| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Forest Staub (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Yarmitsky (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles James (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phil Fraizer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clarence Goodall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Jennings (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Cecil Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Grado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles James inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles James misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Phil Fraizer is blocked by Kenneth Grado | 40-43 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky is called for a charge - foul #2 on Wayne Yarmitsky, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 18:28 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Charles James lays it up and in set up by Forest Staub and the foul's on Cecil Higgins - foul #2 on Cecil Higgins, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Charles James misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Grado | 42-46 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Phil Fraizer - foul #3 on Phil Fraizer, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Hockensmith (PF) Phil Fraizer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Charles James buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Forest Staub | 45-48 |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Forest Staub is called for the reach on Cecil Higgins - foul #2 on Forest Staub, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem (SF) Charles James | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Corey Rivers (PG), Norman Carrick (SF), Louis Dechant (PF), Brock Lindeman (C) Clarence Goodall, Sam Jennings, Cecil Higgins, Kenneth Grado | |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | Norman Carrick loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Banks (PG), Frank Primmer (SF) Forest Staub, Wayne Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Toohey (SG) Lawrence Hale | |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Brock Lindeman picks off the pass by Rafael Hockensmith | 45-48 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | Brock Lindeman misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 45-48 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Frank Primmer snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from George Banks | 47-48 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Norman Carrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Dechant | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Salem (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Hockensmith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Corey Rivers (fresh) SG - Donald Toohey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Carrick (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Dechant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brock Lindeman (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 15:47 | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 15:31 | Western Carolina | Donald Toohey misses the runner from the right block | 47-50 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Corey Rivers steals the ball from Frank Primmer | 47-50 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Corey Rivers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub (PG), Wayne Yarmitsky (SG), Charles James (SF), Phil Fraizer (PF), Jerry Longenecker (C) George Banks, Richard Salem, Frank Primmer, Rafael Hockensmith, Scott Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall (PG), Lawrence Hale (SG), Alan Mills (SF), Cecil Higgins (PF), Kenneth Grado (C) Corey Rivers, Donald Toohey, Norman Carrick, Louis Dechant, Brock Lindeman | |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Hale is called for the reach on Wayne Yarmitsky - foul #2 on Lawrence Hale, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Longenecker misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins clanks a jumper in the lane | 47-50 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phil Fraizer | 47-50 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles James | 50-50 |
| 13:42 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado's floater is tipped away by Charles James | 50-50 |
| 13:41 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Phil Fraizer | 53-52 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Hale knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer misses long on a shot from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Goodall - foul #2 on Clarence Goodall, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem (SF), Scott Reynolds (C) Charles James, Jerry Longenecker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:20 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phil Fraizer - foul #4 on Phil Fraizer, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Hockensmith (PF) Phil Fraizer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:20 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 12:20 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant (PF) Cecil Higgins | |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 12:05 | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub is hacked by Clarence Goodall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Goodall, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings (PG) Clarence Goodall | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Alan Mills snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Forest Staub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Yarmitsky (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Salem (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rafael Hockensmith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Sam Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Dechant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Grado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 11:19 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Hale | 55-60 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 57-60 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub is hacked by Sam Jennings - foul #1 on Sam Jennings, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Banks (PG), Frank Primmer (SG), Charles James (SF), Jerry Longenecker (PF) Forest Staub, Wayne Yarmitsky, Richard Salem, Rafael Hockensmith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall (PG), Norman Carrick (SF), Cecil Higgins (PF) Lawrence Hale, Alan Mills, Kenneth Grado | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Charles James is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles James, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Norman Carrick scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Jennings | 57-62 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Primmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 09:13 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Goodall | 57-64 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Charles James buries a floater from the right wing set up by George Banks and the foul's on Norman Carrick - foul #3 on Norman Carrick, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem (PG), Rafael Hockensmith (PF) George Banks, Scott Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Corey Rivers (SG), Brock Lindeman (C) Sam Jennings, Louis Dechant | |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Charles James makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Norman Carrick comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Hockensmith gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Hockensmith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rafael Hockensmith, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky (SG) Frank Primmer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Hale (SG) Corey Rivers | |
