| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Warren Sturtz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dufrene (fresh) C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Chris Richarson snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Chris Richarson makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Chris Richarson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | James Dufrene snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Richarson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Gary Bolden swats the short shot by Rafael Duncan | 34-32 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Todd | 34-32 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Chris Richarson | 34-32 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Chris Richarson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Sturtz | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Gary Bolden gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Tony Kelley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Tony Kelley misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 34-35 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Ferguson (SF), William Simpson (PF) Gary Bolden, James Dufrene | |
| 16:46 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Rafael Duncan | 36-35 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Warren Sturtz is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chris Richarson out of a doubleteam | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Simpson - foul #2 on William Simpson, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sterling Rogers (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Gary Bolden (SF), Thomas Klein (C) Warren Sturtz, Chris Richarson, Melvin Ferguson, Tony Kelley | |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Sterling Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc McCormick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Simpson (fresh) C - Thomas Klein (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Evansville | Marc McCormick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | William Simpson misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SG), Stephen Millen (PF) Paul Portillo, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:16 | Evansville | William Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | William Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Gary Bolden gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Marc McCormick is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #1 on Marc McCormick, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG) Adam Bonnet | |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), James Dufrene (PF) Marc McCormick, William Simpson | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 14:37 | Evansville | James Dufrene pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Sterling Rogers lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chris Richarson | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Parmer | 43-39 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Gary Bolden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 43-39 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Warren Sturtz (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SF), Tony Kelley (C) Sterling Rogers, Gary Bolden, Thomas Klein | |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Chris Richarson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:02 | Evansville | Melvin Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson is hacked by Warren Sturtz - foul #3 on Warren Sturtz, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Simpson (PF) James Dufrene | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Ferguson picks off the pass by Steve Nelson | 43-41 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Warren Sturtz banks in the layup set up by Melvin Ferguson | 43-43 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Todd | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Chris Richarson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Tony Kelley | 45-45 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson scores on a jumper in the paint | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rocky Conti (fresh) PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Warren Sturtz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Simpson (fresh) C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Evansville | Robert Todd steals the ball from Melvin Ferguson | 47-45 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Rocky Conti, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc McCormick (SG), Gary Bolden (SF), James Dufrene (PF) Chris Richarson, Melvin Ferguson, William Simpson | |
| 11:13 | Evansville | Marc McCormick connects on the open driving attempt near the basket | 47-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Dufrene - foul #2 on James Dufrene, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Tony Kelley | 48-47 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Tony Kelley clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Stephen Millen, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF), Todd Moore (PF) Robert Todd, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sterling Rogers (PG), Chris Richarson (SG) Warren Sturtz, Marc McCormick | |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | James Dufrene swats the layup by Todd Moore | 48-49 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | James Dufrene grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | James Dufrene clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-49 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Sterling Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | A charge is called on Tony Kelley - foul #2 on Tony Kelley, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Steve Nelson (C) Adam Bonnet, Jason Taylor, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Warren Sturtz (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SF), William Simpson (PF), Thomas Klein (C) Sterling Rogers, Gary Bolden, James Dufrene, Tony Kelley | |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Todd and he's fouled by William Simpson - foul #3 on William Simpson, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:19 | Evansville | Thomas Klein pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Chris Richarson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Melvin Ferguson | 50-52 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | William Simpson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Chris Richarson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc McCormick (SG), Gary Bolden (SF) Chris Richarson, Melvin Ferguson | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Gary Bolden clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Todd - foul #3 on Robert Todd, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kelley (C) Thomas Klein | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Warren Sturtz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc McCormick (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Gary Bolden snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Gary Bolden makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Kelley | 50-55 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd is hacked by Tony Kelley - foul #3 on Tony Kelley, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Jason Taylor, Stephen Millen, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sterling Rogers (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Melvin Ferguson (SF), James Dufrene (PF) Warren Sturtz, Marc McCormick, Gary Bolden, William Simpson | |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Sterling Rogers | 52-57 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | James Dufrene pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Chris Richarson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Ferguson | 52-60 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by Sterling Rogers - foul #2 on Sterling Rogers, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Robert Todd, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Bolden (SF), Thomas Klein (C) Melvin Ferguson, Tony Kelley | |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Chris Richarson is hacked by Rafael Duncan - foul #3 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG) Elliott Shy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Chris Richarson gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Chris Richarson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | James Dufrene pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Sterling Rogers clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Sterling Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dufrene (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Klein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Dufrene | 54-60 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Ricky Parmer steals it from Chris Richarson | 54-60 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Parmer | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG) Adam Bonnet, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Evansville | Warren Sturtz (PG), William Simpson (PF), Tony Kelley (C) Sterling Rogers, James Dufrene, Thomas Klein | |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Chris Richarson drills a fadeaway from the left block | 56-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 59-62 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Gary Bolden buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Sturtz | 59-65 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 59-65 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Dufrene (PF) William Simpson | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Warren Sturtz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore buries a jump hook from the right block | 61-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Elliott Shy is called for the reach on Warren Sturtz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elliott Shy, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Warren Sturtz makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Warren Sturtz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 61-66 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Duncan | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is hacked by Elliott Shy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 64-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Elliott Shy | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Chris Richarson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 66-68 |