| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Hebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Major English (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bennie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Houck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Mower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ken Register (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Thomas Houck inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Fordham | Ken Register buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Edward Mower and the foul's on Bennie Smith - foul #2 on Bennie Smith, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:44 | Fordham | Ken Register misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Major English misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 19:22 | Fordham | Thomas Houck gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 19:14 | Fordham | Joseph Hebert steals the ball from Ken Register | 24-22 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hebert banks in the layup | 26-22 |
| 18:52 | Fordham | Edward Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 18:51 | Fordham | Ken Register gets the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 18:37 | Fordham | Joseph Hebert is called for the reach on Chris Adams - foul #2 on Joseph Hebert, team foul #2 | 26-22 |
| 18:22 | Fordham | The pull-up jumper by Chris Adams is blocked by Paul Jackson | 26-22 |
| 18:20 | Fordham | Ken Register tips it in | 26-24 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith is whistled for a carry | 26-24 |
| 17:43 | Fordham | Edward Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna is hacked by Thomas Houck - foul #2 on Thomas Houck, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (SG) Joseph Hebert | |
| Subs | Fordham | Martin Robinson (SG), Bradford Arnett (PF), Richard Gordon (C) Chris Adams, Edward Mower, Ken Register | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 17:05 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Thomas Houck | 26-24 |
| 16:49 | Fordham | Richard Gordon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Garf Stroinski (PF), Carlos Saavedra (C) David Montagna, Major English, Paul Jackson, Bennie Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez (PG), Robert Minter (SF) Edward Davis, Thomas Houck | |
| 16:31 | Fordham | Robert Minter hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Kenneth Blalock - foul #1 on Kenneth Blalock, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| 16:31 | Fordham | Robert Minter makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Blalock and the foul's on Alphonso Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alphonso Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hebert (SG) Edward Poteete | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ken Register (C) Richard Gordon | |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:58 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Saavedra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Alphonso Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Minter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradford Arnett (fresh) C - Ken Register (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Carlos Saavedra | 31-30 |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradford Arnett and he's hacked by Nicholas Daggett - foul #2 on Nicholas Daggett, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Major English (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Bennie Smith (C) Nicholas Daggett, Kenneth Blalock, Garf Stroinski, Carlos Saavedra | |
| Subs | Fordham | Chris Adams (SG), Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF) Martin Robinson, Robert Minter, Bradford Arnett | |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Major English is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Edward Davis (PG) Alphonso Rodriguez | |
| 15:03 | Fordham | Edward Davis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:02 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Register | 31-33 |
| 14:41 | Fordham | Edward Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Major English hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Houck - foul #3 on Thomas Houck, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (SG) Joseph Hebert | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bradford Arnett (C) Ken Register | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Major English makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:08 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Major English misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Montagna | 34-36 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Daggett | 36-36 |
| 13:18 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Chris Adams - foul #1 on Chris Adams, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hebert (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Garf Stroinski (PF) David Montagna, Major English, Paul Jackson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez (PG), Martin Robinson (SG), Robert Minter (SF), Ken Register (C) Edward Davis, Chris Adams, Thomas Houck, Edward Mower | |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:43 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett can't throw it down | 39-36 |
| 12:41 | Fordham | Robert Minter tips it in | 39-38 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-38 |
| 12:18 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:14 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:12 | Fordham | Robert Minter tips it in | 39-40 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Daggett | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Alphonso Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Martin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Minter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradford Arnett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Register (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez buries a floater from the left side set up by Ken Register | 42-42 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith tips it in | 44-42 |
| 11:20 | Fordham | Martin Robinson's pass is intercepted by Garf Stroinski | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski hits the finger roll | 46-42 |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Daggett | 46-42 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hebert tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 10:23 | Fordham | Ken Register clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-42 |
| 10:21 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:02 | Fordham | Ken Register can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Hebert is hacked by Alphonso Rodriguez - foul #2 on Alphonso Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Edward Poteete (SG), Major English (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Carlos Saavedra (C) Nicholas Daggett, Joseph Hebert, Kenneth Blalock, Garf Stroinski, Bennie Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Edward Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF), Richard Gordon (C) Alphonso Rodriguez, Martin Robinson, Robert Minter, Bradford Arnett, Ken Register | |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Fordham | Edward Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete is hacked by Chris Adams - foul #2 on Chris Adams, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Carlos Saavedra buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Edward Poteete | 53-42 |
