| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Pete Norwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Butkovich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | William Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-34 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | William Smith snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-37 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Pete Norwood | 26-37 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Butkovich is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Butkovich, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Bentley - foul #1 on Leonard Bentley, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (SG) William Smith | |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson banks in the layup set up by Dean Lustig | 28-41 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich lays it up and in on a nice dish by Pete Norwood and the foul's on Curtis Foltz - foul #2 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF) Jeffery Thomas | |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard's pass is intercepted by Leonard Bentley | 31-41 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (PG), Edgar Flowers (PF), Michael Lady (C) Pete Norwood, Matthew Lantz, Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, Claude Tafelski | |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses badly on a floater from close range | 31-41 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 16:24 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Daron Thompson | 31-41 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley banks in the layup set up by Daron Thompson | 33-41 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz and he's hacked by Michael Lady - foul #1 on Michael Lady, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), John Reynolds (SF), Tommy Bise (C) Lawrence Butkovich, Leonard Bentley, Michael Lady | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Claude Tafelski (PF) Curtis Foltz, Hubert Reichard, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Pete Norwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daron Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Reynolds (fresh) PF - Edgar Flowers (fresh) C - Tommy Bise (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Tafelski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Evansville | John Reynolds's floater is tipped away by Claude Tafelski | 33-44 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Bise | 33-44 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Tommy Bise pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | John Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leonard Bentley (SF), Matthew Lantz (PF) John Reynolds, Edgar Flowers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Dewey Lee | |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leonard Bentley | 33-44 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz is fouled on the floor by Dean Lustig - foul #1 on Dean Lustig, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich (SG) Daron Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson (C) Gary Eberhard | |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-46 |
| 13:34 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Claude Tafelski | 33-46 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Butkovich steps in front of the Dean Lustig pass | 33-46 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Nickerson - foul #3 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (PG), Michael Lor (PF) Pete Norwood, Matthew Lantz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Jeffery Thomas, Claude Tafelski | |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Daron Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reynolds (SF), Edgar Flowers (C) Leonard Bentley, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is denied on a layup by Michael Lor | 33-46 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Lawrence Butkovich snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | John Reynolds clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Nickerson - foul #4 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG) Lawrence Butkovich | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (SF) Timothy Nickerson | |
| 12:02 | Evansville | John Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | John Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daron Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Lor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Michael Lor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Flowers steals it from Dewey Lee | 34-49 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Daron Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Curtis Foltz | 34-49 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is fouled on the floor by John Reynolds - foul #2 on John Reynolds, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Gary Hollman, John Reynolds, Daron Thompson, Michael Lor, Edgar Flowers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Claude Tafelski (PF) Curtis Foltz, Dewey Lee, Antony Giordano | |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Claude Tafelski is blocked by Tommy Bise | 34-49 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard grabs the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard is fouled on the floor by Tommy Bise - foul #4 on Tommy Bise, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Lor (C) Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas (SF) Hubert Reichard | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Eberhard | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz lays it in set up by Pete Norwood | 36-51 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for 5 seconds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano (C) Gary Eberhard | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Michael Lor's layup is rejected by Antony Giordano | 36-51 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | Michael Lor hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Claude Tafelski | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (SG) Lawrence Butkovich | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (C) Antony Giordano | |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-54 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz grabs the board | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:16 | Evansville | Hubert Reichard is called for the reach on Daron Thompson - foul #2 on Hubert Reichard, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Reynolds (SG), Edgar Flowers (PF), Michael Lady (C) Pete Norwood, Matthew Lantz, Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Antony Giordano (SF) Dean Lustig, Jeffery Thomas | |
| 08:16 | Evansville | Daron Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | William Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Daron Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley buries a 3 from the left wing | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Daron Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Flowers (fresh) C - Michael Lady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) PF - Claude Tafelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Foltz - foul #3 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Pete Norwood (PG), Lawrence Butkovich (SG), Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Daron Thompson, John Reynolds, Edgar Flowers, Michael Lady | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), Gary Eberhard (PF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Antony Giordano, Claude Tafelski, Hubert Reichard | |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 44-60 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 44-60 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is hacked by Pete Norwood - foul #1 on Pete Norwood, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Daron Thompson (SF) Leonard Bentley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-62 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Pete Norwood snags the offensive board | 44-62 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Pete Norwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-62 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Nickerson | 44-62 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard tips it back up and in | 44-64 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-64 |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Daron Thompson tips it in | 46-64 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lantz | 46-64 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Pete Norwood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Pete Norwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's pass is intercepted by Tommy Bise | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | A charge is called on Lawrence Butkovich - foul #2 on Lawrence Butkovich, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), John Reynolds (SF), Michael Lor (PF), Edgar Flowers (C) Pete Norwood, Lawrence Butkovich, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (PG), John Bicknell (SG), Antony Giordano (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Dean Lustig, Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daron Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Lor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Bicknell (fresh) SF - Antony Giordano (fresh) PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 46-67 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Gary Hollman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-67 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-67 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Lee | 46-67 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Flowers steals it from Dewey Lee | 46-67 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daron Thompson | 49-67 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-67 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Edgar Flowers pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:14 | Evansville | John Reynolds buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Hollman | 52-67 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dewey Lee and he's fouled by Edgar Flowers - foul #2 on Edgar Flowers, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG) John Bicknell | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Michael Lor is fouled on the floor by Antony Giordano - foul #1 on Antony Giordano, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Michael Lor misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Lor - foul #2 on Michael Lor, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | John Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz runs out the clock | 52-72 |