| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Ryman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Tomas Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Halladay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Keys (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-29 |
| 19:40 | Yale | Charles Peacock snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 19:35 | Yale | Eugene Halladay misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 19:34 | Yale | Charles Peacock hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Peacock - foul #1 on Charles Peacock, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Yale | The rebound goes to Antonio Keys | 42-31 |
| 18:59 | Yale | Matthew Hollon is called for the reach on Tomas Freeman - foul #1 on Matthew Hollon, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 18:43 | Yale | Charles Peacock lays it up and in set up by Eugene Halladay | 42-33 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Brandon - foul #3 on James Brandon, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Philip Maxwell (SF) James Brandon | |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:03 | Yale | Tomas Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gary Tolliver | 46-33 |
| 17:36 | Yale | Charles Peacock drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Tomas Freeman and he's hacked by Gary Tolliver - foul #2 on Gary Tolliver, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 17:36 | Yale | Charles Peacock makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Brown (PG), Timothy Shipp (SF), George Wolfe (PF), Brian Laprade (C) Eric Ryman, Norman Polk, Matthew Hollon, Gary Tolliver | |
| Subs | Yale | Ted Doolittle (SG) Eugene Halladay | |
| 16:30 | Yale | Charles Peacock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Peacock | 46-36 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Tomas Freeman grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 16:02 | Yale | Charles Peacock drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Maxwell and the foul's on George Wolfe - foul #3 on George Wolfe, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nick Deluna (PF) George Wolfe | |
| Subs | Yale | Vlade Zieglen (PG), Thomas Hoadley (C) Tomas Freeman, Antonio Keys | |
| 16:02 | Yale | Charles Peacock misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bernard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Wagner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nick Deluna (fresh) C - Brian Laprade (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Vlade Zieglen (fresh) SG - Ted Doolittle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hoadley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Hoadley denies the turnaround by Nick Deluna | 46-38 |
| 15:46 | Yale | Charles Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Charles Peacock | 46-40 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Brown is hacked by Vlade Zieglen - foul #1 on Vlade Zieglen, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Eric Ryman (SG), George Wolfe (SF), Matthew Hollon (PF) Bernard Brown, Ryan Wagner, Timothy Shipp, Nick Deluna | |
| Subs | Yale | Frederick Lane (PG), Eugene Halladay (SG), James Brandon (SF) Vlade Zieglen, Ted Doolittle, Charles Peacock | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Hoadley - foul #2 on Thomas Hoadley, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) George Wolfe, Brian Laprade | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:54 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-40 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Yale | James Brandon misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Norman Polk - foul #1 on Norman Polk, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Peacock (PF), Antonio Keys (C) Thomas Hoadley, Philip Maxwell | |
| 14:06 | Yale | James Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Yale | James Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Hollon | 51-40 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Howard Vandenberghe | 53-40 |
| 13:29 | Yale | James Brandon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Lane | 53-43 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Vandenberghe | 55-43 |
| 13:03 | Yale | Antonio Keys is hacked by Matthew Hollon - foul #2 on Matthew Hollon, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG), George Wolfe (SF), Brian Laprade (C) Eric Ryman, Norman Polk, Gary Tolliver | |
| Subs | Yale | Ted Doolittle (SG) Eugene Halladay | |
| 12:51 | Yale | James Brandon comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-43 |
| 12:49 | Yale | James Brandon grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:34 | Yale | Antonio Keys drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ted Doolittle | 55-45 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 12:18 | Yale | James Brandon grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 12:11 | Yale | Ted Doolittle connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Lane | 55-47 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles Peacock denies the turnaround by Ryan Wagner | 55-47 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hollon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Laprade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Frederick Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Doolittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brandon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Keys (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Laprade | 57-47 |
| 11:27 | Yale | Frederick Lane misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 11:25 | Yale | Antonio Keys tips it home | 57-49 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe is hacked by Frederick Lane - foul #4 on Frederick Lane, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman (PG), Norman Polk (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) Howard Vandenberghe, Matthew Hollon, Brian Laprade | |
| Subs | Yale | Tomas Freeman (PG), Eugene Halladay (SG), Philip Maxwell (SF), Thomas Hoadley (PF), David Tate (C) Frederick Lane, Ted Doolittle, James Brandon, Charles Peacock, Antonio Keys | |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk tips it home | 59-49 |
| 10:31 | Yale | David Tate is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-49 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Hoadley blocks the short jumper by Eric Ryman | 59-49 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman tips it in | 61-49 |
| 09:48 | Yale | Ryan Wagner steals it from Philip Maxwell | 61-49 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner hits the finger roll | 63-49 |
| 09:33 | Yale | Gary Tolliver blocks the short jumper by Thomas Hoadley | 63-49 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Ryman | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by George Wolfe - foul #4 on George Wolfe, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Timothy Shipp (SF), Matthew Hollon (PF) Ryan Wagner, Norman Polk, George Wolfe | |
| Subs | Yale | James Brandon (SF), Antonio Keys (C) Philip Maxwell, David Tate | |
| 09:06 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-52 |
| 08:48 | Yale | Antonio Keys snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Yale | James Brandon is fouled on the floor by Gary Tolliver - foul #3 on Gary Tolliver, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade (C) Gary Tolliver | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Peacock (PF) Thomas Hoadley | |
| 08:36 | Yale | James Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:36 | Yale | James Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon throws it down on a great pass from Eric Ryman | 67-54 |
| 07:58 | Yale | James Brandon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Hollon | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ryman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Laprade (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Tomas Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Halladay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Keys (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 07:26 | Yale | James Brandon gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 07:13 | Yale | Antonio Keys's floater is knocked away by Matthew Hollon | 67-54 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Brown (PG), Ryan Wagner (SG), Norman Polk (SF), George Wolfe (PF), Gary Tolliver (C) Howard Vandenberghe, Eric Ryman, Timothy Shipp, Matthew Hollon, Brian Laprade | |
| Subs | Yale | Frederick Lane (PG), Ted Doolittle (SG) Tomas Freeman, Eugene Halladay | |
| 06:45 | Yale | James Brandon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Lane | 67-57 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe throws it down | 69-57 |
