| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Belmont (fresh) SG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Crespin (fresh) PF - Roy Knorr (fresh) C - Gregory Spruill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Melvin Reynolds (fresh) SG - Raymond Scruggs (fresh) SF - Chad Dawley (fresh) PF - Darrin Riel (fresh) C - Michael Trussell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Darrin Riel - foul #1 on Darrin Riel, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Dawley | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Georgia Tech | Mark Belmont picks off the pass by Michael Trussell | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Trussell is called for the reach on Mark Belmont - foul #1 on Michael Trussell, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin misses the runner from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Darrin Riel picks off the pass by Roy Knorr | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Georgia Tech | Darrin Riel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrin Riel - foul #2 on Darrin Riel, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Sanfilippo (PG), Keith Cole (SG), Mark Pate (SF), Ray Melgar (C) Mark Belmont, Samuel Bennett, Jeffrey Crespin, Gregory Spruill | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Bledsoe (SF), Charles Savino (PF), Akim Zonker (C) Chad Dawley, Darrin Riel, Michael Trussell | |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:43 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:42 | Georgia Tech | Akim Zonker grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Sanfilippo (fresh) SG - Keith Cole (fresh) SF - Mark Pate (fresh) PF - Roy Knorr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Melgar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Melvin Reynolds (fresh) SG - Raymond Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bledsoe (fresh) PF - Charles Savino (fresh) C - Akim Zonker (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Reynolds | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Sanfilippo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Scruggs | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Akim Zonker - foul #1 on Akim Zonker, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG), Keith Gerber (C) Michael Sanfilippo, Roy Knorr | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Doran (SG), Chad Dawley (SF), Michael Trussell (C) Melvin Reynolds, Raymond Scruggs, Akim Zonker | |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:35 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley can't connect on a shot from the left block | 11-10 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Keith Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont loses the dribble to Charles Savino | 11-10 |
| 13:57 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Savino | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:22 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chad Dawley, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett (SG), Jeffrey Crespin (SF) Keith Cole, Mark Pate | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds (PG), Raymond Scruggs (SG) William Bledsoe, Robert Doran | |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:09 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Crespin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Crespin, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill (C) Ray Melgar | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Akim Zonker (SF) Chad Dawley | |
| 13:02 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:02 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:53 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:37 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Mark Belmont - foul #1 on Mark Belmont, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Bledsoe (SF), Emmitt Wysong (C) Charles Savino, Michael Trussell | |
| 12:18 | Georgia Tech | Akim Zonker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:17 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:04 | Georgia Tech | William Bledsoe clanks a floater from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | William Bledsoe is called for the reach on Gregory Spruill - foul #1 on William Bledsoe, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole (PG), Mark Pate (SF), Roy Knorr (PF), Ray Melgar (C) Mark Belmont, Jeffrey Crespin, Keith Gerber, Gregory Spruill | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley (SF) William Bledsoe | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar's pass is intercepted by Melvin Reynolds | 11-15 |
| 11:27 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds lays it in | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Keith Cole (fresh) SG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SF - Mark Pate (fresh) PF - Roy Knorr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Melvin Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Dawley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Akim Zonker (fresh) C - Emmitt Wysong (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr is fouled on the floor by Akim Zonker - foul #2 on Akim Zonker, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino (PF), Michael Trussell (C) Akim Zonker, Emmitt Wysong | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Roy Knorr - foul #1 on Roy Knorr, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG) Keith Cole | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 10:51 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Mark Pate comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 10:25 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:21 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roy Knorr - foul #2 on Roy Knorr, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole (SG), Jeffrey Crespin (SF), Gregory Spruill (C) Samuel Bennett, Mark Pate, Roy Knorr | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Bledsoe (PG), Robert Doran (SG) Melvin Reynolds, Raymond Scruggs | |
| 10:21 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:21 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Chad Dawley blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Crespin | 13-19 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 09:34 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:32 | Georgia Tech | Charles Savino tips it but misses | 15-19 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont double dribbles | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett (SG), Keith Gerber (PF) Keith Cole, Ray Melgar | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds (PG), Raymond Scruggs (SG) Robert Doran, Chad Dawley | |
| 08:51 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs misses the fadeaway from close range | 15-19 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Bennett | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont's pass is intercepted by Raymond Scruggs | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Bledsoe | 15-21 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Crespin | 18-21 |
| 07:17 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 18-21 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Belmont (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Crespin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Keith Gerber (fresh) C - Gregory Spruill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Melvin Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bledsoe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Savino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Trussell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Belmont | 21-21 |
| 06:50 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Crespin | 21-21 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 06:21 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Bledsoe and he's hacked by Gregory Spruill - foul #1 on Gregory Spruill, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Sanfilippo (PG), Keith Cole (SG), Mark Pate (SF), Ray Melgar (PF) Mark Belmont, Samuel Bennett, Jeffrey Crespin, Keith Gerber | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Doran (PG), Bobby Erwin (SG), Chad Dawley (SF), Emmitt Wysong (PF) Melvin Reynolds, Raymond Scruggs, William Bledsoe, Charles Savino | |
| 06:21 | Georgia Tech | Michael Trussell misses the free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Mark Pate misses short on a shot in the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Spruill tips it home | 26-23 |
| 05:43 | Georgia Tech | Keith Cole picks off the pass by Bobby Erwin | 26-23 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Pate is whistled for a carry | 26-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marc Wyatt (SF) Gregory Spruill | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds (PG), Raymond Scruggs (SG) Robert Doran, Bobby Erwin | |
| 05:02 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Marc Wyatt connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 04:30 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley is hacked by Marc Wyatt - foul #1 on Marc Wyatt, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG), Samuel Bennett (SG), Keith Gerber (C) Michael Sanfilippo, Keith Cole, Marc Wyatt | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| 04:16 | Georgia Tech | Chad Dawley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 04:14 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr (PF) Keith Gerber | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Darrin Riel (PF), Charles Savino (C) Emmitt Wysong, Michael Trussell | |
| 03:18 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Bennett | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Belmont (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Pate (fresh) PF - Roy Knorr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Melgar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Melvin Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Scruggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrin Riel (fresh) C - Charles Savino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 02:46 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:41 | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Ray Melgar makes the turnaround from close range | 30-25 |
| 01:52 | Georgia Tech | Mark Belmont is called for the reach on Melvin Reynolds - foul #2 on Mark Belmont, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin (SF), Keith Gerber (C) Mark Pate, Ray Melgar | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | William Bledsoe (SG), Akim Zonker (SF) Raymond Scruggs, Chad Dawley | |
| 01:52 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:52 | Georgia Tech | Melvin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 01:20 | Georgia Tech | The short jumper by Akim Zonker is denied by Keith Gerber | 33-27 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Belmont | 33-27 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Akim Zonker is called for the reach on Samuel Bennett - foul #3 on Akim Zonker, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole (PG) Mark Belmont | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Robert Doran (SG), Bobby Erwin (SF), Emmitt Wysong (C) Melvin Reynolds, Akim Zonker, Charles Savino | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:57 | Georgia Tech | Bobby Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:40 | Georgia Tech | Emmitt Wysong blows the layup | 34-27 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Keith Gerber pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Bennett, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Sanfilippo (PG), Gregory Spruill (C) Samuel Bennett, Roy Knorr | |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Raymond Scruggs (SG), Michael Trussell (C) Bobby Erwin, Darrin Riel | |
| 00:01 | Georgia Tech | Robert Doran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | The clock runs out | 34-27 |