| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lester Schley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Carter (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Clark steals the ball from Russell Williams | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Russell Williams swats the layup by Randall Boyette | 32-32 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Randall Boyette grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | Richard Clark double dribbles | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:33 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Cartwright - foul #2 on Raymond Cartwright, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Richard Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lester Schley | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Evansville | Israel Rotz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Baker (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Russell Williams, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SG), Shawn Prince (C) Israel Rotz, Randall Boyette | |
| 17:16 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter's floater is knocked away by Donald Mullinix | 35-33 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 17:13 | Evansville | Richard Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Lester Schley steals the ball from Donald Mullinix | 35-33 |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Richard Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Schley - foul #3 on Lester Schley, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Buford Becerra (SG), Robert Pugh (SF) Lester Schley, Steven Carter, Raymond Cartwright | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), John Reiley (SF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix | |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Shawn Prince connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from George Cowling | 35-35 |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Prince - foul #1 on Shawn Prince, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams (PF), Joseph Terrell (C) Buford Becerra, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (SG), Richard Cotton (SF), Randall Boyette (C) George Cowling, John Reiley, Joe Boden | |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Duda (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stephen Duda - foul #2 on Stephen Duda, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright (SF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | Shawn Prince steps in front of the Joseph Terrell pass | 36-37 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Israel Rotz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley (PG), Steven Carter (SG) Stephen Duda, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Raymond Pooley, Shawn Prince | |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Steven Carter and he's hacked by Richard Cotton - foul #1 on Richard Cotton, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:39 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Randall Boyette | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Russell Williams - foul #3 on Russell Williams, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley double dribbles | 38-39 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Raymond Cartwright denies the turnaround by Randall Boyette | 38-39 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter loses the dribble to Richard Cotton | 38-39 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Richard Cotton banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Boyette - foul #3 on Randall Boyette, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh (SF), James Baker (PF) Raymond Cartwright, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), John Reiley (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Joe Boden hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Reiley | 39-43 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Prince | 39-43 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | Shawn Prince grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | George Cowling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is fouled on the floor by Lester Schley - foul #4 on Lester Schley, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (PG), Raymond Cartwright (SF), Micheal Kelly (C) Lester Schley, Steven Carter, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Richard Cotton (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF), Randall Boyette (C) Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, John Reiley, Shawn Prince, Joe Boden | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cotton | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Duda (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Pugh | 41-45 |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix misses the lay-in | 41-45 |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Pugh | 41-45 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Duda | 44-45 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | James Baker is called for the reach on Donald Mullinix - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams (PF) Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Clark | 44-48 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Israel Rotz pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Randall Boyette drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Donald Mullinix | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams buries a shot in the lane set up by Stephen Duda | 46-50 |
| 09:15 | Evansville | Richard Cotton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Israel Rotz tips it in | 46-52 |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Duda | 49-52 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Richard Cotton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-54 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Randall Boyette steals it from Stephen Duda | 49-54 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Clark | 49-56 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Clark - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lester Schley (PG), Steven Carter (SG), Albert Calvo (PF), Joseph Terrell (C) Robert Pugh, Raymond Cartwright, Russell Williams, James Baker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), John Reiley (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Shawn Prince pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is fouled on the floor by Lester Schley - foul #5 on Lester Schley, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra (PG), Raymond Cartwright (SF) Lester Schley, Stephen Duda | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Buford Becerra (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Steven Carter (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Albert Calvo (fresh) C - Joseph Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Reiley (fresh) PF - Shawn Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Boden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Illinois University | George Cowling steps in front of the Buford Becerra pass in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | John Reiley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 07:12 | Evansville | Shawn Prince hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter loses the dribble to Shawn Prince | 50-60 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Cowling | 50-62 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell scores on a turnaround in the lane | 52-62 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | John Reiley hits a jumper from the right side | 52-64 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Terrell is whistled for traveling | 52-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda (SF) Raymond Cartwright | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Cotton (SF) John Reiley | |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Richard Cotton's pass is intercepted by Joseph Terrell | 52-64 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Duda hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Joe Boden is fouled on the floor by Steven Carter - foul #2 on Steven Carter, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright (SF), Russell Williams (PF), James Baker (C) Buford Becerra, Albert Calvo, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Randall Boyette (C) Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Shawn Prince | |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Joe Boden misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Israel Rotz is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #2 on Israel Rotz, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh (SG) Steven Carter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Mullinix (PF) Joe Boden | |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Mullinix - foul #2 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Randall Boyette tips it home | 57-66 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Israel Rotz | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Randall Boyette buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Clark | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Duda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Cartwright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Robert Pugh is denied by Richard Cotton | 57-69 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Randall Boyette pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Randall Boyette drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Clark | 57-71 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright is fouled on the floor by Richard Cotton - foul #2 on Richard Cotton, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra (SG), Micheal Kelly (C) Robert Pugh, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), John Reiley (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Carter (SG), Russell Williams (PF), Joseph Terrell (C) Buford Becerra, James Baker, Micheal Kelly | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Richard Cotton (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF), Randall Boyette (C) Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, John Reiley, Shawn Prince, Joe Boden | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Richard Clark drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Israel Rotz | 59-73 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-73 |
| 02:13 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Israel Rotz clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Steven Carter - foul #3 on Steven Carter, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra (SG), Robert Pugh (SF), James Baker (PF), Micheal Kelly (C) Steven Carter, Raymond Cartwright, Russell Williams, Joseph Terrell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:48 | Northern Illinois University | James Baker grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Pugh connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Duda | 61-74 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-74 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Shawn Prince tips it back up and in | 61-76 |
| 01:03 | Northern Illinois University | Micheal Kelly double dribbles | 61-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reiley (SF) Israel Rotz | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | George Cowling misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Duda - foul #3 on Stephen Duda, team foul #10 | 61-76 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | George Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | George Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University 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 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra is hacked by George Cowling - foul #1 on George Cowling, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University 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 | Joe Boden misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 63-77 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Joe Boden gets the offensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley runs out the clock | 63-77 |