| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ian Ewald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Brasher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant's floater is tipped away by Bill Cotta | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt tips it home | 29-28 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | Michael Brasher steals it from Terry Morgan | 29-28 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Mark Marcum drills a turnaround from close range | 31-28 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Ellis Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring misses the tip | 31-28 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring misses short on a jumper near the basket | 31-28 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Terry Morgan | 31-28 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Ellis Carr buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Cotta - foul #2 on Bill Cotta, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Christopher Fales (SF), Richard Kelso (PF), Paul Harter (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Terry Morgan, William Nieto, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Ball (SG), Michael Hille (PF) Ian Ewald, Michael Brasher | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | Christopher Fales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Scheidt | 33-32 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Richard Kelso misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald tips it home | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Mooring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Paul Harter connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Clifton Scheidt - foul #1 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), William Nieto (PF) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald, Richard Kelso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Ian Ewald (SG), Melvin Smith (SF), Michael Brasher (PF) Dwayne Merchant, James Ball, Jason Mooring, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Larry Lundy | 38-36 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | William Nieto buries a jump hook near the basket | 40-36 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ian Ewald | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Christopher Fales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Paul Harter loses the dribble to Ian Ewald | 40-38 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is hacked by William Nieto - foul #1 on William Nieto, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (C) Christopher Fales, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), James Ball (SG), Jason Mooring (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Larry Lundy, Ian Ewald, Michael Brasher, Michael Hille | |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Dwayne Merchant is called for the reach on Ellis Carr - foul #2 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Kelso (PF) William Nieto | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Bill Cotta drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Morgan | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Mooring | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) C - Melvin Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Evansville | Terry Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is hacked by Terry Morgan - foul #3 on Terry Morgan, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), William Nieto (PF) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Richard Kelso | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald (SG), Michael Brasher (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) James Ball, Joseph Cairns, Melvin Smith | |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifton Scheidt | 42-44 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | William Nieto is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF) Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thurman McHugh - foul #1 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Michael Brasher is called for the reach on Efrain Grunewald - foul #2 on Michael Brasher, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG), Paul Harter (C) Efrain Grunewald, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Paul Harter tips it home | 44-46 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Thurman McHugh steps in front of the Dwayne Merchant pass | 44-46 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | William Nieto comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Brasher - foul #3 on Michael Brasher, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Terry Morgan (SF) Thurman McHugh, Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), James Ball (SG), Melvin Smith (SF), Michael Hille (PF) Dwayne Merchant, Ian Ewald, Jason Mooring, Michael Brasher | |
| 08:40 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Paul Harter is called for the reach on Melvin Smith - foul #1 on Paul Harter, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (C) Clifton Scheidt | |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (C) William Nieto | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:47 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Melvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Mark Marcum steals the ball from Melvin Smith | 49-46 |
| 07:11 | Evansville | Terry Morgan knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ellis Carr | 51-46 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Smith's pass is intercepted by Paul Harter | 51-46 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Paul Harter loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Christopher Fales (SF), William Nieto (PF) Mark Marcum, Terry Morgan, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ian Ewald (SG), Jason Mooring (SF), Michael Brasher (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, James Ball, Melvin Smith, Michael Hille, Joseph Cairns | |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Fales - foul #2 on Christopher Fales, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher blows the layup but he's hacked by William Nieto - foul #2 on William Nieto, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF) Ellis Carr, Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Bill Cotta pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Jason Mooring steps in front of the Terry Morgan pass | 54-48 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald lays it up and in set up by Jason Mooring | 54-50 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | William Nieto clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 04:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mark Marcum | 54-50 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Mark Marcum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Paul Harter (C) Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Ball (SG), Michael Hille (PF), Joseph Cairns (C) Ian Ewald, Michael Brasher, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dwayne Merchant | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ball (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Mooring (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Mark Marcum misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Cairns | 54-55 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF) Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald (SG), Michael Brasher (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) James Ball, Michael Hille, Joseph Cairns | |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Ellis Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Ian Ewald is called for the reach on Paul Harter - foul #2 on Ian Ewald, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | William Nieto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Jason Mooring pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul Harter steals it from Jason Mooring | 54-55 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Mark Marcum clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Paul Harter steals the ball from Clifton Scheidt | 54-55 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Ellis Carr comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald grabs the board | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald is hacked by Ellis Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ellis Carr, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (C) Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Ian Ewald makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Terry Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | William Nieto snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |