| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:34 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:29 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Moses swats the layup by Leonel Osborn | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to John Russell | 38-31 |
| 18:56 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charlie Arrington | 41-31 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers's pass is intercepted by Charlie Arrington | 41-31 |
| 18:34 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington hits the finger roll | 43-31 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Moses - foul #3 on Daniel Moses, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes (SF) Daniel Moses | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:55 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 17:54 | C. Connecticut State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Gray | 43-33 |
| 17:47 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn can't connect on a runner near the basket | 46-33 |
| 17:33 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:17 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Rogers is called for the reach on Charlie Arrington - foul #1 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol (PF) Steven Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling (SG), Charles Head (PF) Joseph Rogers, Leonel Osborn | |
| 17:03 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson (C) John Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom clanks a runner from the right block | 46-33 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Beckham | 46-33 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Beckham | 46-35 |
| 16:05 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert McNicol | 49-35 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Josh White (PG), Daniel Moses (SF), Steven Gray (PF), John Hart (C) Charlie Arrington, John Russell, Robert McNicol, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Joseph Babineau (SF), Leonel Osborn (PF) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Josh White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Flakes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Leonel Osborn - foul #1 on Leonel Osborn, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol (SG) Brandon Flakes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers (SG) Ronald Ebeling | |
| 15:27 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:27 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau's fadeaway is rejected by John Hart | 51-35 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head snags the offensive board | 51-35 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Steven Gray - foul #1 on Steven Gray, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington (PG) Josh White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Joseph Babineau, Charles Head | |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses the free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:35 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 14:14 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-37 |
| 13:48 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 13:36 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | John Russell (SG) Robert McNicol | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Charles Head (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Leonel Osborn | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Russell Harvey | 51-39 |
| 12:57 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses lays it in on a nice dish by Charlie Arrington and he's fouled by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #4 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson (PF), John Voss (C) Steven Gray, John Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 12:57 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the jumper from the left block | 54-39 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau is whistled for a carry | 54-39 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol (PF) John Voss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Leonel Osborn (PF) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham | |
| 12:04 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ebeling | 57-41 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Moses (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert McNicol (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Ebeling steps in front of the Bruce Johnson pass | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | John Russell steals the ball from Jeffrey Bullington | 57-41 |
| 10:41 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Russell | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is fouled on the floor by John Russell - foul #2 on John Russell, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Josh White (PG), Brandon Flakes (SF), Steven Gray (PF), John Hart (C) Charlie Arrington, Daniel Moses, Robert McNicol, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Joseph Rogers (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Randy Martucci (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Ronald Ebeling, Leonel Osborn, Charles Head | |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-41 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau is fouled on the floor by Steven Gray - foul #2 on Steven Gray, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (PF) Joseph Babineau | |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 09:46 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart grabs the board | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:27 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham knocks in the floater from close range | 60-43 |
| 09:12 | C. Connecticut State | Russell Harvey steps in front of the Josh White pass in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham dunks the ball on a great pass from Russell Harvey | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:00 | C. Connecticut State | John Russell is hacked by Joseph Rogers - foul #2 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington (PG), Robert McNicol (SF) Josh White, John Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Russell Harvey | |
| 08:50 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Steven Gray, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert McNicol - foul #1 on Robert McNicol, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses (SF) Robert McNicol | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Leonel Osborn | |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:37 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 08:16 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses blows the layup | 60-47 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Steven Gray is called for the reach on Joseph Rogers - foul #4 on Steven Gray, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom (C) Randy Martucci | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:24 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Charlie Arrington (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brandon Flakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Moses (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom misses the easy layup | 60-49 |
| 07:13 | C. Connecticut State | Brandon Flakes snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:05 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:03 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:41 | C. Connecticut State | Charlie Arrington hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Moses | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 06:24 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:55 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray's layup is rejected by Charles Head | 63-49 |
| 05:54 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Gray hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits a floater from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Bullington | 65-51 |
| 05:10 | C. Connecticut State | John Hart is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Josh White (PG), John Russell (SG), Robert McNicol (PF), Bruce Johnson (C) Charlie Arrington, Brandon Flakes, Steven Gray, John Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Joseph Babineau (SF), Leonel Osborn (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 04:54 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 04:31 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Ebeling picks off the pass by Josh White | 65-51 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling lays it up and in | 65-53 |
| 04:10 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci (C) Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson's layup is rejected by Randy Martucci | 67-53 |
| 03:48 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 03:26 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Russell | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Josh White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Moses (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert McNicol (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Martucci (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 03:15 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Daniel Moses | 69-53 |
| 02:51 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 69-53 |
| 02:49 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol can't tip it in | 69-53 |
| 02:48 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson can't tip it in | 69-53 |
| 02:47 | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:40 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Moses scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Josh White - foul #1 on Josh White, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Irvin (PG), Brandon Flakes (SG), John Voss (C) John Russell, Daniel Moses, Bruce Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF) Leonel Osborn | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:58 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White can't connect on a runner from the left block | 72-55 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 01:42 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 01:26 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol clanks a jumper from the right side | 72-55 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy Martucci | 72-55 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Head | 72-58 |
| 00:52 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Bruce Johnson (PF) Daniel Irvin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:52 | C. Connecticut State | Robert McNicol makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Head | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Johnson | 76-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ebeling | 76-60 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Harvey | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | C. Connecticut State | Josh White runs out the clock | 76-62 |