| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Laws (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Luis Smith can't finish the layup | 33-35 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | David Mathis gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Smith | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Boykin and he's hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #1 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:56 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jimmy Stemple | 36-41 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (PF) John Laws | |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Luis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF) Michael Patrick, Luis Smith | |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Jimmy Stemple - foul #2 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Shelton - foul #1 on Thomas Shelton, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herbert Dickens (C) Jimmy Stemple | |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Shelton | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Mike Morgan - foul #1 on Mike Morgan, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Luis Smith (SF), John Laws (PF) Raymond Pooley, Thomas Shelton, Mike Morgan | |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Michael Patrick is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Patrick, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | John Laws steps in front of the Arthur Johnson pass | 38-44 |
| 14:22 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg scores on a 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 38-49 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Mathis | 40-49 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | David Mathis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | Richard Boykin steals the ball from Jimmy Stemple | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson tips it in | 45-49 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses long on a shot from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Laws (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | Luis Smith buries a shot in the lane | 45-51 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | John Laws denies the turnaround by David Mathis | 45-51 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Luis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), Andrew Risher (SG), John Sprague (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) Jack Adcox, David Mathis, Richard Boykin, Thomas Porter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Michael Patrick, Lewis Swedberg, Luis Smith, John Laws, Jimmy Stemple | |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF) John Sprague | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Paul Roder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG) Andrew Risher | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens scores on a jumper near the basket | 45-53 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Herbert Dickens picks off the pass by Paul Roder | 45-53 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens loses the dribble to David Mathis | 45-53 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Stevens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | David Mathis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-53 |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Thomas Shelton is fouled on the floor by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (C) Paul Roder, Richard Boykin, Marcus Stevens | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Jimmy Stemple (C) Israel Rotz, Thomas Shelton, Herbert Dickens | |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple tips it in | 45-55 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson lays it in on a great pass from David Mathis | 47-55 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Luis Smith knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 05:03 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mike Morgan | 52-63 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | David Mathis is hacked by Raymond Pooley - foul #2 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) David Mathis, John Sprague | |
| Subs | Evansville | Israel Rotz (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Thomas Shelton (SF), John Laws (PF) Raymond Pooley, Michael Patrick, Luis Smith, Mike Morgan | |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Jimmy Stemple swats the short shot by Arthur Johnson | 52-63 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | John Laws snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Roder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Israel Rotz (fresh) SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Laws (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin tips it in | 54-63 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG) Paul Roder | |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Pooley (PG), Michael Patrick (SG), Luis Smith (SF) Israel Rotz, Lewis Swedberg, Thomas Shelton | |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Luis Smith | 54-66 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Porter | 56-66 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Boykin | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox is hacked by Raymond Pooley - foul #3 on Raymond Pooley, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:07 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Patrick | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | David Mathis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple is hacked by Jack Adcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Adcox, team foul #2 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg (SG) Michael Patrick | |
| 00:44 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #2 on Richard Boykin, team foul #3 | 61-69 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is hacked by Jack Adcox - foul #3 on Jack Adcox, team foul #4 | 61-69 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Arthur Johnson is called for the reach on Lewis Swedberg - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Arthur Johnson is called for the reach on Lewis Swedberg - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #3 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | David Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-69 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Adcox - foul #4 on Jack Adcox, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | David Mathis is called for the reach on Jimmy Stemple in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Mathis, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | David Mathis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley runs out the clock | 61-71 |