| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Foskey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | Evansville | James Foskey gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski is hacked by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Preston Smith misses the jumper near the basket | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Preston Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith steals the ball from David Escamilla | 35-31 |
| 17:56 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a jump hook from close range | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Evansville | James Foskey can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Preston Smith grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:11 | Evansville | James Foskey pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:01 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 35-33 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Thomas Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Foskey | 38-33 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Forrester | 38-36 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | James Foskey hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foskey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Nelson (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Sam Oshiro (SF), William Iverson (PF), Robert Gammon (C) Thomas Smith, James Foskey, Alfred Mastalski, Jordan Hurst, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), James Watkins (SG), William Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 15:27 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Chris Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Sam Oshiro | 43-36 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile lays it in on a nice dish by William Clark | 43-38 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker is fouled on the floor by James Watkins - foul #4 on James Watkins, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) James Watkins | |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Chris Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Hocker | 46-38 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Chris Nelson gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Robert Gammon blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | William Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | John Cargile steals it from Sam Oshiro | 46-38 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | William Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cargile | 46-40 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Chris Nelson makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Christopher Hocker | 48-40 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing's floater is tipped away by William Iverson | 48-40 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Iverson | 48-40 |
| 12:24 | Evansville | Chris Nelson's pass is intercepted by John Cargile | 48-40 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | William Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (PG), James Foskey (SG), Alfred Mastalski (SF), Jordan Hurst (PF), Preston Smith (C) Chris Nelson, Christopher Hocker, Sam Oshiro, William Iverson, Robert Gammon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derek Robb (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF), David Escamilla (C) John Cargile, William Clark, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Michael Wasson | |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Thomas Smith loses the dribble to Derek Robb | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Foskey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Robb (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Michael Simmons is called for the reach on Alfred Mastalski - foul #2 on Michael Simmons, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Derek Robb | |
| 10:48 | Evansville | Thomas Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Foskey | 51-40 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester can't tip it in | 51-40 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-40 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Preston Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | James Foskey is fouled on the floor by David Escamilla - foul #2 on David Escamilla, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG) James Foskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Cargile | 52-42 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Preston Smith misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on David Escamilla - foul #3 on David Escamilla, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Sam Oshiro (SF), William Iverson (PF) Thomas Smith, Alfred Mastalski, Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Clark (SG), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Mark Brown, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Preston Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Preston Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Sam Oshiro scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by William Iverson | 56-45 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | William Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Preston Smith | 56-45 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | James Foskey pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Oshiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Preston Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (PG), Jordan Hurst (PF) James Foskey, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), James Watkins (SG), Mark Brown (SF), David Escamilla (C) John Cargile, William Clark, Kevin Clark, Michael Wasson | |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (SG), Alfred Mastalski (SF) Christopher Hocker, Sam Oshiro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (PF) Joe Ewing | |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Thomas Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Watkins | 60-49 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Forrester - foul #1 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 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) | |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Iverson - foul #1 on William Iverson, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Gammon (C) William Iverson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | James Foskey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 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) | |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester tips it back up and in | 62-53 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | James Foskey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Thomas Smith tips it but misses | 62-53 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Simmons | 62-56 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG), Preston Smith (C) James Foskey, Robert Gammon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses the easy layup | 62-56 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins's dunk attempt is rejected by Jordan Hurst | 62-56 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Forrester - foul #2 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Joe Ewing (C) Michael Simmons, David Escamilla | |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile clanks a shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Mastalski and the foul's on Kevin Clark - foul #3 on Kevin Clark, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Iverson (PF) Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses the free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Ewing | 66-56 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla (C) Joe Ewing | |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (PG), Jordan Hurst (PF) James Foskey, William Iverson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG) John Cargile | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Mastalski | 69-56 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins is hacked by Jordan Hurst - foul #2 on Jordan Hurst, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Chris Nelson (SG), Sam Oshiro (SF), William Iverson (PF), Robert Gammon (C) Thomas Smith, Christopher Hocker, Alfred Mastalski, Jordan Hurst, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, David Escamilla | |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Wasson is denied by Robert Gammon | 69-56 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wasson | 69-56 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson hits the finger roll | 69-58 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | William Iverson is fouled on the floor by Michael Wasson - foul #2 on Michael Wasson, team foul #12 | 69-58 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | William Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | William Iverson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | William Iverson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Ewing - foul #2 on Joe Ewing, team foul #13 | 71-58 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | William Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | William Iverson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Nelson | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | William Iverson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Iverson, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Gammon - foul #2 on Robert Gammon, team foul #8 | 73-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Foskey runs out the clock | 73-60 |