| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hill denies the turnaround by James Kelly | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly loses the dribble to Christopher Lerner | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | John Overman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Eddy Frampton | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Pence picks off the pass by James Kelly | 6-0 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | James Kelly swats the short shot by Dick Hill | 6-0 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Sean Staley is denied by Dick Hill | 6-0 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner tips it back up and in | 8-0 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John Overman is blocked by Christopher Lerner | 8-0 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Eddy Frampton is called for the reach on James Kelly - foul #1 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Evan Massey (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Kenneth Pence, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus is hacked by Derrick Tsao - foul #1 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Magers | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Frank Minton (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fresh) C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus knocks in the 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | John Green jams it | 10-7 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus can't finish the layup but the foul's on Derrick Tsao - foul #2 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) John Green, Frank Minton, Scott Robinson, Evan Massey, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers, Sam Dejesus, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Markham | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | John Overman clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dick Hill - foul #1 on Dick Hill, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Edwin Markham steals the ball from Robert Clark in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Eddy Frampton swats the layup by James Kelly | 12-15 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SF), Evan Massey (PF) Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddy Frampton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Eddy Frampton | 16-15 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't tip it in | 16-15 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Frank Minton (SG), Joseph Stone (C) Robert Clark, Kenneth Pence, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF) James Kelly | |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is denied on a dunk by Joseph Stone | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Jackson | 16-15 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Nicodemus picks off the pass by Scott Robinson | 16-15 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is fouled on the floor by Frank Minton - foul #1 on Frank Minton, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF) Scott Robinson, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers, Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is hacked by Frank Minton - foul #2 on Frank Minton, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG) Frank Minton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham's floater is knocked away by Christopher Lerner | 16-15 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is hacked by Edwin Markham - foul #1 on Edwin Markham, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG), Eddy Frampton (C) John Green, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | John Overman is called for the reach on Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on John Overman, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG) John Overman | |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Markham - foul #2 on Edwin Markham, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG) Edwin Markham | |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Christopher Lerner - foul #1 on Christopher Lerner, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Clark | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley tips it in | 21-20 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses the shot in the paint | 21-20 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 21-20 |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Lerner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddy Frampton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Pence | 23-20 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley knocks in the jumper from the right side | 23-22 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Leonard Magers, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), Scott Robinson (SF), Evan Massey (PF), Joseph Stone (C) Robert Clark, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Leonard Magers, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is fouled on the floor by Scott Robinson - foul #1 on Scott Robinson, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | John Green gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Benjamin McKinnon - foul #1 on Benjamin McKinnon, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG), Sean Staley (PF) Benjamin McKinnon, Bernard Alston | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stone - foul #1 on Joseph Stone, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus buries a runner in the lane | 28-28 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Dick Hill (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Kenneth Pence, Scott Robinson, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Sean Staley | |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Eddy Frampton blocks the short jumper by Robert Nicodemus | 29-28 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SG), Christopher Lerner (PF) John Green, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Lawrence Jackson, Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Clark steals the ball from James Kelly | 29-28 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Sean Staley | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the finger roll | 31-32 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #2 on James Kelly, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SG), John Green (SF) Scott Robinson, Dick Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Frank Minton - foul #3 on Frank Minton, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG), Evan Massey (C) Frank Minton, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses the 3rd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Lerner, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | John Green steals the ball from Edwin Markham in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | John Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | John Overman snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (C) Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Dejesus | 33-34 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Scott Robinson (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Kenneth Pence, Dick Hill, Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF) Sam Dejesus | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG), Christopher Lerner (PF) John Green, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Robinson | 39-34 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 39-34 |