| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Freddy Morant | 30-37 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-37 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango blows the layup | 33-37 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | John Overman gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is fouled on the floor by Edwin Markham - foul #1 on Edwin Markham, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | John Overman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Tarango | 33-37 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Wilkinson | 33-39 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bernard Alston, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) John Overman, Bernard Alston, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG) Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield tips it home | 33-41 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is hacked by John Byfield - foul #2 on John Byfield, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG) Edwin Markham | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 35-41 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley lays it up and in and he's fouled by Randall Keister - foul #1 on Randall Keister, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), James Kelly (C) Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Freddy Morant, Herbert Deblois, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | James Kelly takes the ball from Michael Branam | 38-43 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield lays it in on a great pass from Gonzalo Rossi | 38-45 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Gonzalo Rossi takes the ball from Benjamin McKinnon in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael May banks in the layup on a great pass from Gonzalo Rossi | 38-47 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston drills a fadeaway from the right side | 40-47 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Sean Staley picks off the pass by Gonzalo Rossi | 40-47 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by James Kelly is denied by John Tarango | 40-47 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Benjamin McKinnon, John Overman, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Michael May, Gonzalo Rossi, John Byfield | |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is hacked by Michael Branam - foul #2 on Michael Branam, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Michael Branam, John Tarango | |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 40-49 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus can't tip it in | 40-49 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Phelan, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), James Kelly (C) Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) Randall Keister | |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Wilkinson | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Willie Phelan - foul #2 on Willie Phelan, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF) Leonard Magers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG), John Tarango (C) Herbert Deblois, Willie Phelan | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Morant and he's fouled by Edwin Markham - foul #2 on Edwin Markham, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is fouled on the floor by Edwin Markham - foul #3 on Edwin Markham, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, John Overman, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Herbert Deblois (PF) Freddy Morant, John Byfield | |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Sean Staley - foul #3 on Sean Staley, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) Gonzalo Rossi | |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 3rd free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers is hacked by Randall Keister - foul #2 on Randall Keister, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Randall Keister | |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Branam | 45-58 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Branam | 45-58 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF), James Kelly (C) Bernard Alston, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), John Byfield (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Michael May, Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam, John Tarango | |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Byfield | 45-61 |
| 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) | |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-61 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Byfield | 45-61 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Overman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Markham - foul #4 on Edwin Markham, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | John Byfield denies the turnaround by Lawrence Jackson | 45-63 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 45-63 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson drills a shot from the baseline | 47-63 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddy Morant, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Bernard Alston (SF) Benjamin McKinnon, Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Tarango (C) Willie Phelan | |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | John Tarango swats the shot by James Kelly | 47-63 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-63 |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-63 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango tips it home | 47-65 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham makes the jumpshot from the right side | 49-65 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Gonzalo Rossi | 49-67 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Sean Staley (PF) Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Michael Branam | |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sean Staley | 52-67 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Byfield | 52-70 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-70 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson tips it back up and in | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Overman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't tip it in | 52-72 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi and he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #4 on Sean Staley, team foul #9 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, John Overman, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Willie Phelan (C) Freddy Morant, Gonzalo Rossi, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Tarango | |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Phelan - foul #3 on Willie Phelan, team foul #8 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) John Byfield | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael May makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-77 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers connects on the floater from close range set up by Benjamin McKinnon | 56-77 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #10 | 56-77 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-78 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Michael May pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Michael May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-78 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Branam | 56-78 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 56-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Deblois and he's fouled by Robert Nicodemus - foul #2 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #11 | 56-80 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister makes the free throw | 56-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits the finger roll | 58-81 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Michael May runs out the clock | 58-81 |