| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Wesley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Vansickle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Anthony Jolly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-35 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Jolly takes the ball from Julius Richter | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth makes the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Richardson | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Morris (SF) Albert Wesley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:18 | Fairfield | Gary Morris misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-35 |
| 18:17 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 18:15 | Fairfield | Gary Morris tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Gary Morris snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:47 | Fairfield | Gary Morris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson loses the dribble to Anthony Jolly | 33-35 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Paul Richardson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Sean Whitworth | 35-35 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | James Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Rankin | 35-38 |
| 16:33 | Fairfield | Gary Morris connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Frank (SG), Albert Wesley (SF), Markus Andrews (PF), Grant Abbate (C) Paul Richardson, Sean Whitworth, Anthony Jolly, Timothy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell (PG), Thomas Chase (SG), Jonathan Jones (SF), Joseph Wilson (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Ralph Rankin, Jeff Hutchinson, James Smith, Julius Richter, Leonard Vansickle | |
| 16:33 | Fairfield | Gary Morris makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Fairfield | Markus Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Jones - foul #2 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Matt (SG) Gary Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Andrew Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Matt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Wesley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Markus Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Abbate (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Trammell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Malcolm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson tips it in | 40-40 |
| 15:35 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones connects on the runner near the basket set up by Russell Trammell and he's hacked by Albert Wesley - foul #3 on Albert Wesley, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Richardson (PG), Sean Whitworth (SG), Raymond Schultz (PF) Andrew Frank, Albert Wesley, Markus Andrews | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones connects on the jumper from the left block | 40-45 |
| 14:23 | Fairfield | The pull-up jumper by Sean Whitworth is blocked by Jonathan Jones | 40-45 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Wilson gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Sean Whitworth | 40-45 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Joseph Wilson is called for the reach on Sean Whitworth - foul #2 on Joseph Wilson, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Frank (PG), Albert Wesley (SF), Anthony Jolly (PF), Markus Andrews (C) Paul Richardson, Steven Matt, Raymond Schultz, Grant Abbate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin (PG), Jeff Hutchinson (SG), James Smith (SF), Julius Richter (PF), Leonard Vansickle (C) Russell Trammell, Thomas Chase, Jonathan Jones, Joseph Wilson, Timothy Malcolm | |
| 13:31 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Wesley | 43-45 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Wesley - foul #4 on Albert Wesley, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Morris (SF), Timothy Thomas (C) Albert Wesley, Markus Andrews | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 13:09 | Fairfield | Andrew Frank grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Anthony Jolly is blocked by Julius Richter | 43-45 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas loses the dribble to Jeff Hutchinson | 43-47 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Frank steals the ball from Jeff Hutchinson in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Andrew Frank banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | James Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Andrew Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Whitworth (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Jolly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph Rankin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Richter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Vansickle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Fairfield | Ralph Rankin steps in front of the Gary Morris pass | 45-47 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Jeff Hutchinson is blocked by Timothy Thomas | 45-47 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Rankin | 45-50 |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Frank | 47-50 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Jolly - foul #2 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Richardson (PG), Steven Matt (SG), Grant Abbate (SF), Markus Andrews (PF), Raymond Schultz (C) Andrew Frank, Sean Whitworth, Gary Morris, Anthony Jolly, Timothy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell (PG), Jonathan Jones (SF), Frank Griego (PF), Charles Graham (C) Ralph Rankin, James Smith, Julius Richter, Leonard Vansickle | |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Schultz - foul #2 on Raymond Schultz, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase (SG), Joseph Wilson (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Jeff Hutchinson, Frank Griego, Charles Graham | |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Jonathan Jones is blocked by Grant Abbate | 47-50 |
| 10:25 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Markus Andrews | 47-50 |
| 10:08 | Fairfield | Paul Richardson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Raymond Schultz tips it home | 49-50 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Schultz - foul #3 on Raymond Schultz, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth (SG) Steven Matt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones lays it in on a great pass from Russell Trammell | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonathan Jones - foul #3 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson (SG) Russell Trammell | |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Schultz - foul #4 on Raymond Schultz, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Morris (SF), Anthony Jolly (PF), Timothy Thomas (C) Grant Abbate, Markus Andrews, Raymond Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin (PG), Frank Griego (PF), Charles Graham (C) Thomas Chase, Joseph Wilson, Timothy Malcolm | |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:29 | Fairfield | Anthony Jolly pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Jones - foul #4 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Smith (SF) Jonathan Jones | |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Graham - foul #2 on Charles Graham, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Charles Graham pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Richardson steps in front of the Ralph Rankin pass in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 08:48 | Fairfield | James Smith is called for the reach on Gary Morris - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Matt (SF) Sean Whitworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:48 | Fairfield | Gary Morris misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:48 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jolly | 51-53 |
