| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Burns (fresh) SG - Dustin Woodbury (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Summerlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rafael Duncan steps in front of the Zachary Grimes pass | 38-39 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Duncan | 38-41 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders (PG), Glenn Clever (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Gerald Gordon (PF), Jeremy Layne (C) Brian Burns, Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Smith, Marvin Summerlin, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Samuel McGaughey steps in front of the Rafael Duncan pass in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG) Rafael Duncan | |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Shy steals the ball from Glenn Clever | 38-43 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 38-45 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 41-45 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Elliott Shy, Rocky Conti | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns (PG), Dustin Woodbury (SG), Thomas Koval (SF), Marvin Summerlin (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Charles Sanders, Glenn Clever, Samuel McGaughey, Gerald Gordon, Jeremy Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore (PF) Stephen Millen | |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Burns is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #1 on Brian Burns, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Summerlin | 47-48 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Zachary Grimes | 47-48 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 47-48 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SG), Thomas Smith (SF) Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Koval | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Paul Portillo, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith swats the layup by Steve Nelson | 47-48 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy tips it in | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Clever (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Summerlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes is fouled on the floor by Steve Nelson - foul #1 on Steve Nelson, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Gerald Gordon (PF), Jeremy Layne (C) Brian Burns, Marvin Summerlin, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG) Robert Todd | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-50 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 47-50 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith is hacked by Rocky Conti - foul #1 on Rocky Conti, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF) Glenn Clever, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG) Elliott Shy | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rocky Conti | 47-50 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 47-53 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is hacked by Ryan Hough in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Hough, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval (SF), Marvin Summerlin (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Ryan Hough, Gerald Gordon, Jeremy Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval loses the dribble to Rafael Duncan | 47-56 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd lays it up and in on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 47-58 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Scott Tripp swats the short shot by Thomas Koval | 47-58 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval tips it in | 49-58 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel McGaughey | 52-58 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is fouled on the floor by Zachary Grimes - foul #3 on Zachary Grimes, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns (PG), Glenn Clever (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Gerald Gordon (C) Charles Sanders, Samuel McGaughey, Thomas Koval, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Scott Tripp | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Glenn Clever - foul #2 on Glenn Clever, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF) Steve Nelson | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Summerlin grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Glenn Clever steals it from Elliott Shy in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Portillo steals the ball from Brian Burns | 52-58 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne (PF) Marvin Summerlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Gordon - foul #2 on Gerald Gordon, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes (C) Gerald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF), Steve Nelson (PF) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Layne blocks the short jumper by Steve Nelson | 52-58 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Portillo | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Burns (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Clever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeremy Layne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Grimes (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson tips it in | 52-63 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-63 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by Brian Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Burns, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders (PG), Dustin Woodbury (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Marvin Summerlin (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Brian Burns, Glenn Clever, Thomas Smith, Jeremy Layne, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Todd Moore (C) Paul Portillo, Rafael Duncan, Steve Nelson, Ricky Parmer | |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy loses the dribble to Marvin Summerlin | 52-64 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Todd is called for the reach on Marvin Summerlin - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval (SF) Samuel McGaughey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG) Elliott Shy | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Gordon - foul #3 on Gerald Gordon, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury connects on the turnaround in the lane | 57-65 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Todd | 57-67 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Koval misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Summerlin snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Summerlin can't tip it in | 57-67 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore travels with the ball | 57-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns (PG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Zachary Grimes (C) Charles Sanders, Thomas Koval, Gerald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd, Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Nelson - foul #2 on Steve Nelson, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Burns (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Woodbury (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel McGaughey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Summerlin (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Zachary Grimes (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-69 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Summerlin pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rafael Duncan steals it from Marvin Summerlin | 58-69 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 58-71 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rafael Duncan | 58-71 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Burns - foul #3 on Brian Burns, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Hough (PG), Glenn Clever (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Jeremy Layne (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Brian Burns, Dustin Woodbury, Samuel McGaughey, Marvin Summerlin, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Paul Portillo, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ricky Parmer steps in front of the Glenn Clever pass | 58-71 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses long on an open floater from the left side | 58-71 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Hough and he's hacked by Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #6 | 60-71 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever makes the free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Rocky Conti (SF) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rocky Conti steps in front of the Jeremy Layne pass | 61-71 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith picks off the pass by Stephen Millen | 61-71 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith is hacked by Rocky Conti - foul #2 on Rocky Conti, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Zachary Grimes (C) Gerald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Adam Bonnet, Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Todd | 63-73 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hough is called for the reach on Elliott Shy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ryan Hough, team foul #10 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders (PG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Thomas Koval (PF) Ryan Hough, Thomas Smith, Jeremy Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SF), Steve Nelson (PF) Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel McGaughey | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Samuel McGaughey is called for the reach on Paul Portillo - foul #3 on Samuel McGaughey, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Marvin Summerlin (PF), Gerald Gordon (C) Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Rocky Conti (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Scott Tripp | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Woodbury (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel McGaughey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Summerlin (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Gordon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon loses the dribble to Ricky Parmer | 66-76 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti tips it but misses | 66-76 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adam Bonnet | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Samuel McGaughey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-78 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns (PG), Glenn Clever (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Thomas Koval (PF), Jeremy Layne (C) Charles Sanders, Dustin Woodbury, Samuel McGaughey, Marvin Summerlin, Gerald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SG), Stephen Millen (PF) Paul Portillo, Steve Nelson | |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-78 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Layne pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dustin Woodbury (SG), Marvin Summerlin (PF), Zachary Grimes (C) Glenn Clever, Thomas Koval, Jeremy Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF) Adam Bonnet, Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen | |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Brian Burns is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #4 on Brian Burns, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Summerlin can't throw it down | 69-80 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Burns gets the offensive rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith hits a fadeaway from the left side | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by Brian Burns in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Burns, team foul #13 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders (PG) Brian Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 71-81 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-81 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti grabs the board | 71-81 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti is hacked by Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #14 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Clever (SG), Samuel McGaughey (SF), Gerald Gordon (PF), Jeremy Layne (C) Dustin Woodbury, Thomas Smith, Marvin Summerlin, Zachary Grimes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Sanders loses the dribble to Rocky Conti | 71-82 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet lays it in set up by Rocky Conti | 71-84 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Gordon is denied on a layup by Steve Nelson | 71-84 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet runs out the clock | 71-84 |