| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Cuffie (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lyman Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Peter Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Lyman Watson is called for the reach on Robert Burns - foul #1 on Lyman Watson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jim Rank (SF), Carey Casias (PF) Percy Dunn, Peter Andrews | |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Lyman Watson picks off the pass by Robert Sheahan | 38-33 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Percy Dunn (SF), Peter Andrews (PF) Jim Rank, Carey Casias | |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Kevin Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Bennie Butler steps in front of the Peter Andrews pass | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Bennie Butler scores on a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Joseph Jester - foul #1 on Joseph Jester, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue (SG), Carey Casias (PF) Lyman Watson, Peter Andrews | |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Bennie Butler makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Charles Cuffie - foul #3 on Charles Cuffie, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Tullos (C) Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Robert Tullos snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Robert Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Jester - foul #2 on Joseph Jester, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyman Watson (PG) Percy Dunn | |
| 17:45 | Evansville | Bennie Butler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Kevin Payne grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Robert Burns makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-33 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kevin Payne | 44-33 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Bennie Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan tips it in | 46-33 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Carlson | 46-33 |
| 15:57 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kevin Payne | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Tullos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lyman Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hogue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carey Casias (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Joseph Jester is called for the reach on Kevin Payne - foul #3 on Joseph Jester, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Cuffie (C) Robert Tullos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Percy Dunn (SF), Dikembe Ahmadi (PF) Thomas Hogue, Carey Casias | |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Kevin Payne scores on a floater in the paint | 48-33 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Robert Burns gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:51 | Evansville | Robert Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-33 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan tips it but misses | 48-33 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Lyman Watson is blocked by Kevin Payne | 48-33 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Robert Burns misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Percy Dunn | 48-35 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 48-35 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward Seymour (SG), Robert Fett (PF) Robert Sheahan, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue (SG), Peter Andrews (PF) Lyman Watson, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Robert Fett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Edward Seymour steals it from Percy Dunn | 48-35 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Bennie Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Robert Fett snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Robert Burns buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Fett | 54-35 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Andrews | 54-35 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue is hacked by Robert Burns - foul #3 on Robert Burns, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Robert Sheahan (SF), Kevin Payne (PF) Robert Burns, Bennie Butler, Robert Fett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyman Watson (PG), Jim Rank (SF), Carey Casias (PF) Joseph Jester, Percy Dunn, Peter Andrews | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Carey Casias comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Payne - foul #3 on Kevin Payne, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Percy Dunn (SF) Jim Rank | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Carey Casias makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Carey Casias makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Seymour (fresh) SF - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Cuffie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lyman Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hogue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Percy Dunn (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Carey Casias (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Kevin Payne can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-37 |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Clifton Carlson | 54-37 |
| 10:55 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hogue | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Edward Seymour scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-39 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Carey Casias's layup is rejected by Charles Cuffie | 56-39 |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Clifton Carlson, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Burns (PG), Bennie Butler (SG), Robert Fett (PF) Charles Henderson, Edward Seymour, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Jester (SG), Jim Rank (SF), Dikembe Ahmadi (PF) Thomas Hogue, Percy Dunn, Carey Casias | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:42 | Evansville | Robert Burns loses the dribble to Clifton Carlson | 56-39 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-39 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | Jim Rank steals it from Charles Cuffie | 56-39 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Robert Burns is called for the reach on Lyman Watson - foul #4 on Robert Burns, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Robert Sheahan (SF) Robert Burns, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue (SG), Percy Dunn (SF), Carey Casias (PF) Lyman Watson, Jim Rank, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Henderson - foul #2 on Charles Henderson, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Tullos (C) Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Peter Andrews (PF) Thomas Hogue | |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | Joseph Jester picks off the pass by Robert Sheahan | 56-41 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Percy Dunn | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Jester | 56-43 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester banks in the layup | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sheahan (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Robert Fett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Tullos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Jester (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Percy Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Carey Casias (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Carlson (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Evansville | Robert Fett is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Fett, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Burns (PG), Edward Seymour (SG), Charles Cuffie (C) Charles Henderson, Robert Sheahan, Robert Tullos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyman Watson (PG), Thomas Hogue (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (PF) Joseph Jester, Carey Casias, Peter Andrews | |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi is called for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Payne (SF) Edward Seymour | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Lyman Watson connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Percy Dunn | 56-47 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Bennie Butler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Lyman Watson and he's hacked by Kevin Payne - foul #4 on Kevin Payne, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward Seymour (SG) Bennie Butler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Jester (SG), Carey Casias (SF) Thomas Hogue, Percy Dunn | |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi is fouled on the floor by Edward Seymour - foul #1 on Edward Seymour, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Sheahan (SF) Robert Fett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue (SG), Percy Dunn (SF) Lyman Watson, Carey Casias | |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Dikembe Ahmadi is called for the reach on Kevin Payne - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Fett (PF) Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyman Watson (PG), Carey Casias (PF) Thomas Hogue, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Edward Seymour lays it up and in | 61-51 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson misses the jumper from the right side | 61-51 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Burns | 64-51 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lyman Watson and the foul's on Robert Sheahan - foul #1 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bennie Butler (SG), Robert Tullos (C) Edward Seymour, Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue (SG), Jim Rank (SF), Dikembe Ahmadi (PF) Lyman Watson, Percy Dunn, Carey Casias | |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Bennie Butler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan hits the follow up shot | 66-54 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson clanks a shot from the baseline | 66-54 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Bennie Butler pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Bennie Butler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Fett | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-54 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Thomas Hogue snags the offensive board | 69-54 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Tullos | 69-54 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Robert Fett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sheahan (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. PF - Robert Fett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Tullos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Jester (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hogue (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jim Rank (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifton Carlson (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-54 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 69-54 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Joseph Jester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Robert Burns grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Fett | 72-54 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Robert Fett blocks the short jumper by Clifton Carlson | 72-54 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan snags the defensive board | 72-54 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Robert Burns is hacked by Joseph Jester - foul #4 on Joseph Jester, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Edward Seymour (SG) Bennie Butler, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyman Watson (PG), Percy Dunn (SF), Peter Andrews (PF) Thomas Hogue, Jim Rank, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Robert Burns makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Robert Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Peter Andrews pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Peter Andrews is hacked by Robert Fett - foul #5 on Robert Fett, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Sheahan (SF), Charles Cuffie (C) Robert Burns, Robert Fett | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Peter Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Peter Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Percy Dunn - foul #2 on Percy Dunn, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie misses the free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Lyman Watson picks off the pass by Robert Sheahan | 75-56 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Percy Dunn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lyman Watson | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan clanks a turnaround from the right block | 75-58 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan tips it in | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Clifton Carlson is whistled for traveling | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Charles Henderson runs out the clock | 77-58 |