| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Mark Thiele comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Charlie Chaffins - foul #2 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Mark Thiele makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Mark Thiele makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 37-35 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 37-38 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell lays it up and in set up by Fred Newbold | 39-38 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 39-41 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 41-43 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins hits a turnaround near the basket | 43-43 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh scores on a 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh's fadeaway is rejected by James Chacko | 43-46 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh's pass is intercepted by Fred Newbold | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Kristopher Taylor steals the ball from Fred Newbold | 43-46 |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor lays it up and in | 43-48 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Mark Thiele - foul #1 on Mark Thiele, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF) Glen Sisk, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG), John Bowles (SG), Drazen Legerski (SF), Robert Seward (PF), James Morin (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor, Rogelio Marino, Kevin Cannon, Mark Thiele | |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:37 | Evansville | Julian Tyree is fouled on the floor by Robert Thompson - foul #4 on Robert Thompson, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (C) Robert Thompson, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:31 | Evansville | John Bowles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the floater from the right side | 46-48 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo tips it home | 48-48 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | John Bowles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie lays it in and he's fouled by John Bowles - foul #2 on John Bowles, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:47 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | Julian Tyree hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 51-50 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | James Morin pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | Robert Seward makes the driving attempt from the left block | 51-52 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Drazen Legerski picks off the pass by Christopher Cumbie | 51-52 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Morin | 51-54 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Julian Tyree | 51-54 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Robert Seward can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dwight Woo - foul #1 on Dwight Woo, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Kristopher Taylor (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Mark Thiele (C) Julian Tyree, John Bowles, Drazen Legerski, James Morin | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Robert Seward misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Robert Seward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Franjo Zabaneh steals the ball from Christopher Cumbie | 51-54 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Christopher Cumbie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Schultheis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Seward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis can't throw it down | 51-56 |
| 11:16 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 51-56 |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 51-59 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Schultheis | 53-59 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino is fouled on the floor by Charlie Chaffins - foul #3 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Christopher Cumbie, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Cannon (PF) Robert Seward | |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by John Lobdell is blocked by Rogelio Marino | 53-59 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Morin (C) Mark Thiele | |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Franjo Zabaneh - foul #1 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF), James Chacko (PF) Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG), John Bowles (SG), Drazen Legerski (SF), Robert Seward (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor, Rogelio Marino, James Morin | |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Bowles | 56-59 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-59 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is fouled on the floor by Julian Tyree - foul #1 on Julian Tyree, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG) John Lobdell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Thiele (C) John Bowles | |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Julian Tyree - foul #2 on Julian Tyree, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (C) Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG) Robert Seward | |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Christopher Cumbie is called for the reach on Julian Tyree - foul #1 on Christopher Cumbie, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG) Glen Sisk | |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Robert Seward (PF) Julian Tyree, Kevin Cannon | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Frankie John (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Drazen Legerski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Seward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Drazen Legerski - foul #1 on Drazen Legerski, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rogelio Marino (SF) Drazen Legerski | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Franjo Zabaneh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SG), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 60-62 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 62-62 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Robert Seward tips it in | 62-64 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Newbold | 64-64 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Mark Thiele connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is whistled for a carry | 66-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Dwight Woo (PF), Frankie John (C) Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Evansville | Julian Tyree (PG), John Bowles (SG), Drazen Legerski (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF), James Morin (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor, Rogelio Marino, Robert Seward, Mark Thiele | |
| 04:09 | Evansville | James Morin is whistled for traveling | 66-66 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-66 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins tips it home | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Julian Tyree (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Drazen Legerski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski tips it but misses | 68-66 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 68-66 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits the follow up shot | 70-66 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Frankie John is called for the reach on John Bowles - foul #1 on Frankie John, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (SF) Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Robert Seward (C) Julian Tyree, Drazen Legerski, James Morin | |
| 02:58 | Evansville | John Bowles misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Lobdell | 70-66 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Franjo Zabaneh - foul #2 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG), Mark Thiele (C) John Bowles, Robert Seward | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | The jump hook by Mark Thiele is blocked by Fred Newbold | 71-66 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Lobdell | 73-68 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Glen Sisk - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF) Christopher Cumbie | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 3rd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Mark Thiele grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is hacked by Franjo Zabaneh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is fouled in the backcourt by Kristopher Taylor - foul #3 on Kristopher Taylor, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sherman McKewen (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 77-71 |