| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (fresh) SG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) SF - Charlie Thomas (fresh) PF - Jason Littlefield (fresh) C - Manuel Vallejo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) SG - James Larson (fresh) SF - Bert Foley (fresh) PF - Barry Watson (fresh) C - George Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo misses the dunk but he's hacked by George Fleming - foul #1 on George Fleming, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Harley Castle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Bert Foley | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Evansville | Harley Castle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Cotton | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | George Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Cotton - foul #1 on Anthony Cotton, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | George Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | George Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo loses the dribble to George Fleming | 4-1 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | James Larson misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-1 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-1 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Barry Watson gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | George Fleming connects on the runner in the paint and the foul's on Charlie Thomas - foul #1 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Anthony Cotton, Jason Littlefield, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (SG), Lawrence Wills (SF) James Larson, Bert Foley | |
| 17:44 | Evansville | George Fleming makes the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | George Fleming gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Barry Watson lays it up and in set up by Harley Castle | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harley Castle - foul #1 on Harley Castle, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Bryan Hennigan, Charlie Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Burnette (SG), Scott White (PF), John Charland (C) Harley Castle, Barry Watson, George Fleming | |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Robert Widowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott White | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Robert Widowski drills a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Cotton - foul #2 on Anthony Cotton, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Joe Bouffard (SG), Charlie Thomas (PF) Anthony Cotton, Ken Zimmerman, Jason Littlefield | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Bert Foley (SF) Harry Burnette, Lawrence Wills | |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Robert Widowski misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Benjamin | 9-11 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Bert Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Bouffard (fresh) SF - Arthur Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Gladstone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Widowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Larson (fresh) SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) C - John Charland (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | James Larson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan's pass is intercepted by James Larson in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Robert Widowski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott White | 9-14 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin's floater is tipped away by Scott White | 9-14 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Thomas | 9-14 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan clanks a shot from the left side | 9-14 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Thomas | 9-14 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Hennigan | 12-14 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | James Larson buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Bert Foley and he's fouled by Joe Bouffard - foul #1 on Joe Bouffard, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield (PF), Manuel Vallejo (C) Charlie Thomas, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Lawrence Wills (SF), Barry Watson (PF), George Fleming (C) Robert Widowski, Bert Foley, Scott White, John Charland | |
| 14:28 | Evansville | James Larson misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin misses the lay-in | 12-16 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Barry Watson snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Charlie Thomas (SF) Joe Bouffard, Arthur Benjamin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Burnette (SG) James Larson | |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield misses the shot from the right block | 12-16 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | George Fleming drills a 3 from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield is fouled on the floor by Barry Watson - foul #1 on Barry Watson, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Ken Zimmerman, Charlie Thomas, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Scott White (C) George Fleming | |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Barry Watson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Wills | 16-21 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Barry Watson picks off the pass by Bryan Hennigan | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bouffard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Gladstone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Burnette (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Wills (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Barry Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott White (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Harley Castle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Bryan Hennigan - foul #1 on Bryan Hennigan, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas (PF), Manuel Vallejo (C) Jason Littlefield, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Bert Foley (SF), Glen Dawson (PF), John Charland (C) Harry Burnette, Lawrence Wills, Barry Watson, Scott White | |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Harley Castle makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Bert Foley is called for the reach on Arthur Benjamin - foul #1 on Bert Foley, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF) Joe Bouffard, Arthur Benjamin | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG) Harley Castle | |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Widowski - foul #1 on Robert Widowski, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG) Ken Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Glen Dawson pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 10:48 | Evansville | James Larson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Dawson | 16-27 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Larson - foul #1 on James Larson, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Joe Bouffard, Jason Littlefield, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Watson (PF), George Fleming (C) Glen Dawson, John Charland | |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | George Fleming gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Robert Widowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Widowski - foul #2 on Robert Widowski, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Jason Littlefield (PF), Manuel Vallejo (C) Bryan Hennigan, Ken Zimmerman, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Silber (PG), Harry Burnette (SG), Lawrence Wills (SF) Robert Widowski, James Larson, Bert Foley | |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills misses the dunk | 20-27 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Barry Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | David Silber buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lawrence Wills | 20-29 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin is fouled on the floor by David Silber - foul #1 on David Silber, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG), Ken Zimmerman (SG), Jeff Gladstone (C) Joe Bouffard, Jason Littlefield, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG) David Silber | |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 09:07 | Evansville | Harley Castle is hacked by Bryan Hennigan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Hennigan, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (PG), Jason Littlefield (PF), Manuel Vallejo (C) Bryan Hennigan, Arthur Benjamin, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Charland (C) George Fleming | |
| 08:47 | Evansville | John Charland scores on a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Charlie Thomas - foul #2 on Charlie Thomas, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Arthur Benjamin (SF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Ken Zimmerman, Charlie Thomas, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bert Foley (SF), Scott White (PF) Harry Burnette, Barry Watson | |
| 08:47 | Evansville | John Charland misses the free throw | 22-31 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone misses long on a jumper from the right block | 22-31 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Bert Foley gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Jason Littlefield steps in front of the Bert Foley pass | 22-31 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Benjamin banks in the layup set up by Anthony Cotton | 24-31 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Scott White misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Wills | 24-31 |
| 07:49 | Evansville | John Charland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 07:48 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bouffard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Benjamin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Gladstone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Wills (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) C - John Charland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Evansville | Bert Foley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Bouffard | 27-31 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Bert Foley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Scott White gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:52 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-31 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Bert Foley is called for the reach on Joe Bouffard - foul #2 on Bert Foley, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman (SG), Manuel Vallejo (C) Anthony Cotton, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Silber (PG), James Larson (SG), Harry Burnette (SF), Barry Watson (PF), George Fleming (C) Harley Castle, Lawrence Wills, Bert Foley, Scott White, John Charland | |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Barry Watson snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Harry Burnette comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 06:02 | Western Kentucky | Barry Watson picks off the pass by Jason Littlefield | 28-31 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Harry Burnette clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Bouffard | 31-31 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | David Silber misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-31 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Manuel Vallejo | 31-31 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Manuel Vallejo, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bryan Hennigan (PG) Joe Bouffard | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Lawrence Wills (SF), John Charland (C) David Silber, Harry Burnette, George Fleming | |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Barry Watson's pass is intercepted by Arthur Benjamin | 31-31 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo misses badly on a runner in the paint | 31-31 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | Ken Zimmerman hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bryan Hennigan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Benjamin (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Littlefield (tiring) C - Manuel Vallejo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Wills (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Barry Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Charland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Evansville | James Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton (SG), Charlie Thomas (PF), Jeff Gladstone (C) Ken Zimmerman, Jason Littlefield, Manuel Vallejo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (SG), Bert Foley (SF), Scott White (PF), George Fleming (C) James Larson, Lawrence Wills, Barry Watson, John Charland | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 03:01 | Evansville | George Fleming snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Scott White misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Scott White grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | George Fleming misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Scott White | 33-31 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Harley Castle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Cotton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Harley Castle | 33-34 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Bert Foley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 01:39 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone is hacked by George Fleming - foul #2 on George Fleming, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield (PF) Arthur Benjamin | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Lawrence Wills (SF), Barry Watson (PF), John Charland (C) Harley Castle, Bert Foley, Scott White, George Fleming | |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Gladstone pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Jason Littlefield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Hennigan | 36-34 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Barry Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Hennigan - foul #3 on Bryan Hennigan, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard (SG), Manuel Vallejo (C) Bryan Hennigan, Jeff Gladstone | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Silber (PG) Robert Widowski | |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Barry Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Joe Bouffard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:13 | Western Kentucky | Manuel Vallejo can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Charlie Thomas clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-35 |