| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Henkle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith inbounds the ball | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Darrell Moriarty - foul #2 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| 19:24 | Evansville | Johnny Brown tips it but misses | 31-49 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton McLaughlin | 31-49 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilson takes the ball from Ralph King | 31-49 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Wilson | 33-49 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilson is called for the reach on Alton McLaughlin - foul #1 on Kevin Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-52 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Johnny Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Stutes - foul #1 on Frank Stutes, team foul #1 | 33-52 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Johnny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Johnny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Darrell Moriarty is called for the reach on Frank Stutes - foul #3 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Wortman (PG) Darrell Moriarty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ralph King | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin loses the ball out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Henry Justice (PF), Ronald Massey (C) Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Lawrence Peacock is called for the reach on Lloyd Henkle - foul #2 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Kevin Wilson is whistled for traveling | 34-55 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Scott (SF) Kevin Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Justice | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Ronald Massey pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Wortman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Henkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Justice (fresh) C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip McCown (fresh) C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wortman | 36-55 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Paul Wortman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Massey | 36-55 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Michael Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Benjamin Sapp (SG), Kevin Wilson (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Paul Wortman, Lloyd Henkle, Michael Scott, Henry Justice, Ronald Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Frank Stutes (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Lawrence Peacock, Malcolm Smith, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits a jumper from the right side set up by Frank Stutes | 36-57 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Benjamin Sapp clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-57 |
| 14:34 | Evansville | Johnny Brown tips it in | 38-57 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes is hacked by Benjamin Sapp - foul #4 on Benjamin Sapp, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Scott (SG) Benjamin Sapp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith (SF) Charles Cutrer | |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Michael Scott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Wilson | 41-59 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Michael Scott steps in front of the Alton McLaughlin pass | 41-59 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty lays it up and in set up by Michael Scott | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-59 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes loses the dribble to Michael Scott | 43-59 |
| 12:07 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Scott | 45-59 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-59 |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Kevin Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alton McLaughlin - foul #1 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Wortman (PG), Lloyd Henkle (SG), Ronald Massey (C) Darrell Moriarty, Kevin Wilson, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer (PG), Lawrence Peacock (SG), Philip McCown (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Malcolm Smith and he's hacked by Waldo Dimartino - foul #1 on Waldo Dimartino, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Henry Justice (PF) Waldo Dimartino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | The jump hook by Henry Justice is blocked by Edward McMindes | 46-62 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Henry Justice gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Paul Wortman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-62 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Ronald Massey snags the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Edward McMindes steals it from Ronald Massey | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Peacock | 46-65 |
| 09:04 | Evansville | Charles Cutrer picks off the pass by Michael Scott | 46-65 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Cutrer | 46-67 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Wortman | 48-67 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith is hacked by Lloyd Henkle - foul #2 on Lloyd Henkle, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Kevin Wilson (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Paul Wortman, Michael Scott, Henry Justice, Ronald Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Frank Stutes (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Lawrence Peacock, Malcolm Smith, Philip McCown, Edward McMindes | |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-67 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Kevin Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 07:48 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Benjamin Sapp (SG) Lloyd Henkle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Beard (SF) Charles Cutrer | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Sapp (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Stutes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Beard (fresh) PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 07:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kevin Wilson | 48-67 |
| 07:16 | Evansville | Benjamin Sapp hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Frank Stutes double dribbles | 51-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle (SG) Benjamin Sapp | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith (SF) William Beard | |
| 06:43 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Waldo Dimartino | 53-67 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin's floater is tipped away by Johnny Brown | 53-67 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake tips it home | 53-69 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Lloyd Henkle drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-69 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses the tip | 56-69 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Brown - foul #3 on Johnny Brown, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (PF) Alton McLaughlin | |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 05:22 | Evansville | Johnny Brown tips it in | 58-71 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ralph King | 58-73 |
| 04:39 | Evansville | Malcolm Smith swats the short shot by Johnny Brown | 58-73 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip McCown | 58-75 |
| 04:17 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darrell Moriarty | 61-75 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Malcolm Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Wortman (PG), Benjamin Sapp (SG), Michael Scott (SF), Henry Justice (PF), Ronald Massey (C) Darrell Moriarty, Lloyd Henkle, Kevin Wilson, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Charles Cutrer (SG), Lawrence Peacock (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF) Ralph King, Frank Stutes, Malcolm Smith, Harold Peake | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Philip McCown picks off the pass by Ronald Massey | 61-75 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Wortman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Justice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Cutrer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip McCown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Justice - foul #2 on Henry Justice, team foul #8 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes (C) Philip McCown | |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Michael Scott can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Peacock - foul #3 on Lawrence Peacock, team foul #4 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (PF) Alton McLaughlin | |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Peacock misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ronald Massey | 62-76 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Paul Wortman is called for traveling | 62-76 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-76 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Henry Justice can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-76 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Ronald Massey tips it but misses | 62-76 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roland Taylor | 62-76 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Charles Cutrer slams it home set up by Kenneth Orvis | 62-78 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Benjamin Sapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-78 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Massey is called for the reach on Edward McMindes - foul #1 on Ronald Massey, team foul #9 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (PF) Roland Taylor | |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Paul Wortman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-80 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Orvis | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Ronald Massey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Wortman | 65-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis runs out the clock | 65-82 |