| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Fowler (fresh) SG - Coy Bob (fresh) SF - Jonathan Toler (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) C - Robert Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Eugene Willis (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ledezma (fresh) SF - James Kemp (fresh) PF - Damian Butcher (fresh) C - Charles Kring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Murphy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Robert Murphy is fouled on the floor by Damian Butcher - foul #1 on Damian Butcher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Charles Rouse misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Damian Butcher - foul #2 on Damian Butcher, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper (PF) Damian Butcher | |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Richard Fowler grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Coy Bob hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Fowler | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Rouse - foul #1 on Charles Rouse, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Robert Murphy snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | Richard Fowler clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 5-1 |
| 18:20 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:10 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Rouse | 5-1 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | Jonathan Toler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-1 |
| 17:46 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper gets the rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:42 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Draper | 5-3 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Coy Bob misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Charles Rouse tips it home | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis misses the runner in the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Jonathan Toler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Coy Bob takes the ball from Charles Kring | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Coy Bob hits the finger roll | 9-3 |
| 16:50 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Kring | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Richard Fowler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:44 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper loses the dribble to Coy Bob | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Richard Fowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Coy Bob | 11-5 |
| 16:17 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Kring, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski (PG), David Clark (SF), Donald Handy (PF), Jan Bonneau (C) Richard Fowler, Jonathan Toler, Charles Rouse, Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Edgar Potter (PG), Jimmy Champ (PF), Alonzo Casteel (C) Eugene Willis, Gerald Draper, Charles Kring | |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Donald Handy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-5 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski tips it in | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Drazen Haczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Coy Bob (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Donald Handy (fresh) C - Jan Bonneau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Edgar Potter (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ledezma (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Champ (fresh) C - Alonzo Casteel (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | SE Missouri State | Edgar Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 15:22 | SE Missouri State | Alonzo Casteel gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 15:10 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis (PG), Dikembe Abdella (SF), Gerald Draper (PF) Edgar Potter, James Kemp, Alonzo Casteel | |
| 15:10 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:10 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 13-6 |
| 14:59 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ledezma | 13-6 |
| 14:54 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma is hacked by Coy Bob - foul #1 on Coy Bob, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Murphy (C) Jan Bonneau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Edgar Potter (SG), Charles Kring (C) Kenneth Ledezma, Jimmy Champ | |
| 14:41 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:39 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring tips it in | 13-8 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Coy Bob misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:09 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring tips it home | 13-10 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Robert Murphy misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Robert Murphy tips it home | 15-10 |
| 13:55 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper misses the easy layup | 15-10 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Murphy | 15-10 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski drills a jumper from the left wing set up by David Clark | 17-10 |
| 13:11 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper is fouled on the floor by Coy Bob - foul #2 on Coy Bob, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Fowler (PG), Jonathan Toler (SF), Charles Rouse (PF), Jan Bonneau (C) Drazen Haczynski, Coy Bob, Donald Handy, Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ted Alexander (PG), Kenneth Ledezma (SG), James Kemp (SF), Jimmy Champ (PF), Alonzo Casteel (C) Eugene Willis, Edgar Potter, Dikembe Abdella, Gerald Draper, Charles Kring | |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-10 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Jonathan Toler grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 12:48 | Evansville | Richard Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Ledezma - foul #1 on Kenneth Ledezma, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Charles Rouse can't connect on a shot from the left block | 17-10 |
| 12:34 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp clanks a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski (SG) David Clark | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp makes the 3rd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Jonathan Toler loses the dribble to James Kemp | 17-12 |
| 11:39 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Toler is called for the reach on James Kemp - foul #1 on Jonathan Toler, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Murphy (C) Jan Bonneau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis (PG), Gerald Draper (PF) Ted Alexander, Alonzo Casteel | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Haczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Toler (fresh) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Eugene Willis (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ledezma (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Draper (fresh) C - Jimmy Champ (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Willis | 17-14 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | Richard Fowler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:03 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Willis | 17-17 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | Robert Murphy can't finish the layup | 17-17 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Charles Rouse tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 10:50 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:30 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Crume (PF) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella (SF), Charles Kring (C) James Kemp, Jimmy Champ | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Robert Murphy banks in the layup on a great pass from Drazen Haczynski and he's fouled by Gerald Draper - foul #1 on Gerald Draper, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Robert Murphy makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 20-17 |
