| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Iverson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dick Bristow | 40-35 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Thomas Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Iverson | 43-35 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Hartwig blocks the short jumper by Dick Bristow | 45-35 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates tips it in | 45-37 |
| 17:56 | Evansville | William Iverson misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-37 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Hartwig swats the short shot by Steven Yates | 45-37 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | William Iverson grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten tips it home | 47-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith steals it from Steven Yates | 47-37 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Steven Yates blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hartwig | 47-37 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Maurice Cooper | 47-37 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | William Iverson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Michael Simeon (SF), Lawrence Leland (PF), Jordan Hurst (C) Maurice Cooper, Thomas Smith, Manuel Cotten, William Iverson, Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Simeon (fresh) PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Hurst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons is fouled on the floor by Michael Simeon - foul #2 on Michael Simeon, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-37 |
| 15:02 | Evansville | Jerry Forrester is called for the reach on Jordan Hurst - foul #1 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-37 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown | |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Kline | 50-39 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | James Foskey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Derrick Kline | 53-41 |
| 13:19 | Evansville | James Foskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), William Iverson (SF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Christopher Hocker, Michael Simeon, Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | William Iverson snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses the floater from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | William Iverson snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Maurice Cooper | 55-41 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | William Iverson is called for the reach on Kevin Clark - foul #2 on William Iverson, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG), Manuel Cotten (SF) Thomas Smith, Lawrence Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Derrick Kline | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Simmons | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Iverson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Hocker | 58-43 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Brown | 58-45 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Hartwig - foul #2 on Andrew Hartwig, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (SG), Lawrence Leland (PF), Jordan Hurst (C) Christopher Hocker, William Iverson, Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown | |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG) Maurice Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF) Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Lee | 58-48 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 61-48 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG), William Iverson (SF) Thomas Smith, Manuel Cotten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Steven Yates | |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester banks in the layup set up by Derrick Kline | 61-50 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Derrick Kline, Jerry Forrester | |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark connects on the jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 63-55 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Richard Lee steps in front of the Maurice Cooper pass in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee lays it up and in | 63-57 |
| 07:36 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland is fouled on the floor by Joshua Casson - foul #3 on Joshua Casson, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (SG), Manuel Cotten (SF), Jordan Hurst (PF) Christopher Hocker, William Iverson, Lawrence Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Steven Yates (C) Dick Bristow, Joe Ewing | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Thomas Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 63-57 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Hartwig - foul #3 on Andrew Hartwig, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG) Richard Lee | |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-58 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Joshua Casson is called for the reach on Jordan Hurst - foul #4 on Joshua Casson, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Lawrence Leland (PF), William Iverson (C) Maurice Cooper, Thomas Smith, Jordan Hurst, Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Derrick Kline takes the ball from Christopher Hocker | 63-58 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Christopher Hocker | 65-58 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Hocker - foul #4 on Christopher Hocker, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jordan Hurst (C) Manuel Cotten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Joe Ewing - foul #2 on Joe Ewing, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Steven Yates (C) Derrick Kline, Jerry Forrester | |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | James Foskey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow's pass is intercepted by James Foskey in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | William Iverson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-63 |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Steven Yates swats the layup by Lawrence Leland | 69-63 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Iverson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Hurst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Yates | 69-65 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Manuel Cotten (SF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, William Iverson, Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson (PF) Joe Ewing | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig tips it home | 71-65 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Yates | 71-68 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Dick Bristow takes the ball from Lawrence Leland | 71-68 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig is fouled on the floor by Dick Bristow - foul #3 on Dick Bristow, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates slams it home set up by Richard Lee | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Kevin Clark steals it from Andrew Hartwig | 71-70 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is whistled for traveling | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper is hacked by Dick Bristow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dick Bristow, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't connect on a runner in the lane | 71-70 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig is fouled in the backcourt by Dick Bristow - foul #5 on Dick Bristow, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG) Dick Bristow | |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig runs out the clock | 74-70 |