| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Jeffery Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Wise (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Najar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Indiana State | Fred Newbold swats the short shot by Wendell Higginbotham | 34-40 |
| 19:38 | Indiana State | Alex Wise tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Wise - foul #3 on Alex Wise, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jack Beus (SG) Alex Wise | |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 19:13 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:52 | Indiana State | Jonathan Najar lays it in set up by Mark Johnston | 34-44 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Beus - foul #1 on Jack Beus, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Darin Biggs (SG), Richard Steely (SF) Jeffery Norton, Mark Johnston | |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:06 | Indiana State | Jack Beus is hacked by Fred Newbold - foul #3 on Fred Newbold, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG) Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 17:54 | Indiana State | Richard Edwards scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Darin Biggs | 36-47 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 17:21 | Indiana State | Richard Steely comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Frankie John - foul #1 on Frankie John, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mark Johnston (SF), Brandon Eads (C) Jack Beus, Jonathan Najar | |
| 17:21 | Indiana State | Richard Steely makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:21 | Indiana State | Richard Steely makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Brandon Eads - foul #1 on Brandon Eads, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton (PG), Walter Littleton (C) Darin Biggs, Richard Steely | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:06 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 17:00 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo lays it up and in set up by Robert Thompson and the foul's on Brandon Eads - foul #2 on Brandon Eads, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), John Schultheis (C) Robert Thompson, Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham (C) Walter Littleton | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 16:15 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Schultheis - foul #1 on John Schultheis, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF) Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jack Beus (SG), Jonathan Najar (PF) Richard Edwards, Brandon Eads | |
| 16:15 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:15 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jeffery Norton - foul #3 on Jeffery Norton, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Darin Biggs (PG), Alex Wise (SG), Richard Steely (SF) Jeffery Norton, Jack Beus, Mark Johnston | |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Darin Biggs (fresh) SG - Alex Wise (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Steely (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Najar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wendell Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Indiana State | Alex Wise hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-51 |
| 15:37 | Indiana State | Richard Steely hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Glen Sisk is blocked by Jonathan Najar | 45-53 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the tip | 45-53 |
| 15:23 | Indiana State | Alex Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 15:18 | Indiana State | Richard Steely is fouled on the floor by James Chacko - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Brandon Eads (C) Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 14:51 | Indiana State | Jonathan Najar misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-53 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 45-53 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie's layup is rejected by Jonathan Najar | 45-53 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko tips it in | 47-53 |
| 14:25 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG), Jack Beus (SF), Walter Littleton (PF), Wendell Higginbotham (C) Darin Biggs, Richard Steely, Jonathan Najar, Brandon Eads | |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie is called for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Frankie John (C) Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton (PG) Alex Wise | |
| 13:43 | Indiana State | Richard Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Thompson is blocked by Walter Littleton | 47-53 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 47-53 |
| 13:10 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 13:03 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Edwards and he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Alex Wise (SG), Mark Johnston (SF), Jonathan Najar (PF), Brandon Eads (C) Richard Edwards, Jack Beus, Walter Littleton, Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 13:03 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Wise - foul #4 on Alex Wise, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jack Beus (SG) Alex Wise | |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Robert Thompson | 49-55 |
| 12:40 | Indiana State | Brandon Eads's pass is intercepted by James Chacko | 49-55 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is fouled on the floor by Brandon Eads - foul #3 on Brandon Eads, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Steely (C) Brandon Eads | |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:10 | Indiana State | Richard Steely is denied on a layup by Fred Newbold | 51-55 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Frankie John (C) Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG), Darin Biggs (SG) Jeffery Norton, Jack Beus | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Richard Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Biggs (fresh) SF - Mark Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Najar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Steely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Sisk | 51-55 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Darin Biggs is called for the reach on John Lobdell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darin Biggs, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Walter Littleton (C) Richard Steely | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:15 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton can't finish the layup | 53-55 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charlie Chaffins | 53-55 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Lobdell | 55-55 |
| 10:37 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Johnston, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Fred Newbold (C) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton (PG), Jack Beus (SG), Brandon Eads (PF), Wendell Higginbotham (C) Richard Edwards, Darin Biggs, Jonathan Najar, Walter Littleton | |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 09:57 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by Fred Newbold - foul #4 on Fred Newbold, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF), John Schultheis (C) Dwight Woo, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Steely (SF) Mark Johnston | |
