| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Lustig | 27-18 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Jason Zbranek takes the ball from Timothy Nickerson | 27-18 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is hacked by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-18 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Eli Dixon denies the turnaround by Timothy Nickerson | 27-18 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski hits the follow up shot | 29-18 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is hacked by Claude Tafelski - foul #1 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #2 | 29-18 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses long on a floater from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-21 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Clark steps in front of the William Smith pass | 29-21 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 29-24 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Glen Weaver is called for the reach on Dean Lustig - foul #2 on Glen Weaver, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Gary Eberhard (SF) Dean Lustig, Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Gerard Eslick (SF), Vincent Eoff (C) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Eli Dixon | |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Vincent Eoff steals it from Gary Eberhard | 29-24 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff tips it in | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Eoff - foul #1 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF), Hubert Reichard (C) Claude Tafelski, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF), Jessie Jones (C) Jason Zbranek, Glen Weaver | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gerard Eslick, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon (C) Jessie Jones | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael O'Brien - foul #1 on Michael O'Brien, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF) Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF) Micah Wright, Michael O'Brien | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson (C) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Eberhard | 34-26 |
| 14:24 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is hacked by Gerard Eslick - foul #3 on Gerard Eslick, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF) Curtis Foltz, Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Glen Weaver (PF) Gerard Eslick, Vincent Eoff | |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Dean Lustig is blocked by Eli Dixon | 34-29 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 13:28 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | William Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-32 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas lays it in set up by William Smith | 40-32 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark's floater is knocked away by Timothy Nickerson | 40-32 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | William Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Hubert Reichard (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Gerard Eslick (SF), Vincent Eoff (C) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Eli Dixon | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Micah Wright steals it from Hubert Reichard | 42-32 |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Eslick steals the ball from Curtis Foltz | 42-32 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Zbranek | 42-35 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Claude Tafelski | 44-35 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Hubert Reichard | 44-35 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-35 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micah Wright | 44-35 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff is denied on a layup by Hubert Reichard | 44-35 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is denied on a layup by Glen Weaver | 44-35 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Hubert Reichard is called for the reach on Gerard Eslick - foul #1 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Claude Tafelski, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Eli Dixon (C) Jason Zbranek, Micah Wright, Glen Weaver | |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Eberhard - foul #2 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses the turnaround in the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vincent Eoff - foul #2 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski (PF) Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Gerald Folger (PF) Gerard Eslick, Vincent Eoff | |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon loses the dribble to Timothy Nickerson | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Gerald Folger (fresh) C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eli Dixon - foul #3 on Eli Dixon, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF) Gary Eberhard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Glen Weaver (PF) Anthony Clark, Gerald Folger | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is hacked by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF) Thomas Moore | |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | William Smith steps in front of the Micah Wright pass | 46-38 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffery Thomas | 49-38 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is whistled for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG) Dean Lustig | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SF), Jessie Jones (C) Michael O'Brien, Eli Dixon | |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (PF) William Smith, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Vincent Eoff (C) Micah Wright, Gerard Eslick, Jessie Jones | |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-38 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the fadeaway from the left block | 49-38 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is whistled for a carry | 49-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF), Hubert Reichard (C) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Jeffery Thomas, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Eli Dixon (C) Jason Zbranek, Glen Weaver | |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Clark and he's hacked by Claude Tafelski - foul #2 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Smith | 51-40 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Anthony Clark is blocked by Claude Tafelski | 51-40 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Vincent Eoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-40 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore makes the shot from the right side | 56-42 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the floater in the lane | 58-42 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Vincent Eoff is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 58-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), John Bicknell (SF), Antony Giordano (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Gerald Folger (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Vincent Eoff, Eli Dixon | |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | Dewey Lee steals it from Jessie Jones | 58-42 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 60-42 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 60-45 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz grabs the board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 60-45 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Antony Giordano | 60-45 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz runs out the clock | 60-45 |