| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fresh) SG - Richard Bostick (fresh) SF - Michael Perdue (fresh) PF - Homer Ratliff (fresh) C - Robert Marmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Perdue picks off the pass by Richard Heyward in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff jams it on a nice dish by Michael Perdue | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Bostick | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Virginia | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on Homer Ratliff - foul #1 on Russell Harvey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Michael Perdue clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom is denied on a dunk by Michael Perdue | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Virginia | Michael Perdue snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge is hacked by Russell Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Harvey, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:17 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Marmon | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't connect on a floater in the paint | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Virginia | Michael Perdue can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Rutledge | 0-6 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom's pass is intercepted by Michael Perdue | 0-6 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Michael Perdue dunks the ball | 0-8 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper knocks in the jumper in the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Robert Marmon snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Michael Perdue can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG), William Arevalo (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Lewis Rutledge, Richard Bostick, Homer Ratliff, Robert Marmon | |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leonel Osborn | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (tiring) SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) PF - Charles Head (fresh) C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) SG - Eric Maxwell (fresh) SF - Michael Perdue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) C - Harold Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Harold Fowler blocks the short jumper by Leonel Osborn | 2-9 |
| 15:25 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 15:20 | Virginia | Michael Perdue knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Haupt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bullington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #1 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Maxwell steals the ball from Jeffrey Bullington | 2-12 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Michael Perdue lays it in set up by Eric Maxwell | 2-14 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 14:39 | Virginia | Michael Perdue comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 2-14 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Beckham | 2-14 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 2-14 |
| 14:16 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-14 |
| 14:09 | Virginia | William Arevalo buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Tommy Haupt | 2-16 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Fowler, team foul #2 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), Homer Ratliff (PF), Robert Marmon (C) Tommy Haupt, Michael Perdue, William Arevalo, Harold Fowler | |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lewis Rutledge - foul #1 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #3 | 2-16 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 3-16 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-16 |
| 13:39 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Maxwell | 4-18 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-18 |
| 13:14 | Virginia | Robert Marmon double dribbles | 6-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Perdue (SF) Eric Maxwell | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 6-18 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff gets the rebound | 6-18 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Michael Perdue connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bostick | 6-21 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is hacked by Robert Marmon - foul #1 on Robert Marmon, team foul #4 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG), William Arevalo (PF) Lewis Rutledge, Richard Bostick, Homer Ratliff | |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-21 |
| 11:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Arevalo | 6-21 |
| 11:36 | Virginia | Michael Perdue connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Haupt | 6-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (tiring) SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) PF - Charles Head (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Perdue (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Marmon (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 6-24 |
| 11:17 | Virginia | William Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-24 |
| 11:04 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-24 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington snags the defensive board | 6-24 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward dunks the ball on a nice dish by Daniel Beckham | 8-24 |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Michael Perdue loses the ball out of bounds | 8-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Leonel Osborn (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), Homer Ratliff (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Tommy Haupt, Michael Perdue, William Arevalo, Robert Marmon | |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 10-24 |
| 10:04 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff slams it home on a nice dish by Lewis Rutledge | 10-26 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-26 |
| 09:41 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 10-26 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Richard Bostick loses the dribble to Leonel Osborn | 10-26 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leonel Osborn | 12-26 |
| 09:01 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-28 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg tips it home | 14-28 |
| 08:12 | Virginia | Richard Heyward steps in front of the Homer Ratliff pass | 14-28 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Richard Bostick takes the ball from Richard Heyward in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| 07:46 | Virginia | Harold Fowler scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lewis Rutledge | 14-30 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Lewis Rutledge - foul #2 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #5 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Richard Heyward, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Michael Perdue (SF), William Arevalo (PF), Robert Marmon (C) Lewis Rutledge, Richard Bostick, Homer Ratliff, Harold Fowler | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses the free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:20 | Virginia | William Arevalo gets the rebound | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Head (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Maxwell (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Michael Perdue (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Virginia | William Arevalo buries a shot near the basket | 16-32 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by William Arevalo is blocked by Leonel Osborn | 19-32 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Arevalo | 19-32 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Haupt is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bullington - foul #2 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG) Eric Maxwell | |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rutledge steals it from Joseph Babineau | 19-34 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | Mike Cooper is called for the reach on Tommy Haupt - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #4 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Brent Slama (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:16 | Virginia | Michael Perdue makes the jump hook from close range set up by Lewis Rutledge | 19-36 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 05:03 | Virginia | Robert Marmon grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 04:58 | Virginia | Daniel Beckham is called for the reach on Tommy Haupt - foul #1 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #5 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Daniel Beckham | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Haupt | 19-39 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-39 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper tips it home | 21-39 |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt loses the dribble to Brent Slama | 21-39 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-39 |
| 03:43 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 03:28 | Virginia | Michael Perdue misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-39 |
| 03:26 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Perdue | 21-39 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge is hacked by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #6 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Charles Head (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SG), Homer Ratliff (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Lewis Rutledge, William Arevalo, Robert Marmon | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Head (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tommy Haupt (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bostick (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Perdue (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Homer Ratliff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt is fouled on the floor by Russell Harvey - foul #3 on Russell Harvey, team foul #7 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF) Russell Harvey | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Tommy Haupt misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Sandstrom | 21-39 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Homer Ratliff takes the ball from Wayne Dahlberg in the backcourt | 21-39 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 21-41 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-41 |
| 02:40 | Virginia | Michael Perdue comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-41 |
| 02:38 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Fowler | 21-41 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #8 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Eric Maxwell (SG) Tommy Haupt, Richard Bostick | |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Harold Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 02:24 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 21-42 |
| 02:02 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Homer Ratliff | 21-42 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Sandstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #9 | 21-42 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 01:21 | Virginia | Michael Perdue hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Homer Ratliff | 24-46 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Wayne Dahlberg, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (PG), Richard Bostick (SG), Robert Marmon (C) Lewis Rutledge, Eric Maxwell, Harold Fowler | |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #10 | 24-46 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 24-47 |
| 01:09 | Virginia | Homer Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 24-48 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom lays it in on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 26-48 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Christopher Sandstrom steals it from Michael Perdue | 26-48 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #11 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Maxwell (SF), William Arevalo (PF) Michael Perdue, Homer Ratliff | |
| 00:03 | Virginia | William Arevalo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Haupt | 26-51 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the halfcourt shot | 26-51 |