| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Hocker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jefferey Head (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Wasson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Jefferey Head is called for the reach on Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Jefferey Head, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Simmons | 37-33 |
| 19:24 | Evansville | Thomas Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Casson | 37-33 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Simmons | 37-36 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig tips it home | 39-36 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Andrew Hartwig | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | Jefferey Head buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Leland | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson banks in the layup set up by Michael Simmons | 42-38 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker's floater is knocked away by Kevin Clark | 42-38 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons scores on a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Jefferey Head - foul #3 on Jefferey Head, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Iverson (SF) Jefferey Head | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | William Iverson is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Leland blocks the short jumper by Michael Wasson | 42-41 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Sam Oshiro (SG), Jordan Hurst (C) Thomas Smith, Christopher Hocker, Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), Joe Ewing (C) James Watkins, Michael Wasson | |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-41 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | William Iverson gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst blows the layup but the foul's on Joe Ewing - foul #2 on Joe Ewing, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Jerry Forrester (PF) John Cargile, Joshua Casson | |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing loses the dribble to Sam Oshiro | 43-41 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Joe Ewing steals the ball from Lawrence Leland | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Oshiro (fresh) SF - William Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:43 | Evansville | William Iverson grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Sam Oshiro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 15:38 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Iverson | 43-41 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | William Iverson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sam Oshiro | 46-41 |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Iverson | 48-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark is hacked by William Iverson - foul #3 on William Iverson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (PG), Christopher Hocker (SG), Jefferey Head (SF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Sam Oshiro, William Iverson, Lawrence Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), James Watkins (SG), Joshua Casson (PF), Michael Wasson (C) Michael Simmons, Kevin Clark, Jerry Forrester, Joe Ewing | |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Hartwig swats the layup by Mark Brown | 48-43 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst tips it home | 50-43 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski (PF) Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Clark (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 13:28 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Hartwig steals the ball from John Cargile | 50-43 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Leland (PF) Alfred Mastalski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) William Clark | |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Jefferey Head connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Smith and he's fouled by John Cargile - foul #2 on John Cargile, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG) John Cargile | |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Jefferey Head misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (SG) Christopher Hocker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (C) Michael Wasson | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Foskey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jefferey Head (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Evansville | Thomas Smith lays it in on a great pass from James Foskey | 55-43 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland is hacked by James Watkins - foul #2 on James Watkins, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Sam Oshiro (SG), William Iverson (SF), Jordan Hurst (C) Thomas Smith, Jefferey Head, Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Clark (SF), Jerry Forrester (PF) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Kevin Clark, Joshua Casson | |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG) Sam Oshiro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson (C) William Clark | |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski (PF) Lawrence Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Foskey and the foul's on Michael Wasson - foul #2 on Michael Wasson, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Joe Ewing | |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst misses the free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Cargile | 58-46 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Forrester | 60-49 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | James Foskey loses the dribble to John Cargile in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Cargile and the foul's on Jordan Hurst - foul #1 on Jordan Hurst, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Smith (PG), Sam Oshiro (SG), Jefferey Head (SF), Lawrence Leland (PF), Andrew Hartwig (C) James Foskey, Christopher Hocker, William Iverson, Alfred Mastalski, Jordan Hurst | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), James Watkins (SG), Joshua Casson (PF), Joe Ewing (C) John Cargile, Mark Brown, Jerry Forrester, Michael Wasson | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-52 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Hartwig - foul #1 on Andrew Hartwig, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins's pass is intercepted by Sam Oshiro | 60-53 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Sam Oshiro banks in the layup | 62-53 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Jefferey Head is called for the reach on Kevin Clark - foul #4 on Jefferey Head, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SF) Kevin Clark | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Oshiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jefferey Head (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Hartwig (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Sam Oshiro misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 06:52 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Thomas Smith misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Ewing | 62-53 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Michael Simmons - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Hocker (SG) Sam Oshiro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Michael Wasson (C) Mark Brown, Joe Ewing | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Thomas Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Hocker | 65-55 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson's pass is intercepted by Jefferey Head | 65-55 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Lawrence Leland lays it up and in | 67-55 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Hocker steals it from Kevin Clark | 67-55 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Christopher Hocker lays it up and in | 69-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Jefferey Head misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-55 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins knocks in the 3 from straight away | 69-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Foskey (PG), Sam Oshiro (SG), William Iverson (SF), Jordan Hurst (PF) Thomas Smith, Christopher Hocker, Jefferey Head, Lawrence Leland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Jerry Forrester (PF), Joe Ewing (C) Michael Simmons, James Watkins, Joshua Casson, Michael Wasson | |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile loses the dribble to James Foskey in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:33 | Evansville | James Foskey misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 71-58 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Andrew Hartwig snags the offensive board | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Foskey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Oshiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Iverson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jordan Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hartwig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Sam Oshiro | 73-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester travels with the ball | 73-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski (PF) Andrew Hartwig | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Clark (SF) Kevin Clark | |
| 02:29 | Evansville | The short jumper by James Foskey is denied by Joe Ewing | 73-58 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Foskey | 75-58 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Forrester | 75-61 |
| 01:26 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | James Foskey misses the tip | 75-61 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses short on a shot from the left side | 75-61 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Jordan Hurst grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Foskey | 77-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sam Oshiro - foul #1 on Sam Oshiro, team foul #8 | 77-61 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Foskey runs out the clock | 77-63 |