| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Gary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gabriel Munn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 19:15 | IPFW | Reed Rouse blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | IPFW | Reed Rouse misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson clanks a shot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | IPFW | Reed Rouse grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:12 | IPFW | Reed Rouse grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:54 | IPFW | Harold Jackson is called for the reach on Herbert Moree - foul #3 on Harold Jackson, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG) Harold Jackson | |
| 17:37 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn misses the lay-in | 40-33 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Reed Rouse - foul #1 on Reed Rouse, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (C) Kurt Wilson | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 40-33 |
| 17:04 | IPFW | Reed Rouse gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:00 | IPFW | Herbert Moree misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | IPFW | Reed Rouse grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 16:14 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Moree | 42-33 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle (PG), Joseph Bashir (SF), Gary Field (PF), Jesse Pruett (C) Stephen McMeans, Carl Gary, Reed Rouse, Gabriel Munn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Everette Strawn (PF), Kurt Wilson (C) Russell Braswell, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson | |
| 15:40 | IPFW | Kevin Peel steps in front of the Joseph Bashir pass | 42-33 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lawrence Wardle (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Bashir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Field (fresh) C - Jesse Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Everette Strawn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 15:08 | IPFW | Herbert Moree loses the dribble to Kurt Wilson | 42-35 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Gary Field - foul #2 on Gary Field, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG), Reed Rouse (PF) Herbert Moree, Jesse Pruett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG) Peter Caruso | |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:26 | IPFW | Gary Field clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:24 | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:14 | IPFW | Reed Rouse knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Field | 45-38 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 13:49 | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:40 | IPFW | Gary Field connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Wardle | 47-38 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Reed Rouse - foul #2 on Reed Rouse, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Herbert Moree (SG), Carl Gary (SF), Gabriel Munn (C) Lawrence Wardle, Joseph Bashir, Gary Field | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee, Kurt Wilson | |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:20 | IPFW | Reed Rouse grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | IPFW | Carl Gary is called for a charge - foul #3 on Carl Gary, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick (C) Everette Strawn | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 47-38 |
| 12:48 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:26 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson makes the floater near the basket | 47-40 |
| 11:57 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans is fouled on the floor by Russell Braswell - foul #2 on Russell Braswell, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle (PG), Gary Field (PF) Stephen McMeans, Reed Rouse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (C) Robert Reddick | |
| 11:37 | IPFW | Richard Thompson blocks the short jumper by Gabriel Munn | 47-40 |
| 11:36 | IPFW | Gary Field can't tip it in | 47-40 |
| 11:35 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn tips it in | 49-40 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Lawrence Wardle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Carl Gary (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Field (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Munn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Gary steals the ball from Edwin Parmelee | 49-40 |
| 11:03 | IPFW | Gary Field is hacked by Erik Dejesus - foul #2 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kurt Wilson (C) Russell Braswell, Edwin Parmelee | |
| 10:56 | IPFW | Carl Gary drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Moree | 51-40 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Moree denies the turnaround by Erik Dejesus | 51-40 |
| 10:47 | IPFW | Herbert Moree grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 10:32 | IPFW | Carl Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Moree steps in front of the Kurt Wilson pass | 51-40 |
| 10:14 | IPFW | Harold Jackson steals it from Gary Field | 51-40 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits the finger roll set up by Harold Jackson | 51-42 |
| 09:40 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 09:38 | IPFW | Gary Field tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Carl Gary is called for the reach on Peter Caruso - foul #4 on Carl Gary, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG), Reed Rouse (PF), Jesse Pruett (C) Carl Gary, Gary Field, Gabriel Munn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Peter Caruso, Harold Jackson, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Braswell | 53-45 |
| 08:59 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans is hacked by Russell Braswell - foul #3 on Russell Braswell, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Joseph Bashir (SF) Lawrence Wardle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:46 | IPFW | Jesse Pruett's floater is tipped away by Robert Reddick | 53-45 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Parmelee | 53-45 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell is fouled on the floor by Jesse Pruett - foul #2 on Jesse Pruett, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | Abdul Lemons (SG) Herbert Moree | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Reed Rouse - foul #3 on Reed Rouse, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson (SG), Kurt Wilson (C) Kevin Peel, Robert Reddick | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:56 | IPFW | Jesse Pruett misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Braswell | 53-47 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Braswell | 53-49 |
