| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carmine Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darnell Milliron (fresh) 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Larry White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Kim (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 19:33 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 19:29 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Darnell Milliron | 44-42 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham tips it in | 44-44 |
| 18:52 | East Tennessee State | Larry White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Darnell Milliron | 47-44 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Jeffrey Bullington and he's hacked by Larry White - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PG), Christopher Russel (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Michael Gerard (C) Carmine Ricci, Darnell Milliron, Larry White, Chris Kim, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Al July (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers | |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 18:01 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Davis | 50-47 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Al July | 50-49 |
| 17:25 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 52-49 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel is hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #1 | 52-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci (PG), Darnell Milliron (SG), Larry White (SF), Chris Kim (PF), John Rollins (C) John Davis, Christopher Russel, Joseph Gearhart, John Kennedy, Michael Gerard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Joseph Rogers (SG), Joseph Babineau (SF), Charles Head (PF), Randy Martucci (C) Al July, Ronald Ebeling, Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 16:39 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Rogers - foul #2 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| 16:39 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 16:39 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joseph Babineau and the foul's on Carmine Ricci - foul #1 on Carmine Ricci, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 15:50 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim lays it in | 58-55 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carmine Ricci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darnell Milliron (fresh) 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Larry White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Chris Kim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Martucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 15:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry White comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bradley Young (PG), Christopher Russel (SF), Joseph Gearhart (PF), John Kennedy (C) Carmine Ricci, Larry White, Chris Kim, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Al July (SF), Leonel Osborn (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Joseph Babineau, Charles Head, Randy Martucci | |
| 14:50 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 14:48 | East Tennessee State | Bradley Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 14:31 | East Tennessee State | Bradley Young knocks in the shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Al July is hacked by Bradley Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Young, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PG) Darnell Milliron | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF) Al July | |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Harvey and he's hacked by Bradley Young - foul #3 on Bradley Young, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry White (SF) Joseph Gearhart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 13:53 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 13:52 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 13:33 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 13:31 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel tips it in | 62-61 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn is hacked by Bradley Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Young, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci (PG), Darnell Milliron (SG), Chris Kim (PF), John Rollins (C) John Davis, Bradley Young, Christopher Russel, John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF), Randy Martucci (C) Leonel Osborn, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Chris Kim - foul #2 on Chris Kim, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Al July (SG), Joseph Babineau (C) Russell Harvey, Ronald Ebeling, Randy Martucci | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 12:49 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry White | 65-62 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Larry White - foul #3 on Larry White, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart (SF) Larry White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci (C) Daniel Beckham | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 12:32 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Joseph Babineau, Charles Head | |
| 11:56 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 11:54 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Gearhart | 65-64 |
| 11:45 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carmine Ricci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darnell Milliron (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Joseph Gearhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Kim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rollins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Al July (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 11:26 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Rollins | 67-64 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 10:57 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 10:52 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron is called for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PG), Christopher Russel (SG), Larry White (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Michael Gerard (C) Carmine Ricci, Darnell Milliron, Joseph Gearhart, Chris Kim, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Joseph Babineau (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Al July, Randy Martucci, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling comes up short on the shot from the left block | 67-64 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau can't tip it in | 67-64 |
| 10:39 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 10:34 | East Tennessee State | Larry White hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-64 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 10:17 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Ebeling is called for the reach on Christopher Russel - foul #1 on Ronald Ebeling, team foul #4 | 70-64 |
| 10:07 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Gerard and the foul's on Russell Harvey - foul #4 on Russell Harvey, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| 10:07 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel misses the free throw | 72-64 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Head | 72-64 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the jump hook near the basket | 72-64 |
| 09:55 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 09:47 | East Tennessee State | Charles Head steps in front of the Michael Gerard pass | 72-64 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 72-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci (PG), Chris Kim (PF), Harold Chesnut (C) John Davis, John Kennedy, Michael Gerard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Charles Head, Joseph Babineau | |
| 09:16 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Sandstrom takes the ball from Christopher Russel | 72-64 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn travels in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (SG) Larry White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers (SG) Ronald Ebeling | |
| 08:55 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carmine Ricci | 75-64 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Harold Chesnut - foul #1 on Harold Chesnut, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry White (SF), John Rollins (C) Christopher Russel, Harold Chesnut | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci (SF) Daniel Beckham | |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 08:39 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Larry White | 75-64 |
