| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Loftin | 30-49 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 32-49 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Robert Loftin clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson scores on a shot from the right side set up by Dewey Lee and the foul's on Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #1 | 34-51 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the free throw | 34-51 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes can't connect on a runner in the paint | 34-51 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee tips it in | 36-51 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Eli Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Barta - foul #2 on Joseph Barta, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (PF) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is hacked by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter and he's hacked by Timothy Nickerson - foul #3 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-53 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard tips it in | 38-53 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Eli Smith comes up short on the runner in the lane | 38-53 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard's pass is intercepted by Eli Smith | 38-53 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | The jump hook by Harold Burks is blocked by Raymond Collar | 38-53 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta lays it up and in | 40-53 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Harold Burks pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Dewey Lee is called for the reach on Harold Burks - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Phillip May misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-56 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Chester Jordan is hacked by Dean Lustig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Lustig, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes loses the dribble to William Smith | 40-56 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig lays it in on a great pass from William Smith | 42-56 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Phillip May misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 42-56 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the floater from the right block set up by Tim Widener | 42-58 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig gets the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses short on a runner from close range | 42-58 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip May | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 44-61 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Tim Widener is called for a backcourt violation | 44-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Bryan Darrell | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Tim Widener grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Hubert Reichard steals it from Eli Smith | 44-61 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Widener | 44-61 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is fouled on the floor by Hubert Reichard - foul #3 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Raymond Collar (C) Bennie Ahmad, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Tim Widener | |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Harold Burks comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-63 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta's pass is intercepted by Eli Smith | 46-63 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Robert Loftin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dean Lustig, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (SG), Phillip May (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Paul Fiedler (C) Robert Loftin, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a shot from the left block set up by Curtis Foltz | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Phillip May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antony Giordano | 51-63 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Timothy Nickerson blocks the short jumper by Paul Fiedler | 51-63 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson tips it home | 53-63 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SF) Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Harold Burks (C) Ruben Carpenter, Phillip May, Paul Fiedler | |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 53-63 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-63 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell tips it in | 53-65 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antony Giordano - foul #2 on Antony Giordano, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Curtis Foltz, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (PG), Eli Smith (PF) Chester Jordan, Bryan Darrell | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Phillip May (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF) William Smith, Morris Frances | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Phillip May | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Eli Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ruben Carpenter | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Loftin steals it from Hubert Reichard | 53-69 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter banks in the layup set up by Robert Loftin | 53-71 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Burks - foul #3 on Harold Burks, team foul #2 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Dean Lustig, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF), Tim Widener (C) Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-71 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Robert Loftin tips it but misses | 55-71 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Phillip May knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tim Widener | 55-74 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is fouled on the floor by Tim Widener - foul #1 on Tim Widener, team foul #3 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Curtis Foltz (SG), Antony Giordano (PF) Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Harold Burks (C) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Eli Smith, Tim Widener | |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-74 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Phillip May steps in front of the Antony Giordano pass | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Curtis Foltz is called for the reach on Phillip May - foul #1 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #10 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Christopher Volpe (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tim Widener (SF), Paul Fiedler (C) Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Volpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hubert Reichard | 57-74 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler lays it in on a nice dish by Chester Jordan | 57-76 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 59-76 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Chester Jordan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Phillip May | 59-79 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 61-79 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Hubert Reichard swats the short shot by Bryan Darrell | 61-79 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the offensive board | 61-79 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Phillip May makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Fiedler | 61-82 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-82 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell pulls down the rebound | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Morris Frances is called for the reach on Chester Jordan - foul #2 on Morris Frances, team foul #11 | 61-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Raymond Collar (C) Bennie Ahmad, Christopher Volpe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | William Smith hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Morris Frances | 63-83 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Chester Jordan runs out the clock | 63-83 |