| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Cory Lukes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Hail (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Santos Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) SG - James Corn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-40 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | James Corn misses the tip | 24-40 |
| 19:35 | Evansville | Santos Flores grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | James Kelly swats the short shot by Bruce Cunningham | 24-40 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Alan Hail steals it from Sean Staley | 24-40 |
| 18:50 | Evansville | James Corn is called for the reach on Edwin Laird - foul #3 on James Corn, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG) James Corn | |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Edwin Laird hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Bernard Alston | 24-42 |
| 17:56 | Evansville | James Kelly denies the turnaround by Cory Lukes | 24-42 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley blows the layup but the foul's on Cory Lukes - foul #1 on Cory Lukes, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) James Kelly | |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:23 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Fisk (PG), Albert Hurst (SF), Steven Davis (PF), Stephen Lanclos (C) Edwin Laird, Cory Lukes, Alan Hail, Santos Flores | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (C) Carl Myers | |
| 17:23 | Evansville | Bruce Cunningham makes the free throw | 27-44 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Alston | 27-47 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | Steven Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 16:51 | Evansville | Albert Hurst can't tip it in | 27-47 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Steven Davis steals the ball from Lawrence Jackson | 27-47 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Albert Hurst drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Cunningham | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Fisk (fresh) SG - Bruce Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Lanclos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Magers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus connects on the shot near the basket set up by Leonard Magers | 30-49 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Larry Fisk's pass is intercepted by Sean Staley | 30-49 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Albert Hurst is called for the reach on Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Albert Hurst, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG), John Carter (SG), Cory Lukes (SF), Alan Hail (PF), Santos Flores (C) Larry Fisk, Bruce Cunningham, Albert Hurst, Steven Davis, Stephen Lanclos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), James Corn (SG), James Kelly (C) Bernard Alston, Leonard Magers, Sean Staley | |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson loses the dribble to John Carter | 30-49 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Myers and he's hacked by Alan Hail - foul #2 on Alan Hail, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Edwin Laird misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Corn - foul #4 on James Corn, team foul #3 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SF), Peter James (PF) James Corn, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Edwin Laird misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Edwin Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | John Carter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Alan Hail snags the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Edwin Laird makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Carter | 33-54 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | John Carter picks off the pass by Sam Dejesus | 33-54 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Cory Lukes is hacked by Leonard Magers - foul #1 on Leonard Magers, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Sean Staley (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Carl Myers, Leonard Magers, Peter James, James Kelly | |
| 12:45 | Evansville | Santos Flores hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Hail | 35-54 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-54 |
| 12:17 | Evansville | Santos Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Santos Flores slams it home | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Alan Hail steals the ball from Robert Nicodemus | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cory Lukes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Hail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Edwin Laird is hacked by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Fisk (PG), Bruce Cunningham (SG), Albert Hurst (SF), Steven Davis (PF), Stephen Lanclos (C) Edwin Laird, John Carter, Cory Lukes, Alan Hail, Santos Flores | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), Leonard Magers (SF), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Sam Dejesus, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Larry Fisk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Steven Davis misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Magers | 37-56 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Larry Fisk misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Albert Hurst is called for the reach on Sean Staley - foul #2 on Albert Hurst, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Carter (SG) Bruce Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF) Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-56 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly tips it back up and in | 37-58 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | Larry Fisk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | John Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-58 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Dejesus | 37-58 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 37-58 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't tip it in | 37-58 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the offensive board | 37-58 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Fisk - foul #3 on Larry Fisk, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Laird (PG), Cory Lukes (SF), Alan Hail (PF), Santos Flores (C) Larry Fisk, Albert Hurst, Steven Davis, Stephen Lanclos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), Sean Staley (PF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Carl Myers, Leonard Magers, James Kelly | |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:36 | Evansville | Cory Lukes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-60 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell lays it in set up by Sam Dejesus | 37-62 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #6 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Corn (SG), Leonard Magers (SF) Randall Russell, Sam Dejesus | |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Santos Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Nicodemus | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cory Lukes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Hail (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Corn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is hacked by Alan Hail - foul #3 on Alan Hail, team foul #6 | 37-62 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley blows the layup | 37-62 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Carter | 37-62 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Lawrence Jackson takes the ball from Santos Flores | 37-62 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't finish the layup | 37-62 |
| 06:34 | Evansville | Alan Hail gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Alan Hail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Fisk (PG), Bruce Cunningham (SG), Albert Hurst (SF), Steven Davis (PF), Stephen Lanclos (C) Edwin Laird, John Carter, Cory Lukes, Alan Hail, Santos Flores | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Peter James (C) Lawrence Jackson, James Corn, Leonard Magers, Sean Staley | |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Hurst - foul #3 on Albert Hurst, team foul #7 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Steven Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Peter James - foul #1 on Peter James, team foul #7 | 37-64 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Steven Davis misses the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Steven Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-64 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston tips it in | 38-66 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Albert Hurst comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-66 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Albert Hurst snags the offensive board | 38-66 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Steven Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-66 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Peter James | 41-68 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Steven Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 41-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-68 |
| 03:54 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Fisk (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bruce Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Lanclos (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Randall Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Albert Hurst is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | Eric Baptiste (PG), Demetrius Tyler (PF) Larry Fisk, Stephen Lanclos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Robert Talton (SG) Randall Russell, Bernard Alston | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson blows the dunk | 41-68 |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Eric Baptiste gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 02:55 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Steven Davis is blocked by Lawrence Jackson | 41-68 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus snags the defensive board | 41-68 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Lawrence Jackson | 41-70 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Albert Hurst misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-70 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Peter James snags the defensive board | 41-70 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Fisk (PG), Stephen Lanclos (C) Eric Baptiste, Demetrius Tyler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG) Robert Talton | |
| 01:28 | Evansville | Peter James steals it from Bruce Cunningham | 41-70 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-73 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Stephen Lanclos's floater is knocked away by Sam Dejesus | 41-73 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Nicodemus | 41-73 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Lanclos - foul #3 on Stephen Lanclos, team foul #8 | 41-73 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Robert Nicodemus takes the ball from Stephen Lanclos | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Jackson | 41-77 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Steven Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-77 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 41-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson runs out the clock | 41-77 |