| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nicolas Otte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicolas Otte | 39-28 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson tips it home | 39-30 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Johnson | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Nickerson is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Collar is called for the reach on Glen Weaver - foul #1 on Raymond Collar, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Weaver | 42-33 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-33 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar tips it home | 42-35 |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eli Dixon | 45-35 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson is fouled on the floor by Eli Dixon - foul #2 on Eli Dixon, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly (PG), Gerald Folger (SG), Jessie Jones (SF), Vincent Eoff (C) Nicolas Otte, Robert Greer, Thomas Moore, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Sam Johnson, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 45-38 |
| 15:41 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Walter Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Folger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Jones (fresh) PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #3 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte (PG), Robert Greer (SG), Eli Dixon (C) Walter Kelly, Jessie Jones, Glen Weaver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Christopher Volpe (C) Dewey Lee, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon hits a runner from the left block | 47-38 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta can't connect on a floater near the basket | 47-38 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sam Johnson | 47-41 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Sam Johnson | 47-43 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon tips it in | 49-43 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bennie Ahmad - foul #4 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore (SF), Glen Weaver (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Gerald Folger, Vincent Eoff, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) Joseph Barta, Bennie Ahmad, Hubert Reichard, Christopher Volpe | |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee's pass is intercepted by Jessie Jones | 50-43 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | Morris Frances is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Morris Frances, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly (PG), Bryan Ordaz (SG) Nicolas Otte, Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver hits a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Walter Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Ordaz (fresh) SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is fouled on the floor by Walter Kelly - foul #2 on Walter Kelly, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger (SG) Bryan Ordaz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (PG) Sam Johnson | |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon (C) Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses badly on a runner in the paint | 52-43 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte (PG) Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicolas Otte | 55-43 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-43 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Arthur Bowen (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Joseph Barta, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Johnson | 55-48 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer's pass is intercepted by Timothy Nickerson | 55-48 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 55-51 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Greer | 57-51 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nicolas Otte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Folger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Eli Dixon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer is fouled on the floor by Hubert Reichard - foul #1 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Gerald Folger, Glen Weaver, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Dewey Lee, Arthur Bowen, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Greer - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly (PG) Nicolas Otte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Hubert Reichard | 63-62 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hubert Reichard - foul #2 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte (PG), Gerald Folger (SG), Glen Weaver (PF) Walter Kelly, Robert Greer, Vincent Eoff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard | |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Moore is blocked by Raymond Collar | 65-62 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson is hacked by Nicolas Otte - foul #1 on Nicolas Otte, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly (SF), Eli Dixon (C) Thomas Moore, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Chester Connery (PF) Sam Johnson, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery hits the follow up shot | 65-64 |
| 04:29 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Glen Weaver denies the turnaround by Joseph Barta | 65-64 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger's floater is tipped away by Timothy Nickerson | 67-64 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Walter Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Timothy Nickerson - foul #4 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer (SG), Thomas Moore (SF) Nicolas Otte, Gerald Folger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Joseph Barta, Chester Connery | |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Walter Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Eli Dixon - foul #3 on Eli Dixon, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff (PF) Glen Weaver | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte (PG), Glen Weaver (PF) Walter Kelly, Vincent Eoff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Dewey Lee is called for the reach on Robert Greer - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Collar | 71-65 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-65 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Morris Frances - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses long on a floater from the right side | 71-65 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-65 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Timothy Nickerson is blocked by Eli Dixon | 71-65 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson can't tip it in | 71-65 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon grabs the board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Johnson - foul #2 on Sam Johnson, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Sam Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Greer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Johnson, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Johnson | 73-71 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Dewey Lee is called for the reach on Nicolas Otte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewey Lee, team foul #15 | 73-71 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Nicolas Otte makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Sam Johnson is called for the reach on Eli Dixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Johnson, team foul #16 | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is hacked by Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Lee - foul #4 on Dewey Lee, team foul #17 | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-72 |