| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dulaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Boss (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe loses the dribble to Michael Mundt | 27-45 |
| 19:07 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney's pass is intercepted by Lewis Rohe | 27-45 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Darryl Gable | 30-45 |
| 18:48 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss scores on a floater from the right side | 30-47 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is hacked by William Dulaney - foul #1 on William Dulaney, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable is whistled for traveling | 30-47 |
| 17:58 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mundt | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Lee and he's hacked by Craig Boss - foul #1 on Craig Boss, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Paul Davis (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Landis - foul #3 on Bobby Landis, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG) Bobby Landis | |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:31 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt tips it home | 35-52 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Brian Reed is called for the reach on Nicholas Price - foul #2 on Brian Reed, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Shad Gerdes, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe drills a floater from the right wing set up by Dane Nickerson | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Erik Joyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Reed - foul #3 on Brian Reed, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG) Erik Joyce, Dane Nickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 15:16 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis's 3 pointer is rejected by John Wilson | 39-52 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable connects on the runner from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 14:55 | Southern Methodist | Edward Gardener picks off the pass by Bobby Landis | 41-52 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (PF), Paul Davis (C) Darryl Gable, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer (C) Jimmy Turner | |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Landis | 41-55 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 14:00 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-55 |
| 13:59 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:42 | Southern Methodist | Robert Lee is called for the reach on William Dulaney - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF) Lewis Rohe | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG), Todd Keller (PF) William Dulaney, Craig Boss | |
| 13:31 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Price denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdula | 41-55 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Lee | 41-55 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is hacked by Bobby Landis - foul #4 on Bobby Landis, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable (PF) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), Nickolas Stewart (SF), Jimmy Turner (C) Bobby Landis, Michael Mundt, Joe Shaffer | |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Turner | 41-55 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney (SG), Michael Mundt (SF) Dikembe Abdula, Nickolas Stewart | |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses short on a jumper near the basket | 41-57 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Gable | 41-57 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable blows the layup | 41-57 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by William Dulaney is blocked by Edward Gardener | 41-57 |
| 11:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses the tip | 41-57 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-57 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Edward Gardener is called for the reach on Michael Mundt - foul #2 on Edward Gardener, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Nicholas Price (PF) Shad Gerdes, Dane Nickerson, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Call (PG), Craig Boss (PF), Joe Shaffer (C) Brian Reed, Todd Keller, Jimmy Turner | |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 10:17 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Price - foul #2 on Nicholas Price, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF) Lewis Rohe | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart (SF) Michael Mundt | |
| 10:17 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:17 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Price | 43-60 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis (C) Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG) William Dulaney | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 09:43 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 43-60 |
| 09:42 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss tips it in | 43-62 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable (PF) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Mundt (SF) Mathew Call, Nickolas Stewart | |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Erik Joyce - foul #1 on Erik Joyce, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Edward Gardener (C) Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney (SG), Jimmy Turner (C) Dikembe Abdula, Joe Shaffer | |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to William Dulaney | 43-63 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is fouled on the floor by Shad Gerdes - foul #2 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Brian Reed picks off the pass by Shad Gerdes | 43-63 |
| 08:06 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed hits the finger roll | 43-65 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Mundt takes the ball from John Wilson | 43-65 |
| 07:36 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt misses long on a floater from close range | 43-65 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the board | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Boss (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Brian Reed is called for the reach on Edward Gardener - foul #4 on Brian Reed, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG), Nicholas Price (PF) John Wilson, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis (PG), Nickolas Stewart (SF), Todd Keller (PF), Joe Shaffer (C) Brian Reed, Michael Mundt, Craig Boss, Jimmy Turner | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:11 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-65 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Lee | 45-65 |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller tips it back up and in | 45-67 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lewis Rohe | 48-67 |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lee out of a doubleteam | 50-70 |
| 05:13 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Landis | 50-73 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Shaffer swats the short shot by Lewis Rohe | 50-73 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Robert Lee - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Erik Joyce (SF), Paul Davis (PF), Ralph Parker (C) Shad Gerdes, Robert Lee, Lewis Rohe, Nicholas Price, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), Dikembe Abdula (SG) Bobby Landis, William Dulaney | |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Davis | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-74 |
| 04:15 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 03:46 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-74 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Todd Keller picks off the pass by Paul Davis | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) SG - Dane Nickerson (fresh) SF - Erik Joyce (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nickolas Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Reed | 50-77 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson drills a runner from close range | 52-77 |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Douglas Robinson - foul #2 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #9 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Nicholas Price (PF) Douglas Robinson, Ralph Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Call (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 02:32 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdula - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #8 | 52-78 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes makes the 3rd free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:52 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis snags the defensive board | 54-78 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer gets the rebound | 54-78 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-78 |
| 01:21 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller tips it but misses | 54-78 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis grabs the board | 54-78 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Todd Keller steals the ball from Dane Nickerson | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 54-78 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart snags the offensive board | 54-78 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Call | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-80 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis hits the follow up shot | 56-80 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Call runs out the clock | 56-80 |