| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Peter Morgan inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill's pass is intercepted by Danny Williams | 29-20 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Peter Morgan clanks a floater from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bullock - foul #1 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan (PG), Brian Dillard (SG), William Wilcinski (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) David Ferrill, Richard Difranco, Allen Schwald, Joel Hurst | |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao is hacked by Peter Morgan - foul #1 on Peter Morgan, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst (C) Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Freeman steals the ball from Zhong Zhao | 29-20 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Richard Freeman is whistled for a carry | 29-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Richard Difranco (SG), Allen Schwald (SF), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Jonathan Harlan, Brian Dillard, William Wilcinski, Joel Hurst | |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Ferdinand Hernandez is denied by Richard Freeman | 29-20 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 29-20 |
| 16:55 | Evansville | Danny Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG) Norman Lasher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard (SG), William Wilcinski (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Richard Difranco, Allen Schwald, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao is called for traveling | 29-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Woods (C) Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Brian Dillard, Joel Hurst | |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 29-20 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco grabs the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Harmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wilcinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 15:19 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the dunk attempt | 29-22 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez misses the easy layup | 29-22 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez tips it home | 29-24 |
| 14:57 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is hacked by Peter Morgan - foul #2 on Peter Morgan, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock, Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan (PG), Allen Schwald (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Joel Hurst (C) David Ferrill, Richard Difranco, William Wilcinski, Zhong Zhao | |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Danny Williams steps in front of the Joel Hurst pass | 32-24 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Peter Morgan connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-24 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst tips it in | 34-26 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Allen Schwald steps in front of the James Harmer pass in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Jonathan Woods - foul #2 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG), Christopher Major (PF) James Harmer, Jonathan Woods | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Brian Dillard (SG) Jonathan Harlan, Allen Schwald | |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Freeman (PF) Christopher Major | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao (PF) Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Danny Williams blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Richard Freeman tips it home | 36-29 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Freeman - foul #3 on Richard Freeman, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 11:59 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Lasher | 39-31 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-31 |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Danny Williams snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Danny Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Peter Morgan banks in the layup set up by Richard Freeman and he's hacked by Eric Butler - foul #4 on Eric Butler, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG), Jonathan Woods (C) Norman Lasher, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan (PG), Richard Difranco (SG), Allen Schwald (SF), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) David Ferrill, Brian Dillard, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Peter Morgan makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan is whistled for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Major (C) Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:46 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock buries a 3 from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 10:37 | Evansville | Christopher Major gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock drills a 3 from straight away | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-31 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the fadeaway from close range | 48-31 |
| 09:29 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 48-31 |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Richard Freeman hits a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Bullock | 50-31 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Harlan and he's fouled by Joseph Bullock - foul #2 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Peter Morgan (SF), Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock, Richard Freeman, Christopher Major | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Jason Marshall (SF), Zhong Zhao (PF) Jonathan Harlan, Allen Schwald, Ferdinand Hernandez | |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Danny Williams hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joel Hurst - foul #3 on Joel Hurst, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Joel Hurst | |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Danny Williams misses the free throw | 52-33 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ferdinand Hernandez | 52-33 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Norman Lasher picks off the pass by Ferdinand Hernandez | 52-33 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Peter Morgan clanks a floater from the left side | 52-33 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Jason Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Jason Marshall's floater is knocked away by Danny Williams | 52-33 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Peter Morgan snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Norman Lasher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez grabs the board | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Harmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Woods (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Marshall | 52-36 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Danny Williams connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by James Harmer | 54-36 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Difranco | 54-38 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Jonathan Woods lays it in and he's fouled by Ferdinand Hernandez - foul #1 on Ferdinand Hernandez, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG), Richard Freeman (PF) James Harmer, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Eric Butler (SF), William Wilcinski (PF), Joel Hurst (C) Richard Difranco, Jason Marshall, Ferdinand Hernandez, Zhong Zhao | |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Jonathan Woods makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Richard Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Wilcinski - foul #2 on William Wilcinski, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG), Christopher Major (C) Norman Lasher, Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan (PG), Brian Dillard (SG), Zhong Zhao (PF) David Ferrill, Eric Butler, Joel Hurst | |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Major denies the turnaround by Zhong Zhao | 59-38 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woods | 59-38 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Harlan - foul #3 on Jonathan Harlan, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-38 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Major - foul #2 on Christopher Major, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Danny Williams (C) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Christopher Major is hacked by Allen Schwald - foul #2 on Allen Schwald, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Hunter (C) William Wilcinski | |
| 03:46 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan is hacked by Joseph Bullock - foul #3 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG) Joseph Bullock | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski (SF) Allen Schwald | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Christopher Major snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Harmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Woods (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Major (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Harlan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wilcinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunter (fresh) C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Evansville | William Wilcinski denies the turnaround by Danny Williams | 62-40 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | James Harmer takes the ball from Brian Dillard | 62-40 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | James Harmer lays it in | 64-40 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Danny Williams blocks the short jumper by Brian Dillard | 64-40 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Danny Williams dunks the ball set up by Jonathan Woods | 66-40 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Dillard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-40 |
| 01:43 | Evansville | Danny Williams gets the rebound | 66-40 |
| 01:14 | Evansville | Norman Lasher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Harmer | 69-40 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 69-40 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao tips it but misses | 69-40 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | William Wilcinski tips it back up and in | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Danny Williams hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by William Wilcinski - foul #3 on William Wilcinski, team foul #7 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Jason Marshall (SF) Brian Dillard, Jeremy Hunter | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Danny Williams makes the free throw | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-42 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Danny Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-42 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Jonathan Woods hits the follow up shot | 74-42 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Harlan misses long on a halfcourt shot | 74-42 |