| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) PF - John Holm (fresh) C - Edward Gardener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - James Morse (fresh) SG - Paul Hodges (fresh) SF - Nicholas Clary (fresh) PF - Charles Brewer (fresh) C - Joey Koon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Douglas Robinson is blocked by Nicholas Clary | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Siena | Paul Hodges grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Siena | Joey Koon's floater is tipped away by John Holm | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Siena | Nicholas Clary hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | John Holm knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Harold Woodring | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Siena | Douglas Robinson picks off the pass by James Morse in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson throws it down | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Siena | Paul Hodges misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Siena | Nicholas Clary tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:58 | Siena | Paul Hodges grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Siena | Charles Brewer's floater is tipped away by Edward Gardener | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is hacked by Joey Koon - foul #1 on Joey Koon, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Siena | Nicholas Clary snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Siena | Joey Koon's pass is intercepted by Harold Woodring | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson jams it set up by Harold Woodring | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Siena | Charles Brewer makes the 3 from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Robinson | 8-5 |
| 17:15 | Siena | James Morse misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Clary steals the ball from Harold Woodring | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Siena | Nicholas Clary blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), Paul Davis (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Douglas Robinson, Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, John Holm, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Siena | Steven Borders (PG), Earl Seawright (SG), Ricardo Ponce (SF), Thomas Foshee (PF), Marcus Sill (C) James Morse, Paul Hodges, Nicholas Clary, Charles Brewer, Joey Koon | |
| 16:10 | Siena | Thomas Foshee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Siena | Marcus Sill misses the tip | 8-5 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Harriss | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:00 | Siena | Ricardo Ponce pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) SF - Robert Harriss (fresh) PF - Paul Davis (fresh) C - Adam Suleski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Steven Borders (fresh) SG - Earl Seawright (fresh) SF - Ricardo Ponce (fresh) PF - Thomas Foshee (fresh) C - Marcus Sill (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Siena | Ricardo Ponce comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Harriss | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:29 | Siena | Thomas Foshee grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Siena | Thomas Foshee can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Shannon Brookes - foul #1 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Siena | Thomas Foshee makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Siena | Thomas Foshee makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 14:45 | Siena | Marcus Sill grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Siena | Steven Borders is hacked by Darwin Cortes - foul #1 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Edward Gardener (C) Darwin Cortes, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Siena | James Morse (PG), Paul Hodges (SG), Charles Brewer (PF) Steven Borders, Earl Seawright, Ricardo Ponce | |
| 14:26 | Siena | Thomas Foshee connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Morse | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the jumper in the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:57 | Siena | Paul Hodges can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harold Woodring - foul #1 on Harold Woodring, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), David Roberts (PF) Shannon Brookes, Robert Harriss, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Siena | Nicholas Clary (SF), Joey Koon (C) Thomas Foshee, Marcus Sill | |
| 13:57 | Siena | Paul Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:57 | Siena | Paul Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:57 | Siena | Charles Brewer grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:52 | Siena | Charles Brewer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Siena | Nicholas Clary tips it home | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by David Roberts is blocked by Nicholas Clary | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Siena | Joey Koon grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:05 | Siena | Nicholas Clary misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Randal Cedeno - foul #1 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), John Holm (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Darwin Cortes, David Roberts, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Siena | Earl Seawright (PG), Jim Burt (PF) James Morse, Charles Brewer | |
| 13:05 | Siena | Nicholas Clary makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:05 | Siena | Nicholas Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 12:39 | Siena | Paul Hodges makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson makes the jump hook from close range | 15-17 |
| 12:03 | Siena | Jim Burt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Woodring | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Holm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Earl Seawright (fresh) SG - Paul Hodges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Clary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jim Burt (fresh) C - Joey Koon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-17 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is called for traveling | 15-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), Edward Gardener (C) Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Siena | James Morse (PG), Thomas Foshee (SF), Charles Brewer (PF), Marcus Sill (C) Paul Hodges, Nicholas Clary, Jim Burt, Joey Koon | |
| 11:25 | Siena | Marcus Sill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Gardener | 15-17 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darwin Cortes | 18-17 |
