| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) SF - Terry Grady (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Willie Gaillard - foul #1 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Roger Howard picks off the pass by Terry Grady | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard is fouled on the floor by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Willie Gaillard | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Heyward | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Whatley | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols's floater is tipped away by Robert Hubbard | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Hubbard | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard and he's hacked by Mike Cooper - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Sean Begay (PF), John Flint (C) Richard Whatley, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is hacked by John Flint - foul #1 on John Flint, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SF) Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Willie Gaillard steals it from Daniel Beckham | 10-8 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard (PG) Willie Gaillard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Daniel Beckham | |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Begay - foul #1 on Sean Begay, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Jeffrey Hubbard, Joseph Howard, Sean Begay, John Flint | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Leonel Osborn | |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley loses the dribble to Richard Heyward | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Whatley picks off the pass by Charles Head | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley hits the finger roll | 14-9 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Heyward | 14-12 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Whatley | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Head (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Charles Head - foul #2 on Charles Head, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Sean Begay (C) Richard Conner, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hubbard | 18-12 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SF), John Flint (C) Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Brian Nichols | |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Howard - foul #1 on Joseph Howard, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Whatley, Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-14 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt's pass is intercepted by Sean Begay | 19-14 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay blows the layup | 19-14 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | John Flint tips it but misses | 19-14 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Willie Gaillard - foul #2 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SG), Terry Grady (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Willie Gaillard, Sean Begay, John Flint | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG) Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Terry Grady is called for the reach on Brent Slama - foul #1 on Terry Grady, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Nichols | 19-17 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-17 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard (PG), Sean Begay (C) Richard Conner, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Hubbard (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Begay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady clanks a shot from close range | 20-17 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Hubbard | 20-17 |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Whatley | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard makes the fadeaway from the left side | 24-20 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn makes the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Terry Grady - foul #2 on Terry Grady, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Joseph Howard (SG), John Flint (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Jeffrey Hubbard, Richard Whatley, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Richard Heyward, Wayne Dahlberg, Brian Nichols | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Flint | 24-22 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by Joseph Howard is denied by Christopher Sandstrom | 24-22 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:15 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Howard, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Hubbard (PG) Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Brown (PG), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Leonel Osborn | |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Riley Witt | 24-24 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hubbard | 27-24 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Raymond Brown, Daniel Beckham | |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | John Flint misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Begay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Flint (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Conner - foul #1 on Richard Conner, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Richard Whatley (SG), Joseph Howard (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Jeffrey Hubbard, Richard Conner, Sean Begay, John Flint | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Charles Head (C) Roger Howard, Wayne Dahlberg, Christopher Sandstrom, Brian Nichols | |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the runner in the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | Brent Slama swats the shot by Willie Gaillard | 27-27 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the lay-in | 27-27 |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 29-27 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady (SF), Sean Begay (C) Joseph Howard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard is fouled on the floor by Roger Howard - foul #1 on Roger Howard, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady's pass is intercepted by Richard Heyward | 29-30 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Sean Begay is called for the reach on Roger Howard - foul #2 on Sean Begay, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), John Flint (C) Richard Whatley, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Charles Head | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Sean Begay - foul #3 on Sean Begay, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan (C) Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (PF) Brent Slama | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The clock runs out | 32-34 |