| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 29-30 |
| 19:33 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Nickerson swats the short shot by Brian Tschida | 29-30 |
| 19:32 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson loses the dribble to Dewey Lee | 29-32 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:49 | St. Bonaventure | Dean Lustig steals it from Gary Bishop in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits the finger roll | 31-32 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:15 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:39 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Zirkles | 35-35 |
| 17:06 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida connects on the floater from the right side | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Barta | 37-37 |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Barta - foul #2 on Joseph Barta, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), Raymond Seth (SG), Raymond Wagstaff (PF) Gary Bishop, Kevin Jackson, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:00 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Chad Abadie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Seth (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Wagstaff (fresh) C - Mark Goodspeed (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Mark Goodspeed steals the ball from William Smith | 37-39 |
| 15:29 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida drills a driving attempt in the paint | 37-41 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 15:08 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Raymond Wagstaff | 37-41 |
| 14:59 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth misses the jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | William Smith snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 14:30 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:08 | St. Bonaventure | Morris Frances steals the ball from Raymond Wagstaff | 37-41 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-41 |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Seth and he's fouled by Raymond Collar - foul #2 on Raymond Collar, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Morris Frances, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Kevin Jackson (SG), Jeremy Zirkles (PF), Christopher Whittaker (C) Chad Abadie, Raymond Seth, Raymond Wagstaff, Mark Goodspeed | |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Antony Giordano | 39-43 |
| 12:59 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Jeremy Zirkles is denied by Timothy Nickerson | 39-43 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the jump hook in the paint | 39-43 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bishop | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 41-43 |
| 11:50 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles tips it home | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Whittaker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 41-45 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Gary Bishop - foul #3 on Gary Bishop, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), Raymond Seth (SF), Raymond Wagstaff (PF), Mark Goodspeed (C) Gary Bishop, Brian Tschida, Jeremy Zirkles, Christopher Whittaker | |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | St. Bonaventure | Hubert Reichard steals the ball from Raymond Wagstaff | 43-45 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Barta and the foul's on Mark Goodspeed - foul #3 on Mark Goodspeed, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF) Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Nicky Tate (PG) Kevin Jackson | |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:12 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:59 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 09:58 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the jumper from the left block | 45-45 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Morris Frances | 48-45 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Antony Giordano (PF) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Morris Frances, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Jeremy Zirkles (PF) Nicky Tate, Raymond Wagstaff | |
| 08:42 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Abadie | 48-47 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Mark Goodspeed is called for the reach on Antony Giordano - foul #4 on Mark Goodspeed, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar (C) Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson (SG), Brian Tschida (SF), Christopher Whittaker (C) Chad Abadie, Raymond Seth, Mark Goodspeed | |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Barta | 51-47 |
| 07:56 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker hits a floater in the paint set up by Kevin Jackson and the foul's on Raymond Collar - foul #3 on Raymond Collar, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 07:56 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Barta | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed (C) Christopher Whittaker | |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:46 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:26 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida is whistled for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG) Dewey Lee | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SG), Raymond Seth (SF) Kevin Jackson, Brian Tschida | |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 05:52 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Seth's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 56-49 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | William Smith lays it up and in | 58-49 |
| 05:29 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Foltz - foul #3 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SF) Dean Lustig | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida (SF), Raymond Wagstaff (PF) Gary Bishop, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 05:29 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:29 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Chad Abadie steps in front of the William Smith pass | 58-51 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie banks in the layup | 58-53 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the shot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Raymond Wagstaff and he's hacked by Joseph Barta - foul #3 on Joseph Barta, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Antony Giordano (PF) William Smith, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson (SG) Raymond Seth | |
| 04:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Antony Giordano | 60-55 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is whistled for a carry | 60-55 |
| 03:56 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-55 |
| 03:32 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Chad Abadie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Wagstaff (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-55 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the finger roll | 62-55 |
| 02:43 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Jeremy Zirkles (PF) Chad Abadie, Raymond Wagstaff | |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is hacked by Brian Tschida - foul #1 on Brian Tschida, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:06 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:37 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig double dribbles | 62-58 |
| 01:17 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:04 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles is fouled on the floor by Joseph Barta - foul #4 on Joseph Barta, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 01:04 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:04 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Bishop - foul #4 on Gary Bishop, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:42 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gary Bishop | 62-60 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Gary Bishop in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Bishop, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG) Gary Bishop | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:13 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:09 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | The clock runs out | 63-60 |