| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) C - Allen McElligott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) SF - Louis Parker (fresh) PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) C - David Kallenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Eckman | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell loses the dribble to Richard McCracker | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard McCracker | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the jump hook in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker is denied on a layup by Joseph Russell | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard McCracker and the foul's on Gary Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Johnson | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Louis Eckman steals the ball from Gary Renshaw | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Louis Parker | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard McCracker | 2-10 |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott blows the layup | 2-10 |
| 15:54 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan Hall | 5-10 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dave Hunter | 5-13 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell loses the dribble to Dave Hunter | 5-13 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 5-13 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Russell - foul #1 on Joseph Russell, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG), Lonnie Demartino (SG), James Sakai (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), Keith France (C) Evan Hall, Louis Eckman, Gary Johnson, Joseph Russell, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), William Edwards (SF), Michael Gooch (C) Richard McCracker, Dave Hunter, Louis Parker, David Kallenberg | |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by William Edwards - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse (C) Gary Renshaw | |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha is fouled on the floor by David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Jordan | 8-15 |
| 13:31 | Miami (OH) | Keith France drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Demartino | 11-15 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 13:16 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lonnie Demartino | 14-15 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Aaron Folse | 14-18 |
| 12:50 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece's layup is rejected by Aaron Folse | 14-18 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Aaron Folse | 14-18 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge's floater is tipped away by Douglas Breece | 14-18 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 14-20 |
| 11:51 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-20 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Breece | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - David Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lonnie Demartino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Sakai (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) C - Keith France (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) C - Aaron Folse (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece lays it up and in set up by James Sakai | 16-20 |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Demartino - foul #1 on Lonnie Demartino, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Louis Eckman (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Allen McElligott (C) David Jordan, Lonnie Demartino, James Sakai, Douglas Breece, Keith France | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, William Edwards, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Louis Eckman - foul #1 on Louis Eckman, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker is hacked by Gary Johnson - foul #2 on Gary Johnson, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Jaramillo (SF) Gary Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Eckman - foul #2 on Louis Eckman, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (SG), James Sakai (SF) Louis Eckman, Richard Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:05 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 16-22 |
| 09:24 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard McCracker - foul #1 on Richard McCracker, team foul #2 | 16-22 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Jordan | 19-22 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dave Hunter | 19-25 |
| 08:16 | Miami (OH) | Dave Hunter is called for the reach on David Jordan - foul #1 on Dave Hunter, team foul #3 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece (C) Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG) Dave Hunter | |
| 08:07 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-25 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Evan Hall - foul #1 on Evan Hall, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino (SG) David Jordan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch (PF) Gary Renshaw | |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Demartino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Sakai (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Breece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | David Kallenberg takes the ball from Evan Hall | 19-27 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg drills a jumper from the right block | 19-29 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Cha swats the shot by Evan Hall | 19-29 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino comes up short on the shot from the right side | 19-29 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch connects on the jump hook from close range and the foul's on James Sakai - foul #1 on James Sakai, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG), Keith France (SF), Allen McElligott (C) Evan Hall, James Sakai, Joseph Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), William Edwards (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) Richard McCracker, Louis Parker, David Kallenberg | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch misses the free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:26 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Douglas Breece | 19-31 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Keith France makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Jordan | 22-31 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Lonnie Demartino is called for the reach on Dave Hunter - foul #2 on Lonnie Demartino, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG) Lonnie Demartino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:27 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Jordan | 25-33 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 05:11 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Breece | 28-33 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Sakai (SF), Joseph Russell (PF) Evan Hall, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Louis Parker (SF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, William Edwards, Michael Gooch | |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Dave Hunter picks off the pass by Keith France | 28-33 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | David Jordan picks off the pass by Richard McCracker | 28-33 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell connects on the jump hook in the lane | 30-33 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Russell steals it from Richard McCracker | 30-33 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Louis Parker is called for the reach on Keith France - foul #1 on Louis Parker, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino (PG), Louis Eckman (SG), Gary Johnson (SF) David Jordan, Keith France, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Dave Hunter, Gary Renshaw | |
| 03:35 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-33 |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell tips it in | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lonnie Demartino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 32-35 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell misses the jumper from the left block | 32-35 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch's fadeaway is rejected by James Sakai | 32-35 |
| 02:36 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 02:29 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Richard McCracker steps in front of the Lonnie Demartino pass | 32-35 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker double dribbles | 32-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Douglas Breece (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Lonnie Demartino, Joseph Russell, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Eugene Cha, Michael Gooch, David Kallenberg | |
| 01:12 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson's pass is intercepted by Brian Streitenberge | 32-35 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Eckman - foul #3 on Louis Eckman, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (SG) Louis Eckman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SF), Michael Gooch (C) Louis Parker, Aaron Folse | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Gary Johnson is denied by Gary Renshaw | 32-37 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards misses the fullcourt shot | 34-37 |