| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Tommy Lenox steals it from Bill Cotta | 37-40 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Davis | 37-43 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is fouled on the floor by Tommy Lenox - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Paul Harter can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Terry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio's floater is knocked away by Terry Morgan | 37-43 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Bill Cotta pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Terry Morgan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 39-43 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Davis | 39-45 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wesley William | 42-45 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Wesley William - foul #3 on Wesley William, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SG), Allen Whitaker (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Wesley William, Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Rex Peres hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Brandon Maio swats the layup by Efrain Grunewald | 42-48 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Harry Cowell tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Whitaker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Cowell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Harry Cowell is called for the reach on Ralph Borchers - foul #1 on Harry Cowell, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Allen Whitaker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Brandon Maio | |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Ralph Borchers swats the layup by Rex Peres | 44-48 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is hacked by Efrain Grunewald - foul #1 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF) Micheal Jessie | |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | Rex Peres pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Harry Cowell misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ralph Borchers - foul #2 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), William Cannon (C) Theodore Tester, Michael Schacht | |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Harry Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Harry Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | William Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (PF) Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales, Harry Cowell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF) Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Wesley William is called for a charge - foul #4 on Wesley William, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (PG), Paul Harter (C) Wesley William, Rex Peres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Cotta | 46-48 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | Terry Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-48 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Lenox | 46-51 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Terry Morgan drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Cotta | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Allen Whitaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bernard McGee (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 11:22 | Evansville | Terry Morgan clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Thurman McHugh steals the ball from William Cannon | 52-53 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #3 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SG), Harry Cowell (SF), Rex Peres (C) Allen Whitaker, Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Theodore Tester (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Bernard McGee, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | William Davis is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Rex Peres double dribbles | 54-53 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Rex Peres steals it from Michael Schacht | 54-53 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Christopher Fales connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 56-53 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Harry Cowell gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:56 | Evansville | Harry Cowell is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SF) Thurman McHugh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Theodore Tester, Michael Schacht | |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Efrain Grunewald is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Whitaker - foul #1 on Allen Whitaker, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG) William Davis | |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Rex Peres picks off the pass by Ralph Borchers | 56-53 |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Christopher Fales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gene Palmer - foul #2 on Gene Palmer, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (PF), Paul Harter (C) Efrain Grunewald, Harry Cowell, Rex Peres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cannon (C) Ralph Borchers | |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Allen Whitaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bernard McGee (fresh) SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Terry Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio hits a floater from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Christopher Fales steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG) Christopher Fales, Terry Morgan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF) Bernard McGee, Gene Palmer, Tommy Lenox | |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | William Davis scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Watkins | 61-57 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | William Davis takes the ball from Bill Cotta | 61-57 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio banks in the layup on a great pass from William Davis | 61-59 |
| 06:02 | Evansville | Wesley William misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | William Cannon pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Thurman McHugh - foul #2 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Thurman McHugh, Allen Whitaker, Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald is hacked by Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Allen Watkins, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SG) Efrain Grunewald | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Borchers - foul #3 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) William Davis | |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lenox | 61-61 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Harry Cowell | 61-61 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox blows the layup | 61-61 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Wesley William misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers hits the follow up shot | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harry Cowell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) SG - Allen Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Borchers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Wesley William drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christopher Fales | 64-65 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Bill Cotta (PF), Paul Harter (C) Terry Morgan, Harry Cowell, Rex Peres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) Theodore Tester, Allen Watkins, Ralph Borchers | |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Christopher Fales grabs the board | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Tommy Lenox is called for the reach on Bill Cotta - foul #4 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG) Wesley William | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the floater from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF) Christopher Fales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG) Gene Palmer | |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is called for traveling | 65-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG) Efrain Grunewald | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Terry Morgan snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Cannon | 67-69 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Paul Harter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Harter, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | William Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Paul Harter gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Paul Harter loses the ball out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Thurman McHugh is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Cotta | 67-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Wesley William's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers (PF) Tommy Lenox | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Wesley William is called for the reach on Allen Watkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wesley William, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG) Wesley William | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Efrain Grunewald - foul #3 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits a 3 from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | William Davis runs out the clock | 70-73 |