| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Sean Tubbs (fresh) SG - Foster Bowles (fresh) SF - Stanley Deboer (fresh) PF - Justin King (fresh) C - Mario Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) SF - Luis Smith (fresh) PF - John Laws (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | John Laws wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Sean Tubbs steps in front of the Herbert Dickens pass | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Foster Bowles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | John Laws tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Deboer | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mario Wood | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | East Tennessee State | Justin King pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs's floater is knocked away by John Laws | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is hacked by Sean Tubbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Tubbs, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Chris Richarson, Luis Smith, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | Gary Bolden takes the ball from Justin King | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Marc McCormick makes the shot from the right block | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | East Tennessee State | Justin King blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Thomas Shelton | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Gary Bolden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg (PG), Jared Ide (SG), Ryan King (SF), Clyde Campbell (PF), Christopher Wolf (C) Sean Tubbs, Foster Bowles, Stanley Deboer, Justin King, Mario Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:12 | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Gary Bolden knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kelvin Munkberg (fresh) SG - Jared Ide (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan King (fresh) PF - Clyde Campbell (fresh) C - Christopher Wolf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marc McCormick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Shelton (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | East Tennessee State | Gary Bolden steps in front of the Kelvin Munkberg pass in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Marc McCormick misses the easy layup | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Marc McCormick makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Stemple | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Tony Kelley - foul #1 on Tony Kelley, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Arnold (PG), Foster Bowles (SG), Woodrow Judkins (SF), Mario Wood (C) Kelvin Munkberg, Jared Ide, Ryan King, Christopher Wolf | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Marc McCormick, Thomas Shelton, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 15:04 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Chris Richarson blows the layup | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Arnold | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | East Tennessee State | Robert Arnold hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Foster Bowles | 12-9 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | East Tennessee State | Luis Smith takes the ball from Mario Wood | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 12-13 |
| 13:13 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Woodrow Judkins steps in front of the Luis Smith pass in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 13:01 | East Tennessee State | Herbert Dickens is called for the reach on Robert Arnold - foul #1 on Herbert Dickens, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs (PG), Kelvin Munkberg (SG), Stanley Deboer (SF), Justin King (PF), Ryan King (C) Robert Arnold, Foster Bowles, Woodrow Judkins, Clyde Campbell, Mario Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Chris Richarson, Luis Smith, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 12:51 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (SF) Thomas Shelton | |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is intercepted by Kelvin Munkberg in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | East Tennessee State | Ryan King knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Sean Tubbs | 14-13 |
| 12:11 | Evansville | Gary Bolden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Sean Tubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Munkberg (fresh) SF - Stanley Deboer (fresh) PF - Justin King (fresh) C - Ryan King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marc McCormick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Gary Bolden travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide (SG), Christopher Wolf (C) Kelvin Munkberg, Ryan King | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Luis Smith, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 11:21 | East Tennessee State | Justin King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:19 | East Tennessee State | Stanley Deboer snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:06 | East Tennessee State | John Laws blocks the short jumper by Sean Tubbs | 14-15 |
| 11:04 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:45 | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | John Laws pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wolf - foul #1 on Christopher Wolf, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg (PG), Foster Bowles (SG), Ryan King (SF), Mario Wood (C) Sean Tubbs, Jared Ide, Stanley Deboer, Christopher Wolf | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Chris Richarson, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Marc McCormick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 09:48 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg is fouled on the floor by Gary Bolden - foul #1 on Gary Bolden, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), James Willis (C) Marc McCormick, Thomas Shelton, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 09:32 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Justin King | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Mike Morgan misses short on an open floater from the left block | 16-15 |
| 09:01 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:56 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Smith - foul #1 on Luis Smith, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide (SF), Clyde Campbell (PF), Christopher Wolf (C) Ryan King, Justin King, Mario Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Chris Richarson, Luis Smith, Mike Morgan, James Willis | |
| 08:56 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:56 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:39 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:34 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Campbell - foul #1 on Clyde Campbell, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Arnold (PG), Woodrow Judkins (SF) Kelvin Munkberg, Foster Bowles | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Luis Smith (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Thomas Shelton, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Tony Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | The jumper by Luis Smith is denied by Clyde Campbell | 18-15 |
| 07:57 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Wolf pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:48 | East Tennessee State | Woodrow Judkins buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Arnold and he's hacked by Luis Smith - foul #2 on Luis Smith, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles (SG), Mario Wood (C) Jared Ide, Christopher Wolf | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Marc McCormick, Luis Smith, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 07:48 | East Tennessee State | Woodrow Judkins makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Robert Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Foster Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Judkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Laws (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is hacked by Clyde Campbell - foul #2 on Clyde Campbell, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stanley Deboer (SF), Justin King (PF) Woodrow Judkins, Clyde Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc McCormick (SF) Thomas Shelton | |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Chris Richarson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 06:50 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles drills a turnaround from the right block | 23-18 |
| 06:46 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is hacked by Robert Arnold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs (PG), Ryan King (SF), Christopher Wolf (PF) Robert Arnold, Stanley Deboer, Justin King | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Chris Richarson, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple tips it in | 23-20 |
| 05:56 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Gary Bolden - foul #2 on Gary Bolden, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg (PG), Jared Ide (SG), Woodrow Judkins (SF) Sean Tubbs, Foster Bowles, Christopher Wolf | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Marc McCormick, Thomas Shelton, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 05:56 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:33 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Woodrow Judkins | 26-20 |
| 05:28 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg travels with the ball | 26-20 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stanley Deboer (SF), Justin King (PF) Woodrow Judkins, Ryan King | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Ide - foul #1 on Jared Ide, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:08 | East Tennessee State | Jared Ide misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Michael Patrick pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:37 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is fouled on the floor by Jared Ide - foul #2 on Jared Ide, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Arnold (PG), Foster Bowles (SG), Christopher Wolf (PF) Kelvin Munkberg, Jared Ide, Justin King | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Tony Kelley (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, John Laws, Herbert Dickens | |
| 04:37 | Evansville | Chris Richarson makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:37 | Evansville | Chris Richarson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:12 | East Tennessee State | Stanley Deboer misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 04:11 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood tips it in | 28-24 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 04:05 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Wolf grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Richarson - foul #1 on Chris Richarson, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs (PG), Ryan King (SF), Clyde Campbell (PF) Robert Arnold, Stanley Deboer, Mario Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Chris Richarson, Luis Smith, Tony Kelley, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | Foster Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Michael Patrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 03:35 | East Tennessee State | Ryan King grabs the board | 30-24 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Sean Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Foster Bowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc McCormick (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Laws (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Dickens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Michael Patrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:18 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan King | 33-24 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is hacked by Christopher Wolf - foul #2 on Christopher Wolf, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Arnold (PG), Woodrow Judkins (SG), Stanley Deboer (SF), Justin King (PF) Sean Tubbs, Foster Bowles, Ryan King, Christopher Wolf | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Luis Smith (SF), Tony Kelley (PF) Michael Patrick, Thomas Shelton, John Laws | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | Justin King grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 02:46 | East Tennessee State | Justin King hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 33-24 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Gary Bolden gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | Herbert Dickens swats the shot by Robert Arnold | 33-26 |
| 01:57 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs (PG), Kelvin Munkberg (SG), Jared Ide (SF), Mario Wood (C) Robert Arnold, Woodrow Judkins, Stanley Deboer, Justin King | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), John Laws (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Gary Bolden, Marc McCormick, Tony Kelley, Herbert Dickens | |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | Mario Wood misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 01:33 | East Tennessee State | Clyde Campbell tips it home | 35-26 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Jared Ide is called for the reach on Luis Smith - foul #3 on Jared Ide, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ryan King (SF), Christopher Wolf (PF) Jared Ide, Clyde Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG) Michael Patrick | |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:51 | East Tennessee State | Sean Tubbs clanks a shot from close range | 35-27 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | John Laws snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Kelvin Munkberg picks off the pass by Gary Bolden | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Kelvin Munkberg hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-27 |