| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) C - Brian Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Michael Jiron (fresh) PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Charles Barlow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits a jumper from close range set up by Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | A charge is called on Michael Jiron - foul #1 on Michael Jiron, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Joseph Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Barlow - foul #1 on Charles Barlow, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Jiron and the foul's on Calvin Tamplin - foul #1 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Michael Jiron pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Joseph Brown double dribbles | 6-4 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Cooper | 8-4 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Joseph Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 8-4 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | James Foust is whistled for a carry | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), Keith Hepburn (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), David Russell (C) Joseph Brown, James Foust, Michael Jiron, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Luker picks off the pass by Richard Heyward | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Richard Heyward is called for the reach on Jonathan Luker - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:11 | Evansville | David Russell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Edward Pickell (fresh) PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - Brent Slama (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chase Ferrari (fresh) SG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) SF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Chase Ferrari | 8-6 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to David Russell | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Russell | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Dunn | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Edward Pickell, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), James Foust (SG), Michael Jiron (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Chase Ferrari, Jonathan Luker, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes, David Russell | |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Brown is called for the reach on Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mathew Cooper | 11-9 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Mike Cooper | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Joseph Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mathew Cooper | 13-12 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:07 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mathew Cooper | 13-14 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Jiron - foul #2 on Michael Jiron, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF) Michael Jiron, Mathew Cooper | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | Evansville | Charles Barlow gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Calvin Tamplin - foul #2 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Frank Perrault (PF) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Charles Barlow - foul #2 on Charles Barlow, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (C) Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG), David Russell (C) Joseph Brown, James Foust, Charles Barlow | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Luker | 16-18 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Raymond Hughes - foul #1 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mathew Cooper (PF) David Russell | |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:52 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn's pass is intercepted by Mathew Cooper | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Howard - foul #1 on Roger Howard, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), James Foust (SG) Chase Ferrari, Jonathan Luker | |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Riley Witt | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Riley Witt pass | 17-19 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Edward Pickell blocks the short jumper by Mathew Cooper | 17-19 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Frank Perrault (PF) Norman Dunn, Riley Witt, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF) Raymond Hughes | |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Brian Nichols takes the ball from Keith Hepburn | 17-19 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper's dunk attempt is rejected by Mathew Cooper | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Cooper | 20-19 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Roger Howard - foul #2 on Roger Howard, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Edward Pickell (PF) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Hughes (PF) Mathew Cooper | |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Keith Hepburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Russell (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Mathew Cooper (PF) Joseph Brown, Keith Hepburn | |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:57 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari loses the dribble to Norman Dunn in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses the lay-in | 21-22 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | David Russell grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski (SF), Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (SG) James Foust | |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell drills a runner in the lane | 23-24 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | David Russell misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chase Ferrari | 23-27 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell comes up short on the shot in the lane | 23-27 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes travels with the ball | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Brian Nichols (C) Richard Heyward, Randy Palczynski, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG), Keith Hepburn (SF) Jonathan Luker, David Russell | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Hughes - foul #2 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (C) Raymond Hughes | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:01 | Evansville | David Russell misses the shot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Perrault | 30-29 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Chase Ferrari comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Edward Pickell (PF) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Luker (PG) Chase Ferrari | |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-29 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Luker picks off the pass by Mike Cooper | 30-29 |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Jonathan Luker lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Luker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Hepburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is called for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Riley Witt, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Brown (PG), Michael Jiron (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James Foust, Keith Hepburn, Mathew Cooper, David Russell | |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Jonathan Luker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Barlow - foul #3 on Charles Barlow, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF) Jonathan Luker, Charles Barlow | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Joseph Brown is hacked by Calvin Tamplin - foul #3 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Calvin Tamplin, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Joseph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hughes - foul #3 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (C) Raymond Hughes | |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Mike Cooper is called for the reach on Michael Jiron - foul #2 on Mike Cooper, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG) Chase Ferrari | |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Michael Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard drills a 3 from straight away set up by Brent Slama | 37-37 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols (C) Randy Palczynski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Brian Nichols is blocked by Michael Jiron | 37-37 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn is fouled on the floor by James Foust - foul #2 on James Foust, team foul #12 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Edward Pickell (PF) Roger Howard, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chase Ferrari (PG), Jonathan Luker (SG) Joseph Brown, James Foust | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the jumper in the lane | 41-37 |