| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Mukai (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Peter Morgan inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Evansville | Richard Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Peter Morgan and he's fouled by Matthew Maize - foul #2 on Matthew Maize, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Ferdinand Hernandez (C) Jeremiah Franks, Joel Hurst | |
| 19:36 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Michael Elledge - foul #1 on Michael Elledge, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (SF) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SG) Allen Schwald | |
| 19:12 | Evansville | James Mukai clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Peter Morgan snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | James Mukai makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gale Collins | 37-28 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-28 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Ferrill | 37-31 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | James Mukai hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Peter Morgan tips it home | 39-31 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Ferdinand Hernandez - foul #1 on Ferdinand Hernandez, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Freeman (PF) Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Zhong Zhao (PF), Joel Hurst (C) Matthew Maize, Michael Elledge, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Gale Collins makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Gale Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Gale Collins makes the 3rd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Danny Williams is hacked by Zhong Zhao - foul #1 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Morgan (C) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-34 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | James Mukai tips it home | 44-34 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is hacked by James Mukai - foul #2 on James Mukai, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Matthew Maize (SF), Michael Elledge (PF) Jeremiah Franks, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Mukai (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Danny Williams hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Gale Collins | 46-36 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Peter Morgan pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Danny Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Richard Freeman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (SF) Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (PG), Eric Butler (SF), Zhong Zhao (PF) David Ferrill, Matthew Maize, Michael Elledge | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Danny Williams - foul #1 on Danny Williams, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Morgan (SF) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize (SF) Eric Butler | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:37 | Evansville | James Mukai throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SF) Matthew Maize | |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 46-41 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | James Mukai misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Williams - foul #2 on Danny Williams, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (SF) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Matthew Maize (SF), Michael Elledge (PF) Jeremiah Franks, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | James Mukai misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Maize - foul #3 on Matthew Maize, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (C) Joel Hurst | |
| 12:08 | Evansville | James Mukai makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | James Mukai makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | Evansville | James Mukai misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Zhong Zhao | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Mukai (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-43 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | Richard Freeman pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | James Mukai clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Zhong Zhao | 48-43 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #3 on Richard Freeman, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Morgan (C) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst (C) Zhong Zhao | |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gale Collins - foul #3 on Gale Collins, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Gale Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Michael Elledge blocks the short jumper by Richard Freeman | 48-46 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | Evansville | Danny Williams snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:33 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | Peter Morgan tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst is hacked by Danny Williams - foul #3 on Danny Williams, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gale Collins (SG) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (SF) Matthew Maize | |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | James Mukai double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Difranco | 48-50 |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Gale Collins drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Mukai | 51-50 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Elledge | 51-53 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | James Mukai is whistled for a carry | 51-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (SF) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (PG), Matthew Maize (SF), Zhong Zhao (PF) David Ferrill, Eric Butler, Michael Elledge | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 07:16 | Evansville | Peter Morgan snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Mukai (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gale Collins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Freeman (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeremiah Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Evansville | James Mukai misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Freeman takes the ball from Richard Difranco | 51-53 |
| 06:46 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Maize | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #4 on Richard Freeman, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Michael Elledge (PF) Richard Difranco, Zhong Zhao | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 51-53 |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Danny Williams is hacked by Joel Hurst - foul #1 on Joel Hurst, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | James Mukai scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Morgan | 54-53 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | James Mukai steals it from David Ferrill | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | James Mukai can't finish the layup | 54-53 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Richard Freeman hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Morgan | 56-53 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize tips it in | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Jeremiah Franks takes the ball from James Mukai | 56-55 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks banks in the layup | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gale Collins is fouled on the floor by David Ferrill - foul #2 on David Ferrill, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (SF) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) Jeremiah Franks, Matthew Maize, Joel Hurst | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill can't throw it down | 56-57 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Danny Williams gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Gale Collins loses the dribble to David Ferrill | 56-57 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill dunks the ball | 56-59 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | James Mukai makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Mukai (tiring) 24 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gale Collins (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Morgan (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Danny Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Elledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Morgan - foul #1 on Peter Morgan, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Freeman (PF) James Mukai | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Matthew Maize (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Richard Difranco, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:35 | Evansville | Gale Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-61 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Danny Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Matthew Maize | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Evansville | Richard Freeman loses the dribble to Matthew Maize | 59-64 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill banks in the layup set up by Matthew Maize | 59-66 |
| 01:16 | Evansville | Gale Collins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Elledge | 59-66 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-66 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks is hacked by Gale Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gale Collins, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Mukai (PG) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) David Ferrill | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | James Mukai can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Peter Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Gale Collins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Mukai | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks is fouled in the backcourt by James Mukai - foul #3 on James Mukai, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler (PF) Michael Elledge | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Richard Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (C) Joel Hurst | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks is hacked by James Mukai in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Mukai, team foul #12 | 65-70 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | James Mukai misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks runs out the clock | 65-72 |