| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Luis Smith inbounds the ball | 15-36 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-36 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-36 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown snags the offensive board | 15-36 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser is called for traveling | 15-36 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Luis Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 15-38 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 18:17 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-38 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple hits the follow up shot | 18-40 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the lay-in | 18-40 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 18-40 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Jerry Gaiser - foul #1 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #1 | 18-40 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3rd free throw | 18-42 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 18-42 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Palmer | 20-42 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Luis Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-42 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to John Laws | 20-42 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | John Laws is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Tommy Brown, Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, John Laws | |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Lawrence Meredith is called for the reach on Thomas Shelton - foul #2 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #3 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG) Jerry Gaiser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is hacked by Jessie Hazel - foul #1 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #4 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak (SF) Lawrence Meredith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fresh) SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-42 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Willis - foul #1 on James Willis, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Anthony Engelman (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Larry Bybee, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, Herbert Dickens | |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | The jumper by Lewis Swedberg is denied by David Swarts | 22-42 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-42 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | James Willis hits the finger roll | 22-44 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Gaiser and he's hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #1 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG), John Laws (PF) Lewis Swedberg, James Willis | |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | John Laws pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits a jumper near the basket set up by Raymond Pooley | 25-46 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-46 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-46 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-46 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it home | 27-46 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 27-49 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Laws - foul #1 on John Laws, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-49 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is hacked by Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #5 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel (C) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Willis (PF) John Laws | |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-49 |
| 09:52 | Evansville | James Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 09:15 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 08:56 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Israel Rotz | 29-52 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joel Palmer | 31-52 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Israel Rotz, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, James Willis, Herbert Dickens | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-52 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits the follow up shot | 33-52 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-52 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg can't tip it in | 33-52 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg tips it but misses | 33-52 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak scores on a floater from the baseline | 35-52 |
| 07:32 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a shot in the paint set up by Michael Patrick | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is called for traveling | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG) Lewis Swedberg | |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Patrick steps in front of the Jerry Gaiser pass in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| 07:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley banks in the layup set up by Michael Patrick | 35-56 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | John Laws scores on a shot in the paint set up by Michael Patrick | 35-58 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tommy Brown | 37-58 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Jerry Gaiser takes the ball from Luis Smith | 37-58 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Phillip Myers swats the short shot by Jimmy Stemple | 37-58 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Pooley is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #3 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Raymond Pooley, Luis Smith, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith snags the offensive board | 37-58 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 37-58 |
| 04:23 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-58 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Israel Rotz grabs the offensive board | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Willis | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Israel Rotz snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't throw it down | 37-60 |
| 03:01 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the tip | 37-60 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Dickens | 37-60 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | James Willis misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | James Willis denies the turnaround by Jessie Hazel | 37-61 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Lawrence Meredith | 39-61 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | James Willis can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-61 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Bybee | 39-61 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith travels with the ball | 39-61 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is hacked by David Swarts - foul #2 on David Swarts, team foul #7 | 39-61 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Palmer | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens clanks a floater from the right side | 41-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-62 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Israel Rotz runs out the clock | 41-62 |