| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Engelman denies the turnaround by Ray Norton | 26-36 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 26-36 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman's layup is rejected by James Thomas | 26-36 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ray Norton | 26-39 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-39 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas tips it in | 26-41 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman can't tip it in | 26-41 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the tip | 26-41 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser grabs the offensive board | 26-41 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is hacked by William Pawlak - foul #1 on William Pawlak, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Jeffrey Davis (SG), Steve Chang (SF), David Lampley (C) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, Robert Holding, Samuel Muse | |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-41 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell (C) James Thomas | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Chang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by David Lampley is blocked by Lawrence Meredith | 26-43 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jessie Hazel | 26-43 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Meredith | 29-43 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Meredith steals the ball from David Lampley | 29-43 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee connects on the floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Haile | 31-46 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is fouled on the floor by David Lampley - foul #3 on David Lampley, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Robert Holding (SF), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Joseph Haile, Jeffrey Davis, Steve Chang, David Lampley, Raymond Norrell | |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the runner from the left block | 31-46 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ray Norton | 31-48 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Tapp | 31-50 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Muse - foul #2 on Samuel Muse, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-50 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Muse is called for the reach on Anthony Engelman - foul #3 on Samuel Muse, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-50 |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ray Norton and he's hacked by William Pawlak - foul #2 on William Pawlak, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang (SG) Robert Tapp | |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ray Norton - foul #2 on Ray Norton, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, William Pawlak, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lampley (C) Samuel Muse | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang throws it down set up by Robert Holding and he's fouled by Tommy Brown - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SF) Tommy Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), Jeffrey Davis (SG) Ray Norton, Robert Holding | |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang misses the free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Steve Chang is called for the reach on Jessie Hazel - foul #1 on Steve Chang, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Davis | 35-57 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jessie Hazel | 38-57 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Meredith - foul #2 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Holding (SF), Samuel Muse (C) Joseph Haile, Jeffrey Davis, James Thomas | |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Muse steals the ball from Phillip Myers | 38-58 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #3 on Phillip Myers, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG) Larry Bybee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG) Steve Chang | |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse tips it in | 38-60 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Brown | 41-60 |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 41-60 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding misses the tip | 41-60 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SF) William Pawlak | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) David Lampley | |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Norton | 41-63 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 41-63 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown's pass is intercepted by Ray Norton | 41-63 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-63 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 41-65 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-65 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 41-67 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Tapp | 41-67 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Tapp | 41-69 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tapp steals it from Jerry Gaiser | 41-69 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gaiser - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #7 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis (SG), Steve Chang (SF), David Lampley (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp, Robert Holding, James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 41-70 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith is whistled for traveling | 41-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG) Ray Norton | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang is hacked by Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #8 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG) Joel Palmer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-72 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Lampley | 41-72 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fresh) SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steve Chang (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-72 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Davis | 41-72 |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Haile and he's fouled by David Swarts - foul #2 on David Swarts, team foul #9 | 41-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG) Theodore Wichrowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley makes the free throw | 41-75 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Davis is called for the reach on Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Davis, team foul #6 | 41-75 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Bybee | 44-75 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Norrell | 44-77 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Norrell swats the layup by David Swarts | 44-77 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley snags the defensive board | 44-77 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-77 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley can't tip it in | 44-77 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith gets the rebound | 44-77 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Davis | 44-77 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis lays it up and in | 44-79 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled on the floor by Steve Chang - foul #2 on Steve Chang, team foul #7 | 44-79 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Davis | 46-81 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-81 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley gets the rebound | 46-81 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steve Chang | 46-83 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer loses the dribble to Jeffrey Davis in the backcourt | 46-83 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile runs out the clock | 46-83 |