| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) C - James Bland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker inbounds the ball | 28-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-57 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 3 from straight away | 31-60 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | James Bland is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Bland, team foul #1 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hudson (C) James Bland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Todd | 31-62 |
| 18:42 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-62 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | James Hudson is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #2 on James Hudson, team foul #2 | 31-62 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-62 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-62 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker gets the offensive rebound | 31-62 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | John Weber double dribbles | 31-62 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is fouled on the floor by James Hudson - foul #3 on James Hudson, team foul #3 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Kermit Anderson (PF), Walter Morse (C) Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, John Weber, James Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Spurling - foul #1 on Kevin Spurling, team foul #4 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG) James Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd | |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 31-63 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-63 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse pulls down the rebound | 31-63 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Steve Nelson steps in front of the Kermit Anderson pass | 31-63 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-63 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse grabs the board | 31-63 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling is fouled on the floor by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #1 | 31-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell (SG), Stanley Walker (SF) Roy Harris, Kevin Spurling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-63 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson tips it back up and in | 33-63 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Bonnet | 33-65 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kermit Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Morse | 36-65 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-65 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-65 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 36-65 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 36-65 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-65 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the offensive board | 36-65 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-65 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker pulls down the rebound | 36-65 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts loses the ball out of bounds | 36-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Roy Harris (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), John Weber (PF), James Bland (C) Alex Tufts, Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, Kermit Anderson, Walter Morse | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Moore | 36-68 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #5 | 36-68 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore blows the layup | 36-68 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson tips it back up and in | 36-70 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | John Weber comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Moore - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #2 | 36-70 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | John Weber misses the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | John Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 36-70 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the board | 36-70 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-70 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-70 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore loses the dribble to James Tyler | 36-70 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-70 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Rocky Conti | 39-72 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Spurling | 42-72 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Bland - foul #4 on James Bland, team foul #6 | 42-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), James Hudson (C) Roy Harris, Kevin Spurling, James Bland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Rocky Conti | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 42-72 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-73 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) C - James Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell is called for a backcourt violation | 42-73 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF) John Weber | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stanley Walker - foul #2 on Stanley Walker, team foul #7 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG) James Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd | |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Kermit Anderson | 45-75 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Elliott Shy is denied by Kermit Anderson | 45-75 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore tips it home | 45-77 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-77 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Tufts | 45-77 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-77 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts grabs the offensive rebound | 45-77 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Bell | 45-77 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-77 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy's pass is intercepted by James Hudson | 45-77 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-77 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 45-77 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-77 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alex Tufts | 45-77 |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-77 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker can't tip it in | 45-77 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 45-77 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 45-80 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Todd Moore steals it from Kermit Anderson | 45-80 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-80 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kermit Anderson | 45-80 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-80 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 45-80 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-80 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hudson | 45-80 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kermit Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hudson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-80 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-80 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-80 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Duncan | 45-80 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-80 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker grabs the board | 45-80 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Taylor is called for the reach on Alex Tufts - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-80 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden (PG), Roy Harris (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Walter Morse (PF) Alex Tufts, Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, Kermit Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rocky Conti (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Jason Taylor, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 06:38 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-80 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 45-80 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-80 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-80 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-80 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 45-80 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Adam Bonnet | 45-82 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Roy Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roy Harris, team foul #8 | 45-82 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Portillo | 45-84 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-84 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 45-84 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 45-86 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-86 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet and he's hacked by James Hudson - foul #4 on James Hudson, team foul #9 | 45-88 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (C) James Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti misses the free throw | 45-88 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Nelson | 45-88 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-88 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen grabs the offensive rebound | 45-88 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-88 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson grabs the board | 45-88 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson is hacked by Adam Bonnet - foul #1 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #4 | 45-88 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), James Hudson (C) Derek Braden, Roy Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF), Scott Tripp (C) Rocky Conti, Stephen Millen | |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-88 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-88 |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-88 |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson can't tip it in | 45-88 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling gets the offensive rebound | 45-88 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson connects on the shot near the basket set up by Walter Morse | 47-88 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kermit Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Spurling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Morse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hudson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Portillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steve Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Tripp (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the easy layup | 47-88 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse gets the rebound | 47-88 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 49-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-88 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp can't tip it in | 49-88 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-88 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-88 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-88 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-88 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 49-90 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-90 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 49-90 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kermit Anderson - foul #1 on Kermit Anderson, team foul #10 | 49-90 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF) Scott Tripp | |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-90 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-90 |
| 01:05 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-90 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling's layup is rejected by Steve Nelson | 49-90 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo grabs the board | 49-90 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Tufts - foul #1 on Alex Tufts, team foul #11 | 49-90 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 49-91 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-92 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-92 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet runs out the clock | 51-92 |