| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Frankie John (fresh) C - Fred Newbold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randy Goddard (fresh) SG - Matthew Dutra (fresh) SF - James Sottile (fresh) PF - Donald Torian (fresh) C - Edison Barnhill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Dutra is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Dutra, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Charleston | James Sottile clanks a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Charleston | James Sottile gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sherman McKewen - foul #1 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | Charleston | James Sottile pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Dutra - foul #2 on Matthew Dutra, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jason Eskew (SG) Matthew Dutra | |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-1 |
| 17:59 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Edison Barnhill | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | Charleston | Jason Eskew misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:50 | Charleston | Donald Torian tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Jason Eskew picks off the pass by John Smith in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Charleston | Randy Goddard banks in the layup set up by Jason Eskew | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Torian - foul #1 on Donald Torian, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Charleston | James Sottile connects on the driving attempt from close range | 3-7 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF) John Lobdell, Sherman McKewen | |
| Subs | Charleston | Oscar Schulze (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), James Moultrie (C) James Sottile, Donald Torian, Edison Barnhill | |
| 16:17 | Charleston | Dwight Woo steps in front of the Jason Eskew pass | 3-7 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Oscar Schulze in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 16:05 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is fouled in the backcourt by James Moultrie - foul #1 on James Moultrie, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (PF), Fred Newbold (C) John Smith, Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (SG), Ralph Werner (C) Randy Goddard, Jason Eskew | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) PF - Frankie John (fresh) C - Fred Newbold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Oscar Schulze (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wallace Bachus (fresh) SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) PF - James Moultrie (fresh) C - Ralph Werner (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 3-10 |
| 15:46 | Charleston | James Moultrie gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:35 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus is called for traveling | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Sottile (SF) Stephen Waters | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Cumbie | 5-10 |
| 15:06 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sottile | 5-12 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 14:43 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Charleston | James Sottile connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Schulze | 5-15 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cumbie | 8-15 |
| 13:59 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze is fouled on the floor by Frankie John - foul #1 on Frankie John, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Christopher Cumbie, Charlie Chaffins, Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Charleston | Randy Goddard (PG), Jason Eskew (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), Donald Torian (PF), Edison Barnhill (C) Oscar Schulze, Wallace Bachus, James Sottile, James Moultrie, Ralph Werner | |
| 13:48 | Charleston | Donald Torian misses the lay-in | 8-15 |
| 13:47 | Charleston | Randy Goddard tips it back up and in | 8-17 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses the easy open layup | 8-17 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | John Smith hits a floater from the left side | 10-17 |
| 13:02 | Charleston | Donald Torian misses the easy layup | 10-17 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Schultheis, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| 12:44 | Charleston | Jason Eskew clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 10-17 |
| 12:20 | Charleston | Randy Goddard gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:13 | Charleston | Sherman McKewen steps in front of the Jason Eskew pass | 10-17 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo clanks a shot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 11:57 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dwight Woo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Schultheis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randy Goddard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Eskew (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Waters (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Torian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edison Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Charleston | Randy Goddard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:28 | Charleston | Jason Eskew snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 11:07 | Charleston | Randy Goddard loses the ball out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Christopher Cumbie (SF), Charlie Chaffins (PF), James Chacko (C) John Smith, John Lobdell, Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Charleston | Oscar Schulze (PG), Wallace Bachus (SG), James Sottile (SF), Ralph Werner (C) Randy Goddard, Jason Eskew, Stephen Waters, Edison Barnhill | |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 12-17 |
| 10:36 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wallace Bachus - foul #1 on Wallace Bachus, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (PF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Charleston | Randy Goddard (PG) Wallace Bachus | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:51 | Charleston | James Sottile knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Schulze | 13-20 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John buries a driving attempt in the lane | 15-20 |
| 09:17 | Charleston | James Sottile clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:15 | Charleston | Donald Torian grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:10 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sottile | 15-22 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 15-22 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie tips it but misses | 15-22 |
| 08:49 | Charleston | Ralph Werner pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:43 | Charleston | Fred Newbold denies the turnaround by Donald Torian | 15-22 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk loses the dribble to James Sottile | 15-22 |
| 08:31 | Charleston | James Sottile lays it up and in | 15-24 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk travels in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), James Chacko (C) Glen Sisk, Christopher Cumbie, Charlie Chaffins, Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (SG), Stephen Waters (SF), Jason Eskew (PF), James Moultrie (C) Oscar Schulze, James Sottile, Donald Torian, Ralph Werner | |
