| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Frankie John (fresh) C - Fred Newbold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley 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) | |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Armstrong | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hower | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Orlando Campbell | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Orlando Campbell and he's hacked by Sherman McKewen - foul #1 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley makes the free throw | 0-8 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg tips it but misses | 0-8 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Brockberg - foul #1 on Philip Brockberg, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SG), Cody Gonsalves (SF), Jacob Depuy (PF), Albert Thompson (C) Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Buddy Stanley | |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) SF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) PF - Jacob Depuy (fresh) C - Albert Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Frankie John | 4-8 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Fred Newbold takes the ball from Shawn Edwards | 4-8 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is hacked by Albert Thompson - foul #1 on Albert Thompson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), John Schultheis (C) John Smith, John Lobdell, Sherman McKewen, Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Joseph Hower, Cody Gonsalves, Jacob Depuy, Albert Thompson | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Edwards is blocked by Charlie Chaffins | 4-8 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwight Woo | 7-8 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 9-8 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | John Schultheis is called for the reach on Buddy Stanley - foul #1 on John Schultheis, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF) Glen Sisk, Christopher Cumbie, Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG) Shawn Edwards | |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley jams it set up by Andrew Armstrong and he's fouled by John Schultheis - foul #2 on John Schultheis, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (C) John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chacko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | John Smith steals it from Buddy Stanley | 11-11 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | John Smith banks in the layup | 13-11 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | John Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Hower - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 13-11 |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it in | 13-13 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Smith | 15-13 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen's pass is intercepted by Philip Brockberg | 15-13 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley misses badly on a runner in the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell travels with the ball | 15-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF), Frankie John (PF) Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Shaul (SG), Cody Gonsalves (SF), Jacob Depuy (PF), Albert Thompson (C) Joseph Hower, Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Buddy Stanley | |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Depuy denies the turnaround by Frankie John | 15-13 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Cumbie - foul #1 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (C) John Lobdell, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Albert Thompson snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Cumbie steals it from Shawn Edwards | 15-15 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins can't throw it down | 15-15 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Cumbie and he's fouled by Shawn Edwards - foul #1 on Shawn Edwards, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Lobdell (SG) John Smith, Christopher Cumbie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Shawn Edwards, Robert Shaul, Cody Gonsalves, Jacob Depuy, Albert Thompson | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frankie John (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chacko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 17-15 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Brockberg | 17-15 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell connects on the turnaround from the left block | 17-17 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is hacked by Joseph Hower - foul #1 on Joseph Hower, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins, Frankie John, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Orlando Campbell | 17-17 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Dwight Woo steals it from Buddy Stanley | 17-17 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-17 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 17-17 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 04:59 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sherman McKewen - foul #2 on Sherman McKewen, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF) John Lobdell, Sherman McKewen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Robert Shaul (SG), Jacob Depuy (PF), Albert Thompson (C) Joseph Hower, Andrew Armstrong, Philip Brockberg, Buddy Stanley | |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Albert Thompson swats the layup by Dwight Woo | 17-19 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwight Woo | 19-19 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Shaul (fresh) SF - Orlando Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Depuy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Thompson (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Albert Thompson denies the turnaround by John Smith | 19-19 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | John Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert Thompson - foul #2 on Albert Thompson, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (PF), John Schultheis (C) Christopher Cumbie, Charlie Chaffins, Dwight Woo, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Shaul, Orlando Campbell, Albert Thompson | |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy blows the layup | 21-19 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis tips it back up and in | 23-19 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Armstrong takes the ball from John Smith | 23-22 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Armstrong | 23-24 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Smith and he's hacked by Andrew Armstrong - foul #1 on Andrew Armstrong, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (SF), Buddy Stanley (C) Shawn Edwards, Jacob Depuy | |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Armstrong | 26-27 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Philip Brockberg - foul #2 on Philip Brockberg, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG) John Lobdell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (SG) Andrew Armstrong | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Glen Sisk is called for the reach on Buddy Stanley - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Frankie John, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell (SF) Cody Gonsalves | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |