| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Harvey White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Swims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | John Swims is called for the reach on James Chacko - foul #2 on John Swims, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 19:09 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to John Swims | 35-31 |
| 19:02 | UL-Monroe | Grant Glenn is called for the reach on Arthur Smith - foul #2 on Grant Glenn, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:49 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel's fadeaway is rejected by James Chacko | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson tips it but misses | 35-31 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:28 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:21 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:19 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:03 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Sisk | 35-31 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Charlie Chaffins | 35-33 |
| 17:34 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Smith picks off the pass by James Chacko | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel lays it in set up by Harvey White | 37-33 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Glenn and the foul's on John Swims - foul #3 on John Swims, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (PG), Harvey Bridgeman (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Cong Chin (C) Harvey White, Arthur Smith, John Swims, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Dwight Woo (SG) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn | |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:39 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:21 | UL-Monroe | Rene Romano buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:01 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Tarek Sheppard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Bridgeman (fresh) SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Cong Chin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) SG - Dwight Woo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UL-Monroe | Charlie Chaffins steps in front of the Rene Romano pass | 40-35 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko comes up short on the floater from the left block | 40-35 |
| 15:23 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Elmer Wilson | 40-35 |
| 15:07 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dwight Woo - foul #1 on Dwight Woo, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Arthur Smith (SG), John Swims (SF), Robert Bickel (C) Tarek Sheppard, Harvey Bridgeman, Rene Romano, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (C) Walter Parker, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 15:07 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is hacked by Harvey White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey White, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin (PF) Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Smith steals the ball from Dwight Woo | 43-35 |
| 14:29 | UL-Monroe | John Swims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:08 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:57 | UL-Monroe | John Swims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Schultheis | 43-35 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John is fouled on the floor by John Swims - foul #4 on John Swims, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (SF), Elmer Wilson (PF) John Swims, Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Dwight Woo, John Schultheis | |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:21 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:01 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard hits a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Glen Sisk | 45-37 |
| 12:09 | UL-Monroe | Grant Glenn steals the ball from Arthur Smith | 45-37 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 11:41 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 45-40 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Harvey White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tarek Sheppard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Bickel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie John (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frankie John | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harvey White | 48-43 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frankie John | 48-46 |
| 10:31 | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:30 | UL-Monroe | Arthur Smith misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is hacked by Elmer Wilson - foul #1 on Elmer Wilson, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman (PG), Herman Stowe (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Cong Chin (C) Harvey White, Arthur Smith, Tarek Sheppard, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), Walter Parker (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Frankie John, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Elmer Wilson - foul #2 on Elmer Wilson, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-49 |
| 09:33 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:20 | UL-Monroe | Rene Romano misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 09:19 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:14 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (PG), Gary Hurlbut (C) Herman Stowe, Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:53 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:32 | UL-Monroe | The pull-up jumper by Tarek Sheppard is blocked by Charlie Chaffins | 48-49 |
| 08:30 | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman can't tip it in | 48-49 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Schultheis | 48-52 |
| 07:54 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo is fouled on the floor by Gary Hurlbut - foul #1 on Gary Hurlbut, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Arthur Smith (SG), John Swims (SF), Elmer Wilson (PF) Tarek Sheppard, Harvey Bridgeman, Rene Romano, Gary Hurlbut | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Tony Maples, Walter Parker, John Schultheis | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Harvey White (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Swims (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Cong Chin (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Woo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Fred Newbold - foul #3 on Fred Newbold, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Bickel (C) Elmer Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:25 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:25 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charlie Chaffins | 49-56 |
| 06:48 | UL-Monroe | James Chacko blocks the short jumper by Harvey White | 49-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 06:29 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Cong Chin | 49-56 |
| 06:11 | UL-Monroe | John Swims comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a floater from the left block | 49-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Glen Sisk and he's hacked by Cong Chin - foul #3 on Cong Chin, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (SG), Elmer Wilson (PF), Gary Hurlbut (C) Arthur Smith, Cong Chin, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Frankie John (SF) Glen Sisk, Dwight Woo, Charlie Chaffins | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:04 | UL-Monroe | Frankie John steals the ball from Harvey White | 49-59 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John lays it in | 49-61 |
| 04:43 | UL-Monroe | Harvey White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tarek Sheppard | 52-61 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Parker | 52-63 |
| 04:10 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Walter Parker - foul #1 on Walter Parker, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Robert Bickel (C) Harvey White, John Swims, Gary Hurlbut | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Schultheis (C) Walter Parker, Fred Newbold | |
| 04:10 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:10 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Grant Glenn is blocked by Elmer Wilson | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 03:43 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard gets the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 03:31 | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Tarek Sheppard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Bridgeman (fresh) SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bickel (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Schultheis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard hits a jumper in the lane | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-65 |
| 02:44 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 02:44 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Harvey White (PG), Arthur Smith (SG), John Swims (SF) Tarek Sheppard, Harvey Bridgeman, Rene Romano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF), Fred Newbold (C) Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| 02:27 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by James Chacko | 55-65 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 55-68 |
| 01:37 | UL-Monroe | Elmer Wilson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 55-68 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 55-68 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Chacko and he's fouled by Robert Bickel - foul #2 on Robert Bickel, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tarek Sheppard (PG), Harvey Bridgeman (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Cong Chin (PF), Gary Hurlbut (C) Harvey White, Arthur Smith, John Swims, Elmer Wilson, Robert Bickel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Frankie John (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:50 | UL-Monroe | Harvey Bridgeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-71 |
| 00:26 | UL-Monroe | Gary Hurlbut grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UL-Monroe | Cong Chin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tarek Sheppard | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker runs out the clock | 58-71 |