| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ralph Chandler (fresh) SG - Daniel Malkin (fresh) SF - William Ransome (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Jeffery Visocsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Colorado State | William Ransome grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Malkin - foul #1 on Daniel Malkin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Richard Johnson is denied by Richard Kennedy | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Colorado State | William Ransome tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is hacked by Jeffery Visocsky - foul #1 on Jeffery Visocsky, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jacques Grays (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Visocsky blocks the short jumper by Joseph Deltoro | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Colorado State | William Ransome makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jacques Grays | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Colorado State | William Ransome scores on a jumper from close range set up by Ralph Chandler and he's hacked by Joseph Deltoro - foul #1 on Joseph Deltoro, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG) Joseph Deltoro, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dustin Levin (PG), Melvin White (SG) Ralph Chandler, Daniel Malkin | |
| 16:46 | Colorado State | William Ransome misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Visocsky | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | William Ransome is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Ransome, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Baker (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) William Ransome, Jeffery Visocsky | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:50 | Colorado State | Dustin Levin pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Walter Shapiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dustin Levin (fresh) SG - Melvin White (fresh) SF - Larry Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Jacques Grays (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 4-7 |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Jacques Grays snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Colorado State | Melvin White misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mwamba Alghamdi | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Colorado State | Melvin White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mwamba Alghamdi | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Ludwig | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Colorado State | Brandon Ludwig is called for the reach on Larry Baker - foul #1 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler (PG), Daniel Malkin (SG), William Ransome (SF), Todd Simmons (PF), Jeffery Visocsky (C) Dustin Levin, Melvin White, Larry Baker, Richard Johnson, Jacques Grays | |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky is fouled on the floor by Joseph Deltoro - foul #2 on Joseph Deltoro, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG) Joseph Deltoro | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Visocsky | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar's layup is rejected by Todd Simmons | 8-9 |
| 14:04 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #1 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (PF) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:41 | Colorado State | William Ransome is hacked by Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 13:28 | Colorado State | William Ransome drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | William Ransome steals it from Makary Zegar | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler misses the shot in the lane | 8-12 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Dipalma | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Colorado State | William Ransome comes up short on the floater from the left side | 10-12 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Ransome - foul #2 on William Ransome, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Melvin White (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) William Ransome, Todd Simmons | |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | Melvin White travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul (SF) Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dustin Levin (PG) Ralph Chandler | |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Baker (SF), Jacques Grays (C) Daniel Malkin, Jeffery Visocsky | |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jacques Grays - foul #1 on Jacques Grays, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Shapiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dustin Levin (fresh) SG - Melvin White (fresh) SF - Larry Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Jacques Grays (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Colorado State | Jacques Grays's floater is tipped away by Walter Shapiro | 13-12 |
| 11:28 | Colorado State | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:09 | Colorado State | Larry Baker is hacked by Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler (PG), Jeffery Visocsky (C) Larry Baker, Jacques Grays | |
| 10:56 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Ralph Chandler | 13-14 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro's floater is tipped away by Richard Johnson | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin (SG), Jacques Grays (PF) Dustin Levin, Richard Johnson | |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | Melvin White drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Chandler | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is hacked by Melvin White - foul #1 on Melvin White, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), William Dipalma (PF) Stephen Hanneman, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dustin Levin (PG), Larry Baker (SF), Todd Simmons (C) Ralph Chandler, Melvin White, Jeffery Visocsky | |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Colorado State | Todd Simmons gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Colorado State | Dustin Levin is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Cole - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Colorado State | Dustin Levin misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Dustin Levin snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Richard Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Jacques Grays | 15-16 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Jacques Grays tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 08:16 | Colorado State | Todd Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Larry Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Levin | 15-18 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy buries a floater near the basket | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ernst (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dipalma (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dustin Levin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Malkin (fresh) SF - Larry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacques Grays (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Jacques Grays misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Ernst | 17-18 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst misses the 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 07:31 | Colorado State | Jacques Grays snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:24 | Colorado State | Richard Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Larry Baker | 17-18 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Dustin Levin takes the ball from James Ernst | 17-18 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-18 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jacques Grays - foul #2 on Jacques Grays, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Walter Shapiro (C) Walter Cole, James Ernst, William Dipalma, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler (PG), Melvin White (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Jeffery Visocsky (C) Daniel Malkin, Larry Baker, Jacques Grays, Todd Simmons | |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:56 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 19-18 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 05:41 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | Colorado State | Dustin Levin makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Ralph Chandler | 19-20 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Makary Zegar is blocked by Richard Johnson | 19-20 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:11 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Visocsky | 19-20 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Visocsky - foul #2 on Jeffery Visocsky, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin (SG), David Botkin (C) Dustin Levin, Jeffery Visocsky | |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:23 | Colorado State | David Botkin can't connect on a shot from the right block | 20-20 |
| 04:22 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to David Botkin | 20-20 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Simmons (C) David Botkin | |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 03:50 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ralph Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Malkin (fresh) SF - Melvin White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-20 |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | Todd Simmons pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:33 | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 20-23 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses the lay-in but the foul's on Melvin White - foul #2 on Melvin White, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Walter Shapiro (PF) Brandon Ludwig, Stephen Hanneman, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dustin Levin (PG), William Ransome (SF), Jacques Grays (PF), Jeffery Visocsky (C) Ralph Chandler, Melvin White, Richard Johnson, Todd Simmons | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:59 | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray McPhaul | 24-23 |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | William Ransome hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 01:48 | Colorado State | Daniel Malkin gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | Ray McPhaul is called for the reach on William Ransome - foul #2 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Ray McPhaul, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ralph Chandler (PG) Daniel Malkin | |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | William Ransome makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | William Ransome makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro is fouled on the floor by Jacques Grays - foul #3 on Jacques Grays, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SF) Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Melvin White (SG), Todd Simmons (PF) Dustin Levin, Jacques Grays | |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:25 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 01:11 | Colorado State | Melvin White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 01:09 | Colorado State | Jeffery Visocsky grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Todd Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | William Ransome misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig is hacked by William Ransome - foul #3 on William Ransome, team foul #12 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (SF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Baker (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) William Ransome, Todd Simmons | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Melvin White knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ralph Chandler | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Larry Baker pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Larry Baker clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-29 |