| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Saddler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Tory Chapman steps in front of the Paul Borror pass | 30-23 |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick banks in the layup set up by Tory Chapman | 32-23 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | William Adams blows the layup | 32-23 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses the tip | 32-23 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Cox | 32-23 |
| 19:01 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-23 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Jenkins - foul #3 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF) Arthur Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:24 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley is called for traveling | 32-25 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 18:00 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Cox | 32-25 |
| 17:36 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | William Adams snags the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror snags the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror travels with the ball | 32-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Brian Saddler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| 16:27 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:07 | Pittsburgh | William Cox snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 15:53 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cox | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | William Cox denies the turnaround by Donald Allen | 35-27 |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 15:26 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 15:14 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:01 | Pittsburgh | Donald Allen is called for the reach on Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins (SF), Brian Saddler (PF) William Whaley, Shannon Bissette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, William Adams, Willard Huddleston, Carl Cabral | |
| 14:50 | Pittsburgh | William Cox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tory Chapman and he's fouled by Donald Allen - foul #2 on Donald Allen, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 14:50 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen's floater is knocked away by William Cox | 40-27 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Hearn | 40-30 |
| 13:59 | Pittsburgh | William Cox connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Luis Flick | 42-30 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-30 |
| 13:38 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 13:33 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Borror | 42-30 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is hacked by Arthur Jenkins - foul #4 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF) Arthur Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Donald Allen | |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | William Cox pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | William Cox hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Whaley | 44-30 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | William Adams loses the dribble to Tory Chapman | 44-30 |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tory Chapman | 47-30 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Luis Flick steals the ball from Robert Walling | 47-30 |
| 11:38 | Pittsburgh | William Cox makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Flick | 50-30 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Cox (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Tory Chapman, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF), Samuel Fox (C) Brian Saddler, William Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:08 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 50-33 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams scores on a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Tory Chapman - foul #2 on Tory Chapman, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (PF) Douglas Pence | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:46 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Whaley | 53-36 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Huddleston and he's hacked by Samuel Fox - foul #1 on Samuel Fox, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 10:08 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:57 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley is fouled on the floor by Willard Huddleston - foul #1 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Robert Walling (C) William Adams, Carl Cabral | |
| 09:42 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston grabs the board | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 09:23 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:09 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox clanks a jump hook from close range | 53-39 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 53-42 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Flick | 56-42 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 56-44 |
| 08:03 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette loses the ball out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), Brian Saddler (PF), William Cox (C) Tory Chapman, Shannon Bissette, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, Robert Walling | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Hearn and he's fouled by William Cox - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins (SF) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | William Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:41 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Saddler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Hicks (fresh) SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 8 reb. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Jenkins steps in front of the Carl Cabral pass | 56-46 |
| 07:20 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins jams it | 58-46 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | William Cox blocks the short jumper by Paul Borror | 58-46 |
| 07:01 | Pittsburgh | William Cox grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 06:45 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Graham | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 61-46 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (SG) Joel Graham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Robert Walling (C) Tony Hicks, Carl Cabral | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:58 | Pittsburgh | William Cox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | William Adams can't tip it in | 61-46 |
| 05:35 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:09 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler travels with the ball | 61-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF) Arthur Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (PF) Douglas Pence, Paul Borror | |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:57 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:46 | Pittsburgh | William Cox is fouled on the floor by Robert Walling - foul #3 on Robert Walling, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Brian Saddler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:35 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | William Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Shannon Bissette | 61-46 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Shannon Bissette | 61-46 |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tory Chapman | 64-46 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Tory Chapman steps in front of the Donald Hearn pass | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (tiring) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Pittsburgh | William Cox scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Whaley | 67-46 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | William Adams tips it back up and in | 67-48 |
| 02:41 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-48 |
| 02:39 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Tory Chapman | 67-48 |
| 02:13 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-48 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | William Cox tips it home | 69-48 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Adams | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Pittsburgh | Willard Huddleston steals it from William Cox | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 01:13 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Cox | 69-51 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), Joel Graham (SG), Samuel Fox (C) Luis Flick, Tory Chapman, William Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, William Adams, Robert Walling | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Glass | 71-51 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen throws it down | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass runs out the clock | 71-53 |