| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - Tony Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 19:09 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | James Griffith is hacked by Luis Smith - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Russell | 35-24 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Michael Patrick loses the dribble to Edward Pittman in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the easy layup | 35-24 |
| 18:44 | Evansville | Luis Smith grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Luis Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Patrick and the foul's on Randall Campbell - foul #2 on Randall Campbell, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:09 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Michael Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Luis Smith | 35-29 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | James Griffith hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 17:23 | Evansville | Michael Patrick misses the open dunk | 37-29 |
| 17:22 | Evansville | Luis Smith tips it in | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Tony Kelley steals it from James Griffith | 37-31 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits a jump hook from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-33 |
| 16:18 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Luis Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Shelton (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Dickens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-33 |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Griffith - foul #3 on James Griffith, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Mike Morgan (SF), Jimmy Stemple (PF) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, Thomas Shelton, Tony Kelley | |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Jimmy Stemple takes the ball from Kevin Russell | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edward Pittman - foul #1 on Edward Pittman, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Lauver (C) Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 37-35 |
| 13:27 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Boykin | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | Evansville | Gary Bolden can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Gary Bolden tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Stemple - foul #1 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Edward Pittman, James Griffith, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (SG) Chris Richarson | |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Luis Smith swats the shot by Richard Boykin | 39-35 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Gary Bolden snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-35 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kevin Russell | 39-35 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Luis Smith gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:30 | Evansville | John Laws hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | John Sprague gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Luis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Laws (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 11:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Luis Smith | 39-35 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), James Griffith (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Kevin Russell, John Sprague, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Gary Bolden, Luis Smith, Mike Morgan, Jimmy Stemple, John Laws | |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is hacked by Paul Roder - foul #2 on Paul Roder, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Chris Richarson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Chris Richarson - foul #2 on Chris Richarson, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | Tony Kelley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Shelton - foul #1 on Thomas Shelton, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG), John Sprague (SF), Randall Campbell (C) Edward Pittman, Andrew Risher, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (SG) Chris Richarson | |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | James Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Patrick | 44-39 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Tony Kelley gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Tony Kelley's fadeaway is rejected by John Sprague | 44-39 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | John Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Tony Kelley steals it from Richard Boykin | 44-39 |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Griffith | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Richard Boykin (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Griffith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Campbell (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Shelton (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Herbert Dickens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Thomas Shelton | 44-39 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Tony Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Tony Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Russell - foul #1 on Kevin Russell, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Paul Roder (SG), Paul Lauver (C) Kevin Russell, James Griffith, Randall Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Mike Morgan (SF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, Thomas Shelton, Herbert Dickens | |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Paul Roder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the runner from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Mike Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Tony Kelley buries a shot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez (PF) John Sprague | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (C) Tony Kelley | |
| 04:50 | Evansville | John Laws clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | John Laws hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Edward Pittman is called for the reach on Gary Bolden - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (SG), Herbert Dickens (C) Chris Richarson, John Laws | |
| 03:50 | Evansville | Richard Boykin takes the ball from Gary Bolden | 44-44 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Boykin | 46-44 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Lauver - foul #1 on Paul Lauver, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Sprague (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Raphael Velazquez, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF) Gary Bolden, Mike Morgan | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Jimmy Stemple denies the turnaround by Edward Pittman | 46-45 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | John Sprague grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Herbert Dickens | 46-45 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens clanks a shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Luis Smith tips it in | 46-47 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Boykin out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Jimmy Stemple - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) John Sprague | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kelley (PF) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 49-49 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 51-51 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | James Griffith's floater is tipped away by Herbert Dickens | 51-51 |
| 00:36 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Tony Kelley | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens's layup is rejected by Richard Boykin | 51-51 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | James Griffith pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Herbert Dickens - foul #1 on Herbert Dickens, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Michael Patrick misses short on a fullcourt shot | 52-51 |