| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is fouled on the floor by Ellis Carr - foul #1 on Ellis Carr, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Yokley | 24-35 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Mark Marcum is hacked by Bryant Englund - foul #3 on Bryant Englund, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SG) Bryant Englund | |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Ellis Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Barry Laub | 24-37 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Barry Laub - foul #1 on Barry Laub, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Dema Zakarian | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:10 | Evansville | Bill Cotta buries a floater from the left wing set up by Mark Marcum | 27-39 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian double dribbles | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Mark Marcum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:57 | Evansville | The jump hook by William Nieto is blocked by Steven Ditto | 27-41 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Laub (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Nieto - foul #2 on William Nieto, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Steven Ditto | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Terry Morgan loses the dribble to David Yokley | 27-42 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Ellis Carr picks off the pass by Kyle Garlick | 27-42 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Terry Morgan banks in the layup set up by Ellis Carr | 29-42 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Ellis Carr grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | William Nieto misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-42 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Terry Morgan picks off the pass by Kyle Garlick | 29-42 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Mark Marcum slams it home on a great pass from Terry Morgan | 31-42 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Ellis Carr is called for the reach on Ronald Monroe - foul #2 on Ellis Carr, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the shot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick tips it home | 31-44 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Terry Morgan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Cotta | 33-44 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 33-46 |
| 12:17 | Evansville | William Nieto misses short on a jumper from close range | 33-46 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | William Nieto hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Olson | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Cotta (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Mark Marcum comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Yokley | 35-48 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Olson | 35-50 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Laub - foul #2 on Barry Laub, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Richard Kelso (PF) Ellis Carr, Terry Morgan, William Nieto | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Eric Olson, Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thurman McHugh - foul #1 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (C) Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Christopher Fales gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | Mark Marcum misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Aaron Zell | 37-51 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is hacked by Richard Kelso - foul #1 on Richard Kelso, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), William Nieto (PF) Mark Marcum, Richard Kelso | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | William Nieto buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #2 on David Yokley, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dema Zakarian | 40-54 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Ellis Carr buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Nieto | 43-54 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dema Zakarian | 43-57 |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-57 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Thurman McHugh steals it from Bryant Englund | 43-57 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh banks in the layup | 45-57 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is hacked by Paul Harter - foul #2 on Paul Harter, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (C) Ellis Carr, William Nieto, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) David Yokley | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Fales (fresh) C - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Aaron Zell is denied by Bill Cotta | 45-57 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Bill Cotta tips it in | 47-59 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Garlick | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-62 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Terry Morgan snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Terry Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), William Nieto (PF) Thurman McHugh, Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), David Yokley (PF) Ronald Monroe, Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, Aaron Zell | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is fouled on the floor by Mark Marcum - foul #2 on Mark Marcum, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Kelso (SF) Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Barry Laub picks off the pass by Bill Cotta | 47-64 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (C) Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG) Steven Ditto | |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Paul Harter scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Nieto | 49-64 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 49-64 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Mark Marcum buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-64 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Mark Marcum steals it from Kyle Garlick | 52-64 |
| 03:43 | Evansville | Ellis Carr lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Marcum | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Kelso (fresh) PF - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund tips it home | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Mark Marcum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (C) Richard Kelso, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Eric Olson, Barry Laub | |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley knocks in the runner from close range set up by Ronald Monroe | 54-68 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | William Nieto can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 54-68 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the tip | 54-68 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dema Zakarian | 54-68 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Bill Cotta throws it down and he's hacked by Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Bill Cotta - foul #3 on Bill Cotta, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Kirk Peavler is called for the reach on Ellis Carr - foul #1 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| 01:23 | Evansville | Bill Cotta slams it home | 59-71 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bill Cotta - foul #4 on Bill Cotta, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Bill Cotta comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-71 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Ellis Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | William Nieto comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Zell - foul #1 on Aaron Zell, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marcum - foul #3 on Mark Marcum, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Steven Ditto | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | William Nieto clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 61-73 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub loses the ball out of bounds | 61-73 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SF) Robert Beauchamp | |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Steven Ditto is called for the reach on Terry Morgan - foul #1 on Steven Ditto, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson runs out the clock | 61-73 |