| 09:33 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton is fouled on the floor by Robert Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 09:33 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:33 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Steely - foul #1 on Richard Steely, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG) Christopher Cumbie | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG), Jonathan Najar (PF) Jeffery Norton, Brandon Eads | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:10 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:53 | Indiana State | Richard Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Lobdell | 60-56 |
| 08:19 | Indiana State | John Lobdell takes the ball from Richard Edwards | 60-56 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell banks in the layup | 62-56 |
| 07:45 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Schultheis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Richard Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Beus (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Steely (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Najar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wendell Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Edwards - foul #3 on Richard Edwards, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) John Lobdell, Sherman McKewen, James Chacko, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Darin Biggs (PG), Alex Wise (SG), Mark Johnston (SF), Brandon Eads (PF), Walter Littleton (C) Richard Edwards, Jack Beus, Richard Steely, Jonathan Najar, Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:35 | Indiana State | Fred Newbold swats the layup by Brandon Eads | 63-56 |
| 07:33 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 07:17 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs is fouled on the floor by Charlie Chaffins - foul #1 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 07:17 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:17 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 06:56 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:52 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Wise | 63-60 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jonathan Najar (PF) Brandon Eads | |
| 06:27 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-60 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Sisk and he's fouled by Jonathan Najar - foul #2 on Jonathan Najar, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), James Chacko (PF) Christopher Cumbie, Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG), Wendell Higginbotham (C) Darin Biggs, Walter Littleton | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:40 | Indiana State | Alex Wise misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charlie Chaffins - foul #2 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 05:40 | Indiana State | Alex Wise makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:40 | Indiana State | Alex Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Najar takes the ball from Charlie Chaffins | 66-62 |
| 05:07 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston's pass is intercepted by John Lobdell | 66-62 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins lays it in on a nice dish by John Lobdell | 68-62 |
| 04:41 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston misses badly on a floater from the right side | 68-62 |
| 04:40 | Indiana State | Jonathan Najar tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF) Robert Thompson, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton (PG), Richard Steely (SF), Brandon Eads (PF), Walter Littleton (C) Richard Edwards, Mark Johnston, Jonathan Najar, Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 04:14 | Indiana State | Brandon Eads misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Norton takes the ball from Christopher Cumbie in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 03:52 | Indiana State | The short jumper by Alex Wise is denied by Frankie John | 68-64 |
| 03:50 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 03:40 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton is hacked by Sherman McKewen - foul #3 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Fred Newbold (C) Glen Sisk, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Darin Biggs (SG), Jack Beus (SF) Alex Wise, Brandon Eads | |
| 03:40 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:40 | Indiana State | Walter Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Jeffery Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darin Biggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Beus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Littleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Steely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is whistled for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG) Sherman McKewen | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jonathan Najar (PF), Wendell Higginbotham (C) Walter Littleton, Richard Steely | |
| 03:07 | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwight Woo | 68-66 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo tips it in | 70-66 |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF) Christopher Cumbie, Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Edwards (PG), Brandon Eads (C) Jeffery Norton, Wendell Higginbotham | |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | Darin Biggs misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Najar steals it from John Lobdell in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Richard Steely (C) Brandon Eads | |
| 02:23 | Indiana State | Richard Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Steely | 70-71 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins hits a wide open shot from the right block set up by Glen Sisk | 72-71 |
| 02:07 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jeffery Norton (PG), Alex Wise (SG), Mark Johnston (SF), Wendell Higginbotham (C) Richard Edwards, Darin Biggs, Jack Beus, Richard Steely | |
| 01:45 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston is fouled on the floor by Fred Newbold - foul #5 on Fred Newbold, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (C) Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 01:45 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:45 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins buries a 3 from the left corner set up by John Lobdell | 75-73 |
| 01:14 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-75 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Wendell Higginbotham is called for the reach on Glen Sisk - foul #2 on Wendell Higginbotham, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:42 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the board | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wendell Higginbotham - foul #3 on Wendell Higginbotham, team foul #14 | 77-75 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Najar | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | Indiana State | Alex Wise hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Indiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Higginbotham | 78-75 |
| 00:03 | Indiana State | Mark Johnston misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:01 | Indiana State | Wendell Higginbotham snags the offensive board | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Indiana State | The clock runs out | 78-75 |