| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Mark Stinnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-25 |
| 19:43 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 19:27 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-25 |
| 19:25 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), James Hensley (PF) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:06 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:06 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 18:41 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #1 on Kenneth White, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SF) James Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:41 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:41 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Genaro Mancini - foul #2 on Genaro Mancini, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski (PF) Joseph Ault | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:08 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth White - foul #2 on Kenneth White, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Jeffrey Ziter (SG), James Hensley (C) Alfred Rines, James Taberski, Ronald Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:08 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Simmons | 37-26 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:21 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Genaro Mancini | 39-29 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-29 |
| 16:59 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:54 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini's floater is tipped away by Michael Flannery | 39-29 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), James Taberski (PF), Ronald Thomas (C) Jeffrey Ziter, Genaro Mancini, James Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF), David Scott (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Daniel Simmons | |
| 15:42 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 15:41 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski tips it home | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alfred Rines (fresh) SG - Joseph Ault (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Stinnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Alfred Rines takes the ball from Johnson Henry | 44-32 |
| 14:59 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnson Henry | 44-35 |
| 14:29 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines is called for a backcourt violation | 44-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter (SG), Genaro Mancini (SF) Joseph Ault, Mark Stinnett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Johnson Henry | |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 14:21 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:58 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-35 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 13:38 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:21 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 44-35 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy is hacked by James Taberski - foul #1 on James Taberski, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Mark Stinnett (SF) Alfred Rines, James Taberski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, David Scott | |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-35 |
| 13:05 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:00 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault is hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #2 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 12:35 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Genaro Mancini | 47-35 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Genaro Mancini - foul #3 on Genaro Mancini, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski (PF) Mark Stinnett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:45 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 49-37 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Flannery | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini slams it home and he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #3 on Kenneth White, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), Mark Stinnett (SF), James Hensley (C) Joseph Ault, James Taberski, Ronald Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), David Scott (C) Thomas Fisher, Daniel Simmons | |
| 11:09 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Scott | 51-39 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth White | 51-41 |
| 10:26 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses the easy layup | 51-41 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 51-41 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Mark Stinnett steps in front of the Kenneth White pass | 51-41 |
| 09:48 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), James Taberski (PF), Ronald Thomas (C) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini, James Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF), Johnson Henry (C) Kenneth White, Michael Flannery | |
| 09:48 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:48 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 09:21 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:57 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 08:56 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:29 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Ziter and he's fouled by Mathew Reidy - foul #3 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (SG), Genaro Mancini (SF) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Johnson Henry | |
| 08:29 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SG), Kenneth Belcher (PF) Alfred Rines, James Taberski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:47 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 07:45 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 07:17 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Stinnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) C - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Thomas blocks the short jumper by Harvey Maddux | 56-41 |
| 07:07 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 06:43 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is called for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), Jeffrey Ziter (SG), James Hensley (PF), James Taberski (C) Joseph Ault, Mark Stinnett, Kenneth Belcher, Ronald Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, David Scott | |
| 06:02 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 56-41 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Tate | 56-44 |
| 05:36 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ziter | 58-44 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth White | 58-47 |
| 04:51 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 04:50 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 04:48 | Prairie View A&M | James Hensley tips it home | 60-47 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Kenneth White - foul #4 on Kenneth White, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Mark Stinnett (SF), Kenneth Belcher (PF), Ronald Thomas (C) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini, James Hensley, James Taberski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Daniel Simmons | |
| 04:13 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 60-47 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the jump hook from close range set up by Joshua Tate | 60-49 |
| 03:34 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 03:32 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Reidy | 62-51 |
| 02:59 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas comes up short on the floater in the paint | 62-51 |
| 02:57 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Thomas | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SF - Mark Stinnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) C - Ronald Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) | |
| 02:31 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White grabs the board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Mark Stinnett denies the turnaround by Mathew Reidy | 62-51 |
| 02:19 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:04 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas travels with the ball | 62-51 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), Genaro Mancini (SF), James Taberski (C) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett, Ronald Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Joshua Tate, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Genaro Mancini - foul #4 on Genaro Mancini, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter (SG), Mark Stinnett (SF), James Hensley (C) Joseph Ault, Genaro Mancini, Kenneth Belcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Wayne Allen | |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:27 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Genaro Mancini (PF), Ronald Thomas (C) Alfred Rines, James Taberski, James Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Harvey Maddux, Mathew Reidy, Jeffrey Johnson, David Scott, Johnson Henry | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| 00:41 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Joshua Tate is called for the reach on Ronald Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Tate, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the jumper from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 00:20 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Genaro Mancini | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault runs out the clock | 64-53 |