| 08:35 | Fairfield | Anthony Jolly can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-53 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Jolly - foul #3 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth (SG) Gary Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell (PG), Julius Richter (PF), Leonard Vansickle (C) Ralph Rankin, James Smith, Charles Graham | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:06 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-54 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Albert Wesley (SF), Markus Andrews (PF), Grant Abbate (C) Steven Matt, Anthony Jolly, Timothy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase (SG), Jonathan Jones (SF), Joseph Wilson (PF) Jeff Hutchinson, Frank Griego, Julius Richter | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Whitworth (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Wesley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Markus Andrews (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Abbate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Trammell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Vansickle (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Fairfield | Albert Wesley can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-54 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell is hacked by Albert Wesley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Albert Wesley, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Schultz (C) Albert Wesley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:06 | Fairfield | Jonathan Jones takes the ball from Raymond Schultz | 51-56 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:43 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:25 | Fairfield | Raymond Schultz misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 06:23 | Fairfield | Markus Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Paul Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Markus Andrews grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Markus Andrews | 53-56 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones is called for a backcourt violation | 53-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Morris (PG), Andrew Frank (SG), Steven Matt (SF), Anthony Jolly (PF), Timothy Thomas (C) Paul Richardson, Sean Whitworth, Grant Abbate, Markus Andrews, Raymond Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin (PG), Jeff Hutchinson (SG), James Smith (SF), Julius Richter (PF), Timothy Malcolm (C) Russell Trammell, Thomas Chase, Jonathan Jones, Joseph Wilson, Leonard Vansickle | |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Steven Matt comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Steven Matt makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Steven Matt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | James Smith is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Jolly - foul #4 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth (SG) Steven Matt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones (SF) James Smith | |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Gary Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Whitworth | 58-58 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | Gary Morris grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 03:41 | Fairfield | Gary Morris misses short on a runner in the paint | 58-58 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Andrew Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Whitworth (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Jolly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Timothy Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph Rankin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Hutchinson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Julius Richter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Malcolm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Thomas steals it from Jeff Hutchinson | 58-58 |
| 03:10 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Richardson (PG), Steven Matt (SF), Grant Abbate (C) Andrew Frank, Gary Morris, Timothy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Trammell (SG), James Smith (SF), Frank Griego (PF), Charles Graham (C) Jeff Hutchinson, Jonathan Jones, Julius Richter, Timothy Malcolm | |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Frank Griego is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 58-61 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Anthony Jolly drills a jumper from close range | 60-61 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Markus Andrews (PF), Raymond Schultz (C) Sean Whitworth, Anthony Jolly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase (SG), Julius Richter (PF), Leonard Vansickle (C) Ralph Rankin, Frank Griego, Charles Graham | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Markus Andrews connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter comes up short on the runner from the left block | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Fairfield | Grant Abbate grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth (SG), Gary Morris (SF), Anthony Jolly (PF), Timothy Thomas (C) Steven Matt, Grant Abbate, Markus Andrews, Raymond Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin (PG), Jeff Hutchinson (SG) Russell Trammell, Thomas Chase | |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Gary Morris buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Timothy Thomas and the foul's on James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones (SF) James Smith | |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Gary Morris makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson blows the dunk | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth's layup is rejected by Leonard Vansickle | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | Timothy Thomas tips it in | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Rankin | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Rankin - foul #2 on Ralph Rankin, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Markus Andrews (PF) Anthony Jolly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Hutchinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Vansickle clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Julius Richter pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Rankin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Jones | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Jolly (PF) Markus Andrews | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Jeff Hutchinson is called for the reach on Sean Whitworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Hutchinson, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Sean Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Jones hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-67 |