| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) SG - Daniel Norman (fresh) SF - Robert Card (fresh) PF - Ramiro Gomez (fresh) C - Thomas Compton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fresh) SG - John Carter (fresh) SF - David Farrow (fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) C - Frank Snavely (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Frank Snavely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Evansville | Frank Snavely is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez misses the floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie loses the dribble to Frank Snavely | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | John Carter drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Farrow | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Daniel Norman is called for the reach on Frank Snavely - foul #1 on Daniel Norman, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Evansville | Frank Snavely misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Evansville | Melvin Brown gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Melvin Brown hits the easy wide open finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Lai takes the ball from Daniel Norman | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Thomas Lai hits the finger roll | 0-7 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gustavo Yazzie and he's hacked by David Farrow - foul #1 on David Farrow, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (PG), David Walker (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG), Lynn Minor (SF), Michael Sigman (PF), James Hrobsky (C) John Carter, David Farrow, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | James Hrobsky knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Lynn Minor | 3-9 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Caskey - foul #1 on Jerry Caskey, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | James Hrobsky's pass is intercepted by Robert Card | 5-9 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez lays it up and in | 7-9 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is hacked by Robert Card in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Card, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Richard Shepherd (SF) Jerry Caskey, Lynn Minor | |
| 16:24 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd can't throw it down | 7-9 |
| 16:22 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Sigman - foul #1 on Michael Sigman, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Jerry Lewis (C) Archie Ferraro, David Walker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Michael Sigman, James Hrobsky | |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Melvin Brown knocks in the floater near the basket set up by John Carter | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Card (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ramiro Gomez (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ramiro Gomez | 11-11 |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Brown | 11-14 |
| 15:25 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gustavo Yazzie | 13-14 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Melvin Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 15:12 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 15:00 | Southern Methodist | Frank Snavely swats the short shot by Robert Card | 13-14 |
| 14:59 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 14:57 | Evansville | Frank Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 14:34 | Evansville | John Carter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman misses the dunk | 13-16 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Shepherd | 13-16 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-16 |
| 14:02 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 13:42 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis is denied on a layup by Melvin Brown | 13-16 |
| 13:40 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman tips it home | 15-16 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Robert Card picks off the pass by John Carter in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 13:30 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 15-16 |
| 13:29 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Carter | 15-16 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Frank Snavely clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (PG), John Weaver (SG), Justin Plank (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Daniel Norman, Robert Card, Ramiro Gomez, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (PG), Michael Sigman (SG), David Farrow (SF), James Hrobsky (PF) Thomas Lai, John Carter, Richard Shepherd, Melvin Brown | |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 3rd free throw | 15-19 |
| 13:02 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Michael Sigman | 15-19 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Michael Sigman is fouled on the floor by Archie Ferraro - foul #1 on Archie Ferraro, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (SG) Frank Snavely | |
| 12:33 | Evansville | James Hrobsky is open and buries a shot in the paint set up by Lynn Minor | 15-21 |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Farrow - foul #2 on David Farrow, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Santos Flores (C) David Farrow | |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:07 | Evansville | Jerry Caskey hits the finger roll | 17-23 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Michael Sigman grabs the board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Archie Ferraro (fairly fresh) SG - John Weaver (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Compton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Caskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Sigman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lynn Minor (fresh) PF - James Hrobsky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Santos Flores (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses the floater from the baseline | 17-23 |
| 11:46 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 11:31 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank drills a jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Lynn Minor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Santos Flores gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Lynn Minor scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Sigman | 19-25 |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver is whistled for a carry | 19-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman (SG), Robert Card (SF), Ramiro Gomez (PF), David Walker (C) John Weaver, Justin Plank, Donald Hadley, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), John Carter (SG), Melvin Brown (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Jerry Caskey, Lynn Minor, James Hrobsky, Santos Flores | |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Daniel Norman is called for the reach on John Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Norman, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (SG) Daniel Norman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Thomas Lai hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 19-25 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Melvin Brown hits the follow up shot | 19-27 |
| 10:04 | Southern Methodist | Frank Snavely is called for the reach on David Walker - foul #1 on Frank Snavely, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| 09:53 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez tips it back up and in | 21-27 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | John Carter is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Yazzie - foul #1 on Gustavo Yazzie, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG) John Carter | |
