| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) SG - William Green (fresh) SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) PF - Walter Moore (fresh) C - James Pimentel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina 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) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Pimentel - foul #1 on James Pimentel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | William Green gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kennedy | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | James Pimentel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | William Green gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks's pass is intercepted by Joseph Deltoro in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Deltoro | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Walter Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | James Pimentel is whistled for a carry | 2-8 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is hacked by Carson McNeil - foul #1 on Carson McNeil, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (PF) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | William Green makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carson McNeil | 5-8 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Parks is called for the reach on Brandon Ludwig - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG) Joseph Deltoro, Richard Kennedy | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) SG - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) C - James Pimentel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) SF - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) C - Makary Zegar (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ernst | 5-10 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | William Green drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Moore | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Walter Moore can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | William Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee (SG), Wesley Brooking (PF), Douglas Walker (C) William Green, Walter Moore, James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Stephen Hanneman, Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro, Makary Zegar | |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro throws it down on a great pass from Walter Cole | 8-12 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 8-12 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy tips it in | 8-14 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Joseph Deltoro is denied by Carson McNeil | 8-14 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Walker | 10-14 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is fouled on the floor by Douglas Walker - foul #1 on Douglas Walker, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG), Walter Moore (PF), James Pimentel (C) Thomas Parks, Carson McNeil, Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG) Walter Cole | |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Brooking | 10-14 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gordon Cartee (fairly fresh) SG - William Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wesley Brooking (fresh) PF - Walter Moore (fresh) C - James Pimentel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | William Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | William Green misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Ludwig | 10-17 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | William Green scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Brooking | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wesley Brooking - foul #1 on Wesley Brooking, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), Jonathan Bui (SF) Gordon Cartee, Wesley Brooking | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Joseph Deltoro, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Walter Moore comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Shapiro - foul #1 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (PG), Carson McNeil (SF) James Funches, Jonathan Bui | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG) Richard Kennedy | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Walter Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Walter Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carson McNeil | 13-18 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Walter Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Walter Moore, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | William Green misses short on a shot from the right side | 13-18 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carson McNeil | 13-18 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | James Pimentel misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Green | 13-18 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Green | 15-18 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | William Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carson McNeil | 17-18 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | William Green misses the jump hook near the basket | 17-21 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Walter Moore tips it in | 19-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carson McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) SF - Brandon Ludwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Makary Zegar (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Parks - foul #2 on Thomas Parks, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), Gordon Cartee (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Wesley Brooking (PF), Douglas Walker (C) Thomas Parks, William Green, Carson McNeil, Walter Moore, James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro, Makary Zegar | |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Douglas Walker - foul #2 on Douglas Walker, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Pimentel (C) Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Hanneman - foul #1 on Stephen Hanneman, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG) Stephen Hanneman | |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ernst | 20-27 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Funches | 23-27 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG), Carson McNeil (SF) Jonathan Bui, James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG) James Ernst | |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking is whistled for traveling | 23-27 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | William Green misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #2 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #4 | 23-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Moore (PF) James Funches | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Wesley Brooking - foul #2 on Wesley Brooking, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Pimentel (C) Wesley Brooking | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Moore | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the runner in the paint set up by Walter Moore and he's fouled by Joseph Deltoro - foul #1 on Joseph Deltoro, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG) Gordon Cartee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SF) Ray McPhaul | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | James Pimentel makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Parks (PG), Douglas Walker (C) Clarence Kwok, James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (SF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Walter Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-29 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | William Green tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Green (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carson McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 28-29 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Thomas Parks loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking (SG) William Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig is hacked by Thomas Parks - foul #3 on Thomas Parks, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG) Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul (SF) Makary Zegar | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil is hacked by Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee (SG) Walter Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Joseph Deltoro, Walter Shapiro | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Douglas Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Carson McNeil gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | James Funches misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | James Funches snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Carson McNeil - foul #2 on Carson McNeil, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Green (SG) Carson McNeil | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG) Brandon Ludwig | |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Gordon Cartee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Cole | 28-33 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Wesley Brooking buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro connects on the floater from the left side set up by Mwamba Alghamdi | 31-35 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | James Funches is fouled on the floor by Richard Kennedy - foul #3 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carson McNeil (SF), Walter Moore (PF), James Pimentel (C) Gordon Cartee, Wesley Brooking, Douglas Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | James Funches makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | James Funches misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 32-35 |