| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Chan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott inbounds the ball | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 19:30 | Southern | The rebound goes to Archie Hastings | 51-35 |
| 19:25 | Southern | Archie Hastings is fouled on the floor by David Tapscott - foul #2 on David Tapscott, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| 19:06 | Southern | Archie Hastings misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 19:05 | Southern | Harry Chan tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris is fouled on the floor by Harry Chan - foul #1 on Harry Chan, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| 18:43 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Billy French can't tip it in | 51-37 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Harry Chan pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 18:36 | Southern | Timothy Mullins drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Sever | 51-39 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses short on a jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 18:16 | Southern | Timothy Mullins snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Harry Chan can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy French - foul #2 on Billy French, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF) Billy French | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 18:10 | Southern | Harry Chan makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 18:10 | Southern | Harry Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| 17:44 | Southern | Archie Hastings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Rowland | 53-43 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 17:36 | Southern | Archie Hastings grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Archie Hastings blows the layup but he's fouled by Cody Harris - foul #3 on Cody Harris, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Micheal Lucky (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Sean Peckham (PF), Lee Carroll (C) Timothy Mullins, John Sever, Harry Chan | |
| 17:31 | Southern | Archie Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Archie Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Sidney Hadden is blocked by Lee Carroll | 53-45 |
| 17:09 | Southern | Sean Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 17:03 | Southern | Rick Jean misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 53-45 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley is hacked by Sean Peckham - foul #3 on Sean Peckham, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG), Jacob Dalke (PF) Archie Hastings, Sean Peckham | |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 16:29 | Southern | Randy Tapscott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Billy French (PF) Sidney Smiley, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | Southern | John Sever (PF) Eugene Rowland | |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden is fouled on the floor by Lee Carroll - foul #2 on Lee Carroll, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), David Tapscott (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Harry Chan (C) Randy Tapscott, Lee Carroll | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Dalke (fresh) PF - John Sever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Chan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cody Harris | 57-45 |
| 15:24 | Southern | Harry Chan double dribbles | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (PF) Billy French | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Archie Hastings (SF) Rick Jean, Jacob Dalke | |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is hacked by Archie Hastings - foul #2 on Archie Hastings, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SG) Jared Wright | |
| Subs | Southern | Sean Peckham (PF) John Sever | |
| 14:36 | Southern | Harry Chan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger loses the ball out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 13:56 | Southern | Sean Peckham knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Arthur Clark - foul #2 on Arthur Clark, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG) Alex Derenberger | |
| Subs | Southern | John Sever (PF) Harry Chan | |
| 13:56 | Southern | Sean Peckham misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:56 | Southern | John Sever gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:39 | Southern | John Sever's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billy French (PF) Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Dalke (SF) Archie Hastings | |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Billy French is hacked by Jacob Dalke - foul #3 on Jacob Dalke, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF) Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger is denied on a dunk by John Sever | 57-47 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Billy French pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 12:51 | Southern | John Sever grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 12:47 | Southern | Rick Jean is fouled on the floor by Sidney Hadden - foul #2 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Tapscott (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Cody Harris, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF), Harry Chan (C) Rick Jean, Jacob Dalke, Sean Peckham | |
| 12:34 | Southern | Eugene Rowland is hacked by Alex Derenberger - foul #1 on Alex Derenberger, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (PF) Billy French | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Lee Carroll (PF) Eugene Rowland, John Sever | |
| 12:17 | Southern | Lee Carroll misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:16 | Southern | Archie Hastings tips it in | 57-49 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-49 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Lee Carroll snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Chan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Southern | Timothy Mullins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 11:48 | Southern | Archie Hastings gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:36 | Southern | Timothy Mullins travels with the ball | 57-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Sidney Hadden (PF) Jared Wright, Arthur Clark | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), John Sever (PF) Rick Jean, Lee Carroll | |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden hits a fadeaway from the left side | 59-49 |
| 11:13 | Southern | David Tapscott is called for the reach on Timothy Mullins - foul #3 on David Tapscott, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (SG), Paul Dees (SF), Billy French (PF) Alex Derenberger, David Tapscott, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SF), Sean Peckham (C) Archie Hastings, Harry Chan | |
| 11:13 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy French | 61-49 |
| 10:46 | Southern | Timothy Mullins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sean Peckham | 61-52 |
| 10:30 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden drills a floater from the left block | 63-52 |
