| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Yokley - foul #2 on David Yokley, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:35 | Evansville | Ellis Carr makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:35 | Evansville | Ellis Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 28-26 |
| 19:07 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Bill Cotta steals the ball from Kyle Garlick | 28-26 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Ellis Carr makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 31-28 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Bill Cotta can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | William Nieto hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 31-28 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Ellis Carr steps in front of the Ronald Monroe pass | 31-28 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Ellis Carr misses the shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:46 | Evansville | William Nieto drills a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by David Yokley - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian, David Yokley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), Paul Harter (C) Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| 16:46 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | William Nieto grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Ellis Carr makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) PF - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Zell | 31-34 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Olson and he's hacked by Paul Harter - foul #3 on Paul Harter, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Bill Cotta (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, William Nieto | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:22 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the floater from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 36-36 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | David Yokley swats the layup by Bill Cotta | 36-36 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dema Zakarian | 39-36 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Paul Harter hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dema Zakarian | 42-38 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | David Yokley steps in front of the Efrain Grunewald pass | 42-38 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Paul Harter - foul #4 on Paul Harter, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Eric Olson, Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), William Nieto (PF) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales, Paul Harter | |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Mark Marcum misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund tips it in | 46-38 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Terry Morgan blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits a fadeaway in the lane | 48-38 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Ellis Carr clanks a shot from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | William Nieto blocks the short jumper by David Yokley | 48-38 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:06 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | William Nieto is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Bryant Englund, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), Richard Kelso (PF) Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is hacked by Mark Marcum - foul #1 on Mark Marcum, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG) Ronald Monroe, Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is hacked by Christopher Fales - foul #2 on Christopher Fales, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Mark Marcum grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | William Nieto hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kelso | 48-40 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-40 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | William Nieto snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 07:53 | Evansville | Mark Marcum buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - William Nieto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley tips it in | 50-43 |
| 07:16 | Evansville | William Nieto can't connect on a shot near the basket | 50-43 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Mark Marcum grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Mark Marcum is hacked by Robert Beauchamp - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Bryant Englund (SG) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), Paul Harter (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Christopher Fales, William Nieto | |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Kelso - foul #1 on Richard Kelso, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thurman McHugh | 52-45 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Garlick | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Efrain Grunewald | 55-48 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 58-48 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Bryant Englund blocks the short jumper by Paul Harter | 58-48 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 58-48 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Richard Kelso pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the floater from close range | 58-48 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Terry Morgan gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), William Nieto (PF), Bill Cotta (C) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald, Richard Kelso, Paul Harter | |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits a shot from the baseline | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dema Zakarian | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Bill Cotta gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Kyle Garlick swats the layup by Bill Cotta | 58-50 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Ellis Carr - foul #3 on Ellis Carr, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 3rd free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Mark Marcum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Terry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | William Nieto scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Terry Morgan | 60-52 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the finger roll | 62-52 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Mark Marcum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryant Englund | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Ellis Carr is fouled on the floor by Bryant Englund - foul #3 on Bryant Englund, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Terry Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 3rd free throw | 64-57 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Ellis Carr is called for the reach on Bryant Englund in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ellis Carr, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Nieto | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Ellis Carr is hacked by Ronald Monroe - foul #2 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Mark Marcum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is hacked by Ellis Carr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ellis Carr, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG) Ellis Carr | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | William Nieto pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Terry Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thurman McHugh | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Marcum is called for the reach on Bryant Englund in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Marcum, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | William Nieto is fouled on the floor by Ronald Monroe - foul #3 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | William Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is hacked by Thurman McHugh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thurman McHugh, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Thurman McHugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Terry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-62 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | William Nieto grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Terry Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kyle Garlick | 69-62 |