| 08:15 | Charleston | Stephen Waters knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wallace Bachus | 15-27 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen's pass is intercepted by James Moultrie in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| 07:55 | Charleston | The pull-up jumper by Randy Goddard is blocked by James Chacko | 15-27 |
| 07:53 | Charleston | Jason Eskew snags the offensive board | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randy Goddard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wallace Bachus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Eskew (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Moultrie (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus drills a turnaround from the baseline | 15-29 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko's pass is intercepted by Jason Eskew | 15-29 |
| 07:14 | Charleston | Randy Goddard hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Wallace Bachus | 15-32 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Chacko | 17-32 |
| 06:40 | Charleston | Randy Goddard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randy Goddard, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (SG), Frankie John (PF), John Schultheis (C) John Lobdell, Dwight Woo, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Charleston | Oscar Schulze (PG), James Sottile (SF), Donald Torian (PF), Edison Barnhill (C) Randy Goddard, Wallace Bachus, Stephen Waters, James Moultrie | |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is hacked by Jason Eskew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Eskew, team foul #7 | 17-32 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:38 | Charleston | Donald Torian snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 06:21 | Charleston | Edison Barnhill misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-32 |
| 06:20 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze tips it but misses | 18-32 |
| 06:19 | Charleston | Donald Torian tips it but misses | 18-32 |
| 06:18 | Charleston | Donald Torian pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 06:07 | Charleston | Jason Eskew is hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #4 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF), Charlie Chaffins (PF) Sherman McKewen, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 05:50 | Charleston | Jason Eskew hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Schulze | 18-35 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Edison Barnhill - foul #1 on Edison Barnhill, team foul #8 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Charleston | Ralph Werner (PF) Donald Torian | |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 05:17 | Charleston | Christopher Cumbie is called for the reach on Oscar Schulze - foul #1 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #5 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (PF) John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Charleston | Randy Goddard (PG) Oscar Schulze | |
| 05:11 | Charleston | Randy Goddard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Sottile and the foul's on Frankie John - foul #2 on Frankie John, team foul #6 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 05:11 | Charleston | Randy Goddard makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 04:51 | Charleston | Randy Goddard is hacked by Glen Sisk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #7 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SF) Christopher Cumbie | |
| Subs | Charleston | Stephen Waters (SF), Donald Torian (PF) James Sottile, Ralph Werner | |
| 04:51 | Charleston | Randy Goddard makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 04:51 | Charleston | Randy Goddard misses the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk loses the dribble to Jason Eskew | 22-39 |
| 04:32 | Charleston | Stephen Waters banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Eskew | 22-41 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo double dribbles | 22-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (PF), James Chacko (C) Glen Sisk, Robert Thompson, Dwight Woo, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Charleston | Oscar Schulze (SG), James Moultrie (PF) Jason Eskew, Donald Torian | |
| 03:52 | Charleston | James Moultrie's fadeaway is rejected by James Chacko | 22-41 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 22-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randy Goddard (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Oscar Schulze (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Waters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Moultrie (fresh) C - Edison Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Moultrie - foul #2 on James Moultrie, team foul #9 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF), John Schultheis (C) Sherman McKewen, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Dutra (SG), James Sottile (SF), Ralph Werner (PF) Randy Goddard, Stephen Waters, James Moultrie | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:05 | Charleston | Oscar Schulze misses long on a shot near the basket | 24-41 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Schultheis | 24-41 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | John Smith travels in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (PF) Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Torian (PF) Edison Barnhill | |
| 02:46 | Charleston | John Schultheis picks off the pass by James Sottile | 24-41 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Schultheis | 27-41 |
| 02:21 | Charleston | Christopher Cumbie takes the ball from Matthew Dutra | 27-41 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 27-41 |
| 02:15 | Charleston | Donald Torian grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 02:02 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Schulze is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Schulze, team foul #10 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) John Lobdell, Christopher Cumbie, Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Charleston | Wallace Bachus (PG), Stephen Waters (SF), Jason Eskew (PF), James Moultrie (C) Oscar Schulze, James Sottile, Donald Torian, Ralph Werner | |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:28 | Charleston | Stephen Waters is hacked by Sherman McKewen - foul #2 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #8 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Charlie Chaffins (SF) John Smith, Sherman McKewen | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 01:28 | Charleston | Stephen Waters makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 01:28 | Charleston | Stephen Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 32-46 |
| 00:53 | Charleston | Matthew Dutra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson misses the shot from close range | 32-46 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Sisk | 32-46 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo lays it in set up by Robert Thompson | 34-46 |
| 00:24 | Charleston | Dwight Woo picks off the pass by Jason Eskew | 34-46 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk can't finish the layup | 34-46 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | Charleston | Wallace Bachus comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-46 |