| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Evansville | James Foust lays it up and in set up by Robert Pendleton | 39-34 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Charles Barlow clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 39-34 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Davis | 39-34 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pendleton swats the layup by Richard Dillon | 39-34 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Charles Barlow pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Black | 42-34 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Foust | 42-36 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | James Foust picks off the pass by Donald Black in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Donald Black - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Charles Barlow misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Charles Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Davis and the foul's on Charles Barlow - foul #3 on Charles Barlow, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Russell (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks is hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG) Thomas Sparks, James Foust | |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Richard Barksdale steals it from James McSpirit | 45-39 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Swasey | 47-39 |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Luke Pool | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled on the floor by Keith Hepburn - foul #1 on Keith Hepburn, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, Justin Olsen, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, David Russell, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 47-42 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Barlow | 49-42 |
| 14:19 | Evansville | Charles Barlow grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) David Springer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | James Foust comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks makes the jumpshot from the right side | 49-44 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Mathew Cooper is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #2 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG), James McSpirit (SG), David Russell (SF), Keith Hepburn (PF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Mathew Cooper, Charles Barlow | |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | David Springer blows the layup | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | David Springer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Luke Pool | 49-44 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | David Russell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Springer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luke Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McSpirit (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Hepburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 51-44 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | David Russell misses long on a turnaround from close range | 51-44 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 11:11 | Evansville | Keith Hepburn grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | David Russell buries a jump hook from close range set up by James McSpirit | 51-46 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Hughes | 51-46 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | David Russell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Luke Pool takes the ball from Johnny Swasey | 51-46 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Luke Pool lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is hacked by James McSpirit - foul #3 on James McSpirit, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, David Russell, Keith Hepburn, Raymond Hughes | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Loyd Ayer | 53-48 |
| 08:44 | Evansville | Charles Barlow's layup is rejected by William Davis | 53-48 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Pendleton, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Mathew Cooper - foul #3 on Mathew Cooper, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Black | 58-51 |
| 07:12 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 58-53 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Glenn Horovitz, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG), David Russell (SG), Keith Hepburn (SF), Raymond Hughes (C) Thomas Sparks, James Foust, Robert Pendleton, Charles Barlow | |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Pool (PG) Mathew Cooper | |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Luke Pool clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Raymond Hughes grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | David Russell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Olsen - foul #2 on Justin Olsen, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), William Davis (PF) Richard Barksdale, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Sparks (PG), James Foust (SG), Charles Barlow (C) Luke Pool, James McSpirit, Raymond Hughes | |
| 05:31 | Evansville | David Russell misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | David Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Charles Barlow gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:17 | Evansville | David Russell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | David Springer tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it home | 62-56 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | David Russell hits a floater from the right block set up by Thomas Sparks | 62-58 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Black | 64-58 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Charles Barlow drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Foust | 64-60 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, David Springer | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Pendleton (SF), Mathew Cooper (PF) David Russell, Keith Hepburn | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey banks in the layup | 66-60 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Robert Pendleton connects on the 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Foust (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pendleton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Barlow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits a shot in the lane set up by Donald Black | 68-63 |
| 03:18 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | James Foust picks off the pass by William Davis | 68-63 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Johnny Swasey is called for the reach on Robert Pendleton - foul #2 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | James Foust grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Thomas Sparks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Pendleton | 68-66 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Black | 70-66 |
| 01:16 | Evansville | Donald Black steals it from Thomas Sparks | 70-66 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Charles Barlow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Sparks - foul #2 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Donald Black | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Evansville | James Foust's pass is intercepted by Loyd Ayer | 72-66 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sparks is called for the reach on Richard Dillon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Mathew Cooper pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | James Foust connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon is hacked by Thomas Sparks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | James Foust buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Barlow | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon is hacked by Thomas Sparks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James McSpirit (PG) Thomas Sparks | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Foust is fouled on the floor by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #6 | 77-72 |