| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams jams it on a great pass from Thomas Emrich and the foul's on Wesley Heller - foul #1 on Wesley Heller, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Batchelor steps in front of the John Whalen pass | 35-36 |
| 19:18 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Batchelor | 37-36 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen knocks in the shot from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Cox - foul #2 on Adam Cox, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Batchelor - foul #3 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (SF) Raymond Batchelor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | Michael King scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Osborne | 43-39 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller's floater is tipped away by Wayne Osborne | 43-39 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 43-39 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:00 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 3 blk. PF - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charlie Kopec (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Adams | 46-39 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Trent Andresen | 46-42 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Cox - foul #3 on Adam Cox, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Preston Ramires (C) Michael King, Thomas Emrich, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Tony Crisler | 48-44 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lance Shatzer | 51-47 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Adams (PF) Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Lockwood - foul #2 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Preston Ramires is blocked by Jack Keene | 51-47 |
| 13:30 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer is denied on a layup by Louis Adams | 53-47 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:47 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Belle picks off the pass by Preston Ramires | 53-47 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Batchelor - foul #4 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Emory Tilley (SG), Wayne Osborne (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Neal Banks, Kenneth Lockwood, Raymond Batchelor, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Jack Keene, Tony Crisler, Lance Shatzer | |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 53-48 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charlie Kopec | 55-48 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Michael King snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emory Tilley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Belle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Wesley Heller steals it from Louis Adams | 55-48 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:59 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 10:58 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael King | 55-48 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams is hacked by Adam Cox - foul #4 on Adam Cox, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich (SG), Neal Banks (SF), Kenneth Lockwood (PF), Preston Ramires (C) Emory Tilley, Wayne Osborne, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF), John Whalen (PF), Lance Shatzer (C) Adam Cox, Nicholas Belle, Wesley Heller | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood is hacked by John Whalen - foul #2 on John Whalen, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG) Michael King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Wiley Grossman - foul #1 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers makes the 3rd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Tony Crisler | 57-51 |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Neal Banks | 60-51 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Emrich | 62-51 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Crisler and the foul's on Kenneth Lockwood - foul #3 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Wayne Osborne (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Neal Banks, Kenneth Lockwood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Tony Crisler | |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Michael King can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-54 |
| 08:35 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | Oscar Finklea steps in front of the Michael King pass | 62-54 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is hacked by Wayne Osborne - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Neal Banks (SF) Thomas Emrich, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle (PF) John Whalen | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neal Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 62-54 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:21 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks makes the jumpshot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene is fouled on the floor by Charlie Kopec - foul #3 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Michael King, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Anthony Engelman (C) Oscar Finklea, Jack Keene, Lance Shatzer, Wesley Heller | |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox can't connect on a shot in the paint | 64-54 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Wiley Grossman steals the ball from Raymond Batchelor | 64-54 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman banks in the layup | 64-56 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams double dribbles | 64-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Preston Ramires (C) Neal Banks, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF) Anthony Engelman | |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Wayne Osborne (C) Jeffery Fellers, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) Nicholas Belle | |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-56 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Batchelor takes the ball from Wiley Grossman | 64-56 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams comes up short on the runner from the right block | 64-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 64-59 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich is fouled on the floor by Adam Cox - foul #5 on Adam Cox, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (SF) Adam Cox | |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Whalen | 65-59 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman and he's fouled by Charlie Kopec - foul #4 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Michael King, Thomas Emrich | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Nicholas Belle (C) Wiley Grossman, Wesley Heller | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses the free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Neal Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Preston Ramires (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen tips it in | 65-63 |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec knocks in the floater from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Thomas Emrich (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Neal Banks, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Nicholas Belle | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael King | 70-65 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer tips it but misses | 70-65 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael King steps in front of the Wesley Heller pass | 70-67 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams throws it down on a great pass from Michael King | 72-67 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charlie Kopec - foul #5 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (C) Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne jams it set up by Thomas Emrich | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Wiley Grossman is called for the reach on Louis Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Trent Andresen is called for the reach on Thomas Emrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trent Andresen, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (PF) Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lockwood | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Michael King runs out the clock | 75-72 |