| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joshua Ketchum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | William Smith takes the ball from Michael Cole | 41-45 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | John May hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Smith | 44-45 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on John Bicknell - foul #2 on John Bicknell, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Bentley steals it from William Smith | 44-46 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Jason Davis - foul #1 on Jason Davis, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John May is blocked by Jason Davis | 46-48 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 17:01 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley is fouled on the floor by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Smidt (SF), Charles Berry (PF), Lin Chu (C) Leonard Bentley, Jason Davis, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Gary Eberhard is called for the reach on Daniel Smidt - foul #1 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reynolds (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 16:24 | Evansville | Lin Chu clanks a turnaround from the right block | 46-48 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas is hacked by Lin Chu - foul #2 on Lin Chu, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Jason Davis (PF) Michael Cole, Daniel Smidt, John Reynolds | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Norwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas tips it home | 48-48 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lin Chu | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Berry - foul #1 on Charles Berry, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Joshua Ketchum (C) Lin Chu, Pete Norwood, Charles Berry | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Jason Davis misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 50-50 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | Jason Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Michael Cole is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG) Jeffery Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | William Flake is fouled on the floor by Jason Davis - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leonard Bentley | 50-50 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 50-52 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Smidt (SF), Charles Berry (PF) Leonard Bentley, Jason Davis | |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Claude Tafelski is called for the reach on Daniel Smidt - foul #1 on Claude Tafelski, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Charles Berry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Berry | 50-52 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Smidt - foul #1 on Daniel Smidt, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF) Michael Cole, Daniel Smidt | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley clanks a shot from the left side | 51-52 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Foster | 51-52 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is hacked by Lin Chu - foul #3 on Lin Chu, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Dean Lustig, Gary Eberhard, Bobby Foster, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (SG), Jason Davis (PF) Stephen Johnson, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | John May misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Jason Davis snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pete Norwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 7 reb. C - Charles Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Charles Berry scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jason Davis | 51-54 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jason Davis | 51-54 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Lin Chu is hacked by Curtis Foltz - foul #2 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Daniel Smidt (SF), Joshua Ketchum (C) Lin Chu, Pete Norwood, Leonard Bentley, Charles Berry | |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 51-56 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | Jason Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Jason Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leonard Bentley (SF) Daniel Smidt | |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Cole and the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #3 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski (C) John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Berry (PF) Jason Davis | |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-59 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Michael Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Michael Cole misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig hits a floater from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-59 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | Charles Berry tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster lays it up and in set up by Claude Tafelski and the foul's on Charles Berry - foul #2 on Charles Berry, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF), John May (C) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Davis (PF), Daniel Smidt (C) Charles Berry, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Jason Davis misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Flake - foul #2 on William Flake, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG) Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SF) Stephen Johnson, Leonard Bentley | |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Jason Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Jason Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | John May tips it but misses | 56-63 |
| 07:36 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Michael Cole | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Flake (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John May (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Butkovich (fresh) PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Smidt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich blows the layup | 56-63 |
| 07:16 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Jason Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-63 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | William Flake pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Cole steals it from John May | 56-63 |
| 06:34 | Evansville | Lin Chu lays it in on a great pass from Michael Cole | 56-65 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell loses the ball out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Bobby Foster (C) Raymond Morrison, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Joshua Ketchum (C) Michael Cole, Lawrence Butkovich, Daniel Smidt | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum is called for a backcourt violation | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF) John Bicknell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Berry (PF) Jason Davis | |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | William Flake clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-65 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Berry | 56-65 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Lin Chu connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Charles Berry is called for the reach on Bobby Foster - foul #3 on Charles Berry, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG), John Bicknell (SF), John May (C) William Smith, Gary Eberhard, William Flake | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Cole (SG), Jason Davis (PF) Lin Chu, Charles Berry | |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Jason Davis gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is hacked by John Bicknell - foul #3 on John Bicknell, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Jason Davis can't finish the layup | 56-69 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bicknell | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses the lay-in | 56-69 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jason Davis | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John May (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Joshua Ketchum (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Jason Davis snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 56-69 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell travels with the ball | 56-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), William Flake (PF), Gary Eberhard (C) Dean Lustig, Bobby Foster, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Daniel Smidt (SF), Charles Berry (C) Stephen Johnson, Leonard Bentley, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Joshua Ketchum (C) Lin Chu, Daniel Smidt, Charles Berry | |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum misses the jump hook from the right block | 56-69 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | William Flake gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | William Smith makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bicknell | 59-69 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-69 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson grabs the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cole and he's fouled by John Bicknell - foul #4 on John Bicknell, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SG), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) William Smith, John Bicknell, William Flake | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Pete Norwood (SG), Charles Berry (PF), Daniel Smidt (C) Stephen Johnson, Michael Cole, Jason Davis, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reynolds (PF) Leonard Bentley | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Pete Norwood scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lin Chu and he's hacked by Gary Eberhard - foul #2 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #11 | 59-74 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Pete Norwood makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Thomas | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Pete Norwood runs out the clock | 61-75 |