| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Luis Smith steals it from Jeff Bigby | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on John Laws - foul #2 on John Laws, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is fouled on the floor by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Stemple | 31-34 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 31-36 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-36 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:24 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Wilbert Lane | 33-36 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Pooley - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Shelton (SF) Luis Smith | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Raymond Pooley | |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the runner in the paint | 35-38 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Kammer | 37-38 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-38 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mike Morgan | 37-38 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Larry Bateman takes the ball from Herbert Dickens | 37-38 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke banks in the layup set up by Larry Bateman | 39-38 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Shelton | 39-40 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Hoelscher | 41-40 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Mike Morgan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #4 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Lewis Swedberg, Thomas Shelton, Herbert Dickens | |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Raymond Pooley - foul #3 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (PF) Mike Morgan | |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 43-42 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Jimmy Stemple swats the short shot by Blake Roberts | 43-42 |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Patrick | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:06 | Evansville | Blake Roberts steps in front of the Michael Patrick pass | 43-45 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts lays it in | 45-45 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Brubaker | 45-45 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) James Brubaker, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (PF) John Laws | |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mike Morgan - foul #3 on Mike Morgan, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith | |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Pooley is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #4 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (PF) Mike Morgan | |
| 07:32 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses long on a shot from the right block | 50-45 |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Pooley (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Pooley | 52-49 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by John Lemke is denied by Herbert Dickens | 52-49 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Laws | 52-52 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 54-52 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Morgan | 54-52 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Patrick | 56-55 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Mike Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 58-57 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 60-57 |
| 03:34 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF) John Lemke, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG), John Laws (PF) Lewis Swedberg, Mike Morgan | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Geoffrey Kammer is blocked by John Laws | 60-57 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Luis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Patrick - foul #2 on Michael Patrick, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 62-57 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Laws | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is hacked by Raymond Pooley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Raymond Pooley | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | John Laws hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #3 on Michael Patrick, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #4 on Michael Patrick, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | John Laws gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Patrick | 69-65 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer (C) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #5 on Michael Patrick, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG) Michael Patrick | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Laws | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Israel Rotz snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is hacked by Israel Rotz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Israel Rotz, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hoelscher | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher is fouled on the floor by John Laws - foul #3 on John Laws, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Luis Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane is hacked by Israel Rotz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Israel Rotz, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Israel Rotz pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Israel Rotz misses the fullcourt shot | 73-68 |