| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 19:42 | Howard | Carl Mayton gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:20 | Howard | Henry Woodie is hacked by Clinton Hunter - foul #1 on Clinton Hunter, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Richard Andrews connects on the 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 18:57 | Howard | George Samples pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits the finger roll set up by Marco Rexford | 37-40 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter tips it home | 39-40 |
| 18:22 | Howard | George Samples travels in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Marco Rexford - foul #1 on Marco Rexford, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Marco Rexford is hacked by Wilfred Parks - foul #2 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-40 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-40 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Carl Mayton gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Richard Andrews knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Mayton | 42-43 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Carl Mayton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dan Phillips - foul #2 on Dan Phillips, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford (SF), Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Christopher Schwingler (PF), Lloyd Haley (C) Marco Rexford, Richard Andrews, Carl Mayton | |
| 16:29 | Howard | Henry Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Henry Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | George Samples steals it from Edgar Bradford | 42-45 |
| 15:55 | Howard | Mark Mitchell swats the shot by Lloyd Haley | 42-45 |
| 15:54 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edgar Bradford (fresh) PF - Blaine Maule (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Starks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Woodie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Haley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Howard | Mark Mitchell steals it from Lloyd Haley | 42-45 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell misses the jumper from the right block | 42-45 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 15:10 | Howard | The rebound goes to Henry Woodie | 42-45 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Justin Starks is fouled on the floor by Edgar Bradford - foul #1 on Edgar Bradford, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Blaine Maule, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (SG), Richard Andrews (PF), Carl Mayton (C) George Samples, Henry Woodie, Lloyd Haley | |
| 14:29 | Howard | Richard Andrews jams it set up by Marco Rexford | 42-47 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Carl Mayton scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Christopher Schwingler and he's fouled by Edgar Bradford - foul #2 on Edgar Bradford, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Edgar Bradford | 44-50 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Richard Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Robert Blair (PF) Justin Starks, Richard Andrews | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 12:43 | Howard | Carl Mayton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Taylor Robinson | 46-50 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 12:30 | Howard | George Samples gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:12 | Howard | Robert Blair hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Samples | 46-53 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | George Samples steps in front of the Dan Phillips pass | 46-53 |
| 11:53 | Howard | Carl Mayton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Marco Rexford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Blair (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter lays it in | 48-55 |
| 11:28 | Howard | Robert Blair is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Blair, team foul #2 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Richard Andrews (PF) Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler, Robert Blair | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 11:04 | Howard | George Samples buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Starks | 51-57 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 10:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Richard Andrews | 51-57 |
| 10:34 | Howard | George Samples buries a shot from the right side set up by Richard Andrews | 51-59 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Andrews - foul #2 on Richard Andrews, team foul #3 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF) Wilfred Parks, Edgar Bradford, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blair (SG), Lloyd Haley (C) George Samples, Carl Mayton | |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Lloyd Haley grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 09:54 | Howard | Justin Starks loses the dribble to Clinton Hunter | 52-59 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Henry Woodie pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:30 | Howard | Clinton Hunter swats the shot by Justin Starks | 52-59 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule misses the lay-in | 52-59 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses the tip | 52-59 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Robert Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Justin Starks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Lee Freeman (C) Sean Franck, Blaine Maule | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Carl Mayton (C) Justin Starks, Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews, Lloyd Haley | |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Mayton - foul #2 on Carl Mayton, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:12 | Howard | Carl Mayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz (PF) Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler blows the layup | 53-59 |
| 07:45 | Howard | Carl Mayton hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Koontz (fresh) C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Blair picks off the pass by Wilfred Parks | 53-61 |
| 07:03 | Howard | Dan Phillips is called for the reach on George Samples - foul #3 on Dan Phillips, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF) Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Paul Koontz | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SF), Richard Andrews (PF) Christopher Schwingler, Robert Blair | |
| 06:48 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Sean Franck - foul #1 on Sean Franck, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Haley (C) Carl Mayton | |
| 06:48 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Marco Rexford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clinton Hunter | 53-61 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Richard Andrews gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Justin Starks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wilfred Parks | 56-61 |
| 05:42 | Howard | Marco Rexford knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks is fouled on the floor by Richard Andrews - foul #3 on Richard Andrews, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Wilfred Parks, Edgar Bradford, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Christopher Schwingler (PF), Carl Mayton (C) George Samples, Marco Rexford, Justin Starks, Richard Andrews, Lloyd Haley | |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carl Mayton - foul #3 on Carl Mayton, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:43 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Carl Mayton drills a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Blair | 57-65 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Phillips | 60-65 |
| 03:48 | Howard | Mark Mitchell steals the ball from Robert Blair | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blaine Maule (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule makes the jump hook from the left block | 62-65 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler is hacked by Blaine Maule - foul #2 on Blaine Maule, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Sean Franck, Blaine Maule, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Marco Rexford (SG) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair | |
| 03:02 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lee Freeman, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Andrews (PF) Christopher Schwingler | |
| 02:17 | Howard | Henry Woodie drills a jump hook in the lane set up by George Samples | 62-69 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Freeman | 64-69 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Samples | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter is fouled on the floor by George Samples - foul #2 on George Samples, team foul #7 | 64-72 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:36 | Howard | The rebound goes to Carl Mayton | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Howard | Carl Mayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-72 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses the easy layup | 64-72 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Carl Mayton grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Marco Rexford makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Henry Woodie | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-75 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman tips it back up and in | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Howard | George Samples is hacked by Wilfred Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blair (SG), Justin Starks (SF), Lloyd Haley (C) Marco Rexford, Henry Woodie, Carl Mayton | |
| 00:37 | Howard | George Samples makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:37 | Howard | George Samples makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman tips it but misses | 66-77 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Richard Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | George Samples comes up short on the runner in the lane | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the board | 66-77 |