| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Travis Bast's pass is intercepted by John Crist | 43-29 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Crist | 45-29 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is called for a backcourt violation | 45-29 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Bast - foul #3 on Travis Bast, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SG) Travis Bast | |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Glynn (C) Kurtis Brown | |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the free throw | 48-29 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-29 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled on the floor by Albert McRea - foul #2 on Albert McRea, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Zachary Camper (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SG), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Russell Macgregor | |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Lonnie Jang | 48-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Albert McRea grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer knocks in the 3 from straight away | 48-32 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Zachary Camper, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Albert McRea, Peter Hartmann, Lonnie Jang | |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube lays it in set up by Leslie Nelson | 50-34 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Macgregor - foul #2 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Russell Viles, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Lonnie Jang (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Eric Cantor, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-34 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-34 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Travis Bast snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Strahan - foul #4 on Paul Strahan, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Willie Dube (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Peter Hartmann (SF) Gerald Suggs, Travis Diemer | |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Lonnie Jang - foul #1 on Lonnie Jang, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) John Overman, David Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Peter Hartmann, Lonnie Jang | |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Albert McRea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits the follow up shot | 53-38 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Eric Cantor is called for the reach on John Crist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Cantor, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SF) Travis Bast | |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Russell Macgregor steals it from Merle Stokes | 53-38 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor hits a jumper from the right side set up by Albert McRea and he's fouled by Calvin Young - foul #2 on Calvin Young, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (PF) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Joseph Smith (SF) Eric Cantor, Albert McRea | |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Crist | 55-40 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Russell Viles steals it from Gerald Suggs in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Viles | 57-40 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Camper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Young - foul #3 on Calvin Young, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Zachary Camper, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Albert McRea (SF), Steven Glynn (PF) Gerald Suggs, Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor | |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube blows the layup | 60-44 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Travis Bast | 60-46 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 60-46 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Travis Bast grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Willie Dube swats the layup by Albert McRea | 60-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is denied on a layup by Steven Glynn | 60-46 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Albert McRea grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits a floater from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 09:33 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Merle Stokes is called for the reach on Eric Cantor - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Zachary Camper (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Travis Bast, Albert McRea, Steven Glynn, Kurtis Brown | |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Zachary Camper is called for the reach on Travis Diemer - foul #2 on Zachary Camper, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs | 60-51 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Russell Viles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:32 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lonnie Jang | 61-53 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper misses the dunk | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Camper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Suggs | 61-56 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Travis Diemer - foul #1 on Travis Diemer, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (PG), John Overman (SG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, John Crist, Willie Dube, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Gerald Suggs, Joseph Smith, John Johnson, Lonnie Jang | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Cantor | 62-59 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SF) John Overman, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Chad Fresquez is called for the reach on Peter Hartmann - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Steven Glynn (C) Travis Diemer, Kurtis Brown | |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 62-59 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young buries a driving attempt near the basket | 64-59 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson clanks a shot near the basket | 64-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Albert McRea (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Travis Bast, Peter Hartmann, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Travis Diemer - foul #2 on Travis Diemer, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Willie Dube - foul #1 on Willie Dube, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (PF) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachary Camper | 65-60 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gerald Suggs - foul #2 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SG) Gerald Suggs | |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Albert McRea connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Diemer | 67-62 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | John Johnson picks off the pass by Zachary Camper | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Zachary Camper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-62 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | John Crist snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Overman (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, John Crist, David Clark, Zachary Camper, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Albert McRea, Joseph Smith, John Johnson, Lonnie Jang | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kurtis Brown | 67-64 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF) John Overman, Chad Fresquez, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG) Gerald Suggs | |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the runner in the lane | 67-64 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Dube | 67-64 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Eric Cantor takes the ball from John Crist | 67-64 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is fouled on the floor by Paul Strahan - foul #5 on Paul Strahan, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (PF), Calvin Young (C) Willie Dube, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (SF) Travis Diemer | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by Eric Cantor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Cantor, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Cantor | 69-68 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Zachary Camper, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF) Albert McRea | |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube lays it in on a nice dish by John Crist | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Leslie Nelson takes the ball from Kurtis Brown | 71-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the wide open floater near the basket | 71-68 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin tips it in | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Cantor | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Cantor - foul #4 on Eric Cantor, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Diemer | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Dube | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Travis Bast comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-74 |