| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Sells (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | James Sells snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Dean Jessee is called for the reach on James Sells - foul #2 on Dean Jessee, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bert Ogburn | 41-40 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | James Sells knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Irwin and he's hacked by Jerome Rhone - foul #2 on Jerome Rhone, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | James Sells misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee is hacked by James Sells - foul #3 on James Sells, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls (C) James Sells | |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin makes the 3 from the left wing set up by George McWayne | 41-45 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim and he's fouled by Matthew Pinner - foul #1 on Matthew Pinner, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Danny McVean (C) George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam | |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn clanks a floater from the right side | 44-45 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jerome Rhone and he's fouled by James Kornbluth - foul #2 on James Kornbluth, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), George McWayne (SG) Joseph Irwin, Samuel Mountain | |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Carter - foul #2 on Peter Carter, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | James Sells pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn steals the ball from Phillip Quam | 47-47 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Carter | 49-47 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-47 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne tips it home | 49-49 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Pool | 51-49 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn picks off the pass by James Kornbluth | 51-49 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Paul Pool buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Williamson | 54-49 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn picks off the pass by James Sells | 54-49 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Peter Carter tips it home | 56-49 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | James Sells is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Sells, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Jimmy Black (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Tommy Williamson, Bert Ogburn, Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Jerome Chapman, George McWayne, James Kornbluth, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Danny McVean is called for the reach on Jimmy Black - foul #2 on Danny McVean, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SG) Angelo Valencia | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pool (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Black steps in front of the Samuel Mountain pass | 56-52 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black can't finish the layup | 56-52 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Paul Pool misses the fadeaway in the lane | 56-52 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Paul Pool hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Rhone - foul #3 on Jerome Rhone, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Phillip Quam (PF) Samuel Mountain, Danny McVean | |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | George McWayne steals it from Jimmy Black | 58-53 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George McWayne | 58-56 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Rawls | 58-56 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses badly on a floater in the paint | 58-56 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Jessee | 58-56 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 61-56 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn steals it from Christopher Rawls | 61-56 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-56 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin is hacked by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Danny McVean (C) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Christopher Rawls | |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn steps in front of the Jerome Chapman pass | 61-56 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses the easy layup | 61-56 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 6 stl. SF - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Peter Carter is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mountain - foul #2 on Samuel Mountain, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF) Tommy Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), James Sells (C) Samuel Mountain, Phillip Quam | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Paul Pool hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Peter Carter snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn lays it in on a great pass from Angelo Valencia | 63-58 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Danny McVean | 63-61 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Carter | 66-61 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne can't finish the layup | 66-61 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Paul Pool can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Jerome Rhone (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF) Jerome Chapman, James Kornbluth, Danny McVean | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to George McWayne | 66-63 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | James Sells grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Black denies the turnaround by Phillip Quam | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | James Sells snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Sells | 69-65 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 6 stl. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McWayne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sells (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) George McWayne, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin's pass is intercepted by Jerome Rhone | 69-65 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bert Ogburn | 72-65 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Samuel Mountain, Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Irwin | 72-67 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by George McWayne - foul #1 on George McWayne, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the 3rd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee misses the lay-in | 77-67 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn tips it but misses | 77-67 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Sells | 77-67 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Pinner and he's hacked by Bert Ogburn - foul #1 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #6 | 77-69 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 77-70 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone snags the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn slams it home | 79-70 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin loses the dribble to Jimmy Black | 79-70 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Black | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Bert Ogburn takes the ball from Joseph Irwin in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the lay-in | 81-70 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | James Sells gets the rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-70 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Phillip Quam denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 81-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Quam | 81-70 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Pinner | 81-70 |