| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | James Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Frank Snavely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-39 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Michael Sigman is fouled on the floor by Willie Dube - foul #3 on Willie Dube, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:00 | Evansville | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Michael Sigman tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson double dribbles | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Donald Ezell tips it in | 37-41 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joshua Dempster | 37-41 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan loses the dribble to Donald Ezell | 37-41 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | John Crist pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - Paul Strahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Frank Snavely takes the ball from Merle Stokes | 37-41 |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't finish the layup | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 37-41 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | James Taylor misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG), Thomas Lai (SG), Melvin Brown (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Donald Ezell, Joshua Dempster, Michael Sigman, Frank Snavely | |
| 14:32 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Farrow (SF) James Taylor | |
| 13:41 | Evansville | George Pratt is fouled on the floor by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Willie Dube is called for the reach on Melvin Brown - foul #4 on Willie Dube, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (C) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:11 | Evansville | David Farrow misses the shot from the left block | 37-43 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | David Clark gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper lays it up and in | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Thomas Lai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Paul Strahan (PF) David Clark, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG) David Farrow | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Brown - foul #1 on Melvin Brown, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Donald Ezell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Viles - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Calvin Young (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Young and he's fouled by Melvin Brown - foul #2 on Melvin Brown, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Melvin Brown, James Hrobsky | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Frank Snavely pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Evansville | George Pratt can't connect on a shot near the basket | 43-44 |
| 11:13 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sigman | 43-44 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Snavely | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young tips it in | 45-44 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the shot from the left side set up by George Pratt | 45-46 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is hacked by Michael Sigman - foul #1 on Michael Sigman, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Zachary Camper (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF) Thomas Lai, George Pratt | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #1 on Donald Ezell, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Michael Sigman, Frank Snavely | |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:24 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | James Hrobsky is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG) Donald Ezell | |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | George Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | James Hrobsky is hacked by Merle Stokes - foul #2 on Merle Stokes, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (PF), Frank Snavely (C) Melvin Brown, James Hrobsky | |
| 08:15 | Evansville | John Crist takes the ball from Frank Snavely | 45-46 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Dempster steals the ball from Leslie Nelson in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Michael Sigman lays it in set up by Joshua Dempster | 45-48 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-48 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | James Taylor clanks a shot from the left block | 47-48 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - George Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Frank Snavely can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 47-48 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin blows the layup | 47-48 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Willie Dube (PF) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Thomas Lai (SG), Melvin Brown (PF), James Hrobsky (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Michael Sigman, Frank Snavely | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Crist | 48-48 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | James Hrobsky grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Russell Viles steals the ball from Melvin Brown | 48-48 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan is hacked by James Hrobsky - foul #1 on James Hrobsky, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF), Zachary Camper (C) John Crist, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Sigman (PF) George Pratt | |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | James Hrobsky blocks the jumper by Russell Viles | 48-48 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Melvin Brown grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | David Clark gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez's pass is intercepted by Donald Ezell | 48-48 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the finger roll | 48-50 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Dube and he's fouled by James Hrobsky - foul #2 on James Hrobsky, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, David Clark, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Frank Snavely (C) Thomas Lai, Melvin Brown, James Hrobsky | |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Michael Sigman snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Ardoin | 50-50 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is hacked by Joshua Dempster - foul #2 on Joshua Dempster, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Evansville | Melvin Brown (PF) Michael Sigman | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Willie Dube (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Snavely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Evansville | Donald Ezell's fadeaway is rejected by Merle Stokes | 52-50 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Frank Snavely gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Melvin Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Donald Ezell tips it in | 52-52 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Ezell - foul #2 on Donald Ezell, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (PG) Donald Ezell | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (PG), Michael Sigman (PF) George Pratt, Melvin Brown | |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Frank Snavely snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Donald Ezell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Dempster | 54-55 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:01 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 54-55 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is denied on a layup by Frank Snavely | 54-55 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Michael Sigman gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on Michael Sigman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Michael Sigman misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 54-55 |