| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Reginald Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman loses the dribble to Derek Brannen | 36-32 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Manuel West | 39-35 |
| 18:44 | Evansville | Manuel West takes the ball from Darrell Levitz | 39-35 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Chris Reed travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel West | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Abel Gent is called for the reach on Derek Brannen - foul #2 on Abel Gent, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Moore (PF), Darrell Hank (C) Reginald Sheldon, Chris Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton | |
| 17:23 | Evansville | Mark Moore is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael McCrackin (SF) Derek Brannen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Mark Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Mark Moore's floater is tipped away by Arthur Beauchamp | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp is hacked by John Ried - foul #3 on John Ried, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (PG), Anthony Hopkins (SG), Derek Brannen (SF), Reginald Sheldon (PF), Chris Reed (C) John Ried, Darrell Levitz, Michael McCrackin, Mark Moore, Darrell Hank | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Abel Gent (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Manuel West, Shaun Dineen, Stanley Bower, Thomas Chapman | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Isidro Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Reginald Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Martin Fisher | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Chris Reed misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin Hatch - foul #2 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Chris Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Chris Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Martin Fisher steals it from Reginald Sheldon | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Chris Reed snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Abel Gent is called for the reach on Derek Brannen - foul #3 on Abel Gent, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Darrell Levitz (SG), Mark Moore (PF), Darrell Hank (C) Isidro Ricci, Anthony Hopkins, Reginald Sheldon, Chris Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Melvin Hatch | |
| 13:34 | Evansville | John Ried drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Levitz | 43-41 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael McCrackin (SF) Derek Brannen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton | |
| 13:02 | Evansville | John Ried hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | John Ried grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Jerald Ferguson takes the ball from John Ried in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 12:16 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | John Ried scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darrell Hank | 45-41 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Derek Brannen (SF), Reginald Sheldon (PF), Chris Reed (C) Michael McCrackin, Mark Moore, Darrell Hank | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Abel Gent (SF) Jerald Ferguson, Manuel West, Shaun Dineen | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Derek Brannen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Abel Gent - foul #4 on Abel Gent, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SF), Daniel Harton (PF) Abel Gent, Stanley Bower | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Derek Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Derek Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton clanks a jumper from the left block | 47-41 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Reed | 47-41 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Derek Brannen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Martin Fisher | 47-43 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Chris Reed can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-43 |
| 10:15 | Evansville | Chris Reed gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Derek Brannen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Beauchamp | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Daniel Harton | 47-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (PG), Anthony Hopkins (SG), Michael McCrackin (SF), Mark Moore (PF), Darrell Hank (C) John Ried, Darrell Levitz, Derek Brannen, Reginald Sheldon, Chris Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Stanley Bower (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Martin Fisher, Daniel Harton, Thomas Chapman | |
| 09:33 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Manuel West | 49-45 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Isidro Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Darrell Levitz (SG), Derek Brannen (SF) Isidro Ricci, Anthony Hopkins, Michael McCrackin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG) Shaun Dineen | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerald Ferguson | 49-48 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Derek Brannen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West is hacked by Darrell Levitz - foul #1 on Darrell Levitz, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon (PF) Darrell Hank | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Abel Gent (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Jerald Ferguson, Arthur Beauchamp, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Chapman | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Martin Fisher steals it from Darrell Levitz | 49-50 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West loses the dribble to Reginald Sheldon | 49-50 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Daniel Harton swats the short shot by Reginald Sheldon | 49-50 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Brannen | 49-50 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Daniel Harton - foul #3 on Daniel Harton, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Isidro Ricci (PG), Anthony Hopkins (SG), Michael McCrackin (SF), Chris Reed (C) John Ried, Darrell Levitz, Derek Brannen, Mark Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Stanley Bower (PF) Manuel West, Daniel Harton | |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Beauchamp | 52-52 |
| 05:12 | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | Chris Reed gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Michael McCrackin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Chris Reed gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Thomas Chapman denies the turnaround by Reginald Sheldon | 52-52 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Chris Reed tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is hacked by Chris Reed - foul #1 on Chris Reed, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Ried (PG), Darrell Levitz (SG), Joe Garner (PF) Isidro Ricci, Anthony Hopkins, Reginald Sheldon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG), Daniel Harton (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Thomas Chapman | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Moore (PF) Joe Garner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:26 | Evansville | John Ried misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Ried (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Levitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael McCrackin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Reed - foul #2 on Chris Reed, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Derek Brannen (SF), Darrell Hank (C) Michael McCrackin, Chris Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG) Shaun Dineen | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Abel Gent (SF), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Martin Fisher - foul #1 on Martin Fisher, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Darrell Levitz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | Derek Brannen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Reginald Sheldon (PF), Chris Reed (C) Mark Moore, Darrell Hank | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Derek Brannen connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Chris Reed and the foul's on Manuel West - foul #2 on Manuel West, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Derek Brannen makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Martin Fisher | 59-56 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Chris Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Fisher | 59-58 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | John Ried misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | John Ried is called for the reach on Martin Fisher - foul #4 on John Ried, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Abel Gent | 59-60 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | John Ried clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Levitz | 59-60 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | John Ried hits a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Martin Fisher - foul #2 on Martin Fisher, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | John Ried misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Harton | 61-60 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Chris Reed swats the short shot by Martin Fisher | 61-60 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Chris Reed snags the defensive board | 61-60 |