| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Vogel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lessman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gantt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cornett (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Leslie Nelson and he's hacked by Donald Brown - foul #2 on Donald Brown, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:16 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 18:45 | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:45 | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by Timothy Lessman - foul #3 on Timothy Lessman, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais (SG) Timothy Lessman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | John Cornett is called for the reach on Merle Stokes - foul #2 on John Cornett, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 17:15 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:52 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:32 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Vogel | 42-39 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's pass is intercepted by Roland Desmarais | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Vogel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Desmarais (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Gantt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 15:15 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to John Cornett | 45-39 |
| 15:10 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Vogel and he's hacked by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Terry Jackson (PG), Robert Milazzo (SF), Albert Roberts (PF), Robert Myers (C) Gary Vogel, Robert Gantt, Donald Brown, John Cornett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 15:10 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | David Clark drills a fadeaway in the paint | 48-41 |
| 14:33 | UL-Monroe | Robert Milazzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 48-41 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman (SG) Roland Desmarais | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:08 | UL-Monroe | Terry Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 48-41 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Lessman - foul #4 on Timothy Lessman, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Walker (SG) Timothy Lessman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:34 | UL-Monroe | Robert Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:32 | UL-Monroe | Robert Milazzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | UL-Monroe | Robert Myers's pass is intercepted by Chad Fresquez | 48-43 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is hacked by Terry Jackson - foul #1 on Terry Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel (PG), Roland Desmarais (SG) Terry Jackson, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Crist | 48-46 |
| 12:36 | UL-Monroe | Albert Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt (SF), Donald Brown (PF), John Cornett (C) Robert Milazzo, Albert Roberts, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Calvin Young is denied by Robert Gantt | 48-46 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Crist | 48-48 |
| 11:51 | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Vogel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roland Desmarais (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Gantt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cornett (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Ardoin | 50-51 |
| 11:29 | UL-Monroe | Leslie Nelson steps in front of the Roland Desmarais pass | 50-51 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin lays it up and in on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 50-53 |
| 11:05 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Cornett - foul #3 on John Cornett, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Terry Jackson (SG), Albert Roberts (PF) Roland Desmarais, Donald Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:48 | UL-Monroe | John Cornett grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 10:26 | UL-Monroe | John Cornett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Ardoin | 53-56 |
| 09:54 | UL-Monroe | Albert Roberts's layup is rejected by Sean Staley | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | UL-Monroe | Albert Roberts tips it in | 55-56 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the floater near the basket set up by Leslie Nelson | 55-58 |
| 09:13 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Gantt, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais (SG), Donald Brown (PF), Robert Myers (C) Gary Vogel, Robert Gantt, John Cornett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin | |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:52 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:41 | UL-Monroe | Albert Roberts misses the lay-in | 55-59 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:15 | UL-Monroe | Terry Jackson gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:57 | UL-Monroe | Chad Fresquez takes the ball from Terry Jackson | 55-59 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles's layup is rejected by Robert Myers | 55-59 |
| 07:33 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Terry Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roland Desmarais (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Albert Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UL-Monroe | Terry Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roland Desmarais | 57-59 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-59 |
| 06:55 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:27 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is fouled on the floor by Albert Roberts - foul #1 on Albert Roberts, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel (PG), Timothy Lessman (SG), Robert Gantt (SF), Robert Milazzo (PF), John Cornett (C) Terry Jackson, Roland Desmarais, Albert Roberts, Donald Brown, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:56 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 60-61 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | John Cornett blocks the jumper by Calvin Young | 60-61 |
| 05:27 | UL-Monroe | John Cornett grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 05:22 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Milazzo and he's hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) John Crist, Chad Fresquez | |
| 05:22 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:11 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 04:57 | UL-Monroe | The short jumper by John Cornett is denied by Paul Strahan | 63-61 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | John Overman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | John Overman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Timothy Lessman | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 04:16 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt is denied on a layup by Danny Ardoin | 63-63 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Vogel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Lessman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Gantt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Milazzo (fresh) C - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 63-66 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Gantt - foul #3 on Robert Gantt, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Roland Desmarais (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Donald Brown (PF), Robert Myers (C) Timothy Lessman, Robert Gantt, Robert Milazzo, John Cornett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Merle Stokes (C) John Overman, Paul Strahan | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young can't tip it in | 63-66 |
| 02:27 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:27 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman (SG), Robert Gantt (SF), John Cornett (C) Roland Desmarais, Albert Roberts, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Calvin Young | |
| 02:08 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt hits a jumper in the lane | 65-66 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 01:34 | UL-Monroe | Merle Stokes is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #2 on Merle Stokes, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| 01:26 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Cornett - foul #4 on John Cornett, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:42 | UL-Monroe | Gary Vogel hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Lessman | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman misses the lay-in | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Robert Gantt tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 00:07 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Lessman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Donald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |