| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Magierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Percy Sheehan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | William Smith inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal 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) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | William Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 19:44 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi is hacked by Radomil Lepkowski - foul #3 on Radomil Lepkowski, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen (SG) Radomil Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Ivan Magierski picks off the pass by Walter Cole in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Percy Sheehan - foul #2 on Percy Sheehan, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:40 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Rasmussen | 46-42 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Percy Sheehan swats the short shot by Brandon Ludwig | 46-42 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy tips it in | 46-44 |
| 16:57 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen's floater is knocked away by Mwamba Alghamdi | 46-44 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray McPhaul | 46-44 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Ruddy | 46-44 |
| 16:26 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Ruddy - foul #3 on Robert Ruddy, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Danny Dillard (PG), Ryan Knight (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Samuel Rasmussen, Leonard Wolfson, Robert Ruddy, Percy Sheehan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), William Dipalma (C) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Dipalma - foul #1 on William Dipalma, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), William Smith (SF) Danny Dillard, Malcolm Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG) Brandon Ludwig | |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:57 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ivan Magierski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Salter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Cusick (fresh) C - Ryan Knight (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dipalma (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG) Ivan Magierski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Radomil Lepkowski steals the ball from Walter Shapiro | 48-45 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski is fouled on the floor by George Bousquet - foul #2 on George Bousquet, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy (PF) Ryan Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy (C) William Dipalma | |
| 14:41 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Smith | 50-45 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro is called for a backcourt violation | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro | |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski hits a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Smith | 53-45 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Walter Cole steals it from William Smith | 53-45 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole banks in the layup | 53-47 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Mwamba Alghamdi steals the ball from Robert Ruddy | 53-47 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy lays it in | 55-49 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Salter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ruddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregg Cusick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Southern Cal | William Salter can't connect on a shot near the basket | 55-49 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for the reach on George Bousquet - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski (PG), Samuel Rasmussen (SG), Ryan Knight (SF), Leonard Wolfson (PF), Percy Sheehan (C) Radomil Lepkowski, William Salter, William Smith, Robert Ruddy, Gregg Cusick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), William Dipalma (C) Walter Cole, George Bousquet, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro's floater is knocked away by Percy Sheehan | 55-49 |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:45 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar clanks a shot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:06 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Rasmussen | 57-49 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Percy Sheehan swats the short shot by Brandon Ludwig | 57-49 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:42 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rasmussen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Magierski | 60-49 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Knight steps in front of the Makary Zegar pass | 60-49 |
| 09:13 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 09:12 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Knight | 60-49 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), William Salter (SG), Robert Ruddy (PF), Malcolm Wright (C) Ivan Magierski, Samuel Rasmussen, Leonard Wolfson, Percy Sheehan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) James Ernst, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro, William Dipalma | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig drills a shot from the right side | 62-51 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 08:02 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on William Salter - foul #4 on William Salter, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Smith (SF), Gregg Cusick (C) Ryan Knight, Malcolm Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Salter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregg Cusick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | William Salter comes up short on the floater from the right side | 64-54 |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 07:17 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-54 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul double dribbles | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan (C) Gregg Cusick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul | |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski's dunk attempt is rejected by Mwamba Alghamdi | 64-54 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | William Smith tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 06:42 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski (SG) William Salter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Hanneman | 64-56 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-56 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Percy Sheehan | 67-56 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mwamba Alghamdi and the foul's on William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Salter (SG), Leonard Wolfson (SF), Gregg Cusick (PF) Radomil Lepkowski, William Smith, Robert Ruddy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Walter Shapiro (C) Stephen Hanneman, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Ivan Magierski knocks in the turnaround from close range | 69-58 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ray McPhaul | 69-58 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:37 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Salter | 69-58 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal 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) | |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 71-60 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | William Salter can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 71-60 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski (PG), Robert Ruddy (PF) Ivan Magierski, Gregg Cusick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) George Bousquet, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits the finger roll | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Radomil Lepkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Salter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Wolfson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ruddy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Percy Sheehan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Southern Cal | Radomil Lepkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Kennedy | 73-62 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Walter Cole, team foul #4 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick (C) Percy Sheehan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Gregg Cusick is called for traveling | 73-62 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Cole | 73-64 |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan (C) Gregg Cusick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy grabs the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | William Salter misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | William Salter misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | William Salter misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mwamba Alghamdi | 73-64 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Ludwig | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy is fouled on the floor by Walter Cole - foul #4 on Walter Cole, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Leonard Wolfson hits the finger roll | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Ludwig - foul #1 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (C) Percy Sheehan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Robert Ruddy misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Cole | 75-66 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Knight is called for the reach on Ray McPhaul - foul #2 on Ryan Knight, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Percy Sheehan (C) Ryan Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Brandon Ludwig is called for the reach on William Salter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ryan Knight (SF), Malcolm Wright (C) Robert Ruddy, Percy Sheehan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | William Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Ludwig | 77-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Ludwig - foul #3 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Malcolm Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-71 |