| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foust (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Evansville | James Foust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Sparks steps in front of the Mike Cooper pass | 34-35 |
| 19:15 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Barlow - foul #2 on Charles Barlow, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | James Foust buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mathew Cooper | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Howard | 37-38 |
| 17:48 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the jumper from close range | 37-38 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | James Foust travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keith Hepburn (SF) Robert Pendleton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a floater near the basket | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 17:13 | Evansville | Richard Heyward is called for the reach on James Foust - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Charles Barlow tips it home | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Howard | 39-42 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Brent Slama is called for the reach on Mathew Cooper - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), David Russell (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 16:16 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | David Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:06 | Evansville | James McSpirit is hacked by Leonel Osborn - foul #1 on Leonel Osborn, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Roger Howard | |
| 15:48 | Evansville | James McSpirit can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James McSpirit (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | David Russell comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, Robert Pendleton, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Mike Cooper, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 14:40 | Evansville | David Russell misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a floater in the paint set up by Richard Heyward | 43-46 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Sparks | 45-46 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols drills a turnaround from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (SF) David Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (SF) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| 13:25 | Evansville | James Foust misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | James Bahena misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | James Foust steps in front of the Richard Heyward pass | 45-50 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | James Foust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | James Foust buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Cooper | 48-50 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Bahena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonel Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Howard - foul #2 on Roger Howard, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) James Foust, James Bahena, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Richard Heyward, Leonel Osborn, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Sandstrom | 49-52 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 49-52 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn is fouled on the floor by Charles Head - foul #2 on Charles Head, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SG) Thomas Sparks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG) Roger Howard | |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt buries a shot from the left side set up by Mike Cooper | 51-54 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | The short jumper by Raymond Hughes is denied by Charles Head | 51-54 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | James McSpirit grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:15 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | James McSpirit can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper buries a runner from the right block | 51-56 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | The jump hook by Keith Hepburn is blocked by Charles Head | 51-56 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Dahlberg | 51-58 |
| 07:49 | Evansville | Riley Witt steals it from David Russell | 51-58 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Riley Witt | 51-60 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Pendleton and he's hacked by Charles Head - foul #3 on Charles Head, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, David Russell, Robert Pendleton, Raymond Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Leonel Osborn (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Charles Head, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Foust (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Hepburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | James Foust is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #2 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Bahena (SF) Keith Hepburn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | James Foust pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:30 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is fouled on the floor by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Leonel Osborn | |
| 06:30 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 54-63 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-63 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward tips it home | 54-65 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #3 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF) James Bahena | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #3 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) David Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Foust - foul #2 on James Foust, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Evansville | James Foust hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Barlow | 58-67 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Evansville | Roger Howard takes the ball from Thomas Sparks in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the follow up shot | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pendleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Evansville | James Foust comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-72 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:55 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper blows the layup | 58-72 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Cooper is called for the reach on Brent Slama - foul #3 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #5 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the shot in the paint | 58-74 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | David Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-74 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is hacked by Luke Pool - foul #2 on Luke Pool, team foul #6 | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Hughes - foul #3 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 58-75 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Riley Witt picks off the pass by Luke Pool | 58-75 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Keith Hepburn takes the ball from Daniel Beckham | 58-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | James McSpirit hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Hepburn | 61-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Keith Hepburn steps in front of the Wayne Dahlberg pass | 61-75 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | David Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn hits the follow up shot | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt runs out the clock | 63-75 |