| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ross Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Almon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Baran Topolewski (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Danny Daddario steals it from Gregory Bunch | 41-38 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson hits the finger roll set up by Gustavo Romano and he's hacked by Roger Lee - foul #3 on Roger Lee, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer (SF) Roger Lee | |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | David Almon gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott Taylor picks off the pass by Vernon Pointer | 46-38 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Baran Topolewski | 49-40 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Baran Topolewski - foul #3 on Baran Topolewski, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally (SF) Danny Daddario | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Alexander (SG), James Smith (PF) Kevin Jones, Baran Topolewski | |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Vernon Pointer | 50-42 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Taylor | 53-42 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Bunch and he's fouled by Colin Lally - foul #1 on Colin Lally, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), William Wright (SG), Alec York (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Ross Olson, Gustavo Romano, Scott Taylor, David Almon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood (PG), Paul Maynard (PF) Gregory Bunch, William Gordon | |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Alec York gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Alec York misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 53-44 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | James Smith misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley hits a jumper from the baseline set up by William Wright | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Lally (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alec York (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Pointer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander makes the floater from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | James Smith buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Pointer | 57-48 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Norwood steals it from Colin Lally | 57-48 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Norwood | 57-50 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Vernon Pointer steals it from Alec York | 57-50 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-50 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Johnson | 60-50 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard is fouled on the floor by William Wright - foul #3 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Danny Daddario (SF), Scott Taylor (PF), David Almon (C) Michael Hansley, William Wright, Colin Lally, Alec York, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Baran Topolewski (PF), William Gordon (C) Michael Norwood, James Alexander, Vernon Pointer, Paul Maynard, James Smith | |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Bunch | 60-53 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson can't finish the layup | 60-53 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon is hacked by Danny Daddario - foul #2 on Danny Daddario, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ross Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Almon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Baran Topolewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - William Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Gordon steals the ball from David Almon | 60-53 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | William Gordon blocks the short jumper by David Almon | 60-53 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Olson | 63-53 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Gordon | 63-55 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 63-55 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | David Almon takes the ball from Kevin Jones | 63-55 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Ross Olson and he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), Colin Lally (SF), Alec York (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Ross Olson, Danny Daddario, Scott Taylor, David Almon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood (PG), James Alexander (SG), Vernon Pointer (SF), Paul Maynard (PF), James Smith (C) Gregory Bunch, Kevin Jones, Roger Lee, Baran Topolewski, William Gordon | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood is fouled on the floor by Michael Hansley - foul #1 on Michael Hansley, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Wright (SG) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-55 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Alec York hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Wright | 67-55 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Colin Lally (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alec York (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Norwood is called for the reach on Michael Hansley - foul #1 on Michael Norwood, team foul #4 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Almon (C) Alec York | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG) Michael Norwood | |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley misses short on a shot from the right side | 67-55 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Smith | 67-55 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard jams it set up by James Alexander | 67-57 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wright | 70-57 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Bunch | 70-60 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Danny Daddario (SF), Scott Taylor (PF) Michael Hansley, William Wright, Colin Lally, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Baran Topolewski (PF), William Gordon (C) James Alexander, Vernon Pointer, Paul Maynard, James Smith | |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Scott Taylor is denied by Roger Lee | 70-60 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-60 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-60 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano snags the offensive board | 70-60 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson's pass is intercepted by Roger Lee | 70-60 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee lays it up and in | 70-62 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-62 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 70-62 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Gustavo Romano | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alec York (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Scott Taylor, David Almon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ross Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Daddario (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alec York (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Baran Topolewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - William Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion 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) | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Alec York denies the turnaround by William Gordon | 70-62 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski hits the follow up shot | 70-64 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor (PF), David Almon (C) Alec York, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson is denied on a layup by Roger Lee | 70-64 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch grabs the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski clanks a turnaround from close range | 70-64 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano can't tip it in | 70-64 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Gordon | 70-64 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses the easy layup | 70-64 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch is hacked by Danny Daddario - foul #3 on Danny Daddario, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch hits the follow up shot | 70-66 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | David Almon is called for the reach on Gregory Bunch - foul #3 on David Almon, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Daddario grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Danny Daddario in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Wright (PG), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Ross Olson, Scott Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Roger Lee - foul #4 on Roger Lee, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright is fouled on the floor by Baran Topolewski - foul #4 on Baran Topolewski, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Scott Taylor (PF) William Wright, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Bunch - foul #3 on Gregory Bunch, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Gustavo Romano steps in front of the William Gordon pass | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson is hacked by Gregory Bunch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Bunch, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Scott Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Lee | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |