| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Paul Adams inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 36-43 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | James Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-43 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:06 | Missouri State | Paul Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Johnny Brown scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #3 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Johnny Brown makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wood | 39-46 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Johnny Brown misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-46 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:39 | Evansville | Johnny Brown tips it in | 39-48 |
| 17:19 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 39-48 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | Jimmy Dodson picks off the pass by James Taylor | 39-48 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Paul Adams buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Gilchrist | 41-48 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty is hacked by Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Norman Bullock misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 16:24 | Evansville | Norman Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Ronald Massey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Ezell | 41-50 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist buries a jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Jacob Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Ezell | 43-53 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling is hacked by Ronald Massey - foul #1 on Ronald Massey, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG) Jacob Smith | |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Alex Domagalski - foul #2 on Alex Domagalski, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino (PF) Alex Domagalski | |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Bullock | 46-55 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Dorsey | 49-55 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-55 |
| 14:20 | Evansville | Ronald Massey snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino scores on a shot from the left block and the foul's on Laurence Starling - foul #1 on Laurence Starling, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, Laurence Starling, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Ronald Massey | |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is called for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) Jacob Smith | |
| 13:32 | Evansville | Johnny Brown connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Darrell Moriarty | 49-60 |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled on the floor by Darrell Moriarty - foul #1 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Ronald Massey (PF) Darrell Moriarty, Waldo Dimartino | |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson tips it in | 51-60 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Jacob Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-60 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Joshua Dempster is called for the reach on Jimmy Dodson - foul #1 on Joshua Dempster, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Alex Domagalski (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, Johnny Brown | |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF) James Taylor, Ronald Massey | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski is whistled for a carry | 51-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) John Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling tips it home | 53-60 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Norman Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Laurence Starling - foul #2 on Laurence Starling, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Alex Domagalski | |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | John Wood misses short on a jumper from the right block | 53-62 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 53-62 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling loses the dribble to James Taylor | 53-62 |
| 09:42 | Evansville | James Taylor buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Darrell Moriarty | 53-64 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Joshua Dempster is called for the reach on Laurence Starling - foul #2 on Joshua Dempster, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Ronald Massey (PF) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, Waldo Dimartino | |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | John Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 56-64 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | James Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG), Shawn Dorsey (PF), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Bullock (SF) James Taylor | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Donald Ezell | 56-64 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Ronald Massey's fadeaway is rejected by James Roberts | 56-64 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Brown - foul #2 on Johnny Brown, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Jacob Smith, Donald Ezell, Johnny Brown | |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | Waldo Dimartino steals it from James Roberts | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Evansville | Norman Bullock is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF) Norman Bullock | |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Leroy Gilchrist picks off the pass by James Taylor | 58-64 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Bert Warren scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Ronald Massey can't finish the layup | 60-64 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 05:45 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Adams | 63-67 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | James Taylor clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Bert Warren - foul #2 on Bert Warren, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Alex Domagalski (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, Waldo Dimartino, Ronald Massey | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Heaney | 66-68 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Johnny Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Laurence Starling | 66-68 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Johnny Brown blocks the short jumper by Laurence Starling | 66-68 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Jacob Smith snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 03:32 | Evansville | Laurence Starling swats the short shot by James Taylor | 66-68 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | Johnny Brown hits the follow up shot | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Donald Ezell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry McMurdo - foul #1 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Stephen Lee (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, John Wood | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Jacob Smith, James Taylor, Alex Domagalski | |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-71 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Laurence Starling, Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF) Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock | |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | James Taylor denies the turnaround by Paul Adams | 69-71 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Bert Warren can't tip it in | 69-71 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Bert Warren steals the ball from Waldo Dimartino | 69-71 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | John Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Brown and the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #4 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Paul Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses badly on a runner in the lane | 72-74 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Jeffrey Heaney is called for the reach on Waldo Dimartino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-75 |