| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner double dribbles | 32-39 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:10 | Evansville | Charles Simmons steals it from Todd Sterling | 32-41 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Brown | 32-43 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Todd Sterling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Todd Sterling steps in front of the Daniel Kardos pass | 32-43 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Sterling | 35-43 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Barry Seymour drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Bueche | 38-44 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-44 |
| 17:22 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 38-44 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | George Bueche can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Micheal Cotton - foul #1 on Micheal Cotton, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Saul Baez (SG), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Matthew Gardner, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Micheal Cotton, Charles Simmons, William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| 17:03 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | Saul Baez gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Carpenter and he's hacked by Daniel Kardos - foul #2 on Daniel Kardos, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SF), Todd Sterling (PF) George Bueche, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG) Daniel Kardos | |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | William Briggs makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Manzo | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Evansville | Saul Baez buries a turnaround from the left block | 44-47 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata is fouled on the floor by Saul Baez - foul #2 on Saul Baez, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Charles Simmons (SF), William Brown (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) John Manzo, Scott Shannon, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SF), Saul Baez (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Matthew Gardner, Todd Sterling, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos (SG) Larry Ogata | |
| 14:15 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the turnaround from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 13:47 | Evansville | Saul Baez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | George Bueche clanks a shot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 46-52 |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Barry Seymour is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Todd Sterling (PF) Barry Seymour, George Bueche, Saul Baez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Briggs (C) Micheal Cotton, Charles Simmons, Rodney Johnston | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Manzo and he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Saul Baez (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 12:11 | Evansville | Scott Shannon picks off the pass by Ricky Spence | 46-55 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos is called for traveling | 46-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), George Bueche (PF), Armand Costa (C) Ricky Spence, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Charles Simmons (SF), Clayton Huff (C) John Manzo, Scott Shannon, William Brown | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Bueche (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Barry Seymour loses the dribble to Micheal Cotton in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton blows the layup | 46-55 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Saul Baez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos drills a fadeaway from the right block | 46-57 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Saul Baez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | William Briggs gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:35 | Missouri State | William Briggs misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff tips it but misses | 46-57 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | George Bueche gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Saul Baez buries a jump hook near the basket | 48-57 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is hacked by Barry Seymour in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Seymour, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Saul Baez, Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), William Brown (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) Micheal Cotton, Daniel Kardos, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | William Brown loses the dribble to Ricky Spence | 48-57 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Ricky Spence lays it up and in | 50-57 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Calvin Williams denies the turnaround by Rodney Johnston | 50-57 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Rodney Johnston is called for the reach on Calvin Williams - foul #1 on Rodney Johnston, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Charles Simmons | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | George Bueche misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-57 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Rodney Johnston is blocked by Armand Costa | 50-57 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | John Manzo gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Ogata | 50-59 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | George Bueche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) George Bueche, Armand Costa, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG) John Manzo, Larry Ogata | |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon blows the layup | 50-59 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Todd Sterling gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Barry Seymour | 52-59 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Todd Sterling snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Spence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Evansville | Barry Seymour is whistled for traveling | 52-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Saul Baez (PF) Ricky Spence, Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF), William Briggs (PF), Clayton Huff (C) Scott Shannon, William Brown, Rodney Johnston | |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons is fouled on the floor by Ricky Carpenter - foul #2 on Ricky Carpenter, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Barry Seymour steps in front of the William Briggs pass | 52-59 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson lays it up and in set up by Barry Seymour | 54-59 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Barry Seymour - foul #4 on Barry Seymour, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (PF) Saul Baez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG) Daniel Kardos | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner is hacked by William Briggs - foul #2 on William Briggs, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG) Micheal Cotton | |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | George Bueche grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:34 | Evansville | Barry Seymour's pass is intercepted by John Manzo | 54-60 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | John Manzo banks in the layup | 54-62 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses short on a floater near the basket | 54-62 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Clayton Huff gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Matthew Gardner, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Daniel Kardos (SG), William Brown (PF), Rodney Johnston (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, William Briggs, Clayton Huff | |
| 04:41 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Saul Baez (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Charles Simmons | |
| 04:41 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Rodney Johnston comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | George Bueche grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | George Bueche scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Ricky Carpenter | 58-62 |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 58-65 |
| 03:32 | Evansville | George Bueche can't finish the layup | 58-65 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to George Bueche | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Bueche (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Micheal Cotton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kardos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Armand Costa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Scott Shannon and he's fouled by Ricky Spence - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez, George Bueche, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Simmons (SF), William Briggs (C) Scott Shannon, Rodney Johnston | |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Evansville | William Briggs steps in front of the Todd Sterling pass | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Todd Sterling blows the layup | 58-70 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 58-70 |
| 02:13 | Evansville | Todd Sterling pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Barry Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Calvin Williams hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Charles Simmons is denied by Calvin Williams | 60-70 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons tips it but misses | 60-70 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Daniel Kardos tips it back up and in | 60-72 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses the shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Todd Sterling is hacked by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Saul Baez (SG), George Bueche (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Stephen Johnson, Matthew Gardner, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Clayton Huff (C) Micheal Cotton, Daniel Kardos, Charles Simmons, William Brown | |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Armand Costa loses the dribble to John Manzo | 60-72 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ricky Spence - foul #2 on Ricky Spence, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Evansville | George Bueche is hacked by William Briggs - foul #3 on William Briggs, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the floater in the paint | 61-75 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Armand Costa scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Saul Baez | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | John Manzo runs out the clock | 63-75 |