| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) C - Frank Snavely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes 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) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster loses the dribble to Sean Staley | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | James Taylor is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Leslie Nelson and he's fouled by Frank Snavely - foul #1 on Frank Snavely, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Melvin Brown connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is fouled on the floor by Melvin Brown - foul #1 on Melvin Brown, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Melvin Brown grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Crist - foul #1 on John Crist, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Donald Ezell clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Frank Snavely snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster hits a 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Snavely (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | John Crist can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:35 | Evansville | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Donald Ezell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SG), Michael Sigman (SF), James Hrobsky (PF), Lynn Minor (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles double dribbles | 5-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG) Donald Ezell | |
| 14:53 | Evansville | James Hrobsky makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Lai | 5-13 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | George Pratt is called for the reach on Russell Viles - foul #1 on George Pratt, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley double dribbles | 5-13 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Hrobsky - foul #1 on James Hrobsky, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Russell Viles | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), James Taylor (SF), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Thomas Lai, Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky, Lynn Minor | |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on Frank Snavely - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (PG) Leslie Nelson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) George Pratt | |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Danny Ardoin steps in front of the James Taylor pass | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | John Crist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it in | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | Melvin Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Ezell | 9-15 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the runner from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | James Taylor misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Danny Ardoin - foul #1 on Danny Ardoin, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Melvin Brown's layup is rejected by Paul Strahan | 11-16 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | Melvin Brown tips it home | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Melvin Brown | 14-21 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Crist | 17-21 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | Melvin Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Strahan | 17-21 |
| 10:30 | Evansville | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), George Pratt (SG), James Hrobsky (PF), Michael Sigman (C) Donald Ezell, Joshua Dempster, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 10:18 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | James Hrobsky snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | George Pratt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sigman | 17-23 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | James Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (PG), John Crist (SG), Paul Strahan (PF) Russell Viles, John Overman, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (C) James Taylor | |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Thomas Lai comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chad Fresquez | 19-23 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | George Pratt's pass is intercepted by John Crist | 19-23 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | John Crist knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Chad Fresquez | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Pratt (fresh) SF - Michael Sigman (fresh) PF - James Hrobsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lynn Minor (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Lynn Minor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:17 | Evansville | James Hrobsky tips it in | 21-25 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Lai - foul #1 on Thomas Lai, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), David Clark (SF), Sean Staley (PF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Thomas Lai, Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky, Lynn Minor | |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | David Clark steals it from Melvin Brown | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 06:30 | Evansville | Frank Snavely gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Paul Strahan steals the ball from Frank Snavely | 23-25 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | George Pratt picks off the pass by Russell Viles | 23-25 |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Melvin Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | David Clark gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | David Clark snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is hacked by George Pratt - foul #2 on George Pratt, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (C) Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF) George Pratt | |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Frank Snavely gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Staley | 23-25 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | Melvin Brown snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Ezell | 23-28 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin jams it set up by John Crist | 25-28 |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-28 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Dempster | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Melvin Brown can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Paul Strahan (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, Sean Staley, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), George Pratt (SG), James Hrobsky (C) Donald Ezell, Joshua Dempster, Frank Snavely | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | John Crist's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Melvin Brown | 25-29 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | James Hrobsky gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | James Hrobsky grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 02:15 | Evansville | George Pratt knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Ardoin | 27-32 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | James Hrobsky's floater is knocked away by Paul Strahan | 27-32 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 27-32 |
| 01:07 | Evansville | John Crist is called for the reach on George Pratt - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Michael Sigman (SF), Frank Snavely (C) Thomas Lai, James Taylor, Melvin Brown | |
| 01:07 | Evansville | George Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Hrobsky - foul #2 on James Hrobsky, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) George Pratt | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Michael Sigman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | James Hrobsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 29-32 |