| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 2 pts. C - John May (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski inbounds the ball | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn can't throw it down | 52-35 |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless gets the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski's pass is intercepted by Dean Lustig | 52-35 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a floater from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses the jumper from close range | 52-37 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-37 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | James Varley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Gavinski - foul #1 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), James Cusack (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), Curtis Foltz (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Gary Eberhard, William Flake, John May | |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison is hacked by Dexter Sellers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster tips it in | 52-41 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison blows the dunk but the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #1 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Atkison steps in front of the Curtis Foltz pass in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | James Cusack banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Atkison | 56-41 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Atkison - foul #3 on Michael Atkison, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) James Cusack, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF), William Flake (PF) Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski | |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Varley | 58-42 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the easy layup but the foul's on Augustus Bienkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), John May (C) Raymond Morrison, Curtis Foltz, Antony Giordano, William Flake | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Renn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John May (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | John May is open and buries a floater from the baseline set up by Dean Lustig | 61-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | William Smith steps in front of the Jeff Renn pass | 61-45 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is hacked by Augustus Bienkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Bobby Foster, John May | |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Atkison - foul #4 on Michael Atkison, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SF) Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SG), Claude Tafelski (C) William Smith, Gary Eberhard | |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Lustig | 61-49 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 13:48 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Neil Adkins swats the short shot by William Flake | 64-49 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Neil Adkins | 64-49 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers loses the dribble to Jeffery Thomas | 64-49 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is hacked by Dexter Sellers - foul #4 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, James Cusack, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), John May (C) Dean Lustig, Jeffery Thomas, John Bicknell, Claude Tafelski | |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Augustus Bienkowski | 66-51 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Augustus Bienkowski steals it from Curtis Foltz in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is hacked by Jeff Renn - foul #2 on Jeff Renn, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG) Tommie Delucia | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeff Renn | 69-52 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #2 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #2 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster (PF) William Flake | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 72-52 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Smith | 74-54 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dan Gavinski - foul #2 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Cusack (SG) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Curtis Foltz, Gary Eberhard, Bobby Foster, John May | |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 09:42 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Flake | 74-56 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:17 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-59 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless snags the offensive board | 74-59 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski is hacked by John Bicknell - foul #4 on John Bicknell, team foul #3 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (SG), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) James Cusack, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Antony Giordano (SF), John May (C) Raymond Morrison, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake | |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | James Varley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 74-59 |
| 08:32 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | John Stahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) Tommie Delucia, James Varley, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), Bobby Foster (C) Jeffery Thomas, Antony Giordano, Claude Tafelski, John May | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is whistled for a carry | 74-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SF) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), Gary Eberhard (C) Dean Lustig, William Flake | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Cusack (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeff Renn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Atkison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | James Cusack pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits the follow up shot | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 76-61 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits the follow up shot | 78-61 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Augustus Bienkowski is called for the reach on Raymond Morrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #10 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Varley (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF) Dexter Sellers, Augustus Bienkowski, James Cusack | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Bobby Foster, Gary Eberhard | |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | James Varley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 78-62 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the offensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommie Delucia | 81-62 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Flake, team foul #4 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) Jeff Renn, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SG), Antony Giordano (SF), Claude Tafelski (C) Raymond Morrison, John Bicknell, John May | |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is hacked by Dean Lustig - foul #2 on Dean Lustig, team foul #5 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster (PF) William Flake | |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | James Varley is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #6 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Tommie Delucia | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF) Dean Lustig, Jeffery Thomas, Antony Giordano | |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 81-62 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Stahl - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #11 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF), William Flake (PF) Bobby Foster, Claude Tafelski | |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Curtis Foltz steals the ball from James Varley in the backcourt | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | William Flake drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Smith | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 81-65 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Cusack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Flake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Augustus Bienkowski | 84-65 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | William Flake's floater is tipped away by Michael Atkison | 84-65 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Varley grabs the board | 84-65 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | James Varley loses the dribble to William Smith | 84-65 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Atkison swats the short shot by Gary Eberhard | 84-65 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 84-65 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Jeffery Thomas is called for the reach on James Cusack - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #7 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SF), Neil Adkins (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) William Smith, William Flake | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | James Cusack makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | James Cusack makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Neil Adkins - foul #2 on Neil Adkins, team foul #12 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (C) James Cusack | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the free throw | 86-68 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-68 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Curtis Foltz | 86-68 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas buries a floater in the paint | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers is whistled for a carry | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | James Varley picks off the pass by Curtis Foltz in the backcourt | 86-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | James Varley can't finish the layup | 86-70 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison can't tip it in | 86-70 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster pulls down the rebound | 86-70 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas banks in the layup set up by Curtis Foltz | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Varley runs out the clock | 86-72 |