| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yates (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Symonds (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Berry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Cochrane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Derringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 19:38 | VMI | The rebound goes to Nathan Derringer | 33-37 |
| 19:19 | VMI | Andrew Paull steals it from Nathan Derringer | 33-37 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull hits the finger roll | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | VMI | George Symonds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by John Holbrook and he's fouled by Scott Cochrane - foul #2 on Scott Cochrane, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | VMI | George Symonds comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 38-37 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 17:43 | VMI | William Yates can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste tips it in | 40-37 |
| 17:08 | VMI | George Symonds knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:36 | VMI | Donald Tam is called for the reach on William Yates - foul #1 on Donald Tam, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Gary Barnes (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Donald Tam, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | VMI | Phillip Deboer (SF), Manuel Hulbert (PF), Samuel Williams (C) Ryan Berry, Scott Cochrane, Nathan Derringer | |
| 16:17 | VMI | Phillip Deboer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 15:49 | VMI | Samuel Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Blount (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Clifton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Symonds (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Hulbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | VMI | Jerome Clifton is called for the reach on Manuel Hulbert - foul #1 on Jerome Clifton, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Titus Green (PG), John Cade (SG) William Yates, George Symonds | |
| 15:19 | VMI | Titus Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bill Blount - foul #1 on Bill Blount, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Jerome Clifton | |
| Subs | VMI | Ryan Berry (SF), Scott Cochrane (PF) Phillip Deboer, Samuel Williams | |
| 15:19 | VMI | Titus Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:19 | VMI | Titus Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG) Bill Blount | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 14:32 | VMI | Titus Green connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Berry | 43-45 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Titus Green grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:02 | VMI | Titus Green is called for 10 seconds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF), Donald Tam (PF) Michael Rose, Gary Barnes | |
| Subs | VMI | William Yates (PG), George Symonds (SG), Nathan Derringer (C) Titus Green, John Cade, Manuel Hulbert | |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Holbrook | 45-45 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Scott Cochrane misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | VMI | Scott Cochrane grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:58 | VMI | Gary Baptiste is called for the reach on George Symonds - foul #3 on Gary Baptiste, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Gary Barnes (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | VMI | Phillip Deboer (SF), Manuel Hulbert (PF) Ryan Berry, Scott Cochrane | |
| 12:48 | VMI | Manuel Hulbert can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-45 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | VMI | George Symonds drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Yates | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose's floater is knocked away by Phillip Deboer | 45-47 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 11:54 | VMI | George Symonds grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:37 | VMI | Nathan Derringer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:36 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to William Yates | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Symonds (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Hulbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Derringer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | VMI | Phillip Deboer buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Yates and the foul's on Andrew Paull - foul #2 on Andrew Paull, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Bill Blount (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Andrew Paull, Donald Tam, Gary Barnes | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Cochrane (PF) Nathan Derringer | |
| 11:15 | VMI | Phillip Deboer makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is called for a backcourt violation | 45-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Ryan Berry (SF), Samuel Williams (C) Phillip Deboer, Manuel Hulbert | |
| 10:32 | VMI | Samuel Williams makes the jump hook near the basket set up by William Yates | 45-52 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 10:21 | VMI | Scott Cochrane gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:52 | VMI | William Yates clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Holbrook - foul #3 on John Holbrook, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes (PF) Michael Rose | |
| Subs | VMI | Titus Green (SG) George Symonds | |
| 09:52 | VMI | William Yates makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:52 | VMI | William Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes is called for 5 seconds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF) Bill Blount | |
| Subs | VMI | John Cade (SG), Manuel Hulbert (C) William Yates, Samuel Williams | |
| 09:02 | VMI | John Cade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 45-54 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Paull | 47-54 |
| 08:23 | VMI | Ryan Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 08:22 | VMI | Titus Green grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 08:06 | VMI | John Holbrook steps in front of the Ryan Berry pass | 47-54 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Holbrook | 50-54 |
| 07:31 | VMI | Andrew Paull steps in front of the Scott Cochrane pass | 50-54 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull hits the finger roll | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Baptiste (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Titus Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Berry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Cochrane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Hulbert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:10 | VMI | Joseph Joyce blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Titus Green | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is hacked by Scott Cochrane - foul #3 on Scott Cochrane, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Gary Barnes, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | VMI | William Yates (PG), George Symonds (SG), Phillip Deboer (SF), Samuel Williams (PF), Nathan Derringer (C) Titus Green, John Cade, Ryan Berry, Scott Cochrane, Manuel Hulbert | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Rose | 54-54 |
| 06:33 | VMI | George Symonds is called for traveling | 54-54 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | George Symonds blocks the jumper by Kevin Wilcox | 54-54 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam tips it home | 56-54 |
| 05:52 | VMI | William Yates's pass is intercepted by Michael Rose | 56-54 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Jerome Clifton | |
| Subs | VMI | Ryan Berry (SF), Manuel Hulbert (PF) Phillip Deboer, Samuel Williams | |
| 05:07 | VMI | George Symonds misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Nathan Derringer grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:00 | VMI | William Yates scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Manuel Hulbert | 56-57 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 04:53 | VMI | Manuel Hulbert gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:45 | VMI | George Symonds connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Yates | 56-60 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Derringer - foul #1 on Nathan Derringer, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull (SF), Gary Barnes (PF) Bill Blount, Donald Tam | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Cochrane (PF) Nathan Derringer | |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:08 | VMI | Ryan Berry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Yates | 58-63 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-63 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull tips it home | 60-63 |
| 03:19 | VMI | William Yates misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Symonds (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Cochrane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Manuel Hulbert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Joyce | 60-63 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Cochrane - foul #4 on Scott Cochrane, team foul #4 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Donald Tam (PF) John Holbrook, Michael Rose, Joseph Joyce | |
| Subs | VMI | Titus Green (PG), John Cade (SG), Phillip Deboer (SF), Nathan Derringer (C) William Yates, George Symonds, Ryan Berry, Manuel Hulbert | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:48 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Gary Barnes | |
| Subs | VMI | William Yates (PG), George Symonds (SG), Ryan Berry (SF) Titus Green, John Cade, Phillip Deboer | |
| 02:37 | VMI | The jumper by William Yates is denied by Joseph Joyce | 61-63 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Tam | 63-63 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Nathan Derringer is called for traveling | 63-63 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Holbrook | 66-63 |
| 01:12 | VMI | Ryan Berry makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Symonds | 66-66 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 00:38 | VMI | George Symonds comes up short on the runner in the paint | 68-66 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull is hacked by George Symonds in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Symonds, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is fouled on the floor by George Symonds - foul #2 on George Symonds, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Derringer is called for the reach on Joseph Joyce - foul #2 on Nathan Derringer, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:32 | VMI | Scott Cochrane pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | VMI | Ryan Berry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is hacked by William Yates in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Yates, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | VMI | George Symonds grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Gary Baptiste takes the ball from William Yates in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Scott Cochrane - foul #5 on Scott Cochrane, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VMI | Manuel Hulbert (PF) Scott Cochrane | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | VMI | Nathan Derringer pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | VMI | VMI calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | VMI | William Yates misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Tam | 70-68 |