| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) SG - Robert Todd (fresh) SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) PF - Todd Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edison Crespo (fresh) SG - Garrett Long (fresh) SF - Robert Cranston (fresh) PF - John Catalano (fresh) C - Nathaniel Schwent (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Baylor | Ricky Parmer steps in front of the John Catalano pass | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 19:09 | Baylor | John Catalano loses the dribble to Elliott Shy | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 8-0 |
| 18:38 | Baylor | Edison Crespo misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 8-0 |
| 18:37 | Baylor | John Catalano tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Catalano - foul #1 on John Catalano, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 18:03 | Baylor | Edison Crespo is fouled on the floor by Todd Moore - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| 17:51 | Baylor | Robert Cranston works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Edison Crespo | 10-5 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Garrett Long is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #1 on Garrett Long, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cranston is called for the reach on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Robert Cranston, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cranston picks off the pass by Rafael Duncan | 10-5 |
| 17:01 | Baylor | Garrett Long works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 16:59 | Baylor | Garrett Long snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 16:45 | Baylor | Robert Cranston comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-5 |
| 16:44 | Baylor | John Catalano tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen tips it in | 12-7 |
| 16:06 | Baylor | Robert Cranston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Catalano | 12-9 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 15:45 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent grabs the board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edison Crespo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garrett Long (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Cranston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Catalano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Schwent (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Baylor | Edison Crespo can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 15:33 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 15:22 | Baylor | John Catalano scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Garrett Long | 12-11 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-11 |
| 14:28 | Baylor | John Catalano is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gordon Lee (PG), Steven Ybarra (C) Edison Crespo, Nathaniel Schwent | |
| 13:53 | Baylor | Robert Cranston loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 15-11 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ybarra swats the short shot by Todd Moore | 15-11 |
| 13:34 | Baylor | Robert Cranston snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 13:30 | Baylor | Garrett Long splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Lee | 15-14 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | John Catalano misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Todd - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | John Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:05 | Baylor | John Catalano misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 17-15 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 12:56 | Baylor | Steven Ybarra pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | Baylor | Garrett Long clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SG), Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd, Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 12:32 | Baylor | Garrett Long makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:32 | Baylor | Garrett Long misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:16 | Baylor | Gordon Lee snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 11:57 | Baylor | John Catalano is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 11:37 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Garrett Long | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) SG - Rafael Duncan (fresh) SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Gordon Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garrett Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cranston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Catalano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Ybarra (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Baylor | Garrett Long is called for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edison Crespo (PG), Gregory Ackley (SF), Nathaniel Schwent (C) Gordon Lee, Robert Cranston, Steven Ybarra | |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 19-18 |
| 10:46 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent is open but misses the lay-in | 19-18 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:29 | Baylor | Edison Crespo gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:25 | Baylor | Edison Crespo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF) Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Slayton (SG), Robert Cranston (SF), Bruce Froelich (PF) Garrett Long, Gregory Ackley, John Catalano | |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Rocky Conti is denied by Bruce Froelich | 19-18 |
| 10:03 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:43 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Nelson | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:12 | Baylor | Edison Crespo gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:05 | Baylor | Bruce Froelich scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edison Crespo and the foul's on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gordon Lee (PG), Garrett Long (SG), Steven Ybarra (C) Edison Crespo, William Slayton, Nathaniel Schwent | |
| 09:05 | Baylor | Bruce Froelich makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 08:50 | Baylor | Bruce Froelich gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:29 | Baylor | Gordon Lee is hacked by Paul Portillo - foul #1 on Paul Portillo, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Paul Portillo | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gregory Ackley (SF), John Catalano (PF) Robert Cranston, Bruce Froelich | |
| 08:12 | Baylor | Garrett Long can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Garrett Long is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #2 on Garrett Long, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG) Elliott Shy | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Slayton (SG) Garrett Long | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rafael Duncan | 22-21 |
| 07:35 | Baylor | John Catalano misses the jumper in the paint | 22-21 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) SG - Rafael Duncan (fresh) SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Gordon Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Slayton (fresh) SF - Gregory Ackley (fresh) PF - John Catalano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Ybarra (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 24-21 |
| 06:54 | Baylor | John Catalano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Stephen Millen (PF) Adam Bonnet, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edison Crespo (PG), Robert Cranston (SF), Nathaniel Schwent (C) William Slayton, Gregory Ackley, Steven Ybarra | |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-21 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen tips it home | 26-21 |
| 06:16 | Baylor | Robert Cranston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-21 |
| 06:15 | Baylor | Gordon Lee tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Schwent | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Robert Cranston | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Baylor | John Catalano is fouled on the floor by Stephen Millen - foul #2 on Stephen Millen, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Baylor | Garrett Long (SG) Gordon Lee | |
| 05:39 | Baylor | Edison Crespo can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steve Nelson - foul #1 on Steve Nelson, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| 05:39 | Baylor | Edison Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:39 | Baylor | Edison Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo is hacked by John Catalano - foul #2 on John Catalano, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo loses the dribble to Robert Cranston | 26-25 |
| 05:10 | Baylor | Edison Crespo banks in the layup set up by Robert Cranston | 26-27 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 28-27 |
| 04:35 | Baylor | Robert Cranston is fouled on the floor by Rocky Conti - foul #1 on Rocky Conti, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Baylor | Steven Ybarra (C) Nathaniel Schwent | |
| 04:35 | Baylor | Robert Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:35 | Baylor | Robert Cranston makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy's pass is intercepted by Garrett Long | 28-29 |
| 04:06 | Baylor | Steven Ybarra is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 28-29 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 03:17 | Baylor | Robert Cranston is hacked by Rafael Duncan - foul #1 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Paul Portillo, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gordon Lee (PG), Bruce Froelich (PF), Nathaniel Schwent (C) Edison Crespo, John Catalano, Steven Ybarra | |
| 03:17 | Baylor | Robert Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:17 | Baylor | Robert Cranston misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Millen | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Gordon Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cranston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nathaniel Schwent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 03:06 | Baylor | Bruce Froelich pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:57 | Baylor | Garrett Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Todd, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gregory Ackley (SF) Robert Cranston | |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gordon Lee is fouled on the floor by Adam Bonnet - foul #1 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gordon Lee misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Gordon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan can't finish the layup | 30-31 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 02:01 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:40 | Baylor | Garrett Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 01:38 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Garrett Long | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Baylor | Garrett Long evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Ackley swats the layup by Ricky Parmer | 30-33 |
| 01:08 | Baylor | Gordon Lee gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | Nathaniel Schwent misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Millen | 30-33 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Bruce Froelich clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 00:19 | Baylor | Gordon Lee tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Froelich is called for the reach on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Bruce Froelich, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edison Crespo (PG), Robert Cranston (SF), John Catalano (PF), Steven Ybarra (C) Gordon Lee, Gregory Ackley, Bruce Froelich, Nathaniel Schwent | |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy connects on the jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Robert Cranston can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-35 |