| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Haag (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Luttrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Kreutzer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Westbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Chung (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook dunks the ball | 28-34 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George McWayne - foul #1 on George McWayne, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | James Sells misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Haag - foul #3 on Michael Haag, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo (PG) Michael Haag | |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | James Sells misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | James Sells makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer's pass is intercepted by George McWayne | 29-36 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin lays it up and in on a great pass from George McWayne | 31-36 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Irwin is called for the reach on Steven Luttrell - foul #2 on Joseph Irwin, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook's pass is intercepted by Matthew Pinner | 31-36 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | James Sells can't finish the layup | 31-36 |
| 17:06 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Luttrell | 31-36 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Irwin - foul #3 on Joseph Irwin, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Samuel Mountain (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett (C) Stephen Chung | |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Rawls | 31-36 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain is hacked by Steven Luttrell - foul #2 on Steven Luttrell, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo (SF), David Glantz (C) Isaac Kreutzer, Richard Westbrook | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean's dunk attempt is rejected by Dustin Camarillo | 31-36 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Kuo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Luttrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Camarillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Jowett (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Glantz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | David Glantz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett tips it home | 31-38 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo is hacked by James Kornbluth - foul #2 on James Kornbluth, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF), James Sells (C) Jerome Chapman, Samuel Mountain, James Kornbluth, Christopher Rawls, Danny McVean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag (PG), Isaac Kreutzer (SF), Richard Westbrook (PF), Stephen Chung (C) Steven Luttrell, Dustin Camarillo, Larry Jowett, David Glantz | |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaac Kreutzer | 33-40 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Isaac Kreutzer and the foul's on George McWayne - foul #2 on George McWayne, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Strother (SG) Willie Kuo | |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne is hacked by Stephen Chung - foul #1 on Stephen Chung, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | James Sells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell (SG) John Strother | |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook comes up short on the shot near the basket | 35-43 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | James Sells grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George McWayne | 38-43 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Quam - foul #2 on Phillip Quam, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls (C) James Sells | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett (PF), David Glantz (C) Richard Westbrook, Stephen Chung | |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Luttrell - foul #3 on Steven Luttrell, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth (SF), Danny McVean (C) Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Haag | 40-47 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Rawls | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny McVean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Haag (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Luttrell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Kreutzer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Jowett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Glantz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | George McWayne is called for the reach on Steven Luttrell - foul #3 on George McWayne, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), James Sells (C) George McWayne, Danny McVean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook (PF), Stephen Chung (C) Larry Jowett, David Glantz | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Sells - foul #2 on James Sells, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF) Joseph Irwin, James Kornbluth, Christopher Rawls | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo (PG), John Strother (SG) Michael Haag, Steven Luttrell | |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | John Strother buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain comes up short on the floater in the lane | 45-53 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer drills a turnaround from the baseline | 45-55 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer's pass is intercepted by Samuel Mountain | 45-55 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Chung gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:40 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Isaac Kreutzer | 45-57 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Willie Kuo picks off the pass by Phillip Quam | 45-57 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Kuo | 45-59 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Mountain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Pinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Quam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Kuo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Strother (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Isaac Kreutzer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Westbrook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Chung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | James Sells snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman's pass is intercepted by John Strother in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | John Strother's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Jerome Chapman, Samuel Mountain, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag (PG), Steven Luttrell (SG), Dustin Camarillo (SF), Larry Jowett (PF), David Glantz (C) Willie Kuo, John Strother, Isaac Kreutzer, Richard Westbrook, Stephen Chung | |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Rawls | 49-59 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Haag | 49-61 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Kornbluth | 52-61 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | David Glantz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin's pass is intercepted by Michael Haag | 52-64 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag banks in the layup | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls travels with the ball | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | David Glantz misses the tip | 52-66 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Steven Luttrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-66 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Dustin Camarillo steals it from George McWayne | 52-66 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Camarillo | 52-68 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth loses the ball out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF) George McWayne, James Kornbluth, Danny McVean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Isaac Kreutzer (SF), Richard Westbrook (PF) Dustin Camarillo, David Glantz | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Haag (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Luttrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Kreutzer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Westbrook (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Jowett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Isaac Kreutzer | 52-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam hits a 3 from straight away | 55-70 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mountain - foul #3 on Samuel Mountain, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Donald Oh (SG), James Kornbluth (PF) Joseph Irwin, Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo (SG), Dustin Camarillo (SF), David Glantz (C) Steven Luttrell, Isaac Kreutzer, Richard Westbrook | |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth gets the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Larry Jowett is called for the reach on Samuel Mountain - foul #1 on Larry Jowett, team foul #5 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Strother (SG) Michael Haag | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo is fouled on the floor by Jerome Chapman - foul #1 on Jerome Chapman, team foul #10 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean (PF) Donald Oh | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Liptak (SF) Larry Jowett | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Glantz | 55-73 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Willie Kuo and he's hacked by Danny McVean - foul #1 on Danny McVean, team foul #11 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett (PF) Richard Liptak | |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Camarillo makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Larry Jowett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | David Glantz buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Willie Kuo | 55-79 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Jerome Chapman and the foul's on David Glantz - foul #1 on David Glantz, team foul #6 | 57-79 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain makes the free throw | 58-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | David Glantz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-79 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls loses the dribble to Willie Kuo | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Willie Kuo runs out the clock | 58-79 |