| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clinton Sewell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham misses the floater from the baseline | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Wooldridge | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Jansky and he's fouled by Ross Lewin - foul #2 on Ross Lewin, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Whigham is called for the reach on Ross Lewin - foul #3 on Thomas Whigham, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SF) Thomas Whigham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-31 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | Blake McMillan denies the turnaround by John Jansky | 35-34 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin is fouled on the floor by Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), George Bueche (SF), Michael Phelps (PF), Liang Chin (C) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker, Steven Nease, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), Tom Slocum (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, Michael Eckard | |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 35-34 |
| 15:58 | Evansville | Liang Chin snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Bueche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Slocum (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | George Bueche can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ismael Luebbert - foul #2 on Ismael Luebbert, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Whigham (SF) Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne (C) Tom Slocum | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:39 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Shaun Peters steps in front of the David Osborne pass | 37-34 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Shaun Peters | 40-34 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Liang Chin snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Shaun Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Whittaker (SG), Steven Nease (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) George Bueche, Michael Phelps, Liang Chin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG) Stanley Sherwood | |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Guardado - foul #1 on Warren Guardado, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG) Shaun Peters | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Ismael Luebbert, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado | |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Nease - foul #1 on Steven Nease, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:29 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | John Jansky clanks a floater from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bruce Suggs | 42-37 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | John Jansky is fouled on the floor by David Osborne - foul #4 on David Osborne, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phelps (C) Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard (C) David Osborne | |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Michael Phelps misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Richard Wooldridge | 42-37 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-37 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Whigham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Evansville | Michael Eckard picks off the pass by Steven Nease | 42-37 |
| 11:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 11:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Steven Nease - foul #2 on Steven Nease, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), Matthew Gardner (SG), George Bueche (SF), Clinton Sewell (C) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham, Steven Nease | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Warren Guardado (SF) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin | |
| 10:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shaun Peters | 44-40 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Sherwood | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Shaun Peters misses the runner in the lane | 44-42 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell blows the dunk | 44-42 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 09:52 | Evansville | George Bueche tips it home | 46-42 |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Clinton Sewell | 46-42 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell misses the runner from the left block | 46-42 |
| 09:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | George Bueche gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Shaun Peters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 08:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado is hacked by George Bueche - foul #1 on George Bueche, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Danny Whittaker (SG), Thomas Whigham (SF), Steven Nease (PF), Liang Chin (C) Shaun Peters, Matthew Gardner, George Bueche, Michael Phelps, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Tom Slocum (C) Ismael Luebbert, Stanley Sherwood, Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard | |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sammy Nance (C) Blake McMillan | |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Liang Chin | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 5 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tom Slocum (fresh) C - Sammy Nance (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin scores on a shot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Jansky | 50-44 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 07:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Nease steps in front of the Tom Slocum pass | 50-44 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | John Jansky is hacked by Sammy Nance - foul #1 on Sammy Nance, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clinton Sewell (C) Liang Chin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado (PF), David Osborne (C) Tom Slocum, Sammy Nance | |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Nease - foul #3 on Steven Nease, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Whigham | 52-46 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG) John Jansky | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Steven Nease pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:12 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-46 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | Steven Nease snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | David Osborne steps in front of the Steven Nease pass | 52-46 |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 52-46 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | Steven Nease makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs is called for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Matthew Gardner (SG), George Bueche (SF), Michael Phelps (PF), Liang Chin (C) Shaun Peters, Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham, Steven Nease, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Warren Guardado | |
| 03:55 | Evansville | George Bueche can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Chin | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Evansville | John Jansky misses long on a jumper in the lane | 54-46 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Bueche (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | George Bueche grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Jansky | 57-46 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stanley Sherwood | 57-49 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Whittaker (SG), Thomas Whigham (SF), Steven Nease (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) Matthew Gardner, George Bueche, Michael Phelps, Liang Chin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF) Ismael Luebbert, Stanley Sherwood, Edwin Lankford | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jansky | 60-49 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Whigham steps in front of the Richard Wooldridge pass | 60-49 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | John Jansky is hacked by Richard Wooldridge - foul #2 on Richard Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), Matthew Gardner (SG), George Bueche (SF), Michael Phelps (PF), Liang Chin (C) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham, Steven Nease, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, David Osborne | |
| 01:28 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Michael Eckard denies the turnaround by Michael Phelps | 60-49 |
| 01:16 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | George Bueche steals the ball from Warren Guardado | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Liang Chin connects on the turnaround from the right block | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood tips it in | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Shaun Peters runs out the clock | 62-51 |