| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) PF - William Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Nassar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-45 |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Jason Eversole denies the turnaround by William Bradley | 27-45 |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 19:21 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vincent King | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-48 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wilbur Simmons, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons can't finish the layup | 29-48 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole gets the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | John Remmers steps in front of the Brian Nassar pass | 29-48 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley hits the finger roll set up by John Remmers | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:48 | St. Joseph's | William Kelly steals the ball from Robert Rieke | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly hits a jumper from the right side set up by William Bradley | 33-48 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke hits a turnaround from close range | 33-50 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers hits the finger roll set up by Dwayne Bosley | 35-50 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Cryer | 38-50 |
| 15:47 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Nassar | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fairly fresh) PF - William Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Nassar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wilbur Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 15:25 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons buries a runner in the lane set up by Vincent King | 38-55 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Cryer | 41-55 |
| 14:44 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Ron Davis (SG), Lee Wright (SF), William Finley (PF), John Buganski (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Robert Cryer, William Kelly, William Bradley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Karl Toon (SG), Elvin Washington (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Vincent King, Brian Nassar, Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright is fouled on the floor by Elvin Washington - foul #1 on Elvin Washington, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Karl Toon steals it from John Buganski | 41-55 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon lays it up and in | 41-57 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | William Finley is whistled for traveling | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Karl Toon steals it from Ron Davis | 41-57 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Harold Dorrough is denied by William Finley | 41-57 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani is fouled on the floor by Glen Tignor - foul #1 on Glen Tignor, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ron Davis | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:31 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough travels with the ball | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), Robert Cryer (SF) Christopher Villani, Lee Wright, John Buganski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 12:05 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon is whistled for traveling | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley is hacked by Karl Toon - foul #1 on Karl Toon, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Kelly (PF), John Buganski (C) Ron Davis, William Finley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF) Elvin Washington | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) PF - William Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Buganski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Toon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Dorrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers's floater is tipped away by Harold Dorrough | 44-57 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Remmers | 47-57 |
| 10:33 | St. Joseph's | Robert Cryer is called for the reach on Karl Toon - foul #3 on Robert Cryer, team foul #1 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), William Finley (C) John Remmers, John Buganski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG), Pierre Bryant (PF) Glen Tignor, Jason Eversole | |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Karl Toon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 10:16 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses the tip | 47-57 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley travels with the ball | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SG) Dwayne Bosley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough is hacked by William Kelly - foul #2 on William Kelly, team foul #2 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (SF) Robert Cryer | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Robert Rieke | |
| 09:37 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough lays it in set up by Karl Toon | 47-59 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright can't connect on a shot from the right block | 47-59 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:14 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Karl Toon | 47-61 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Pierre Bryant - foul #1 on Pierre Bryant, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Remmers (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SG), William Bradley (C) Christopher Villani, Lee Wright, William Finley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (SG), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Karl Toon, Pierre Bryant, Harold Dorrough | |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-61 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-61 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers tips it but misses | 48-61 |
| 08:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Wilbur Simmons | 48-61 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-61 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Dwayne Bosley is called for the reach on Brian Nassar - foul #3 on Dwayne Bosley, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer (SF) William Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Robert Rieke (SF) Vincent King, Elvin Washington | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Remmers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cryer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ron Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Nassar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-61 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Remmers | 48-61 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-61 |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor's floater is tipped away by William Bradley | 48-61 |
| 06:47 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it in | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:06 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Glen Tignor is denied by Ron Davis | 48-63 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | John Remmers snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| 05:35 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons tips it home | 48-65 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Remmers | 51-65 |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #4 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani (PG), Donald Becker (SG), William Kelly (PF), William Finley (C) John Remmers, Dwayne Bosley, Ron Davis, William Bradley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent King (PG), Karl Toon (SG), Elvin Washington (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF) Glen Tignor, Brian Nassar, Robert Rieke, Jason Eversole | |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:10 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant jams it | 51-69 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cryer scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | William Kelly gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Becker (fresh) SF - Robert Cryer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vincent King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Toon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pierre Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-69 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 02:47 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright (SF), John Buganski (C) Robert Cryer, William Kelly | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF), Harold Dorrough (C) Elvin Washington, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright is hacked by Robert Rieke - foul #2 on Robert Rieke, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SG) Donald Becker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Rieke steps in front of the John Buganski pass | 54-69 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 54-69 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole tips it back up and in | 54-71 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis makes the jumper from the baseline | 56-71 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Finley - foul #2 on William Finley, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (SG) Karl Toon | |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:02 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ron Davis | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright clanks a turnaround from the left block | 56-72 |
| 00:55 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | John Buganski steals the ball from Vincent King | 56-72 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis misses the easy layup | 56-72 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King runs out the clock | 56-72 |