| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Wright | 42-27 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-27 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Randall Snead - foul #1 on Randall Snead, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | James Moore grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | James Moore scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Al Merlino | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Snead | 44-32 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | James Moore is called for traveling | 44-32 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden is fouled on the floor by Al Merlino - foul #1 on Al Merlino, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet (SG), Kevin Stern (C) Stephen Wright, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott King (C) Troy Reedy | |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Al Merlino, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Colby Maggi (PF) Clayton Gorden, Randall Snead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (SG), Bill Bohan (PF) James Moore, Al Merlino | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Inabinet | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Armijo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Bohan (fresh) C - Scott King (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo makes the fadeaway from the left side | 47-34 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi is whistled for traveling | 47-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG), Joel Johnson (C) Erich Henthorn, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu (PG), James Jackson (SF), Eddie Steward (C) Blake Gain, Craig Richardson, Scott King | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Eddie Steward hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 47-34 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Inabinet | 50-34 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Bill Bohan steals the ball from Richard Inabinet | 50-36 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan loses the ball out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Randall Snead (PF) Michael Green, Richard Inabinet, Colby Maggi | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain (PG), James Moore (SG), Craig Richardson (SF), Al Merlino (PF) Bernard Maheu, Matthew Armijo, James Jackson, Bill Bohan | |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead can't tip it in | 50-36 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | James Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | Al Merlino picks off the pass by Randall Snead | 50-36 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | James Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Clayton Gorden - foul #1 on Clayton Gorden, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern (C) Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Wright | 52-37 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randall Snead | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Blake Gain | 55-39 |
| 11:51 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 11:50 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Steward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Craig Richardson steals the ball from Erich Henthorn | 55-39 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Richardson | 55-41 |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Wright and he's fouled by Blake Gain - foul #2 on Blake Gain, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet (SG), Joel Johnson (C) Stephen Wright, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (SF), Troy Reedy (C) Craig Richardson, Eddie Steward | |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Clayton Gorden - foul #2 on Clayton Gorden, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton Gorden and the foul's on Troy Reedy - foul #1 on Troy Reedy, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (PF) Al Merlino | |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Joel Johnson steps in front of the Bill Bohan pass | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 61-43 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Inabinet | 64-43 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | James Moore makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Armijo | 64-46 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clayton Gorden | 67-46 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Erich Henthorn - foul #2 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Colby Maggi (PF), Kevin Stern (C) Clayton Gorden, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Craig Richardson (SF), Al Merlino (PF), Eddie Steward (C) Blake Gain, James Moore, Bill Bohan, Troy Reedy | |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Eddie Steward gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-46 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Armijo - foul #1 on Matthew Armijo, team foul #5 | 67-46 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 67-46 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi gets the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 07:52 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Colby Maggi | 70-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Matthew Armijo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Merlino (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Steward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Armijo | 70-49 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses long on a jump hook from close range | 70-49 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Green | 72-52 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Randall Snead (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Stephen Wright, Richard Inabinet, Colby Maggi, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain (PG), James Moore (SG) Matthew Armijo, James Jackson | |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson is hacked by Blake Gain - foul #3 on Blake Gain, team foul #6 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Al Merlino, Eddie Steward | |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn's layup is rejected by Bill Bohan | 72-52 |
| 05:44 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green grabs the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Erich Henthorn | 74-52 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain is hacked by Clayton Gorden - foul #3 on Clayton Gorden, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG) Michael Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SF), Al Merlino (PF) Craig Richardson, Bill Bohan | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden is hacked by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo (SF), Eddie Steward (C) James Jackson, Troy Reedy | |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo makes the 3 from straight away | 76-58 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Blake Gain steps in front of the Erich Henthorn pass | 76-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Blake Gain blows the layup | 76-58 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Al Merlino snags the offensive board | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Blake Gain (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Armijo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Al Merlino (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Steward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Richard Inabinet (SG), Roger Organ (SF), Colby Maggi (PF), Kevin Stern (C) Clayton Gorden, Stephen Wright, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu (PG), James Jackson (SF), Bill Bohan (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Blake Gain, James Moore, Al Merlino, Eddie Steward | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses the jump hook from the baseline | 76-58 |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Inabinet | 76-58 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson clanks a floater from the right side | 76-58 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-58 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Armijo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-58 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-58 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Armijo | 79-61 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Green | 82-61 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Organ - foul #1 on Roger Organ, team foul #6 | 82-61 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the board | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Colby Maggi | 84-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Bernard Maheu is blocked by Colby Maggi | 84-61 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 84-61 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu is hacked by Roger Organ - foul #2 on Roger Organ, team foul #7 | 84-61 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu makes the 1st free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Maheu misses the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi gets the rebound | 84-62 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green runs out the clock | 84-62 |