| 05:52 | Yale | Ted Doolittle loses the dribble to Bernard Brown | 69-57 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Brown hits the finger roll | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Yale | Ted Doolittle scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Keys | 71-60 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk loses the ball out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Matthew Hollon (PF) Bernard Brown, George Wolfe | |
| Subs | Yale | Philip Maxwell (SF), Thomas Hoadley (C) James Brandon, Antonio Keys | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley hits a jumper from the right side | 71-62 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Vandenberghe | 73-62 |
| 04:20 | Yale | Ted Doolittle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 03:56 | Yale | Charles Peacock snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wagner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Polk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Tolliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Frederick Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ted Doolittle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peacock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hoadley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:46 | Yale | Howard Vandenberghe takes the ball from Charles Peacock | 73-65 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk hits the finger roll set up by Howard Vandenberghe | 75-65 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Eugene Halladay (SG), James Brandon (SF), Antonio Keys (C) Ted Doolittle, Philip Maxwell, Thomas Hoadley | |
| 03:31 | Yale | Charles Peacock scores on a shot from the left block | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 03:15 | Yale | Antonio Keys grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 03:02 | Yale | Eugene Halladay knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Antonio Keys and he's hacked by Ryan Wagner - foul #1 on Ryan Wagner, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe (C) Gary Tolliver | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:02 | Yale | Eugene Halladay makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner is called for a backcourt violation | 75-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade (C) Norman Polk | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Yale | Antonio Keys blows the dunk | 75-70 |
| 02:28 | Yale | Eugene Halladay hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) George Wolfe, Brian Laprade | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-72 |
| 02:18 | Yale | Antonio Keys grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:12 | Yale | Frederick Lane scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Brandon | 75-75 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Hollon | 77-75 |
| 01:40 | Yale | James Brandon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 77-75 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver is hacked by Antonio Keys - foul #3 on Antonio Keys, team foul #6 | 77-75 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Matthew Hollon is denied by James Brandon | 77-75 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Antonio Keys snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Antonio Keys banks in the layup | 77-77 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Vandenberghe | 80-77 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Eugene Halladay misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 80-77 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Antonio Keys pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Frederick Lane connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Halladay | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Keys is called for the reach on Ryan Wagner - foul #4 on Antonio Keys, team foul #7 | 80-80 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Charles Peacock gets the rebound | 80-80 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Eugene Halladay comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Frederick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Halladay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brandon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Keys (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Yale | Charles Peacock wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Yale | Charles Peacock scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-82 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Keys is called for the reach on Gary Tolliver - foul #5 on Antonio Keys, team foul #8 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hoadley (C) Antonio Keys | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:56 | Yale | Frederick Lane comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 82-82 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner is fouled on the floor by Eugene Halladay - foul #2 on Eugene Halladay, team foul #9 | 82-82 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:49 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley snags the defensive board | 82-82 |
| 03:31 | Yale | James Brandon is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hollon - foul #3 on Matthew Hollon, team foul #9 | 82-82 |
| 03:31 | Yale | James Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:31 | Yale | James Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 82-84 |
| 03:14 | Yale | Charles Peacock snags the defensive board | 82-84 |
| 03:00 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley banks in the layup | 82-86 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon is hacked by Charles Peacock - foul #2 on Charles Peacock, team foul #10 | 82-86 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon makes the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 02:32 | Yale | Frederick Lane hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Brandon | 84-89 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Vandenberghe | 87-89 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Eugene Halladay clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Wagner - foul #2 on Ryan Wagner, team foul #10 | 87-89 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman (PG), George Wolfe (SF), Brian Laprade (C) Howard Vandenberghe, Norman Polk, Gary Tolliver | |
| Subs | Yale | Tomas Freeman (PG) Frederick Lane | |
| 02:05 | Yale | Eugene Halladay misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Eugene Halladay misses the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade pulls down the rebound | 87-89 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-89 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Charles Peacock is called for the reach on George Wolfe - foul #3 on Charles Peacock, team foul #11 | 87-89 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe (PG), Gary Tolliver (C) Eric Ryman, Brian Laprade | |
| Subs | Yale | Frederick Lane (PG) Tomas Freeman | |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 88-89 |
| 01:13 | Yale | Frederick Lane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-89 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Charles Peacock tips it home | 88-91 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-91 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver hits the follow up shot | 90-91 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Vandenberghe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Wolfe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Hollon (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Frederick Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Halladay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brandon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Peacock (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hoadley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Yale | Thomas Hoadley misses the lay-in | 90-91 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Eugene Halladay tips it back up and in | 90-93 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Howard Vandenberghe is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Howard Vandenberghe, team foul #11 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF) George Wolfe | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Yale | Howard Vandenberghe is called for the reach on Charles Peacock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Vandenberghe, team foul #12 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman (PG) Howard Vandenberghe | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:02 | Yale | Charles Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Charles Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Hollon grabs the board | 90-93 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-93 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Eric Ryman clanks a halfcourt shot | 90-93 |