| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Courter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Ice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | James Courter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Mike Ice swats the shot by Kevin Risley | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Courter | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Michael Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Mike Ice picks off the pass by Kevin Crocker | 32-32 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Mike Ice misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Roy Danner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Mike Ice hits a fadeaway from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | John Vallecillo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Greg Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Greg Henry lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Vallecillo | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Michael Holman is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Risley | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Roy Danner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gustavo Marino (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), Darren Lee (C) Kevin Risley, John Vallecillo, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Gustavo Marino drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Meyers | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Roy Danner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | John Meyers pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gustavo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Meyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Crocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Danner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Courter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Ice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:55 | Evansville | James Courter picks off the pass by John Meyers | 38-34 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Crocker steals it from Maurice Barnes | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Gustavo Marino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Dikembe Azim comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Roy Danner drills a shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Darren Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Barnes - foul #2 on Maurice Barnes, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG), John Vallecillo (SG), Robert Wilkins (PF), Greg Henry (C) Gustavo Marino, Dikembe Azim, John Meyers, Kevin Crocker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Darren Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Darren Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | James Courter misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Ice | 42-36 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Mike Ice is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mike Ice, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Darren Lee is denied on a layup by James Courter | 42-36 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | James Courter grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Roy Danner connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Holman | 42-38 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Mike Ice swats the layup by John Vallecillo | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Michael Holman snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | The jump hook by James Courter is blocked by Greg Henry | 42-38 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | Greg Henry snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Roy Danner steals it from Robert Wilkins | 42-38 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Michael Holman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | Greg Henry pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Holman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Danner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Courter (tiring) 5 reb. C - Mike Ice (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Evansville | Darren Lee makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Greg Henry | 44-38 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Michael Holman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | John Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Michael Holman is called for the reach on Kevin Risley - foul #3 on Michael Holman, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gustavo Marino (PG), Dikembe Azim (SG), John Meyers (SF), Kevin Crocker (PF), Fredrick Pagan (C) Kevin Risley, John Vallecillo, Darren Lee, Robert Wilkins, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal (PG), Fred Willis (SG), Arthur Goodwin (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Darryl Hills (C) Michael Holman, Roy Danner, Maurice Barnes, James Courter, Mike Ice | |
| 10:45 | Evansville | John Meyers's floater is knocked away by Arthur Goodwin | 44-38 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | Dikembe Azim hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Fred Willis knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Villarreal | 46-40 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | John Meyers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gustavo Marino | 48-40 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Williams | 48-42 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Dikembe Azim is hacked by Fred Willis - foul #1 on Fred Willis, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Danner (SG) Fred Willis | |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Gustavo Marino hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Risley | 50-42 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-42 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Hills tips it in | 50-44 |
| 08:44 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 50-44 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Roy Danner snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Darryl Hills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Greg Henry (C) Fredrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Holman (PG), Maurice Barnes (SF), James Courter (PF) Wayne Villarreal, Arthur Goodwin, Harry Williams | |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Greg Henry connects on the open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gustavo Marino | 52-44 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Roy Danner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Roy Danner, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Vallecillo (SG) Gustavo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kevin Risley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Crocker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Danner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Courter (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Darryl Hills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Darryl Hills - foul #1 on Darryl Hills, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Dikembe Azim (PG) Kevin Risley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | James Courter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Azim - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darren Lee (SF), Robert Wilkins (PF) John Meyers, Kevin Crocker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Willis (SG) Roy Danner | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | James Courter makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | James Courter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Wilkins | 53-45 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | John Vallecillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dikembe Azim | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Vallecillo - foul #2 on John Vallecillo, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG), John Meyers (SF) Dikembe Azim, Darren Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal (PG), Mike Ice (C) Michael Holman, Darryl Hills | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Vallecillo | 56-46 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | John Vallecillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Robert Wilkins tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | James Courter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Villarreal | 58-48 |
| 05:33 | Evansville | John Meyers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Risley | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | James Courter knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Ice | 61-50 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Robert Wilkins blows the wide open layup | 61-50 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Fred Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Mike Ice misses the shot from the left block | 61-50 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | John Meyers grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | John Meyers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Risley | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Fred Willis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Barnes | 64-53 |
| 04:23 | Evansville | John Vallecillo hits a turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Risley and he's hacked by Wayne Villarreal - foul #1 on Wayne Villarreal, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gustavo Marino (PG), Darren Lee (SF), Kevin Crocker (PF), Fredrick Pagan (C) Kevin Risley, John Meyers, Robert Wilkins, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Holman (PG), Roy Danner (SG), Arthur Goodwin (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Darryl Hills (C) Wayne Villarreal, Fred Willis, Maurice Barnes, James Courter, Mike Ice | |
| 04:23 | Evansville | John Vallecillo misses the free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Darryl Hills grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Roy Danner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-53 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block | 66-53 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Harry Williams gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gustavo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Danner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Goodwin (fresh) PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Michael Holman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Goodwin | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | John Vallecillo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Darryl Hills pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Kevin Crocker takes the ball from Roy Danner | 66-56 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Risley (PG), John Meyers (SF), Greg Henry (C) John Vallecillo, Darren Lee, Fredrick Pagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes (SF), James Courter (PF), Mike Ice (C) Arthur Goodwin, Harry Williams, Darryl Hills | |
| 02:25 | Evansville | John Meyers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Risley | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Michael Holman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes misses the tip | 69-56 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | John Meyers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Crocker | 69-56 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Kevin Crocker banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Greg Henry | 71-56 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Michael Holman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Danner | 71-59 |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Kevin Risley makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gustavo Marino and the foul's on Maurice Barnes - foul #3 on Maurice Barnes, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darren Lee (SF), Robert Wilkins (PF), Fredrick Pagan (C) John Meyers, Kevin Crocker, Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal (PG), Fred Willis (SG), Arthur Goodwin (SF), Harry Williams (PF), Darryl Hills (C) Michael Holman, Roy Danner, Maurice Barnes, James Courter, Mike Ice | |
| 01:01 | Evansville | Kevin Risley makes the free throw | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Kevin Risley - foul #3 on Kevin Risley, team foul #3 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Dikembe Azim (SG) Kevin Risley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Fred Willis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Fredrick Pagan pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Dikembe Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-59 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fredrick Pagan - foul #2 on Fredrick Pagan, team foul #4 | 74-59 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Wayne Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Gustavo Marino runs out the clock | 74-60 |