| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Nelson Adamski (fresh) SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) SF - Marcus Conner (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (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 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino lays it up and in set up by Nelson Adamski | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Alfredo Marino denies the turnaround by Sean Staley | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Burrowes steals the ball from Bernard Alston | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski's fadeaway is rejected by James Kelly | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Reynaldo Gallo | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston buries a floater from the left side set up by James Kelly | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | John Overman scores on a shot in the paint | 7-6 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes is hacked by John Overman - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edwin Markham, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG) Nelson Adamski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino lays it in set up by Brian Burrowes | 9-6 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jordan Beaudin (SG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF), Clifford Badillo (PF) Brian Burrowes, Marcus Conner, Reynaldo Gallo | |
| 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 | |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Jordan Beaudin (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Ramos (fresh) PF - Clifford Badillo (fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jordan Beaudin - foul #1 on Jordan Beaudin, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Jordan Beaudin is called for traveling | 11-11 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG) Jordan Beaudin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:27 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner (SF), Reynaldo Gallo (PF), Alfredo Marino (C) Theodore Koehn, Clifford Badillo, Rodolfo Ramos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers, Sam Dejesus, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Kelly | 11-11 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Reynaldo Gallo is called for the reach on James Kelly - foul #1 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG) Nelson Adamski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Alfredo Marino steps in front of the John Overman pass | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino's floater is tipped away by Sean Staley | 11-11 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | John Overman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly lays it up and in | 11-13 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner misses the jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Brian Burrowes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Conner (fairly fresh) PF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - John Overman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Overman | 11-15 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reynaldo Gallo | 14-15 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Staley | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Theodore Koehn | 17-18 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Kelly | 17-20 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on John Overman - foul #2 on John Overman, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski (PG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF), Clifford Badillo (PF), Brad Watkins (C) Theodore Koehn, Marcus Conner, Reynaldo Gallo, Alfredo Marino | |
| 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 | |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Nelson Adamski - foul #1 on Nelson Adamski, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jordan Beaudin (SG) Brian Burrowes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sam Dejesus - foul #1 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 21-23 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Leonard Magers | 21-26 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Brad Watkins clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (PF) Jordan Beaudin, Clifford Badillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG) Benjamin McKinnon | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Brad Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Brad Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Rodolfo Ramos - foul #1 on Rodolfo Ramos, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner (SF), Alfredo Marino (C) Rodolfo Ramos, Brad Watkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Sean Staley is called for the reach on Reynaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG) Nelson Adamski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Conner (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Marcus Conner | 28-28 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston buries a shot in the lane | 30-33 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers's layup is rejected by Alfredo Marino | 30-33 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Brian Burrowes is called for the reach on Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski (PG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF), Clifford Badillo (PF) Theodore Koehn, Marcus Conner, Reynaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, Leonard Magers, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon's pass is intercepted by Rodolfo Ramos | 33-33 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino's floater is knocked away by Bernard Alston | 33-33 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jordan Beaudin (SG), Brad Watkins (C) Brian Burrowes, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG) Bernard Alston | |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Nelson Adamski picks off the pass by John Overman | 36-35 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | Brad Watkins jams it on a nice dish by Clifford Badillo | 38-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Nelson Adamski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Beaudin (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Ramos (fresh) PF - Clifford Badillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Overman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | John Overman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Jackson picks off the pass by Brad Watkins | 38-37 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Clifford Badillo | 41-39 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | John Overman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jordan Beaudin - foul #2 on Jordan Beaudin, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Marcus Conner (SF), Reynaldo Gallo (PF), Alfredo Marino (C) Nelson Adamski, Jordan Beaudin, Rodolfo Ramos, Clifford Badillo, Brad Watkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Benjamin McKinnon, Sam Dejesus, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Sean Staley is called for the reach on Brian Burrowes - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Gallo | 42-41 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | The pull-up jumper by Marcus Conner is blocked by Sean Staley | 42-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley drills a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Reynaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Sean Staley is called for the reach on Brian Burrowes - foul #3 on Sean Staley, team foul #10 | 42-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF) John Overman, Sean Staley | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Conner - foul #1 on Marcus Conner, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina State | A charge is called on Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Theodore Koehn | 44-45 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #10 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nelson Adamski (PG) Theodore Koehn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG) Leonard Magers | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Kelly | 47-46 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Overman is fouled on the floor by Marcus Conner - foul #2 on Marcus Conner, team foul #11 | 47-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF) Bernard Alston | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner misses short on a halfcourt shot | 47-48 |