| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Price (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Michael Carr inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | American U. | Jack Erskine is called for the reach on Manuel Rico - foul #2 on Jack Erskine, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 19:33 | American U. | Henry Price comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Henry Price - foul #3 on Henry Price, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Davis (PF) Henry Price | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Adrian Davis gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-30 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-30 |
| 18:45 | American U. | Michael Carr loses the dribble to Jack Erskine | 43-30 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 17:59 | American U. | Michael Carr snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 17:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 17:45 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Neuberger | 43-32 |
| 17:24 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger lays it in | 45-32 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 17:07 | American U. | William Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (PG), William Kanagy (C) William Nelson, Manuel Rico | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 16:47 | American U. | John Ford gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:42 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-34 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Hampton | 45-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Ford - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Richard Pigg (SF), Thomas Jepson (PF) Jeffrey Neuberger, Michael Carr, Adrian Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:04 | American U. | John Ford scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Pigg | 48-35 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Berggren (fresh) SG - John Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pigg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jepson (fresh) C - William Kanagy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pigg picks off the pass by Daniel Hampton | 48-35 |
| 15:41 | American U. | Larry Berggren lays it in on a great pass from Richard Pigg | 50-35 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Kanagy - foul #1 on William Kanagy, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Henry Price (PF), Manuel Rico (C) Larry Berggren, Thomas Jepson, William Kanagy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Jack Erskine (C) Wayne Burroughs, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:22 | American U. | The rebound goes to Manuel Rico | 50-36 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Henry Price misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kifimbo Dare - foul #2 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger (SG) Richard Pigg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss (PF) Kifimbo Dare | |
| 15:15 | American U. | Henry Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Henry Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 14:39 | American U. | Manuel Rico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Carr (SF) John Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 14:03 | American U. | Ernest Gonsales is called for the reach on Michael Carr - foul #2 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (PG), Jacob Taylor (SF) Conrad Gordon, Ernest Gonsales | |
| 13:49 | American U. | Michael Carr blows the layup but the foul's on Jacob Taylor - foul #2 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton (PF) Howard Goss | |
| 13:49 | American U. | Michael Carr misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:49 | American U. | Michael Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton is hacked by Henry Price - foul #4 on Henry Price, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG), Adrian Davis (PF) Jeffrey Neuberger, Henry Price | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Jacob Taylor, Jack Erskine | |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare tips it in | 52-44 |
| 12:55 | American U. | Adrian Davis comes up short on the shot in the lane | 52-44 |
| 12:54 | American U. | Michael Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:42 | American U. | Adrian Davis misses short on a shot from close range | 52-44 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kifimbo Dare | 52-46 |
| 12:07 | American U. | William Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:05 | American U. | John Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:41 | American U. | Adrian Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from William Nelson and he's hacked by Christopher Wilson - foul #2 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger (SG), Richard Pigg (SF), William Kanagy (C) William Nelson, Michael Carr, Manuel Rico | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Ernest Gonsales (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Wayne Burroughs, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 11:41 | American U. | Adrian Davis makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pigg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adrian Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kanagy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:16 | American U. | Richard Pigg snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:58 | American U. | Richard Pigg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:56 | American U. | William Kanagy pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Adrian Davis hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Pigg | 57-46 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Thomas Jepson (PF) John Ford, Adrian Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF) Jacob Taylor | |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Pigg | 57-46 |
| 10:23 | American U. | Thomas Jepson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:17 | American U. | William Kanagy is fouled on the floor by Jack Erskine - foul #3 on Jack Erskine, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Carr (SF), Manuel Rico (C) Richard Pigg, Thomas Jepson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:11 | American U. | Christopher Wilson steals the ball from Michael Carr | 57-46 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon can't finish the layup | 57-46 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Davis (PF) William Kanagy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG) Ernest Gonsales | |
| 09:35 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Berggren | 60-46 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Neuberger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Neuberger, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG) Larry Berggren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare (C) Jack Erskine | |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Daniel Hampton (PF) Conrad Gordon, Howard Goss | |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Michael Carr connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Neuberger | 62-48 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Manuel Rico snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 08:22 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Adrian Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:03 | American U. | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), John Ford (SG), Richard Pigg (SF), Henry Price (PF), William Kanagy (C) William Nelson, Jeffrey Neuberger, Michael Carr, Adrian Davis, Manuel Rico | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Berggren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pigg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Price (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Kanagy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | American U. | Richard Pigg banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Berggren | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Pigg - foul #2 on Richard Pigg, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | American U. | Richard Pigg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Gonsales - foul #3 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss banks in the layup set up by Wayne Burroughs and the foul's on Henry Price - foul #5 on Henry Price, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Carr (SF), Thomas Jepson (PF) Larry Berggren, Henry Price | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG) Ernest Gonsales | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:14 | American U. | Thomas Jepson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Neuberger (SG) John Ford, Richard Pigg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Conrad Gordon | 66-56 |
| 05:37 | American U. | Michael Carr connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Neuberger | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Neuberger is called for the reach on Irwin Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Neuberger, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Davis (PF), Manuel Rico (C) Thomas Jepson, William Kanagy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Wayne Burroughs, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:42 | American U. | Michael Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (PG) William Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor (SG) Irwin Thompson | |
| 04:42 | American U. | Michael Carr misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:42 | American U. | Michael Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Kifimbo Dare is blocked by Manuel Rico | 70-58 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Michael Carr snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:01 | American U. | Manuel Rico misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 04:00 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger grabs the offensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | American U. | Michael Carr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 03:36 | American U. | Manuel Rico can't tip it in | 70-58 |
| 03:35 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Neuberger | 70-58 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Manuel Rico misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton grabs the board | 70-58 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Adrian Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Taylor (fresh) SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Carr is called for the reach on Daniel Hampton - foul #2 on Michael Carr, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Richard Pigg (SF) Jeffrey Neuberger, Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Jacob Taylor, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:58 | American U. | Richard Pigg buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Nelson | 72-60 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Conrad Gordon | 72-62 |
| 02:42 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger (SG), Michael Carr (SF) John Ford, Richard Pigg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss (PF) Daniel Hampton | |
| 02:21 | American U. | Christopher Wilson denies the turnaround by Adrian Davis | 72-62 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine tips it home | 72-64 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Manuel Rico misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 72-64 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Carr | 75-64 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss clanks a floater from the left side | 75-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses the tip | 75-64 |
| 00:49 | American U. | Adrian Davis grabs the board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Conrad Gordon is called for the reach on William Nelson - foul #1 on Conrad Gordon, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG), Richard Pigg (SF), William Kanagy (C) Jeffrey Neuberger, Michael Carr, Manuel Rico | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 00:25 | American U. | William Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:25 | American U. | William Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs loses the dribble to William Nelson | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | American U. | William Nelson runs out the clock | 77-64 |