| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Coleman | 1-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-3 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman's floater is tipped away by Brian Nichols | 1-3 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Ostroski - foul #1 on William Ostroski, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | James Carter is called for the reach on Roger Howard - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG) James Carter | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Pickell | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SF) William Coleman | |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell's floater is tipped away by William Ostroski | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - Brent Slama (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard tips it in | 8-5 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Edward Pickell - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF), Billy Wiley (PF) Jerome Abbott, William Ostroski | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 3 from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley clanks a shot from the left block | 11-8 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Calvin Tamplin denies the turnaround by Ronald Sisk | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Edward Pickell (SF) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), William Ostroski (PF) Robert Reynolds, Richard Gradowski | |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Billy Wiley | 11-9 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Riley Witt, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (PG), Aaron Thompson (SF) Ronald Sisk, William Coleman | |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Pickell | 14-9 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Dunn is called for the reach on Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (C) Billy Wiley | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) C - Frank Perrault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron Thompson (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Richard Gradowski (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux is fouled on the floor by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG) Roger Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SF) Aaron Thompson | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerome Abbott | 14-11 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reynolds picks off the pass by Norman Dunn | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | William Ostroski takes the ball from Frank Perrault | 14-11 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Theroux | 14-14 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell is fouled on the floor by William Ostroski - foul #2 on William Ostroski, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Mike Cooper, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Billy Wiley (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Jerome Abbott, William Ostroski, Richard Gradowski | |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wiley swats the short shot by Calvin Tamplin | 14-14 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-14 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Aaron Thompson (SF) Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux | |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Nichols picks off the pass by Jerome Abbott | 17-16 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Thompson hits a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - Randy Palczynski (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk is fouled on the floor by Randy Palczynski - foul #1 on Randy Palczynski, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Edward Pickell (PF), Brent Slama (C) Riley Witt, Randy Palczynski, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF), Richard Gradowski (PF), Timothy Fields (C) Aaron Thompson, Billy Wiley, Darin Aiello | |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 22-19 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk can't finish the layup | 22-22 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 22-22 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Norman Dunn, Mike Cooper, Edward Pickell, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), Aaron Thompson (SF), Billy Wiley (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Ronald Sisk, Jerome Abbott, Richard Gradowski, Timothy Fields | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG) Jonathan Theroux | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Tamplin | 24-22 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) SF - Frank Perrault (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it home | 24-24 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Billy Wiley steals the ball from Wayne Dahlberg | 24-24 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk hits a shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Wayne Dahlberg, Riley Witt, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), William Coleman (SF), William Ostroski (PF) Ronald Sisk, Robert Reynolds, Aaron Thompson, Billy Wiley | |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Tamplin | 24-26 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses long on a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Nichols | 26-26 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Nichols is called for the reach on Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (PF), Frank Perrault (C) Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault can't tip it in | 26-30 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jerome Abbott | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-30 |