| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Bowles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Morin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | John Bowles connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Leigh Reis | 33-33 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko lays it in on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Leigh Reis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leigh Reis, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn banks in the layup on a great pass from James Chacko | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | Evansville | John Bowles misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | William Wright gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | John Bowles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | John Bowles gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | John Bowles clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Calvin Wagner - foul #2 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | John Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | John Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Wagner | 39-34 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Calvin Wagner is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #3 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG), Frankie John (SF) Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Blanchette (SF), Dean Head (PF) Kenneth Hunter, William Wright | |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Walter Parker picks off the pass by John Bowles | 39-34 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Morin | 39-34 |
| 16:25 | Evansville | Dean Head loses the dribble to Frankie John | 39-34 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Glen Sisk and he's fouled by James Morin - foul #2 on James Morin, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF), John Schultheis (PF) Glen Sisk, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), Kenneth Hunter (SG), Drazen Legerski (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF), William Wright (C) Leigh Reis, John Bowles, James Blanchette, Dean Head, James Morin | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Max Millwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Drazen Legerski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 15:27 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is hacked by Kenneth Hunter - foul #1 on Kenneth Hunter, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bowles (SG) Kenneth Hunter | |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Evansville | Frankie John takes the ball from Max Millwood | 42-34 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses short on a shot in the lane | 42-34 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | William Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 42-34 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | John Bowles gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Tony Maples (SG), Fritz Adams (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Walter Parker, Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner, John Schultheis, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG), James Morin (C) Max Millwood, William Wright | |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-34 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples misses the shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Daniel Hughes | 42-34 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | James Morin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fritz Adams - foul #1 on Fritz Adams, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter (SG), Dean Head (PF) John Bowles, Daniel Hughes | |
| 12:38 | Evansville | James Morin makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:38 | Evansville | James Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams is fouled on the floor by Drazen Legerski - foul #4 on Drazen Legerski, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG) Tony Maples | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Blanchette (SF) Drazen Legerski | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Chacko | 44-36 |
| 11:57 | Evansville | Dean Head misses the dunk | 44-36 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fritz Adams (fresh) PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Head (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker buries a shot from the right block | 46-36 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | Leigh Reis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko is fouled on the floor by Dean Head - foul #1 on Dean Head, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF) Walter Parker, Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bowles (SG), Daniel Hughes (PF) James Blanchette, Dean Head | |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Glen Sisk | 48-39 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | Grant Glenn steals the ball from John Bowles | 48-39 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Daniel Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | James Morin is hacked by James Chacko - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG) Glen Sisk | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), William Wright (C) Leigh Reis, James Morin | |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Max Millwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Hughes | 48-42 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | John Bowles steals the ball from James Chacko | 48-42 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter buries a shot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Hughes - foul #4 on Daniel Hughes, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis (PF), Frankie John (C) James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG), James Blanchette (SF), James Morin (C) Max Millwood, Kenneth Hunter, Daniel Hughes | |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | Leigh Reis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | James Blanchette gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | William Wright scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Morin | 50-46 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Grant Glenn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leigh Reis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bowles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Schultheis | 53-46 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | James Morin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 07:07 | Evansville | William Wright grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | John Bowles drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Leigh Reis | 53-48 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is fouled on the floor by Leigh Reis - foul #2 on Leigh Reis, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Walter Parker, Calvin Wagner, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Hunter (SG), Drazen Legerski (SF), Daniel Hughes (PF) John Bowles, James Blanchette, William Wright | |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | James Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | James Morin comes up short on the floater near the basket | 53-48 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 53-48 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Leigh Reis steps in front of the Grant Glenn pass | 53-48 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Leigh Reis can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Leigh Reis buries a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Frankie John - foul #2 on Frankie John, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG), Fritz Adams (SF) Grant Glenn, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bowles (SG), Dean Head (C) Kenneth Hunter, James Morin | |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Leigh Reis makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Chacko | 56-51 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Parker - foul #2 on Walter Parker, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG), William Wright (C) Leigh Reis, Dean Head | |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | William Wright takes the ball from James Chacko | 56-52 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | William Wright double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner (SF) Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Walter Parker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Max Millwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Drazen Legerski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Hughes - foul #5 on Daniel Hughes, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Morin (C) Daniel Hughes | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses the easy layup | 58-52 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | John Bowles hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | James Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG) Walter Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leigh Reis (PG) Max Millwood | |
| 02:37 | Evansville | John Bowles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:35 | Evansville | William Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | William Wright connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Morin and he's fouled by James Chacko - foul #3 on James Chacko, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | William Wright misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Leigh Reis is called for the reach on Glen Sisk - foul #3 on Leigh Reis, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:57 | Evansville | James Morin misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leigh Reis - foul #4 on Leigh Reis, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski throws it down | 61-58 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 63-58 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | John Bowles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Chacko | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Calvin Wagner is called for the reach on Drazen Legerski - foul #4 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is fouled in the backcourt by Leigh Reis - foul #5 on Leigh Reis, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG) Grant Glenn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Max Millwood (PG) Leigh Reis | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG) Walter Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Max Millwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-59 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | William Wright snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Max Millwood clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is fouled in the backcourt by Max Millwood - foul #1 on Max Millwood, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF) Calvin Wagner | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | James Morin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-59 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | William Wright can't tip it in | 69-59 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk runs out the clock | 69-59 |