| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) SG - Mack Mooney (fresh) SF - Neil Walz (fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Romeo (fresh) SG - Mike Dejong (fresh) SF - Steven Gary (fresh) PF - Clarence Pollock (fresh) C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Mooney | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Mike Dejong buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 19:07 | Evansville | Steven Gary connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky hits the finger roll | 7-6 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock misses the driving attempt from close range | 7-6 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Romeo | 7-8 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante loses the dribble to Gregory Maglio | 7-8 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Mack Mooney - foul #1 on Mack Mooney, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (PG), Thomas Dryden (SG), Salvador Baez (PF) Eugene Bustamante, Mack Mooney, Jacob Froman | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Romeo - foul #1 on John Romeo, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phillips (SG) Mike Dejong | |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Michael Phillips double dribbles | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb (SF), Harold Stafford (C) Neil Walz, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (C) Steven Gary, Gregory Maglio | |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Harold Stafford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Michael Caudill grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Harold Stafford is called for the reach on Michael Phillips - foul #1 on Harold Stafford, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Mack Mooney (SG) Thomas Dryden, Justin Holcomb | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington (PG), Mike Dejong (SG), Jesse Bales (C) John Romeo, Michael Phillips, Clarence Pollock | |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Jesse Bales hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Harold Stafford - foul #2 on Harold Stafford, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Neil Walz (SF), Jacob Froman (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Richard Baker, Salvador Baez, Harold Stafford | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Jesse Bales makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mack Mooney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) SG - Mike Dejong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) C - Jesse Bales (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Gary (SF), Gregory Maglio (C) Michael Caudill, Jesse Bales | |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Steven Gary clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Paul Morlan steps in front of the Neil Walz pass | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio drills a shot in the lane set up by Mike Dejong and he's hacked by Eugene Bustamante - foul #1 on Eugene Bustamante, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Michael Phillips (SG), Clarence Pollock (PF) Jimmie Buffington, Mike Dejong, Paul Morlan | |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mack Mooney | 11-15 |
| 14:13 | Evansville | Michael Phillips knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Gary | 11-17 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky tips it in | 13-17 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock lays it up and in set up by John Romeo | 13-19 |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | Neil Walz is hacked by Gregory Maglio - foul #1 on Gregory Maglio, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (SG), Justin Holcomb (SF), Salvador Baez (PF), Roberto Cruz (C) Mack Mooney, Neil Walz, Jacob Froman, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Dejong (SG), Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (C) Michael Phillips, Steven Gary, Gregory Maglio | |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez's layup is rejected by Paul Morlan | 13-19 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Mike Dejong grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Mike Dejong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Bustamante | 15-19 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock's layup is rejected by Salvador Baez | 15-19 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Paul Morlan pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) SF - Justin Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Baez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Cruz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Romeo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Dejong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) PF - Clarence Pollock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Morlan (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Michael Caudill makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Romeo | 15-21 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Caudill | 15-21 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Richard Baker can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Mike Dejong gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Mike Dejong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Paul Morlan gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | John Romeo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 10:42 | Evansville | Mike Dejong misses the tip | 15-21 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Richard Baker can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | John Romeo's pass is intercepted by Eugene Bustamante in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez lays it in and he's fouled by Clarence Pollock - foul #1 on Clarence Pollock, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Mack Mooney (SG), Neil Walz (SF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Eugene Bustamante, Richard Baker, Justin Holcomb, Roberto Cruz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington (PG), Michael Phillips (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Jesse Bales (PF), Gregory Maglio (C) John Romeo, Mike Dejong, Michael Caudill, Clarence Pollock, Paul Morlan | |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Steven Gary loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jacob Froman (PF) Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Jesse Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Jeffrey Holesovsky is called for the reach on Michael Phillips - foul #1 on Jeffrey Holesovsky, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Jesse Bales misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky loses the dribble to Jimmie Buffington | 20-21 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Jacob Froman grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Neil Walz buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Dryden | 23-21 |
