| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee tips it in | 30-37 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Christopher Felton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Pusey | 30-40 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dick Bristow | 33-40 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Clifford Kendall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Dante Haight grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:28 | Howard | William Pusey snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:18 | Howard | William Pusey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Pusey - foul #2 on William Pusey, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Clifford Kendall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Lee | 37-43 |
| 17:25 | Howard | Darrell Benson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pusey | 37-46 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Pusey - foul #3 on William Pusey, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (SF), Scott King (PF) Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG), Robert Beatty (SG), Joseph Crampton (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) William Pusey, Darrell Benson, Clifford Kendall, Christopher Felton | |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Louis Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott King grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Dante Haight - foul #2 on Dante Haight, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SG), William Clark (PF) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG) Dante Haight | |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:55 | Howard | Robert Beatty clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-46 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Kline (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Clark (fresh) C - Scott King (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott King | 40-46 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Michael Simmons, Troy Reedy, William Clark | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Darrell Benson (SG), Christopher Felton (C) Robert Stanley, Louis Morgan, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Joseph Crampton grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 15:14 | Howard | Darrell Benson is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Derrick Kline | |
| Subs | Howard | Clifford Kendall (PF) Joseph Crampton | |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 42-46 |
| 14:49 | Howard | Christopher Felton lays it in on a great pass from Robert Beatty | 42-48 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson banks in the layup set up by Dick Bristow | 44-48 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Robert Beatty buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Darrell Benson | 44-51 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson scores on a runner in the lane | 46-51 |
| 13:28 | Howard | William Pusey is hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Troy Reedy (SF), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Kevin Clark, Scott King | |
| Subs | Howard | Dante Haight (SF), Joseph Crampton (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Robert Beatty, Clifford Kendall, Christopher Felton | |
| 13:04 | Howard | Dante Haight misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates drills a floater in the paint | 48-51 |
| 12:23 | Howard | William Pusey is hacked by Steven Yates - foul #1 on Steven Yates, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), Scott King (PF) Richard Lee, Troy Reedy, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG), Louis Morgan (SG), Christopher Felton (C) William Pusey, Darrell Benson, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 12:03 | Howard | Kevin Clark is called for the reach on Joseph Crampton - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Simmons | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott King (fresh) 8 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Felton - foul #2 on Christopher Felton, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Beatty (SG), Clifford Kendall (PF) Robert Stanley, Joseph Crampton | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Clifford Kendall comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 50-51 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dick Bristow | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Scott King pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott King misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-51 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Yates | 50-51 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates dunks the ball on a great pass from Kevin Clark | 52-51 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Christopher Felton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dick Bristow - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Troy Reedy (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Dick Bristow, Michael Simmons, Kevin Clark, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Darrell Benson (SG), Joseph Crampton (PF) Louis Morgan, Dante Haight, Clifford Kendall | |
| 09:42 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 52-53 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Christopher Felton grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Christopher Felton hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Beatty | 52-55 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Scott King is hacked by Darrell Benson - foul #2 on Darrell Benson, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (SF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Robert Beatty, Christopher Felton | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Stanley - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG) John Cargile | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Howard | Troy Reedy steps in front of the William Pusey pass | 53-55 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy clanks a runner from the left block | 53-55 |
| 08:14 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Crampton | 53-55 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:50 | Howard | William Pusey gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:32 | Howard | Robert Stanley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:31 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott King (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Lee | 55-55 |
| 07:03 | Howard | Darrell Benson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Casson | 58-55 |
| 06:36 | Howard | William Pusey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #3 on Dick Bristow, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Steven Yates (C) Troy Reedy, Scott King | |
| Subs | Howard | Dante Haight (SF), Clifford Kendall (PF), Christopher Felton (C) Robert Stanley, Joseph Crampton, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 06:36 | Howard | William Pusey makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:36 | Howard | William Pusey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Christopher Felton gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:03 | Howard | Darrell Benson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee travels with the ball | 58-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SG), Troy Reedy (PF) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG), Robert Beatty (SG) William Pusey, Darrell Benson | |
| 05:23 | Howard | Robert Beatty misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Christopher Felton gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Dante Haight comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 04:34 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Beatty | 58-60 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Louis Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Troy Reedy | 58-60 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Derrick Kline and the foul's on Christopher Felton - foul #3 on Christopher Felton, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Joshua Casson (PF), Scott King (C) Michael Simmons, Derrick Kline, Troy Reedy, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Darrell Benson (SG), Joseph Crampton (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Louis Morgan, Robert Beatty, Clifford Kendall, Christopher Felton | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:52 | Howard | Joseph Crampton misses the runner in the lane | 61-60 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee banks in the layup set up by Dick Bristow | 63-60 |
| 03:28 | Howard | William Pusey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott King (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Lee and the foul's on Dante Haight - foul #3 on Dante Haight, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Beatty (SF) Dante Haight | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Joseph Crampton tips it home | 65-62 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott King misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark tips it in | 67-62 |
| 02:35 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates (C) Scott King | |
| Subs | Howard | Dante Haight (SF), Clifford Kendall (PF), Christopher Felton (C) Robert Beatty, Joseph Crampton, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 02:12 | Howard | Clifford Kendall's pass is intercepted by Steven Yates | 67-62 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates travels with the ball | 67-62 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Dante Haight hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Felton and he's fouled by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dick Bristow | 69-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Christopher Felton is fouled on the floor by Steven Yates - foul #2 on Steven Yates, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is hacked by William Pusey in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Pusey, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:35 | Howard | Clifford Kendall gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Howard | Christopher Felton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is hacked by William Pusey in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Pusey, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (PF) Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG) William Pusey | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Dante Haight comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Clifford Kendall snags the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Clifford Kendall pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-67 |