| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 8 pts. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Ken Ferrari is called for the reach on Michael Flannery - foul #2 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery clanks a jump hook from the right block | 23-33 |
| 19:30 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Ken Ferrari | 23-33 |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Adam Poindexter - foul #3 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth White, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 18:18 | Boston College | Rex Correll's pass is intercepted by Kenneth White | 23-35 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 17:38 | Boston College | Brian Hurt tips it home | 25-37 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 17:17 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 17:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Michael Flannery - foul #1 on Michael Flannery, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Cesar Rossi (C) Ken Ferrari | |
| 16:20 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #4 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Anthony Scott, Robert Lee, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SF) Bruce Phillips | |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Rex Correll knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF) Kenneth White, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Gibson | 25-43 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses the jumpshot from the left side | 25-43 |
| 15:06 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 14:47 | Boston College | John Gibson is hacked by Adam Poindexter - foul #4 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #5 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) John Wilson, Shad Gerdes, Adam Poindexter, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt, Cesar Rossi | |
| 14:28 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski's floater is tipped away by Johnson Henry | 25-43 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Carter Kolakowski is called for the reach on Michael Flannery - foul #1 on Carter Kolakowski, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth White and the foul's on Ken Ferrari - foul #3 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the free throw | 27-43 |
| 13:59 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Robert Lee is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 27-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (SF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Brian Hurt (PF) John Gibson, Vincent Coldwell, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 13:30 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips hits a shot from the left side set up by Clarence Holgate | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Phillips steals it from Anthony Scott | 27-45 |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Brian Hurt blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Flannery - foul #2 on Michael Flannery, team foul #6 | 27-45 |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price tips it but misses | 27-47 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry tips it in | 29-47 |
| 12:10 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-49 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 31-49 |
| 11:40 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Hurt | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's layup is rejected by Ken Ferrari | 31-51 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry tips it in | 33-51 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Ferrari | 33-51 |
| 10:53 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 10:28 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-51 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Shad Gerdes (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Nicholas Price, Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Ken Ferrari | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson travels with the ball | 35-51 |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Jennings - foul #3 on Robert Jennings, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF) Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG) Vincent Coldwell | |
| 08:42 | Boston College | John Gibson scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Cesar Rossi | 35-54 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-54 |
| 08:22 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Shad Gerdes - foul #1 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #8 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG) Shad Gerdes | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Bruce Phillips (SF) John Gibson, Donald Reeves | |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Carter Kolakowski, Cesar Rossi | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:30 | Boston College | Brian Hurt blows the layup | 38-55 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter can't connect on a runner in the paint | 38-55 |
| 07:18 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:59 | Boston College | Rex Correll comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Jennings - foul #4 on Robert Jennings, team foul #9 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SG), Nicholas Price (C) John Wilson, Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:59 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:59 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rex Correll - foul #1 on Rex Correll, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari lays it up and in set up by Brian Hurt and the foul's on Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #10 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG) Rex Correll | |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White snags the offensive board | 40-60 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 05:39 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 43-62 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Scott and the foul's on Vincent Coldwell - foul #1 on Vincent Coldwell, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Jennings (PF) Anthony Scott, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG), Cesar Rossi (C) Vincent Coldwell, Ken Ferrari | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:06 | Boston College | Brian Hurt connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 46-64 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry connects on the turnaround near the basket | 48-64 |
| 04:34 | Boston College | Rex Correll can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-64 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Phillips steps in front of the Kenneth White pass | 48-64 |
| 03:39 | Boston College | Brian Hurt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Holgate | 48-66 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Nicholas Price (C) Kenneth White, Adam Poindexter, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Donald Reeves (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Cesar Rossi | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Reeves (fresh) PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 02:35 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski lays it up and in | 51-68 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Brian Hurt (PF) Rex Correll, Donald Reeves, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is hacked by Erik Joyce - foul #1 on Erik Joyce, team foul #11 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth White (SG) Erik Joyce, Shad Gerdes | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF) Vincent Coldwell, John Gibson | |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:50 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-70 |
| 01:38 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari snags the defensive board | 51-70 |
| 01:09 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #12 | 51-70 |
| 01:09 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:09 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth White | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Boston College | Rex Correll's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Price | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Johnson | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate runs out the clock | 56-71 |