| 11:03 | Siena | Charles Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Paul Davis (PF) Douglas Robinson, John Holm | |
| Subs | Siena | Ricardo Ponce (SG) Earl Seawright | |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Darwin Cortes | 20-17 |
| 10:19 | Siena | Marcus Sill clanks a shot in the paint | 20-17 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 10:02 | Siena | Ricardo Ponce misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | Siena | Ricardo Ponce gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:50 | Siena | Thomas Foshee makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Marcus Sill | 20-19 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses the easy layup | 20-19 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Brewer is called for the reach on Randal Cedeno - foul #1 on Charles Brewer, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), John Holm (PF) Shannon Brookes, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Siena | Earl Seawright (PG), Paul Hodges (SG), Nicholas Clary (SF), Jim Burt (PF), Joey Koon (C) James Morse, Ricardo Ponce, Thomas Foshee, Charles Brewer, Marcus Sill | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is fouled on the floor by Paul Hodges - foul #1 on Paul Hodges, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SF), Adam Suleski (C) Randal Cedeno, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| 08:15 | Siena | Jim Burt scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Earl Seawright | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jim Burt - foul #1 on Jim Burt, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG) Harold Woodring | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Harriss (fresh) PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Earl Seawright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jim Burt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joey Koon (fresh) | |
| 07:48 | Siena | Paul Hodges makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Seawright | 22-24 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:27 | Siena | Nicholas Clary snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:20 | Siena | Joey Koon's layup is rejected by Adam Suleski | 22-24 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Seawright - foul #1 on Earl Seawright, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Edward Gardener (C) Douglas Robinson, Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss | |
| Subs | Siena | James Morse (PG), Charles Brewer (PF), Marcus Sill (C) Earl Seawright, Jim Burt, Joey Koon | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:29 | Siena | Nicholas Clary's floater is tipped away by John Holm | 24-24 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | John Holm snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes clanks a shot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 06:08 | Siena | Charles Brewer grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 05:53 | Siena | Paul Hodges loses the ball out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Paul Davis (PF) Adam Suleski, John Holm | |
| Subs | Siena | Earl Seawright (SG), Thomas Foshee (SF) Paul Hodges, Nicholas Clary | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes connects on the jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 05:33 | Siena | James Morse scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis double dribbles | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG) Shannon Brookes | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 05:03 | Siena | Charles Brewer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 05:02 | Siena | Thomas Foshee gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:45 | Siena | Marcus Sill misses badly on a floater from the left block | 26-27 |
| 04:44 | Siena | Thomas Foshee tips it in | 26-29 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is hacked by Marcus Sill - foul #1 on Marcus Sill, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG), John Holm (PF) Harold Woodring, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Siena | Steven Borders (PG), Paul Hodges (SG), Nicholas Clary (SF), Joey Koon (C) James Morse, Earl Seawright, Charles Brewer, Marcus Sill | |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Foshee steals it from Darwin Cortes | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Steven Borders (fresh) SG - Paul Hodges (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nicholas Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Foshee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Koon (fresh) | |
| 03:47 | Siena | Joey Koon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes buries a shot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 03:20 | Siena | Steven Borders misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:18 | Siena | Steven Borders grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 03:08 | Siena | Joey Koon misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Holm - foul #1 on John Holm, team foul #5 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), Paul Davis (C) Douglas Robinson, Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Siena | Jim Burt (PF) Thomas Foshee | |
| 03:08 | Siena | Joey Koon makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:08 | Siena | Joey Koon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 02:44 | Siena | The rebound goes to Jim Burt | 28-31 |
| 02:26 | Siena | Paul Hodges can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Jim Burt is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes - foul #2 on Jim Burt, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Adam Suleski (C) Robert Harriss, John Holm | |
| Subs | Siena | James Morse (PG), Thomas Foshee (SF), Charles Brewer (PF) Steven Borders, Nicholas Clary, Jim Burt | |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:43 | Siena | Joey Koon knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hodges | 30-33 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Hodges - foul #2 on Paul Hodges, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Edward Gardener (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Siena | Earl Seawright (SG), Marcus Sill (C) Paul Hodges, Joey Koon | |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:08 | Siena | James Morse clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randal Cedeno | 31-33 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 00:40 | Siena | Charles Brewer gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:28 | Siena | Marcus Sill clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis slams it home set up by Douglas Robinson | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | Siena | James Morse misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener grabs the board | 33-33 |