| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) C - Gerald Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) C - Mark Thiele (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Scott Aragon | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | The short jumper by Rogelio Marino is denied by Gerald Dean | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Evansville | Mark Thiele is fouled on the floor by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zabaneh - foul #1 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), Dennis Weir (C) Scott Aragon, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Chad Dawson (PF) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, James Cole | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:08 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-2 |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Mark Thiele grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | Mark Thiele's pass is intercepted by Martin Comstock | 3-2 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Derrick | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Mark Thiele makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) PF - Chad Dawson (fresh) C - Dennis Weir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) PF - Kevin Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson is hacked by Kevin Cannon - foul #1 on Kevin Cannon, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SF), Robert Seward (PF), James Morin (C) Rogelio Marino, Kevin Cannon, Mark Thiele | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Franjo Zabaneh - foul #2 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG) Franjo Zabaneh | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | James Morin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bowles (SG) Kristopher Taylor | |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Julian Tyree knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Morin | 7-8 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | James Morin grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Robert Seward connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Drazen Legerski | 7-10 |
| 13:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon tips it home | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Evansville | Julian Tyree is hacked by Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF), Mark Thiele (C) John Bowles, Drazen Legerski, Robert Seward, James Morin | |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor tips it in | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean tips it home | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Gerald Dean blocks the jumper by Kristopher Taylor | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Aragon and the foul's on Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Dennis Weir (C) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Tsai (PG) Julian Tyree | |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Mark Thiele connects on the turnaround from the left block | 14-14 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Rogelio Marino blocks the jumper by Martin Comstock | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Mark Thiele gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Mark Thiele's pass is intercepted by Dennis Weir | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Tsai (fresh) SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger French | 16-14 |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 16-14 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), Chad Dawson (PF) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, James Cole | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG), Robert Seward (PF) Larry Tsai, Kevin Cannon | |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean (C) Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SF), James Morin (C) Rogelio Marino, Mark Thiele | |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Chad Dawson swats the layup by Robert Seward | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Robert Seward hits the follow up shot | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 19-16 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Scott Aragon | 19-16 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager is hacked by James Morin - foul #1 on James Morin, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rogelio Marino (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF), Mark Thiele (C) Kristopher Taylor, Robert Seward, James Morin | |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir (C) Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Tsai (PG), Robert Seward (SF) Julian Tyree, Rogelio Marino | |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chad Dawson - foul #1 on Chad Dawson, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Martin Comstock (SF) Craig Seager, Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Mark Thiele - foul #1 on Mark Thiele, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Cole (PF) Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG) Robert Seward | |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon is hacked by James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Dennis Weir steals the ball from Mark Thiele | 22-18 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roger French | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Tsai (fresh) SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Drazen Legerski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon can't connect on a runner from the right block | 24-18 |
| 07:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Comstock | 26-18 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Perry - foul #2 on Daniel Perry, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Scott Aragon (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Martin Comstock, James Cole, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG), John Bowles (SF), Robert Seward (PF), James Morin (C) Larry Tsai, Drazen Legerski, Kevin Cannon, Mark Thiele | |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Aragon | 28-20 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | John Bowles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Aragon - foul #1 on Scott Aragon, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | John Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | John Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gerald Dean | 28-21 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Morin - foul #2 on James Morin, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Thiele (C) James Morin | |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Chad Dawson swats the layup by John Bowles | 29-21 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to John Bowles | 29-21 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Chad Dawson steals it from Kristopher Taylor | 29-21 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager lays it up and in | 31-21 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Julian Tyree loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Cole (PF) Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF) Kristopher Taylor, Mark Thiele | |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Seward - foul #1 on Robert Seward, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), Dennis Weir (C) Scott Aragon, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Tsai (PG) Julian Tyree | |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Cannon - foul #2 on Kevin Cannon, team foul #10 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG) Craig Seager | |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Mark Thiele (C) Larry Tsai, John Bowles, Robert Seward | |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Mark Thiele grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is called for a backcourt violation | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG), Robert Seward (PF) Drazen Legerski, Kevin Cannon | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) PF - Robert Seward (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 33-24 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Perry | 35-24 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh loses the dribble to Roger French in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French jams it | 37-24 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh is fouled on the floor by Roger French - foul #1 on Roger French, team foul #7 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Daniel Perry, Martin Comstock, James Cole, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Cannon (PF) Mark Thiele | |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 01:46 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Dean | 37-26 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 39-26 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor's pass is intercepted by Craig Seager | 39-26 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the dunk attempt | 39-26 |
| 01:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager tips it but misses | 39-26 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-29 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rogelio Marino - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #11 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Cole (PF) Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SF), James Morin (PF), Mark Thiele (C) Rogelio Marino, Kevin Cannon, Robert Seward | |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | James Morin snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor is fouled on the floor by Keith Derrick - foul #1 on Keith Derrick, team foul #8 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG) Franjo Zabaneh | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Seager | 41-31 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | James Morin hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry grabs the board | 41-31 |