| 07:52 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Goodall | 60-67 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky is hacked by Clarence Goodall - foul #4 on Clarence Goodall, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub (PG), Phil Fraizer (PF) Charles James, Jerry Longenecker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Mills (SF), Kenneth Grado (C) Norman Carrick, Cecil Higgins | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Forest Staub (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Yarmitsky (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Salem (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phil Fraizer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Rafael Hockensmith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clarence Goodall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brock Lindeman (fresh) 2 stl. C - Kenneth Grado (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Western Carolina | Phil Fraizer denies the turnaround by Clarence Goodall | 62-67 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer makes the runner in the paint set up by Forest Staub and he's fouled by Lawrence Hale - foul #3 on Lawrence Hale, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Primmer (SF), Scott Reynolds (C) Richard Salem, Rafael Hockensmith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings (PG), Louis Dechant (PF) Clarence Goodall, Brock Lindeman | |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Kenneth Grado is denied by Scott Reynolds | 65-67 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 06:36 | Western Carolina | Louis Dechant hits the follow up shot | 65-69 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Primmer - foul #2 on Frank Primmer, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles James (SF) Wayne Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Corey Rivers (SG), Cecil Higgins (PF) Lawrence Hale, Louis Dechant | |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Grado | 65-70 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Scott Reynolds denies the turnaround by Alan Mills | 65-70 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles James | 65-70 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Charles James lays it in on a great pass from Frank Primmer | 67-70 |
| 05:17 | Western Carolina | Scott Reynolds picks off the pass by Kenneth Grado | 67-70 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Phil Fraizer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Reynolds | 69-70 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Corey Rivers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Higgins | 69-70 |
| 04:22 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Grado - foul #1 on Kenneth Grado, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Banks (PG), Wayne Yarmitsky (SG), Richard Salem (SF), Rafael Hockensmith (PF) Forest Staub, Frank Primmer, Charles James, Phil Fraizer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall (PG), Lawrence Hale (SG), Norman Carrick (SF), Louis Dechant (PF), Brock Lindeman (C) Sam Jennings, Corey Rivers, Alan Mills, Cecil Higgins, Kenneth Grado | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Hockensmith grabs the offensive board | 70-70 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Reynolds | 73-70 |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Brock Lindeman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Yarmitsky - foul #3 on Wayne Yarmitsky, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Longenecker (C) Scott Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Brock Lindeman misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Brock Lindeman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Yarmitsky (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Salem (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rafael Hockensmith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Longenecker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clarence Goodall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Carrick (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Dechant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brock Lindeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Longenecker scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from George Banks and the foul's on Norman Carrick - foul #4 on Norman Carrick, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Longenecker makes the free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Norman Carrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-71 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub (PG), Charles James (SF), Phil Fraizer (PF), Scott Reynolds (C) George Banks, Richard Salem, Jerry Longenecker, Rafael Hockensmith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Mills (SF), Cecil Higgins (PF), Kenneth Grado (C) Norman Carrick, Louis Dechant, Brock Lindeman | |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-71 |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Clarence Goodall is whistled for a carry | 76-71 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Grado swats the shot by Forest Staub | 76-71 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles James pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Cecil Higgins snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 01:21 | Western Carolina | Alan Mills can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Charles James gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Higgins - foul #3 on Cecil Higgins, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Forest Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado double dribbles | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Goodall - foul #5 on Clarence Goodall, team foul #12 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem (PG), Frank Primmer (SF) Forest Staub, Charles James | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings (PG) Clarence Goodall | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Yarmitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:47 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Jennings | 80-71 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Hale scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Jennings | 80-74 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem is hacked by Sam Jennings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Jennings, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Sam Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Sam Jennings is called for the reach on Richard Salem in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Jennings, team foul #14 | 82-74 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Grado misses the lay-in | 84-74 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Alan Mills tips it but misses | 84-74 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott Reynolds grabs the board | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Salem runs out the clock | 84-74 |