| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) C - Paul Harter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Cotta - foul #1 on Bill Cotta, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Wesley William is fouled on the floor by Robert Steinmetz - foul #1 on Robert Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Evansville | Wesley William is whistled for traveling | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wesley William | 1-3 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Wesley William pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Wesley William misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Bill Cotta tips it home | 1-5 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is hacked by Thurman McHugh - foul #1 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Brent Bogan | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Wesley William drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 3-8 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Bill Cotta buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wesley William | 3-10 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-10 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses the lay-in | 5-10 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Todd | 5-10 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Wesley William takes the ball from Brent Bogan | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Evansville | Terry Morgan connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley William | 5-12 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan is hacked by Wesley William - foul #1 on Wesley William, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Eric Radford scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Richard Washington picks off the pass by Bill Cotta | 8-12 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Don Heineman - foul #1 on Don Heineman, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF) Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Richard Washington connects on the jumper from the left block | 10-14 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Terry Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Don Heineman pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Julian Bologna, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Christopher Todd (PF) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is whistled for a carry | 10-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Christopher Fales | |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo lays it up and in set up by Brent Bogan | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harter (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Bill Cotta blocks the short jumper by Julian Bologna | 12-14 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | Evansville | Bill Cotta knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wesley William | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan loses the dribble to Bill Cotta | 12-16 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-19 |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | Wesley William steps in front of the Brent Bogan pass in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Paul Harter is fouled on the floor by Alfred Delcastillo - foul #1 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Wesley William, Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Rex Peres clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Haack - foul #1 on Terry Haack, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG) Robert Steinmetz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SF) Thurman McHugh | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Rex Peres makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Rex Peres misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Don Heineman | 12-20 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-20 |
| 09:56 | Evansville | Rex Peres snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Christopher Fales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Richard Washington pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Richard Washington misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Allen Whitaker - foul #1 on Allen Whitaker, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Don Heineman, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (SG) Allen Whitaker | |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Richard Washington misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Harry Cowell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 13-20 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Rex Peres grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Brent Bogan - foul #1 on Brent Bogan, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF) Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Cotta (PF) Harry Cowell | |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald misses the free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan is fouled on the floor by Efrain Grunewald - foul #1 on Efrain Grunewald, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Terry Morgan (SF), Paul Harter (C) Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales, Rex Peres | |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Bill Cotta blocks the jumper by Julian Bologna | 13-22 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Bill Cotta pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wesley William (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh misses the floater from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 07:38 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna can't finish the layup | 13-22 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Todd | 13-22 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-22 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is fouled on the floor by Bill Cotta - foul #2 on Bill Cotta, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Julian Bologna, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Cowell (PF), Rex Peres (C) Bill Cotta, Paul Harter | |
| 06:40 | Missouri State | Richard Washington can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Harry Cowell gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Harry Cowell drills a jumper from close range | 13-24 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Radford | 15-24 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh is fouled on the floor by Don Heineman - foul #2 on Don Heineman, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Michael Boggan (C) Eric Radford, Christopher Todd, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF), Paul Harter (C) Wesley William, Terry Morgan, Rex Peres | |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Terry Haack misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Paul Harter - foul #1 on Paul Harter, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo (C) Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SF) Thurman McHugh | |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Terry Haack makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Terry Haack makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Paul Harter can't finish the layup | 17-26 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-26 |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Terry Haack steals it from Efrain Grunewald | 20-26 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Delcastillo | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Terry Haack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Fales (fresh) SF - Allen Whitaker (fresh) PF - Harry Cowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the reach on Paul Harter - foul #2 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Christopher Todd (PF) Terry Haack, Robert Steinmetz, Richard Washington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wesley William (PG), Thurman McHugh (SG), Bill Cotta (PF) Efrain Grunewald, Allen Whitaker, Harry Cowell | |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Paul Harter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alfred Delcastillo - foul #3 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Don Heineman (C) Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF) Christopher Fales | |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Paul Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Morgan - foul #1 on Terry Morgan, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rex Peres (C) Paul Harter | |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:13 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh and he's fouled by Julian Bologna - foul #2 on Julian Bologna, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Boggan (C) Julian Bologna | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Don Heineman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-31 |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Rex Peres snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Rex Peres double dribbles | 25-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz (SG) Eric Radford | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Don Heineman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Todd | 27-31 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Bill Cotta's floater is tipped away by Christopher Todd | 27-31 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Michael Boggan is called for the reach on Bill Cotta - foul #1 on Michael Boggan, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF), Richard Washington (PF) Christopher Todd, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald (PG), Christopher Fales (SF) Wesley William, Terry Morgan | |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan clanks a turnaround near the basket | 27-33 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Don Heineman grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Richard Washington travels with the ball | 27-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (C) Rex Peres | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Paul Harter banks in the layup and he's fouled by Brent Bogan - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Whitaker (SF) Thurman McHugh | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Terry Haack | 29-35 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Bill Cotta scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Fales | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-37 |