| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 6 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Pendleton - foul #3 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF) Robert Pendleton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Heyward | 40-33 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Foust | 43-33 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses short on a jump hook from close range | 43-33 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Barlow | 43-33 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #3 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG) Wayne Dahlberg | |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Bullington | 45-35 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | David Russell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Sandstrom | 45-37 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Barlow | 47-37 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Sparks picks off the pass by Brent Slama | 47-37 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Charles Barlow connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Foust | 49-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the tip | 49-37 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:06 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Cooper | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - James Foust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks is hacked by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF), Robert Vangundy (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, David Russell, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (PF), Leonel Osborn (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Brent Slama, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Luke Pool's pass is intercepted by Daniel Beckham | 51-40 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head is called for traveling | 51-40 |
| 14:39 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Daniel Beckham | 51-42 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Vangundy - foul #1 on Robert Vangundy, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes, Robert Vangundy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Daniel Beckham, Charles Head, Leonel Osborn | |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | James Foust loses the dribble to Christopher Sandstrom | 51-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Sparks is called for the reach on Russell Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Brent Slama steals it from Robert Pendleton | 51-46 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward drills a fadeaway in the paint | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper is fouled on the floor by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF), Raymond Hughes (PF) Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF) Russell Harvey, Brent Slama | |
| 11:43 | Evansville | James Foust drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 6 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Head (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | James Foust misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Charles Barlow connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Foust | 56-50 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | James Foust is called for the reach on Richard Heyward - foul #1 on James Foust, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), Mathew Cooper (PF) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Daniel Beckham (SG), Brent Slama (PF) Wayne Dahlberg, Richard Heyward, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 10:22 | Evansville | Luke Pool gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | James McSpirit is hacked by Daniel Beckham - foul #2 on Daniel Beckham, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) Luke Pool | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton's pass is intercepted by Daniel Beckham | 56-50 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses the lay-in | 56-50 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 09:09 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | James McSpirit buries a floater near the basket | 60-50 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey's floater is knocked away by Raymond Hughes | 60-50 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama lays it up and in set up by Russell Harvey | 60-52 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-52 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | David Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James McSpirit (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pendleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonel Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Slama (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brent Slama - foul #3 on Brent Slama, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), James Bahena (SF), Charles Barlow (C) James McSpirit, David Russell, Robert Pendleton, Raymond Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham, Leonel Osborn, Brent Slama, Charles Head | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Charles Barlow is called for the reach on Mike Cooper - foul #2 on Charles Barlow, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Vangundy (PF) Mathew Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Cooper | 64-55 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | James Foust scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Bahena | 67-55 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Sparks picks off the pass by Christopher Sandstrom | 67-55 |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Sparks | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Bahena - foul #3 on James Bahena, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mathew Cooper (PF) Robert Vangundy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Brent Slama (PF) Wayne Dahlberg, Joseph Babineau | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 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) | |
| 05:08 | Evansville | James Bahena is hacked by Brent Slama - foul #4 on Brent Slama, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF) James Bahena | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 72-57 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Harvey | 72-60 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Mike Cooper | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-60 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Charles Barlow grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-60 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 72-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), David Russell (SG), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Charles Barlow | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Charles Head (C) Richard Heyward, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James McSpirit (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Dahlberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | James McSpirit misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-60 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | James McSpirit scores on a shot from the left side | 74-60 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the finger roll | 74-62 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Brent Slama picks off the pass by Raymond Hughes | 74-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | David Russell steps in front of the Wayne Dahlberg pass | 74-62 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Wayne Dahlberg takes the ball from Robert Pendleton | 74-62 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg hits the finger roll | 74-64 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | David Russell's pass is intercepted by Russell Harvey | 74-64 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | James McSpirit picks off the pass by Daniel Beckham | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton lays it up and in on a great pass from James McSpirit | 76-64 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | A charge is called on Mathew Cooper - foul #2 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), Robert Vangundy (C) Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Leonel Osborn (C) Russell Harvey, Brent Slama | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn can't tip it in | 76-64 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Vangundy | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Luke Pool runs out the clock | 76-64 |