| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hereford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Ellsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Coyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | David Hereford inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Evansville | David Hereford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Edward White takes the ball from Jeremy Ritchie | 41-38 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | Edward White misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | David Hereford hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Edward White loses the dribble to Eugene Patino | 43-38 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | David Hereford grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses badly on a floater from the right block | 43-38 |
| 18:17 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Coyle | 43-38 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Eugene Patino is called for the reach on Ernest Guin - foul #2 on Eugene Patino, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Ernest Guin knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Alexander Linder, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), James Atkinson (C) Edward White, Donald Coyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG) Darrel Guajardo | |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Guin steals it from Walter Moss | 46-38 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Jay Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Guin | 48-38 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill tips it home | 48-40 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Jay Bennett misses short on a runner from the left block | 48-40 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Joe Clarke and he's hacked by Jay Bennett - foul #1 on Jay Bennett, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Kevin Nuno (SF) Ernest Guin, David Hereford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard (PF) Leonard Hoffman | |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joey McWard - foul #3 on Joey McWard, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward White (SG) Kevin Nuno | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joey McWard, Walter Moss | |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett's fadeaway is rejected by James Atkinson | 50-43 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Magill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jay Bennett - foul #2 on Jay Bennett, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Hereford (SF), Kevin Nuno (PF), Donald Coyle (C) Jay Bennett, Brett Ellsworth, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Joey McWard (PF) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | David Hereford connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie O'Brien | 53-45 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Donald Coyle picks off the pass by Alexander Linder | 53-45 |
| 14:13 | Evansville | Kevin Nuno is hacked by Jeremy Ritchie - foul #1 on Jeremy Ritchie, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Edward Davis (SG) Willie O'Brien, Edward White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (C) Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Kevin Nuno hits a shot from close range | 55-45 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Alexander Linder - foul #4 on Edward Davis, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), Brett Ellsworth (PF) Edward Davis, Kevin Nuno | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by David Hereford - foul #1 on David Hereford, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Alexander Linder is called for the reach on Donald Coyle - foul #4 on Alexander Linder, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG) Alexander Linder | |
| 12:38 | Evansville | David Hereford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Jay Bennett steals the ball from Mark Magill | 55-45 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Ernest Guin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jay Bennett | 57-45 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss can't throw it down but the foul's on Donald Coyle - foul #2 on Donald Coyle, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward White (SG), James Atkinson (C) David Hereford, Donald Coyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Darrel Guajardo, Mark Magill, Joey McWard | |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Ellsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Jay Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 11:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Atkinson | 57-45 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Jay Bennett loses the dribble to Joe Clarke | 57-45 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Clarke | 57-47 |
| 10:42 | Evansville | Edward White hits the finger roll set up by Ernest Guin | 59-47 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is fouled on the floor by Edward White - foul #2 on Edward White, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), David Hereford (SF), Donald Coyle (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, Brett Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Leonard Hoffman (PF) Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss | |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-47 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Donald Coyle pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 59-47 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Patino | 59-47 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-47 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Donald Coyle snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 09:20 | Evansville | Edward White is called for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth (PF) James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Joe Clarke, Eugene Patino, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Scott Sterrett | 59-49 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Brett Ellsworth tips it home | 61-49 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darrel Guajardo | 61-52 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Donald Coyle misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | David Hereford pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:02 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-52 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett loses the dribble to Brett Ellsworth | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hereford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brett Ellsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Hoffman (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Edward White is hacked by Scott Sterrett - foul #1 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Edward Davis (SG), Jay Bennett (SF), Elliot Mazurowski (C) Willie O'Brien, Edward White, David Hereford, Donald Coyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Darrel Guajardo, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by Alexander Linder - foul #5 on Alexander Linder, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG) Alexander Linder | |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith is hacked by Elliot Mazurowski - foul #1 on Elliot Mazurowski, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Atkinson (PF) Brett Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Atkinson | 63-53 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Ernest Guin buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elliot Mazurowski | 65-53 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Guin steals the ball from Eugene Patino | 65-53 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Jay Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ernest Guin | 68-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Jay Bennett picks off the pass by Joey McWard | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | James Atkinson snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 05:22 | Evansville | Ernest Guin connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Elliot Mazurowski | 70-53 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Smith and the foul's on Ernest Guin - foul #2 on Ernest Guin, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward White (SG), David Hereford (SF), Brett Ellsworth (PF), Donald Coyle (C) Edward Davis, Jay Bennett, James Atkinson, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Mark Magill (PF), Walter Moss (C) Charlie Smith, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | David Hereford connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brett Ellsworth | 72-56 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill is hacked by Ernest Guin - foul #3 on Ernest Guin, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Leonard Hoffman (C) Joe Clarke, Eugene Patino | |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | David Hereford buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-58 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett tips it in | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Evansville | David Hereford connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brett Ellsworth | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hereford (fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brett Ellsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Coyle (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Donald Coyle denies the turnaround by Walter Moss | 77-60 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | The rebound goes to David Hereford | 77-60 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Leonard Hoffman swats the short shot by Brett Ellsworth | 77-60 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Ernest Guin snags the offensive board | 77-60 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Edward White scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Hereford and he's fouled by Scott Sterrett - foul #2 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #8 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Edward Davis (SF), James Atkinson (PF), Elliot Mazurowski (C) Ernest Guin, David Hereford, Brett Ellsworth, Donald Coyle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG) Darrel Guajardo, Mark Magill | |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Edward White misses the free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-60 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Edward Davis snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | James Atkinson scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Edward White | 81-60 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss misses the jumper in the paint | 81-60 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Edward White pulls down the rebound | 81-60 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-60 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Clarke | 81-60 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-60 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Atkinson | 81-60 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Charlie Smith steps in front of the Edward White pass | 81-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie O'Brien is called for the reach on Walter Moss - foul #1 on Willie O'Brien, team foul #10 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SF) Edward White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF) Charlie Smith | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien runs out the clock | 81-62 |