| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is hacked by Russell Macgregor - foul #1 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Macgregor - foul #2 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Blair | 23-36 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Danny Ardoin | 23-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-39 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair hits the follow up shot | 25-39 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin clanks a jumper in the paint | 28-39 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor is fouled on the floor by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Lonnie Jang (PF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman is hacked by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Russell Viles steals the ball from Lonnie Jang | 28-39 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | David Clark banks in the layup set up by Russell Viles | 28-41 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Calvin Young swats the dunk try by Gerald Suggs | 28-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Lonnie Jang | 30-41 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Russell Macgregor (PF) Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) David Clark, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor loses the dribble to Russell Viles | 30-41 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Suggs - foul #2 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Joseph Smith (SF) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez | |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Jang (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Suggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF), Jack Brunelle (C) Lonnie Jang, Gerald Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Merle Stokes takes the ball from Eric Cantor | 30-42 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is called for 10 seconds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #4 on Joseph Smith, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Lonnie Jang (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Kevin Blair, Joseph Smith, Russell Macgregor, Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) John Crist | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Eric Cantor is called for the reach on Russell Viles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Cantor, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG) Eric Cantor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | David Clark buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Calvin Young | 32-46 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Alton Coleman | 35-46 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Strahan | 35-48 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly is hacked by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Robert Twombly, Gerald Suggs, Alton Coleman, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leslie Nelson - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson blows the dunk | 37-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair connects on the 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin's pass is intercepted by Jack Brunelle | 40-48 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle, Kurtis Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Twombly - foul #1 on Robert Twombly, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Twombly and the foul's on Russell Viles - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | David Clark buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Chad Fresquez | 43-52 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Coleman steals it from Chad Fresquez | 43-52 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Twombly - foul #2 on Robert Twombly, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Lawrence Jackson (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Calvin Young | |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Suggs | 46-54 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled on the floor by Gerald Suggs - foul #3 on Gerald Suggs, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Lonnie Jang (PF) Gerald Suggs, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) David Clark, Paul Strahan, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor is hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #3 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:54 | Illinois State | Eric Cantor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | John Crist loses the dribble to Eric Cantor in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block | 48-54 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown tips it in | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kurtis Brown - foul #3 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Gerald Suggs (PF) Eric Cantor, Jack Brunelle, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Smith | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alton Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Calvin Young and he's hacked by Kurtis Brown - foul #4 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (PF) Kevin Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) Danny Ardoin, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Alton Coleman is called for the reach on Russell Viles - foul #1 on Alton Coleman, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Kevin Blair (SG) Alton Coleman, Gerald Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) John Crist | |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Joseph Smith is denied by Paul Strahan | 53-59 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Smith - foul #5 on Joseph Smith, team foul #13 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF), Lonnie Jang (C) Joseph Smith, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Calvin Young | |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Russell Viles steals it from Jack Brunelle | 53-60 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles lays it up and in | 53-62 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-62 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | David Clark loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, David Clark, Paul Strahan | |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Gerald Suggs misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang tips it home | 57-62 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by Robert Twombly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Twombly, team foul #14 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (C) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Lawrence Jackson (C) Chad Fresquez, Merle Stokes | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang clanks a runner in the lane | 57-64 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by John Crist and he's hacked by Robert Twombly - foul #4 on Robert Twombly, team foul #15 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Cantor (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Lonnie Jang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:34 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Russell Macgregor is blocked by Sean Staley | 57-67 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Kurtis Brown - foul #5 on Kurtis Brown, team foul #16 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Lonnie Jang (C) Gerald Suggs, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Calvin Young | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-70 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 57-70 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley tips it home | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Eric Cantor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Macgregor (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Jang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Crist (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Gerald Suggs (SG), Alton Coleman (SF) Eric Cantor, Kevin Blair, Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Sean Staley | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Ardoin | 57-74 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-74 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Suggs | 57-74 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Strahan - foul #2 on Paul Strahan, team foul #9 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (C) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (PG), David Clark (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Chad Fresquez, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Merle Stokes | |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:30 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-77 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Calvin Young swats the shot by Lonnie Jang | 59-77 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-77 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Lonnie Jang pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-77 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Suggs steps in front of the Russell Viles pass in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Twombly | 64-77 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is hacked by Alton Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Coleman, team foul #17 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) David Clark, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-79 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Overman | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | John Overman runs out the clock | 64-79 |