| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Romer | 29-33 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Todd - foul #2 on Thomas Todd, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:56 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Rembert - foul #3 on Benjamin Rembert, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson (PF) Benjamin Rembert | |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Russell Smith | 29-35 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Todd | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Romer and he's fouled by John Biggs - foul #1 on John Biggs, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner misses the 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 34-35 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson is hacked by Manuel Taylor - foul #1 on Manuel Taylor, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SG), Kyle Cain (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Thomas Todd, Manuel Taylor, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Howard Pritchett (C) Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, John Biggs | |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG), Benjamin Rembert (PF) Russell Smith, Dennis Robertson | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewayne Keim (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Cain (fresh) PF - Timothy Goss (fresh) C - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) SF - Hal Vanbrunt (fresh) PF - Benjamin Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | David Smith steals it from Kyle Cain | 34-38 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dewayne Keim | 36-38 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Giovanni Ferrari - foul #1 on Giovanni Ferrari, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd (SG), Obi Elijah (PF), Orlando Mitchell (C) Jeffery Romer, Timothy Goss, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner (SG), John Biggs (C) David Smith, Howard Pritchett | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim is hacked by Benjamin Rembert - foul #4 on Benjamin Rembert, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor (SF) Kyle Cain | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), Hugh Tanguay (SF), Dennis Robertson (PF) John Sullivan, Hal Vanbrunt, Benjamin Rembert | |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Thomas Todd - foul #3 on Thomas Todd, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim connects on the floater in the paint set up by Obi Elijah | 38-42 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Todd is called for the reach on Andrew Gardner - foul #4 on Thomas Todd, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG) Thomas Todd | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Romer steals it from Hugh Tanguay | 38-42 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer jams it | 40-42 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah clanks a fadeaway from close range | 40-42 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah tips it in | 42-42 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson is denied on a layup by Obi Elijah | 42-42 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:33 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Russell Smith | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewayne Keim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim is hacked by Andrew Gardner - foul #3 on Andrew Gardner, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG), Kyle Cain (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Dewayne Keim, Manuel Taylor, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Howard Pritchett (PF) Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, Dennis Robertson | |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kyle Cain, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett lays it up and in set up by Russell Smith | 42-46 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sullivan (SG) Russell Smith | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith is hacked by Timothy Goss - foul #2 on Timothy Goss, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Goss | 42-46 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | John Biggs takes the ball from Timothy Goss | 42-46 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Giovanni Ferrari takes the ball from David Smith | 42-46 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Romer | 44-46 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs makes the runner in the paint set up by Hal Vanbrunt and the foul's on Thomas Dejesus - foul #3 on Thomas Dejesus, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor (SF), Obi Elijah (PF), Orlando Mitchell (C) Jeffery Romer, Timothy Goss, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), Andrew Gardner (SG), Hugh Tanguay (SF), Dennis Robertson (PF) David Smith, John Sullivan, Hal Vanbrunt, Howard Pritchett | |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hugh Tanguay | 44-49 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-49 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Smith | 44-49 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hugh Tanguay - foul #1 on Hugh Tanguay, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG), Thomas Todd (SG) Thomas Dejesus, Kyle Cain | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert (PF) John Biggs | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Gardner - foul #4 on Andrew Gardner, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SF) Manuel Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 46-52 |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss (C) Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Howard Pritchett (C) Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, Dennis Robertson | |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 06:12 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Pritchett | 46-52 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | David Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Pritchett - foul #1 on Howard Pritchett, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor (C) Obi Elijah | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Pritchett | 47-55 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Hal Vanbrunt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Howard Pritchett tips it in | 47-57 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Howard Pritchett | 47-57 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss is hacked by Hal Vanbrunt - foul #2 on Hal Vanbrunt, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG), Orlando Mitchell (C) Thomas Todd, Dewayne Keim | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner (SG), Hugh Tanguay (SF), Dennis Robertson (PF), John Biggs (C) Russell Smith, Hal Vanbrunt, Benjamin Rembert, Howard Pritchett | |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | David Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor grabs the board | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Dejesus is blocked by Dennis Robertson | 49-57 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Goss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hugh Tanguay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Dejesus | 52-57 |
| 02:52 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by Orlando Mitchell | 52-57 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 52-57 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd (SG), Obi Elijah (PF) Thomas Dejesus, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith (PG), Benjamin Rembert (PF) David Smith, Dennis Robertson | |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Smith and he's fouled by Thomas Todd - foul #5 on Thomas Todd, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SG) Thomas Todd | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs misses the free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | John Biggs knocks in the floater in the lane | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Russell Smith steps in front of the Obi Elijah pass | 52-61 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Russell Smith throws it down | 52-63 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 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) | |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Hugh Tanguay tips it home | 52-65 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Gardner snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffery Romer - foul #2 on Jeffery Romer, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Jeffery Romer, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Smith (PG), John Sullivan (SG), Hal Vanbrunt (SF), Dennis Robertson (C) Russell Smith, Andrew Gardner, Hugh Tanguay, John Biggs | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Benjamin Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewayne Keim | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | David Smith runs out the clock | 54-67 |