| 08:20 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 08:19 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses the tip | 75-64 |
| 08:18 | East Tennessee State | Larry White grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 08:02 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 75-64 |
| 08:01 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Bullington - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bradley Young (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Harold Chesnut (C) Darnell Milliron, Larry White, Chris Kim, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Al July (SF), Charles Head (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Leonel Osborn, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 07:41 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carmine Ricci (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Gearhart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Chesnut (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Al July (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Martucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel (PF) Carmine Ricci | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (SF) Al July | |
| 07:23 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel drills a 3 from the left corner | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 79-64 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey tips it in | 79-66 |
| 07:03 | East Tennessee State | Harold Chesnut misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is hacked by Bradley Young in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradley Young, team foul #9 | 79-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PG), Michael Gerard (C) Bradley Young, Harold Chesnut | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF) Randy Martucci | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 06:40 | East Tennessee State | John Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 06:39 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart tips it back up and in | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Gearhart picks off the pass by Russell Harvey in the backcourt | 81-66 |
| 06:34 | East Tennessee State | John Davis can't finish the layup | 81-66 |
| 06:33 | East Tennessee State | John Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 06:19 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart drills a floater from the left block set up by John Kennedy | 83-66 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 83-68 |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-68 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (SG), Larry White (SF), Chris Kim (PF), John Rollins (C) Joseph Gearhart, John Kennedy, Christopher Russel, Michael Gerard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Al July (SG), Randy Martucci (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Ronald Ebeling, Charles Head, Joseph Babineau | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 83-68 |
| 05:14 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron pulls down the rebound | 83-68 |
| 05:06 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-68 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom gets the rebound | 83-68 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Darnell Milliron steals it from Russell Harvey in the backcourt | 83-68 |
| 04:47 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-68 |
| 04:46 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-68 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Larry White's pass is intercepted by Al July | 83-68 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Al July hits the finger roll | 83-70 |
| 04:05 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-70 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham loses the dribble to Larry White in the backcourt | 86-70 |
| 03:57 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 86-70 |
| 03:56 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron grabs the offensive board | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci (PG), Christopher Russel (PF), Harold Chesnut (C) John Davis, Chris Kim, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Leonel Osborn (PF), Charles Head (C) Russell Harvey, Al July, Randy Martucci, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the lay-in | 86-70 |
| 03:28 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Christopher Russel | 86-70 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Carmine Ricci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darnell Milliron (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 6 stl. SF - Larry White (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Russel (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Chesnut (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel misses the driving attempt from close range | 86-70 |
| 03:21 | East Tennessee State | Harold Chesnut snags the offensive board | 86-70 |
| 03:05 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 86-70 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn gets the rebound | 86-70 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses short on a shot from the right side | 86-70 |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel pulls down the rebound | 86-70 |
| 02:37 | East Tennessee State | Harold Chesnut misses short on a shot from the right side | 86-70 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head pulls down the rebound | 86-70 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 86-70 |
| 02:17 | East Tennessee State | Harold Chesnut gets the rebound | 86-70 |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Carmine Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PG), Joseph Gearhart (SG), John Kennedy (SF), Michael Gerard (C) Carmine Ricci, Darnell Milliron, Larry White, Harold Chesnut | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Al July (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gerard is called for the reach on Joseph Babineau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gerard, team foul #10 | 86-70 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 02:08 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart gets the rebound | 86-71 |
| 02:02 | East Tennessee State | Russell Harvey steps in front of the John Kennedy pass | 86-71 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling lays it in on a great pass from Russell Harvey | 86-73 |
| 01:52 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart comes up short on the floater from the right block | 86-73 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau snags the defensive board | 86-73 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling is hacked by Joseph Gearhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Gearhart, team foul #11 | 86-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci (C) Al July | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 86-74 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 01:44 | East Tennessee State | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Harvey, team foul #7 | 86-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Al July (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| 01:44 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 01:44 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Al July | 88-77 |
| 01:02 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard blows the layup but he's fouled by Randy Martucci - foul #3 on Randy Martucci, team foul #8 | 88-77 |
| 01:02 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard makes the 1st free throw | 89-77 |
| 01:02 | East Tennessee State | Michael Gerard makes the 2nd free throw | 90-77 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense 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) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci loses the dribble to John Davis | 90-77 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State 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) | |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Gearhart | 92-77 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Russel - foul #3 on Christopher Russel, team foul #12 | 92-77 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci makes the 1st free throw | 92-78 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses the 2nd free throw | 92-78 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | John Kennedy gets the rebound | 92-78 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | John Davis runs out the clock | 92-78 |