| 08:03 | Fordham | Chris Adams misses the 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 07:45 | Fordham | Richard Gordon gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Poteete (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Major English (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Houck (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Mower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Fordham | Edward Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Major English knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Paul Jackson | 55-42 |
| 07:03 | Fordham | Edward Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Carlos Saavedra clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Richard Gordon - foul #1 on Richard Gordon, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (PG), Joseph Hebert (SG), Garf Stroinski (PF) David Montagna, Edward Poteete, Paul Jackson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez (PG), Martin Robinson (SG), Robert Minter (PF), Ken Register (C) Edward Davis, Chris Adams, Edward Mower, Richard Gordon | |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Carlos Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Carlos Saavedra misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:43 | Fordham | Thomas Houck grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:20 | Fordham | Garf Stroinski is called for the reach on Martin Robinson - foul #1 on Garf Stroinski, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock (SF), Christopher Gruber (C) Major English, Carlos Saavedra | |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Grant (SF) Thomas Houck | |
| 06:00 | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber buries a jump hook from the baseline | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:23 | Fordham | Robert Minter makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Martin Robinson | 58-47 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock is fouled on the floor by Donald Grant - foul #1 on Donald Grant, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Paul Jackson (PF), Bennie Smith (C) Nicholas Daggett, Garf Stroinski, Christopher Gruber | |
| Subs | Fordham | Edward Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF) Alphonso Rodriguez, Martin Robinson, Donald Grant, Robert Minter | |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:02 | Fordham | Chris Adams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Davis | 60-49 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Davis is called for the reach on David Montagna - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Major English (SF) Kenneth Blalock | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:28 | Fordham | Thomas Houck scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Chris Adams | 62-51 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Major English connects on the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Hebert and he's hacked by Thomas Houck - foul #4 on Thomas Houck, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (SG) Joseph Hebert | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bradford Arnett (C) Ken Register | |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Major English makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:58 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Major English slams it home | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Major English (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Houck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Mower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradford Arnett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Fordham | Edward Mower knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Chris Adams | 67-53 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Major English | 69-53 |
| 02:33 | Fordham | Thomas Houck misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-53 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 02:16 | Fordham | Edward Mower snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Edward Mower comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 02:03 | Fordham | Chris Adams snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 01:52 | Fordham | Edward Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by David Montagna | 71-56 |
| 01:28 | Fordham | Edward Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bradford Arnett | 71-59 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Major English is called for traveling | 71-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Garf Stroinski (PF), Carlos Saavedra (C) David Montagna, Major English, Paul Jackson, Bennie Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Alphonso Rodriguez (PG), Martin Robinson (SG), Robert Minter (SF), Richard Gordon (C) Edward Davis, Chris Adams, Thomas Houck, Edward Mower | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Fordham | Martin Robinson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Minter | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett is fouled in the backcourt by Alphonso Rodriguez - foul #3 on Alphonso Rodriguez, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:47 | Fordham | Martin Robinson hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Alphonso Rodriguez | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Alphonso Rodriguez is called for the reach on Nicholas Daggett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alphonso Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:46 | Fordham | Bradford Arnett pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 00:39 | Fordham | Robert Minter drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alphonso Rodriguez | 74-65 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), Major English (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Bennie Smith (C) Edward Poteete, Kenneth Blalock, Garf Stroinski, Carlos Saavedra | |
| Subs | Fordham | Edward Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Thomas Houck (SF), Edward Mower (PF), Ken Register (C) Alphonso Rodriguez, Martin Robinson, Robert Minter, Bradford Arnett, Richard Gordon | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna is hacked by Edward Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Davis, team foul #13 | 74-65 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:30 | Fordham | Edward Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Daggett - foul #3 on Nicholas Daggett, team foul #6 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Poteete (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Garf Stroinski (PF), Carlos Saavedra (C) David Montagna, Major English, Paul Jackson, Bennie Smith | |
| Subs | Fordham | Martin Robinson (SG), Robert Minter (SF), Bradford Arnett (PF), Richard Gordon (C) Chris Adams, Thomas Houck, Edward Mower, Ken Register | |
| 00:30 | Fordham | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:30 | Fordham | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett runs out the clock | 76-66 |