| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nelson (fresh) SF - William Taber (fresh) PF - Gary Southworth (fresh) C - Allan Yard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) SG - Ryan Perrone (fresh) SF - Robert Michaud (fresh) PF - Chris Hawks (fresh) C - Andrew Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud misses short on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | South Alabama | Allan Yard gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson connects on the open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds and the foul's on Ryan Perrone - foul #1 on Ryan Perrone, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the driving attempt from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Robert Reynolds takes the ball from Andrew Jones in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth makes the wide open jumper from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the jumper from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Allan Yard - foul #1 on Allan Yard, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), John Hyman (SF), David Dunn (PF), Kenneth Bowman (C) Robert Reynolds, Jeffrey Nelson, William Taber, Gary Southworth, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), John Wong (SG), Tony Juhasz (SF), Joseph Carr (PF) Stanley Davis, Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, Chris Hawks | |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:35 | South Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Louis Lawrence is blocked by Joseph Carr | 5-1 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Kenneth Bowman takes the ball from William Jarmon | 5-1 |
| 17:10 | South Alabama | John Hyman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci (C) Andrew Jones | |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | William Jarmon misses the wide open runner in the lane | 5-1 |
| 16:58 | South Alabama | John Hyman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:54 | South Alabama | William Jarmon steps in front of the Joe Thomas pass | 5-1 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr comes up short on the shot in the paint | 5-1 |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Antonucci | 5-1 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bowman - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jeffrey Nelson (SG), William Taber (SF), Gary Southworth (PF), Donald Reynolds (C) Louis Lawrence, Joe Thomas, John Hyman, David Dunn, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Andrew Jones (C) William Jarmon, John Wong, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Taber - foul #1 on William Taber, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Taber (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Ryan Perrone (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Michaud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) C - Andrew Jones (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 15:56 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds is hacked by Stanley Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Davis, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 15:45 | South Alabama | William Taber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-3 |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 5-3 |
| 15:34 | South Alabama | Donald Reynolds gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:18 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from William Taber | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 14:58 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Nelson | 7-3 |
| 14:56 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Thomas (SG), John Hyman (SF), Mark Pecora (C) Jeffrey Nelson, William Taber, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Chris Hawks (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) Stanley Davis, Joseph Collins, Andrew Jones | |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 14:39 | South Alabama | Mark Pecora grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:18 | South Alabama | Chris Hawks takes the ball from Robert Reynolds | 7-3 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci can't finish the layup | 7-3 |
| 14:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Pecora | 7-3 |
| 14:04 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Perrone - foul #2 on Ryan Perrone, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson (SG), William Taber (SF), David Dunn (PF), Allan Yard (C) Joe Thomas, John Hyman, Gary Southworth, Mark Pecora | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Tony Juhasz (SF), Joseph Carr (C) Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson is hacked by Joseph Carr - foul #1 on Joseph Carr, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Robert Reynolds, William Taber | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:36 | South Alabama | Kenneth Bowman misses the lay-in | 7-3 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | William Jarmon is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Nelson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nelson, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Thomas (SG), John Hyman (PF) Jeffrey Nelson, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG) Tony Juhasz | |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 13:14 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to John Hyman | 7-3 |
| 13:09 | South Alabama | David Dunn drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joe Thomas and he's fouled by John Wong - foul #1 on John Wong, team foul #5 | 9-3 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), Allan Yard (C) Louis Lawrence, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Michaud (SF) Stanley Davis | |
| 13:09 | South Alabama | David Dunn misses the free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chris Hawks | 9-3 |
| 13:00 | Illinois State | William Jarmon knocks in the floater from close range | 9-5 |
| 12:47 | South Alabama | David Dunn scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Joe Thomas | 11-5 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | William Jarmon misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Thomas - foul #1 on Joe Thomas, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson (SG), William Taber (SF), Gary Southworth (PF), Donald Reynolds (C) Joe Thomas, David Dunn, John Hyman, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Robert Michaud, Chris Hawks, Joseph Carr | |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | William Jarmon misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | William Jarmon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 12:17 | South Alabama | Donald Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Collins - foul #1 on Joseph Collins, team foul #6 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Mark Pecora (C) Robert Reynolds, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Joseph Carr (PF) John Wong, Joseph Collins | |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Louis Lawrence (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - William Taber (tiring) PF - Gary Southworth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Pecora (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (tiring) SG - William Jarmon (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Tony Juhasz (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Carr (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Nelson steps in front of the Joseph Carr pass | 11-5 |
| 11:43 | South Alabama | William Taber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Nelson | 13-5 |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 13-5 |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 13-5 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joe Thomas (PG), John Hyman (SG), David Dunn (SF), Kenneth Bowman (PF), Allan Yard (C) Louis Lawrence, Jeffrey Nelson, William Taber, Gary Southworth, Mark Pecora | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) William Jarmon, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr, Andrew Jones | |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | David Dunn is hacked by Stanley Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #7 | 13-5 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (SG) Stanley Davis | |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | William Jarmon is hacked by John Hyman in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hyman, team foul #6 | 14-5 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Joe Thomas steals it from Charlie Antonucci | 14-5 |
| 10:44 | South Alabama | David Dunn misses the lay-in | 14-5 |
| 10:43 | South Alabama | David Dunn grabs the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Robert Michaud steps in front of the John Hyman pass | 14-5 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud jams it | 14-7 |
| 10:12 | South Alabama | Joseph Collins swats the short shot by David Dunn | 14-7 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | John Wong is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), William Taber (SF), Donald Reynolds (C) David Dunn, Kenneth Bowman, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chris Hawks (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Joseph Collins, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 09:53 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Hyman | 17-7 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | William Jarmon is fouled in the backcourt by William Taber - foul #2 on William Taber, team foul #7 | 17-7 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Gary Southworth (PF) Robert Reynolds, William Taber | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Carr (C) Andrew Jones | |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | William Jarmon makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | William Jarmon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:51 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Donald Reynolds | 17-8 |
