| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brad Sperry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilbert Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Degree (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Sawyers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks lays it in and the foul's on Donald Sawyers - foul #2 on Donald Sawyers, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Darrell Degree gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers is fouled on the floor by Arthur Hicks - foul #2 on Arthur Hicks, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Grover | 35-40 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Thornton - foul #1 on Robert Thornton, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | The jump hook by Donald Sawyers is blocked by Edward Grover | 36-40 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Tremaine | 38-40 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Darrell Degree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Brad Sperry is denied by Donald Sawyers | 38-40 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall is hacked by Nick Pipkin - foul #2 on Nick Pipkin, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (SG), Lyman Pope (SF), Joseph Rogue (PF), Brian Wells (C) Curtis Tremaine, Brad Sperry, Arthur Hicks, Edward Grover | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Campbell (PG), Ruben Saladin (SG), Todd Harris (SF), Thomas Fenske (PF), Gene Burruss (C) Robert Thornton, Gilbert Bartlett, Darrell Degree, Donald Sawyers, Nick Pipkin | |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Todd Harris steals the ball from Lyman Pope | 38-40 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | James Campbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Harris | 38-42 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Gene Burruss picks off the pass by Maurice McCall | 38-42 |
| 15:58 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rogue - foul #1 on Joseph Rogue, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine (SG) Maurice McCall | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Thornton (PG), Darrell Degree (SF) Ruben Saladin, Gene Burruss | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Edward Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyman Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Rogue (fresh) C - Brian Wells (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Degree (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | James Campbell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 15:43 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 15:42 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:22 | Evansville | Todd Harris can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-42 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | James Campbell grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Todd Harris is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF), Edward Grover (C) Lyman Pope, Joseph Rogue, Brian Wells | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett (SG), Donald Sawyers (PF), Nick Pipkin (C) James Campbell, Todd Harris, Thomas Fenske | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edward Sheehan | 40-42 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett connects on the shot from the left side set up by Robert Thornton | 40-44 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Sheehan | 43-44 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Robert Thornton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG), David Tarin (SG), Lyman Pope (SF) Edward Sheehan, Curtis Tremaine, Brad Sperry | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Campbell (PG), Todd Harris (SF) Robert Thornton, Darrell Degree | |
| 13:48 | Evansville | James Campbell is fouled on the floor by Lyman Pope - foul #3 on Lyman Pope, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue (PF) Arthur Hicks | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ruben Saladin (SG) Gilbert Bartlett | |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-44 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | David Tarin pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | David Tarin misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | James Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | David Tarin grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall's 3 pointer is rejected by Donald Sawyers | 43-44 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue tips it home | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Tarin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyman Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Rogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Grover (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Saladin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Sawyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nick Pipkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ruben Saladin | 45-47 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 11:13 | Evansville | James Campbell gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Todd Harris misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Lyman Pope - foul #4 on Lyman Pope, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine (SG), Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF) David Tarin, Lyman Pope, Edward Grover | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Thornton (PG), Gilbert Bartlett (SG), Darrell Degree (SF), Thomas Fenske (C) James Campbell, Ruben Saladin, Donald Sawyers, Nick Pipkin | |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Todd Harris misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Todd Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (PG) Maurice McCall | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gene Burruss (C) Todd Harris | |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells (C) Joseph Rogue | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Darrell Degree grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Brad Sperry is called for the reach on Darrell Degree - foul #1 on Brad Sperry, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG) Edward Sheehan | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Darrell Degree misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brad Sperry | 45-48 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Curtis Tremaine | 48-48 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue (C) Brian Wells | |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Harris (PF) Gene Burruss | |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Degree - foul #2 on Darrell Degree, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (SF) Brad Sperry | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Campbell (SG), Nick Pipkin (C) Gilbert Bartlett, Thomas Fenske | |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Darrell Degree scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Thornton and the foul's on Joseph Rogue - foul #2 on Joseph Rogue, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover (C) Arthur Hicks | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Darrell Degree misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sheehan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Rogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Degree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Darrell Degree misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Maurice McCall | 53-50 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice McCall | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Todd Harris clanks a floater from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Darrell Degree picks off the pass by Maurice McCall | 55-50 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin's pass is intercepted by Curtis Tremaine | 55-50 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF) Edward Sheehan, Joseph Rogue | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett (SG), Donald Sawyers (PF) James Campbell, Todd Harris | |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry tips it in | 57-50 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Darrell Degree is denied on a dunk by Arthur Hicks | 57-50 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Darrell Degree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Sheehan (SG), Joseph Rogue (C) Curtis Tremaine, Edward Grover | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Campbell (PG), Todd Harris (SF), Thomas Fenske (C) Robert Thornton, Darrell Degree, Nick Pipkin | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Sheehan | 59-50 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Gilbert Bartlett | 59-52 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue misses long on a shot from the left block | 59-52 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | James Campbell knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gilbert Bartlett and he's hacked by Maurice McCall - foul #3 on Maurice McCall, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine (SG) Maurice McCall | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:44 | Evansville | James Campbell misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Edward Sheehan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Sperry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Rogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Sawyers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Rogue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Sperry | 61-54 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | James Campbell loses the dribble to Curtis Tremaine | 61-54 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine blows the layup | 61-54 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Thomas Fenske scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gilbert Bartlett | 61-57 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall (PG), Edward Grover (C) Edward Sheehan, Joseph Rogue | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Thornton (PG), Darrell Degree (SF), Nick Pipkin (C) James Campbell, Todd Harris, Thomas Fenske | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Darrell Degree takes the ball from Arthur Hicks | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Darrell Degree lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gilbert Bartlett | 61-59 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 01:54 | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Robert Thornton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Gilbert Bartlett takes the ball from Edward Grover | 61-59 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Arthur Hicks denies the turnaround by Gilbert Bartlett | 61-59 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Nick Pipkin steals the ball from Brad Sperry | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Darrell Degree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall's fadeaway is rejected by Nick Pipkin | 61-61 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Sawyers blocks the jumper by Brad Sperry | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brad Sperry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilbert Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darrell Degree (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Sawyers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Nick Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Maurice McCall | 63-61 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Robert Thornton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Sawyers | 63-64 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:43 | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nick Pipkin | 63-67 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry is hacked by Darrell Degree - foul #3 on Darrell Degree, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lyman Pope (SF), Joseph Rogue (PF) Brad Sperry, Arthur Hicks | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Campbell (SG), Todd Harris (PF) Gilbert Bartlett, Donald Sawyers | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Curtis Tremaine | 66-67 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Todd Harris | 66-69 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Sawyers (PF) Todd Harris | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Tremaine makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lyman Pope | 69-69 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Darrell Degree can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | Darrell Degree misses the tip | 69-69 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin tips it home | 69-71 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry (SF), Arthur Hicks (PF) Lyman Pope, Joseph Rogue | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Bartlett (SG) James Campbell | |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry hits a 3 from the left corner | 72-71 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Brad Sperry - foul #2 on Brad Sperry, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | Donald Sawyers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-72 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hicks scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Tremaine | 74-72 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Nick Pipkin lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert Bartlett | 74-74 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-74 |
| 00:55 | Evansville | A charge is called on Donald Sawyers - foul #3 on Donald Sawyers, team foul #6 | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Maurice McCall (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tremaine (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brad Sperry (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Grover (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilbert Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darrell Degree (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Sawyers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Nick Pipkin (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Brad Sperry drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Tremaine | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Darrell Degree knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Thornton | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover is hacked by Robert Thornton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thornton, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Edward Grover makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Darrell Degree connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Sawyers | 80-80 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Maurice McCall knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 82-80 |