| 09:57 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:39 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Toler steals it from Kenneth Ledezma | 20-17 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski misses the 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:28 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:10 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:08 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:53 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring banks in the layup | 20-19 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Drazen Haczynski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:29 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:17 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Fowler - foul #1 on Richard Fowler, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Rouse (PF), Donald Handy (C) Joseph Crume, Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Edgar Potter (PG), James Kemp (SF), Jimmy Champ (PF), Alonzo Casteel (C) Eugene Willis, Dikembe Abdella, Gerald Draper, Charles Kring | |
| 08:17 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Rouse | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Donald Handy connects on the shot from the right side | 22-20 |
| 07:40 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Handy | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Haczynski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Toler (tiring) PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Handy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Edgar Potter (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ledezma (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Champ (fresh) C - Alonzo Casteel (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Richard Fowler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Potter - foul #1 on Edgar Potter, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Philbrick (SG) Kenneth Ledezma | |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Richard Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Richard Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | Alonzo Casteel is whistled for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Crume (SF) Jonathan Toler | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring (C) Alonzo Casteel | |
| 06:41 | Evansville | Jimmy Champ picks off the pass by Donald Handy | 24-20 |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | Donald Handy picks off the pass by Edgar Potter | 24-20 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Charles Rouse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Joseph Crume tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Richard Fowler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crume | 27-20 |
| 05:16 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring lays it in on a nice dish by William Philbrick | 27-22 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | The jump hook by Drazen Haczynski is blocked by Charles Kring | 27-22 |
| 05:09 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kring grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | Jimmy Champ pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:36 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edgar Potter | 27-25 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Richard Fowler clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 04:14 | SE Missouri State | Jimmy Champ snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:56 | SE Missouri State | Jimmy Champ misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Donald Handy gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Donald Handy comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Charles Kring - foul #2 on Charles Kring, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Evansville | Coy Bob (SG), David Clark (SF), Robert Murphy (C) Drazen Haczynski, Joseph Crume, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis (PG), Kenneth Ledezma (SG), Dikembe Abdella (SF), Damian Butcher (PF), Gerald Draper (C) Edgar Potter, William Philbrick, James Kemp, Jimmy Champ, Charles Kring | |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Donald Handy makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Donald Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Coy Bob (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Handy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Eugene Willis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ledezma (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Damian Butcher (fresh) C - Gerald Draper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | David Clark snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 03:17 | Evansville | David Clark loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdella | 29-25 |
| 03:02 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:50 | SE Missouri State | Robert Murphy is called for the reach on Gerald Draper - foul #1 on Robert Murphy, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Toler (SF), Jan Bonneau (PF) Richard Fowler, Donald Handy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:50 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:50 | SE Missouri State | Gerald Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | David Clark misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Willis - foul #1 on Eugene Willis, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:33 | Evansville | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:33 | SE Missouri State | Damian Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Jonathan Toler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Coy Bob grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | Jan Bonneau drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Toler | 32-27 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Dikembe Abdella clanks a shot from the left block | 32-27 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Coy Bob pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Coy Bob is whistled for traveling | 32-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Fowler (PG), Charles Rouse (PF) Jonathan Toler, Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ted Alexander (PG), James Kemp (SF), Alonzo Casteel (C) Eugene Willis, Dikembe Abdella, Gerald Draper | |
| 00:45 | SE Missouri State | James Kemp makes the floater from the left block set up by Ted Alexander | 32-29 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | James Kemp denies the turnaround by Charles Rouse | 32-29 |
| 00:32 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Damian Butcher | 32-29 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Ledezma drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ted Alexander | 32-31 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | David Clark is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Toler (SF), Joseph Crume (PF), Robert Murphy (C) David Clark, Charles Rouse, Jan Bonneau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis (PG), Gerald Draper (PF), Charles Kring (C) Ted Alexander, Damian Butcher, Alonzo Casteel | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Eugene Willis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-31 |