| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - William Shavers (fresh) SG - Christopher Weller (fresh) SF - William Carter (fresh) PF - Eric Cramer (fresh) C - Andres Costa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Eric Cramer | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andres Costa | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is open and scores on a floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Shavers | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Shavers | 5-7 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub's pass is intercepted by Christopher Weller | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer misses short on a shot near the basket | 5-7 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick scores on a shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:47 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Weller | 7-10 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 16:14 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Olson steals the ball from William Shavers | 7-10 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis lays it in on a great pass from Eric Olson | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kirk Peavler - foul #1 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup (SG) Christopher Weller | |
| 15:43 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - William Shavers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Gallup (fresh) SF - William Carter (fresh) PF - Eric Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Costa (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Shavers - foul #1 on William Shavers, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Edward Peak (PG), Bradley Wilson (SF) William Shavers, William Carter | |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #1 on David Yokley, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Roy Collins (PF), Victor Cone (C) Eric Cramer, Andres Costa | |
| 15:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Bobby Gallup - foul #1 on Bobby Gallup, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:55 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Roy Collins | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 14:22 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Cone loses the dribble to Steven Ditto | 14-12 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 13:40 | Wayne St. (NE) | Bobby Gallup is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Gallup, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers (PG), Christopher Weller (SG), William Carter (SF), Eric Cramer (PF), Andres Costa (C) Edward Peak, Bobby Gallup, Bradley Wilson, Roy Collins, Victor Cone | |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 13:21 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa connects on the jumper from the left block set up by William Carter | 14-14 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | William Shavers takes the ball from Robert Beauchamp | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers lays it in | 14-16 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Steven Ditto, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 11:57 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Beauchamp | 14-16 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is fouled on the floor by Andres Costa - foul #1 on Andres Costa, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Andres Costa | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - William Shavers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Weller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carter (fresh) PF - Eric Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andres Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Beauchamp - foul #2 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG) Robert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Edward Peak (SG) Christopher Weller | |
| 11:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Olson | 17-16 |
| 10:40 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is open but misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 10:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:47 | Wayne St. (NE) | Edward Peak is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Peak, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Daniel Isler, Barry Laub, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller (SG), Bradley Wilson (SF), Roy Collins (PF), Victor Cone (C) William Shavers, William Carter, Eric Cramer, Andres Costa | |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 08:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller clanks a jumper from the left side | 20-16 |
| 08:57 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Cone grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:48 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:47 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Cone tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Wilson takes the ball from Ronald Monroe | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller double dribbles | 20-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers (PG), William Carter (SF), Eric Cramer (PF), Andres Costa (C) Christopher Weller, Bradley Wilson, Roy Collins, Victor Cone | |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 20-18 |
| 07:37 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:26 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - William Shavers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Peak (fresh) SF - William Carter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Laub | 22-18 |
| 06:45 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andres Costa | 22-21 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:24 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:14 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:12 | Wayne St. (NE) | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Costa | 22-21 |
| 05:55 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa's pass is intercepted by Kyle Garlick | 22-21 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Jeanlouis | 25-21 |
| 05:16 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa is hacked by Ronald Monroe - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), David Yokley (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Steven Ditto, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller (SG), Bradley Wilson (SF), Roy Collins (PF) Edward Peak, William Carter, Eric Cramer | |
| 04:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Isler - foul #1 on Daniel Isler, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| 04:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:59 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits the finger roll set up by Eric Olson | 27-22 |
| 04:31 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Wilson | 27-25 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer (PF), Victor Cone (C) Roy Collins, Andres Costa | |
| 04:02 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller is fouled on the floor by Eric Olson - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | William Carter (SF) William Shavers | |
| 04:02 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:02 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is hacked by Eric Cramer - foul #1 on Eric Cramer, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Edward Peak (PG) Bradley Wilson | |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SF) Daniel Isler | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:25 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG) Eric Olson | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Edward Peak (fresh) SG - Christopher Weller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Cone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa (C) Victor Cone | |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:52 | Wayne St. (NE) | Andres Costa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Weller steps in front of the Ronald Monroe pass | 30-26 |
| 02:26 | Wayne St. (NE) | Christopher Weller misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 01:55 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Carter grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 01:33 | Wayne St. (NE) | Eric Cramer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Weller | 30-28 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | William Carter takes the ball from Ronald Monroe | 30-28 |
| 01:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | William Carter lays it up and in | 30-30 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Robert Beauchamp, Steven Ditto, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | William Shavers (PG), Bobby Gallup (SG), Bradley Wilson (SF), Roy Collins (PF), Victor Cone (C) Edward Peak, Christopher Weller, William Carter, Eric Cramer, Andres Costa | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Roy Collins clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kirk Peavler - foul #2 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 00:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Roy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Roy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 32-32 |