| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey is hacked by Harold Woodring - foul #2 on Harold Woodring, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Holm - foul #3 on John Holm, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan (PF) John Holm | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan is fouled on the floor by Charles Galvin - foul #1 on Charles Galvin, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Alton Wathen and the foul's on Bernard Jones - foul #2 on Bernard Jones, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 17:57 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Woodring | 33-41 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Woodring - foul #3 on Harold Woodring, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SG) Harold Woodring | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 17:24 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses the lay-in | 33-42 |
| 17:22 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Wathen | 33-42 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Harriss | 35-42 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey tips it home | 35-44 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Harriss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergio Juarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Dan Maughan swats the shot by Charles Galvin | 37-44 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Harriss | 37-44 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Nestor Stamey | 37-46 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels's floater is tipped away by Bradley Judd | 37-46 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shannon Brookes | 37-46 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bartels - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bartels, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Robert Harriss, Bernard Jones, Dan Maughan, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Chris Sanders (SG), Frederick Wagner (SF), Eddie Odom (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Charles Galvin, Alton Wathen, Sergio Juarez, Nestor Stamey, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Harold Woodring steals the ball from Kevin Alexandre | 39-46 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG) Shannon Brookes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is fouled in the backcourt by Darwin Cortes - foul #4 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG) Darwin Cortes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom's floater is tipped away by John Holm | 39-46 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | John Holm gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Odom - foul #2 on Eddie Odom, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Odom | 41-48 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Alexandre steals the ball from Randal Cedeno | 41-48 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Adam Suleski steals it from Eddie Odom | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Northington (fresh) SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Wagner (fresh) PF - Eddie Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Northington | 43-48 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:58 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Alexandre | 45-51 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Chris Sanders is called for the reach on John Holm - foul #1 on Chris Sanders, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Eugene Northington, Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, John Holm, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Alton Wathen (SG), Sergio Juarez (SF), Nestor Stamey (PF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Kevin Alexandre, Chris Sanders, Frederick Wagner, Eddie Odom, Kenneth Williams | |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones is fouled on the floor by Alton Wathen - foul #1 on Alton Wathen, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Sergio Juarez picks off the pass by Dan Maughan | 45-51 |
| 08:54 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones scores on a jump hook from the left block | 47-51 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF) Robert Harriss, Bernard Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams (C) Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sergio Juarez - foul #2 on Sergio Juarez, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holm (PF) Dan Maughan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 49-51 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Galvin | 49-53 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Holm | 51-53 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Bradley Judd swats the layup by Alton Wathen | 51-53 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Galvin | 51-53 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randal Cedeno - foul #1 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF), Dan Maughan (C) Shannon Brookes, Randal Cedeno, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Chris Sanders (SG), Eddie Odom (SF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Charles Galvin, Alton Wathen, Sergio Juarez, Nestor Stamey | |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Alexandre | 51-57 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring connects on the jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | John Holm steals the ball from Chris Sanders | 53-57 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is fouled on the floor by Chris Sanders - foul #2 on Chris Sanders, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Adam Suleski (C) Darwin Cortes, John Holm | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Alton Wathen (SG), Nestor Stamey (PF) Chris Sanders, Eddie Odom, Kenneth Williams | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Maughan | 55-57 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Nestor Stamey | 57-59 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is called for the reach on Bernard Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Alexandre, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG), Bradley Judd (C) Harold Woodring, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez (SF), Eddie Odom (C) Kevin Alexandre, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-59 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Odom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Wathen | 59-61 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Nestor Stamey | 59-63 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes's fadeaway is rejected by Alton Wathen | 59-63 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen jams it | 59-65 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF) Darwin Cortes, Bernard Jones, Dan Maughan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels (C) Eddie Odom | |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-65 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Charles Galvin | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is whistled for traveling | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones (SF) Randal Cedeno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez banks in the layup set up by Alton Wathen | 59-69 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Jones | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Alton Wathen, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd clanks a jumper from the left block | 62-69 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Nestor Stamey | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey is hacked by Harold Woodring in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Woodring, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (SG) Alton Wathen | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 62-69 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones grabs the offensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Harold Woodring is called for the reach on Kevin Alexandre in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Woodring, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG) Harold Woodring | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Brookes - foul #3 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones drills a floater from the right side | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin runs out the clock | 64-73 |