| 07:48 | Evansville | Michael Phillips misses the 3 from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Steven Gary snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Mooney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Froman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Gary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Bales (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Maglio (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington is hacked by Thomas Dryden - foul #1 on Thomas Dryden, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Salvador Baez (PF) Thomas Dryden, Jacob Froman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dustin Burritt (SF), Michael Caudill (PF), Paul Morlan (C) Steven Gary, Jesse Bales, Gregory Maglio | |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Michael Caudill clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Salvador Baez - foul #1 on Salvador Baez, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (SG) Mack Mooney | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Michael Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:28 | Evansville | Michael Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Michael Caudill is called for the reach on Richard Baker - foul #1 on Michael Caudill, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Clarence Pollock (PF) Jimmie Buffington, Michael Phillips | |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Richard Baker throws it down on a great pass from Eugene Bustamante | 25-23 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Paul Morlan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Holesovsky | 25-23 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Clarence Pollock steps in front of the Richard Baker pass | 25-23 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Dustin Burritt is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mack Mooney (SG), Jacob Froman (PF) Neil Walz, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Dejong (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Gregory Maglio (C) Dustin Burritt, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan | |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Gregory Maglio blocks the short jumper by Salvador Baez | 25-23 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Steven Gary pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock is fouled on the floor by Jacob Froman - foul #1 on Jacob Froman, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb (SF) Eugene Bustamante | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Clarence Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez tips it in | 27-25 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Mike Dejong misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-25 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Steven Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Mike Dejong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Gary | 27-28 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Steven Gary loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eugene Bustamante (PG), Neil Walz (SF), Frank McDaniel (PF), Jeffrey Holesovsky (C) Richard Baker, Justin Holcomb, Jacob Froman, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmie Buffington (PG), Michael Phillips (SG), Michael Caudill (SF), Paul Morlan (PF), Jesse Bales (C) John Romeo, Mike Dejong, Steven Gary, Clarence Pollock, Gregory Maglio | |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Neil Walz hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Bustamante | 30-28 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Michael Phillips drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jimmie Buffington | 30-30 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Caudill | 30-30 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Michael Caudill grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Paul Morlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (SG), Salvador Baez (PF) Mack Mooney, Frank McDaniel | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eugene Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dryden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Walz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Salvador Baez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Holesovsky (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jimmie Buffington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Morlan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Bales (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Neil Walz | 32-30 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Jesse Bales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Baker (SG), Jacob Froman (PF) Thomas Dryden, Salvador Baez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Maglio (C) Jesse Bales | |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Michael Caudill swats the layup by Jeffrey Holesovsky | 32-30 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Neil Walz tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 02:35 | Evansville | Paul Morlan double dribbles | 34-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Romeo (PG), Mike Dejong (SG), Steven Gary (SF), Clarence Pollock (PF) Jimmie Buffington, Michael Phillips, Michael Caudill, Paul Morlan | |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Neil Walz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Gregory Maglio gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Steven Gary misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Holesovsky | 34-30 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Holesovsky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Bustamante | 36-30 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | John Romeo is fouled on the floor by Jacob Froman - foul #2 on Jacob Froman, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Dryden (PG), Mack Mooney (SG), Salvador Baez (PF) Eugene Bustamante, Richard Baker, Jacob Froman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Morlan (C) Gregory Maglio | |
| 01:25 | Evansville | John Romeo misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Salvador Baez snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Neil Walz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | John Romeo grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | John Romeo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Paul Morlan snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Mike Dejong is hacked by Mack Mooney - foul #2 on Mack Mooney, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb (SF), Harold Stafford (C) Neil Walz, Jeffrey Holesovsky | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Caudill (SF), Jesse Bales (C) Steven Gary, Clarence Pollock | |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Mike Dejong makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Mike Dejong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Mack Mooney drills a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Dryden | 38-32 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Michael Caudill misses the easy layup | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Justin Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |