| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 14 pts. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | George Cowling inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Evansville | George Cowling misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Crisler - foul #1 on Tony Crisler, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Evansville | George Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:35 | Evansville | George Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Richard Clark - foul #3 on Richard Clark, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 3rd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Joel Palmer steals the ball from Richard Clark | 30-35 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Clark steals the ball from Phillip Myers | 30-35 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Richard Clark can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Palmer | 33-35 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | George Cowling tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini tips it home | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-37 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Evansville | George Cowling pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 33-40 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler is fouled on the floor by Jay Tomasini - foul #2 on Jay Tomasini, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Joel Palmer, Tony Crisler, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG), Herbert Dickens (C) George Cowling, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman and he's hacked by Jay Tomasini - foul #3 on Jay Tomasini, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is fouled on the floor by Wiley Grossman - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), George Cowling (SF), Winford Rehnberg (PF) Richard Clark, Raymond Pooley, Jay Tomasini | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Swarts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Winford Rehnberg (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Evansville | George Cowling buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Patrick | 36-43 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Lewis Swedberg - foul #2 on Lewis Swedberg, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF) Bruce Menke | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Oscar Finklea steals the ball from Herbert Dickens | 37-43 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Finklea | 39-43 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Swedberg and he's hacked by Anthony Engelman - foul #3 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Jay Tomasini (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Lewis Swedberg, George Cowling, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers lays it in on a great pass from Tony Crisler | 41-46 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Richard Clark hits a floater from the right side set up by Raymond Pooley and the foul's on Tony Crisler - foul #2 on Tony Crisler, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Oscar Finklea | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Herbert Dickens | |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Richard Clark makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers hits a runner from the baseline set up by Joel Palmer | 46-49 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini is fouled on the floor by Phillip Myers - foul #3 on Phillip Myers, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF) Tony Crisler, Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF) Lewis Swedberg | |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Anthony Engelman - foul #4 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | George Cowling grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Menke - foul #2 on Bruce Menke, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Joel Palmer, Bruce Menke, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Richard Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Swarts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Phillip Myers | 48-53 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is hacked by David Swarts - foul #3 on David Swarts, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Winford Rehnberg (PF) Richard Clark, Jay Tomasini | |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Raymond Pooley | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Wiley Grossman - foul #3 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 51-57 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | George Cowling misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-57 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | George Cowling pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Winford Rehnberg - foul #2 on Winford Rehnberg, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Joel Palmer (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), David Swarts (C) Wiley Grossman, Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Raymond Pooley (SF), Jay Tomasini (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, George Cowling, Winford Rehnberg, Herbert Dickens | |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Richard Clark makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lewis Swedberg | 52-59 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Stemple | 52-59 |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Richard Clark pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - David Swarts (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Joel Palmer steps in front of the Richard Clark pass | 52-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown blows the layup | 52-59 |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:45 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses short on a shot in the lane | 52-59 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tommy Brown | 52-59 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Tony Crisler (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Tommy Brown, Bruce Menke, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF) Lewis Swedberg | |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 55-61 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-61 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Richard Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Clark | 55-64 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman tips it home | 57-64 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | George Cowling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the dunk | 57-64 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Cowling - foul #1 on George Cowling, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is called for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG) Joel Palmer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Phillip Myers (PF) Oscar Finklea, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | George Cowling grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | George Cowling hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Pooley | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 59-67 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini's floater is tipped away by Tony Crisler | 62-67 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini tips it home | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple is hacked by Wiley Grossman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Jay Tomasini | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 64-70 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Pooley steals the ball from Joel Palmer | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley runs out the clock | 64-70 |