| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) C - Jeffery Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Patino steals the ball from Frederick Heller | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Jeffery Kile - foul #2 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge misses the jumper from the right block | 35-31 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Heller | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino lays it in set up by Darrel Guajardo and he's hacked by Howard Heiberg - foul #1 on Howard Heiberg, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Heller and he's hacked by Eugene Patino - foul #1 on Eugene Patino, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Guajardo | 38-35 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Frederick Heller steals the ball from Alexander Linder | 38-35 |
| 17:25 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Guajardo | 38-35 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Patino | 40-35 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Kile and the foul's on Eugene Patino - foul #2 on Eugene Patino, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis (PF) Jake Hurley | |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Moss | 42-38 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Kile - foul #3 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Steven Richardson (SG), Clifford Brown (SF), Joseph Boren (PF) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge, Howard Heiberg, Jeffery Kile | |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) C - Joe Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Mark Magill steals the ball from Joe Landis | 43-38 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Joe Landis takes the ball from Scott Sterrett | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Steven Richardson is called for the reach on Scott Sterrett - foul #2 on Steven Richardson, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Thomas Reid, Clifford Brown, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis | |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is hacked by Steven Richardson - foul #3 on Steven Richardson, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Steven Richardson | |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Kile - foul #4 on Jeffery Kile, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (C) Jeffery Kile | |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses long on a runner near the basket | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:54 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Ritchie is called for the reach on Steven Richardson - foul #2 on Jeremy Ritchie, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis (C) Steven Richardson | |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 43-41 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino's floater is tipped away by Jake Hurley | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Heiberg | 43-43 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jason Arledge - foul #1 on Jason Arledge, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SF) Howard Heiberg | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Arledge | 45-48 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Joe Landis is called for the reach on Joey McWard - foul #1 on Joe Landis, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (C) Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Howard Heiberg (SF) Frederick Heller, Jason Arledge | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley drills a floater from the left side set up by Howard Heiberg | 46-50 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 10:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Hurley | 46-50 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley slams it home | 46-52 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Reid | 46-52 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Reid | 46-55 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-55 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill tips it in | 48-55 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Joey McWard, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller (PG), Jason Arledge (SG), Joseph Boren (PF), Clifford Brown (C) Thomas Reid, Steven Richardson, Jake Hurley, Joe Landis | |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses badly on a floater near the basket | 48-55 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Arledge | 48-58 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Magill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Frederick Heller (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) C - Clifford Brown (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie blows the layup | 48-60 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg hits a jumper from the left side set up by Jason Arledge | 48-62 |
| 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) | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 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) | |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge is hacked by Scott Sterrett - foul #1 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Walter Moss (PF) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Jeffery Kile (C) Howard Heiberg, Joseph Boren, Clifford Brown | |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses the tip | 48-62 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Walter Moss is denied by Jeffery Kile | 48-62 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Heller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Arledge | 48-64 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-64 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Richardson and he's fouled by Walter Moss - foul #1 on Walter Moss, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid (PG), Joseph Boren (PF), Joe Landis (C) Frederick Heller, Jake Hurley, Jeffery Kile | |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Steven Richardson steals it from Joe Clarke | 48-67 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson lays it up and in | 48-69 |
| 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) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sterrett (fresh) PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Reid (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason Arledge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Boren (fresh) C - Joe Landis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 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) | |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Jason Arledge clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-69 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid is whistled for traveling | 48-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (PF) Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Stallcup (PG), Clifford Brown (SF) Jason Arledge, Steven Richardson | |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman blows the layup | 48-69 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Landis - foul #2 on Joe Landis, team foul #9 | 48-69 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Magill - foul #1 on Mark Magill, team foul #6 | 49-69 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss (PF) Charlie Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Richardson (SG) Michael Stallcup | |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Mark Magill - foul #2 on Mark Magill, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the easy layup | 49-73 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss tips it but misses | 49-73 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss hits the follow up shot | 51-73 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Clifford Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Hoffman | 53-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Richardson | 53-75 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill buries a jumper in the paint set up by Walter Moss | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Reid runs out the clock | 55-75 |