| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) SF - John Alter (fresh) PF - Kevin Stern (fresh) C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Casson | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Jake Fischer steals it from Dick Bristow in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Dick Bristow steps in front of the Stephen Wright pass | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Alter | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by John Alter | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Jake Fischer is called for the reach on Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Jake Fischer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright is fouled on the floor by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SF), Rafael Willison (C) John Alter, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Casson - foul #1 on Joshua Casson, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Kenny Lund (C) Stephen Wright, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott King (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Scott King pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) SF - James Knox (fresh) PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) C - Kenny Lund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) PF - Scott King (fresh) C - Troy Reedy (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG) Richard Lee | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Troy Reedy is called for the reach on Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Troy Reedy, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Kevin Stern (PF), Joel Johnson (C) James Knox, Rafael Willison, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG) Dick Bristow | |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is hacked by Craig Richardson - foul #1 on Craig Richardson, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG) Joe Newman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (SF) Craig Richardson | |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bill Bohan - foul #1 on Bill Bohan, team foul #6 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG) Sean Donnellan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) Troy Reedy | |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | John Alter scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Stern | 10-5 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 10-5 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | John Alter is called for the reach on Scott King - foul #1 on John Alter, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Craig Richardson (SF), Steven Yates (C) Derrick Kline, Bill Bohan, Scott King | |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson's layup is rejected by Joel Johnson | 10-5 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Johnson - foul #1 on Joel Johnson, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG) Stephen Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | John Alter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Newman | 15-5 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-5 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer snags the defensive board | 15-5 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #4 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Rafael Willison (PF), Kenny Lund (C) Jake Fischer, John Alter, Kevin Stern, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott King (PF) Joshua Casson | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenny Lund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) PF - Scott King (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott King | 15-8 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright is whistled for traveling | 15-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (SG) James Jackson | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Yates | 15-11 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern (PF) Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (C) Steven Yates | |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Stern | 15-11 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Joe Newman, Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Joshua Casson (PF) Bill Bohan, Troy Reedy | |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott King and he's hacked by John Alter - foul #2 on John Alter, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) John Alter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern loses the dribble to Craig Richardson | 17-14 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Richardson | 17-17 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Dick Bristow is called for the reach on Sean Donnellan - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG) Stephen Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Bill Bohan (SF), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Craig Richardson, Scott King | |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Joe Newman picks off the pass by Joshua Casson | 19-17 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | James Knox tips it home | 21-17 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Stern - foul #1 on Kevin Stern, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF) Sean Donnellan, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson (SF) Bill Bohan | |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Knox | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SG - James Jackson (fresh) SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins knocks in the runner from close range set up by James Knox | 23-18 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the easy layup | 23-18 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson banks in the layup | 23-20 |
| 06:32 | Western Kentucky | Steven Yates denies the turnaround by James Knox | 23-20 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is hacked by Rafael Willison - foul #1 on Rafael Willison, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Kevin Stern (PF) Joe Newman, Darrell Dawkins, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (SG), Scott King (PF) James Jackson, Joshua Casson | |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison can't tip it in | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Scott King comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | James Knox snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses long on a jumper from the left block | 23-21 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bill Bohan | 23-21 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Kline - foul #1 on Derrick Kline, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SF) James Knox | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lamont Hrabovsky (PG), James Jackson (SG), Troy Reedy (C) Derrick Kline, Craig Richardson, Steven Yates | |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy is whistled for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund (C) Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Scott King gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) Troy Reedy | |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright is hacked by Lamont Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Lamont Hrabovsky, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), John Alter (SF) Joe Newman, Darrell Dawkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Craig Richardson (SF) Lamont Hrabovsky, James Jackson, Bill Bohan | |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Stern (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 29-21 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 29-23 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-23 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson tips it in | 32-25 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 32-25 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Craig Richardson | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Alter - foul #3 on John Alter, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Kenny Lund (C) Stephen Wright, John Alter, Kevin Stern, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (PF), Steven Yates (C) Joshua Casson, Scott King | |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Yates | 32-27 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Yates | 32-29 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 34-29 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Scott King (PF) Richard Lee, Craig Richardson | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-31 |