| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Travis Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCullough (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Wilmot (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 19:41 | Monmouth | Michael McCullough grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 19:22 | Monmouth | Michael McCullough hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-28 |
| 19:20 | Monmouth | Travis Harris can't tip it in | 43-28 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Travis Harris is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Harris, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-28 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bernard Alston - foul #1 on Bernard Alston, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 18:39 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael McCullough takes the ball from Sean Staley | 45-29 |
| 17:58 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael McCullough | 45-31 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Merle Stokes | 48-31 |
| 17:15 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael McCullough | 48-33 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Alston | 50-33 |
| 16:42 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot is hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Plaster (PF), Ernest Barrows (C) Brian Kyle, Jeffrey Wilmot | |
| 16:15 | Monmouth | Michael McCullough clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-33 |
| 16:13 | Monmouth | Travis Harris gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 15:58 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Travis Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCullough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Manley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Plaster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Barrows (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Monmouth | Todd Plaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 15:40 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 15:29 | Monmouth | Todd Plaster makes the floater from the left side | 50-35 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael McCullough steals it from Leslie Nelson | 50-35 |
| 14:51 | Monmouth | Travis Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Travis Harris, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Furrow (PG), Daniel Ingram (SG), Brian Kyle (PF), Jeffrey Wilmot (C) Travis Harris, Michael McCullough, Timothy Manley, Ernest Barrows | |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Chad Fresquez | 52-35 |
| 14:17 | Monmouth | Todd Plaster can't connect on a floater from the right block | 52-35 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is hacked by James Furrow - foul #4 on James Furrow, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta (PG) James Furrow | |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Ingram - foul #1 on Daniel Ingram, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Travis Harris (SG) Todd Plaster | |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:35 | Monmouth | Brian Kyle clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-35 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles's layup is rejected by Brian Kyle | 53-35 |
| 13:17 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 13:02 | Monmouth | Brian Kyle is fouled on the floor by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) Russell Viles | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael McCullough (SG), Timothy Manley (SF) Rudy Trombetta, Daniel Ingram | |
| 12:48 | Monmouth | Travis Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Travis Harris, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley jams it on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 55-35 |
| 12:13 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Plaster (PF) Brian Kyle | |
| 12:13 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 12:13 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 11:48 | Monmouth | Michael McCullough snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Travis Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCullough (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Manley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Plaster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Wilmot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Wilmot can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 55-37 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Strahan | 57-37 |
| 11:15 | Monmouth | Todd Plaster's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Strahan | 57-37 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the fadeaway in the paint | 59-37 |
| 10:41 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley misses badly on a shot from the left block | 59-37 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Plaster - foul #1 on Todd Plaster, team foul #6 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta (PG), Daniel Ingram (SG), Brian Kyle (PF), Ernest Barrows (C) Travis Harris, Michael McCullough, Timothy Manley, Jeffrey Wilmot | |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 09:55 | Monmouth | Todd Plaster scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Rudy Trombetta | 61-39 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is hacked by Brian Kyle - foul #2 on Brian Kyle, team foul #7 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 09:32 | Monmouth | Brian Kyle gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 09:18 | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta is called for traveling | 61-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) John Overman | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Stokes | 64-39 |
| 08:38 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows misses the easy layup but the foul's on Merle Stokes - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #5 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) Russell Viles | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Travis Harris (PG), Michael McCullough (SG), Timothy Manley (SF) Rudy Trombetta, Daniel Ingram, Todd Plaster | |
| 08:38 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 08:38 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Kyle is called for the reach on Sean Staley - foul #3 on Brian Kyle, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 08:07 | Monmouth | Timothy Manley buries a shot near the basket set up by Travis Harris | 66-43 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Travis Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCullough (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Manley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Barrows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Monmouth | Michael McCullough's pass is intercepted by Leslie Nelson | 68-43 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Staley | 70-43 |
| 06:41 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows can't connect on a floater from close range | 70-43 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 70-43 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley lays it up and in | 72-43 |
| 06:18 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows's pass is intercepted by Sean Staley | 72-43 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-43 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez comes up short on the runner from close range | 72-43 |
| 05:37 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows pulls down the rebound | 72-43 |
| 05:28 | Monmouth | Brian Kyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-43 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 72-43 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 72-43 |
| 05:03 | Monmouth | Travis Harris snags the defensive board | 72-43 |
| 04:52 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 72-43 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson gets the rebound | 72-43 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leslie Nelson | 74-43 |
| 04:25 | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows hits the finger roll | 74-45 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Barrows - foul #2 on Ernest Barrows, team foul #9 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta (PG), Daniel Ingram (SG), Todd Plaster (PF), John Moore (C) Michael McCullough, Timothy Manley, Brian Kyle, Ernest Barrows | |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 03:54 | Monmouth | Russell Viles steps in front of the Rudy Trombetta pass in the backcourt | 76-45 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses the dunk | 76-45 |
| 03:52 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Daniel Ingram | 76-45 |
| 03:45 | Monmouth | Lawrence Jackson is called for the reach on Rudy Trombetta - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #6 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Rudy Trombetta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ingram (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Travis Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Plaster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-45 |
| 03:39 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Harris | 76-45 |
| 03:32 | Monmouth | Leonard Magers blocks the short jumper by Todd Plaster | 76-45 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Viles | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Viles | 78-45 |
| 02:53 | Monmouth | Rudy Trombetta hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-48 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by John Overman | 80-48 |
| 02:08 | Monmouth | Daniel Ingram travels with the ball | 80-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Rudy Trombetta - foul #1 on Rudy Trombetta, team foul #10 | 80-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Leonard Magers | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ernest Barrows (C) John Moore | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 81-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 82-48 |
| 01:35 | Monmouth | Russell Viles picks off the pass by Rudy Trombetta | 82-48 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses the 3 from the left wing | 82-48 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles snags the offensive board | 82-48 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-48 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | John Overman gets the offensive rebound | 82-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 82-48 |
| 00:28 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Ernest Barrows | 82-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Monmouth | Daniel Ingram is hacked by Paul Strahan - foul #2 on Paul Strahan, team foul #7 | 82-48 |
| 00:23 | Monmouth | Daniel Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the board | 82-48 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles runs out the clock | 82-48 |