| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marty Walter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hazelip (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cresswell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Mullenax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vasily Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Murakami (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Vasily Zywiec denies the turnaround by Billy Turner | 27-33 |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 19:18 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Henry Myers | 29-35 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 18:58 | Evansville | Henry Myers tips it in | 29-37 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:30 | Evansville | Michael Harris swats the layup by Bruce Murakami | 29-37 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec tips it home | 29-39 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marty Walter | 32-39 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 17:45 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 32-41 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | The jump hook by Vasily Zywiec is blocked by Michael Harris | 34-41 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Henry Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Travis Mullenax - foul #2 on Travis Mullenax, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Larry Moyer (SG), Alan Mills (PF), Charles Hitchcock (C) Billy Turner, Marty Walter, James Cresswell, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SF), William Nieto (PF), Bernard Paulin (C) Juan Sanchez, Travis Mullenax, Vasily Zywiec, Bruce Murakami | |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Henry Myers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Nieto | 36-41 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Ellis Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alan Mills | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Moyer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hazelip (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Paulin (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Henry Myers double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SF) James Hazelip | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Gage (SF), Matthew Ball (PF) Henry Myers, Bernard Paulin | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Mark Marcum steals it from Shane Spero | 38-41 |
| 15:22 | Evansville | The short jumper by Maurice Gage is denied by Charles Hitchcock | 38-41 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills's pass is intercepted by Matthew Ball | 38-41 |
| 14:51 | Evansville | Matthew Ball comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Mills | 40-41 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Matthew Ball scores on a jumper in the lane | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Ellis Carr steals the ball from Charles Hitchcock | 40-43 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Maurice Gage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock misses the lay-in | 40-43 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Matthew Ball pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:11 | Evansville | Mark Marcum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 43-43 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | William Nieto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Smith | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | William Nieto misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 11:58 | Evansville | William Nieto tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Moyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shane Spero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Gage (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer's layup is rejected by Matthew Ball | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Matthew Ball gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Maurice Gage's pass is intercepted by Charles Hitchcock | 46-45 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Billy Turner (PG), Marty Walter (SG), James Hazelip (SF), James Cresswell (PF), Michael Harris (C) Joseph Smith, Larry Moyer, Shane Spero, Alan Mills, Charles Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG), Henry Myers (SG), Travis Mullenax (SF), Vasily Zywiec (PF), Bruce Murakami (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Maurice Gage, Matthew Ball, William Nieto | |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Henry Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris tips it in | 48-45 |
| 10:39 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Vasily Zywiec steps in front of the Michael Harris pass | 48-45 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Henry Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Turner | 51-45 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Michael Harris blocks the short jumper by Bruce Murakami | 51-45 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Juan Sanchez takes the ball from Billy Turner in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-47 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Bruce Murakami snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Bruce Murakami is called for the reach on Marty Walter - foul #3 on Bruce Murakami, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry (PG), Craig Lemaire (C) Billy Turner, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Evansville | Marc Simoes (PG), Matthew Ball (PF), Bernard Paulin (C) Juan Sanchez, Vasily Zywiec, Bruce Murakami | |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Marc Simoes is called for the reach on James Cresswell - foul #1 on Marc Simoes, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer (PF) James Cresswell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Matthew Ball grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Henry Myers double dribbles | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Shane Spero (SG), Alan Mills (C) Jack Guidry, Marty Walter, Craig Lemaire | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Henry Myers steals the ball from Shane Spero | 51-47 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Marc Simoes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Myers | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Spero (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hazelip (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Moyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Marc Simoes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Mullenax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Paulin (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Spero | 53-49 |
| 07:12 | Evansville | Henry Myers hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Bernard Paulin grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 06:34 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Mills | 55-54 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Larry Moyer steals it from Matthew Ball | 55-54 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 55-54 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Moyer | 58-54 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Billy Turner (PG), Marty Walter (SG), James Cresswell (PF), Michael Harris (C) Joseph Smith, Shane Spero, James Hazelip, Alan Mills | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG), Vasily Zywiec (SF), Bruce Murakami (C) Marc Simoes, Travis Mullenax, Bernard Paulin | |
| 05:33 | Evansville | Bruce Murakami buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Myers | 58-56 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter is hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hazelip (SF) Larry Moyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alan Mills (SF) James Hazelip | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec scores on a runner from the right block | 58-58 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Turner | 60-58 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Bruce Murakami's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer (SF) Alan Mills | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Nieto (PF) Matthew Ball | |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Billy Turner - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (SG), Travis Mullenax (SF) Henry Myers, William Nieto | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hazelip (SF), Alan Mills (PF) Marty Walter, James Cresswell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Moyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hazelip (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Mullenax (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vasily Zywiec (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Murakami (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Ellis Carr knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Mullenax | 60-60 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Hazelip | 62-60 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Ellis Carr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez | 62-62 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), James Cresswell (PF) Larry Moyer, Alan Mills | |
| Subs | Evansville | Henry Myers (SG), Matthew Ball (PF) Ellis Carr, Vasily Zywiec | |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Matthew Ball clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip is hacked by Travis Mullenax - foul #3 on Travis Mullenax, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec (C) Bruce Murakami | |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Henry Myers pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Cresswell - foul #1 on James Cresswell, team foul #1 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bruce Murakami (C) Vasily Zywiec | |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by James Cresswell is blocked by Bruce Murakami | 64-63 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Matthew Ball's pass is intercepted by Marty Walter | 64-63 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip hits the finger roll set up by Marty Walter | 66-63 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Henry Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Matthew Ball is denied on a layup by James Cresswell | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Henry Myers tips it home | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Henry Myers is called for the reach on Marty Walter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Myers, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Bruce Murakami is fouled on the floor by James Hazelip - foul #3 on James Hazelip, team foul #2 | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Bruce Murakami hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Travis Mullenax grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Henry Myers drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bruce Murakami - foul #4 on Bruce Murakami, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Matthew Ball | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Murakami is blocked by Michael Harris | 69-68 |