| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Zebrowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Luis Smith inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Fritsch | 26-35 |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Fritsch | 29-35 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Willis | 29-38 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dalton Casey | 32-38 |
| 18:04 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dalton Casey | 34-38 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Michael Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Robert Fields (SG), Maurice Bedolla (SF), Lee Peden (PF), Fred Wilson (C) Dalton Casey, Sean Johnson, James Fritsch, Vincent Welch, Russell Zebrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Fields | 36-38 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Shelton | 36-40 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Israel Rotz - foul #3 on Israel Rotz, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Raymond Pooley | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is hacked by Richard Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Mike Morgan misses badly on a jumper from close range | 38-40 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Shelton steps in front of the Fred Wilson pass | 38-40 |
| 16:25 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 38-40 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 38-40 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fields - foul #3 on Robert Fields, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), James Fritsch (SF), Vincent Welch (PF) Robert Fields, Maurice Bedolla, Lee Peden, Fred Wilson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Raymond Pooley (SG), Luis Smith (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Lewis Swedberg, Thomas Shelton, Mike Morgan, Herbert Dickens | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Luis Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Welch | 40-40 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey makes the shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | James Willis tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey drills a shot in the lane set up by Richard Thomas | 44-42 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Willis - foul #1 on James Willis, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen (PG), Robert Fields (SG), Maurice Bedolla (SF), Russell Zebrowski (C) Dalton Casey, Sean Johnson, James Fritsch, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Raymond Pooley, Luis Smith, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Imarogbe Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Imarogbe Abdeldayen, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson (PF) Vincent Welch | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Swedberg, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Maurice Bedolla | 49-47 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Zebrowski - foul #2 on Russell Zebrowski, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), James Fritsch (SF), Vincent Welch (PF) Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Robert Fields, Maurice Bedolla, Russell Zebrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG) Lewis Swedberg | |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Fred Wilson | 49-48 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Fred Wilson steps in front of the Israel Rotz pass in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch hits a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| 11:24 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens misses short on an open floater near the basket | 51-48 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Fritsch | 53-48 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Vincent Welch denies the turnaround by Herbert Dickens | 53-48 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Herbert Dickens | 53-48 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Israel Rotz | 53-50 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Morgan - foul #1 on Mike Morgan, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Robert Fields (SG), Maurice Bedolla (SF), Russell Zebrowski (C) Dalton Casey, Sean Johnson, James Fritsch, Vincent Welch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Luis Smith (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, Mike Morgan, Herbert Dickens | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the easy open layup | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski is fouled on the floor by James Willis - foul #2 on James Willis, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden (PF) Fred Wilson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG) Lewis Swedberg | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Michael Patrick snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lee Peden's layup is rejected by Jimmy Stemple | 54-50 |
| 08:16 | Evansville | James Willis pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SG), James Fritsch (SF) Richard Thomas, Robert Fields, Maurice Bedolla | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Imarogbe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Fritsch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Zebrowski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Michael Patrick gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Luis Smith connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Patrick and the foul's on James Fritsch - foul #2 on James Fritsch, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Vincent Welch (PF) Dalton Casey, Lee Peden | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Mike Morgan (PF), John Laws (C) Michael Patrick, Raymond Pooley, James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch buries a shot from the right wing set up by Russell Zebrowski | 56-53 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Luis Smith hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 56-55 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-55 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Luis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), Robert Fields (SG), Maurice Bedolla (SF) Imarogbe Abdeldayen, James Fritsch, Russell Zebrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (SG), Herbert Dickens (C) Lewis Swedberg, John Laws | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:36 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Pooley | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Thomas | 61-57 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Dalton Casey steals the ball from Luis Smith in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey hits the finger roll | 63-57 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Israel Rotz | 63-60 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Luis Smith snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG), Fred Wilson (C) Dalton Casey, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Thomas Shelton (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Luis Smith, Mike Morgan, Herbert Dickens | |
| 03:44 | Evansville | James Willis is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Bedolla (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 29 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - James Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 03:20 | Evansville | Maurice Bedolla is called for the reach on Michael Patrick - foul #1 on Maurice Bedolla, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen (PG), James Fritsch (SF), Lee Peden (PF) Robert Fields, Maurice Bedolla, Vincent Welch | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Fred Wilson - foul #1 on Fred Wilson, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski (C) Lee Peden | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Michael Patrick makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch is denied on a layup by Thomas Shelton | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (PG), Vincent Welch (PF) Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Fred Wilson | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Stemple | 63-65 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | James Willis's layup is rejected by Russell Zebrowski | 63-65 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Vincent Welch | 63-65 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by James Fritsch is blocked by Jimmy Stemple | 63-65 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | James Willis pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | James Fritsch steals it from Jimmy Stemple in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski lays it in on a nice dish by James Fritsch | 65-65 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | James Willis snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Patrick and the foul's on James Fritsch - foul #3 on James Fritsch, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (SF) Thomas Shelton | |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson hits a 3 from straight away | 68-68 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 68-68 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is hacked by Sean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Stemple | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Zebrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 32 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Smith - foul #3 on Luis Smith, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fields (SG), Richard Thomas (C) Sean Johnson, Russell Zebrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Patrick is called for the reach on Dalton Casey - foul #2 on Michael Patrick, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Michael Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | James Willis misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Vincent Welch - foul #1 on Vincent Welch, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Fred Wilson (C) James Fritsch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG) Michael Patrick | |
| 03:47 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Fred Wilson | 71-68 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Pooley - foul #3 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Maurice Bedolla (SF), Russell Zebrowski (C) Dalton Casey, Fred Wilson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) James Willis, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley is hacked by Robert Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fields, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Imarogbe Abdeldayen (SG) Robert Fields | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Dickens - foul #2 on Herbert Dickens, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson (SG), Fred Wilson (PF) Imarogbe Abdeldayen, Vincent Welch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Shelton (SF) Luis Smith | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the shot in the lane set up by Raymond Pooley | 74-72 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey (PG), James Fritsch (SF), Vincent Welch (PF) Richard Thomas, Maurice Bedolla, Fred Wilson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Luis Smith (SF), James Willis (PF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Thomas Shelton, Mike Morgan, Herbert Dickens | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Luis Smith - foul #4 on Luis Smith, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Willis | 77-75 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Luis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Pooley - foul #4 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:51 | Evansville | Michael Patrick's layup is rejected by Vincent Welch | 79-75 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Vincent Welch | 79-75 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dalton Casey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fritsch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Welch (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Russell Zebrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 37 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Willis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Pooley - foul #5 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Raymond Pooley | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple snags the defensive board | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is intercepted by Russell Zebrowski | 80-75 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson is hacked by Lewis Swedberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Swedberg, team foul #14 | 80-75 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Michael Patrick double dribbles | 82-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #3 on Michael Patrick, team foul #15 | 82-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Vincent Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | James Willis grabs the board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Patrick | 83-78 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patrick - foul #4 on Michael Patrick, team foul #16 | 83-78 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Sean Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 84-81 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski is hacked by Michael Patrick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Patrick, team foul #17 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (SF) James Fritsch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG) Michael Patrick | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 85-81 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Luis Smith is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #5 on Luis Smith, team foul #18 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF) Russell Zebrowski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Shelton (SF) Luis Smith | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #12 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski (C) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Israel Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski is hacked by Israel Rotz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Israel Rotz, team foul #19 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Thomas (SF) James Fritsch | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Russell Zebrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fritsch (SF) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Israel Rotz is whistled for a carry | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dalton Casey runs out the clock | 88-83 |