| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Parker Zettler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Parker Zettler inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Steve Hardin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Sheets | 26-39 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is hacked by Gary Sheets - foul #3 on Gary Sheets, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (PG) Gary Sheets | |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's pass is intercepted by Steve Hardin | 26-39 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | Ray Galey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sergio Cruz | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Boris Wichrowski - foul #1 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 28-39 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase hits a floater from the right block | 30-39 |
| 17:22 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Suniga | 30-39 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's pass is intercepted by Parker Zettler | 30-39 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Steve Hardin blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Parker Zettler snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Ray Galey drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Hardin and he's fouled by Sergio Cruz - foul #1 on Sergio Cruz, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Larry Crofts, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Fry (SG), Nicholas Zoch (SF), Michael Caudill (PF), Paul Morlan (C) Steve Hardin, Parker Zettler, Clarence Pollock, Gregory Maglio | |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Ray Galey makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz is hacked by Nicholas Zoch - foul #2 on Nicholas Zoch, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Gary (SF) Ray Galey | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz is hacked by Paul Morlan - foul #1 on Paul Morlan, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Sheets (PG) Steven Gary | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Fry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Zoch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the jumper in the lane | 30-42 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | Michael Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | William Fry misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Morlan | 30-42 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Nicholas Zoch connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 30-45 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Michael Caudill drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Morlan | 32-47 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Caudill - foul #1 on Michael Caudill, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steve Hardin (SG), Parker Zettler (SF), Clarence Pollock (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) William Fry, Nicholas Zoch, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan | |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Gary Sheets hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-50 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Parker Zettler snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Gary Sheets's pass is intercepted by Sergio Cruz | 33-50 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase lays it up and in set up by Sergio Cruz | 35-50 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Parker Zettler double dribbles | 35-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Boris Wichrowski, Larry Crofts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (PG) Gary Sheets | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Pollock - foul #1 on Clarence Pollock, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Parker Zettler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | Ray Galey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-50 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Pollock - foul #2 on Clarence Pollock, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz (C) Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Caudill (PF), Paul Morlan (C) Clarence Pollock, Gregory Maglio | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | Manchu Chiu takes the ball from Steve Hardin | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Sheets (PG) Michael Caudill | |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Sergio Cruz picks off the pass by Parker Zettler | 38-50 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez misses the easy layup | 38-50 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 38-50 |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Ray Galey pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Manchu Chiu (fresh) SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Parker Zettler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Galey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Steve Hardin can't connect on a runner from the left block | 38-50 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Paul Morlan takes the ball from Jose Hernandez | 38-50 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Steve Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Larry Crofts (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Jose Hernandez, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas Zoch (PG), William Fry (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Clarence Pollock (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) Gary Sheets, Steve Hardin, Parker Zettler, Paul Morlan, Ray Galey | |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Steven Gary scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-52 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Cummings | 40-52 |
| 09:29 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio tips it home | 40-54 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Clarence Pollock - foul #3 on Clarence Pollock, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (PG) Steven Gary | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Nicholas Zoch is hacked by Thomas Chase - foul #2 on Thomas Chase, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-54 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Porras | 45-54 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | William Fry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Ray Galey grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ray Galey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Fry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Zoch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Pollock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Maglio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Nicholas Zoch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-54 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is fouled on the floor by Ray Galey - foul #1 on Ray Galey, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF), Richard Suniga (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Larry Crofts, Robert Porras, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Sheets (PG), Steve Hardin (SG), Parker Zettler (SF), Michael Caudill (PF), Paul Morlan (C) Ray Galey, William Fry, Nicholas Zoch, Clarence Pollock, Gregory Maglio | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Gary Sheets misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Paul Morlan tips it back up and in | 47-56 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Parker Zettler - foul #1 on Parker Zettler, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Larry Crofts (SF) Gary Cummings, Boris Wichrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Gary Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (C) Michael Caudill | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Evansville | Parker Zettler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray Galey - foul #2 on Ray Galey, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG) Manchu Chiu | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clarence Pollock (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) Paul Morlan, Ray Galey | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Steve Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the fadeaway from the left block | 55-56 |
| 03:27 | Evansville | The jump hook by Clarence Pollock is blocked by Phillip Montz | 55-56 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sergio Cruz | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Parker Zettler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sergio Cruz | 57-56 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Steve Hardin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Sheets | 57-59 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga is fouled on the floor by Clarence Pollock - foul #4 on Clarence Pollock, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Manchu Chiu (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Boris Wichrowski, Larry Crofts, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (PG), William Fry (SG), Nicholas Zoch (SF) Gary Sheets, Steve Hardin, Parker Zettler | |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | William Fry misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Chase - foul #3 on Thomas Chase, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Larry Crofts (SF) Gary Cummings, Manchu Chiu, Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:08 | Evansville | William Fry makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | William Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga buries a jumper near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Sheets (PG), Steve Hardin (SG), Parker Zettler (SF) Ray Galey, William Fry, Nicholas Zoch | |
| 01:38 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Parker Zettler | 60-64 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Chase | 62-64 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Parker Zettler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Parker Zettler clanks a jumper in the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 13 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hardin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Parker Zettler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Boris Wichrowski | 66-64 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Steve Hardin is fouled on the floor by Boris Wichrowski - foul #2 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Steve Hardin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Chase - foul #4 on Thomas Chase, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Steve Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Steve Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga drills a jumper from the left side set up by Larry Crofts | 68-66 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Gary Sheets scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Parker Zettler | 68-68 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Richard Suniga and he's fouled by Gregory Maglio - foul #3 on Gregory Maglio, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | Steve Hardin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sheets | 70-71 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 02:15 | Evansville | Parker Zettler snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Sheets | 70-73 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is fouled on the floor by Gary Sheets - foul #4 on Gary Sheets, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Sergio Cruz is called for the reach on Steve Hardin - foul #2 on Sergio Cruz, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Steve Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Steve Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sergio Cruz | 72-75 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 72-75 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock grabs the board | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Sheets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hardin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Parker Zettler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pollock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Maglio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio double dribbles | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Boris Wichrowski is called for the reach on Gregory Maglio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ray Galey (PG) Gary Sheets | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 72-75 |