| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Fall (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Roland Buchanan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Sharp | 32-20 |
| 19:19 | Boston College | Brian Fall is fouled on the floor by Herschel Royal - foul #3 on Herschel Royal, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| 19:04 | Boston College | Frank Patel misses the lay-in | 32-20 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp buries a floater from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 18:40 | Boston College | Brian Fall can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-22 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 18:32 | Boston College | Brian Fall gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:09 | Boston College | Frank Patel makes the jumper from the right block set up by Brian Fall | 34-22 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gabriel denies the turnaround by David Scott | 34-22 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gabriel is called for the reach on Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Gabriel - foul #2 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Michael Gabriel | 34-23 |
| 16:51 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) David Scott | |
| 16:51 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:51 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Tate | 36-25 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Brian Fall connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Frank Patel | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Frank Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marshall Anthony (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Fall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Roland Buchanan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Tate | 38-28 |
| 14:53 | Boston College | Joshua Tate is called for the reach on Roland Buchanan - foul #1 on Joshua Tate, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (PG), Kevin Heideman (PF) Frank Patel, Roland Buchanan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Herschel Royal (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Bradley Piner, Daniel Simmons | |
| 14:32 | Boston College | Brian Fall is denied on a layup by Wayne Allen | 38-28 |
| 14:31 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:17 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Fall | 40-28 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 13:48 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:22 | Boston College | Herschel Royal picks off the pass by Brian Fall | 40-28 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Heideman swats the layup by Herschel Royal | 40-28 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (PF) Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Eric Sharp (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Mathew Reidy, Thomas Fisher, Wayne Allen | |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 12:38 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman tips it home | 42-28 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Eric Sharp | 42-30 |
| 11:59 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan buries a runner in the paint set up by Daniel Nichols | 44-30 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal is whistled for traveling | 44-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (SG) Marshall Anthony | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Frank Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Fall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Roland Buchanan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Boston College | Brian Fall hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Roland Buchanan and the foul's on Herschel Royal - foul #4 on Herschel Royal, team foul #5 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Gabriel (C) Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF), Bradley Piner (PF) Herschel Royal, David Scott | |
| 11:18 | Boston College | Brian Fall makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 10:41 | Boston College | Brian Fall misses the easy layup | 47-33 |
| 10:40 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Brian Fall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roland Buchanan | 49-33 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher loses the dribble to Frank Patel | 49-33 |
| 10:07 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-33 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the tip | 49-33 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Sharp | 49-33 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 09:42 | Boston College | Frank Patel hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Fall and the foul's on Joshua Tate - foul #2 on Joshua Tate, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Kevin Heideman (C) Daniel Nichols, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Daniel Simmons | |
| 09:42 | Boston College | Frank Patel misses the free throw | 51-33 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 09:27 | Boston College | Brian Fall snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 09:08 | Boston College | Brian Fall drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Heideman | 53-33 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Marshall Anthony takes the ball from Joshua Tate | 53-33 |
| 08:31 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan lays it up and in set up by Brian Fall | 55-33 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp is fouled on the floor by Roland Buchanan - foul #1 on Roland Buchanan, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Nichols (SF), Michael Gabriel (C) Brian Fall, Roland Buchanan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Wayne Allen | |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Marshall Anthony - foul #1 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #4 | 55-33 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 07:32 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mathew Reidy - foul #1 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #7 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF) Bradley Piner | |
| 07:32 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 07:32 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Anthony (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Patel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 4 pf. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 07:02 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-36 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman hits the follow up shot | 57-36 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal is called for traveling | 57-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Fall (SF), Roland Buchanan (PF) Frank Patel, Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Eric Sharp (SG), Wayne Allen (PF) Mathew Reidy, Thomas Fisher, David Scott | |
| 06:21 | Boston College | Brian Fall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-36 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 57-39 |
| 05:46 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Brian Fall | 59-39 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gabriel | 59-39 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate grabs the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-39 |
| 05:21 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Wayne Allen is called for the reach on Roland Buchanan - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #8 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Frank Patel (SG), Kevin Heideman (C) Marshall Anthony, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), Bradley Piner (PF) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal, Daniel Simmons | |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-39 |
| 04:27 | Boston College | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Brian Fall - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #9 | 59-39 |
| 04:27 | Boston College | Brian Fall misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roland Buchanan - foul #2 on Roland Buchanan, team foul #5 | 59-39 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:51 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan misses the lay-in | 59-41 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan misses the tip | 59-41 |
| 03:48 | Boston College | Kevin Heideman misses the tip | 59-41 |
| 03:46 | Boston College | Brian Fall tips it but misses | 59-41 |
| 03:45 | Boston College | Daniel Nichols misses the tip | 59-41 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Brian Fall can't tip it in | 59-41 |
| 03:41 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Fall | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Boston College | Frank Patel drills a floater from the left block set up by Daniel Nichols | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Frank Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Fall (tiring) 22 pts. 13 reb. PF - Roland Buchanan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Heideman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 03:04 | Boston College | Roland Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Bradley Piner is called for the reach on Frank Patel - foul #2 on Bradley Piner, team foul #10 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG), Michael Gabriel (C) Daniel Nichols, Roland Buchanan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Everman (C) Wayne Allen | |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Frank Patel misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 02:44 | Boston College | Frank Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Mathew Reidy is denied by Kevin Heideman | 62-41 |
| 02:23 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Brian Fall | 62-41 |
| 01:56 | Boston College | Brian Fall blows the layup but he's fouled by Harvey Maddux - foul #3 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #11 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Roland Buchanan (PF) Kevin Heideman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (C) Robert Everman | |
| 01:56 | Boston College | Brian Fall misses the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:56 | Boston College | Brian Fall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-41 |
| 01:10 | Boston College | Frank Patel is hacked by Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #12 | 63-41 |
| 01:10 | Boston College | Frank Patel makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 01:10 | Boston College | Frank Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Roland Buchanan is called for the reach on Mathew Reidy - foul #3 on Roland Buchanan, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Gabriel - foul #3 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Boston College | Brian Fall makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Patel | 67-42 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux scores on a shot from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Frank Patel runs out the clock | 67-44 |