| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M 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 (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Louis Parker | 34-27 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Parker | 34-29 |
| 19:09 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is hacked by Thomas Knight - foul #2 on Thomas Knight, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the floater from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:33 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:18 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Santiago Sanchez | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Kallenberg - foul #2 on David Kallenberg, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Dave Hunter, Gary Renshaw | |
| 17:31 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the dunk | 37-31 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 17:08 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Gooch, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), James Nelson (SF), Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Santiago Sanchez, Raymond Cota, Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SG), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, David Kallenberg | |
| 16:36 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Hicks | 42-33 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdella - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdella, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard (SF) Henry Dickerson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF) Louis Parker, Aaron Folse | |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:10 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota (SF) Lee Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Brian Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Florida A&M | James Nelson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 15:05 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:49 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw banks in the layup | 50-38 |
| 14:13 | Florida A&M | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdella is denied by Gary Renshaw | 50-38 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 13:40 | Florida A&M | Michael Gooch blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdella | 50-40 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Gooch | 50-42 |
| 13:22 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker is hacked by William Edwards - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Henry Dickerson (SG), Lee Woodard (SF), Thomas Knight (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Brian Hicks, James Nelson, Raymond Cota, Julian Parker, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Aaron Folse (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Dave Hunter, William Edwards, Gary Renshaw, Michael Gooch | |
| 13:03 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard hits the finger roll | 52-42 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Thomas Knight - foul #3 on Thomas Knight, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Zaretsky is called for the reach on Louis Parker - foul #1 on Patrick Zaretsky, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 12:02 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 11:44 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-42 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Folse (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Zaretsky - foul #2 on Patrick Zaretsky, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota (SF) Lee Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Brian Streitenberge, Aaron Folse | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:31 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:12 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard McCracker | 52-45 |
| 10:58 | Florida A&M | Louis Parker steals it from Raymond Cota | 52-45 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Henry Dickerson is called for the reach on Eugene Cha - foul #3 on Henry Dickerson, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF) Richard McCracker, David Kallenberg | |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Gooch | 52-47 |
| 09:59 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Cota | 54-47 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter connects on the floater from the left side set up by Eugene Cha | 54-49 |
| 09:19 | Florida A&M | Eugene Cha is called for the reach on Santiago Sanchez - foul #1 on Eugene Cha, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), James Nelson (SG), Thomas Knight (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Santiago Sanchez, Henry Dickerson, Julian Parker, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), William Edwards (SF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Michael Gooch | |
| 09:06 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota's pass is intercepted by Richard McCracker | 54-49 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Zaretsky - foul #3 on Patrick Zaretsky, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:53 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Patrick Zaretsky | 54-50 |
| 08:32 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:30 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota tips it home | 56-50 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw connects on the shot from the right side set up by Brian Streitenberge | 56-52 |
| 07:50 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Henry Dickerson (SG), Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Brian Hicks, Raymond Cota, Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Louis Parker (SF) Brian Streitenberge, William Edwards | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Renshaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Santiago Sanchez is called for the reach on Dave Hunter - foul #2 on Santiago Sanchez, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Michael Gooch (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:24 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:09 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Dickerson - foul #4 on Henry Dickerson, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard (SF) James Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:32 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez buries a jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch clanks a fadeaway from close range | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:59 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Parker - foul #2 on Louis Parker, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), Thomas Knight (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Santiago Sanchez, Julian Parker, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Aaron Folse | |
| 05:59 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:59 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Parker | 60-56 |
| 05:12 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky makes the shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 04:52 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:38 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), James Nelson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF) Brian Hicks, Henry Dickerson, Lee Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), William Edwards (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, Michael Gooch | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard McCracker and the foul's on James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Nelson | 64-59 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson (SG), Julian Parker (C) James Nelson, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Michael Gooch (C) Richard McCracker, William Edwards, David Kallenberg | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Julian Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 64-59 |
| 03:19 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw blows the layup | 66-59 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky (C) Julian Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Michael Gooch | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-59 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 02:28 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight double dribbles | 66-61 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker connects on the shot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 02:00 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 01:59 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | Florida A&M | The pull-up jumper by Henry Dickerson is blocked by David Kallenberg | 66-63 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits a jumper from the baseline | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Henry Dickerson | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker drills a shot near the basket set up by Dave Hunter | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Florida A&M | The jumper by Raymond Cota is denied by David Kallenberg | 69-67 |
| 00:19 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez snags the offensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Florida A&M | David Kallenberg is called for the reach on Santiago Sanchez - foul #3 on David Kallenberg, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight is hacked by David Kallenberg - foul #4 on David Kallenberg, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:14 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez is hacked by Richard McCracker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McCracker, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |