| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tim Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Womack (fresh) C - Joseph Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tyrone Morison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed inbounds the ball | 19-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-38 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Omer Zircher knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyrone Morison | 19-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | James Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Brown | 22-41 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tyrone Morison - foul #1 on Tyrone Morison, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Tyrone Morison makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Omer Zircher | 24-44 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris (SF), Brandon Youngblood (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) James Smith, Jared Womack, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh (PG), Steve Callen (SG), George Ambrosino (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Bryant Johnson (C) Omer Zircher, Nelson Smith, Dikembe Ahmed, Valentin Gallo, Tyrone Morison | |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh makes the 3 from straight away | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Malcolm | 29-47 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andres Rossi | 29-49 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson is hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster (PG), Jonathan Jones (SG), James Smith (SF), Jared Womack (PF) Tim Brown, Allan Johnson, Brandon Youngblood, Timothy Malcolm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Gillette (PG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF) Micheal Pugh, Bryant Johnson | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-49 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | The short jumper by George Ambrosino is denied by Christopher Harris | 29-49 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones misses the easy open layup | 29-49 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris tips it back up and in | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed grabs the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Steve Gillette misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Shuster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Womack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steve Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Callen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | James Smith clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson (SG), Brandon Youngblood (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Jonathan Jones, Jared Womack, Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Nelson Smith (SG), Valentin Gallo (PF), Tyrone Morison (C) Steve Gillette, Steve Callen, Andres Rossi, George Ambrosino | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Valentin Gallo and he's fouled by Thomas Shuster - foul #1 on Thomas Shuster, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown (PG) Thomas Shuster | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Tyrone Morison picks off the pass by Allan Johnson in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Nelson Smith buries a shot from the left side set up by Omer Zircher | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Omer Zircher is called for the reach on Allan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Omer Zircher, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Joseph Wilson is blocked by Valentin Gallo | 33-53 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Tyrone Morison | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-56 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 35-56 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Jared Womack steals it from Nelson Smith | 35-56 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack can't connect on a floater from the right block | 35-56 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood snags the offensive board | 35-56 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Youngblood and the foul's on Nelson Smith - foul #2 on Nelson Smith, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster (PG), James Smith (SF), Jonathan Jones (PF) Tim Brown, Brandon Youngblood, Jared Womack | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Gillette (PG), Micheal Pugh (SG), George Ambrosino (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Bryant Johnson (C) Omer Zircher, Nelson Smith, Dikembe Ahmed, Valentin Gallo, Tyrone Morison | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson (PG), Timothy Malcolm (C) Allan Johnson, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Pugh steals it from Jeff Hutchinson in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh misses the dunk attempt | 38-56 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Jones | 38-56 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Malcolm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Pugh - foul #3 on Micheal Pugh, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Brandon Youngblood (PF) Jeff Hutchinson, James Smith, Jonathan Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Callen (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Valentin Gallo (PF), Tyrone Morison (C) Micheal Pugh, George Ambrosino, Andres Rossi, Bryant Johnson | |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Steve Gillette is hacked by Thomas Shuster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Shuster, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Harris knocks away the 3 by Valentin Gallo | 40-56 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Steve Callen gets the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Shuster (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. PF - Brandon Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Malcolm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steve Gillette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Callen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Morison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Steve Callen is hacked by Allan Johnson - foul #2 on Allan Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown (PG), Jonathan Jones (PF) Thomas Shuster, Timothy Malcolm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Nelson Smith (SG) Steve Gillette, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Steve Callen hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Omer Zircher | 40-58 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Nelson Smith is called for the reach on Allan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Smith, team foul #8 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Ambrosino (SF) Steve Callen | |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack (PF) Brandon Youngblood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andres Rossi (C) Tyrone Morison | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson (C) Valentin Gallo | |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Tim Brown takes the ball from Omer Zircher | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Nelson Smith is called for the reach on Allan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nelson Smith, team foul #9 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Smith (SF), Joseph Wilson (C) Jonathan Jones, Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh (PG), Steve Callen (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF) Omer Zircher, Nelson Smith, George Ambrosino | |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed is denied on a layup by Joseph Wilson | 44-58 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack lays it in uncontested set up by Tim Brown | 46-58 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Allan Johnson | 48-58 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Wilson - foul #3 on Joseph Wilson, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson (PG), Thomas Shuster (SG), Brandon Youngblood (SF), Jonathan Jones (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Tim Brown, Allan Johnson, James Smith, Jared Womack, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Steve Gillette (SG), George Ambrosino (SF), Tyrone Morison (C) Micheal Pugh, Steve Callen, Dikembe Ahmed, Andres Rossi | |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Malcolm grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Malcolm scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bryant Johnson, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris (SF) Jeff Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo (PF) Bryant Johnson | |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood misses the easy layup | 51-59 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Tyrone Morison snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo tips it in | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Shuster (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. PF - Brandon Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Malcolm (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Ambrosino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Valentin Gallo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Morison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Steve Gillette takes the ball from Thomas Shuster in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-61 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Tyrone Morison tips it but misses | 51-61 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Malcolm pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Harris | 53-61 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Steve Gillette hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown (PG), Allan Johnson (SG), James Smith (SF), Jared Womack (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Thomas Shuster, Jonathan Jones, Christopher Harris, Brandon Youngblood, Timothy Malcolm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh (PG), Nelson Smith (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Omer Zircher, Steve Gillette, George Ambrosino, Tyrone Morison | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo banks in the layup | 53-65 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack is fouled in the backcourt by Valentin Gallo - foul #2 on Valentin Gallo, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Micheal Pugh is blocked by Jared Womack | 53-65 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson is hacked by Nelson Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nelson Smith, team foul #12 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Callen (SG) Nelson Smith | |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahmed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Jared Womack grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Steve Callen - foul #1 on Steve Callen, team foul #13 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris (PF), Brandon Youngblood (C) Jared Womack, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Tyrone Morison (C) Micheal Pugh, Valentin Gallo | |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Allan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Steve Callen's pass is intercepted by Allan Johnson | 57-65 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown lays it in set up by Allan Johnson | 59-65 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | James Smith steals it from Andres Rossi | 59-65 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Tim Brown | 61-65 |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Steve Callen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tim Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allan Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Brandon Youngblood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Omer Zircher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Callen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyrone Morison (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Steve Callen blocks the jumper by Tim Brown | 61-68 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | Andres Rossi grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Brandon Youngblood swats the layup by Omer Zircher | 61-68 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Tyrone Morison grabs the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster (PG), Jared Womack (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Tim Brown, James Smith, Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Gillette (PG), Micheal Pugh (SG), George Ambrosino (SF), Valentin Gallo (PF), Bryant Johnson (C) Omer Zircher, Steve Callen, Dikembe Ahmed, Andres Rossi, Tyrone Morison | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown (PG), Christopher Harris (SF), Joseph Wilson (C) Thomas Shuster, Brandon Youngblood, Timothy Malcolm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson buries a shot from the baseline set up by Jared Womack | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Steve Gillette | 63-73 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson misses the lay-in | 63-73 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino grabs the offensive board | 63-73 |
| 01:16 | Illinois State | Bryant Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Valentin Gallo hits the follow up shot | 63-75 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 63-75 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Harris tips it back up and in | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Brown - foul #3 on Tim Brown, team foul #5 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster (PG), Jonathan Jones (SG), Brandon Youngblood (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Tim Brown, Allan Johnson, Jared Womack, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Callen (SG), Andres Rossi (PF) Steve Gillette, Valentin Gallo | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is hacked by Brandon Youngblood - foul #1 on Brandon Youngblood, team foul #6 | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is hacked by Christopher Harris - foul #3 on Christopher Harris, team foul #7 | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Malcolm | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood is fouled in the backcourt by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #14 | 65-75 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Steve Callen snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Jones - foul #1 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Brown (PG), Allan Johnson (SG), James Smith (SF), Jared Womack (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Thomas Shuster, Jonathan Jones, Brandon Youngblood, Christopher Harris, Timothy Malcolm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Omer Zircher (PG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Tyrone Morison (C) Steve Callen, Andres Rossi, Bryant Johnson | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | George Ambrosino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Joseph Wilson - foul #4 on Joseph Wilson, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Shuster (PG), Jonathan Jones (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Brandon Youngblood (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Tim Brown, Allan Johnson, James Smith, Jared Womack, Joseph Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Callen (SG), Andres Rossi (PF), Bryant Johnson (C) Omer Zircher, Dikembe Ahmed, Tyrone Morison | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Steve Callen banks in the layup | 66-79 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Steve Callen is called for the reach on Jonathan Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Callen, team foul #15 | 66-79 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Micheal Pugh runs out the clock | 68-79 |