| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fresh) SG - Richard Campbell (fresh) SF - Joseph Easton (fresh) PF - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) C - Dennis Harpe (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 | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo and the foul's on Christopher Rhodes - foul #1 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Dennis Harpe | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Charleston Southern | Joey McWard steps in front of the William McGirt pass | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is denied on a layup by Dennis Harpe | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Easton, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harpe swats the short shot by Alexander Linder | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Alexander Linder - foul #1 on Alexander Linder, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Campbell | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Ritchie | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Charleston Southern | Jeremy Ritchie swats the layup by Dennis Harpe | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by William McGirt - foul #1 on William McGirt, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 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 | Charleston Southern | | |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill connects on the floater from the right block | 6-2 |
| 16:03 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes jams it on a great pass from Joseph Easton | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman is called for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (PG), Robert Bruni (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF), Thomas Hayashi (PF), Dennis Brown (C) William McGirt, Richard Campbell, Joseph Easton, Christopher Rhodes, Dennis Harpe | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Strong (fresh) SG - Robert Bruni (fresh) SF - Blair Hutchison (fresh) PF - Thomas Hayashi (fresh) C - Dennis Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Charleston Southern | Walter Moss is called for the reach on Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Walter Moss, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison is hacked by Mark Magill - foul #1 on Mark Magill, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | Charleston Southern | Walter Moss is called for the reach on Thomas Hayashi - foul #2 on Walter Moss, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 14:42 | Charleston Southern | John Strong scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie (C) Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William McGirt (PG), Richard Campbell (SG) John Strong, Robert Bruni | |
| 14:25 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Hayashi takes the ball from Darrel Guajardo | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 13:29 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William McGirt | 6-10 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:03 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:50 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joey McWard | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:39 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Blair Hutchison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hayashi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:23 | Charleston Southern | Joey McWard steps in front of the Dennis Brown pass | 15-12 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:07 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 09:59 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell is whistled for a carry | 15-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Mark Magill (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (PG), Robert Bruni (SG), Joseph Easton (SF), Christopher Rhodes (PF), Dennis Harpe (C) William McGirt, Richard Campbell, Blair Hutchison, Thomas Hayashi, Dennis Brown | |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bruni steals the ball from Charlie Smith | 15-12 |
| 09:37 | Charleston Southern | Robert Bruni banks in the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Charleston Southern | John Strong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:58 | Charleston Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 15-14 |
| 08:52 | Charleston Southern | John Strong loses the dribble to Leonard Hoffman | 15-14 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Easton - foul #2 on Joseph Easton, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown (SF) Joseph Easton | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:30 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes can't finish the layup | 17-14 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Clarke | 17-14 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 08:12 | Charleston Southern | John Strong grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 07:47 | Charleston Southern | John Strong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 07:46 | Charleston Southern | John Strong snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 07:32 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Sterrett (fresh) PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Strong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Bruni (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Harpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Magill | 19-14 |
| 06:54 | Charleston Southern | Mark Magill takes the ball from Dennis Harpe | 19-14 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harpe blocks the jumper by Charlie Smith | 19-14 |
| 06:39 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 06:35 | Charleston Southern | Charlie Smith is called for the reach on Robert Bruni - foul #1 on Charlie Smith, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Charlie Smith, Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William McGirt (PG), Richard Campbell (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF), Thomas Hayashi (PF) John Strong, Robert Bruni, Dennis Brown, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 06:18 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 06:16 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:58 | Charleston Southern | William McGirt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by William McGirt - foul #2 on William McGirt, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes (PF) William McGirt | |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:16 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Campbell | 22-16 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Harpe | 22-16 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard tips it in | 24-16 |
| 04:37 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joey McWard - foul #1 on Joey McWard, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Mark Magill (SF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (PG) Thomas Hayashi | |
| 04:37 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:37 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 24-16 |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder is hacked by Christopher Rhodes - foul #2 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG) Alexander Linder | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi (PF) Christopher Rhodes | |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | John Strong steals the ball from Scott Sterrett | 24-16 |
| 03:55 | Charleston Southern | John Strong hits the finger roll | 24-18 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Dennis Harpe - foul #1 on Dennis Harpe, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss (PF) Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William McGirt (PG), Joseph Easton (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) John Strong, Thomas Hayashi, Dennis Harpe | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the 3rd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:39 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 03:23 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Campbell | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William McGirt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Easton (fresh) PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Blair Hutchison (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke is denied on a layup by Dennis Brown | 26-21 |
| 02:55 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Easton | 26-21 |
| 02:34 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown makes the jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Easton and he's hacked by Walter Moss - foul #3 on Walter Moss, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Strong (SG), Christopher Rhodes (PF) Richard Campbell, Blair Hutchison | |
| 02:34 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Brown makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 02:14 | Charleston Southern | John Strong gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:51 | Charleston Southern | Joseph Easton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Rhodes | 26-27 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Easton - foul #3 on Joseph Easton, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard (PF) Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi (SF), Dennis Harpe (C) Joseph Easton, Dennis Brown | |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:08 | Charleston Southern | John Strong clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | William McGirt is called for the reach on Eugene Patino - foul #3 on William McGirt, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell (SG), Blair Hutchison (SF) William McGirt, Thomas Hayashi | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:42 | Charleston Southern | Dennis Harpe gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:29 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell is hacked by Joey McWard - foul #2 on Joey McWard, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| 00:29 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo and the foul's on Christopher Rhodes - foul #3 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Mark Magill (C) Alexander Linder, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Thomas Hayashi (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Christopher Rhodes, Dennis Harpe | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Charleston Southern | Richard Campbell snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | Blair Hutchison misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |