| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Orval Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Yanosky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alva Zablonski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Olmo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Padron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Maples (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Dilday (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Winston Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Maples takes the ball from Alva Zablonski | 39-34 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday lays it in set up by David Maples | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Winston Butler - foul #1 on Winston Butler, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | David Maples loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Winston Butler | 40-36 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston hits the easy wide open finger roll | 40-38 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Michael Dark (SG), Larry White (SF), Norman Jones (PF), Jeff McNay (C) Orval Anderson, Harry Yanosky, Alva Zablonski, Jesse Olmo, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley (PG), Dario Wenzel (SG), Joseph Simpson (SF), Michael Munz (PF), Steve White (C) David Maples, Rex Dilday, Winston Butler, Herbert Bailey, Donald Johnston | |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dario Wenzel, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday (SG) Dario Wenzel | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-38 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson tips it in | 42-40 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses the floater from the left block | 42-40 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG), Howard Howard (C) Michael Dark, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston (C) Rex Dilday | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Harry Yanosky and he's hacked by Steve White - foul #2 on Steve White, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein (PF) Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Steve White grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Ingram steals the ball from Michael Munz in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Yanosky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Leibenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Howard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Talley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Munz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-40 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White's layup is rejected by Donald Johnston | 44-40 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard tips it home | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson is hacked by Larry White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry White, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Alva Zablonski (SF), Jesse Olmo (PF) Gerald Ingram, Larry White, Michael Leibenstein | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Maples (PG), Dario Wenzel (SG), Winston Butler (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF) Jason Talley, Michael Munz, Joseph Simpson, Steve White | |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark (SG), Brian Padron (C) Harry Yanosky, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Maples steals it from Michael Dark | 46-40 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | David Maples misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alva Zablonski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | David Maples grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | David Maples is fouled on the floor by Brian Padron - foul #3 on Brian Padron, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Harry Yanosky (SG), Larry White (SF), Norman Jones (PF), Jeff McNay (C) Orval Anderson, Michael Dark, Alva Zablonski, Jesse Olmo, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley (PG), Rex Dilday (SG), Joseph Simpson (SF), Michael Munz (PF), Steve White (C) David Maples, Dario Wenzel, Winston Butler, Herbert Bailey, Donald Johnston | |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram is hacked by Jason Talley - foul #2 on Jason Talley, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rex Dilday - foul #2 on Rex Dilday, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rex Dilday | 47-42 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Simpson | 47-45 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Munz takes the ball from Larry White | 47-45 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Harry Yanosky is called for the reach on Joseph Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Yanosky, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard (C) Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel (PF) Michael Munz | |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-45 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Howard pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steve White steals the ball from Norman Jones | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Yanosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Talley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Dilday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dario Wenzel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Norman Jones is called for the reach on Dario Wenzel - foul #1 on Norman Jones, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Michael Leibenstein (SF), Jesse Olmo (PF) Gerald Ingram, Larry White, Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Ramires (PG), Winston Butler (SF), Donald Johnston (C) Jason Talley, Joseph Simpson, Steve White | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Ramires misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston tips it home | 47-47 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson misses the shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Ramires knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rex Dilday | 47-49 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Leibenstein is hacked by Rex Dilday - foul #3 on Rex Dilday, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark (SG), Alva Zablonski (SF), Jeff McNay (PF), Brian Padron (C) Harry Yanosky, Michael Leibenstein, Jesse Olmo, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Maples (PG), Michael Munz (SG), Herbert Bailey (PF), Steve White (C) Phillip Ramires, Rex Dilday, Dario Wenzel, Donald Johnston | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson tips it in | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Winston Butler | 49-51 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG) Orval Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson (SF), Donald Johnston (C) Winston Butler, Herbert Bailey | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff McNay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Alva Zablonski steals it from Steve White | 51-51 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Steve White gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Steve White connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Simpson | 51-54 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gerald Ingram | 53-54 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston buries a driving attempt from the left block | 53-56 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Dark connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alva Zablonski | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Zablonski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff McNay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Padron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Maples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Munz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Johnston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Alva Zablonski is blocked by Steve White | 55-59 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Steve White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alva Zablonski grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram scores on a runner from the baseline | 57-59 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Maples and he's hacked by Gerald Ingram - foul #1 on Gerald Ingram, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Harry Yanosky (SG), Larry White (SF), Jesse Olmo (PF), Norman Jones (C) Gerald Ingram, Michael Dark, Alva Zablonski, Jeff McNay, Brian Padron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley (PG), Rex Dilday (SG), Winston Butler (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF) David Maples, Joseph Simpson, Steve White, Donald Johnston | |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson is fouled on the floor by Rex Dilday - foul #4 on Rex Dilday, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel (C) Michael Munz | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Larry White | 57-62 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Orval Anderson | 60-62 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jason Talley | 60-64 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones misses badly on a runner in the paint | 60-64 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Orval Anderson | 62-64 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Larry White grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky is fouled on the floor by Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (PG), Michael Leibenstein (SF), Howard Howard (C) Orval Anderson, Larry White, Norman Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Ramires (PG), Donald Johnston (C) Jason Talley, Herbert Bailey | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Johnston grabs the board | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gerald Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Yanosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Leibenstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Olmo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Phillip Ramires (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Dilday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Winston Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dario Wenzel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Johnston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Ramires misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Dilday | 62-67 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Leibenstein - foul #1 on Michael Leibenstein, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson (PG), Larry White (SF), Norman Jones (PF) Gerald Ingram, Michael Leibenstein, Jesse Olmo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Talley (PG), Joseph Simpson (SF), Steve White (C) Phillip Ramires, Winston Butler, Donald Johnston | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Norman Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Dario Wenzel grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Ingram (SG), Alva Zablonski (SF), Jeff McNay (C) Harry Yanosky, Larry White, Howard Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Maples (PG), Michael Munz (SG), Donald Johnston (C) Jason Talley, Rex Dilday, Dario Wenzel | |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Simpson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Joseph Simpson is denied by Alva Zablonski | 62-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Steve White grabs the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Munz loses the ball out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky (SG), Jesse Olmo (PF), Brian Padron (C) Gerald Ingram, Norman Jones, Jeff McNay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday (SG), Winston Butler (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF) Michael Munz, Joseph Simpson, Steve White | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Alva Zablonski | 64-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler's pass is intercepted by Alva Zablonski in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Padron | 66-68 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Donald Johnston - foul #1 on Donald Johnston, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | David Maples is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Yanosky - foul #3 on Harry Yanosky, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | David Maples makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | David Maples makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alva Zablonski is hacked by Winston Butler - foul #2 on Winston Butler, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alva Zablonski makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alva Zablonski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler is hacked by Orval Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Orval Anderson, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Winston Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Padron snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Orval Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday is fouled on the floor by Harry Yanosky - foul #4 on Harry Yanosky, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jesse Olmo gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Dilday picks off the pass by Jesse Olmo | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday banks in the layup | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harry Yanosky misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Alva Zablonski | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Maples steals it from Harry Yanosky | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | David Maples runs out the clock | 69-73 |