| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 32-33 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), John Whitaker (C) Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker is hacked by Adam Poindexter - foul #2 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 37-33 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Johnson Henry steps in front of the Dustin Sensabaugh pass | 37-33 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee tips it in | 37-35 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Smith (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, Paul Spector, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | John Smith misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 37-35 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is hacked by Jerry Cahoon - foul #1 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Paul Spector (PF) Jerry Cahoon, John Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth White (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Anthony Scott, Robert Lee, Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joshua Schober and he's fouled by Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG) Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Archie Kane, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jennings (fresh) C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson's floater is tipped away by Paul Spector | 42-38 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Dustin Sensabaugh denies the turnaround by Kenneth White | 42-38 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson can't tip it in | 42-38 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-38 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Spector | 42-38 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Jennings swats the layup by Paul Spector | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 42-38 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings lays it in | 42-40 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Price swats the short shot by Tom Sneed | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Brent - foul #2 on Ivan Brent, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Smith (PF), John Whitaker (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Dustin Sensabaugh, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Kenneth White, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Jennings, Nicholas Price | |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Johnson Henry steps in front of the John Whitaker pass | 42-42 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | John Whitaker swats the short shot by Michael Flannery | 42-42 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon scores on a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Cahoon | 48-42 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 48-42 |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker jams it set up by Jerry Cahoon and the foul's on Johnson Henry - foul #1 on Johnson Henry, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Paul Spector (PF) Jerry Cahoon, John Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG) John Wilson | |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:55 | Western Kentucky | Michael Flannery denies the turnaround by Paul Spector | 50-42 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Robert Lee is called for the reach on Archie Kane - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Joshua Schober, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Robert Lee, Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Price - foul #2 on Nicholas Price, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Smith (PF) Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Paul Spector (PF) Ivan Brent, John Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the shot in the lane | 54-42 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott's pass is intercepted by Dustin Sensabaugh | 54-42 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Archie Kane | 57-42 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it but misses | 57-42 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Jennings | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White loses the ball out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Smith (PF), John Whitaker (C) Jerry Cahoon, Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Jeffrey Johnson, Robert Jennings, Nicholas Price | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Adam Poindexter swats the dunk try by John Whitaker | 57-42 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter blows the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Brent - foul #3 on Ivan Brent, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Whitaker | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee's floater is tipped away by John Smith | 59-43 |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is fouled on the floor by Ivan Brent - foul #4 on Ivan Brent, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF), Paul Spector (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, John Smith, John Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG) John Wilson | |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Spector | 62-43 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott tips it in | 62-45 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector is fouled on the floor by Michael Flannery - foul #1 on Michael Flannery, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), John Whitaker (C) Archie Kane, Dustin Sensabaugh, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Adam Poindexter | |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober gets the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-45 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Whitaker - foul #1 on John Whitaker, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Dustin Sensabaugh (SF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings (PF), Nicholas Price (C) Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Archie Kane | 66-46 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings blows the layup | 66-46 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dustin Sensabaugh | 66-46 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 69-46 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-46 |
| 04:09 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by John Whitaker is denied by Robert Jennings | 69-46 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker snags the offensive board | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-46 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Whitaker | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Archie Kane (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Sensabaugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Whitaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector clanks a jumper in the lane | 69-46 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White is hacked by Archie Kane - foul #2 on Archie Kane, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), John Smith (PF) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Paul Spector | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Shad Gerdes (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF) Anthony Scott, Robert Lee, Nicholas Price | |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Eric Goodman is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Goodman, team foul #8 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Kenneth White | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | John Whitaker snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Johnson steals the ball from Jerry Cahoon | 69-48 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price steps out of bounds on the sideline | 69-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SG) Shad Gerdes | |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dustin Sensabaugh, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White loses the ball out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman comes up short on the floater from the left block | 69-48 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh tips it in | 71-48 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Cahoon picks off the pass by John Wilson | 71-48 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Sensabaugh hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Cahoon | 73-48 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 73-50 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon runs out the clock | 73-50 |