| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | George Cowling inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Stemple is called for the reach on Trent Andresen - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Stemple - foul #3 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Tomasini (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jay Tomasini | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | George Cowling scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Tomasini | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox's pass is intercepted by Richard Clark | 28-35 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | George Cowling misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen buries a 3 from straight away set up by Oscar Finklea | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | George Cowling is called for the reach on Adam Cox - foul #2 on George Cowling, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Oscar Finklea | 33-35 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | George Cowling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Mullinix | 33-37 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen knocks in the shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Pooley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Mullinix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Adam Cox is called for the reach on George Cowling - foul #3 on Adam Cox, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Tony Crisler (SG), Lance Shatzer (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Oscar Finklea, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), John Reiley (SF), Richard Cotton (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Richard Clark, Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Donald Mullinix, Jay Tomasini | |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | Anthony Engelman blocks the short jumper by Richard Cotton | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it home | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Tony Crisler, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Lewis Swedberg, Israel Rotz, John Reiley | |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Richard Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Richard Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Cotton - foul #1 on Richard Cotton, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Richard Clark connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Pooley | 39-41 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Trent Andresen | 41-41 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF) Richard Cotton | |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Mullinix | 41-41 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses the 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Richard Clark hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Cowling | 43-46 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the tip | 43-46 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 12 pts. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Mullinix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Evansville | Adam Cox steals the ball from Jimmy Stemple | 43-46 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Adam Cox | 45-46 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Trent Andresen steals the ball from Raymond Pooley | 45-46 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Pooley | 45-46 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Wiley Grossman steps in front of the Raymond Pooley pass | 45-46 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the jump hook near the basket | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-46 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Whalen | 47-46 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen is hacked by Raymond Pooley - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), John Reiley (SF), Richard Cotton (PF), Jay Tomasini (C) Richard Clark, Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Donald Mullinix, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Crisler | 49-46 |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Richard Cotton comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman loses the ball out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jack Keene (fresh) SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SF - John Reiley (fresh) PF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Oscar Finklea - foul #1 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Jack Keene, Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Evansville | John Reiley gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lance Shatzer, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Lance Shatzer, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), George Cowling (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF) Lewis Swedberg, Israel Rotz, John Reiley, Richard Cotton | |
| 05:46 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-48 |
| 05:45 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | George Cowling tips it home | 49-50 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Whalen | 52-50 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Jay Tomasini | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Richard Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by George Cowling | 52-53 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Whalen | 52-53 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Cowling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Wesley Heller blocks the short jumper by Jimmy Stemple | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Cox | 54-53 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | George Cowling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-53 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen knocks in the shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Mullinix | 56-53 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | George Cowling makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Clark | 56-55 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 56-55 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by George Cowling - foul #3 on George Cowling, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | George Cowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Adam Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | George Cowling grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman runs out the clock | 59-58 |