| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Parks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Latta (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra is whistled for a carry | 42-29 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | David Parks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | James Latta snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-29 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Witt | 47-29 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra loses the ball out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SF) James Ybarra | |
| 17:37 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Latta - foul #2 on James Latta, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donovan Foster (PF) David Parks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:37 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:37 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is whistled for a carry | 48-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Brown (SG), Jimmy Baldwin (C) William Strickland, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie | |
| 17:01 | DePaul | Donovan Foster knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Witt | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Donovan Foster is called for the reach on Gene Cook - foul #2 on Donovan Foster, team foul #1 | 50-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), James Eccleston (SF) Charles Witt, Felix Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-29 |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Donovan Foster pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Moyer - foul #1 on Scott Moyer, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF) James Latta | |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian makes the 1st free throw | 51-29 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian makes the 2nd free throw | 52-29 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-29 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 52-29 |
| 15:59 | DePaul | Gene Cook steals it from Christopher Fabian | 52-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Fabian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Eccleston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-29 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 52-29 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-29 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 52-29 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Ward | 52-32 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. James Ybarra is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 52-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), William Strickland (SG), Felix Rhodes (SF), David Parks (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) Christopher Fabian, Nicholas Brown, James Eccleston, Donovan Foster, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Scott Moyer, Lawrence Kim, James Ybarra, Gene Cook | |
| 14:52 | DePaul | Daniel Bryan steals it from Felix Rhodes | 52-32 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan lays it up and in | 52-34 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-34 |
| 14:38 | DePaul | David Parks gets the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | Carl Ward picks off the pass by Charles Witt | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-34 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Russell | 52-34 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Lawrence Kim (SF) Ronald Russell, Carl Ward | |
| 13:40 | DePaul | William Strickland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Latta | 52-34 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is whistled for a carry | 52-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (C) James Latta | |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-34 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Myrie and he's fouled by William Strickland - foul #3 on William Strickland, team foul #2 | 55-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SF), Donovan Foster (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF), Gene Davis (PF), James Latta (C) Daniel Bryan, Lawrence Kim, Michael Myrie | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 12:11 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Donovan Foster | 55-37 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | Gene Davis steals it from Donovan Foster | 55-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Eccleston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Latta (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 11:37 | DePaul | James Eccleston misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-37 |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | William Strickland hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Eccleston | 57-37 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Strickland - foul #4 on William Strickland, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Felix Rhodes (SF), Shawn Dutton (C) Charles Witt, William Strickland, James Eccleston, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Davis, James Latta | |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-39 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton gets the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Parks (PF) Donovan Foster | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (C) James Ybarra, Gene Cook | |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | David Parks is called for the reach on Michael Myrie - foul #2 on David Parks, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward tips it back up and in | 57-41 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nicholas Brown | 60-41 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Myrie | 60-43 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian is fouled on the floor by Carl Ward - foul #1 on Carl Ward, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG) Christopher Fabian | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Latta (C) Scott Moyer | |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Witt | 63-43 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Bryan | 63-45 |
| 08:46 | DePaul | David Parks makes the fadeaway near the basket | 65-45 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | David Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SF), Donovan Foster (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Gene Cook (SG), James Ybarra (SF) Lawrence Kim, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook's dunk attempt is rejected by Jimmy Baldwin | 65-48 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward tips it in | 65-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Eccleston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Charles Witt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward clanks a floater from the right block | 65-50 |
| 07:23 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Witt | 65-50 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Nicholas Brown throws it down set up by James Eccleston and the foul's on Gene Cook - foul #1 on Gene Cook, team foul #4 | 67-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Davis (PF) Carl Ward | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Nicholas Brown makes the free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Cook | 68-53 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Charles Witt is hacked by Scott Moyer - foul #2 on Scott Moyer, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), William Strickland (SG) Charles Witt, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:29 | DePaul | William Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | James Latta hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jimmy Baldwin - foul #1 on Jimmy Baldwin, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Felix Rhodes (SF), David Parks (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) James Eccleston, Donovan Foster, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Gene Cook, James Ybarra, Gene Davis | |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses the free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | William Strickland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | James Latta is fouled on the floor by Shawn Dutton - foul #2 on Shawn Dutton, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG) Christopher Fabian | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward (C) James Latta | |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Felix Rhodes - foul #2 on Felix Rhodes, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:21 | DePaul | William Strickland is hacked by Michael Myrie - foul #1 on Michael Myrie, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton lays it in set up by William Strickland | 70-56 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is hacked by William Strickland - foul #5 on William Strickland, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SG) William Strickland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SF) Lawrence Kim | |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | David Parks misses the dunk attempt | 70-58 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses short on a jumper from close range | 70-58 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Witt | 70-58 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | David Parks makes the driving attempt from the right block | 72-58 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gene Cook, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Donovan Foster (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Charles Witt, Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SG), James Ybarra (SF), James Latta (C) Scott Moyer, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian scores on a jumper from the right side | 74-58 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Fabian (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Eccleston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | James Latta snags the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook connects on the shot in the paint | 74-60 |
| 03:05 | DePaul | James Eccleston drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Brown and he's fouled by James Latta - foul #3 on James Latta, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG) Christopher Fabian | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG), Gene Davis (PF) James Ybarra, James Latta | |
| 03:05 | DePaul | James Eccleston makes the free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-60 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | James Eccleston snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Nicholas Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Eccleston | 79-60 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward hits a jumper from the free throw line | 79-62 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Charles Witt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-62 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin tips it in | 81-62 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-62 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | James Eccleston gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | James Eccleston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Felix Rhodes (SF), David Parks (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) James Eccleston, Donovan Foster, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward's floater is tipped away by Shawn Dutton | 81-62 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes snags the defensive board | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Kim - foul #3 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #9 | 81-62 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #9 | 83-62 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Charles Witt runs out the clock | 83-64 |