| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Hornung (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Storey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams inbounds the ball | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-29 |
| 19:17 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-29 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-29 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dunn | 48-29 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 48-29 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner hits the follow up shot | 48-31 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bernard Taylor, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 17:56 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:36 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Weaver | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Robert Walling is denied by Daniel Dunn | 51-31 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Adams | 51-31 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 17:01 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:37 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn buries a floater from the baseline set up by Matthew Weaver | 53-31 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Hornung and he's fouled by Johnny Turner - foul #3 on Johnny Turner, team foul #1 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander (SF), Dikembe Abdin (C) James Storey, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Tony Hicks (SF), Willard Huddleston (PF), Paul Borror (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Johnny Turner, Robert Walling | |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the free throw | 56-31 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-31 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the offensive board | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerard Alexander (fresh) PF - Daniel Dunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) SF - Tony Hicks (fresh) PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Borror (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-31 |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 15:07 | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander clanks a floater from close range | 56-31 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror pulls down the rebound | 56-31 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-31 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-31 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Rachal - foul #2 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #2 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind (PF), Bernard Taylor (C) Daniel Dunn, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), William Adams (SF), Johnny Turner (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Tony Hicks, Willard Huddleston, Paul Borror | |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 57-31 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-31 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | William Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Hearn | 58-34 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 58-34 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Adams and he's hacked by Bernard Taylor - foul #3 on Bernard Taylor, team foul #2 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Storey (SF) Gerard Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the free throw | 58-37 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Storey | 60-37 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | James Storey steals the ball from Donald Allen | 60-37 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Storey | 62-37 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | James Storey is hacked by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #3 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Willard Huddleston (C) Donald Hearn, Donald Allen, Robert Walling | |
| 12:01 | Miami (OH) | The jumper by Ivan Zelkind is denied by Lawrence Rachal | 62-37 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung pulls down the rebound | 62-37 |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (tiring) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Storey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Zelkind (fairly fresh) C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-37 |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Bernard Taylor | 62-37 |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Turner denies the turnaround by Matthew Weaver | 62-37 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 10:47 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bernard Taylor | 64-37 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Willard Huddleston is blocked by James Storey | 64-37 |
| 10:39 | Miami (OH) | James Storey pulls down the rebound | 64-37 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zelkind is fouled on the floor by Johnny Turner - foul #4 on Johnny Turner, team foul #4 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Devlin (PG), Roberto Valdez (SG), Gerard Alexander (SF), Daniel Dunn (PF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Matthew Weaver, Peter Hornung, James Storey, Ivan Zelkind, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, William Adams, Johnny Turner | |
| 10:07 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Paul Borror - foul #1 on Paul Borror, team foul #5 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SF) Paul Borror | |
| 10:07 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 10:07 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 10:07 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin snags the offensive board | 65-37 |
| 09:46 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn is hacked by Willard Huddleston - foul #1 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #6 | 65-37 |
| 09:32 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Devlin | 67-37 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Dunn steals the ball from Donald Allen | 67-37 |
| 08:55 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-37 |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Dikembe Abdin tips it home | 69-37 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling is called for traveling | 69-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung (SG), Bernard Taylor (C) Roberto Valdez, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Tony Hicks (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Donald Randall (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Willard Huddleston, Robert Walling | |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas Devlin and the foul's on Lawrence Rachal - foul #3 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #7 | 71-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG) Nicholas Devlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | Gerard Alexander misses the free throw | 71-37 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Hicks | 71-37 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 71-39 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor is hacked by Donald Randall - foul #1 on Donald Randall, team foul #8 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Storey (SF) Gerard Alexander | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-39 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Bernard Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-39 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is hacked by Bernard Taylor - foul #4 on Bernard Taylor, team foul #3 | 73-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (SF) Donald Allen | |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Storey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Hicks (fresh) SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Randall (fresh) | |
| 06:53 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-39 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the board | 73-39 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Hicks | 73-42 |
| 06:26 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn knocks in the runner in the lane set up by James Storey | 75-42 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-42 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Borror | 75-42 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-42 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston can't tip it in | 75-42 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung grabs the board | 75-42 |
| 05:28 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Devlin (PG), Ivan Zelkind (PF) Matthew Weaver, Daniel Dunn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG) Donald Randall | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Peter Hornung steals it from Willard Huddleston | 75-42 |
| 04:53 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Rachal steals it from Ivan Zelkind | 75-42 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Ivan Zelkind is called for the reach on Donald Allen - foul #2 on Ivan Zelkind, team foul #4 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez (SG), Gerard Alexander (SF), Dikembe Abdin (C) Peter Hornung, James Storey, Bernard Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tony Hicks, team foul #9 | 75-42 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Roberto Valdez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-42 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Willard Huddleston | 75-42 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks is hacked by Roberto Valdez - foul #1 on Roberto Valdez, team foul #5 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG) Nicholas Devlin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-42 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen tips it back up and in | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-44 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #10 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung (SG), James Storey (SF), Daniel Dunn (PF), Bernard Taylor (C) Roberto Valdez, Gerard Alexander, Ivan Zelkind, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Randall (C) Paul Borror | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Storey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Hicks (fairly fresh) PF - Willard Huddleston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Randall (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver is hacked by Lawrence Rachal - foul #4 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #11 | 75-44 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 76-44 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 77-44 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-44 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston tips it in | 77-46 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-46 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Donald Randall grabs the board | 77-46 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 77-49 |
| 01:57 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Randall - foul #2 on Donald Randall, team foul #12 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror (C) Donald Randall | |
| 01:57 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 01:57 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-49 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-49 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Storey | 82-49 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-49 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror snags the offensive board | 82-49 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Peter Hornung is called for the reach on Tony Hicks - foul #2 on Peter Hornung, team foul #6 | 82-49 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Rachal | 82-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Dunn scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Peter Hornung | 84-52 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-55 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver runs out the clock | 84-55 |