| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Donald Talbot (fresh) SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Jeremy Gresham (fresh) C - Michael Warburton (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 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Donald Talbot and he's hacked by Gary Renshaw - foul #1 on Gary Renshaw, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Renshaw | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Hunter | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham's layup is rejected by Louis Parker | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Talbot - foul #1 on Donald Talbot, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard McCracker | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Talbot is called for the reach on Louis Parker - foul #2 on Donald Talbot, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jing Meng (PG) Donald Talbot | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Niedzielski | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng knocks in the floater from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim (SG), Gerald Dineen (SF), Darrel Taylor (PF), Douglas Alejandre (C) Ed Reardon, Robert Niedzielski, Jeremy Gresham, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG) Dave Hunter | |
| 16:33 | Seton Hall | Gerald Dineen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerald Dineen, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), Michael Gooch (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Dineen is called for the reach on Louis Parker - foul #2 on Gerald Dineen, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker (SG) Gerald Dineen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Seton Hall | Eugene Cha is called for the reach on Jing Meng - foul #1 on Eugene Cha, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 15:46 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jing Meng (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dobry Zenker (fresh) SF - Thomas Kim (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) C - Douglas Alejandre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) SF - Louis Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) C - Aaron Folse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Eugene Cha steals the ball from Dobry Zenker | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha is denied on a layup by Darrel Taylor | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Douglas Alejandre | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-6 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:09 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:51 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor drills a 3 from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker tips it in | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jing Meng | 15-10 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge can't finish the layup | 15-10 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Streitenberge | 15-12 |
| 12:31 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor misses the jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:29 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Kim | 15-12 |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Louis Parker - foul #1 on Louis Parker, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski (SF), Jeremy Gresham (PF), Michael Warburton (C) Dobry Zenker, Darrel Taylor, Douglas Alejandre | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), William Edwards (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Louis Parker, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG) Thomas Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:36 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jing Meng (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Jeremy Gresham (fresh) C - Michael Warburton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) C - David Kallenberg (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw loses the dribble to Ed Reardon | 17-12 |
| 10:58 | Seton Hall | David Kallenberg steps in front of the Ed Reardon pass | 17-12 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Jing Meng is called for the reach on David Kallenberg - foul #1 on Jing Meng, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker's pass is intercepted by Ed Reardon | 17-12 |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 17-12 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Jing Meng steals it from William Edwards | 17-12 |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard McCracker - foul #1 on Richard McCracker, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor (PF), Rolando Colbert (C) Jeremy Gresham, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Louis Parker (SF) Dave Hunter, William Edwards | |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:19 | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert is hacked by Louis Parker - foul #2 on Louis Parker, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker (PG) Jing Meng | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Louis Parker, Gary Renshaw | |
| 09:10 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Taylor picks off the pass by Michael Gooch | 17-12 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dobry Zenker and the foul's on Brian Streitenberge - foul #1 on Brian Streitenberge, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre (PF) Dobry Zenker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, David Kallenberg | |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon misses the free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Alejandre | 19-12 |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Michael Gooch denies the turnaround by Darrel Taylor | 19-12 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse tips it in | 19-14 |
| 07:46 | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert is called for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim (SG), Jeremy Gresham (PF), Michael Warburton (C) Ed Reardon, Douglas Alejandre, Rolando Colbert | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF) Brian Streitenberge, Aaron Folse | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Taylor steps in front of the Dave Hunter pass | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kim (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Gresham (fresh) C - Michael Warburton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrel Taylor | 22-14 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Niedzielski is called for the reach on William Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Niedzielski, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker (PG), Ed Reardon (SG) Darrel Taylor, Robert Niedzielski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), David Kallenberg (C) Eugene Cha, Michael Gooch | |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dave Hunter | 22-16 |
| 06:18 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Renshaw - foul #2 on Gary Renshaw, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor (PF) Jeremy Gresham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SF), Michael Gooch (PF) William Edwards, Gary Renshaw | |
| 06:18 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:18 | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrel Taylor - foul #1 on Darrel Taylor, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SF) Brian Streitenberge | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:32 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim's pass is intercepted by Dave Hunter | 22-18 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha clanks a shot from the left block | 22-18 |
| 05:08 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:02 | Seton Hall | David Kallenberg steals it from Dobry Zenker | 22-18 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is hacked by Dobry Zenker - foul #1 on Dobry Zenker, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski (SF), Jeremy Gresham (PF), Douglas Alejandre (C) Dobry Zenker, Thomas Kim, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SF) Dave Hunter | |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:36 | Seton Hall | William Edwards steals it from Darrel Taylor | 22-20 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 22-20 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:14 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Edwards | 24-23 |
| 03:44 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon is denied on a layup by Michael Gooch | 24-23 |
| 03:42 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor dunks the ball | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Darrel Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ed Reardon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Gresham (fresh) C - Douglas Alejandre (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Cha (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kallenberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:17 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:02 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darrel Taylor and he's hacked by Michael Gooch - foul #1 on Michael Gooch, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot (PG), Thomas Kim (SG), Michael Warburton (C) Darrel Taylor, Ed Reardon, Jeremy Gresham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, Eugene Cha, William Edwards, Michael Gooch, David Kallenberg | |
| 03:02 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter blows the layup | 28-23 |
| 02:44 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Douglas Alejandre | 28-23 |
| 02:38 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw comes up short on the shot near the basket | 30-23 |
| 02:21 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:16 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-23 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dave Hunter | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim is fouled on the floor by Gary Renshaw - foul #3 on Gary Renshaw, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert (PF) Douglas Alejandre | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski (C) Gary Renshaw | |
| 01:54 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Rolando Colbert swats the short shot by Aaron Folse | 33-25 |
| 01:33 | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 01:28 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 01:26 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski can't finish the layup | 33-25 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski tips it home | 33-27 |
| 00:55 | Seton Hall | Wayne Kilichowski is called for the reach on Thomas Kim - foul #1 on Wayne Kilichowski, team foul #10 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jing Meng (SF), Jeremy Gresham (PF), Darrel Taylor (C) Robert Niedzielski, Rolando Colbert, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Brian Streitenberge, Dave Hunter, Aaron Folse, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 00:55 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:55 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Jing Meng is called for the reach on Louis Parker - foul #2 on Jing Meng, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG), Gerald Dineen (SF) Donald Talbot, Thomas Kim | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:01 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |