| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Bill Cotta picks off the pass by Michael Ferris | 33-24 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Wesley William misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-24 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Jason Tate steals the ball from Wesley William | 33-26 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks's floater is tipped away by Bill Cotta | 33-26 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Bill Cotta blows the layup | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Bill Cotta banks in the layup set up by Paul Harter | 35-26 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Wesley William makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Harter | 38-26 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Terry Morgan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Bill Cotta can't tip it in | 38-26 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Witherspoon - foul #2 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Brown, Arthur Witherspoon, Jason Tate | |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 39-26 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris tips it home | 39-28 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Wesley William misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thurman McHugh (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Boehm | 39-31 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Paul Harter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Jason Tate (C) Victor Boehm, Anthony Estep, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Wesley William steals the ball from Michael Ferris | 39-31 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Terry Morgan tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Morgan, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Rex Peres (C) Christopher Fales, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks buries a floater from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 13:34 | Evansville | Bill Cotta splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 41-35 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Cotta - foul #1 on Bill Cotta, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Harry Cowell (PF) Wesley William, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell (C) Jason Tate | |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Christopher Fales works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Witherspoon and he's fouled by Rex Peres - foul #3 on Rex Peres, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (C) Rex Peres | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (SG), Anthony Estep (SF) David Brown, Arthur Witherspoon | |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Christopher Fales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Estep - foul #1 on Anthony Estep, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 11:58 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald's fadeaway is rejected by Woodrow Bissell | 46-42 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Allen Whitaker (SF), Bill Cotta (PF) Efrain Grunewald, Thurman McHugh, Harry Cowell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James White (PF), Jason Tate (C) Paul Starks, Woodrow Bissell | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Allen Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Evansville | Bill Cotta can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 46-42 |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | James White gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Harter | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Bill Cotta tips it home | 48-42 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Rex Peres (C) Christopher Fales, Allen Whitaker, Paul Harter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Paul Starks (PF) Michael Ferris, Anthony Estep, James White | |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Wesley William can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh is fouled on the floor by Jason Tate - foul #3 on Jason Tate, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG) Wesley William | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG) Victor Boehm | |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Efrain Grunewald | 50-42 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Efrain Grunewald is called for the reach on Michael Ferris - foul #1 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell (C) Jason Tate | |
| 09:17 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell loses the dribble to Terry Morgan | 50-42 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Terry Morgan lays it in | 52-42 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Paul Starks is blocked by Bill Cotta | 52-42 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bill Cotta | 52-42 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | The jumper by Rex Peres is denied by Paul Starks | 52-42 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Brown | 52-44 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Terry Morgan can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Rex Peres (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Starks (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Rex Peres snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald's pass is intercepted by Michael Ferris in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 07:12 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the shot in the paint | 52-44 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 06:41 | Evansville | Terry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Christopher Fales (SG), Allen Whitaker (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Paul Harter (C) Efrain Grunewald, Thurman McHugh, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta, Rex Peres | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Moore (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF), Jason Tate (C) Michael Ferris, David Brown, Arthur Witherspoon, Paul Starks, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 52-46 |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Wesley William knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Harter | 55-46 |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Moore | 55-48 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Allen Whitaker knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 57-51 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Paul Harter snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:44 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Harry Cowell tips it in | 59-51 |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Estep is blocked by Paul Harter | 59-51 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Christopher Fales gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Wesley William makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-51 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Bill Cotta (PF) Christopher Fales, Allen Whitaker, Harry Cowell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG), David Brown (SG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Paul Starks (PF) Victor Boehm, David Moore, Anthony Estep, James White | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Thurman McHugh steals the ball from Michael Ferris | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Paul Harter connects on the open driving attempt in the lane set up by Bill Cotta out of the doubleteam | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Witherspoon | 64-53 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Terry Morgan dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 66-53 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Paul Harter steps in front of the Michael Ferris pass | 66-53 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Bill Cotta connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Terry Morgan out of the doubleteam | 68-53 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate can't tip it in | 68-53 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ferris | 68-53 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Ferris | 68-56 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Terry Morgan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thurman McHugh | 71-56 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Arthur Witherspoon is called for the reach on Terry Morgan - foul #3 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 71-56 |
| 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 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Moore (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Michael Ferris, David Brown, Arthur Witherspoon, Paul Starks, Jason Tate | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Woodrow Bissell - foul #1 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #5 | 73-56 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald misses the free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Allen Whitaker - foul #1 on Allen Whitaker, team foul #5 | 73-56 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald runs out the clock | 73-58 |