| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brinegar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sharp (fresh) C - Preston Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Major English (fresh) PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | James Sharp's pass is intercepted by James Watkins | 41-25 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins dunks the ball | 41-27 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Preston Smith misses the dunk attempt | 41-27 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Preston Smith - foul #1 on Preston Smith, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:42 | Evansville | John Brinegar loses the dribble to James Watkins | 41-29 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Preston Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:06 | Evansville | Preston Smith makes the floater near the basket | 43-29 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna is hacked by John Brinegar in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brinegar, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Major English comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Preston Smith snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 17:39 | Evansville | John Brinegar is fouled on the floor by James Watkins - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 17:23 | Evansville | James Sharp misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-29 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | The jumper by James Sisco is denied by Major English | 43-29 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Allen Zinkievich (SG), Jefferey Head (SF), Robert Gammon (PF), Floyd Kaiser (C) James Sisco, John Brinegar, Alfred Mastalski, James Sharp, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (PG), Derek Robb (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Michael Wasson (PF) David Montagna, James Watkins, Major English, Paul Jackson | |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Jefferey Head knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Giddens | 45-29 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-29 |
| 16:01 | Evansville | Robert Gammon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Roy Giddens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Zinkievich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jefferey Head (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gammon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Floyd Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Robb (fresh) SF - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wasson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Escamilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Roy Giddens clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-29 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla jams it on a great pass from Nicholas Daggett | 45-31 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich is fouled on the floor by Derek Robb - foul #1 on Derek Robb, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Alfred Mastalski (SF), James Sharp (PF), Preston Smith (C) Roy Giddens, Allen Zinkievich, Jefferey Head, Robert Gammon, Floyd Kaiser | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG), James Watkins (SG), Major English (SF), Paul Jackson (PF) Nicholas Daggett, Derek Robb, Kenneth Blalock, David Escamilla | |
| 14:58 | Evansville | James Sharp is fouled on the floor by Paul Jackson - foul #4 on Paul Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber (C) Paul Jackson | |
| 14:47 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski buries a shot in the lane | 47-31 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Major English lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Gruber | 47-33 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Sisco | 49-33 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Major English | 49-35 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Major English misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-35 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Sisco - foul #3 on James Sisco, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich (SG) John Brinegar | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb (SF), Garf Stroinski (PF), David Escamilla (C) Major English, Michael Wasson, Christopher Gruber | |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Sharp | 49-35 |
| 12:50 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Preston Smith swats the dunk try by Derek Robb | 49-35 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Allen Zinkievich | 51-35 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | James Sharp picks off the pass by Derek Robb | 51-35 |
| 12:10 | Evansville | James Sharp scores on a floater from close range set up by James Sisco | 53-35 |
| 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) | |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Preston Smith grabs the board | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Zinkievich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derek Robb (fresh) PF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) C - David Escamilla (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:37 | Evansville | James Sharp banks in the layup set up by Alfred Mastalski | 55-35 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 11:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Preston Smith | 55-35 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski's fadeaway is rejected by David Escamilla | 55-35 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Alfred Mastalski - foul #1 on Alfred Mastalski, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Robert Gammon (PF), Floyd Kaiser (C) James Sisco, Alfred Mastalski, James Sharp, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (SG), Major English (SF), Michael Wasson (PF) David Montagna, James Watkins, Garf Stroinski | |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich is hacked by Major English - foul #1 on Major English, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock (SG), Christopher Gruber (C) Derek Robb, David Escamilla | |
| 10:04 | Evansville | John Brinegar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Gruber | 55-38 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Major English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Roy Giddens snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 09:20 | Evansville | Robert Gammon drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Giddens and he's fouled by Michael Wasson - foul #1 on Michael Wasson, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jefferey Head (SF), James Sharp (PF) Allen Zinkievich, Floyd Kaiser | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla (C) Christopher Gruber | |
| 09:20 | Evansville | Robert Gammon makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski (SF), Preston Smith (C) Jefferey Head, Robert Gammon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Watkins (SG) Kenneth Blalock | |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Michael Wasson steps in front of the James Sharp pass | 58-38 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Major English is hacked by Roy Giddens - foul #3 on Roy Giddens, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski (PF) Michael Wasson | |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins double dribbles | 58-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Montagna (PG) Nicholas Daggett | |
| 08:05 | Evansville | Roy Giddens hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Mastalski | 61-38 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Montagna | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Roy Giddens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brinegar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Mastalski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Montagna (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Major English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garf Stroinski (fresh) C - David Escamilla (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski loses the dribble to David Montagna | 61-41 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | David Escamilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 06:48 | Southern Illinois | David Montagna scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Major English | 61-43 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | James Watkins takes the ball from Roy Giddens | 61-43 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Garf Stroinski hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Major English | 61-45 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Roy Giddens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | James Watkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Montagna | 63-47 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski drills a runner in the lane set up by Preston Smith and the foul's on Garf Stroinski - foul #1 on Garf Stroinski, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), Allen Zinkievich (SG), Robert Gammon (PF), Floyd Kaiser (C) Roy Giddens, John Brinegar, James Sharp, Preston Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett (PG), Derek Robb (SG), Kenneth Blalock (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Michael Wasson (C) David Montagna, James Watkins, Major English, Garf Stroinski, David Escamilla | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Alfred Mastalski makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Gammon - foul #1 on Robert Gammon, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jefferey Head (SF) Alfred Mastalski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:53 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Jefferey Head drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Allen Zinkievich | 69-48 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Blalock knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich is fouled on the floor by Paul Jackson - foul #5 on Paul Jackson, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub (PG) James Sisco | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber (C) Paul Jackson | |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gammon | 69-50 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Zinkievich | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Edwin Ayoub (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Zinkievich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jefferey Head (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gammon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Nicholas Daggett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Robb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Blalock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Wasson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Gruber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Gruber lays it in on a nice dish by Nicholas Daggett | 72-52 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Kenneth Blalock is blocked by Robert Gammon | 72-52 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jefferey Head | 75-52 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 75-52 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Jefferey Head is whistled for a carry | 75-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG) Edwin Ayoub | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Robb | 75-54 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Roy Giddens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Roy Giddens - foul #4 on Roy Giddens, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett makes the free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Roy Giddens | 77-57 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Daggett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-57 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser gets the rebound | 77-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Robert Gammon scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Zinkievich | 79-57 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Derek Robb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 79-57 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich snags the defensive board | 79-57 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Allen Zinkievich runs out the clock | 79-57 |