| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Breazeale (fresh) SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) SF - Stephen Giddens (fresh) PF - Bert Shepard (fresh) C - John Conner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie buries a fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Donald Breazeale | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Ritchie - foul #1 on Jeremy Ritchie, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo drills a shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner double dribbles | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens misses the floater from close range | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Breazeale and he's fouled by Eugene Patino - foul #1 on Eugene Patino, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 16:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman can't finish the layup | 6-9 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 6-9 |
| 16:04 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss's fadeaway is rejected by John Conner | 6-11 |
| 15:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Breazeale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Waddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Giddens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Shepard (fairly fresh) C - John Conner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Hoffman | 6-11 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Mark Magill is blocked by Stephen Giddens | 6-11 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Leonard Hoffman | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 14:57 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens's layup is rejected by Walter Moss | 8-11 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Alfred Graziani (PG), Clarence Rosenthal (SG), James Overstreet (SF), Dennis Mayfield (PF), Gordon Smith (C) Donald Breazeale, Ralph Waddy, Stephen Giddens, Bert Shepard, John Conner | |
| 14:05 | Cal State Fullerton | The short jumper by Dennis Mayfield is denied by Joey McWard | 8-11 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses badly on a shot near the basket | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder is hacked by Dennis Mayfield - foul #1 on Dennis Mayfield, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 13:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Gordon Smith snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Clarence Rosenthal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Alfred Graziani picks off the pass by Darrel Guajardo | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Gordon Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale (PG) Clarence Rosenthal | |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is fouled on the floor by Gordon Smith - foul #1 on Gordon Smith, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens (SF) James Overstreet | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Eugene Patino, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF) Eugene Patino | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 12:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Alfred Graziani | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie scores on a floater near the basket set up by Mark Magill | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Breazeale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Graziani (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) C - Gordon Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Gordon Smith double dribbles | 10-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy (SG), Bert Shepard (PF), John Conner (C) Alfred Graziani, Dennis Mayfield, Gordon Smith | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Moss, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Waddy | 10-15 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 10-15 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale is hacked by Walter Moss - foul #2 on Walter Moss, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG), Joey McWard (PF) Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet (SF) Stephen Giddens | |
| 10:15 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner hits a floater from the right side set up by James Overstreet | 10-17 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the tip | 10-17 |
| 09:56 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:35 | Cal State Fullerton | The pull-up jumper by Ralph Waddy is blocked by Leonard Hoffman | 10-17 |
| 09:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Breazeale | 10-20 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | John Conner steals it from Joey McWard | 10-20 |
| 08:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Charlie Smith (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Alexander Linder, Mark Magill, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Alfred Graziani (PG), Clarence Rosenthal (SG), Stephen Giddens (SF), Dennis Mayfield (PF), Gordon Smith (C) Donald Breazeale, Ralph Waddy, James Overstreet, Bert Shepard, John Conner | |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Clarence Rosenthal steals the ball from Jeremy Ritchie | 10-20 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Rosenthal | 10-22 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joey McWard | 12-22 |
| 07:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Clarence Rosenthal hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Graziani | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Smith (fresh) SF - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Alfred Graziani (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Rosenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Giddens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) C - Gordon Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 07:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Gordon Smith grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 07:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Scott Sterrett is called for the reach on Stephen Giddens - foul #1 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG), Joe Clarke (SF), Mark Magill (PF) Charlie Smith, Scott Sterrett, Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale (PG) Clarence Rosenthal | |
| 06:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Darrel Guajardo takes the ball from Dennis Mayfield | 12-24 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo slams it home | 14-24 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Dennis Mayfield comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-24 |
| 06:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Dennis Mayfield can't tip it in | 14-24 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses the floater from the left side | 14-24 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Darrel Guajardo and he's fouled by Donald Breazeale - foul #1 on Donald Breazeale, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman (PF) Darrel Guajardo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy (SG), Bert Shepard (PF), John Conner (C) Alfred Graziani, Dennis Mayfield, Gordon Smith | |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy loses the dribble to Jeremy Ritchie | 17-24 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Bert Shepard - foul #1 on Bert Shepard, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Mark Magill, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet (SF) Stephen Giddens | |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Conner | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Charlie Smith (SG) Joe Clarke, Alexander Linder | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 04:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 04:27 | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale misses the lay-in | 19-26 |
| 04:10 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:54 | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Hoffman - foul #1 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Mark Magill (PF) Charlie Smith, Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Alfred Graziani (PG), Dennis Mayfield (PF), Gordon Smith (C) Donald Breazeale, Bert Shepard, John Conner | |
| 03:54 | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:54 | Cal State Fullerton | James Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 19-27 |
| 03:36 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Gordon Smith | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) PF - Mark Magill (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Alfred Graziani (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Overstreet (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) C - Gordon Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Ralph Waddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alfred Graziani - foul #1 on Alfred Graziani, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Clarence Rosenthal (SG), Stephen Giddens (SF) Ralph Waddy, James Overstreet | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Alfred Graziani can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Patino | 21-27 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the easy layup | 21-27 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Dennis Mayfield snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Clarence Rosenthal misses the shot from the left side | 21-27 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Clarence Rosenthal | 21-27 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Giddens's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Ritchie | 21-27 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo and the foul's on Dennis Mayfield - foul #2 on Dennis Mayfield, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Joey McWard (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), Bert Shepard (PF), John Conner (C) Alfred Graziani, Clarence Rosenthal, Dennis Mayfield, Gordon Smith | |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 01:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG) Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith is hacked by Bert Shepard - foul #2 on Bert Shepard, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard is fouled on the floor by Scott Sterrett - foul #2 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 00:31 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to John Conner | 25-29 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Bert Shepard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Breazeale steals it from Joe Clarke | 25-29 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Breazeale misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Fullerton | John Conner tips it home | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-31 |