| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | James Foust can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Walter Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is fouled on the floor by Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Evansville | Gary Mentzer swats the short shot by James Foust | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses long on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Walter Hall grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Walter Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | James Foust misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Chad Stier pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Missouri State | Walter Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Barlow | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Charles Barlow loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF) Robert Pendleton | |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is fouled on the floor by James Foust - foul #2 on James Foust, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (SG), Raymond Hughes (PF) James Foust, Mathew Cooper | |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Stier | 5-0 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Gary Mentzer is called for the reach on James McSpirit - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Dwayne Jaramillo, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, Charles Barlow | |
| 16:04 | Evansville | David Russell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luke Pool | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) SF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) C - Robert Vangundy (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Walter Hall | 7-2 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Edward Burke (SF) Chad Stier, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF) Luke Pool, Robert Vangundy | |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-2 |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | James McSpirit can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Doyle Hartley - foul #1 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Charles Barlow (C) David Russell, Raymond Hughes | |
| 14:56 | Evansville | James McSpirit makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | James McSpirit makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Park | 10-4 |
| 14:23 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Daniel Nixon, Edward Burke, Doyle Hartley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo clanks a floater from the left side | 10-4 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:57 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton makes the turnaround in the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park dunks the ball set up by Dwayne Jaramillo and he's fouled by Robert Pendleton - foul #1 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), William Hardin (C) Chad Stier, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SG), James Bahena (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF) James McSpirit, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper | |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-6 |
| 13:19 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 13-6 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the shot in the lane set up by David Russell | 13-8 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | David Russell can't connect on a shot in the paint | 16-8 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is hacked by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Doyle Hartley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Ronnie Park, Walter Hall, Dwayne Jaramillo, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF) Thomas Sparks, James Bahena, Charles Barlow | |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | James McSpirit picks off the pass by Michael Scott | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper can't tip it in | 16-8 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Chad Stier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Michael Scott tips it but misses | 16-8 |
| 11:11 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | David Russell misses the jumper from the left side | 16-8 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-8 |
| 10:37 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Hughes - foul #1 on Raymond Hughes, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Ronnie Park (SF) Chad Stier, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Robert Vangundy (C) Luke Pool, David Russell, Raymond Hughes | |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mathew Cooper | 17-8 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton can't connect on a shot from the left side | 17-8 |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Robert Pendleton picks off the pass by Walter Hall | 17-8 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton lays it in | 17-10 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Walter Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:15 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Pendleton | 17-13 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Walter Hall buries a shot from the right side | 19-13 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | James McSpirit misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronnie Park, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Edward Burke (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), William Hardin (C) Daniel Nixon, Ronnie Park, Doyle Hartley, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marshall Gettinger (SG), Raymond Hughes (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, Mathew Cooper, Robert Vangundy | |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Charles Barlow lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Gettinger and he's fouled by William Hardin - foul #1 on William Hardin, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Edward Burke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), David Russell (SG), James Bahena (SF) Thomas Sparks, Marshall Gettinger, Robert Pendleton | |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hardin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bahena (fresh) PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Luke Pool double dribbles | 21-16 |
| 07:24 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 24-16 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | David Russell misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 24-16 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Chad Stier pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Dwayne Jaramillo is blocked by Charles Barlow | 24-16 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 24-16 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Luke Pool is fouled on the floor by William Hardin - foul #2 on William Hardin, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Michael Scott (C) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF) David Russell, James Bahena, Raymond Hughes | |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Luke Pool makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Luke Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James McSpirit - foul #1 on James McSpirit, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG) Luke Pool | |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:57 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Michael Scott hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Chad Stier | 28-18 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | James McSpirit can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Charles Barlow tips it back up and in | 28-20 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Edward Burke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Chad Stier, Doyle Hartley, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Edward Burke makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Edward Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Edward Burke makes the 3rd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 33-20 |
| 04:07 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 33-22 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo is called for a backcourt violation | 33-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Doyle Hartley (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo, Edward Burke | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG), David Russell (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, Robert Pendleton, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) SF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | David Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Michael Scott (PF) Daniel Nixon, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG) Thomas Sparks | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is fouled on the floor by Charles Barlow - foul #1 on Charles Barlow, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Charles Barlow grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | James Foust misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Hall - foul #1 on Walter Hall, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | James Foust makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | James Foust makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | David Russell takes the ball from Doyle Hartley | 33-24 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | James Foust knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Luke Pool | 33-26 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Michael Scott can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-26 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | James Foust misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Cooper | 33-26 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | Luke Pool clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is whistled for traveling | 33-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), William Hardin (C) Chad Stier, Walter Hall, Doyle Hartley, Michael Scott, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Luke Pool, James Foust, David Russell, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Dwayne Jaramillo steps in front of the Robert Pendleton pass | 33-26 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 35-26 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James McSpirit drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Sparks | 35-29 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Gary Mentzer (C) Daniel Nixon, Ronnie Park, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG) James McSpirit | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-29 |