| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler's layup is rejected by Mike Morgan | 45-36 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | Gary Bolden snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 19:14 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is intercepted by Stanley Walker | 45-36 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp slams it home on a great pass from Stanley Walker | 45-38 |
| 18:42 | Evansville | Robert Tapp takes the ball from Luis Smith | 45-38 |
| 18:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Tony Kelley snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | Raymond Norrell blocks the short jumper by Chris Richarson | 45-38 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-38 |
| 17:29 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Richarson | 45-38 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Stanley Walker knocks away the 3 by Gary Bolden | 45-38 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:40 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Tyler | 45-40 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Raymond Norrell - foul #3 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Joseph Haile (SF), Walter Morse (PF), Kermit Anderson (C) James Tyler, Stanley Walker, John Weber, Raymond Norrell | |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | James Willis grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Tony Kelley steals it from Joseph Haile | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Haile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kermit Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Tony Kelley blows the dunk | 47-40 |
| 15:31 | Evansville | Tony Kelley hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Bolden - foul #3 on Gary Bolden, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (PG), Mike Morgan (PF) Luis Smith, James Willis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp | |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Chris Richarson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Chris Richarson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell comes up short on the shot from close range | 49-42 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson tips it home | 49-44 |
| 14:02 | Evansville | Mike Morgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Bolden | 51-44 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | Gary Bolden is called for the reach on Kermit Anderson - foul #4 on Gary Bolden, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Sterling Rogers (SF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), John Weber (PF) Alex Tufts, Kermit Anderson, Joseph Haile, Walter Morse | |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Sterling Rogers steps in front of the Robert Tapp pass | 51-44 |
| 13:30 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits the finger roll set up by Sterling Rogers | 53-44 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Tony Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Gary Bolden (SF), James Willis (PF) Kendrick Papa, Sterling Rogers, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell is fouled on the floor by Tony Kelley - foul #2 on Tony Kelley, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG) Luis Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | John Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Tony Kelley pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Gary Bolden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Willis | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell makes the floater from close range | 56-49 |
| 10:59 | Evansville | John Weber is called for the reach on Kendrick Papa - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Mike Morgan (PF) Kendrick Papa, James Willis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Joseph Haile (SG), Kermit Anderson (SF), Walter Morse (PF) James Tyler, Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, John Weber | |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Alex Tufts is called for the reach on Luis Smith - foul #1 on Alex Tufts, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-49 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the shot from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Tony Kelley pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is called for a charge - foul #5 on Gary Bolden, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), John Weber (PF) Alex Tufts, Kermit Anderson, Walter Morse, Raymond Norrell | |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is hacked by Luis Smith - foul #1 on Luis Smith, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG) Kendrick Papa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Sterling Rogers (SF), James Willis (PF) Marc McCormick, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | James Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker scores on a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Sterling Rogers - foul #1 on Sterling Rogers, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Chris Richarson, Sterling Rogers, James Willis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) John Weber, Joseph Haile | |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Marc McCormick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marc McCormick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kermit Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson buries a jump hook from the left block | 56-54 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the dribble to James Tyler in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler lays it in | 56-56 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Tony Kelley double dribbles | 56-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Frederic Streit (SF), James Willis (PF) Kendrick Papa, Marc McCormick, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Joseph Haile (SG), John Weber (PF) James Tyler, Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker | |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | Luis Smith takes the ball from John Weber | 56-56 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | Luis Smith connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Willis | 60-59 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Luis Smith picks off the pass by Alex Tufts in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Frederic Streit comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | James Willis denies the turnaround by Raymond Norrell | 60-59 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | James Willis snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Chris Richarson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:37 | Evansville | John Weber blocks the short jumper by Tony Kelley | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Sterling Rogers (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Luis Smith, Frederic Streit, James Willis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF) Alex Tufts, Joseph Haile, Kermit Anderson | |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is fouled on the floor by Tony Kelley - foul #3 on Tony Kelley, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc McCormick (SF) Sterling Rogers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mike Morgan | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marc McCormick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Evansville | James Tyler takes the ball from Kendrick Papa | 60-59 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Norrell | 60-62 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Raymond Norrell swats the layup by Tony Kelley | 60-62 |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | John Weber grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Richarson | 60-62 |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is hacked by Raymond Norrell - foul #4 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG) Kendrick Papa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:04 | Evansville | John Weber picks off the pass by Chris Richarson | 60-62 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Tony Kelley gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Tony Kelley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | John Weber pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | John Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Smith - foul #2 on Luis Smith, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | John Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Luis Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stanley Walker | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is hacked by Luis Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF) John Weber | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell is hacked by Tony Kelley - foul #4 on Tony Kelley, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Richarson | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Marc McCormick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Luis Smith snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Chris Richarson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson is hacked by Luis Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Smith, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Weber (PF) Robert Tapp | |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Chris Richarson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-65 |