| 10:14 | Southern | John Sever scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Mullins and he's hacked by Sidney Hadden - foul #3 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Sidney Smiley, Paul Dees, Billy French | |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Dalke (SF) Timothy Mullins | |
| 10:14 | Southern | John Sever misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark misses the dunk attempt | 63-54 |
| 09:54 | Southern | John Sever snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 09:48 | Southern | Eugene Rowland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Jean | 63-57 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden's layup is rejected by John Sever | 63-57 |
| 09:33 | Southern | Sean Peckham pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:27 | Southern | Eugene Rowland buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rick Jean | 63-60 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Clark | 66-60 |
| 08:54 | Southern | John Sever's fadeaway is rejected by Sidney Hadden | 66-60 |
| 08:53 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Sever | 66-60 |
| 08:40 | Southern | John Sever hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Sidney Hadden - foul #4 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG), David Tapscott (SF), Billy French (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Sidney Hadden, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF), Harry Chan (C) Eugene Rowland, Jacob Dalke, Sean Peckham | |
| 08:40 | Southern | John Sever makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:40 | Southern | John Sever misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Billy French grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Billy French hits a driving attempt from close range | 68-61 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Timothy Mullins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy French (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Sever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Chan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Derenberger | 71-64 |
| 07:16 | Southern | Archie Hastings drills a floater from close range | 71-66 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Alex Derenberger is called for the reach on Rick Jean - foul #2 on Alex Derenberger, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Bruce Alfonso (C) Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Sean Peckham (PF) Timothy Mullins, John Sever | |
| 06:54 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Billy French's pass is intercepted by Archie Hastings | 74-68 |
| 06:15 | Southern | Rick Jean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (SF), Sidney Hadden (PF) David Tapscott, Billy French | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG), Lee Carroll (C) Rick Jean, Harry Chan | |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden tips it back up and in | 76-68 |
| 05:35 | Southern | Lee Carroll can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 76-68 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jared Wright | 76-68 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sidney Hadden | 78-68 |
| 05:21 | Southern | Randy Tapscott drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Rowland | 78-71 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-71 |
| 04:49 | Southern | Sean Peckham is whistled for a carry | 81-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Tapscott (SF), Arthur Clark (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Alex Derenberger, Sidney Hadden, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Jacob Dalke (SF), Harry Chan (C) Randy Tapscott, Archie Hastings, Sean Peckham | |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SF) Jacob Dalke | |
| 04:13 | Southern | Harry Chan lays it up and in set up by Timothy Mullins | 81-73 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-73 |
| 04:03 | Southern | Eugene Rowland gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (PG), Alex Derenberger (SG) Cody Harris, Jared Wright | |
| Subs | Southern | John Sever (PF) Lee Carroll | |
| 03:55 | Southern | Timothy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Timothy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sidney Smiley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Lucky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Jean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Sever (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Chan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger lays it up and in set up by Sidney Smiley | 83-75 |
| 03:33 | Southern | Eugene Rowland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-75 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky grabs the board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Chan | 83-75 |
| 03:27 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark hits the follow up shot | 85-75 |
| 03:06 | Southern | John Sever makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Rowland | 85-77 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark hits a turnaround from the baseline | 87-77 |
| 02:37 | Southern | Timothy Mullins's pass is intercepted by Sidney Smiley | 87-77 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Billy French (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Sidney Smiley, Alex Derenberger, Arthur Clark, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | Southern | Archie Hastings (SF) Rick Jean | |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Rowland - foul #3 on Eugene Rowland, team foul #6 | 87-77 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 1st free throw | 88-77 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 89-77 |
| 02:05 | Southern | Timothy Mullins can't finish the layup | 89-77 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott gets the rebound | 89-77 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses the turnaround from the baseline | 89-77 |
| 01:42 | Southern | Archie Hastings snags the defensive board | 89-77 |
| 01:36 | Southern | Archie Hastings is denied on a layup by David Tapscott | 89-77 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott gets the rebound | 89-77 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mullins - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #7 | 89-77 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG), Arthur Clark (SG), Sidney Hadden (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Billy French, Bruce Alfonso | |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG), Randy Tapscott (SG), Jacob Dalke (SF), Sean Peckham (PF), Lee Carroll (C) Eugene Rowland, Timothy Mullins, Archie Hastings, John Sever, Harry Chan | |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott makes the 1st free throw | 90-77 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott makes the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Rick Jean clanks a jumper from close range | 91-77 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Derenberger | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Lee Carroll blocks the jumper by David Tapscott | 91-77 |
| 00:25 | Southern | Jacob Dalke grabs the board | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern | Lee Carroll clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 91-77 |
| 00:16 | Southern | Jacob Dalke hits the follow up shot | 91-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger runs out the clock | 91-79 |