| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 1 ast. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-25 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth White | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery blows the dunk | 34-28 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 34-31 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a floater from the right side set up by Harvey Maddux | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Harvey Maddux is called for the reach on Richard Browder - foul #1 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 37-33 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | David Scott loses the dribble to John Smith | 37-33 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn lays it in on a nice dish by John Smith | 39-33 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Anthony Scott | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Coburn is called for the reach on Kenneth White - foul #1 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery lays it in set up by Kenneth White | 39-35 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Chi Huang | 39-35 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa scores on a floater from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Longoria | 43-35 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Longoria is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #2 on Robert Longoria, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Robert Longoria, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Walter Ray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth White | 43-38 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen knocks in the runner near the basket | 43-40 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen's floater is tipped away by Wilfred Lobato | 45-40 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Michael Flannery (PF) Adam Poindexter, Kenneth White | |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ariel Costa - foul #2 on Ariel Costa, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Richard Browder connects on the turnaround from close range | 47-42 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the finger roll set up by Michael Flannery and he's hacked by Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Clarence Goff, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Kevin Raffa (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Wayne Allen | |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG) Anthony Scott | |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 48-45 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-45 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Chi Huang snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | David Scott blows the dunk | 48-45 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | David Scott tips it home | 48-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 1 ast. C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Longoria | 48-47 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | David Scott steps in front of the Robert Longoria pass | 48-47 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is fouled on the floor by Kevin Raffa - foul #2 on Kevin Raffa, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Wayne Allen (PF) David Scott, Michael Flannery | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Goff | 51-50 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Lobato is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Chi Huang (PF) Ariel Costa, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG), Robert Jennings (C) Harvey Maddux, Johnson Henry | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff is hacked by Robert Jennings - foul #1 on Robert Jennings, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF) Bradley Coburn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Thomas Fisher, Robert Jennings | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the jumper from the left side set up by Chi Huang and he's hacked by Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Kevin Raffa (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), David Scott (SF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Wayne Allen | |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Browder - foul #2 on Richard Browder, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG) Adam Poindexter | |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa's floater is tipped away by Michael Flannery | 54-54 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 54-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Longoria is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #3 on Robert Longoria, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (PF) Michael Flannery | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Browder | 57-55 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | David Scott scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnson Henry | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Wilfred Lobato, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF) Thomas Fisher, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Richard Browder blows the layup but the foul's on Harvey Maddux - foul #2 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner and he's hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #3 on Ariel Costa, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth White | 58-63 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #4 on Ariel Costa, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Chi Huang gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Chi Huang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff's pass is intercepted by Kenneth White | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Goff - foul #2 on Clarence Goff, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Chi Huang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Goff - foul #3 on Clarence Goff, team foul #13 | 61-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF), Wayne Allen (PF) Kenneth White, Michael Flannery | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-67 |