| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Doolittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Knorr (fresh) C - John Marlow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tommy Ott (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Liko Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alva Mordarski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zadeh (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John Doolittle inbounds the ball | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Pierre - foul #2 on Patrick Pierre, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Ott | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 26-48 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole tips it home | 28-48 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jarogniew Zadeh - foul #1 on Jarogniew Zadeh, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Staton (PF) Jarogniew Zadeh | |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton is denied on a layup by John Marlow | 29-48 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is hacked by Liko Ching in the backcourt - foul #2 on Liko Ching, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett (SF), James Ernst (PF), Jeffrey Crespin (C) John Doolittle, Roy Knorr, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Swart (PG), Darrell Aparicio (SG), Enrique Martin (SF), Charles Baisley (C) Tommy Ott, Liko Ching, Alva Mordarski, Patrick Pierre | |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is fouled on the floor by Richard Staton - foul #1 on Richard Staton, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole (SG), John Marlow (C) Walter Cole, George Bousquet | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-48 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | Charles Baisley knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gregory Swart | 31-50 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is hacked by Gregory Swart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Swart, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr (PF) John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Liko Ching (SG), Alva Mordarski (SF), Jarogniew Zadeh (PF) Darrell Aparicio, Enrique Martin, Charles Baisley | |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is hacked by Gregory Swart - foul #2 on Gregory Swart, team foul #6 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG) Keith Cole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott (PG), Patrick Pierre (C) Gregory Swart, Richard Staton | |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin is whistled for traveling | 31-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG), John Doolittle (SF), John Marlow (C) Samuel Bennett, Roy Knorr, Jeffrey Crespin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski is called for traveling | 31-50 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 31-50 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Patrick Pierre grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott's pass is intercepted by George Bousquet | 31-50 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | John Doolittle lays it up and in set up by George Bousquet | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Doolittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ernst (fairly fresh) C - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tommy Ott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Liko Ching (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Alva Mordarski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zadeh (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Pierre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | John Doolittle pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 33-50 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG), Keith Cole (SG), Samuel Bennett (SF), Roy Knorr (PF), Jeffrey Crespin (C) Walter Cole, George Bousquet, John Doolittle, James Ernst, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Swart (PG), Herbert Worley (SG), Enrique Martin (SF), Richard Staton (PF), Charles Baisley (C) Tommy Ott, Liko Ching, Alva Mordarski, Jarogniew Zadeh, Patrick Pierre | |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Swart | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-53 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr tips it home | 35-53 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | Herbert Worley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Swart | 35-56 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Charles Baisley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-56 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton snags the offensive board | 35-56 |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Charles Baisley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Gregory Swart is hacked by Mark Belmont - foul #1 on Mark Belmont, team foul #1 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), George Bousquet (SG), John Doolittle (SF), James Ernst (PF), John Marlow (C) Mark Belmont, Keith Cole, Samuel Bennett, Roy Knorr, Jeffrey Crespin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sang Yin (PG), Darrell Aparicio (SG), Alva Mordarski (SF), Jarogniew Zadeh (PF), Patrick Pierre (C) Gregory Swart, Herbert Worley, Enrique Martin, Richard Staton, Charles Baisley | |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Darrell Aparicio's fadeaway is rejected by John Marlow | 35-56 |
| 12:06 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski tips it home | 35-58 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Doolittle | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Doolittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ernst (fresh) C - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sang Yin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Aparicio (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alva Mordarski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zadeh (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Pierre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Jarogniew Zadeh hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by James Ernst - foul #2 on James Ernst, team foul #2 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott (PG), Liko Ching (SG) Sang Yin, Alva Mordarski | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Jarogniew Zadeh makes the free throw | 38-61 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow loses the ball out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski (SF) Jarogniew Zadeh | |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 10:42 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 10:23 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Liko Ching | 38-64 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow travels with the ball | 38-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG), Keith Cole (SG), Samuel Bennett (SF), Roy Knorr (PF) Walter Cole, George Bousquet, John Doolittle, James Ernst | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sang Yin (PG), Gregory Swart (SG), Enrique Martin (SF), Richard Staton (C) Tommy Ott, Darrell Aparicio, Alva Mordarski, Patrick Pierre | |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Enrique Martin clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Roy Knorr - foul #3 on Roy Knorr, team foul #3 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Crespin (C) John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Herbert Worley (SG), Jarogniew Zadeh (PF) Sang Yin, Liko Ching | |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Enrique Martin misses the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Enrique Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-65 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Enrique Martin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jarogniew Zadeh | 38-67 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-67 |
| 09:05 | Western Michigan | Jarogniew Zadeh grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Herbert Worley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-67 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-67 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-67 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Belmont (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Keith Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Knorr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Crespin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gregory Swart (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Herbert Worley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Enrique Martin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zadeh (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Staton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), George Bousquet (SG), John Doolittle (SF), James Ernst (PF), John Marlow (C) Mark Belmont, Keith Cole, Samuel Bennett, Roy Knorr, Jeffrey Crespin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott (PG), Darrell Aparicio (SG), Alva Mordarski (SF), Liko Ching (PF), Charles Baisley (C) Gregory Swart, Herbert Worley, Enrique Martin, Jarogniew Zadeh, Richard Staton | |
| 07:32 | Western Michigan | Tommy Ott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-67 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Doolittle | 41-67 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Darrell Aparicio - foul #3 on Darrell Aparicio, team foul #7 | 41-67 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | George Bousquet steps in front of the Darrell Aparicio pass | 43-67 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Ott is called for the reach on Walter Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Ott, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr (PF) George Bousquet | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Patrick Pierre (C) Charles Baisley | |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Roy Knorr - foul #4 on Roy Knorr, team foul #4 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sang Yin (PG) Tommy Ott | |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Alva Mordarski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 45-68 |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Sang Yin | 45-68 |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Walter Cole is called for the reach on Liko Ching - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont (PG), Keith Cole (SG), Samuel Bennett (SF), Jeffrey Crespin (C) Walter Cole, John Doolittle, Roy Knorr, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Swart (SG), Richard Staton (PF), Charles Baisley (C) Darrell Aparicio, Alva Mordarski, Patrick Pierre | |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Crespin steals it from Richard Staton | 45-68 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 45-68 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 04:51 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-68 |
| 04:49 | Western Michigan | Charles Baisley tips it home | 45-70 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst grabs the offensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole connects on the floater from the right side | 47-70 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching is hacked by Mark Belmont - foul #2 on Mark Belmont, team foul #6 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darrell Aparicio (SG), Enrique Martin (SF) Sang Yin, Charles Baisley | |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Liko Ching scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Staton | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mark Belmont (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Keith Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Ernst (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Crespin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gregory Swart (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Darrell Aparicio (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Enrique Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liko Ching (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Staton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Enrique Martin picks off the pass by Keith Cole | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Western Michigan | Darrell Aparicio hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Swart | 47-75 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-75 |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Gregory Swart knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Liko Ching | 47-77 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Keith Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sang Yin (PG) Gregory Swart | |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Sang Yin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-77 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Liko Ching | 47-77 |
| 01:29 | Western Michigan | Darrell Aparicio knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-80 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-80 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Mark Belmont takes the ball from Enrique Martin | 50-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-80 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Enrique Martin snags the defensive board | 50-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | James Ernst takes the ball from Sang Yin | 50-80 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Mark Belmont can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-80 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Richard Staton grabs the board | 50-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Sang Yin runs out the clock | 50-80 |