| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Liberty | Mike Cooper picks off the pass by Luis Sanchez | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Kadlec | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Mike Cooper and he's hacked by Manuel Kadlec - foul #1 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin hits a fadeaway from the right side | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Jonathan Bittle - foul #1 on Jonathan Bittle, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luis Sanchez - foul #1 on Luis Sanchez, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez scores on a runner from close range set up by Jonathan Bittle | 7-7 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Roger Howard and the foul's on James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Joe George (SF), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, James Thomas, Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault | |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) SF - Joe George (fresh) PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Pride (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Liberty | Joe George scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Bell | 9-10 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul McNair (SF) Manuel Kadlec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 14:45 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Tamplin | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin drills a floater from the right block set up by Norman Dunn | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Liberty | Norman Dunn is called for the reach on Claude Whitley - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SG), Manuel Kadlec (PF) Claude Whitley, Lloyd Bell, Paul McNair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Edward Pickell (SF) Norman Dunn, Mike Cooper | |
| 13:52 | Liberty | William Pickett is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF), Luis Sanchez (C) Joe George, Roger Pride | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell is fouled on the floor by William Pickett - foul #1 on William Pickett, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (C) Brian Nichols | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Bittle steals the ball from Richard Heyward | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Liberty | William Pickett lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Bittle | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Liberty | James Thomas is hacked by Edward Pickell - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Richard Heyward, Frank Perrault | |
| 12:31 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Sanchez | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec hits a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Riley Witt - foul #1 on Riley Witt, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF), Roger Pride (C) Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Calvin Tamplin | |
| 12:09 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Pickell | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Joe George (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Pride (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Joe George misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (SG), Paul McNair (SF) James Thomas, Manuel Kadlec | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Norman Dunn, Mike Cooper, Edward Pickell | |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Joe George makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Joe George makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Perrault | 15-17 |
| 10:44 | Liberty | Paul McNair travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF), Luis Sanchez (C) Paul McNair, Roger Pride | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Luis Sanchez swats the layup by Frank Perrault | 15-17 |
| 10:22 | Liberty | Joe George grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 10:16 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 15-17 |
| 09:57 | Liberty | Claude Whitley grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Claude Whitley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 09:35 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:21 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle jams it set up by William Pickett and the foul's on Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | James Thomas (SG), Manuel Kadlec (PF) William Pickett, Joe George | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Edward Pickell (C) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault, Brian Nichols | |
| 09:21 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (C) Calvin Tamplin | |
| 08:50 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luis Sanchez - foul #2 on Luis Sanchez, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul McNair (SF), Roger Pride (C) Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (C) Richard Heyward, Brent Slama | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:24 | Liberty | James Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:22 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | Claude Whitley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Riley Witt | 17-21 |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Paul McNair misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-21 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the board | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fairly fresh) SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Paul McNair (fresh) PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Pride (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Perrault (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-21 |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Roger Pride grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 06:55 | Liberty | Edward Pickell denies the turnaround by Manuel Kadlec | 17-21 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Pickell | 17-21 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 17-21 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 06:02 | Liberty | James Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses short on a runner near the basket | 17-23 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Manuel Kadlec | 17-23 |
| 05:42 | Liberty | Riley Witt steals the ball from James Thomas | 17-23 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Riley Witt | 17-25 |
| 05:23 | Liberty | Frank Perrault steals the ball from Claude Whitley | 17-25 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Kadlec - foul #2 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Jonathan Bittle (SF), Joe George (PF), Guillermo Cardenas (C) Claude Whitley, James Thomas, Paul McNair, Manuel Kadlec, Roger Pride | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, Mike Cooper, Frank Perrault | |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:59 | Liberty | Guillermo Cardenas snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Calvin Tamplin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 17-26 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Edward Pickell, Calvin Tamplin | |
| 04:30 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Bell - foul #1 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:02 | Liberty | William Pickett scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Bell | 19-28 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is hacked by Lloyd Bell - foul #2 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Joe George, Guillermo Cardenas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:21 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec is fouled on the floor by Randy Palczynski - foul #1 on Randy Palczynski, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | James Thomas (SG) Lloyd Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Palczynski (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Liberty | James Thomas travels with the ball | 19-30 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is called for traveling | 19-30 |
| 02:44 | Liberty | James Thomas buries a 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Howard | 22-32 |
| 02:16 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Nichols | 22-32 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-32 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a shot from the right block set up by Richard Heyward | 22-34 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | James Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the shot from the right side | 22-36 |
| 01:03 | Liberty | James Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 01:01 | Liberty | James Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 00:48 | Liberty | James Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Pickett and he's hacked by Randy Palczynski - foul #2 on Randy Palczynski, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Paul McNair (SF), Joe George (PF), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, Jonathan Bittle, Manuel Kadlec, Luis Sanchez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Edward Pickell (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Randy Palczynski, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 00:48 | Liberty | James Thomas misses the free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Joe George grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Claude Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Roger Pride grabs the offensive rebound | 24-36 |