| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonas Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Harris and the foul's on Toby Friend - foul #1 on Toby Friend, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis buries a turnaround in the paint | 44-32 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jon Shea | 44-35 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend loses the ball out of bounds | 44-35 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-35 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Taylor Robinson - foul #1 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips (SF) Jonas Carlton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson (PF) Jerome Gaddis | |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:06 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jon Shea | 47-37 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Sherman Colmenero takes the ball from Dan Phillips | 47-37 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 47-37 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 47-37 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) PF - Toby Friend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses the lay-in | 47-37 |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris's floater is knocked away by John Ellis | 47-37 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 14:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea's layup is rejected by Dan Phillips | 47-39 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck is whistled for a carry | 47-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Jonas Carlton (SF), Lee Freeman (PF), Clinton Hunter (C) Sean Franck, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Toby Friend, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Jerome Gaddis (PF) Jon Shea, Ronald Wilson | |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Lee Freeman - foul #2 on Lee Freeman, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis tips it home | 47-43 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler double dribbles | 47-43 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter is denied on a layup by Sherman Colmenero | 47-43 |
| 12:43 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sherman Colmenero | 47-43 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Clinton Hunter swats the short shot by Lawrence Fedler | 47-43 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Sherman Colmenero steals it from Lee Freeman | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) SG - Edgar Bradford (fresh) SF - Jonas Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ranson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Edgar Bradford is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #1 on Edgar Bradford, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Toby Friend (PF), John Ellis (C) Wilfred Parks, Edgar Bradford, Jonas Carlton, Lee Freeman, Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG), Ronald Wilson (PF) James Ranson, Jerome Gaddis | |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jon Shea and he's fouled by John Ellis - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis's floater is tipped away by Sherman Colmenero | 47-47 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 10:20 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Taylor Robinson - foul #2 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea makes the 3rd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck is hacked by Jon Shea - foul #4 on Jon Shea, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Richard Harris | |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis is whistled for a carry | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis (C) Sherman Colmenero | |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Wilson takes the ball from Dan Phillips | 47-50 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-50 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Wilson takes the ball from Dan Phillips | 47-50 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Toby Friend | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Ranson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Gaddis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson is called for 3 seconds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (SG), Jonas Carlton (SF), Lee Freeman (C) Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG), Sherman Colmenero (C) James Ranson, Ronald Wilson | |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford (SG), Clinton Hunter (C) Sean Franck, Toby Friend | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Parks - foul #1 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), John Ellis (C) Edgar Bradford, Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG) Jon Shea | |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sherman Colmenero | 47-55 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton tips it in | 49-55 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerome Gaddis | 49-58 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis is fouled on the floor by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Toby Friend (PF) Wilfred Parks, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Wilson (PF) Lawrence Fedler | |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis hits the finger roll | 51-58 |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend blows the layup but the foul's on James Ranson - foul #2 on James Ranson, team foul #3 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips (SF), Lee Freeman (C) Jonas Carlton, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jon Shea (SG) James Ranson | |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sherman Colmenero | 51-61 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jon Shea | 51-63 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-63 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerome Gaddis | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Harris (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 17 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Gaddis (tiring) 7 pts. 5 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jon Shea | 51-66 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jon Shea | 51-68 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Shea and the foul's on Taylor Robinson - foul #3 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #8 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Clinton Hunter (SF), Paul Koontz (PF), James Sholar (C) Sean Franck, Taylor Robinson, Toby Friend, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Ranson (SG), Lawrence Fedler (SF) Richard Harris, Ronald Wilson | |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses the free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Ranson | 51-70 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson is hacked by Paul Koontz - foul #1 on Paul Koontz, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman (PF) Paul Koontz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris (PG) Jon Shea | |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | James Ranson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-72 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Lee Freeman denies the turnaround by Jerome Gaddis | 54-72 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar snags the defensive board | 54-72 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-72 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar snags the offensive board | 54-72 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-72 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar tips it back up and in | 56-72 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero misses the lay-in | 56-72 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilfred Parks | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harris runs out the clock | 58-72 |