| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Sheng Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cornelius Saner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Honey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Michael Scruggs inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Trent Andresen steps in front of the Sheng Tang pass | 23-25 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Michael Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:32 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang can't connect on a shot from the right side | 23-25 |
| 19:31 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 23-25 |
| 19:12 | Arizona State | Michael Scruggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Scruggs - foul #1 on Michael Scruggs, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:26 | Arizona State | Oscar Finklea picks off the pass by Eddie Thomas | 25-25 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Finklea | 25-25 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Adam Cox, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 17:50 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cornelius Saner | 25-27 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sheng Tang | 25-29 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen tips it home | 27-29 |
| 16:23 | Arizona State | Michael Scruggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 16:21 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | David Honey drills a runner from the left block set up by Sheng Tang and the foul's on Wesley Heller - foul #2 on Wesley Heller, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Tony Crisler (SG), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Oscar Finklea, Trent Andresen, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Hao Mang (SF), Joseph Cowart (PF) Cornelius Saner, Michael Scruggs, Eddie Thomas | |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | David Honey misses the free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jack Keene (fresh) SG - Tony Crisler (fresh) SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Sheng Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hao Mang (fresh) PF - Joseph Cowart (fresh) C - David Honey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Cowart - foul #2 on Joseph Cowart, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Nicholas Belle (C) Jack Keene, Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo (SF) David Honey | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:27 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler connects on the floater from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:07 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:59 | Arizona State | Joseph Cowart snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 14:34 | Arizona State | Nicholas Belle steals the ball from Sheng Tang | 31-31 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Cowart is called for the reach on Tony Crisler - foul #3 on Joseph Cowart, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler, Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (SG), Eddie Thomas (PF) Sheng Tang, Hao Mang | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 13:47 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 13:07 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 13:01 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas's pass is intercepted by Adam Cox | 33-34 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 12:27 | Arizona State | Joseph Cowart grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:01 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross loses the dribble to Wiley Grossman | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Thomas Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cornelius Saner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Modesto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Cowart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 36-34 |
| 11:17 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Cowart | 36-37 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Cowart steps in front of the Wiley Grossman pass | 36-37 |
| 10:21 | Arizona State | Joseph Cowart lays it up and in and he's fouled by Wiley Grossman - foul #4 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sheng Tang (PG), Pablo Rodriguez (SG), Michael Scruggs (SF), David Honey (C) Thomas Ross, Cornelius Saner, Modesto Rizzo, Eddie Thomas | |
| 10:21 | Arizona State | Joseph Cowart misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Honey denies the turnaround by Lance Shatzer | 36-39 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Keene | 36-39 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Jack Keene and he's hacked by Joseph Cowart - foul #4 on Joseph Cowart, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Hao Mang (PF) Joseph Cowart | |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:30 | Arizona State | David Honey drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Sheng Tang | 39-41 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene clanks a shot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Finklea | 39-41 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 08:58 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Pablo Rodriguez | 39-41 |
| 08:43 | Arizona State | Pablo Rodriguez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 39-41 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Hao Mang steps in front of the Oscar Finklea pass | 39-41 |
| 08:14 | Arizona State | Jack Keene is called for the reach on Michael Scruggs - foul #1 on Jack Keene, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Jack Keene, Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (SG) Pablo Rodriguez | |
| 07:53 | Arizona State | Michael Scruggs comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Sheng Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cornelius Saner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hao Mang (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Honey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Scruggs takes the ball from Adam Cox | 39-41 |
| 07:33 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Scruggs | 39-43 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller's floater is tipped away by Hao Mang | 39-43 |
| 07:14 | Arizona State | Hao Mang pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:47 | Arizona State | David Honey's layup is rejected by Lance Shatzer | 39-43 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Finklea | 41-43 |
| 05:49 | Arizona State | David Honey misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-43 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), John Whalen (PF) Oscar Finklea, Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Eddie Thomas (PF), Joseph Cowart (C) Michael Scruggs, Hao Mang, David Honey | |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner is fouled on the floor by Wesley Heller - foul #3 on Wesley Heller, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cornelius Saner | 41-46 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is hacked by Joseph Cowart - foul #5 on Joseph Cowart, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Joshua Erskine (C) Cornelius Saner, Joseph Cowart | |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen dunks the ball | 43-46 |
| 04:02 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Trent Andresen | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Sheng Tang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Modesto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Erskine (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Modesto Rizzo, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner (SG), David Honey (C) Thomas Ross, Joshua Erskine | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:39 | Arizona State | Modesto Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 02:37 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 02:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Sheng Tang | 45-46 |
| 02:07 | Arizona State | Eddie Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen buries a jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 01:07 | Arizona State | Cornelius Saner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is fouled on the floor by Sheng Tang - foul #1 on Sheng Tang, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Modesto Rizzo | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen's floater is tipped away by Eddie Thomas | 49-49 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits a runner in the lane | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang misses short on a fullcourt shot | 51-49 |