| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti inbounds the ball | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti is hacked by Roger Froman - foul #3 on Roger Froman, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG) Roger Froman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Moore | 43-48 |
| 19:16 | The Citadel | Todd Moore takes the ball from Eddy Brooks | 43-48 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 19:08 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 18:55 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Moore - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| 18:55 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 18:55 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 18:37 | The Citadel | Alex Albers pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:20 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe's floater is tipped away by Todd Moore | 44-48 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti tips it in | 44-50 |
| 17:43 | The Citadel | Elliott Shy is called for the reach on Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| 17:27 | The Citadel | Alex Albers double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF) Terry Parsons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Todd | 44-52 |
| 17:00 | The Citadel | Alex Albers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-52 |
| 16:59 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 16:45 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 16:34 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:29 | The Citadel | David Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (PG), Johnny Collins (PF), David Langner (C) Walter Crowe, Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Rocky Conti, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Collins is called for the reach on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Johnny Collins, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF) Kelly McGurr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 16:07 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 16:02 | The Citadel | David Elliott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Todd - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| 16:02 | The Citadel | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:02 | The Citadel | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Collins (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Langner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Parsons - foul #1 on Terry Parsons, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Paul Portillo | |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 15:38 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Millen | 46-54 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet loses the ball out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Paul Portillo (SG) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd | |
| 15:13 | The Citadel | Roger Froman is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ricky Parmer | 46-54 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 14:37 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 46-54 |
| 14:35 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 14:21 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | David Langner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), David Elliott (SF), Eddy Brooks (PF), Alex Albers (C) Thomas Johnson, Terry Parsons, Johnny Collins, David Langner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Paul Portillo, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| 13:31 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-54 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson tips it but misses | 50-54 |
| 13:20 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:56 | The Citadel | Alex Albers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG) Roger Froman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG) Elliott Shy, Rocky Conti | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 12:15 | The Citadel | Alex Albers snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 12:06 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Moore - foul #2 on Todd Moore, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| 12:06 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:06 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Adam Bonnet | 51-59 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr loses the dribble to Robert Todd | 51-59 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Kelly McGurr - foul #3 on Kelly McGurr, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG) Kelly McGurr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Steve Nelson | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Todd and the foul's on Terry Parsons - foul #2 on Terry Parsons, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Johnny Collins (PF), David Langner (C) Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF) Todd Moore | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses the free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:00 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to David Langner | 51-63 |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Roger Froman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Collins | 53-63 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Elliott Shy | 53-66 |
| 10:08 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), David Elliott (SF) Walter Crowe, Terry Parsons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SG) Robert Todd | |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 53-68 |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins connects on the jumper from close range and the foul's on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #5 | 55-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Alex Albers (C) David Langner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins misses the free throw | 55-68 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the finger roll set up by Paul Portillo | 55-70 |
| 08:53 | The Citadel | Todd Moore is called for the reach on David Elliott - foul #3 on Todd Moore, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks (PF) Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG) Elliott Shy, Paul Portillo | |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | Roger Froman hits the finger roll set up by Kelly McGurr | 57-70 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Eddy Brooks swats the layup by Todd Moore | 57-70 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 08:01 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | David Elliott is fouled on the floor by Rafael Duncan - foul #4 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (SG), Terry Parsons (SF) Roger Froman, Kelly McGurr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Steve Nelson | |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the board | 58-70 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-70 |
| 07:23 | The Citadel | Alex Albers snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 07:12 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (SG) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:12 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 07:12 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore's pass is intercepted by Terry Parsons | 60-70 |
| 06:31 | The Citadel | Alex Albers connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Todd - foul #3 on Robert Todd, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF) Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore | |
| 06:31 | The Citadel | Alex Albers misses the free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 06:14 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:09 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Millen | 62-72 |
| 05:51 | The Citadel | Alex Albers knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 64-72 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti is hacked by Alex Albers - foul #1 on Alex Albers, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), Kelly McGurr (SG), Johnny Collins (PF), David Langner (C) Walter Crowe, Thomas Johnson, Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo can't connect on a floater from the right side | 64-72 |
| 05:18 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Johnny Collins | 64-72 |
| 05:14 | The Citadel | Roger Froman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Rocky Conti | 67-75 |
| 04:31 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Portillo - foul #2 on Paul Portillo, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF) Terry Parsons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Paul Portillo, Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| 04:31 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 04:31 | The Citadel | Roger Froman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 04:21 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Johnny Collins | 68-75 |
| 04:17 | The Citadel | Roger Froman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Elliott - foul #2 on David Elliott, team foul #7 | 68-75 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks (PF) David Langner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 03:55 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr's floater is tipped away by Steve Nelson | 68-76 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Bonnet | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr travels with the ball | 68-79 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (SG), Alex Albers (C) Kelly McGurr, Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-79 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the follow up shot | 68-81 |
| 02:59 | The Citadel | David Elliott scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Froman | 70-81 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-81 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), Terry Parsons (SF) Walter Crowe, David Elliott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Steve Nelson | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:29 | The Citadel | Roger Froman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eddy Brooks | 73-84 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Todd | 73-86 |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Alex Albers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-86 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 73-86 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Parmer | 73-88 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | Alex Albers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-88 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rafael Duncan | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 73-91 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Alex Albers loses the dribble to Robert Todd | 73-91 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits the finger roll | 73-93 |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-93 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the board | 73-93 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy runs out the clock | 73-93 |