| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Barry Seymour and he's hacked by Kenneth White - foul #3 on Kenneth White, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Calvin Williams buries a shot from the baseline set up by Stephen Johnson | 41-28 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 18:35 | Evansville | Michael Flannery steals it from Calvin Williams | 41-28 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is called for traveling | 41-28 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 44-28 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery can't finish the layup but the foul's on Todd Sterling - foul #1 on Todd Sterling, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (PF), Armand Costa (C) Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | George Bueche gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Barry Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joshua Tate | 44-31 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Armand Costa - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Barry Seymour, Stephen Johnson, Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), David Scott (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Daniel Simmons | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Ricky Spence buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Bueche | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bueche (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Sterling | 46-31 |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Calvin Williams snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Armand Costa can't tip it in | 46-31 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Todd Sterling gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | David Scott is hacked by Todd Sterling - foul #2 on Todd Sterling, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Saul Baez (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, George Bueche, Armand Costa, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Jeffrey Johnson, Johnson Henry | |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Saul Baez gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Thomas Fisher picks off the pass by Barry Seymour | 46-31 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Saul Baez picks off the pass by Thomas Fisher | 46-31 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Kenneth White steals it from Barry Seymour | 46-31 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth White | 46-33 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 46-35 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Todd Sterling (PF) Barry Seymour, Saul Baez | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Mathew Reidy, Thomas Fisher, David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Maddux - foul #1 on Harvey Maddux, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SG), Calvin Williams (C) Stephen Johnson, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG) Kenneth White | |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bueche (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 49-39 |
| 11:20 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Bueche | 51-39 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 51-41 |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Ricky Spence misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Ricky Spence comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Williams | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 09:13 | Evansville | George Bueche pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | George Bueche comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Spence is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Armand Costa (SF), Saul Baez (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, George Bueche, Matthew Gardner, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Kenneth White (SF), David Scott (PF), Daniel Simmons (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Barry Seymour buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Johnson | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Saul Baez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Scott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Armand Costa is fouled on the floor by Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Armand Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Reidy | 54-44 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter banks in the layup | 56-44 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 56-46 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Tate | 56-49 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter banks in the layup set up by Armand Costa | 58-49 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Gardner (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Armand Costa, Saul Baez, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Michael Flannery (PF) Mathew Reidy, David Scott | |
| 04:57 | Evansville | Thomas Fisher steps in front of the Calvin Williams pass | 58-49 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the easy layup | 58-49 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Calvin Williams | 58-49 |
| 04:37 | Evansville | Barry Seymour double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG) Joshua Tate | |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 58-49 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Calvin Williams | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Seymour | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 60-52 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-52 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Calvin Williams tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Saul Baez (SG), George Bueche (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Stephen Johnson, Matthew Gardner, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), David Scott (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Daniel Simmons | |
| 01:57 | Evansville | George Bueche buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Spence | 65-52 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Spence is called for the reach on Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Ricky Spence, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Carpenter swats the short shot by Johnson Henry | 65-52 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Reidy | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | George Bueche comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | George Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | George Bueche misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | George Bueche is called for the reach on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #3 on George Bueche, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Mathew Reidy is denied by Ricky Carpenter | 69-55 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | David Scott tips it but misses | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 69-55 |