| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Nathan Greening (fresh) SG - Brian Smith (fresh) SF - Marc Zdanowicz (fresh) PF - Michael Nokes (fresh) C - Kenneth Cobos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (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 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State 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) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cobos | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Oklahoma State | Michael Nokes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Cole | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith drills a shot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig can't finish the layup | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos is fouled on the floor by Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #1 on Mwamba Alghamdi, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Cobos blocks the jumper by Richard Kennedy | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cobos | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Oklahoma State | Mwamba Alghamdi swats the layup by Brian Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mwamba Alghamdi | 7-7 |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Ludwig | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Greening is called for the reach on Walter Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Greening, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Marc Zdanowicz is called for the reach on Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Marc Zdanowicz, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Bryden (C) Kenneth Cobos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar is whistled for a carry | 7-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph May (SG) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:57 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Nathan Greening (fresh) SG - Joseph May (fresh) SF - Marc Zdanowicz (fresh) PF - Michael Nokes (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Bryden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) C - William Dipalma (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Dipalma | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | Oklahoma State | Joseph May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Oklahoma State | Marc Zdanowicz gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:40 | Oklahoma State | John Bryden is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Bryden, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith (SG), Robert Cox (PF), Kenneth Cobos (C) Nathan Greening, Marc Zdanowicz, Michael Nokes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) George Bousquet, Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro, William Dipalma | |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:00 | Oklahoma State | John Bryden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph May - foul #1 on Joseph May, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Oklahoma State | Mwamba Alghamdi blocks the short jumper by Robert Cox | 7-12 |
| 13:20 | Oklahoma State | Robert Cox gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:01 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 12:24 | Oklahoma State | Joseph May is fouled on the floor by Walter Cole - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening (PG), Marc Zdanowicz (SF), Michael Nokes (PF) Joseph May, John Bryden, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:12 | Oklahoma State | Brandon Ludwig is called for the reach on Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper (C) Kenneth Cobos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG) Walter Cole | |
| 12:00 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Brandon Ludwig is denied by Marc Zdanowicz | 9-14 |
| 11:37 | Oklahoma State | Michael Nokes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Nathan Greening (fresh) SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marc Zdanowicz (fresh) PF - Michael Nokes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Oklahoma State | Richard Kennedy denies the turnaround by Brian Smith | 9-14 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by George Bousquet | 9-16 |
| 10:53 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Mwamba Alghamdi - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph May (SG), Kenneth Cobos (C) Brian Smith, Joshua Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), William Dipalma (C) Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cobos | 12-16 |
| 10:04 | Oklahoma State | Joseph May is hacked by Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 09:42 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet tips it in | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Makary Zegar - foul #2 on Makary Zegar, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith (SG) Joseph May | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) George Bousquet, Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro, William Dipalma | |
| 08:59 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 08:43 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph May (PG), Joshua Cooper (SG), John Bryden (SF), Robert Cox (C) Nathan Greening, Brian Smith, Marc Zdanowicz, Kenneth Cobos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:12 | Oklahoma State | Brandon Ludwig steals it from Joseph May | 14-20 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Cole | 14-23 |
| 07:58 | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-23 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Ludwig | 14-25 |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma State | Robert Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph May (fresh) SG - Joshua Cooper (fresh) SF - John Bryden (fresh) PF - Michael Nokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening (PG), Marc Zdanowicz (SF), Kenneth Cobos (C) Joshua Cooper, Michael Nokes, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 06:55 | Oklahoma State | Marc Zdanowicz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-25 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by Kenneth Cobos - foul #1 on Kenneth Cobos, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:31 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos can't throw it down | 14-28 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is fouled on the floor by Joseph May - foul #2 on Joseph May, team foul #9 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper (SG) Joseph May | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Walter Shapiro (PF) Brandon Ludwig, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:15 | Oklahoma State | Stephen Hanneman steals the ball from John Bryden | 14-30 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-30 |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Cobos pulls down the rebound | 14-30 |
| 05:53 | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Nokes (PF) John Bryden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul (SF) James Ernst | |
| 05:53 | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:53 | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-30 |
| 05:23 | Oklahoma State | Marc Zdanowicz snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 05:19 | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper's layup is rejected by Richard Kennedy | 15-30 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-32 |
| 04:41 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-32 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-32 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 15-32 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Cobos - foul #2 on Kenneth Cobos, team foul #10 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph May (PG), Brian Smith (SG), John Bryden (SF), Robert Cox (C) Nathan Greening, Joshua Cooper, Marc Zdanowicz, Kenneth Cobos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) George Bousquet, Stephen Hanneman, Ray McPhaul, Richard Kennedy | |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 03:43 | Oklahoma State | Michael Nokes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-34 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Nokes picks off the pass by Brandon Ludwig | 15-34 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph May (fresh) SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Bryden (fresh) PF - Michael Nokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Shapiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Oklahoma State | John Bryden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-34 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro gets the rebound | 15-34 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-34 |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Michael Nokes grabs the board | 15-34 |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma State | Joseph May makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Smith | 17-34 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Brian Smith steals it from Walter Cole | 17-34 |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma State | Brian Smith lays it up and in | 19-34 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Makary Zegar | 19-36 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma State | Walter Cole takes the ball from Brian Smith | 19-36 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Shapiro | 19-39 |
| 01:23 | Oklahoma State | Walter Shapiro swats the dunk try by Michael Nokes | 19-39 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Joseph May is called for the reach on Walter Cole - foul #3 on Joseph May, team foul #11 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening (PG), Marc Zdanowicz (SF), Kenneth Cobos (C) Joseph May, Michael Nokes, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), William Dipalma (PF), Richard Kennedy (C) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar, Mwamba Alghamdi, Walter Shapiro | |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 00:51 | Oklahoma State | Nathan Greening hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Zdanowicz | 22-40 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Bryden - foul #2 on John Bryden, team foul #12 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joshua Cooper (SG), Mark Loeb (PF) Brian Smith, John Bryden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG) Walter Cole | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul misses the free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Joshua Cooper | 22-42 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Mark Loeb misses long on a shot from the right wing | 22-42 |