| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jose Soto (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Ridgeway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Colangelo (fresh) C - Michael Legette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Andrew Paull | 30-34 |
| 19:20 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson drills a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is hacked by Jose Soto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Soto, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (PG) Jose Soto | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce lays it up and in | 33-36 |
| 18:53 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Joyce - foul #1 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:53 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Larry Sanderson is called for the reach on John Holbrook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Sanderson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding (SF) Larry Sanderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull's pass is intercepted by Michael Spaulding | 35-36 |
| 18:18 | Lafayette | Thomas Browne buries a jumper from close range set up by Christopher Ridgeway | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Ridgeway is called for the reach on John Holbrook - foul #1 on Christopher Ridgeway, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger (SF), Walter Sellers (PF), Paul House (C) Christopher Ridgeway, Scott Colangelo, Michael Legette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Gary Barnes (PF) Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Donald Tam | |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Paul House denies the turnaround by Michael Rose | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 17:28 | Lafayette | Paul House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway (SG) Thomas Browne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Joseph Joyce | |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 17:11 | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:59 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose misses the dunk | 37-38 |
| 16:49 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:24 | Lafayette | Paul House blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerome Clifton - foul #2 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (SF), Scott Colangelo (PF), Michael Legette (C) Michael Spaulding, Patrick Coppinger, Walter Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Donald Tam (PF) Michael Rose, Bill Blount, Gary Barnes | |
| 16:24 | Lafayette | Paul House makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | Lafayette | Paul House makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:56 | Lafayette | Paul House is hacked by Kevin Wilcox - foul #3 on Kevin Wilcox, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jose Soto (PG), Larry Sanderson (SF) Paul House, Thomas Browne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Jerome Clifton | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jose Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Sanderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Colangelo (fresh) C - Michael Legette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Ridgeway | 42-41 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Sanderson - foul #4 on Larry Sanderson, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (SF) Larry Sanderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 15:27 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:08 | Lafayette | Michael Legette blows the layup but he's hacked by John Holbrook - foul #1 on John Holbrook, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger (SF) Thomas Browne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose (SF), Gary Barnes (PF) Andrew Paull, Donald Tam | |
| 15:08 | Lafayette | Michael Legette makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:08 | Lafayette | Michael Legette misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 14:38 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:37 | Lafayette | Michael Legette tips it in | 45-43 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Gary Baptiste | 45-45 |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding (SF), Walter Sellers (PF), Paul House (C) Patrick Coppinger, Scott Colangelo, Michael Legette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Bill Blount (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Gary Barnes, Joseph Joyce | |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose loses the dribble to Michael Spaulding in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Donald Tam - foul #1 on Donald Tam, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (SF) Christopher Ridgeway | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerome Clifton | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount is hacked by Michael Spaulding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Spaulding, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF) Donald Tam | |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 13:23 | Lafayette | Paul House snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bill Blount - foul #1 on Bill Blount, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee (SG) Michael Rose | |
| 13:07 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:07 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Allan Bovee | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-47 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway (SG), Patrick Coppinger (SF), Scott Colangelo (PF), Michael Legette (C) Michael Spaulding, Thomas Browne, Walter Sellers, Paul House | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Michael Rose (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Allan Bovee, Andrew Paull, Bill Blount, Jerome Clifton | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jose Soto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Coppinger (fresh) PF - Scott Colangelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Legette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 11:45 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 49-47 |
| 11:37 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 11:34 | Lafayette | Jose Soto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Holbrook | 49-49 |
| 11:07 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Tam - foul #2 on Donald Tam, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Lazarus (SF) Gary Baptiste | |
| 11:07 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:07 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:22 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Lazarus - foul #1 on Joseph Lazarus, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (SF), Kevin Ducksworth (C) Jose Soto, Michael Legette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (SG), Gary Barnes (PF) Michael Rose, Donald Tam | |
| 10:22 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jose Soto (PG), Walter Sellers (PF) Patrick Coppinger, Scott Colangelo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee (SG), Bill Blount (SF) John Holbrook, Joseph Lazarus | |