| 09:33 | South Alabama | Donald Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 17-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz (SG) William Jarmon | |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas is hacked by Tony Juhasz - foul #1 on Tony Juhasz, team foul #8 | 17-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG) Louis Lawrence | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud loses the dribble to Joe Thomas | 17-8 |
| 08:38 | South Alabama | John Hyman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-8 |
| 08:37 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth snags the offensive board | 17-8 |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Michaud - foul #1 on Robert Michaud, team foul #9 | 17-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Jeffrey Nelson (SG), David Dunn (SF), Kenneth Bowman (C) Robert Reynolds, Joe Thomas, John Hyman, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Joseph Collins (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) John Wong, Chris Hawks, Joseph Carr | |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:24 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins grabs the board | 18-8 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Louis Lawrence steals it from William Jarmon in the backcourt | 18-8 |
| 08:08 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Tony Juhasz - foul #2 on Tony Juhasz, team foul #10 | 20-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allan Yard (C) Gary Southworth | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG) Tony Juhasz | |
| 08:08 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses the free throw | 20-8 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins grabs the board | 20-8 |
| 07:49 | Illinois State | Allan Yard steals it from William Jarmon | 20-8 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Louis Lawrence (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fairly fresh) C - Allan Yard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Jarmon (tired) 3 pts. SG - John Wong (tired) SF - Robert Michaud (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charlie Antonucci (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | South Alabama | Kenneth Bowman knocks in the floater from the left side | 22-8 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | William Jarmon buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-10 |
| 07:03 | South Alabama | David Dunn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-10 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), John Hyman (SF), Mark Pecora (C) Louis Lawrence, Kenneth Bowman, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chris Hawks (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Joseph Collins, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud lays it in uncontested | 22-12 |
| 06:37 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson is hacked by William Jarmon - foul #1 on William Jarmon, team foul #11 | 22-12 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Southworth (PF) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:37 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:37 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Chris Hawks snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:51 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:49 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds can't tip it in | 23-14 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | John Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Chris Hawks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones buries a turnaround from the baseline | 23-16 |
| 05:08 | South Alabama | Jeffrey Nelson is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Chris Hawks pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | John Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 04:38 | South Alabama | Mark Pecora pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:38 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-16 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), David Dunn (SF), Kenneth Bowman (PF), Allan Yard (C) Robert Reynolds, Jeffrey Nelson, John Hyman, Gary Southworth, Mark Pecora | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Collins (PF), Joseph Carr (C) Chris Hawks, Andrew Jones | |
| 04:18 | South Alabama | Joe Thomas scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Lawrence | 26-16 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr is fouled on the floor by Allan Yard - foul #2 on Allan Yard, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), William Taber (SF) Louis Lawrence, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Tony Juhasz (SF), Charlie Antonucci (C) William Jarmon, John Wong, Robert Michaud, Joseph Collins | |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Ryan Perrone - foul #3 on Ryan Perrone, team foul #12 | 26-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Reynolds (C) Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (SG) Ryan Perrone | |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 03:33 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Reynolds (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Taber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) SG - William Jarmon (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Tony Juhasz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Carr (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charlie Antonucci (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | William Jarmon's pass is intercepted by William Taber in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 03:16 | South Alabama | Donald Reynolds travels with the ball | 28-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) Charlie Antonucci | |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr connects on the shot in the paint | 28-20 |
| 02:43 | South Alabama | William Taber is fouled on the floor by Tony Juhasz - foul #3 on Tony Juhasz, team foul #13 | 28-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Louis Lawrence (PG), Kenneth Bowman (PF), Allan Yard (C) Robert Reynolds, David Dunn, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Michaud (SF), Joseph Collins (PF) Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr | |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-20 |
| 02:43 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:43 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | William Jarmon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci (C) Andrew Jones | |
| 02:25 | South Alabama | William Taber is fouled on the floor by William Jarmon - foul #2 on William Jarmon, team foul #14 | 30-20 |
| 02:25 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:25 | South Alabama | William Taber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci is fouled on the floor by William Taber - foul #3 on William Taber, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Hyman (SF), Donald Reynolds (C) William Taber, Allan Yard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) William Jarmon | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:08 | South Alabama | Kenneth Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 01:52 | South Alabama | John Hyman is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Louis Lawrence | 34-20 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins's pass is intercepted by Joe Thomas | 34-20 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | The refs have stopped play. Robert Michaud is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 34-20 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jeffrey Nelson (SG), David Dunn (SF), Gary Southworth (PF), Mark Pecora (C) Louis Lawrence, Joe Thomas, John Hyman, Kenneth Bowman, Donald Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG), William Jarmon (SF), Chris Hawks (PF), Joseph Carr (C) Charlie Antonucci, Robert Michaud, Joseph Collins, Andrew Jones | |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Gary Southworth lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 36-20 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | John Wong connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-23 |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | David Dunn is hacked by John Wong in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wong, team foul #15 | 36-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Allan Yard (C) Mark Pecora | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:49 | South Alabama | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | John Wong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 00:31 | South Alabama | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Robert Reynolds's pass is intercepted by William Jarmon in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-23 |
| 00:01 | South Alabama | David Dunn grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | David Dunn misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-23 |