| 07:32 | IPFW | Jesse Pruett buries a floater from the left block | 55-49 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Abdul Lemons (fresh) SF - Joseph Bashir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jesse Pruett (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everette Strawn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Stephen McMeans swats the shot by Kurt Wilson | 55-49 |
| 07:14 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 07:07 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Bashir is called for the reach on Edwin Parmelee - foul #1 on Joseph Bashir, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | IPFW | Herbert Moree (SG), Carl Gary (SF), Gary Field (C) Abdul Lemons, Joseph Bashir, Jesse Pruett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson (PF) Everette Strawn | |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | IPFW | Herbert Moree grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:54 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Herbert Moree and he's fouled by Edwin Parmelee - foul #1 on Edwin Parmelee, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gabriel Munn (C) Gary Field | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus (SF) Edwin Parmelee | |
| 06:54 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Thompson | 57-50 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:18 | IPFW | Russell Braswell steals the ball from Reed Rouse | 57-50 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson is hacked by Reed Rouse - foul #4 on Reed Rouse, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle (PG), Gary Field (PF) Stephen McMeans, Reed Rouse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG), Edwin Parmelee (C) Harold Jackson, Kurt Wilson | |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:52 | IPFW | Gary Field pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:43 | IPFW | Herbert Moree misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Peel | 57-54 |
| 05:08 | IPFW | Herbert Moree clanks a jumper from the right block | 57-54 |
| 05:07 | IPFW | Gary Field grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:02 | IPFW | Erik Dejesus steps in front of the Herbert Moree pass | 57-54 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel can't finish the layup | 57-54 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus tips it home | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG), Reed Rouse (PF) Carl Gary, Gabriel Munn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Robert Reddick (C) Russell Braswell, Kevin Peel, Erik Dejesus | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen McMeans - foul #2 on Stephen McMeans, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | IPFW | Gary Field snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:55 | IPFW | Gary Field scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Herbert Moree | 59-57 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Reed Rouse takes the ball from Peter Caruso | 59-57 |
| 03:20 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Wardle | 62-57 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SF - Lawrence Wardle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gary Field (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Reddick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick loses the dribble to Herbert Moree | 62-57 |
| 02:53 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | IPFW | Carl Gary (SF), Gabriel Munn (C) Lawrence Wardle, Gary Field | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Kurt Wilson (C) Peter Caruso, Edwin Parmelee, Robert Reddick | |
| 02:36 | IPFW | Reed Rouse clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 62-57 |
| 02:35 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:27 | IPFW | Herbert Moree banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen McMeans and he's hacked by Harold Jackson - foul #4 on Harold Jackson, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (PF) Richard Thompson | |
| 02:27 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen McMeans - foul #3 on Stephen McMeans, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Parmelee - foul #2 on Edwin Parmelee, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 01:57 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Reed Rouse | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | IPFW | Russell Braswell is called for the reach on Stephen McMeans - foul #4 on Russell Braswell, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson (PF) Edwin Parmelee | |
| 01:33 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:33 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 01:09 | IPFW | Herbert Moree gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | IPFW | The short jumper by Carl Gary is denied by Richard Thompson | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 00:37 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Herbert Moree | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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) | |
| 00:33 | IPFW | Harold Jackson picks off the pass by Stephen McMeans in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Reed Rouse is hacked by Harold Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Jackson, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Gary Field (C) Gabriel Munn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG) Harold Jackson | |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Reed Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Reed Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel loses the ball out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle (PG), Abdul Lemons (SG), Joseph Bashir (SF), Jesse Pruett (C) Stephen McMeans, Herbert Moree, Carl Gary, Reed Rouse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Russell Braswell, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW 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) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Lawrence Wardle runs out the clock | 71-61 |