| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) C - Donald Tracey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Tracey | 28-41 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffrey Bullington and he's fouled by Aaron Patterson - foul #1 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Donald Tracey gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Donald Tracey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-41 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Leo Taylor pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Donald Tracey is whistled for a carry | 30-41 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:05 | Denver | James Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Holder | 30-43 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 33-43 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Leo Taylor makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bullington | 35-45 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 35-45 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham is whistled for a carry | 35-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Larry Hess (SF), John Miller (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| 15:50 | Denver | Winston Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Hess | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) C - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Russell Harvey | 37-48 |
| 15:23 | Denver | John Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Hess - foul #1 on Larry Hess, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Joseph Babineau, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), James Holder (SG) Winston Bennett, John Miller | |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Leo Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on James Holder - foul #1 on Russell Harvey, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF) Russell Harvey, Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (C) Larry Hess, Christopher Jackson | |
| 13:45 | Denver | Leo Taylor is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #4 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:31 | Denver | Aaron Patterson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Taylor | 39-51 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward travels with the ball | 39-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Anthony Pettitt (PF) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Donald Bentley | |
| 12:46 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Winston Bennett | 39-53 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron Patterson - foul #2 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Charles Head (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Winston Bennett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Aaron Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg and he's fouled by Winston Bennett - foul #1 on Winston Bennett, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), James Holder (SG), Donald Bentley (C) Christopher Jackson, Winston Bennett, Donald Tracey | |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Donald Bentley misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-53 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-53 |
| 11:22 | Denver | James Holder pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Aaron Patterson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Holder | 43-55 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Dahlberg | 45-55 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Aaron Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Richard Heyward, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Hess (SF), Christopher Jackson (C) Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt | |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Larry Hess gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Leo Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Donald Bentley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Leo Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leo Taylor, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (C) Larry Hess, Christopher Jackson | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Donald Bentley steals it from Wayne Dahlberg | 45-55 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 45-55 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Charles Head (C) Mike Cooper, Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Hess (PF) Donald Bentley | |
| 09:05 | Denver | Aaron Patterson clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Joseph Babineau (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG) Leo Taylor | |
| 09:05 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington hits the finger roll | 47-56 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Holder | 47-59 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 08:11 | Denver | James Holder snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Donald Tracey snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 07:33 | Denver | James Holder misses the shot from the right block | 47-59 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington loses the dribble to Donald Tracey | 47-59 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Christopher Jackson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), Anthony Pettitt (PF), Donald Bentley (C) James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey | |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Donald Bentley snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Brent Slama is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson - foul #4 on Brent Slama, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:15 | Denver | Christopher Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leo Taylor | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Bentley - foul #1 on Donald Bentley, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF) Russell Harvey | |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Bennett (SG), Manuel Elliott (SF) Christopher Jackson, Larry Hess | |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Donald Bentley gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | Denver | Leo Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Leo Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Leo Taylor tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom hits a 3 from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Richard Heyward (SG) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (C) Winston Bennett, Manuel Elliott, Donald Bentley | |
| 04:40 | Denver | Aaron Patterson hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Leo Taylor | 51-66 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward loses the dribble to Donald Tracey | 51-66 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Leo Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bullington - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| 03:41 | Denver | James Holder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is called for traveling | 51-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Daniel Beckham, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Larry Hess (SF), John Miller (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Charles Head is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn drills a jumper from the right block set up by Russell Harvey and he's fouled by Donald Bentley - foul #2 on Donald Bentley, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Donald Bentley misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Head - foul #2 on Charles Head, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Donald Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Donald Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | John Miller denies the turnaround by Wayne Dahlberg | 54-69 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Larry Hess pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Larry Hess is whistled for traveling | 54-69 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the dunk attempt | 54-69 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper tips it home | 56-69 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Donald Bentley scores on a shot from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Christopher Jackson hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Russell Harvey - foul #2 on Russell Harvey, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Head and he's hacked by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Christopher Jackson runs out the clock | 61-74 |