| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Clinton Sewell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Daniel Matis denies the turnaround by John Jansky | 19-29 |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis comes up short on the jumper from close range | 19-29 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis tips it home | 19-31 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | Steven Nease misses short on a jumper from the left side | 19-31 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham is called for a backcourt violation | 19-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez | |
| 18:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whigham swats the dunk try by Daniel Matis | 19-31 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Steven Nease swats the short shot by Daniel Matis | 19-31 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Steven Nease | 19-31 |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 19-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Christopher Rush | |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Jansky - foul #2 on John Jansky, team foul #1 | 19-31 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Jonathan Gossett is called for the reach on John Jansky - foul #1 on Jonathan Gossett, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG) John Jansky | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Steven Nease's pass is intercepted by Arnold Sparks | 19-33 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Clinton Sewell takes the ball from Daniel Matis | 19-33 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | Shaun Peters is hacked by Thomas Baptiste - foul #2 on Thomas Baptiste, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SG), Michael Phelps (C) Danny Whittaker, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Gary Olivarez swats the short shot by Michael Phelps | 19-33 |
| 16:25 | Evansville | Michael Phelps grabs the offensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Michael Phelps comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 16:10 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Matis | 19-33 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses short on a floater from the baseline | 19-33 |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Steven Nease gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Whigham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Nease (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Phelps (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Gardner | 22-33 |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Danny Whittaker (SG), Clinton Sewell (C) Shaun Peters, Thomas Whigham, Steven Nease | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is fouled in the backcourt by John Jansky - foul #3 on John Jansky, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is called for traveling | 22-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) Daniel Matis | |
| 14:26 | Evansville | John Jansky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Arnold Sparks - foul #1 on Arnold Sparks, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Daniel Matis (PF) Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez | |
| 14:26 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 14:26 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Nease (PF) Michael Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) Christopher Rush | |
| 13:55 | Evansville | Steven Nease scores on a shot in the lane | 26-33 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | George Bing is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Bing, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Whigham (SF) Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 13:28 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Jansky | 29-33 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clinton Sewell - foul #2 on Clinton Sewell, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phelps (C) Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Daniel Matis | |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:10 | Evansville | Michael Phelps grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Danny Whittaker | 31-34 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | George Bing drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 31-37 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Jansky and the foul's on Richard Neale - foul #1 on Richard Neale, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), Matthew Gardner (SG), Liang Chin (C) John Jansky, Danny Whittaker, Steven Nease | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Daniel Matis (C) George Bing, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-37 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) SG - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Evansville | Liang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Shaun Peters tips it home | 36-37 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is fouled on the floor by Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SF), Steven Nease (PF), Clinton Sewell (C) Thomas Whigham, Michael Phelps, Liang Chin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste | |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | George Bing clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 10:47 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:26 | Evansville | Steven Nease hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shaun Peters | 38-37 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Neale | 38-39 |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Steven Nease connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by George Bing - foul #4 on George Bing, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Danny Whittaker (SG), Thomas Whigham (SF) Shaun Peters, Matthew Gardner, George Bueche | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Steven Nease makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | John Jansky's pass is intercepted by Arnold Sparks | 41-39 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste banks in the layup set up by Arnold Sparks | 41-41 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | John Jansky misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Clinton Sewell picks off the pass by Arnold Sparks | 41-41 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Steven Nease is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Phelps (C) Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Thomas Baptiste, Christopher Rush | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is hacked by Steven Nease - foul #1 on Steven Nease, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Liang Chin (C) Steven Nease | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Zents (PF) Gary Olivarez | |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks is hacked by Danny Whittaker - foul #2 on Danny Whittaker, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, David Zents | |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | George Bing knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Neale | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Jansky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Phelps (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Liang Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bing (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Michael Phelps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clinton Sewell (C) Liang Chin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush (C) Gary Olivarez | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | George Bing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | George Bing can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Michael Phelps gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | John Jansky is fouled in the backcourt by George Bing - foul #5 on George Bing, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SG), George Bueche (SF), Steven Nease (PF) Danny Whittaker, Thomas Whigham, Michael Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) George Bing, Richard Neale, Christopher Rush | |
| 06:47 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | John Jansky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 43-46 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | George Bueche's pass is intercepted by Gary Olivarez | 43-46 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | John Jansky misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-48 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Steven Nease pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 43-48 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Steven Nease tips it in | 45-48 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Bueche - foul #2 on George Bueche, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Peters (PG), Danny Whittaker (SG), Thomas Whigham (SF), Michael Phelps (C) John Jansky, Matthew Gardner, George Bueche, Clinton Sewell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez | |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:03 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Whigham - foul #3 on Thomas Whigham, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Zents (PF) Christopher Rush | |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Steven Nease grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Michael Phelps makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shaun Peters | 47-50 |
| 03:58 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Phelps - foul #3 on Michael Phelps, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez (PF) David Zents | |
| 03:58 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Shaun Peters blows the wide open layup | 47-53 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Whigham | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Whigham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Nease (fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. C - Michael Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Matis (tiring) 24 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks drills a floater from the left side set up by Richard Neale | 47-55 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Jansky (PG), Clinton Sewell (C) Shaun Peters, Michael Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF), Christopher Rush (C) Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Thomas Baptiste steals it from Clinton Sewell | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Matis | 47-57 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-57 |
| 01:45 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-57 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:23 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-57 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Danny Whittaker | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Clinton Sewell makes the fadeaway near the basket | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Nease - foul #2 on Steven Nease, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Thomas Whigham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Danny Whittaker is called for the reach on Daniel Matis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Whittaker, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Danny Whittaker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks runs out the clock | 54-61 |