| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Tom McHugh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Steiner (fresh) SF - Jack Rosamond (fresh) PF - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ismael Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski is called for 5 seconds | 40-37 |
| 19:31 | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's pass is intercepted by Tom McHugh in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 19:26 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh lays it in | 40-39 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Thomas | 40-39 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is fouled on the floor by Tom McHugh - foul #1 on Tom McHugh, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the floater from the left block | 42-39 |
| 18:14 | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner's floater is tipped away by Timothy Nickerson | 42-39 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Rosamond - foul #1 on Jack Rosamond, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:28 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom McHugh | 43-42 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 17:15 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 16:57 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Darin Gephart (SG), Scott Brown (SF), Michael Patino (C) Calvin Steiner, Jack Rosamond, Ismael Young | |
| 16:57 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:57 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF), Hubert Reichard (C) Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Timothy Riddick (SF) Michael Whitfield | |
| 16:21 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Tom McHugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darin Gephart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Riddick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patino (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Charleston Southern | Timothy Riddick's floater is tipped away by Gary Eberhard | 46-44 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 14:57 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Timothy Riddick | 46-44 |
| 14:36 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 14:34 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:21 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh is fouled on the floor by Gary Eberhard - foul #1 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Antony Giordano, Gary Eberhard, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner (SG), Jack Rosamond (SF), Michael Whitfield (PF), Ismael Young (C) Tom McHugh, Timothy Riddick, Scott Brown, Michael Patino | |
| 14:01 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Steiner | 46-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Darin Gephart - foul #1 on Darin Gephart, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ervin Hughley (PG) Darin Gephart | |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas clanks a jumper from close range | 46-46 |
| 13:38 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:33 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Ervin Hughley - foul #2 on Ervin Hughley, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh (PG) Ervin Hughley | |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:33 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Ismael Young - foul #2 on Ismael Young, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 12:03 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:39 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Steiner | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Tom McHugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Steiner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Rosamond (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Whitfield (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Young (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas jams it and he's fouled by Calvin Steiner - foul #1 on Calvin Steiner, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG) Dean Lustig | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Darin Gephart (SG), Scott Brown (SF), Michael Patino (C) Calvin Steiner, Jack Rosamond, Ismael Young | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:07 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom McHugh | 52-51 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:25 | Charleston Southern | Michael Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:13 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tom McHugh | 52-54 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-54 |
| 09:57 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:35 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:33 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Antony Giordano (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Hubert Reichard (C) William Smith, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner (SG), Jack Rosamond (SF), Ismael Young (C) Tom McHugh, Michael Whitfield, Michael Patino | |
| 09:02 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darin Gephart and he's hacked by Hubert Reichard - foul #2 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| 09:02 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Darin Gephart takes the ball from Curtis Foltz | 52-59 |
| 08:47 | Charleston Southern | Darin Gephart lays it in | 52-61 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the dunk but the foul's on Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh (PG) Darin Gephart | |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:36 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 08:15 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Tom McHugh | 53-63 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard is fouled on the floor by Ismael Young - foul #3 on Ismael Young, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG) Curtis Foltz | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Michael Patino (PF) Scott Brown | |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:07 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:48 | Charleston Southern | Michael Patino hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Tom McHugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Calvin Steiner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Rosamond (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Patino (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ismael Young (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Lustig and the foul's on Calvin Steiner - foul #2 on Calvin Steiner, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dewey Lee, Hubert Reichard, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield (PF) Michael Patino | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:58 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond's floater is tipped away by Claude Tafelski | 57-66 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Calvin Steiner - foul #3 on Calvin Steiner, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown (C) Ismael Young | |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:29 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF) Dean Lustig, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Darin Gephart (SG) Calvin Steiner | |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas lays it in on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 60-66 |
| 05:58 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-66 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is fouled on the floor by Scott Brown - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Timothy Riddick (SG), Ismael Young (C) Tom McHugh, Jack Rosamond | |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:17 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jeffery Thomas - foul #3 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Dewey Lee | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner (SG) Timothy Riddick | |
| 05:17 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:17 | Charleston Southern | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 04:42 | Charleston Southern | The pull-up jumper by Darin Gephart is blocked by Timothy Nickerson | 63-68 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 04:18 | Charleston Southern | Timothy Nickerson denies the turnaround by Ismael Young | 65-68 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 68-68 |
| 03:34 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Thomas - foul #4 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (PG), William Smith (SG), Antony Giordano (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Hubert Reichard (C) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh (PG), Jack Rosamond (SF), Michael Patino (C) Darin Gephart, Scott Brown, Ismael Young | |
| 03:34 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:34 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Tom McHugh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Calvin Steiner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Rosamond (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Whitfield (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Patino (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Charleston Southern | Calvin Steiner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom McHugh | 71-73 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard blows the layup | 71-73 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 73-73 |
| 02:41 | Charleston Southern | Dewey Lee steps in front of the Calvin Steiner pass | 73-73 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee banks in the layup | 75-73 |
| 02:18 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 75-73 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dewey Lee, Antony Giordano, Gary Eberhard, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young (C) Michael Patino | |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Smith | 77-73 |
| 01:52 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 01:52 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Thomas | 77-73 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Whitfield | 77-73 |
| 01:39 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Whitfield | 77-73 |
| 01:37 | Charleston Southern | Dean Lustig steps in front of the Tom McHugh pass in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 77-73 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson tips it but misses | 77-73 |
| 01:18 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:14 | Charleston Southern | Tom McHugh misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig can't finish the layup | 77-73 |
| 00:54 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Charleston Southern | Jack Rosamond connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Calvin Steiner | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | William Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Claude Tafelski | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| 00:14 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:14 | Charleston Southern | Ismael Young misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski is fouled in the backcourt by Tom McHugh - foul #2 on Tom McHugh, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:01 | Charleston Southern | Michael Whitfield misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 80-77 |