| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Rainville - foul #3 on Brian Rainville, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (SG) Brian Rainville | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cornelius Baker | 27-39 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Cornelius Baker picks off the pass by Christopher Wilson | 27-39 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Goss | 27-39 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss drills a floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Wilson | 29-39 |
| 17:30 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cornelius Baker | 29-39 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside misses the jump hook in the paint | 29-39 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), James Clark (SG), Justin Randall (PF), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Paul Saum, Cornelius Baker, John Woodside | |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Kifimbo Dare is called for the reach on Todd Westberg - foul #1 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon (SF) Joseph Butler | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ernest Gonsales - foul #3 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF) Jacob Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville (SG) Eugene Dixon | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Clark (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Justin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Westberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Taylor is called for the reach on Ernest Gonsales - foul #2 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG) Wayne Burroughs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Cornelius Baker (PF) Ralph Taylor, Todd Westberg | |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 29-41 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the easy layup | 29-41 |
| 14:56 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Ernest Gonsales takes the ball from Cornelius Baker | 29-41 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton connects on the floater from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Hampton | 31-41 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Irwin Thompson | 34-41 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Wilson - foul #4 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), John Woodside (C) Jeffrey Inouye, James Clark, Justin Randall | |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Butler steps in front of the Howard Goss pass | 34-43 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside knocks in the runner near the basket | 34-45 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Conrad Gordon | 37-45 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Rainville | 37-47 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irwin Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Paul Saum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Rainville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Cornelius Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Woodside (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss is fouled on the floor by John Woodside - foul #1 on John Woodside, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (SG) Irwin Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Justin Randall (PF) Brian Rainville, Cornelius Baker | |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | John Woodside blocks the short jumper by Ernest Gonsales | 37-47 |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg (C) John Woodside | |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales is hacked by Jeffrey Inouye - foul #2 on Jeffrey Inouye, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Saum | 37-47 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-50 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the floater from the left side | 37-50 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye is hacked by Conrad Gordon - foul #2 on Conrad Gordon, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Wayne Burroughs, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville (SG), John Woodside (C) Paul Saum, Justin Randall | |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Butler - foul #1 on Jacob Taylor, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Clark (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF) Joseph Butler, Todd Westberg | |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | James Clark is fouled on the floor by Kifimbo Dare - foul #2 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kifimbo Dare | 37-50 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare tips it in | 39-50 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Gonsales - foul #4 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG) Ernest Gonsales | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF) Jacob Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Joseph Butler (SF) Jeffrey Inouye, James Clark | |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs (PG), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Christopher Escobedo, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), Justin Randall (C) Ralph Taylor, John Woodside | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss's floater is tipped away by Cornelius Baker | 39-52 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Paul Saum (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Irwin Thompson steals the ball from Joseph Butler | 39-52 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Saum | 39-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine makes the turnaround from the right block | 41-54 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Goss - foul #1 on Howard Goss, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Ernest Gonsales (SG), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Wayne Burroughs, Irwin Thompson, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), James Clark (SG), John Woodside (C) Paul Saum, Brian Rainville, Cornelius Baker | |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on John Woodside - foul #2 on John Woodside, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses the shot from the right block | 44-56 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Clark | 44-59 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare lays it up and in | 46-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | James Clark is hacked by Christopher Wilson - foul #5 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville (SG), Cornelius Baker (PF) Joseph Butler, Justin Randall | |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-61 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson snags the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Brian Rainville steals the ball from Irwin Thompson | 46-61 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Gonsales - foul #5 on Ernest Gonsales, team foul #11 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Ernest Gonsales, Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), Todd Westberg (PF), John Anderson (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Cornelius Baker, John Woodside | |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Todd Westberg - foul #1 on Todd Westberg, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG) Brian Rainville | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Clark | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Escobedo (fresh) SG - Wayne Burroughs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jacob Taylor (fresh) PF - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Todd Westberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Anderson (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-66 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs grabs the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Escobedo | 51-66 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Clark | 51-68 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg lays it up and in set up by Ralph Taylor and the foul's on Kifimbo Dare - foul #3 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #12 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (C) John Anderson | |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg makes the free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Taylor - foul #3 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-71 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum grabs the offensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall snags the offensive board | 53-71 |
| 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 | Ralph Taylor connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Clark | 53-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Escobedo | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor runs out the clock | 56-73 |