| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Campbell (fresh) 8 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Gary Bolden inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | Evansville | Tony Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Luis Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Kelley | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:41 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 18:22 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | Tony Kelley tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the jump hook from close range set up by Floyd Kazanowski | 28-30 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Tony Kelley loses the dribble to Edward Pittman | 28-30 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Pittman | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Gary Bolden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses badly on a floater near the basket | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Chris Richarson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gary Bolden | 31-33 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Yetter (SF), Paul Lauver (C) Bruce Trachtenberg, Virgil Classen | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marc McCormick (fresh) PF - James Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Yetter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the dribble to Randall Campbell | 31-33 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Kazanowski | 31-35 |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Edward Pittman steals it from Kendrick Papa | 31-35 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman jams it | 31-37 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is denied on a layup by Paul Lauver | 31-37 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Luis Smith is called for the reach on Floyd Kazanowski - foul #2 on Luis Smith, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (PG), Gary Bolden (SF) Luis Smith, Marc McCormick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF) Robert Yetter | |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | James Willis steals the ball from Floyd Kazanowski | 31-37 |
| 13:48 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 31-37 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | James Willis clanks a turnaround from the right block | 31-40 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski is fouled on the floor by James Willis - foul #1 on James Willis, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Marc McCormick (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Kendrick Papa, Gary Bolden, Tony Kelley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (SG), Chad Hampton (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Floyd Kazanowski, Randall Campbell, Paul Lauver | |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Marc McCormick steals it from Edward Pittman | 31-40 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Chris Richarson hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Luis Smith | 33-40 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Luis Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marc McCormick (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Calvin Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Marc McCormick is hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (SF), Tony Kelley (C) Marc McCormick, James Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Robert Yetter (SF) Calvin Randall, Bruce Trachtenberg | |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Chris Richarson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Tony Kelley hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Tony Kelley is called for the reach on Virgil Classen - foul #2 on Tony Kelley, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Robert Yetter loses the dribble to Gary Bolden | 35-40 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | Gary Bolden lays it in | 37-40 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Robert Yetter clanks a shot in the paint | 37-40 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Tony Kelley | 37-40 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gary Bolden | 37-40 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #3 on Edward Pittman, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (SG), Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Randall Campbell (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Floyd Kazanowski, Robert Yetter, Chad Hampton, Virgil Classen | |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Marc McCormick is hacked by Edward Pittman - foul #4 on Edward Pittman, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Gary Bolden (SF) Kendrick Papa, Marc McCormick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Issac Harris (SG) Edward Pittman | |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Gary Bolden clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Issac Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall misses the jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Tony Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is hacked by Randall Campbell - foul #2 on Randall Campbell, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden, James Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Floyd Kazanowski (SG) Calvin Randall, Issac Harris | |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Luis Smith's floater is tipped away by Bruce Trachtenberg | 37-40 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marc McCormick (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Floyd Kazanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski tips it home | 37-42 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Tony Kelley hits a shot from close range set up by Luis Smith | 39-42 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Gary Bolden (SF) Kendrick Papa, Marc McCormick | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Virgil Classen (C) Paul Lauver | |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Luis Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Morgan | 42-42 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Gary Bolden drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tony Kelley out of the doubleteam | 45-44 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen's layup is rejected by Mike Morgan | 45-44 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Gary Bolden gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Virgil Classen - foul #2 on Virgil Classen, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Sterling Rogers (SF), James Willis (PF) Luis Smith, Gary Bolden, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG), Issac Harris (SG), Robert Yetter (SF), Chad Hampton (PF) Edward Pittman, Floyd Kazanowski, Bruce Trachtenberg, Randall Campbell | |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Willis - foul #2 on James Willis, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Gary Bolden (SF) Kendrick Papa, Sterling Rogers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:28 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is hacked by Issac Harris - foul #1 on Issac Harris, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF) Luis Smith, Gary Bolden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Lauver (C) Virgil Classen | |
| 04:10 | Evansville | James Willis travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Gary Bolden (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Kendrick Papa, Marc McCormick, James Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Chris Richarson is called for the reach on Calvin Randall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Richarson, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chad Hampton | 46-49 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Chris Richarson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Tony Kelley (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Harris (fresh) SF - Robert Yetter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Chris Richarson, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG), Marc McCormick (SF), James Willis (PF) Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Floyd Kazanowski (SG), Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Randall Campbell (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Calvin Randall, Issac Harris, Robert Yetter, Chad Hampton, Paul Lauver | |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Trachtenberg | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Tony Kelley connects on the floater from the left side | 48-52 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (PG), Gary Bolden (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) Luis Smith, Marc McCormick, James Willis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Tony Kelley drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Chris Richarson | 50-52 |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Virgil Classen and he's fouled by Chris Richarson - foul #4 on Chris Richarson, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG) Kendrick Papa | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:07 | Evansville | Gary Bolden clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Bruce Trachtenberg takes the ball from Gary Bolden | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Smith - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Hampton (PF) Randall Campbell | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Chris Richarson pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Morgan | 50-57 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-57 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton is hacked by Chris Richarson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris Richarson, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (SG) Chris Richarson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Tony Kelley snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton is hacked by Luis Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Smith, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Smith - foul #5 on Luis Smith, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Sterling Rogers (SG) Luis Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (SG) Bruce Trachtenberg | |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Mike Morgan snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Sterling Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-60 |