| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) SF - Samuel King (fresh) PF - Maurice Netherton (fresh) C - Kevin Simon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Simon | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Richard Bulloch steals it from Andrew Barnette | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Bulloch | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Samuel King - foul #1 on Samuel King, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Maurice Netherton | 1-4 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon is denied on a layup by Alexander Hoehn | 1-4 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton hits the follow up shot | 1-6 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is fouled on the floor by Richard Bulloch - foul #1 on Richard Bulloch, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is fouled on the floor by Samuel King - foul #2 on Samuel King, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett (SF) Samuel King | |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Barnette - foul #1 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Barnette - foul #2 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG) Richard Bulloch | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Todd Carter | 6-8 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton misses the floater from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher hits the finger roll set up by Maurice Netherton | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mathew Kutcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Cambra (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Russell Barrett (fresh) PF - Maurice Netherton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Carter | 9-10 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Maurice Netherton takes the ball from Robert Liebowitz | 9-10 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Kutcher, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Mathew Kutcher, Paul Cambra, Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Morris - foul #1 on Willie Morris, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SF) Stanley Burch | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton (PF) Russell Barrett | |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry is hacked by Willie Morris - foul #2 on Willie Morris, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ron Davis (SF) Robert Liebowitz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon (C) Willie Morris | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Ron Davis is denied by Maurice Netherton | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Percy Fry - foul #1 on Percy Fry, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Bulloch | 9-14 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry loses the dribble to Kevin Simon | 9-14 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Ron Davis - foul #1 on Ron Davis, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Ron Davis, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Russell Barrett (C) Maurice Netherton, Kevin Simon | |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Larry Morgan denies the turnaround by Richard Bulloch | 9-17 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 9-17 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alexander Hoehn | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Magana (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Barrett (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch's pass is intercepted by Russell Barrett | 9-17 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-17 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan hits a runner from close range | 11-17 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Carter - foul #1 on Todd Carter, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (PF) Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffrey Dees, Edward Magana | |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Logston | 11-17 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Russell Barrett blocks the short jumper by Jeff Logston | 11-17 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Logston - foul #1 on Jeff Logston, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG) Richard Bulloch | |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Liebowitz, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Hittle (C) Todd Carter, Larry Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber (SG), Edward Magana (SF) Paul Cambra, Russell Barrett | |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Logston is called for the reach on Maurice Netherton - foul #2 on Jeff Logston, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn (C) Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Smith | 13-21 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 15-21 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Maurice Netherton | 15-23 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 3 from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Simon | 18-25 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Burch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hittle (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mathew Kutcher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Magana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Netherton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Stanley Weber | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Kutcher is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Mathew Kutcher, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Percy Fry (SF), Larry Morgan (PF) Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Paul Cambra (SG), Jeffrey Dees (SF), Russell Barrett (C) Mathew Kutcher, Stanley Weber, Edward Magana, Kevin Simon | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cambra | 19-28 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | Maurice Netherton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees connects on the 3 from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees is hacked by Percy Fry - foul #2 on Percy Fry, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Ron Davis (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Percy Fry, Robert Hittle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana (C) Maurice Netherton | |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Morgan | 19-32 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan is hacked by Russell Barrett - foul #1 on Russell Barrett, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-32 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch banks in the layup set up by Paul Cambra | 21-34 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Todd Carter | 23-34 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Larry Morgan steals the ball from Russell Barrett | 23-34 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Jeff Logston (C) Robert Liebowitz, Ron Davis, Larry Morgan, Alexander Hoehn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mathew Kutcher (PG), Samuel King (SF), Kevin Simon (C) Richard Bulloch, Jeffrey Dees, Russell Barrett | |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Barnette | 23-34 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Fry (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Jeff Logston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Mathew Kutcher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Magana (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Simon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch loses the ball out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG) Todd Carter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber (SG), Maurice Netherton (PF) Paul Cambra, Edward Magana | |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Logston blocks the short jumper by Kevin Simon | 23-34 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Barnette | 25-34 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Smith steals it from Samuel King | 25-34 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston is whistled for traveling | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Alexander Hoehn (C) Percy Fry, Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Paul Cambra (SG) Mathew Kutcher, Stanley Weber | |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Barnette - foul #3 on Andrew Barnette, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Jeff Logston (PF) Michael Smith, Andrew Barnette | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kevin Simon - foul #1 on Kevin Simon, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Todd Carter picks off the pass by Maurice Netherton | 27-36 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter blows the layup | 27-36 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon banks in the layup set up by Richard Bulloch and he's fouled by Todd Carter - foul #2 on Todd Carter, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett (PF) Maurice Netherton | |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra is hacked by Jeff Logston - foul #3 on Jeff Logston, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan (PF) Jeff Logston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Magana (PF), Willie Morris (C) Samuel King, Kevin Simon | |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-39 |