron Gorman tips it in | 37-36 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-36 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Bruce Wolf clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Bruce Wolf can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shannon Brookes | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is hacked by Samuel Lennox - foul #2 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Peter McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:36 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wolf | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | Howard | Theron Gorman drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Wolf | 37-38 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring knocks in the shot from the right block | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | Howard | Samuel Lennox loses the dribble to Bernard Jones | 39-38 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring banks in the layup set up by Bernard Jones | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Holm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter McCain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theron Gorman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Timothy Earls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shannon Brookes - foul #1 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman, Samuel Lennox | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:40 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes is fouled on the floor by Paul Phaneuf - foul #2 on Paul Phaneuf, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG) Timothy Earls | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Phaneuf - foul #3 on Paul Phaneuf, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:00 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Rieder | 43-42 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno tips it in | 45-42 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darwin Cortes | 48-42 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-42 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | Howard | William Rieder grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 13:18 | Howard | William Rieder buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Phaneuf | 48-44 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | Howard | Douglas Bond gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:31 | Howard | Douglas Bond hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:17 | Howard | William Rieder gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Dan Maughan blocks the short jumper by William Rieder | 48-46 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan's pass is intercepted by Douglas Bond | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harriss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Suleski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Phaneuf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rieder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Douglas Bond can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno hits a jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Andrew Brown blows the dunk but he's fouled by Randal Cedeno - foul #2 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Samuel Lennox (C) Jeffrey Deutsch, Paul Phaneuf, Douglas Bond, William Rieder | |
| 10:51 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | John Holm gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Holm clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Lennox - foul #3 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Theron Gorman (PF) Andrew Brown | |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:08 | Howard | Theron Gorman connects on the turnaround from the right block | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Theron Gorman - foul #1 on Theron Gorman, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Samuel Lennox grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:20 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Theron Gorman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 09:01 | Howard | Bruce Wolf grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Bradley Judd takes the ball from Theron Gorman | 53-48 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Lennox - foul #4 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (C) Samuel Lennox | |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Harold Woodring and he's hacked by William Rieder - foul #2 on William Rieder, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:23 | Howard | Theron Gorman gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:04 | Howard | William Rieder misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 55-48 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Theron Gorman denies the turnaround by Bernard Jones | 55-48 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Brookes | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Holm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theron Gorman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Rieder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones loses the dribble to Bruce Wolf | 55-48 |
| 07:09 | Howard | Bruce Wolf lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 06:42 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Theron Gorman takes the ball from Bradley Judd | 57-50 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Theron Gorman misses short on a shot in the paint | 57-50 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 57-50 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Timothy Earls grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Timothy Earls drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Peter McCain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Timothy Earls snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Timothy Earls is fouled on the floor by Shannon Brookes - foul #2 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Paul Phaneuf (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), Andrew Brown (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman, William Rieder | |
| 04:11 | Howard | Samuel Lennox's pass is intercepted by Robert Harriss | 60-53 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Howard | Andrew Brown buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Paul Phaneuf | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randal Cedeno | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harriss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Phaneuf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Howard | Samuel Lennox knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Deutsch | 65-57 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), John Holm (PF) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Peter McCain (SG), William Rieder (PF) Jeffrey Deutsch, Douglas Bond, Andrew Brown | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Randal Cedeno is denied by Samuel Lennox | 65-57 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring connects on the floater from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Randal Cedeno is called for the reach on Peter McCain - foul #3 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, John Holm | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Douglas Bond (SF), Andrew Brown (C) Timothy Earls, Peter McCain, Samuel Lennox | |
| 01:41 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf travels with the ball | 67-57 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bond - foul #1 on Douglas Bond, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:18 | Howard | Andrew Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Deutsch and he's hacked by Randal Cedeno - foul #4 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Jeffrey Deutsch, Douglas Bond, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| 01:03 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is hacked by Paul Phaneuf - foul #4 on Paul Phaneuf, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Adam Suleski (C) Bernard Jones, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG) Paul Phaneuf | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Theron Gorman | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Howard | Samuel Lennox scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Theron Gorman | 67-62 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McCain - foul #2 on Peter McCain, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Earls is called for the reach on John Holm - foul #3 on Timothy Earls, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | Bruce Wolf is fouled on the floor by Randal Cedeno - foul #5 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones (SF), Bradley Judd (C) Randal Cedeno, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:33 | Howard | Harold Woodring steals the ball from Peter McCain | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Peter McCain is called for the reach on John Holm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter McCain, team foul #12 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Theron Gorman gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Samuel Lennox grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Bruce Wolf is fouled on the floor by Bernard Jones - foul #3 on Bernard Jones, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd (C) Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:22 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Earls - foul #4 on Timothy Earls, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Timothy Earls is hacked by Shannon Brookes - foul #3 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd (C) Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:15 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Timothy Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Earls is called for the reach on John Holm in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Earls, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG) Timothy Earls | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Samuel Lennox misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Adam Suleski - foul #2 on Adam Suleski, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), Dan Maughan (PF) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, John Holm | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), William Rieder (PF) Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman | |
| 00:09 | Howard | Samuel Lennox makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Samuel Lennox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Deutsch is called for the reach on Adam Suleski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Deutsch, team foul #15 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF) Eugene Northington, Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Dan Maughan | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF) Paul Phaneuf, Douglas Bond, William Rieder | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter McCain | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes runs out the clock | 76-70 |