| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nicholas Woodland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Horowitz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonas Galeano (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Keith Horowitz inbounds the ball | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-24 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the defensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-24 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-24 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Crist | 46-24 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-24 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the tip | 46-24 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano snags the defensive board | 46-24 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-24 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 46-24 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by Keith Horowitz - foul #2 on Keith Horowitz, team foul #1 | 46-24 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-24 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 46-24 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jonas Galeano | 49-24 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is whistled for traveling | 49-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack (PF), James Webb (C) Lawrence Hall, Jonas Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 51-24 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez can't throw it down but the foul's on James Webb - foul #2 on James Webb, team foul #2 | 51-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep (PG), Kenneth McDearmont (SG), John Busch (SF) Nicholas Woodland, William Gaston, Keith Horowitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) John Crist | |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 1st free throw | 51-24 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-25 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-25 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep tips it in | 53-25 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on James Webb - foul #3 on James Webb, team foul #3 | 53-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall (PF), Jonas Galeano (C) Douglas Pack, James Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF) Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Paul Strahan | |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Eastep (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McDearmont (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonas Galeano (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-27 |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by John Busch - foul #1 on John Busch, team foul #4 | 56-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Woodland (PG), William Gaston (SG), Keith Horowitz (SF) Ronald Eastep, Kenneth McDearmont, John Busch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Zachary Camper | |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Woodland is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Nicholas Woodland, team foul #5 | 56-27 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by William Gaston - foul #2 on William Gaston, team foul #6 | 56-27 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube scores on a shot from close range | 56-29 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Woodland drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Gaston | 59-29 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the floater in the paint | 59-29 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hall | 59-29 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano travels with the ball | 59-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack (PF), James Webb (C) Lawrence Hall, Jonas Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Paul Strahan (PF) Leslie Nelson, Willie Dube | |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Russell Viles | 59-31 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-31 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Keith Horowitz scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Woodland | 61-31 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist connects on the 3 from the left wing | 61-34 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Keith Horowitz hits a shot from close range set up by William Gaston | 63-34 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Viles | 63-36 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Crist picks off the pass by James Webb | 63-36 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is called for traveling | 63-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep (PG), Kenneth McDearmont (SG), John Busch (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF), Jonas Galeano (C) Nicholas Woodland, William Gaston, Keith Horowitz, Douglas Pack, James Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Willie Dube (PF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Eastep (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McDearmont (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonas Galeano (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ronald Eastep, team foul #7 | 63-36 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Dube, team foul #1 | 63-36 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-36 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube pulls down the rebound | 63-36 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #2 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Keith Horowitz (SF) John Busch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF), Zachary Camper (C) Russell Viles, Paul Strahan | |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Dube swats the layup by Jonas Galeano | 63-36 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jonas Galeano | 63-36 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper pulls down the rebound | 63-36 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Clark | 63-38 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth McDearmont | 65-38 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Woodland (PG), William Gaston (SG), Douglas Pack (PF), James Webb (C) Ronald Eastep, Kenneth McDearmont, Lawrence Hall, Jonas Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Calvin Young (C) David Clark, Willie Dube | |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb's dunk attempt is rejected by Zachary Camper | 65-38 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the board | 65-38 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-38 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper gets the offensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | William Gaston steals it from John Crist | 65-38 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Gaston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Pack | 68-38 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Horowitz - foul #3 on Keith Horowitz, team foul #8 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Busch (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF) Keith Horowitz, James Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Calvin Young | |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-40 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall is fouled on the floor by Zachary Camper - foul #1 on Zachary Camper, team foul #3 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano (C) Douglas Pack | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF) Zachary Camper | |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Woodland | 71-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nicholas Woodland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gaston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonas Galeano (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-40 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jonas Galeano grabs the defensive rebound | 71-40 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Woodland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-40 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 71-40 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 71-40 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 71-40 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin travels with the ball | 71-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep (PG), Kenneth McDearmont (SG), Douglas Pack (PF), James Webb (C) Nicholas Woodland, William Gaston, Lawrence Hall, Jonas Galeano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Pack | 74-40 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young double dribbles | 74-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (C) Calvin Young | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Zachary Camper - foul #2 on Zachary Camper, team foul #4 | 76-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Whitman (SG) John Busch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb misses the free throw | 76-40 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 76-40 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by David Clark is denied by Douglas Pack | 76-40 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 76-40 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth McDearmont - foul #1 on Kenneth McDearmont, team foul #9 | 76-40 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-41 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 76-41 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack snags the defensive board | 76-41 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Eastep and he's fouled by Zachary Camper - foul #3 on Zachary Camper, team foul #5 | 78-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG) Russell Viles | |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb makes the free throw | 79-41 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez comes up short on the floater from the right side | 79-41 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Camper | 79-41 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | David Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-41 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Whitman gets the rebound | 79-41 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont misses the shot from the left wing | 79-41 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack tips it but misses | 79-41 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont snags the offensive board | 79-41 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Whitman's fadeaway is rejected by David Clark | 79-41 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep tips it back up and in | 81-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | David Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 81-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Busch (SF) Kenneth McDearmont | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Calvin Young (PF) David Clark, Zachary Camper | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Douglas Pack is denied by Paul Strahan | 81-41 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 81-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Eastep (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Whitman (fresh) SF - John Busch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Pack (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Chad Fresquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) C - Paul Strahan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 81-41 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Douglas Pack | 81-41 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 81-41 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Pack tips it home | 83-41 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin Whitman steps in front of the Chad Fresquez pass | 83-41 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb is hacked by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #6 | 83-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Isakson (PG), Kenneth McDearmont (SG) Ronald Eastep, Benjamin Whitman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) John Overman | |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-41 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | David Clark gets the rebound | 83-41 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez's floater is tipped away by John Busch | 83-41 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the offensive rebound | 83-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez drills a turnaround in the paint | 83-43 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb is called for 5 seconds | 83-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep (PG) Bernard Isakson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (C) Calvin Young | |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for traveling | 83-43 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb is whistled for a carry | 83-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-43 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the tip | 83-43 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 83-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont is fouled on the floor by Zachary Camper - foul #4 on Zachary Camper, team foul #7 | 83-43 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont misses the 1st free throw | 83-43 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | David Clark snags the defensive board | 83-43 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 83-43 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McDearmont grabs the defensive rebound | 83-43 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Eastep runs out the clock | 83-43 |