| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earnest Yost (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Fasching (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbur Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:33 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Fasching | 37-32 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earnest Yost - foul #1 on Earnest Yost, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:05 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 37-34 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wilbur Taylor | 39-34 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Earnest Yost is called for the reach on Dean Lustig - foul #2 on Earnest Yost, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:43 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 17:30 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Kevin Cross | 40-34 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is hacked by Albert Fasching - foul #2 on Albert Fasching, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Glasgow (PF), Jo-Long Sun (C) Kevin Cross, Wilbur Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas | |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Curtis Foltz | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-37 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson throws it down | 40-39 |
| 15:55 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching loses the dribble to Gary Eberhard | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earnest Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Bridges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Fasching (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glasgow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jo-Long Sun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jo-Long Sun - foul #1 on Jo-Long Sun, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Larry Schiavone (PG), Shawn Cherry (SG), Robbie Sigmon (SF), Kevin Cross (PF), Wilbur Taylor (C) Earnest Yost, Richard Bridges, Albert Fasching, William Glasgow, Jo-Long Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:03 | Winthrop | Shawn Cherry gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gary Eberhard and he's hacked by Larry Schiavone - foul #1 on Larry Schiavone, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (C) Claude Tafelski | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:26 | Winthrop | Shawn Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| 13:48 | Winthrop | Shawn Cherry connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wilbur Taylor | 42-43 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Shawn Cherry steals the ball from Hubert Reichard | 42-43 |
| 13:10 | Winthrop | Larry Schiavone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 13:09 | Winthrop | Kevin Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:55 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Cherry | 44-43 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas drills a shot from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 12:30 | Winthrop | Larry Schiavone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 12:28 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | Winthrop | William Smith steals it from Robbie Sigmon | 44-45 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't throw it down | 44-45 |
| 12:00 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robbie Sigmon | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Larry Schiavone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Cherry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robbie Sigmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Hubert Reichard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robbie Sigmon - foul #3 on Robbie Sigmon, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earnest Yost (PG), Richard Bridges (SG), Albert Fasching (SF), William Glasgow (PF), Jo-Long Sun (C) Larry Schiavone, Shawn Cherry, Robbie Sigmon, Kevin Cross, Wilbur Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Gary Eberhard, Hubert Reichard | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:07 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching is hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #3 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF) Jeffery Thomas | |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Claude Tafelski - foul #3 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:29 | Winthrop | Jo-Long Sun grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching's layup is rejected by Timothy Nickerson | 48-50 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Earnest Yost - foul #3 on Earnest Yost, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor (C) Jo-Long Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:17 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 10:13 | Winthrop | William Glasgow is whistled for a carry | 48-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG) Dewey Lee | |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz connects on the 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 09:34 | Winthrop | William Glasgow can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses the lay-in | 48-54 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 09:00 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:41 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski lays it in | 48-56 |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Timothy Nickerson - foul #2 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Larry Schiavone (SG), Shawn Cherry (SF), Kevin Cross (PF), Jo-Long Sun (C) Richard Bridges, Albert Fasching, William Glasgow, Wilbur Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Hubert Reichard (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Antony Giordano, Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:03 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost makes the 3rd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 07:41 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earnest Yost (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Schiavone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jo-Long Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Jo-Long Sun misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Hubert Reichard - foul #1 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon (SF) Earnest Yost | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Jo-Long Sun misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:21 | Winthrop | Jo-Long Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 52-59 |
| 06:51 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 55-61 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Jo-Long Sun comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:28 | Winthrop | Shawn Cherry can't tip it in | 55-61 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard blows the dunk | 55-61 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | Robbie Sigmon snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Kevin Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Earnest Yost (PG), Richard Bridges (SG), Albert Fasching (SF), Wilbur Taylor (C) Larry Schiavone, Shawn Cherry, Robbie Sigmon, Jo-Long Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dewey Lee, Jeffery Thomas, Hubert Reichard | |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard tips it in | 55-63 |
| 05:15 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Eberhard - foul #1 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Glasgow (PF) Kevin Cross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG) Dean Lustig | |
| 05:15 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:15 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Smith | 55-63 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Smith | 55-65 |
| 04:44 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Earnest Yost | 57-65 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Wilbur Taylor - foul #3 on Wilbur Taylor, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF) Gary Eberhard | |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:36 | Winthrop | William Glasgow pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 04:17 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 04:16 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges tips it in | 59-66 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Wilbur Taylor takes the ball from Timothy Nickerson | 59-66 |
| 03:40 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Bridges | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Earnest Yost (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bridges (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Fasching (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glasgow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | William Glasgow pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 03:08 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Bridges | 64-66 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kevin Cross (PF) William Glasgow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF) Curtis Foltz, Antony Giordano | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 02:20 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:01 | Winthrop | Timothy Nickerson is called for the reach on Wilbur Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 02:01 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:01 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Smith | 65-68 |
| 01:41 | Winthrop | Timothy Nickerson is called for the reach on Kevin Cross - foul #4 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 01:41 | Winthrop | Kevin Cross makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:41 | Winthrop | Kevin Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Dean Lustig is blocked by Kevin Cross | 66-68 |
| 01:21 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:17 | Winthrop | Albert Fasching banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Bridges | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Albert Fasching - foul #3 on Albert Fasching, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:30 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:30 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:30 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Yost - foul #4 on Earnest Yost, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | Winthrop | Richard Bridges clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:19 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor tips it back up and in | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bridges - foul #3 on Richard Bridges, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:16 | Winthrop | Wilbur Taylor snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost is hacked by Timothy Nickerson - foul #5 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (C) Timothy Nickerson | |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Earnest Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard runs out the clock | 71-72 |