| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Wert (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) C - Roger Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) SG - Marshall Clark (fresh) SF - James Hart (fresh) PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marshall Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed blows the layup but he's hacked by Enrique Avila - foul #1 on Enrique Avila, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson can't connect on a shot from close range | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | James Hart gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | San Jose State | Roger Patterson swats the layup by Lawrence Anderson | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Hart | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Roger Patterson - foul #1 on Roger Patterson, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerard Breed | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | San Jose State | Daniel Wert is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #1 on Daniel Wert, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Hicks | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Marshall Clark steps in front of the Roger Patterson pass | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | San Jose State | James Hicks clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses long on a floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila grabs the board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Wert (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marshall Clark (fairly fresh) SF - James Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Enrique Avila (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Hicks | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert can't finish the layup | 4-7 |
| 15:39 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Enrique Avila | 4-7 |
| 15:33 | San Jose State | Joey McWard steps in front of the James Hicks pass | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), James Harrison (SG), Mark Magill (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Daniel Wert, Alexander Linder, Joey McWard, Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Timothy Dattilo (SF), James Fedler (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Marshall Clark, James Hart, Enrique Avila, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo is hacked by Gerard Breed - foul #1 on Gerard Breed, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith (SF) Gerard Breed | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Clarke - foul #1 on Joe Clarke, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:11 | San Jose State | James Fedler gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 13:52 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill tips it in | 6-7 |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hicks | 6-9 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Gerard Breed (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Roger Patterson (C) Joe Clarke, James Harrison, Oliver Smith, Mark Magill, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marshall Clark (PG), James Hart (SF) James Hicks, Timothy Dattilo | |
| 12:46 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Grogg | 6-11 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert misses the shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 12:18 | San Jose State | James Fedler pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:11 | San Jose State | James Fedler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed hits a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Wert | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Daniel Wert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Marshall Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Fedler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Wert - foul #2 on Daniel Wert, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG) Daniel Wert | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG), Enrique Avila (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Edward Grogg, James Fedler, Antonio Martinez | |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson tips it in | 10-12 |
| 11:14 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Marshall Clark | 10-14 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 10:56 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:36 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 10-14 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed is whistled for a carry | 10-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (SG), Oliver Smith (SF), Mark Magill (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Alexander Linder, Gerard Breed, Joey McWard, Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), Edward Grogg (SG) Marshall Clark, James Hart | |
| 10:02 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Mark Magill - foul #1 on Mark Magill, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| 10:02 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie can't finish the layup | 10-17 |
| 09:37 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 09:32 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson tips it home | 10-19 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie blows the layup | 10-19 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie tips it back up and in | 12-19 |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Anderson and he's hacked by Oliver Smith - foul #1 on Oliver Smith, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer (PG), Gerard Breed (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Roger Patterson (C) Joe Clarke, Oliver Smith, Mark Magill, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Fedler (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Enrique Avila, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Dattilo blocks the jumper by James Harrison | 12-22 |
| 08:29 | San Jose State | James Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:20 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Hicks | 12-24 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 12-24 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison misses the tip | 12-24 |
| 07:56 | San Jose State | James Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Willis Bowyer (fresh) SG - James Harrison (fresh) SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dattilo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Fedler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Antonio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 12-24 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Grogg - foul #1 on Edward Grogg, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG) James Harrison | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marshall Clark (SG), James Hart (SF), Enrique Avila (PF) Edward Grogg, Timothy Dattilo, James Fedler | |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:23 | San Jose State | Gerard Breed steps in front of the Enrique Avila pass | 14-24 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 06:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 14-24 |
| 06:49 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Hicks | 14-27 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Willis Bowyer | 16-27 |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson misses the easy layup | 16-27 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Enrique Avila - foul #2 on Enrique Avila, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), James Harrison (SF), Mark Magill (C) Willis Bowyer, Gerard Breed, Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), James Fedler (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) James Hicks, Enrique Avila, Antonio Martinez | |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:01 | San Jose State | James Hart snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 05:40 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson's floater is tipped away by Mark Magill | 18-27 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-27 |
| 05:34 | San Jose State | James Fedler pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:12 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joey McWard | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG) Marshall Clark | |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder double dribbles | 18-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith (SF) Alexander Linder | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Clarke - foul #2 on Joe Clarke, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer (PG) Joe Clarke | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SF) James Hart | |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Harrison | 18-28 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-28 |
| 04:17 | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo hits a jump hook from close range set up by Edward Grogg | 18-30 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer is fouled in the backcourt by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (SF) Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Willis Bowyer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 03:57 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Willis Bowyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dattilo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Fedler (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Ritchie - foul #1 on Jeremy Ritchie, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Roger Patterson (C) Willis Bowyer, James Harrison, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marshall Clark (PG), Enrique Avila (PF) James Hicks, James Fedler | |
| 03:32 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:32 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Magill | 18-32 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Dattilo - foul #1 on Timothy Dattilo, team foul #7 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), James Hart (SF), Antonio Martinez (C) Edward Grogg, Timothy Dattilo, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Magill - foul #2 on Mark Magill, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard (PF) Mark Magill | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Patterson | 22-33 |
| 02:19 | San Jose State | James Hart is fouled on the floor by Joey McWard - foul #1 on Joey McWard, team foul #11 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (SF) Gerard Breed | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:19 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:19 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison is hacked by Antonio Martinez - foul #1 on Antonio Martinez, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith (SF) Alexander Linder | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG) James Hicks | |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:43 | San Jose State | Joey McWard steals the ball from Enrique Avila | 24-35 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-35 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 01:09 | San Jose State | Marshall Clark scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Hart | 26-37 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joey McWard, team foul #12 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (SF), Mark Magill (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) James Harrison, Joey McWard, Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Dattilo (SG), James Fedler (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Marshall Clark, Enrique Avila, Antonio Martinez | |
| 00:36 | San Jose State | James Fedler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Fedler, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Alexander Linder (SG) Daniel Wert, Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG) James Hart | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Anderson - foul #1 on Lawrence Anderson, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Marshall Clark (SG) Edward Grogg | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson clanks a floater from the right block | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |