| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Floyd Ross (fresh) SG - Martin Taylor (fresh) SF - Eugene Tedeschi (fresh) PF - Marvin Floyd (fresh) C - Loren Ishmael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) SG - James Watkins (fresh) SF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) C - David Escamilla (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia State | Loren Ishmael wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Georgia State | Loren Ishmael is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Loren Ishmael, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla's floater is tipped away by Loren Ishmael | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Marvin Floyd | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Georgia State | Martin Taylor double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Forrester | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Garf Stroinski - foul #1 on Garf Stroinski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Garf Stroinski - foul #2 on Garf Stroinski, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb (SF) Garf Stroinski | |
| 18:17 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Loren Ishmael - foul #2 on Loren Ishmael, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Edward Adger (C) Loren Ishmael | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Georgia State | David Escamilla blocks the jumper by Floyd Ross | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Forrester | 1-4 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by David Montagna | 1-7 |
| 16:59 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd loses the ball out of bounds | 1-7 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lester Kohler (PG), Luke Bucher (SG), Johnny McPheron (PF), Ivan Lapinski (C) Floyd Ross, Martin Taylor, Eugene Tedeschi, Marvin Floyd | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses short on a shot from the right side | 1-7 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna tips it back up and in | 1-9 |
| 16:23 | Georgia State | Edward Adger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-9 |
| 16:22 | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron tips it home | 3-9 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Lester Kohler steals the ball from James Watkins in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Georgia State | Luke Bucher lays it up and in set up by Lester Kohler | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Kohler - foul #1 on Lester Kohler, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Floyd Ross (PG), Gary Knyzewski (SF) Luke Bucher, Edward Adger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (PG), Kenneth Blalock (SG), Joe Ewing (SF), Michael Wasson (PF) David Montagna, James Watkins, Derek Robb, Jerry Forrester | |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock is fouled on the floor by Gary Knyzewski - foul #1 on Gary Knyzewski, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Floyd Ross (fresh) SG - Lester Kohler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Knyzewski (fresh) PF - Johnny McPheron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Lapinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) SG - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Ewing (fresh) PF - Michael Wasson (fresh) C - David Escamilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Georgia State | Lester Kohler drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Floyd Ross | 8-11 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 15:10 | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:51 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lester Kohler | 10-11 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett is hacked by Floyd Ross - foul #1 on Floyd Ross, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luke Bucher (PG), Martin Taylor (SG), Eugene Tedeschi (SF), Marvin Floyd (PF), Edward Adger (C) Floyd Ross, Lester Kohler, Gary Knyzewski, Johnny McPheron, Ivan Lapinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), James Watkins (SG), Derek Robb (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF) Nicholas Daggett, Kenneth Blalock, Joe Ewing, David Escamilla | |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Robb | 10-13 |
| 14:07 | Georgia State | James Watkins takes the ball from Eugene Tedeschi | 10-13 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:38 | Georgia State | Martin Taylor snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:34 | Georgia State | Martin Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Floyd Ross (PG) Luke Bucher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (PG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Joe Ewing (C) David Montagna, Derek Robb, Michael Wasson | |
| 13:11 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lester Kohler (SG), Gary Knyzewski (SF) Martin Taylor, Eugene Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:11 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:11 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 12:54 | Georgia State | Edward Adger snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | Georgia State | Edward Adger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester can't finish the uncontested layup | 12-13 |
| 12:13 | Georgia State | Edward Adger pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:00 | Georgia State | Gary Knyzewski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:59 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:47 | Georgia State | Gary Knyzewski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Floyd Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Kohler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Knyzewski (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Adger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) SG - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Blalock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Ewing (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing throws it down on a nice dish by James Watkins | 12-15 |
| 11:11 | Georgia State | Lester Kohler is fouled on the floor by Joe Ewing - foul #2 on Joe Ewing, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luke Bucher (PG), Martin Taylor (SG), Eugene Tedeschi (SF), Johnny McPheron (PF), Ivan Lapinski (C) Floyd Ross, Lester Kohler, Gary Knyzewski, Marvin Floyd, Edward Adger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Derek Robb (SF), David Escamilla (C) Nicholas Daggett, Kenneth Blalock, Joe Ewing | |
| 10:54 | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 12-15 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Tedeschi is called for the reach on Derek Robb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Tedeschi, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson (PF) Jerry Forrester | |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins tips it in | 12-17 |
| 10:33 | Georgia State | James Watkins picks off the pass by Luke Bucher in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb misses the easy layup | 12-17 |
| 10:29 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Luke Bucher | 12-17 |
| 10:24 | Georgia State | Eugene Tedeschi can't connect on a floater from the right block | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Ivan Lapinski is called for the reach on Derek Robb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Lapinski, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:04 | Georgia State | Martin Taylor's pass is intercepted by David Escamilla | 12-19 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the runner from the baseline | 12-21 |
| 09:24 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Tedeschi | 14-21 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb's pass is intercepted by Martin Taylor in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 09:13 | Georgia State | Michael Wasson is called for the reach on Eugene Tedeschi - foul #1 on Michael Wasson, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Floyd Ross (PG), Lester Kohler (SG), Marvin Floyd (PF) Luke Bucher, Martin Taylor, Johnny McPheron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (PG), Nicholas Daggett (SG), Jerry Forrester (PF) David Montagna, James Watkins, Michael Wasson | |
| 08:52 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-21 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 14-21 |
| 08:37 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Marvin Floyd | 14-21 |
| 08:26 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross loses the dribble to Edward Poteete | 14-21 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete hits the finger roll | 14-23 |
| 08:09 | Georgia State | Jerry Forrester steals the ball from Lester Kohler | 14-23 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Floyd - foul #1 on Marvin Floyd, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Martin Taylor (SG), Gary Knyzewski (SF), Edward Adger (C) Lester Kohler, Eugene Tedeschi, Ivan Lapinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Kenneth Blalock (SF) Edward Poteete, Derek Robb | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Floyd Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Taylor (fresh) SF - Gary Knyzewski (fresh) PF - Marvin Floyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Adger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Escamilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Georgia State | Edward Adger is whistled for traveling | 14-25 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron (PF) Marvin Floyd | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG) Nicholas Daggett | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla is hacked by Edward Adger - foul #1 on Edward Adger, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lester Kohler (PG) Floyd Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson (PF) Jerry Forrester | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:08 | Georgia State | Edward Adger snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:56 | Georgia State | James Watkins picks off the pass by Lester Kohler | 14-25 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Taylor - foul #1 on Martin Taylor, team foul #10 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luke Bucher (SG) Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (PG) David Montagna | |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:39 | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 06:35 | Georgia State | Luke Bucher makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Kohler | 17-26 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins's pass is intercepted by Johnny McPheron | 17-26 |
| 05:55 | Georgia State | Gary Knyzewski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Luke Bucher | 20-26 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins double dribbles | 20-26 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Floyd Ross (PG), Eugene Tedeschi (SF), Marvin Floyd (PF), Ivan Lapinski (C) Lester Kohler, Gary Knyzewski, Johnny McPheron, Edward Adger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Nicholas Daggett (SG), Derek Robb (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF) Edward Poteete, James Watkins, Kenneth Blalock, Michael Wasson | |
| 05:07 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luke Bucher | 22-26 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Martin Taylor (SG) Luke Bucher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson (C) David Escamilla | |
| 04:21 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ivan Lapinski, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Edward Adger (C) Ivan Lapinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG) David Montagna | |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett's floater is tipped away by Eugene Tedeschi | 22-26 |
| 04:04 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Marvin Floyd | 22-26 |
| 03:42 | Georgia State | Edward Adger hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Floyd | 24-26 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lester Kohler (PG), Johnny McPheron (PF), Loren Ishmael (C) Floyd Ross, Marvin Floyd, Edward Adger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (PG), Garf Stroinski (SF), Joe Ewing (C) Nicholas Daggett, Derek Robb, Michael Wasson | |
| 03:30 | Georgia State | Martin Taylor buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lester Kohler | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Lester Kohler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Tedeschi (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Johnny McPheron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Ishmael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edward Poteete (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) PF - Jerry Forrester (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing banks in the layup set up by James Watkins and the foul's on Eugene Tedeschi - foul #2 on Eugene Tedeschi, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luke Bucher (SG) Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:56 | Georgia State | Garf Stroinski is called for the reach on Lester Kohler - foul #3 on Garf Stroinski, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Floyd Ross (PG) Luke Bucher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Kenneth Blalock (PF), David Escamilla (C) Edward Poteete, Garf Stroinski, Jerry Forrester | |
| 02:42 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Montagna - foul #1 on David Montagna, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Gary Knyzewski (SF) Eugene Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:42 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Floyd Ross picks off the pass by Kenneth Blalock in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 02:36 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-29 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 02:12 | Georgia State | Johnny McPheron misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 02:11 | Georgia State | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Ross | 31-31 |
| 01:48 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny McPheron | 33-31 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 01:14 | Georgia State | Floyd Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Gary Knyzewski is called for the reach on David Escamilla - foul #2 on Gary Knyzewski, team foul #13 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Luke Bucher (PG), Martin Taylor (SG), Eugene Tedeschi (SF), Marvin Floyd (PF), Ivan Lapinski (C) Floyd Ross, Lester Kohler, Gary Knyzewski, Johnny McPheron, Loren Ishmael | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (PG), Nicholas Daggett (SG), Derek Robb (SF), Michael Wasson (PF) David Montagna, James Watkins, Joe Ewing, Kenneth Blalock | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:56 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:33 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd is hacked by Michael Wasson - foul #2 on Michael Wasson, team foul #8 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (PF) David Escamilla | |
| 00:33 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 00:16 | Georgia State | Marvin Floyd snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:05 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Georgia State | Ivan Lapinski pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |