| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Herbert Bailey - foul #1 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-23 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino is hacked by Edwin Dollinger - foul #2 on Edwin Dollinger, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-23 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edwin Dollinger | 40-23 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Darrel Guajardo picks off the pass by Billy Abels | 40-25 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Darrel Guajardo | 40-28 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Denton and the foul's on Eugene Patino - foul #3 on Eugene Patino, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (SG), Rex Dilday (SF), Rudolph Bradham (PF), Anthony Bosley (C) Scott Sterrett, Eugene Patino, Herbert Bailey, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Dilday | 42-30 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Bryan Enders | 44-30 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Guajardo | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg makes the shot from the left block set up by Joseph Boren | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Enders (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Boren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Joe Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Eickhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Dilday (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rudolph Bradham (fresh) 8 reb. C - Anthony Bosley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bosley steals the ball from Jake Hurley | 46-33 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darrel Guajardo | 46-36 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren is called for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Rex Dilday, Rudolph Bradham, Anthony Bosley | |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis is hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Allen (PF) Joe Landis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels misses long on a jumper from close range | 46-36 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edwin Dollinger | 46-36 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ned Ridgley - foul #4 on Ned Ridgley, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Joseph Boren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG) Chester Eickhoff, Ned Ridgley | |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Billy Abels - foul #1 on Billy Abels, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | George Allen connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Leonard Hoffman - foul #2 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG) Charlie Smith | |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | George Allen makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses short on a shot from close range | 51-38 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino tips it in | 51-40 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Bailey | 53-42 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | George Allen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Denton | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Allen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Sterrett | 55-45 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | George Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | George Allen hits a jumper in the paint set up by Howard Heiberg | 57-45 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by Edwin Dollinger - foul #3 on Edwin Dollinger, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Howard Heiberg, George Allen, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (SG), Rudolph Bradham (PF), Anthony Bosley (C) Eugene Patino, Herbert Bailey, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Bradham - foul #1 on Rudolph Bradham, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Rex Dilday (SF) Darrel Guajardo, Scott Sterrett | |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Enders | 59-45 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chester Eickhoff | 59-47 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Boren | 61-47 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Rex Dilday double dribbles | 61-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF) Charlie Smith | |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Chester Eickhoff steals it from Bryan Enders in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Joe Landis, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG) Rex Dilday | |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Rudolph Bradham | 64-49 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 64-49 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Boren tips it in | 66-49 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Billy Abels is called for the reach on Anthony Bosley - foul #2 on Billy Abels, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Joseph Boren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Herbert Bailey (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Chester Eickhoff, Rudolph Bradham, Anthony Bosley | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg is fouled on the floor by Eugene Patino - foul #4 on Eugene Patino, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley (SG) Scott Sterrett | |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-49 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino tips it back up and in | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heiberg (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ned Ridgley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels travels with the ball | 66-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (PG), Scott Sterrett (SF) Darrel Guajardo, Eugene Patino | |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Enders - foul #3 on Bryan Enders, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham (PF) Herbert Bailey | |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders is hacked by Leonard Hoffman - foul #3 on Leonard Hoffman, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett grabs the board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis hits a fadeaway in the lane | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Bryan Enders steals the ball from Ned Ridgley | 68-53 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg can't finish the layup | 68-53 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff is hacked by Bryan Enders - foul #4 on Bryan Enders, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Jake Hurley (PF), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Howard Heiberg, Joe Landis, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF) Chester Eickhoff, Ned Ridgley, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-56 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-56 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-56 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Denton | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Christopher Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Abels (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Boren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Edwin Dollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Sterrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudolph Bradham (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Edwin Dollinger - foul #4 on Edwin Dollinger, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg (SF) Joseph Boren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley (SG) Scott Sterrett | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Rudolph Bradham makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Denton | 72-59 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jake Hurley - foul #1 on Jake Hurley, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman (C) Rudolph Bradham | |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley (PF) Herbert Bailey | |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo | 72-64 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Dollinger connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Heiberg | 74-64 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), Joe Landis (SF), George Allen (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Howard Heiberg, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Rex Dilday (SF), Rudolph Bradham (PF) Darrel Guajardo, Ned Ridgley, Eugene Patino, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | George Allen is whistled for traveling | 74-64 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Bosley lays it up and in | 74-66 |
| 01:18 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Denton (PG), Billy Abels (SG), Howard Heiberg (SF), Jake Hurley (PF), Edwin Dollinger (C) Bryan Enders, Joseph Boren, Joe Landis, George Allen, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Ned Ridgley (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Herbert Bailey (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Chester Eickhoff, Scott Sterrett, Rex Dilday, Rudolph Bradham, Anthony Bosley | |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Howard Heiberg's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Bailey | 74-66 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Darrel Guajardo is called for the reach on Jake Hurley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Landis (SF) Howard Heiberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Jake Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Ned Ridgley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-66 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Hurley | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Billy Abels knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Joe Landis | 78-66 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Edwin Dollinger - foul #5 on Edwin Dollinger, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders (PG), Joseph Boren (SG), George Allen (PF), Robert Krupa (C) Christopher Denton, Billy Abels, Jake Hurley, Edwin Dollinger | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chester Eickhoff (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Rudolph Bradham (SF), Anthony Bosley (C) Darrel Guajardo, Ned Ridgley, Eugene Patino, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Enders runs out the clock | 78-68 |