| 09:48 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jose Soto | 55-49 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Sellers - foul #3 on Walter Sellers, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding (PG), Scott Colangelo (PF), Paul House (C) Jose Soto, Walter Sellers, Kevin Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF) Kevin Wilcox, Allan Bovee, Joseph Joyce | |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:49 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Browne | 57-51 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 08:31 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | Lafayette | Thomas Browne misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Paull - foul #2 on Andrew Paull, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger (SF), Michael Legette (C) Christopher Ridgeway, Paul House | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) Bill Blount, Gary Barnes | |
| 08:18 | Lafayette | Thomas Browne makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:18 | Lafayette | Thomas Browne misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Browne steps in front of the Andrew Paull pass in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 07:57 | Lafayette | Michael Legette clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Thomas Browne (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Spaulding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Coppinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Colangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Legette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Spaulding steals the ball from Gary Baptiste | 58-51 |
| 07:36 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger is hacked by Jerome Clifton - foul #3 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jose Soto (PG), Larry Sanderson (SF), Walter Sellers (PF) Thomas Browne, Michael Spaulding, Scott Colangelo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SF) John Holbrook, Andrew Paull | |
| 07:36 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:36 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Michael Rose | 59-53 |
| 07:00 | Lafayette | Walter Sellers can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:58 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:41 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-53 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is hacked by Patrick Coppinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Coppinger, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway (SG), Paul House (PF), Kevin Ducksworth (C) Patrick Coppinger, Walter Sellers, Michael Legette | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Donald Tam, Jerome Clifton | |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:13 | Lafayette | Joseph Joyce swats the layup by Paul House | 59-55 |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Paul House tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Ridgeway takes the ball from Kevin Wilcox | 61-55 |
| 05:51 | Lafayette | Paul House comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Baptiste | 61-57 |
| 05:33 | Lafayette | Joseph Joyce is called for the reach on Christopher Ridgeway - foul #2 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding (PG), Scott Colangelo (PF), Walter Sellers (C) Jose Soto, Paul House, Kevin Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Allan Bovee (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Bill Blount (PF) Kevin Wilcox, Gary Baptiste, Michael Rose, Gary Barnes | |
| 05:33 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:33 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 05:07 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:45 | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Ridgeway steps in front of the John Holbrook pass in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 04:37 | Lafayette | Christopher Ridgeway lays it in | 67-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bill Blount, team foul #12 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger (SG), Michael Legette (C) Christopher Ridgeway, Walter Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (SG), Michael Rose (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) Allan Bovee, Andrew Paull, Bill Blount, Joseph Joyce | |
| 03:59 | Lafayette | Michael Legette knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jerome Clifton - foul #4 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #13 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (SG) Michael Spaulding | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes (C) Jerome Clifton | |
| 03:59 | Lafayette | Michael Legette makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Holbrook | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Patrick Coppinger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Browne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Sanderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Scott Colangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Legette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Lafayette | Thomas Browne's floater is tipped away by Gary Barnes | 70-60 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose loses the dribble to Larry Sanderson | 70-60 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Patrick Coppinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jose Soto (PG), Christopher Ridgeway (SG), Walter Sellers (PF) Patrick Coppinger, Thomas Browne, Scott Colangelo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Bill Blount (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) John Holbrook, Kevin Wilcox, Michael Rose, Donald Tam, Gary Barnes | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Spaulding (PG), Patrick Coppinger (SG) Jose Soto, Christopher Ridgeway | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Gary Barnes (PF) Allan Bovee, Bill Blount | |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Walter Sellers - foul #4 on Walter Sellers, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:39 | Lafayette | Michael Legette grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 02:39 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 02:21 | Lafayette | Michael Legette hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 70-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jose Soto (PG), Christopher Ridgeway (SG), Scott Colangelo (PF) Michael Spaulding, Patrick Coppinger, Walter Sellers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Donald Tam (PF) Kevin Wilcox, Gary Barnes | |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Baptiste | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Lafayette | Scott Colangelo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Joyce | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Lafayette | Michael Legette hits the finger roll | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is hacked by Christopher Ridgeway - foul #2 on Christopher Ridgeway, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:19 | Lafayette | Michael Legette grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Gary Baptiste is called for the reach on Michael Legette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Baptiste, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Michael Legette makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Michael Legette makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses short on a 3 from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson is hacked by John Holbrook in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Holbrook, team foul #15 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Browne (PG) Jose Soto | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the offensive board | 75-68 |