| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carey Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Baran (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ned Ridgley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino inbounds the ball | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman is open and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Ned Ridgley | 46-32 |
| 19:38 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Chapin | 49-32 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw is hacked by Leonard Hoffman - foul #1 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 18:33 | Southern Methodist | Cecil White misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Hoffman | 49-35 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leonard Hoffman | 49-38 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Luis Chapin and the foul's on Leonard Hoffman - foul #2 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders (PG), David Bonanno (SF), Larry Duncan (PF) Luis Chapin, Carey Sanders, Robert Baran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Rex Dilday (SF), Rudolph Bradham (PF), Anthony Bosley (C) Darrel Guajardo, Ned Ridgley, Eugene Patino, Herbert Bailey, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday's 3 pointer is rejected by Larry Duncan | 52-38 |
| 17:03 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 16:41 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Roger Shaw is blocked by Rudolph Bradham | 52-38 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Sterrett | 52-40 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Bonanno | 55-40 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham is called for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), Luis Chapin (SG), Raymond Simmons (SF), Philip Overstreet (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Carlton Sanders, Cecil White, David Bonanno, Larry Duncan, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG) Scott Sterrett | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Louis Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Eickhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rex Dilday (fresh) PF - Rudolph Bradham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet blows the layup but he's fouled by Rudolph Bradham - foul #2 on Rudolph Bradham, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran (C) Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Chester Eickhoff, Rudolph Bradham, Anthony Bosley | |
| 15:40 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 15:40 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Rex Dilday | 56-42 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darrel Guajardo - foul #2 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley (SG) Rex Dilday | |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo's pass is intercepted by Luis Chapin | 58-42 |
| 14:35 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey loses the dribble to Louis Lloyd | 58-42 |
| 14:18 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Lloyd | 60-42 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 14:00 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 13:55 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd loses the dribble to Darrel Guajardo | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey connects on the runner from the left block | 60-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Philip Overstreet is denied by Herbert Bailey | 60-44 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo | 60-46 |
| 12:43 | Southern Methodist | Darrel Guajardo is called for the reach on Louis Lloyd - foul #3 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders (PG), David Bonanno (SG), Carey Sanders (SF), Larry Duncan (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Louis Lloyd, Luis Chapin, Raymond Simmons, Philip Overstreet, Robert Baran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Rex Dilday (SF), Rudolph Bradham (PF), Anthony Bosley (C) Darrel Guajardo, Ned Ridgley, Eugene Patino, Herbert Bailey, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-46 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 12:00 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlton Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carey Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Chester Eickhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rex Dilday (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rudolph Bradham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Bosley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff misses the floater from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 11:12 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Rex Dilday picks off the pass by Larry Duncan | 60-46 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday blows the dunk | 60-46 |
| 10:53 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 10:29 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 10:28 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun tips it in | 62-46 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Carlton Sanders steals it from Rex Dilday in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| 10:09 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Carey Sanders is blocked by Rudolph Bradham | 62-46 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Bosley | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett's fadeaway is rejected by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | 62-46 |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:43 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is called for 10 seconds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), Cecil White (SG), Philip Overstreet (PF), Roger Shaw (C) Carlton Sanders, David Bonanno, Larry Duncan, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Ned Ridgley (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Chester Eickhoff, Scott Sterrett, Rex Dilday, Rudolph Bradham, Anthony Bosley | |
| 09:02 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw blows the layup | 62-46 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Cecil White snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 08:45 | Southern Methodist | Cecil White misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet tips it home | 64-46 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Simmons (SF) Carey Sanders | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:18 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-46 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Roger Shaw swats the layup by Eugene Patino | 64-46 |
| 08:02 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 07:38 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Shaw | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Louis Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil White (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Overstreet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Shaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ned Ridgley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Lloyd - foul #4 on Louis Lloyd, team foul #1 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG), Robert Baran (C) Cecil White, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Rex Dilday (SF) Darrel Guajardo, Eugene Patino | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Leonard Hoffman is blocked by Robert Baran | 66-46 |
| 07:19 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 06:50 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet blows the layup | 66-46 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Simmons is called for the reach on Leonard Hoffman - foul #4 on Raymond Simmons, team foul #2 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil White (SG), David Bonanno (SF), Roger Shaw (C) Louis Lloyd, Raymond Simmons, Philip Overstreet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Chester Eickhoff (SG), Rudolph Bradham (PF), Anthony Bosley (C) Charlie Smith, Ned Ridgley, Herbert Bailey, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rex Dilday and he's hacked by Cecil White - foul #3 on Cecil White, team foul #3 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SF) Rex Dilday | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:09 | Southern Methodist | Darrel Guajardo takes the ball from Cecil White | 66-49 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo banks in the layup | 66-51 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), Carlton Sanders (SF), Larry Duncan (PF) Luis Chapin, David Bonanno, Robert Baran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF) Scott Sterrett | |
| 05:16 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Lloyd | 68-51 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley tips it back up and in | 68-53 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan banks in the layup set up by Louis Lloyd and he's fouled by Anthony Bosley - foul #2 on Anthony Bosley, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG), Philip Overstreet (PF) Cecil White, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Rex Dilday (SG), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Chester Eickhoff, Anthony Bosley | |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Duncan - foul #1 on Larry Duncan, team foul #4 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno (SF) Louis Lloyd | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Herbert Bailey (PF) Rex Dilday, Rudolph Bradham | |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders is fouled on the floor by Charlie Smith - foul #1 on Charlie Smith, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran (C) Larry Duncan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley (SG) Herbert Bailey | |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Luis Chapin steals the ball from Charlie Smith in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 03:51 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-54 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Hoffman | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Hoffman | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlton Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Overstreet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Baran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ned Ridgley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran is hacked by Leonard Hoffman - foul #3 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Simmons (SF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) David Bonanno, Philip Overstreet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (SG), Rex Dilday (SF), Anthony Bosley (PF), Rudolph Bradham (C) Ned Ridgley, Eugene Patino, Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 03:14 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 03:14 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley lays it in set up by Chester Eickhoff and the foul's on Raymond Simmons - foul #5 on Raymond Simmons, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno (SF), Larry Duncan (PF) Raymond Simmons, Robert Baran | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SF) Charlie Smith | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley misses the free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett gets the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley tips it home | 73-60 |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders is fouled on the floor by Rex Dilday - foul #1 on Rex Dilday, team foul #9 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran (C) Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Sterrett | 75-63 |
| 01:35 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is hacked by David Bonanno in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bonanno, team foul #6 | 78-63 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Larry Duncan takes the ball from Anthony Bosley | 78-63 |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Larry Duncan - foul #2 on Larry Duncan, team foul #7 | 78-65 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham makes the free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders misses badly on a shot from the right side | 78-66 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett's pass is intercepted by Robert Baran | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin runs out the clock | 78-66 |