| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 11 pts. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton inbounds the ball | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Mike Cooper steals it from James Foust | 36-47 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Hughes swats the short shot by Brent Slama | 36-47 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Dahlberg | 38-47 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 38-47 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Charles Barlow snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by James Foust | 38-50 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Christopher Sandstrom | 40-50 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks's pass is intercepted by Richard Heyward | 40-50 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is fouled on the floor by James Foust - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), James Bahena (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Raymond Hughes, Charles Barlow | |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham loses the dribble to Luke Pool | 40-50 |
| 15:44 | Evansville | David Russell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James McSpirit | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Head (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Bahena (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Vangundy (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is whistled for traveling | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mathew Cooper (PF) James Bahena | |
| 15:12 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-52 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | David Russell is called for the reach on Charles Head - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Richard Heyward, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Robert Vangundy | |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Head | 42-52 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Charles Barlow double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (PF) Charles Head | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) David Russell | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg loses the dribble to Robert Pendleton | 42-52 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Daniel Beckham | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Sandstrom | 45-54 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 12:56 | Evansville | Charles Barlow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Russell Harvey steps in front of the James Foust pass | 45-54 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Harvey | 47-54 |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Charles Barlow is hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #3 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (C) Russell Harvey, Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham double dribbles | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Luke Pool scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-57 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Hughes swats the short shot by Leonel Osborn | 47-57 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn snags the offensive board | 47-57 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Bullington and the foul's on James McSpirit - foul #3 on James McSpirit, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG) Luke Pool | |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes blows the layup | 50-57 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Heyward | 53-57 |
| 10:02 | Evansville | James McSpirit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-57 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | David Russell can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Charles Head - foul #2 on Charles Head, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| 09:19 | Evansville | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Heyward | 55-61 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Charles Barlow scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Thomas Sparks | 55-63 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 08:25 | Evansville | James Foust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper tips it in | 58-65 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Heyward | 61-65 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG) Russell Harvey, Richard Heyward | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), Robert Pendleton (SF) Thomas Sparks, David Russell | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | James Foust is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #3 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | James McSpirit is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #4 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James McSpirit (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Foust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Evansville | James McSpirit misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper tips it but misses | 61-65 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom is whistled for a carry | 61-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | James McSpirit buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Pendleton | 61-68 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-68 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Cooper | 63-68 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | James Foust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Jeffrey Bullington, Wayne Dahlberg, Daniel Beckham | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG) James McSpirit | |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Harvey | 66-68 |
| 04:53 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Barlow | 66-71 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Pendleton is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #4 | 66-71 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Charles Barlow pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 66-71 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the shot near the basket | 68-71 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | James Foust makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper tips it in | 71-76 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Mathew Cooper - foul #4 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #5 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (C) Russell Harvey, Mike Cooper, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #5 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #8 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Wayne Dahlberg, Brent Slama | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foust (SG) James McSpirit | |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Daniel Beckham, Charles Head | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) David Russell, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-78 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Charles Barlow pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Richard Heyward is called for the reach on James Foust - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | James Foust makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | James Foust makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-80 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Charles Barlow grabs the board | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #3 on Brent Slama, team foul #10 | 71-80 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton gets the offensive rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton is fouled on the floor by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #11 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Leonel Osborn (SF), Charles Head (PF), Joseph Babineau (C) Russell Harvey, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), Marshall Gettinger (SG), James Bahena (PF), David Russell (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | David Russell takes the ball from Daniel Beckham | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Luke Pool misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 71-83 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington snags the defensive board | 71-83 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Leonel Osborn is denied by David Russell | 71-83 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 71-83 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Luke Pool runs out the clock | 71-83 |