| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Engle (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Abraham Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronnie Burley | 31-22 |
| 19:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan is hacked by William Engle - foul #2 on William Engle, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 18:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Williams | 31-25 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-25 |
| 18:44 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses badly on a shot in the paint | 31-25 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant tips it in | 33-25 |
| 17:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 17:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 17:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Williams steps in front of the Ronnie Burley pass | 33-25 |
| 16:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Abraham Vaughan - foul #2 on Abraham Vaughan, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rey Shaw (PG), Robert Meredith (SF), James Updegraff (PF), Joseph Sims (C) Michael Williams, Joseph Forman, Pat Haugen, Abraham Vaughan | |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Branden Jones steals the ball from Rey Shaw in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-28 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Engle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rey Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Updegraff (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joseph Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:43 | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by James Black | 35-30 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard is hacked by James Black - foul #3 on James Black, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams (PG), David Benjamin (SG), Pat Haugen (PF) Rey Shaw, James Black, Joseph Sims | |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Janik | 37-30 |
| 14:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Meredith scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Williams | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | David Benjamin is called for the reach on Ronnie Burley - foul #1 on David Benjamin, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Alton Butler | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman (SF) Robert Meredith | |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 13:54 | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 40-32 |
| 13:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 13:40 | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronnie Burley, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rey Shaw (PG), James Black (SG), Gary Guilford (PF), Abraham Vaughan (C) Michael Williams, David Benjamin, Pat Haugen, James Updegraff | |
| 12:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rey Shaw | 40-36 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:16 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:58 | Cal Poly SLO | The pull-up jumper by James Black is blocked by Robert Davis | 40-36 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 11:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Janik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rey Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Forman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Guilford (fresh) C - Abraham Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Rey Shaw misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-36 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik tips it home | 42-36 |
| 10:33 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | James Black is called for the reach on Frank Bonenfant - foul #4 on James Black, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, Robert Davis, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams (PG), David Benjamin (SG), Robert Meredith (SF), Pat Haugen (PF), James Updegraff (C) Rey Shaw, James Black, Joseph Forman, Gary Guilford, Abraham Vaughan | |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | William Engle steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-38 |
| 09:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Bonenfant takes the ball from David Benjamin | 42-38 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Meredith takes the ball from Frank Bonenfant | 42-38 |
| 09:18 | Cal Poly SLO | David Benjamin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 09:16 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Meredith | 42-38 |
| 08:51 | Cal Poly SLO | David Benjamin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 08:37 | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 08:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Butler - foul #2 on Alton Butler, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Edward Levins (PF) Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 08:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen knocks in the floater from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alton Butler | 44-40 |
| 07:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Levins is called for the reach on Pat Haugen - foul #1 on Edward Levins, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronald Leonard, Alton Butler, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Black (SG), Abraham Vaughan (C) David Benjamin, James Updegraff | |
| 07:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Ronnie Burley steals the ball from Robert Meredith | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Engle (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pat Haugen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Abraham Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 06:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 06:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Carl Janik (C) Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rey Shaw (PG), Joseph Forman (SF), Gary Guilford (PF) Michael Williams, Robert Meredith, Pat Haugen | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 06:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Gary Guilford can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Bonenfant - foul #3 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Updegraff (C) Abraham Vaughan | |
| 06:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Gary Guilford makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Gary Guilford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Rey Shaw - foul #1 on Rey Shaw, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen (PF) Gary Guilford | |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Frank Bonenfant | 49-41 |
| 04:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen's pass is intercepted by Alton Butler | 49-41 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | James Black steps in front of the Branden Jones pass | 49-41 |
| 04:18 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black drills a 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Pat Haugen takes the ball from Frank Bonenfant | 49-44 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Branden Jones - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams (PG), Robert Meredith (SF), Gary Guilford (PF), Abraham Vaughan (C) Rey Shaw, Joseph Forman, Pat Haugen, James Updegraff | |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Abraham Vaughan swats the shot by Ronnie Burley | 49-45 |
| 03:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Black (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Guilford (fresh) 1 pts. C - Abraham Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronnie Burley - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 03:13 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:13 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 02:56 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 02:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Frank Bonenfant (PF), William Engle (C) Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Pat Haugen (PF) Gary Guilford | |
| 02:38 | Cal Poly SLO | James Black lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 02:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 01:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by William Engle - foul #3 on William Engle, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman (SF) Robert Meredith | |
| 01:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 52-51 |
| 01:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 01:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Abraham Vaughan gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 01:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 00:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman grabs the board | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Cal Poly SLO | William Engle picks off the pass by Joseph Forman | 52-53 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Abraham Vaughan picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Forman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis misses short on a fullcourt shot | 54-57 |