| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Perry McIndoe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Damiani (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ward Hyde (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin O'Loughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Tamplin steps in front of the Joseph Harrington pass | 36-29 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 19:19 | Sacred Heart | Justin O'Loughlin grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 19:04 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-29 |
| 19:02 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington misses the tip | 36-29 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mike Cooper, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 18:19 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the fadeaway from the right block | 36-31 |
| 17:48 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 17:28 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:18 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell tips it in | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 16:42 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:32 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Calvin Tamplin - foul #1 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Marsden (PG), Gregory Hysell (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF), John Coleman (PF) Perry McIndoe, Patrick Damiani, Ward Hyde, Justin O'Loughlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 16:32 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:32 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Frank Perrault | 39-35 |
| 16:03 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Edwin Harrington (SF) Joseph Harrington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell | |
| 16:03 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:03 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Randy Palczynski | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - William Marsden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) SF - Edwin Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Hysell | 44-35 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it in | 44-37 |
| 15:07 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Wilson | 46-37 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Norman Dunn | 46-39 |
| 14:42 | Sacred Heart | Brent Slama is called for the reach on John Coleman - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe (PG), Patrick Damiani (SG), Ward Hyde (SF), Justin O'Loughlin (PF) William Marsden, Gregory Hysell, Edwin Harrington, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 14:30 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Calvin Tamplin - foul #2 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 14:30 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:30 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lawrence Wilson - foul #1 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:10 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:58 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #4 on Mike Cooper, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 13:58 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:58 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-39 |
| 13:41 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:24 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Damiani | 51-39 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Wilson is called for the reach on Roger Howard - foul #2 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington (C) Lawrence Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (PF) Calvin Tamplin | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-39 |
| 12:48 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Joseph Harrington | 51-39 |
| 12:43 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Damiani | 53-39 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Ward Hyde blocks the short jumper by Frank Perrault | 53-39 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Justin O'Loughlin - foul #1 on Justin O'Loughlin, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Marsden (PG), Gregory Hysell (SG), Edwin Harrington (SF), John Coleman (PF) Perry McIndoe, Patrick Damiani, Ward Hyde, Justin O'Loughlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Brian Nichols | |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - William Marsden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Perrault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington clanks a floater from close range | 53-42 |
| 11:39 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard buries a jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 10:48 | Sacred Heart | The short jumper by William Marsden is denied by Calvin Tamplin | 55-44 |
| 10:46 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington tips it in | 57-44 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses short on a floater from close range | 57-44 |
| 10:34 | Sacred Heart | Edwin Harrington grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 10:16 | Sacred Heart | John Coleman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-44 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the jumper from the right side | 57-44 |
| 09:49 | Sacred Heart | John Coleman grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 09:35 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-44 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Pickell | 57-47 |
| 09:04 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gregory Hysell and the foul's on Roger Howard - foul #3 on Roger Howard, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani (SG), Ward Hyde (SF), Justin O'Loughlin (PF), Lawrence Wilson (C) Gregory Hysell, Edwin Harrington, John Coleman, Joseph Harrington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Edward Pickell, Calvin Tamplin, Frank Perrault | |
| 09:04 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 08:31 | Sacred Heart | Justin O'Loughlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 08:29 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Nichols and he's hacked by Ward Hyde - foul #3 on Ward Hyde, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe (PG) William Marsden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:50 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Randy Palczynski | |
| 07:50 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:50 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Perry McIndoe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Damiani (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ward Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin O'Loughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Damiani - foul #1 on Patrick Damiani, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 07:13 | Sacred Heart | Justin O'Loughlin pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:58 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 06:32 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Norman Dunn, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Coleman (C) Ward Hyde | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Frank Perrault (C) Norman Dunn, Brian Nichols | |
| 06:32 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:32 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is fouled on the floor by John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell (SG), Edwin Harrington (SF), Joseph Harrington (C) Patrick Damiani, Lawrence Wilson, Justin O'Loughlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (C) Frank Perrault | |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Pickell | 65-55 |
| 05:30 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | John Coleman steals the ball from Calvin Tamplin | 65-55 |
| 04:53 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Perry McIndoe | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin blows the layup | 68-55 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard can't tip it in | 68-55 |
| 04:28 | Sacred Heart | Perry McIndoe grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:11 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 04:04 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 04:04 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-55 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani (SG), Ward Hyde (SF), Justin O'Loughlin (PF) Gregory Hysell, Edwin Harrington, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols (C) Mike Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Tamplin is called for the reach on Ward Hyde - foul #3 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| 03:35 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:35 | Sacred Heart | Ward Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Perry McIndoe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Damiani (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ward Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin O'Loughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 03:18 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:52 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Harrington buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-55 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Perry McIndoe takes the ball from Calvin Tamplin | 72-55 |
| 02:12 | Sacred Heart | Patrick Damiani misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Justin O'Loughlin - foul #2 on Justin O'Loughlin, team foul #7 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Marsden (PG), Gregory Hysell (SG), Edwin Harrington (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), John Coleman (C) Perry McIndoe, Patrick Damiani, Ward Hyde, Justin O'Loughlin, Joseph Harrington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Brent Slama (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Edward Pickell, Brian Nichols | |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:41 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Slama | 72-57 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Perrault | 72-59 |
| 00:53 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt's pass is intercepted by William Marsden | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-59 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF) Calvin Tamplin | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Wilson blocks the short jumper by Riley Witt | 72-59 |
| 00:20 | Sacred Heart | Edwin Harrington gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | William Marsden runs out the clock | 72-59 |