| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Forster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert drills a floater in the paint | 25-35 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | Mark Thiele loses the dribble to Joseph Heard | 25-35 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Mark Thiele gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor is hacked by Shawn Parsons - foul #1 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Jamie Graham is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jamie Graham, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Pryce (PF) Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Heard | 25-38 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Mark Thiele hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 28-38 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | William Forster misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Roy Pryce - foul #2 on Roy Pryce, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Mark Thiele pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Roy Pryce pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Robert Sellers drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Parsons | 28-40 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roy Pryce - foul #3 on Roy Pryce, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (PG), Drazen Legerski (SG), Jamie Graham (PF), Kevin Cannon (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor, Rogelio Marino, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Victor Ream (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Legerski (fresh) SF - Roy Pryce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 15:27 | Evansville | Roy Pryce grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon hits the finger roll set up by Roy Pryce and he's hacked by William Forster - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 30-41 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Robert Sellers scores on a 3 from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Forster - foul #3 on William Forster, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Roy Pryce denies the turnaround by Joseph Heard | 31-44 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Victor Ream pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Jamie Graham makes the floater from the left wing set up by Victor Ream | 33-44 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Victor Ream steals it from Wade Gilbert | 33-44 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Roy Pryce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Sellers - foul #3 on Robert Sellers, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Kristopher Taylor (SG), Mark Thiele (C) Victor Ream, Drazen Legerski, Kevin Cannon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Joseph Heard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wade Gilbert | 35-47 |
| 13:11 | Evansville | Wade Gilbert steps in front of the Franjo Zabaneh pass | 35-47 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Mark Thiele snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor banks in the layup set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 37-47 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | William Forster lays it up and in | 37-49 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Joseph Heard steals it from Kristopher Taylor | 37-49 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't tip it in | 37-49 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Robert Sellers tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Pryce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Thiele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Parsons (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Roy Pryce drills a jump hook from close range | 39-51 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is whistled for traveling | 39-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Rogelio Marino (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF), Brian Patten (C) Roy Pryce, Jamie Graham, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Joe Lewis (SF), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, Robert Sellers, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (PG) Franjo Zabaneh | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Kevin Cannon steals it from Robert Nelson | 39-51 |
| 09:56 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joe Lewis - foul #1 on Joe Lewis, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG) Kristopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG) Christopher Pendley | |
| 09:42 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Heard | 39-51 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Brian Patten grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 42-51 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Kevin Cannon steps in front of the Robert Nelson pass | 42-51 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Brian Patten scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Joseph Heard clanks a turnaround from the right block | 44-51 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Robert Nelson tips it home | 44-53 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon is whistled for a carry | 44-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG), Roy Pryce (SF), Jamie Graham (PF), Mark Thiele (C) Victor Ream, Rogelio Marino, Kevin Cannon, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Wade Gilbert (PF), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Robert Nelson | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | The short jumper by Joseph Heard is denied by Jamie Graham | 44-53 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Jamie Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:52 | Evansville | Roy Pryce misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shawn Parsons | 44-53 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Kristopher Taylor steals it from William Forster | 44-53 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Roy Pryce is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heard - foul #2 on Joseph Heard, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (PG), Rogelio Marino (SF) Franjo Zabaneh, Roy Pryce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Robert Sellers (SF) Joseph Heard, Joe Lewis | |
| 06:03 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert drills a fadeaway near the basket | 44-55 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor travels with the ball | 44-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Pryce (PF) Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG) Carlos Gammon | |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 04:53 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Victor Ream makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Roy Pryce | 46-55 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | William Forster buries a jumper from close range | 46-57 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Wade Gilbert swats the short shot by Mark Thiele | 46-57 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Roy Pryce denies the turnaround by William Forster | 46-57 |
| 03:37 | Evansville | Victor Ream pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Robert Sellers snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Victor Ream (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Thiele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Forster (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Victor Ream is called for the reach on William Forster - foul #1 on Victor Ream, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Cannon (PG), Drazen Legerski (SG), Robert Seward (PF), Brian Patten (C) Victor Ream, Kristopher Taylor, Rogelio Marino, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SF), Danny Connelly (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Joseph Heard, Robert Sellers, Wade Gilbert, William Forster | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | Roy Pryce pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 46-57 |
| 02:15 | Evansville | Brian Patten tips it in | 48-57 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Kristopher Taylor (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Jamie Graham (PF) Kevin Cannon, Drazen Legerski, Robert Seward, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Robert Nelson | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Joseph Heard makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Parsons | 48-59 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Jamie Graham lays it in set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 50-59 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Thiele (C) Roy Pryce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joe Lewis, Danny Connelly | |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Jamie Graham steals it from William Forster | 50-59 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Jamie Graham gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is hacked by Franjo Zabaneh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Robert Sellers - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Robert Sellers - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (PG) Wade Gilbert | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Mark Thiele gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kristopher Taylor | 56-59 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Robert Nelson (PF) Christopher Pendley, Joe Lewis | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Franjo Zabaneh is called for the reach on Robert Sellers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Heard - foul #3 on Joseph Heard, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zabaneh - foul #4 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Mark Thiele snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Jamie Graham grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Graham | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Shawn Parsons steals it from Kristopher Taylor | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons runs out the clock | 57-61 |