| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) PF - Tom Pace (fresh) C - Lester Durocher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Tom Pace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Tom Pace is blocked by Timothy Nickerson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Timothy Nickerson - foul #1 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Carter | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton misses the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lester Durocher | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano buries a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | San Diego State | Antony Giordano steals the ball from Lester Durocher | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | San Diego State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 2-8 |
| 16:20 | San Diego State | James Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Keith Hamilton | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 4-11 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Pace (fresh) C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | James Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Brian Taylor (PF) Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dean Lustig and he's fouled by Lester Durocher - foul #1 on Lester Durocher, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano's pass is intercepted by Chi Chin | 6-13 |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Chi Chin | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Dewey Lee | 8-15 |
| 14:28 | San Diego State | James Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Hamilton | 11-15 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:34 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | The refs have stopped play. Keith Hamilton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-15 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Tom Pace (C) Keith Hamilton, Lester Durocher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Tom Pace is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Tom Pace, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chi Chin - foul #1 on Chi Chin, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:05 | San Diego State | James Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Taylor | 15-17 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 15-19 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Morris Frances - foul #1 on Morris Frances, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter is hacked by Joseph Barta - foul #1 on Joseph Barta, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lester Durocher (C) Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Pace (fresh) C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | San Diego State | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 11:27 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher tips it in | 18-22 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Carter takes the ball from Hubert Reichard | 18-22 |
| 10:57 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Nickerson | 18-22 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Chi Chin - foul #2 on Chi Chin, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (PG) Chi Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (PF) Hubert Reichard | |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Lustig | 18-23 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 18-23 |
| 10:21 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 10:03 | San Diego State | Tom Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG), William Smith (SF) Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 09:51 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (C) Dean Lustig, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 09:04 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Brian Taylor | 20-23 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Antony Giordano steals it from Keith Hamilton | 20-23 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 08:09 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 07:43 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton's floater is knocked away by Hubert Reichard | 20-23 |
| 07:41 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Durocher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Antony Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | James Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lester Durocher and the foul's on Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF), Tom Pace (PF) Oliver Wong, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Morris Frances, Antony Giordano, Hubert Reichard | |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Tom Pace snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Lester Durocher is called for the reach on Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Lester Durocher, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Taylor (PF) Lester Durocher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Lustig and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Timothy Nickerson is called for the reach on Tom Pace - foul #2 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe (C) Timothy Nickerson | |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:41 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | San Diego State | James Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:10 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Volpe - foul #1 on Christopher Volpe, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (PF) Christopher Volpe | |
| 05:10 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:10 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | James Johnson takes the ball from Joseph Barta | 27-26 |
| 04:49 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter lays it in on a great pass from James Johnson | 29-26 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 04:28 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Tom Pace | 29-26 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 04:11 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:52 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor loses the dribble to Dean Lustig | 29-26 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig slams it home | 29-28 |
| 03:33 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Barta - foul #2 on Joseph Barta, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chi Chin (PG), Oliver Wong (SF), Lester Durocher (C) Keith Hamilton, Leslie Carter, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| 03:33 | San Diego State | Tom Pace makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:33 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Chi Chin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) PF - Tom Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Durocher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Chi Chin is hacked by Morris Frances - foul #2 on Morris Frances, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Chi Chin makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Chi Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Antony Giordano swats the shot by James Johnson | 31-30 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SG), Leslie Carter (SF) James Johnson, Oliver Wong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF) Curtis Foltz, Morris Frances | |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Tom Pace snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Lester Durocher misses the jumper from close range | 31-30 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Antony Giordano | 31-30 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Lester Durocher steals the ball from William Smith | 31-30 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter loses the dribble to Joseph Barta | 31-30 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Chi Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | William Smith travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Hubert Reichard (PF) William Smith, Antony Giordano | |
| 00:21 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton blows the layup but he's hacked by Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Johnson (SG), Brian Taylor (PF) Chi Chin, Tom Pace | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:21 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Keith Hamilton is called for the reach on Dean Lustig - foul #2 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Oliver Wong (SF) Leslie Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar (C) Timothy Nickerson | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Oliver Wong misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |