| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Perales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 36-30 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Ricky Spence is hacked by Anthony Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Scott, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson double dribbles | 36-30 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 36-30 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Joel Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 36-30 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:17 | Evansville | Joel Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it in | 41-33 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ricky Spence | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Harvey Maddux | 44-36 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Ricky Spence misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery lays it in set up by Johnson Henry and he's fouled by Joel Thompson - foul #2 on Joel Thompson, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Kenneth White, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), George Coon (SF), Timothy Proctor (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Ricky Spence, William Perales, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Michael Flannery | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Bland (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Wayne Allen picks off the pass by Jason Bland | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harvey Maddux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jason Bland (fresh) SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Coon (fresh) PF - Timothy Proctor (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 15:01 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | George Coon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-36 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Carpenter denies the turnaround by Wayne Allen | 49-36 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | David Scott buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-36 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is hacked by Timothy Proctor - foul #1 on Timothy Proctor, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), William Perales (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Jason Bland, Barry Seymour, George Coon, Timothy Proctor, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is hacked by William Perales - foul #3 on William Perales, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Poindexter | 53-36 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Calvin Williams is fouled on the floor by Adam Poindexter - foul #4 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Joel Thompson comes up short on the shot from close range | 53-36 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is hacked by Calvin Williams - foul #3 on Calvin Williams, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (SF) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 56-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Perales | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Maddux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Perales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Scott | 58-39 |
| 11:21 | Evansville | William Perales can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 11:20 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey snags the offensive board | 58-39 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Calvin Williams is fouled on the floor by Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Johnson Henry, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 58-42 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | David Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 61-42 |
| 10:29 | Evansville | William Perales scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Caleb Ramsey | 61-45 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Joel Thompson is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #3 on Joel Thompson, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter (PF), George Coon (C) Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott lays it up and in | 63-45 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White's pass is intercepted by Stephen Johnson | 63-47 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Robert Jennings (C) Harvey Maddux, David Scott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Ricky Spence (SF) Caleb Ramsey, William Perales | |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-47 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | Barry Seymour pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Johnson | 63-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Wayne Allen | 63-50 |
| 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) | |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 07:47 | Evansville | George Coon gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth White (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Coon (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Spence | 63-53 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 65-53 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Ricky Spence hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Coon | 65-56 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Allen | 67-56 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Ricky Spence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG), David Scott (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White, Wayne Allen, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), William Perales (SF), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Stephen Johnson, Ricky Spence, Ricky Carpenter, George Coon | |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Barry Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Joel Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Barry Seymour | 68-58 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Perales - foul #4 on William Perales, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Johnson (SG) Barry Seymour | |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Calvin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-58 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Adam Poindexter | 72-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:59 | Evansville | William Perales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter grabs the board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Flannery | 74-58 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Perales | 74-61 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Michael Flannery steals the ball from Stephen Johnson | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the turnaround in the lane | 76-61 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it in | 78-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Perales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joel Thompson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 78-64 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-64 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Joel Thompson snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Joel Thompson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 78-64 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-64 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | William Perales snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | William Perales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Caleb Ramsey and he's fouled by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Wayne Allen (PF), Robert Jennings (C) Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Ricky Carpenter (PF), George Coon (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | William Perales misses the free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harvey Maddux | 78-66 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-66 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-66 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | William Perales grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | George Coon connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 78-68 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Thomas Fisher, Wayne Allen, Robert Jennings | |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Joel Thompson (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Barry Seymour, Ricky Carpenter, George Coon | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Perales - foul #5 on William Perales, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Anthony Scott, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), George Coon (SF), Timothy Proctor (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, William Perales, Joel Thompson, Calvin Williams | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Timothy Proctor buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Barry Seymour | 80-70 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Poindexter | 82-70 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Poindexter | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is whistled for traveling | 82-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings (C) Kenneth White | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Barry Seymour makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Spence and he's fouled by Adam Poindexter - foul #5 on Adam Poindexter, team foul #6 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG) Adam Poindexter | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Barry Seymour misses the free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 82-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher runs out the clock | 82-72 |