| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin drills a floater from the right block | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty is fouled on the floor by Harold Peake - foul #1 on Harold Peake, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Danny Ardoin blocks the short jumper by Waldo Dimartino | 30-31 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | James Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Moriarty | 30-33 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | Johnny Brown can't connect on a runner from the right block | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Dempster and he's fouled by Danny Ardoin - foul #2 on Danny Ardoin, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Alton McLaughlin steals the ball from Waldo Dimartino | 33-36 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Harold Peake | |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Ronald Massey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:21 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Ronald Massey tips it home | 35-36 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Ronald Massey misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-39 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Edward McMindes is blocked by Ronald Massey | 35-39 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ronald Massey | 35-39 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Ronald Massey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | Ronald Massey tips it in | 37-39 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Ronald Massey gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Ezell | 40-39 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-41 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | Donald Ezell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes tips it home | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Ronald Massey hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Ezell and he's hacked by Roland Taylor - foul #2 on Roland Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Darrell Moriarty, Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Waldo Dimartino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Philip McCown (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Roland Taylor, Alton McLaughlin, Edward McMindes | |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Ronald Massey makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Brown swats the short shot by Harold Peake | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Smith steps in front of the John Crist pass | 43-43 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Philip McCown swats the dunk try by Ronald Massey | 43-43 |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Johnny Brown hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip McCown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Evansville | Ronald Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Smith | 47-43 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph King | 47-48 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | Jacob Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | James Taylor gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Ronald Massey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip McCown | 47-50 |
| 08:25 | Evansville | Johnny Brown buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Taylor | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | John Crist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Ronald Massey, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Philip McCown, Harold Peake | |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #2 on Donald Ezell, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Orvis | 49-52 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Donald Ezell loses the dribble to Roland Taylor | 49-52 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Orvis | 49-54 |
| 06:40 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the runner in the paint | 51-54 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Bullock - foul #1 on Norman Bullock, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG) David Clark | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Norman Bullock double dribbles | 51-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Norman Bullock, Alex Domagalski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Kenneth Orvis | |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | James Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Roland Taylor - foul #3 on Roland Taylor, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Harold Peake (C) Roland Taylor, Edward McMindes | |
| 05:43 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Moriarty - foul #1 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin travels with the ball | 53-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) Donald Ezell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Johnny Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alex Domagalski (PF), Norman Bullock (C) Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), Edward McMindes (PF) Ralph King, Alton McLaughlin | |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Darrell Moriarty, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SG) John Crist | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Norman Bullock - foul #2 on Norman Bullock, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG), Ronald Massey (C) Joshua Dempster, Alex Domagalski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (C) Harold Peake | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis misses the free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | David Clark steals the ball from Waldo Dimartino | 53-58 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses the lay-in | 53-58 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward McMindes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip McCown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Donald Ezell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Clark | 56-62 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Jacob Smith, Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Ronald Massey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Edward McMindes, Philip McCown | |
| 02:11 | Evansville | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (SF) Danny Ardoin | |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph King | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Brown - foul #1 on Johnny Brown, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Roland Taylor | |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Alton McLaughlin picks off the pass by Johnny Brown | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Moriarty - foul #2 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (SG), Roland Taylor (SF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Brown is called for the reach on Alton McLaughlin - foul #2 on Johnny Brown, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:55 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Waldo Dimartino | 59-64 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Orvis, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Kenneth Orvis, Roland Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Moriarty - foul #3 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (SG), Roland Taylor (SF) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orvis | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King runs out the clock | 59-66 |