| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Benedict Hill (fresh) SG - Gary Mattoon (fresh) SF - Michael Lovell (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) C - Danny Heisler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lin Chu (fresh) SG - Michael Cole (fresh) SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) PF - Paul Swiger (fresh) C - Joshua Ketchum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Manhattan | Michael Lovell's pass is intercepted by Michael Cole | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Michael Cole misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill's pass is intercepted by Joshua Ketchum | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | Michael Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Heisler | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ketchum - foul #1 on Joshua Ketchum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Manhattan | Joshua Ketchum blocks the short jumper by Gary Mattoon | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Heisler | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Manhattan | Michael Lovell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Paul Swiger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Lovell - foul #1 on Michael Lovell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky (PG), John Manners (SG), Earl Allen (SF), Richard Dickerson (PF), Gregory Magana (C) Benedict Hill, Gary Mattoon, Michael Lovell, Timothy Williams, Danny Heisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Davis (PF), Charles Berry (C) Paul Swiger, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:02 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Manners | 0-0 |
| 16:43 | Manhattan | Gregory Magana misses long on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Jason Davis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Charles Berry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 16:34 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Earl Allen | 0-0 |
| 16:25 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson dunks the ball | 2-0 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Lin Chu knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Davis | 2-2 |
| 16:04 | Manhattan | Earl Allen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Charles Berry grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:00 | Evansville | Michael Cole double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Fred Hines (SG), Christopher White (SF), Paul Swiger (PF) Lin Chu, Michael Cole, Leonard Bentley, Charles Berry | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Brian Chernosky (fresh) SG - John Manners (fresh) SF - Earl Allen (fresh) PF - Richard Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Magana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Fred Hines (fresh) SF - Christopher White (fresh) PF - Paul Swiger (fresh) C - Jason Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Manhattan | Jason Davis is called for the reach on Richard Dickerson - foul #1 on Jason Davis, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum (C) Jason Davis | |
| 15:36 | Manhattan | Earl Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 15:35 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Gregory Magana steals the ball from Fred Hines | 2-2 |
| 14:49 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Swiger - foul #1 on Paul Swiger, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Hill (PG), Gary Mattoon (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Danny Heisler (C) Brian Chernosky, John Manners, Earl Allen, Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Jason Davis (PF) Stephen Johnson, Fred Hines, Paul Swiger | |
| 14:49 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 14:49 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:41 | Evansville | Michael Cole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Ketchum | 4-5 |
| 14:23 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Lovell (SF) Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Berry (C) Joshua Ketchum | |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Charles Berry misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Charles Berry gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | Lin Chu is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 4-5 |
| 13:39 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 13:25 | Manhattan | Michael Cole steals it from Gary Mattoon | 4-5 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Lin Chu is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lin Chu, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Edward Emerson (C) Danny Heisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Paul Swiger (PF) Michael Cole, Christopher White, Charles Berry | |
| 13:05 | Manhattan | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Gary Mattoon - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky (PG), John Manners (SG) Benedict Hill, Gary Mattoon | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:53 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Paul Swiger snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Paul Swiger misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Earl Allen (SF), Danny Heisler (C) Michael Lovell, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hines (SG), Joshua Ketchum (C) Lin Chu, Jason Davis | |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Paul Swiger makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Paul Swiger makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 12:23 | Manhattan | Edward Emerson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Manners | 6-7 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Danny Heisler steps in front of the Stephen Johnson pass in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 12:01 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 12:00 | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Brian Chernosky (fairly fresh) SG - John Manners (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Allen (fresh) PF - Edward Emerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Heisler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Fred Hines (fresh) SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) PF - Paul Swiger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Ketchum (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Manhattan | Earl Allen misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 11:50 | Manhattan | Earl Allen misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Paul Swiger knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 6-9 |
| 11:07 | Manhattan | Earl Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Chernosky | 9-9 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 10:55 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Earl Allen | 9-9 |
| 10:49 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler is denied on a layup by Paul Swiger | 9-9 |
| 10:48 | Evansville | Fred Hines snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Earl Allen is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Earl Allen, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Hill (PG), Gary Mattoon (SG), Richard Dickerson (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Gregory Magana (C) Brian Chernosky, John Manners, Earl Allen, Edward Emerson, Danny Heisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Christopher White (SF), Jason Davis (PF), Charles Berry (C) Stephen Johnson, Fred Hines, Leonard Bentley, Paul Swiger, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 10:29 | Evansville | Michael Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lin Chu | 9-12 |
| 10:07 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Mattoon | 12-12 |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Charles Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Williams | 12-12 |
| 09:58 | Manhattan | Gregory Magana grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 09:33 | Manhattan | Jason Davis blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Benedict Hill | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jason Davis | 12-12 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Jason Davis can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 09:16 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:59 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams is fouled on the floor by Jason Davis - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Raymond Krach (PG), Michael Lovell (SF), Danny Heisler (C) Benedict Hill, Richard Dickerson, Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leonard Bentley (SF), Daniel Smidt (PF), Joshua Ketchum (C) Christopher White, Jason Davis, Charles Berry | |
