| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Lukes (fresh) PF - Alan Hail (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Cory Lukes inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Evansville | John Carter drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Cory Lukes | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Leroy Green comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 29-30 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Cory Lukes gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Steven Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leroy Green | 29-30 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Otis Wright connects on the floater from close range | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Edwin Laird clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Otis Wright | 31-30 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Leroy Green connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Otis Wright and he's fouled by Alan Hail - foul #2 on Alan Hail, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Leroy Green misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Alan Hail snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Cory Lukes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Steven Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Steven Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Steven Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Edwin Laird misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | Edwin Laird gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charlie Robey (PG), Bruce Cunningham (SF), Ervin Sheahan (PF), Stephen Lanclos (C) Edwin Laird, Cory Lukes, Alan Hail, Steven Davis | |
| 16:50 | Howard | John Carter steps in front of the Steven Thibault pass | 33-30 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | John Carter banks in the layup | 33-32 |
| 16:22 | Howard | Rory Eggen knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Thibault | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Kevin McGill - foul #2 on Kevin McGill, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Steven Thibault, Rory Eggen, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG), Demetrius Tyler (SF), Alan Hail (PF) Charlie Robey, John Carter, Ervin Sheahan | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Howard | David Morones snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Demetrius Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Hail (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Lanclos (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Stephen Lanclos is called for the reach on Rodney Stafford - foul #3 on Stephen Lanclos, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Cory Lukes (SF), Ervin Sheahan (C) Demetrius Tyler, Stephen Lanclos | |
| 15:34 | Howard | Otis Wright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Leroy Green | 37-32 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Edwin Laird is hacked by Rodney Stafford - foul #4 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SG) Rodney Stafford | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Steven Davis (C) Bruce Cunningham, Ervin Sheahan | |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Leroy Green swats the short shot by Alan Hail | 37-32 |
| 15:06 | Howard | Otis Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:48 | Howard | David Morones is hacked by Alan Hail - foul #3 on Alan Hail, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG) Federico Giordano | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:32 | Howard | Charles Robinson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 39-32 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Cory Lukes scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Laird | 39-34 |
| 13:57 | Howard | David Morones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Alan Hail - foul #4 on Alan Hail, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Otis Wright, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charlie Robey (PG), Ervin Sheahan (PF) Edwin Laird, Alan Hail | |
| 13:57 | Howard | David Morones makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:57 | Howard | David Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Howard | David Morones makes the 3rd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | Steven Davis is denied on a layup by Kevin McGill | 42-34 |
| 13:39 | Howard | David Morones pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Howard | David Morones scores on a floater from the right side set up by Steven Thibault | 44-34 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | John Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Thibault - foul #1 on Steven Thibault, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Howard | David Miers (PF) David Morones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham (SF), Stephen Lanclos (C) Cory Lukes, Steven Davis | |
| 13:15 | Evansville | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Kevin McGill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Steven Thibault grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Stephen Lanclos picks off the pass by David Miers | 44-36 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Charlie Robey misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Rory Eggen - foul #1 on Rory Eggen, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Otis Wright (SF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Demetrius Tyler (SF) John Carter | |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Charlie Robey makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Charlie Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:34 | Howard | Otis Wright pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:32 | Howard | Charlie Robey is called for the reach on Lou Crowther in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Robey, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG) Charlie Robey | |
| 12:25 | Howard | Leroy Green is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Green - foul #1 on Leroy Green, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:47 | Howard | Edwin Laird takes the ball from Rory Eggen | 44-38 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Laird | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Demetrius Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Lanclos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Ervin Sheahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Lou Crowther is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), David Morones (PF) Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG), Cory Lukes (SF), Steven Davis (C) Bruce Cunningham, Demetrius Tyler, Stephen Lanclos | |
| 11:14 | Evansville | John Carter buries a floater from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 11:00 | Howard | Charles Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Thibault | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | John Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 47-42 |
| 10:22 | Howard | David Morones is called for 3 seconds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), Kevin McGill (C) Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charlie Robey (PG), Stephen Lanclos (PF) Edwin Laird, Ervin Sheahan | |
| 10:04 | Evansville | David Morones steals the ball from John Carter | 47-42 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 50-42 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Cory Lukes buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Carter and he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Howard | David Miers (PF) David Morones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Demetrius Tyler (C) Steven Davis | |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Cory Lukes makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Charles Robinson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | Lou Crowther steps in front of the Charlie Robey pass | 50-45 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Cory Lukes | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos is hacked by David Miers - foul #1 on David Miers, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG), Bruce Cunningham (SF) Charlie Robey, Cory Lukes | |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leroy Green | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Leroy Green is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Tyler - foul #1 on Demetrius Tyler, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (PF) Rory Eggen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:34 | Howard | David Morones drills a fadeaway in the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | John Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Laird | 52-48 |
| 07:59 | Howard | Stephen Lanclos swats the short shot by Leroy Green | 52-48 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Steven Thibault tips it home | 54-48 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Carter | 54-50 |
| 07:27 | Howard | David Morones drills a turnaround from the left block | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Carter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Lanclos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Demetrius Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Otis Wright steps in front of the Bruce Cunningham pass | 56-50 |
| 06:45 | Howard | Lou Crowther hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Wright | 59-50 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | John Carter comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Thibault - foul #2 on Steven Thibault, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charlie Robey (PG), Cory Lukes (SF), Alan Hail (PF), Steven Davis (C) Edwin Laird, Bruce Cunningham, Stephen Lanclos, Demetrius Tyler | |
| 06:28 | Evansville | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Rory Eggen loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Albert Hurst (SG) John Carter | |
| 05:57 | Evansville | Cory Lukes clanks a shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 05:55 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Rodney Stafford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Alan Hail | 59-52 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Charlie Robey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG) David Miers | |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG), Bruce Cunningham (SG) Charlie Robey, Albert Hurst | |
| 05:04 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Rory Eggen hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Alan Hail makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Rory Eggen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Rory Eggen, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG) Bruce Cunningham | |
| 04:09 | Evansville | John Carter misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 04:08 | Howard | Otis Wright grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 03:53 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Thibault | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Edwin Laird is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham (SF), Ervin Sheahan (C) Cory Lukes, Steven Davis | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Thibault | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Carter (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Hail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Ervin Sheahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Steven Thibault is called for the reach on John Carter - foul #3 on Steven Thibault, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG) Rodney Stafford | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charlie Robey (PG), Stephen Lanclos (C) Edwin Laird, Alan Hail | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:13 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Green | 70-54 |
| 02:37 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 02:36 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Morones | 70-54 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Otis Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Robinson | 73-54 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos is denied on a layup by Leroy Green | 73-54 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | Ervin Sheahan grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | John Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Otis Wright gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:34 | Howard | Stephen Lanclos takes the ball from Steven Thibault | 73-54 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Leroy Green picks off the pass by Stephen Lanclos | 73-54 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie Robey - foul #3 on Charlie Robey, team foul #7 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Evansville | Demetrius Tyler (SF) John Carter | |
| 00:55 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Charlie Robey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 75-54 |
| 00:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rory Eggen is hacked by Charlie Robey - foul #4 on Charlie Robey, team foul #8 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG) Steven Thibault | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rory Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rory Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Ervin Sheahan drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Robey | 77-56 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Charles Robinson runs out the clock | 77-56 |