| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Glynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | James Taylor inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Evansville | Jacob Smith is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Jacob Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Waldo Dimartino | 37-38 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Travis Bast scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Travis Bast is called for the reach on Waldo Dimartino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Bast, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG) Travis Bast | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:14 | Evansville | James Taylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | John Page steps in front of the Joshua Dempster pass in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne hits a jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | James Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Travis Diemer, Michael Kokocinski, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Johnny Brown | |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Norman Bullock takes the ball from John Page | 41-38 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | George Pratt is fouled on the floor by Peter Hartmann - foul #1 on Peter Hartmann, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Joseph Smith (SF) John Page, Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alex Domagalski (C) Waldo Dimartino | |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Macgregor - foul #2 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #2 on Donald Ezell, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF) Norman Bullock | |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski is denied on a layup by Russell Macgregor | 43-40 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | James Taylor drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Albert McRea scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Hartmann | 46-43 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits a jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - George Pratt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Domagalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Alex Domagalski is called for the reach on Albert McRea - foul #1 on Alex Domagalski, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Albert McRea, Peter Hartmann, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Johnny Brown (C) George Pratt, Donald Ezell, James Taylor, Ronald Massey, Alex Domagalski | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | John Page drills a runner in the lane set up by Travis Bast | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Norman Bullock comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn is fouled on the floor by Johnny Brown - foul #2 on Johnny Brown, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Waldo Dimartino steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 48-45 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Waldo Dimartino | 48-48 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | John Page comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn tips it in | 50-48 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 50-48 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | John Page can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is fouled on the floor by Norman Bullock - foul #1 on Norman Bullock, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Joseph Smith, Michael Kokocinski, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ronald Massey (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, Norman Bullock, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer loses the dribble to Ronald Massey | 50-48 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 12:43 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert McRea | 52-48 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski hits a wide open fadeaway from close range set up by Jacob Smith | 52-50 |
| 12:13 | Illinois State | Albert McRea misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | Ronald Massey pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski is hacked by Travis Diemer - foul #2 on Travis Diemer, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor (C) Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG) Jacob Smith | |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski misses the jump hook from the right block | 52-50 |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Domagalski | 52-50 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | James Taylor buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Donald Ezell and the foul's on Travis Diemer - foul #3 on Travis Diemer, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (SG), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Johnny Brown (C) Donald Ezell, Ronald Massey, Alex Domagalski | |
| 11:09 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | Jacob Smith is called for the reach on Travis Bast - foul #1 on Jacob Smith, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (C) Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Bullock (SF) James Taylor | |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast is fouled on the floor by Jacob Smith - foul #2 on Jacob Smith, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Glynn (C) Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SG) Darrell Moriarty | |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Travis Bast steps in front of the Jacob Smith pass in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | John Page drills a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | George Pratt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF) Peter Hartmann | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) George Pratt | |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | John Page steals the ball from Johnny Brown | 58-53 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses the dunk attempt | 58-53 |
| 09:31 | Evansville | Johnny Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Jacob Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Russell Macgregor (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Kurtis Brown, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), James Taylor (SF), Ronald Massey (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Jacob Smith, Joshua Dempster, Norman Bullock, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Michael Kokocinski - foul #1 on Michael Kokocinski, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:29 | Evansville | Donald Ezell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Moriarty | 58-56 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Ronald Massey gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | James Taylor is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Darrell Moriarty | 58-58 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses short on a floater from the right block | 58-58 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor tips it in | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hartmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Evansville | James Taylor loses the dribble to Albert McRea in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne loses the dribble to James Taylor | 60-58 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Massey and he's fouled by Russell Macgregor - foul #3 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, Michael Kokocinski, Russell Macgregor | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Darrell Moriarty, Donald Ezell, James Taylor, Ronald Massey | |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | John Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Jacob Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Jacob Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | John Page knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Diemer | 63-64 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Travis Diemer steps in front of the Jacob Smith pass | 63-64 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | John Johnson drills a turnaround from close range set up by Travis Bast | 65-64 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Travis Bast, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Jacob Smith, Norman Bullock, Alex Domagalski | |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-64 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Waldo Dimartino - foul #2 on Waldo Dimartino, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:33 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Brown | 67-64 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn tips it home | 69-64 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Johnny Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 69-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 69-64 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino knocks in the floater from close range | 69-66 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | James Taylor steals the ball from Steven Glynn | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Glynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Russell Macgregor - foul #4 on Russell Macgregor, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, Russell Macgregor, Steven Glynn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (C) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Johnny Brown | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Travis Bast connects on the floater from the right block set up by Albert McRea | 71-68 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Albert McRea | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG) Jacob Smith | |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Norman Bullock misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-68 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Ronald Massey gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty's pass is intercepted by John Page | 71-68 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF), Steven Glynn (C) Peter Hartmann, Kurtis Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Norman Bullock, Ronald Massey | |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | John Page loses the ball out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG) Donald Ezell | |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 71-70 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | John Page hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-70 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Travis Diemer | 75-70 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the floater from the right block set up by Joshua Dempster | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 75-72 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Johnny Brown pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Steven Glynn is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Steven Glynn, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Darrell Moriarty is called for the reach on Steven Glynn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Johnny Brown's pass is intercepted by John Page | 75-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Travis Bast lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Page | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-73 |