| 09:13 | Evansville | Thomas Lai hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Melvin Brown tips it but misses | 21-27 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Snavely | 21-27 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Melvin Brown comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Archie Ferraro - foul #2 on Archie Ferraro, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (SG), Thomas Compton (C) Archie Ferraro, David Walker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (SF) Michael Sigman | |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Melvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 08:42 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Caskey takes the ball from John Weaver | 21-29 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is hacked by Gustavo Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank (SF), Donald Hadley (PF) Gustavo Yazzie, Ramiro Gomez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Shepherd (SF) Lynn Minor | |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Thomas Lai makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Thomas Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Frank Snavely denies the turnaround by John Weaver | 21-31 |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton tips it home | 23-31 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Jerry Caskey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 07:59 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 07:39 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Caskey takes the ball from Donald Hadley | 23-31 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Jerry Caskey banks in the layup | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Card (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Weaver (tiring) SF - Justin Plank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Compton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Jerry Caskey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Snavely (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Lai is called for the reach on John Weaver - foul #1 on Thomas Lai, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis (PF), David Walker (C) Donald Hadley, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Lynn Minor (SF), James Hrobsky (PF), Santos Flores (C) Jerry Caskey, Richard Shepherd, Melvin Brown, Frank Snavely | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 07:12 | Evansville | Santos Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | James Hrobsky can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Lewis - foul #2 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez (PF) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (SF) Lynn Minor | |
| 06:48 | Evansville | James Hrobsky misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | James Hrobsky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | David Walker is hacked by Santos Flores - foul #1 on Santos Flores, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | David Walker makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | David Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | James Hrobsky pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 06:04 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Plank - foul #1 on Justin Plank, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF) Santos Flores | |
| 06:04 | Evansville | Thomas Lai makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:04 | Evansville | Thomas Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:04 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 05:55 | Southern Methodist | Michael Sigman steals the ball from Ramiro Gomez | 24-35 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Thomas Lai's pass is intercepted by David Walker | 24-35 |
| 05:41 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (PG), Richard Shepherd (SF) Thomas Lai, Michael Sigman | |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Melvin Brown steals the ball from Robert Card | 24-35 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Lynn Minor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Card - foul #2 on Robert Card, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman (SG), Donald Hadley (PF) Robert Card, Ramiro Gomez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Caskey (SG) John Carter | |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Lynn Minor makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Lynn Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman is fouled on the floor by Richard Shepherd - foul #1 on Richard Shepherd, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | David Walker steals the ball from Lynn Minor | 26-37 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez (PF), Thomas Compton (C) Donald Hadley, David Walker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), John Carter (SG), Santos Flores (C) Lynn Minor, Jerry Caskey, James Hrobsky | |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Thomas Lai loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Melvin Brown steals it from Justin Plank | 26-37 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Richard Shepherd is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Lai | 26-39 |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman misses long on a floater from the baseline | 26-39 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 03:36 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (tired) SG - Daniel Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Plank (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ramiro Gomez (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Lai (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Flores (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Evansville | John Carter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Compton | 28-39 |
| 03:06 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ramiro Gomez | 30-39 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Thomas Lai is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Lai, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Archie Ferraro (SF), Jerry Lewis (PF), David Walker (C) John Weaver, Justin Plank, Ramiro Gomez, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Minor (PG), Michael Sigman (SG), David Farrow (SF), James Hrobsky (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Thomas Lai, John Carter, Richard Shepherd, Melvin Brown, Santos Flores | |
| 02:47 | Southern Methodist | David Walker misses short on a jumper from the left block | 30-39 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | David Farrow snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Michael Sigman can't finish the layup | 30-39 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Frank Snavely snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Michael Sigman drills a fadeaway from the left side | 30-41 |
| 02:11 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Michael Sigman grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Michael Sigman loses the dribble to Archie Ferraro | 30-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Archie Ferraro | 32-41 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Frank Snavely is whistled for a carry | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Card (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Jerry Lewis, David Walker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Lai (PG), Jerry Caskey (SG) Lynn Minor, James Hrobsky | |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Snavely | 32-41 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Jerry Caskey gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Donald Hadley blocks the short jumper by Frank Snavely | 32-41 |
| 01:00 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:40 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | David Farrow snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Frank Snavely misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Compton - foul #1 on Thomas Compton, team foul #12 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Walker (C) Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF) Michael Sigman | |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Frank Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | David Walker is fouled on the floor by Frank Snavely - foul #2 on Frank Snavely, team foul #11 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez (PF) Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), James Hrobsky (C) Thomas Lai, Frank Snavely | |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | David Walker makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | David Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Melvin Brown | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Melvin Brown comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-43 |