| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) SG - Riley Lino (fresh) SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) C - Robert Hahn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) SG - Jack Keene (fresh) SF - Robert Hood (fresh) PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) C - Ralph Upshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Casey Gaiser | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Riley Lino | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Riley Lino - foul #1 on Riley Lino, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Casey Gaiser | 5-1 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene grabs the offensive board | 5-1 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 7-1 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle is called for 5 seconds | 7-1 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Ralph Upshaw | |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Belle - foul #1 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #1 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SF), Lance Shatzer (C) Robert Hood, Nicholas Belle | |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Hahn - foul #1 on Robert Hahn, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the rebound | 7-1 |
| 15:58 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause is fouled on the floor by Lance Shatzer - foul #1 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), George Higgins (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) SG - Richard Polite (fresh) SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Higgins (fresh) C - Robert Witt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Trent Andresen (fresh) SG - Jordan Negrete (fresh) SF - Adam Cox (fresh) PF - John Whalen (fresh) C - Lance Shatzer (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 9-1 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-1 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause grabs the board | 9-1 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Krause | 11-1 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Trent Andresen | 11-4 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Aaron Krause, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Robert Hood (SF), Nicholas Belle (PF), Ralph Upshaw (C) Trent Andresen, Jordan Negrete, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Lance Shatzer | |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by George Higgins | 13-4 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene knocks in the floater from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses the easy layup | 13-6 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses the tip | 13-6 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman's pass is intercepted by Casey Gaiser in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser jams it | 15-6 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 18-9 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene double dribbles | 18-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause (SF) Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-9 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Higgins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Upshaw (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman loses the ball out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Robert Witt (PF), James Murphy (C) Riley Lino, Garrett Gould, George Higgins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt is hacked by Nicholas Belle - foul #2 on Nicholas Belle, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (PF) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (PG), Jordan Negrete (SG), John Whalen (PF), Lance Shatzer (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Nicholas Belle, Ralph Upshaw | |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | James Murphy blows the layup | 18-9 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | James Murphy tips it back up and in | 20-9 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hood is denied on a layup by Aaron Krause | 20-9 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt pulls down the rebound | 20-9 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | John Whalen denies the turnaround by Aaron Krause | 20-9 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the defensive board | 20-9 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Reulet is called for the reach on John Whalen - foul #1 on Raymond Reulet, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Ralph Upshaw (C) Jordan Negrete, Robert Hood, Lance Shatzer | |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene scores on a floater from the right block set up by Trent Andresen | 20-11 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 20-11 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hahn | 20-11 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause is whistled for a carry | 20-11 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hahn is called for the reach on Jack Keene - foul #2 on Robert Hahn, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Higgins (SF), Robert Witt (C) Aaron Krause, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF) John Whalen | |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | George Higgins banks in the layup on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 22-11 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer blows the layup but he's hacked by Riley Lino - foul #2 on Riley Lino, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Aaron Krause (SF) Riley Lino, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (PG), Adam Cox (SG), Robert Hood (SF), Alan Cheatham (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, Trent Andresen, Ralph Upshaw | |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | George Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lance Shatzer - foul #2 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF) Lance Shatzer | |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Alan Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jordan Negrete (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Cox (fresh) SF - Robert Hood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Whalen (fresh) C - Alan Cheatham (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Alan Cheatham misses the turnaround in the paint | 23-12 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen tips it but misses | 23-12 |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | George Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | James Murphy grabs the offensive board | 23-12 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses the jump hook in the lane | 23-12 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Polite | 25-12 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the shot from the baseline | 25-14 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jordan Negrete - foul #1 on Jordan Negrete, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Robert Witt (C) James Murphy, Garrett Gould | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Ralph Upshaw (C) Jordan Negrete, John Whalen, Alan Cheatham | |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | George Higgins steals the ball from Ralph Upshaw | 26-14 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Keene - foul #1 on Jack Keene, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (C) Aaron Krause | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | George Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | George Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-14 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw snags the offensive board | 28-14 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard Polite is called for the reach on Jack Keene - foul #1 on Richard Polite, team foul #6 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF) Richard Polite, George Higgins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SF), John Whalen (PF) Robert Hood, Adam Cox | |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-14 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Upshaw grabs the offensive board | 28-14 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Whalen | 28-17 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 30-17 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits a 3 from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Murphy | 32-20 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Trent Andresen | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Witt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Pitman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Upshaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Ralph Upshaw denies the turnaround by Robert Witt | 32-22 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Upshaw | 32-22 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen loses the dribble to Robert Witt | 32-22 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt is fouled on the floor by Jack Keene - foul #2 on Jack Keene, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) Casey Gaiser, Aaron Krause, Raymond Reulet, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jordan Negrete (SG), Robert Hood (SF), Nicholas Belle (PF), Lance Shatzer (C) Richard Pitman, Jack Keene, John Whalen, Ralph Upshaw | |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-22 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the shot in the paint | 34-22 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-22 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould grabs the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould hits the finger roll | 36-22 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-22 |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Polite | 39-22 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jordan Negrete and he's hacked by Garrett Gould - foul #1 on Garrett Gould, team foul #7 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Aaron Krause (SF) Richard Polite, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Pitman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Ralph Upshaw (C) Trent Andresen, Jordan Negrete, Nicholas Belle | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses the free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Krause | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 41-24 |