| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth White | 29-34 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mathew Reidy - foul #1 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SF) Gary Land | |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Michael Flannery - foul #3 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Richard Harden | |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is fouled on the floor by Tom Sneed - foul #1 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (PF) Jordon McAfee | |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Sneed | 29-36 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 31-39 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Flannery picks off the pass by David Frazier | 31-39 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF), Richard Harden (C) Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Munz and he's hacked by Wayne Allen - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden connects on the runner from the baseline set up by David Frazier | 34-44 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 34-44 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | David Scott's layup is rejected by Richard Harden | 34-47 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee's pass is intercepted by Adam Poindexter | 34-47 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Brian Munz takes the ball from Adam Poindexter | 34-47 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Anthony Scott, Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Gary Land (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz, Richard Harden | |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-49 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-49 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Flannery | 36-51 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Tom Sneed is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Harden (C) Jordon McAfee, Tom Sneed | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-54 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Gary Land | 36-56 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-56 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Mathew Reidy is called for the reach on Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF), Tom Sneed (C) David Frazier, Richard Harden | |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #4 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land | |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses long on a floater in the paint | 36-56 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 09:40 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-56 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jordon McAfee - foul #3 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Brian Munz, Tom Sneed | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-56 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-56 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen tips it but misses | 38-56 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | David Scott tips it back up and in | 40-56 |
| 08:22 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-56 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White knocks in the shot from the left block | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Brent and he's fouled by Kenneth White - foul #1 on Kenneth White, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Brian Munz (SG), Archie Kane (SF) Ivan Brent, David Frazier, Jordon McAfee | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land scores on a floater in the lane | 45-60 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry drills a driving attempt in the lane | 47-60 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 50-62 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael Flannery swats the layup by Richard Harden | 50-62 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF), David Scott (C) Harvey Maddux, Thomas Fisher, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Jordon McAfee (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits a shot from the right block and the foul's on Brian Munz - foul #1 on Brian Munz, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (C) Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Fitzpatrick steals the ball from Mathew Reidy in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Frazier | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Munz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | David Scott double dribbles | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Johnson Henry (C) Mathew Reidy, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SF) Brian Munz | |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Michael Flannery (PF) Anthony Scott, David Scott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SF) Archie Kane | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth White | 55-65 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses the fadeaway from close range | 55-65 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Sneed | 55-65 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnson Henry - foul #1 on Johnson Henry, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jordon McAfee | |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-70 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Ivan Brent takes the ball from Wayne Allen | 55-70 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the dunk | 55-70 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wayne Allen | 58-70 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed loses the dribble to Wayne Allen | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is fouled on the floor by David Frazier - foul #2 on David Frazier, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF) Brian Munz | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Ivan Brent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Tom Sneed swats the shot by Thomas Fisher | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the board | 60-72 |