| 08:44 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley's floater is tipped away by Michael Lovell | 12-12 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 08:35 | Manhattan | Raymond Krach grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Daniel Smidt picks off the pass by Gary Mattoon | 12-12 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Leonard Bentley makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lin Chu | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Raymond Krach (fresh) SG - Gary Mattoon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lovell (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Heisler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lin Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smidt (fresh) C - Joshua Ketchum (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Manhattan | Raymond Krach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Hill (PG), Earl Allen (SF), Richard Dickerson (PF) Gary Mattoon, Michael Lovell, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Fred Hines (SG), Paul Swiger (PF) Lin Chu, Michael Cole, Leonard Bentley | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Earl Allen - foul #2 on Earl Allen, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Manners (SG), Brian Chernosky (SF) Raymond Krach, Earl Allen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 07:18 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 07:04 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Benedict Hill | 14-14 |
| 06:57 | Evansville | Joshua Ketchum can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 06:56 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:51 | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ketchum - foul #2 on Joshua Ketchum, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Timothy Williams (PF) Danny Heisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher White (SF), Charles Berry (C) Daniel Smidt, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 06:51 | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:51 | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Charles Berry is hacked by Richard Dickerson - foul #1 on Richard Dickerson, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon (SG), Michael Lovell (SF), Gregory Magana (C) John Manners, Brian Chernosky, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Leonard Bentley (SF) Fred Hines, Christopher White | |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Lin Chu is alone and drills a shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Johnson | 16-16 |
| 05:57 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benedict Hill | 19-16 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Paul Swiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Raymond Krach (PG), Edward Emerson (PF), Richard Dickerson (C) Benedict Hill, Timothy Williams, Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Cole (SG), Christopher White (PF) Stephen Johnson, Paul Swiger | |
| 05:14 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | Christopher White grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Lin Chu misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 04:49 | Manhattan | Richard Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 04:28 | Manhattan | Raymond Krach buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Michael Cole travels with the ball | 21-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky (PG), John Manners (SG), Gregory Magana (PF), Danny Heisler (C) Raymond Krach, Gary Mattoon, Edward Emerson, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Douglas Saucedo (SF), Paul Swiger (PF), Daniel Smidt (C) Lin Chu, Leonard Bentley, Christopher White, Charles Berry | |
| 03:57 | Manhattan | John Manners hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 03:56 | Manhattan | Gregory Magana can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Brian Chernosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Manners (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lovell (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Magana (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Heisler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Saucedo (fresh) PF - Paul Swiger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Smidt (fresh) | |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Michael Cole is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Smidt | 21-18 |
| 03:28 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler jams it on a nice dish by Brian Chernosky and he's fouled by Paul Swiger - foul #2 on Paul Swiger, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Hill (PG), Earl Allen (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Brian Chernosky, Michael Lovell, Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hines (SG), Joshua Ketchum (C) Michael Cole, Douglas Saucedo | |
| 03:28 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:12 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Daniel Smidt grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Paul Swiger loses the ball out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky (SG) John Manners | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lin Chu (PG), Jason Davis (PF) Fred Hines, Paul Swiger | |
| 02:40 | Manhattan | Timothy Williams is called for traveling | 24-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hines (SG), Christopher White (SF) Stephen Johnson, Daniel Smidt | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Fred Hines's pass is intercepted by Brian Chernosky in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| 02:21 | Manhattan | Danny Heisler misses the jumper from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 02:20 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Williams | 24-18 |
| 02:06 | Manhattan | Lin Chu is called for the reach on Benedict Hill - foul #2 on Lin Chu, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Raymond Krach (SG), Michael Lovell (SF), Richard Dickerson (C) Brian Chernosky, Earl Allen, Danny Heisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Cole (SG) Fred Hines | |
| 02:06 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Jason Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Christopher White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 01:46 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Richard Dickerson | 24-18 |
| 01:38 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lin Chu - foul #3 on Lin Chu, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Manners (SG), Gregory Magana (C) Raymond Krach, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (PG), Leonard Bentley (SF), Paul Swiger (PF) Lin Chu, Christopher White, Joshua Ketchum | |
| 01:38 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 01:38 | Manhattan | Benedict Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 01:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Swiger | 25-18 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Michael Cole is hacked by Michael Lovell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lovell, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Raymond Krach (PG) Benedict Hill | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Gregory Magana steals it from Leonard Bentley | 25-18 |
| 01:05 | Manhattan | John Manners misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Paul Swiger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Richard Dickerson denies the turnaround by Leonard Bentley | 25-18 |
| 00:44 | Evansville | Jason Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Paul Swiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Chernosky (PG), Gary Mattoon (SG), Earl Allen (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Edward Emerson (C) Raymond Krach, John Manners, Michael Lovell, Richard Dickerson, Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hines (PG), Douglas Saucedo (SG), Daniel Smidt (PF), Charles Berry (C) Stephen Johnson, Michael Cole, Paul Swiger, Jason Davis | |
| 00:02 | Manhattan | Gary Mattoon banks in the layup | 27-18 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Fred Hines misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-18 |