| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | George Coon inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | John Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Todd Sterling can't connect on a runner from the right block | 32-44 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Todd Sterling tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Coon - foul #1 on George Coon, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 18:22 | Evansville | Todd Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | Calvin Williams tips it home | 33-48 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is hacked by George Coon - foul #2 on George Coon, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Calvin Williams denies the turnaround by William Brown | 33-48 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is whistled for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) George Coon, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it in | 35-48 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Scott Shannon is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (SG), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:06 | Evansville | William Perales misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter tips it back up and in | 35-50 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it home | 37-50 |
| 16:34 | Evansville | Ricky Spence is fouled on the floor by Jumah Arai - foul #2 on Jumah Arai, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, William Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Coon (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter, William Perales | |
| 16:14 | Evansville | George Coon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | George Coon grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cotton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wallace Long (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wallace Long | 40-50 |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Ricky Spence makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Todd Sterling | 40-52 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Barry Seymour - foul #1 on Barry Seymour, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, Barry Seymour, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Caleb Ramsey | 41-55 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Greg Norton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | Armand Costa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Douglas Galeano (C) Micheal Cotton, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) George Coon, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Sterling - foul #3 on Todd Sterling, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Todd Sterling snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Armand Costa denies the turnaround by John Manzo | 45-57 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Douglas Galeano | 45-57 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Armand Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on a shot in the paint | 45-59 |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon tips it but misses | 45-59 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Armand Costa pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | John Manzo grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | John Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), George Coon (SF), Ricky Carpenter (PF), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Armand Costa, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| 10:55 | Evansville | George Coon buries a jumper in the lane | 45-61 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton travels in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Ricky Spence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Krebs | 47-61 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #3 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton is fouled on the floor by Ricky Spence - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-61 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai tips it in | 49-61 |
| 09:24 | Evansville | Ricky Spence loses the dribble to Wallace Long | 49-61 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton dunks the ball set up by Wallace Long | 51-61 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Ricky Spence drills a 3 from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | William Brown can't tip it in | 51-64 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Armand Costa (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Barry Seymour, George Coon, Ricky Carpenter, William Perales | |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Greg Norton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it home | 53-64 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Todd Sterling drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson and the foul's on William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (PF) William Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Armand Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Armand Costa swats the layup by Greg Norton | 53-66 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Greg Norton is called for the reach on Caleb Ramsey - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| 06:45 | Evansville | Todd Sterling knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Armand Costa | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Norton - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Coon (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Ricky Carpenter - foul #2 on Ricky Carpenter, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF) Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Armand Costa | |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton misses the free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano grabs the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Barry Seymour - foul #2 on Barry Seymour, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Coon | 55-69 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Ricky Spence misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-69 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Wallace Long pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Wallace Long scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Cotton | 57-69 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Ricky Spence is fouled on the floor by Jumah Arai - foul #3 on Jumah Arai, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Larry Ogata (SG), Scott Shannon (SF) Micheal Cotton, Jumah Arai, Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Ricky Carpenter, William Perales | |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Ricky Spence makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Ricky Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon hits a jump hook near the basket | 59-71 |
| 04:07 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 59-74 |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | George Coon picks off the pass by Larry Ogata | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Coon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-74 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Larry Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | John Manzo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Krebs | 62-74 |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Scott Shannon steals it from Ricky Spence | 62-74 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | John Manzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 64-74 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | George Coon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-76 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | George Coon gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | William Brown is called for the reach on Todd Sterling - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Wallace Long (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Larry Ogata, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Armand Costa (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, Stephen Johnson, George Coon, Calvin Williams | |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Micheal Cotton | 66-78 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Micheal Cotton picks off the pass by Caleb Ramsey | 66-78 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Micheal Cotton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jumah Arai | 68-78 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Armand Costa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wallace Long - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Todd Sterling | |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Ricky Carpenter - foul #3 on Ricky Carpenter, team foul #9 | 70-80 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Perales | 70-80 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Armand Costa scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Seymour | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Seymour - foul #3 on Barry Seymour, team foul #10 | 70-82 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs misses the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Ricky Spence buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Barry Seymour | 71-84 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Wallace Long and he's fouled by Barry Seymour - foul #4 on Barry Seymour, team foul #11 | 73-84 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses the free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Perales | 73-84 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Ricky Spence runs out the clock | 73-84 |