| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Kevin Michael inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Yale | Dick Bristow is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:27 | Yale | Dwight Rector buries a turnaround from the right block | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 19:09 | Yale | Dwight Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Yale | Kevin Michael is fouled on the floor by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 33-35 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 17:50 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell's floater is knocked away by Steven Yates | 38-35 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Brown swats the shot by Dick Bristow | 38-35 |
| 16:45 | Yale | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Yale | Kenneth Brown knocks in the floater from the left side | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:02 | Yale | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:42 | Yale | The jump hook by Dwight Rector is blocked by Joshua Casson | 38-37 |
| 15:40 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 41-37 |
| 14:46 | Yale | Steven Yates denies the turnaround by Dwight Rector | 41-37 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Yates | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 44-37 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Joshua Casson steps in front of the Stanford Stilwell pass | 44-37 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #1 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:07 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 14:07 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:07 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:33 | Yale | Gerald Peters hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Larsen | 45-41 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Manuel steals it from Joe Ewing | 45-41 |
| 12:54 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe McGee | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jerry Forrester | 47-43 |
| 12:20 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses the shot near the basket | 47-43 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Joe McGee is called for the reach on Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Joe McGee, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:53 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:35 | Yale | Joe McGee dunks the ball set up by William Larsen and he's fouled by Derrick Kline - foul #2 on Derrick Kline, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Kevin Clark (SF), William Clark (PF) Michael Simmons, Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Gregory Ross (SF) William Larsen, Gerald Peters | |
| 11:35 | Yale | Joe McGee makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Clark (fresh) C - Derrick Kline (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) PF - Joe McGee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:54 | Yale | Derrick Kline picks off the pass by Joe McGee | 50-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-46 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee tips it home | 52-46 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Joe McGee is called for 5 seconds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF), Joe Ewing (C) William Clark, Derrick Kline | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Gregory Ross, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't tip it in | 52-46 |
| 09:49 | Yale | Dwight Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:27 | Yale | Kevin Michael hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stanford Stilwell | 52-48 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 09:15 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 52-48 |
| 09:09 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it in | 52-50 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 55-50 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Dwight Rector | |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Bernard Ballard buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Larsen and he's fouled by Derrick Kline - foul #3 on Derrick Kline, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Bernard Ballard | |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:30 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 06:57 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Joe Ewing (PF) Mark Brown, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Joe McGee (SF), Dwight Rector (C) William Larsen, Kevin Michael, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 06:11 | Yale | Dwight Rector clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Michael Simmons, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF) Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| 06:11 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 05:34 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses the shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Dick Bristow - foul #3 on Dick Bristow, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), William Clark (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Derrick Kline, Joe Ewing, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (SF) Gerald Peters | |
| 05:16 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the easy layup | 63-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | William Clark misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee lays it in on a nice dish by William Clark and he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) William Clark | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Joe McGee, Dwight Rector | |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:25 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses long on a floater from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:18 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kevin Michael | 66-56 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is whistled for traveling | 66-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (C) Kenneth Brown, Bernard Ballard | |
| 03:21 | Yale | Joe McGee blows the dunk | 66-59 |
| 03:19 | Yale | Richard Manuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe McGee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Joe McGee gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Gerald Peters, Richard Manuel, Joe McGee | |
| 02:47 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 02:39 | Yale | The rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 66-59 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Dick Bristow - foul #4 on Dick Bristow, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Lee | 68-61 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Michael | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Lee | 70-63 |
| 01:25 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the dunk | 70-63 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell tips it in | 70-65 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Dwight Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Clark | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Yale | Kenneth Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stanford Stilwell | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Stanford Stilwell is called for the reach on Richard Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is fouled on the floor by Stanford Stilwell - foul #4 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:21 | Yale | Dwight Rector grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 73-71 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanford Stilwell is called for the reach on Richard Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Kevin Michael is fouled on the floor by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | William Larsen is called for the reach on Joshua Casson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Larsen, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Rector is called for the reach on Steven Yates - foul #1 on Dwight Rector, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Yale | William Larsen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-72 |