| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Micah Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the runner from close range | 37-31 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark is fouled on the floor by Dewey Lee - foul #3 on Dewey Lee, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG) Dewey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Barta is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Joseph Barta, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon tips it home | 37-33 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is denied on a layup by Glen Weaver | 37-33 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Clark | 37-36 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Clark, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (PF) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SG), Paul Swiney (SF) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson lays it up and in set up by Curtis Foltz | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver scores on a runner in the lane | 39-38 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Eslick takes the ball from Hubert Reichard | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Micah Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Swiney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-38 |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick tips it home | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is hacked by Eli Dixon - foul #2 on Eli Dixon, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Antony Giordano (PF) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, Joseph Barta, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Gerald Folger (PF), Vincent Eoff (C) Micah Wright, Paul Swiney, Glen Weaver, Eli Dixon | |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard tips it home | 41-40 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 41-42 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard banks in the layup set up by Antony Giordano and he's fouled by Gerard Eslick - foul #2 on Gerard Eslick, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff is called for 3 seconds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (PG) Gerard Eslick | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Vincent Eoff steals the ball from Antony Giordano | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Foltz steps in front of the Anthony Clark pass | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dewey Lee - foul #4 on Dewey Lee, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Dewey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Gerald Folger, Vincent Eoff | |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar (PF) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Clark steps in front of the Raymond Collar pass | 44-43 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-43 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 47-43 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #1 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (PF) Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Paul Swiney (SF) Micah Wright, Thomas Moore | |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Swiney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SG) Anthony Clark | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Foltz takes the ball from Eli Dixon | 47-45 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta blows the layup | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:07 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael O'Brien | 47-48 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Barta | 49-48 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eli Dixon | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien tips it home | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Bennie Ahmad (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (PG), Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Vincent Eoff (C) Gerard Eslick, Michael O'Brien, Paul Swiney, Eli Dixon | |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses long on a runner from the right block | 51-53 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 07:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Micah Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Eoff (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger (PF) Glen Weaver | |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Micah Wright | 51-55 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 51-58 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Eoff | 51-58 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses long on a jumper in the paint | 51-58 |
| 06:40 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard can't tip it in | 51-58 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Vincent Eoff steals it from Hubert Reichard | 51-58 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Hubert Reichard, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon (C) Vincent Eoff | |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Clark - foul #2 on Anthony Clark, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SG), Paul Swiney (SF) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore | |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Paul Swiney's pass is intercepted by Timothy Nickerson | 53-60 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SG), Glen Weaver (PF) Micah Wright, Gerald Folger | |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Antony Giordano and he's hacked by Michael O'Brien - foul #2 on Michael O'Brien, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien loses the ball out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (PF) Antony Giordano | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF) Michael O'Brien, Paul Swiney | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Glen Weaver - foul #1 on Glen Weaver, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (PG), Vincent Eoff (C) Gerard Eslick, Eli Dixon | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-60 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Micah Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Vincent Eoff - foul #2 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver is fouled on the floor by Hubert Reichard - foul #1 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (PF) Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-60 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG) Curtis Foltz, William Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon (C) Vincent Eoff | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is fouled on the floor by Eli Dixon - foul #3 on Eli Dixon, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Dewey Lee | 62-62 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses short on a runner in the paint | 62-62 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Micah Wright is called for the reach on Dean Lustig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micah Wright, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Moore takes the ball from Dewey Lee | 64-62 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Micah Wright | 64-65 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Antony Giordano - foul #2 on Antony Giordano, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Barta | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-67 |