| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Harden | 34-40 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Archie Kane steals the ball from Anthony Scott in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Maddux steps in front of the Paul Spector pass | 34-40 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Spector - foul #1 on Paul Spector, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth White steps in front of the Tom Sneed pass | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector (PF) Joshua Schober | |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 35-42 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Tom Sneed is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Joshua Schober (SF) Eric Goodman, Paul Spector | |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Maddux | 35-42 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Fitzpatrick | 35-42 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG), Thomas Fisher (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden clanks a runner from the right block | 37-42 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Paul Spector steals the ball from Adam Poindexter | 37-42 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (PF) Ivan Brent, Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Paul Spector | |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Harvey Maddux | 39-44 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Eric Goodman | 39-46 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-46 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman is hacked by Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (SF), Paul Spector (PF) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #4 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed dunks the ball set up by Ivan Brent | 44-51 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses the runner near the basket | 44-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Tom Sneed steals the ball from Michael Flannery | 46-51 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 46-53 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Tom Sneed steps in front of the Kenneth White pass | 46-53 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Thomas Fisher (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Adam Poindexter, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (PF), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Brent | 46-56 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the fadeaway in the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 48-56 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ivan Brent | 48-59 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harvey Maddux - foul #3 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Joshua Schober | |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cahoon - foul #1 on Jerry Cahoon, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG), Kenneth White (SF) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, David Scott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed (C) Richard Harden | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Paul Spector is called for the reach on Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Paul Spector, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Gary Land | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry loses the dribble to Jerry Cahoon | 48-61 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Adam Poindexter - foul #1 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (SF) Jerry Cahoon, Joshua Schober | |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Gary Land steals the ball from Johnson Henry | 48-62 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed can't finish the layup | 48-62 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery can't tip it in | 48-64 |
| 05:44 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-64 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth White - foul #2 on Kenneth White, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-65 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Fisher steals the ball from Joshua Schober | 48-65 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Fitzpatrick steps in front of the David Scott pass | 48-65 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-65 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 51-65 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-65 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Poindexter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Cahoon | 51-67 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 51-67 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Cahoon | 51-70 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Spector - foul #3 on Paul Spector, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings (C) Harvey Maddux | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Joshua Schober, Richard Harden | |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 52-73 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Paul Spector swats the short shot by Adam Poindexter | 52-73 |
| 01:03 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 52-75 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land grabs the board | 52-75 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 52-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 52-75 |