| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) SF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hocker | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Leland | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Dick Bristow | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates can't tip it in | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Clark | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses the easy layup but the foul's on Maurice Cooper - foul #1 on Maurice Cooper, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lawrence Leland | 7-13 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig can't finish the layup | 7-13 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Cotten | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) SG - Christopher Hocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Cotten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Andrew Hartwig (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Hartwig - foul #1 on Andrew Hartwig, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), William Iverson (SF), Michael Simeon (PF), Jordan Hurst (C) Maurice Cooper, Christopher Hocker, Manuel Cotten, Lawrence Leland, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Thomas Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Michael Simmons, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Michael Simmons, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Clark and the foul's on Jordan Hurst - foul #1 on Jordan Hurst, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (SF) Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Leland (PF) Michael Simeon | |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst tips it back up and in | 10-19 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | William Iverson grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | James Foskey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | William Iverson is called for the reach on Joe Ewing - foul #1 on William Iverson, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Michael Simmons (SG), Joshua Casson (PF) John Cargile, Mark Brown, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Manuel Cotten (SF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Thomas Smith, William Iverson, Jordan Hurst | |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Ewing | 13-19 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Steven Yates (C) Derrick Kline, Joe Ewing | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Leland steps in front of the Dick Bristow pass | 13-19 |
| 12:48 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker hits a floater from the right side | 13-21 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Simmons | 15-21 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Kevin Clark is called for the reach on Maurice Cooper - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (SG), William Iverson (SF), Jordan Hurst (PF) Christopher Hocker, Manuel Cotten, Lawrence Leland | |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 15-21 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates can't tip it in | 15-21 |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the board | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Iverson (fresh) PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jordan Hurst | 15-24 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | William Iverson takes the ball from Joshua Casson | 15-24 |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 10:11 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst is hacked by Steven Yates - foul #1 on Steven Yates, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joe Ewing (PF), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Michael Simmons, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Manuel Cotten (SF), Lawrence Leland (PF) Maurice Cooper, Thomas Smith, Jordan Hurst, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland dunks the ball on a great pass from James Foskey | 15-26 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-26 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester hits the follow up shot | 17-26 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | William Iverson's pass is intercepted by John Cargile | 17-26 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Cargile | 19-26 |
| 09:02 | Evansville | Mark Brown is called for the reach on Manuel Cotten - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Derrick Kline | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jordan Hurst (C) William Iverson | |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:33 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester scores on a floater from the right block | 21-26 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker's pass is intercepted by Joe Ewing | 21-26 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Leland - foul #1 on Lawrence Leland, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Joshua Casson (PF) John Cargile, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Jordan Hurst | |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Kevin Clark steals it from Lawrence Leland | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Maurice Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Cotten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 23-26 |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Steven Yates (C) Mark Brown, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (SG), William Iverson (PF) Christopher Hocker, Lawrence Leland | |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dick Bristow | 25-28 |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses long on a floater from the left side | 25-28 |
| 06:31 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Cooper | 25-28 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Thomas Smith is hacked by Derrick Kline - foul #1 on Derrick Kline, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jordan Hurst (PF) Manuel Cotten | |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Leland (PF) Jordan Hurst | |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig scores on a shot from the right side set up by Maurice Cooper and he's fouled by Steven Yates - foul #2 on Steven Yates, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dick Bristow | 28-31 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | William Iverson is hacked by Michael Simmons - foul #2 on Michael Simmons, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), Joe Ewing (C) Michael Simmons, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG), Jordan Hurst (C) Thomas Smith, Andrew Hartwig | |
| 05:15 | Evansville | William Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | William Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing slams it home and he's fouled by Jordan Hurst - foul #2 on Jordan Hurst, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Thomas Smith (C) Maurice Cooper, Jordan Hurst | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Thomas Smith connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Foskey | 31-34 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Leland - foul #2 on Lawrence Leland, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG) Dick Bristow | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Simeon (PF) Lawrence Leland | |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Derrick Kline picks off the pass by Christopher Hocker | 33-34 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile misses the floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | William Iverson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Kline (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hocker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Iverson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Simeon (fresh) C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) John Cargile, Mark Brown, Derrick Kline, Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Evansville | Maurice Cooper (PG), Manuel Cotten (SF), Lawrence Leland (PF), Andrew Hartwig (C) Christopher Hocker, William Iverson, Michael Simeon, Thomas Smith | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-34 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | James Foskey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Foskey, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (SG) James Foskey | |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Cotten steals the ball from Kevin Clark | 33-34 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Manuel Cotten connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Cooper | 33-37 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is hacked by Andrew Hartwig - foul #2 on Andrew Hartwig, team foul #9 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (PF) Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG), William Iverson (SF), Jordan Hurst (PF) Thomas Smith, Manuel Cotten, Lawrence Leland | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | William Iverson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Iverson | 33-40 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper is fouled on the floor by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #11 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joshua Casson (PF) Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (C) Andrew Hartwig | |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Maurice Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 33-41 |