| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Richard Cotton inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Richard Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wiley Grossman - foul #1 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Richard Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Richard Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Israel Rotz - foul #1 on Israel Rotz, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Randall Boyette | 45-35 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix is hacked by Wesley Heller - foul #2 on Wesley Heller, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Richard Cotton can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Donald Mullinix is called for the reach on Adam Cox - foul #1 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the shot in the lane set up by Wiley Grossman | 47-35 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Randall Boyette clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wesley Heller - foul #3 on Wesley Heller, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (C) Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Whalen | 49-37 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Clark | 49-40 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Clark - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle (C) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SG), Shawn Prince (C) Israel Rotz, Randall Boyette | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Adam Cox steals it from Donald Mullinix | 51-40 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox banks in the layup | 53-40 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Shawn Prince misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Randall Boyette (C) Richard Clark, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Lance Shatzer steals the ball from Israel Rotz | 53-40 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea blows the layup but the foul's on Israel Rotz - foul #2 on Israel Rotz, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF), John Whalen (PF) Lance Shatzer, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | Oscar Finklea steals it from Shawn Prince | 54-40 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Keene | 56-40 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Pooley | 56-42 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen clanks a shot from close range | 56-42 |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:44 | Evansville | Israel Rotz scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Jack Keene - foul #1 on Jack Keene, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Oscar Finklea, Jack Keene, Tony Crisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Richard Cotton (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF), Joe Boden (C) Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Shawn Prince, Randall Boyette | |
| 13:44 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Mullinix - foul #2 on Donald Mullinix, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Israel Rotz | |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:10 | Evansville | Wesley Heller denies the turnaround by Lewis Swedberg | 58-45 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 58-45 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-45 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Joe Boden drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Swedberg | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Boden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Trent Andresen | 60-47 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Joe Boden hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Richard Cotton | 60-49 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (SG), Randall Boyette (C) Lewis Swedberg, Joe Boden | |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Richard Clark is hacked by Wiley Grossman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Richard Cotton connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Clark and he's hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #2 on Trent Andresen, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Tony Crisler (SF) Trent Andresen, Adam Cox | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Shawn Prince (PF) Richard Clark, Donald Mullinix | |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Richard Cotton misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-51 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Shawn Prince takes the ball from Nicholas Belle | 60-51 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Randall Boyette misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Shawn Prince tips it home | 60-53 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses badly on a floater from the left block | 60-53 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer grabs the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Randall Boyette - foul #3 on Randall Boyette, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF) Wiley Grossman, Oscar Finklea | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), George Cowling (SF), Donald Mullinix (PF) Raymond Pooley, Richard Cotton, Shawn Prince | |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG) Tony Crisler | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:35 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Clark - foul #3 on Richard Clark, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller (C) Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Donald Mullinix misses the lay-in | 62-53 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Mullinix steals the ball from Lance Shatzer | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Israel Rotz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Mullinix (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Randall Boyette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Israel Rotz clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 07:16 | Evansville | Richard Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:54 | Evansville | Richard Clark knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Mullinix | 62-55 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | Randall Boyette pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | George Cowling hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 62-55 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lance Shatzer | 65-55 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is hacked by Trent Andresen - foul #3 on Trent Andresen, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Jack Keene (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), John Whalen (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Oscar Finklea, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, Lance Shatzer, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Richard Cotton (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, George Cowling, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene blows the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Prince - foul #2 on Shawn Prince, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Israel Rotz | |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Tony Crisler | 68-57 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is hacked by John Whalen - foul #2 on John Whalen, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler is called for traveling | 68-57 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-57 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 68-57 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Joe Boden gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Richard Cotton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Crisler | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Cotton steals the ball from Jack Keene | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Belle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Boden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is fouled on the floor by Wiley Grossman - foul #3 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Adam Cox (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Jack Keene, Tony Crisler, Nicholas Belle | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SG), Donald Mullinix (PF) Lewis Swedberg, Joe Boden | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Randall Boyette (C) Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Shawn Prince | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Richard Cotton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Clark | 71-58 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Richard Cotton hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 71-60 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the follow up shot | 73-60 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Adam Cox steals it from Richard Clark | 73-60 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Randall Boyette snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Randall Boyette makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Cotton | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Clark - foul #4 on Richard Clark, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Nicholas Belle (C) Wiley Grossman, Adam Cox, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), George Cowling (SG), John Reiley (SF), Shawn Prince (PF), Joe Boden (C) Richard Clark, Israel Rotz, Richard Cotton, Donald Mullinix, Randall Boyette | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Evansville | John Reiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Belle | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Keene | 77-62 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | The short jumper by John Reiley is denied by Lance Shatzer | 77-62 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Shawn Prince snags the offensive board | 77-62 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | George Cowling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Belle gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene runs out the clock | 77-62 |