| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Keo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John May (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Seales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John May inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | John May misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | James Foust is hacked by Dean Keo - foul #2 on Dean Keo, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Kevin Prater (C) Dean Keo, David Seales | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:15 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | John May misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Edwards | 41-36 |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Michael Jiron lays it in set up by Joseph Brown and the foul's on Kevin Prater - foul #1 on Kevin Prater, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo (SG), David Seales (C) Riley Witt, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Brown takes the ball from David Seales | 41-39 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | John May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Joseph Brown is fouled on the floor by Roger Howard - foul #2 on Roger Howard, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), Charles Greenwald (PF), Mathew Cooper (C) Joseph Brown, James Foust, Keith Hepburn, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Jonathan Luker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chase Ferrari | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | John May scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Riley Witt | 44-42 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald's layup is rejected by David Seales | 44-42 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Keo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Seales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chase Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jiron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Greenwald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | David Seales makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John May and the foul's on Mathew Cooper - foul #2 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Edward Pickell (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Riley Witt, John May, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), James Foust (SG), Dallas Workowski (SF) Chase Ferrari, Jonathan Luker, Michael Jiron | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | David Seales makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) David Seales | |
| Subs | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards (C) Mathew Cooper | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Keo | 49-42 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald loses the dribble to John May | 49-42 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater is hacked by Dallas Workowski - foul #1 on Dallas Workowski, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (PF), David Seales (C) Edward Pickell, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Jiron (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF) Dallas Workowski, Charles Greenwald | |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Michael Jiron grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 13:57 | Evansville | Joseph Brown is called for 10 seconds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Edward Pickell (PF) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (SG) James Foust | |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Chase Ferrari is called for the reach on John May - foul #3 on Chase Ferrari, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG) Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Michael Jiron pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:29 | Evansville | Dean Keo picks off the pass by Benjamin Edwards | 49-42 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean Keo | 51-42 |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Jiron and he's fouled by David Seales - foul #3 on David Seales, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (PF) Norman Dunn, Dean Keo, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | David Seales gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | David Seales gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | John May comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Perrault | 51-44 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | John May's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Hepburn | 51-44 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | Michael Jiron snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chase Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jiron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Howard - foul #3 on Roger Howard, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Dean Keo (SG), Edward Pickell (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Riley Witt, Frank Perrault, David Seales | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG), Dallas Workowski (SF), Charles Greenwald (PF), Mathew Cooper (C) Jonathan Luker, Michael Jiron, Keith Hepburn, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | John May misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | James Foust grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald is hacked by Edward Pickell - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), David Seales (C) Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG) Chase Ferrari | |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald lays it in | 51-48 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Cooper blocks the short jumper by Calvin Tamplin | 51-48 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | David Seales tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald makes the driving attempt from the right block | 53-50 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo is hacked by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Edward Pickell (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Calvin Tamplin, David Seales | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Jiron (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF) Dallas Workowski, Mathew Cooper | |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Keith Hepburn - foul #2 on Keith Hepburn, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Norman Dunn, John May | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Kevin Prater swats the short shot by Charles Greenwald | 55-50 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Michael Jiron tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell drills a shot in the lane set up by Kevin Prater | 57-50 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Joseph Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Tamplin | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Prater (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Greenwald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 59-50 |
| 07:40 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Brown and the foul's on Calvin Tamplin - foul #1 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), John May (SF), David Seales (C) Roger Howard, Calvin Tamplin, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (SG), Benjamin Edwards (C) James Foust, Keith Hepburn | |
| 07:40 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | John May knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Dean Keo and the foul's on Benjamin Edwards - foul #1 on Benjamin Edwards, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG) Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF) Joseph Brown, Charles Greenwald | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Luker | 62-56 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (PF) Mathew Cooper | |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG) Roger Howard | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Riley Witt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), James Foust (SG) Chase Ferrari, Jonathan Luker | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Joseph Brown can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | James Foust takes the ball from Dean Keo | 62-57 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Howard | 62-57 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Roger Howard steals it from James Foust | 65-57 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Roger Howard | 67-57 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Joseph Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Seales | 67-57 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-57 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Benjamin Edwards grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | James Foust's floater is knocked away by David Seales | 67-57 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | David Seales gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - John May (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Pickell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Jiron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Hepburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Howard and he's fouled by Keith Hepburn - foul #3 on Keith Hepburn, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Roger Howard, Dean Keo, John May, David Seales | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), Dallas Workowski (SF), Charles Greenwald (PF), Mathew Cooper (C) Joseph Brown, James Foust, Michael Jiron, Keith Hepburn, Benjamin Edwards | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Chase Ferrari | 70-59 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater tips it back up and in | 72-59 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), James Foust (SG), Michael Jiron (SF) Chase Ferrari, Jonathan Luker, Dallas Workowski | |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Joseph Brown scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Foust and he's fouled by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo (SG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Joseph Brown misses the free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John May | 75-61 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Dean Keo takes the ball from Michael Jiron | 75-61 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater banks in the layup on a great pass from John May | 77-61 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Kevin Prater steals the ball from Charles Greenwald | 77-61 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater loses the dribble to Joseph Brown | 77-61 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | Joseph Brown lays it in | 77-63 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Dean Keo | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Joseph Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #8 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Dean Keo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), Dallas Workowski (SF) Joseph Brown, James Foust, Michael Jiron | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | John May is fouled on the floor by Chase Ferrari - foul #4 on Chase Ferrari, team foul #9 | 79-63 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mathew Cooper | 79-63 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Charles Greenwald's floater is tipped away by Calvin Tamplin | 79-63 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Greenwald | 79-63 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is hacked by Kevin Prater - foul #2 on Kevin Prater, team foul #10 | 79-63 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard runs out the clock | 79-65 |