| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tristan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci's pass is intercepted by John Hillman | 33-36 |
| 18:42 | Evansville | John Hillman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau hits a shot from the left block set up by Joseph Rogers and he's fouled by Victor Piercy - foul #2 on Victor Piercy, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 36-38 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Randy Martucci swats the shot by John Kurpinski | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Babineau | 36-40 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Barry Nelson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Hillman | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Barry Nelson misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tristan Smith - foul #2 on Tristan Smith, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (PG), George Deshields (SF) John Hillman, John Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Al July (SF), Sean Perkoski (PF), Tad Teed (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Randy Martucci, Joseph Babineau, Tristan Smith | |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Vangundy picks off the pass by Al July | 40-43 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Barry Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG), Daniel Weidler (PF), Daniel Self (C) Victor Piercy, Robert Vangundy, Barry Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling buries a fadeaway from the left side | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Champion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Biesenthal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Deshields (fresh) PF - Daniel Weidler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Self (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al July (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Sean Perkoski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tad Teed (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Evansville | Daniel Self misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to George Deshields | 40-45 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Sean Perkoski - foul #2 on Sean Perkoski, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG) Charles Champion | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Joseph Rogers (SG), Randy Martucci (SF) Russell Harvey, Ronald Ebeling, Al July | |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | George Deshields gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | John Hillman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Weidler | 45-45 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers connects on the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Anthony Biesenthal - foul #2 on Anthony Biesenthal, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Piercy (SG), John Kurpinski (SF), Robert Vangundy (PF), Barry Nelson (C) Anthony Biesenthal, George Deshields, Daniel Weidler, Daniel Self | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (PF), Tristan Smith (C) Sean Perkoski, Tad Teed | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Barry Nelson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:03 | Evansville | Jeffrey Bullington is called for the reach on Victor Piercy - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Jeffrey Bullington steals the ball from Barry Nelson | 45-47 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Barry Nelson grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci is denied on a layup by Barry Nelson | 45-47 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Victor Piercy | 45-47 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy double dribbles | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (PG) John Hillman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Al July (SF), Sean Perkoski (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Randy Martucci, Tristan Smith | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Babineau | 45-50 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | John Kurpinski makes the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Ebeling, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Deshields (SF), Daniel Weidler (C) John Kurpinski, Barry Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tad Teed (C) Joseph Babineau | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Biesenthal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Deshields (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Weidler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al July (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Sean Perkoski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tad Teed (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Sean Perkoski snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 11:26 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Perkoski - foul #3 on Sean Perkoski, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG) George Deshields | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Randy Martucci (SF) