| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Trent Kanter inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Shannon Busse travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton's layup is rejected by Trent Kanter | 35-33 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | James Atkinson gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | The jump hook by Shannon Busse is blocked by Ryan Seaton | 35-33 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Shannon Busse | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Jay Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Guin | 35-33 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Jay Bennett's pass is intercepted by Ryan Seaton | 35-33 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Trent Kanter is called for the reach on Spencer Miller - foul #2 on Trent Kanter, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 37-33 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Frederic Rimmer steals the ball from Trent Kanter | 37-33 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino lays it in on a nice dish by Frederic Rimmer | 39-33 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Ernest Guin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer scores on a shot from the left block set up by Derrick Cimino | 41-33 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | James Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:29 | Evansville | Jay Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Shannon Busse misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Sanford Millwood - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Michael Arden (SG), David Shaw (SF), Elliot Mazurowski (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, Trent Kanter, James Atkinson | |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Shannon Busse makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Shannon Busse makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard lays it in on a great pass from Randy Carlisle | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Arden (fresh) SF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Busse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Elliot Mazurowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Evansville | David Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jewell Howard - foul #1 on Jewell Howard, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Goode (C) Shannon Busse | |
| 15:30 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | David Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Carlisle | 46-36 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 46-36 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Willie O'Brien - foul #2 on Willie O'Brien, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF) Dennis Brown, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG) David Shaw | |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Sanford Millwood steals it from Elliot Mazurowski | 47-36 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is fouled on the floor by Willie O'Brien - foul #3 on Willie O'Brien, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Spencer Miller (SF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Arden - foul #1 on Michael Arden, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), David Shaw (PF) Willie O'Brien, Elliot Mazurowski | |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | David Shaw grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Michael Arden drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Guin steals the ball from Spencer Miller | 48-38 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Derrick Cimino picks off the pass by Michael Arden | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the dunk | 48-38 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | John Goode buries a jumper in the lane set up by Ernest Guin | 50-40 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ernest Guin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Arden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Goode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller scores on a jumper from close range | 52-40 |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Jay Bennett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | John Goode tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Arden - foul #2 on Michael Arden, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Matthew Moen (SG), Trent Kanter (SF), Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, Michael Arden, David Shaw, John Goode | |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Brown - foul #2 on Dennis Brown, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Spencer Miller | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:19 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Matthew Moen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Trent Kanter | 54-45 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | James Atkinson misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Trent Kanter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Moen | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Shannon Busse pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Matthew Moen can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Randy Carlisle | 57-48 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Willie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Moen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Kanter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shannon Busse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-48 |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Trent Kanter misses the tip | 60-48 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 60-48 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | James Atkinson steals it from Cecil Pagan | 60-48 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Matthew Moen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Brown - foul #3 on Dennis Brown, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jay Bennett (SG), Michael Arden (SF), Elliot Mazurowski (PF), John Goode (C) Willie O'Brien, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Matthew Moen misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Matthew Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Arden - foul #3 on Michael Arden, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG) Matthew Moen | |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Elliot Mazurowski is fouled on the floor by Ryan Seaton - foul #2 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | John Goode lays it up and in set up by Elliot Mazurowski | 62-51 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Elliot Mazurowski - foul #3 on Elliot Mazurowski, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Spencer Miller | 64-52 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood hits a floater from the right side | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Evansville | The jump hook by Jay Bennett is blocked by Ryan Seaton | 66-52 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Jay Bennett snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Michael Arden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Guin | 66-55 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Seaton - foul #3 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (SG), David Shaw (SF), Shannon Busse (PF), James Atkinson (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, Elliot Mazurowski, John Goode | |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Michael Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Arden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willie O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shannon Busse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown lays it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Shannon Busse scores on a jumper from the left block | 71-59 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Guin (PG), Jay Bennett (SG), Trent Kanter (SF) Michael Arden, Willie O'Brien, David Shaw | |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Shannon Busse gets the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Shannon Busse misses the dunk | 71-59 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | James Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Ernest Guin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Atkinson | 71-62 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Guin steals it from Spencer Miller | 71-62 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Jay Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Guin is called for the reach on Derrick Cimino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Guin, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Shannon Busse snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Shannon Busse misses long on a jumper from the left side | 72-62 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is hacked by Jay Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Bennett, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie O'Brien (PG), Michael Arden (SG), Elliot Mazurowski (SF), David Shaw (PF), John Goode (C) Ernest Guin, Jay Bennett, Trent Kanter, Shannon Busse, James Atkinson | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Evansville | Willie O'Brien throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG) Spencer Miller | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | John Goode swats the shot by Paul Kemp | 74-62 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | John Goode gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | David Shaw is hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #4 on Dennis Brown, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Paul Kemp | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:17 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | David Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle runs out the clock | 74-64 |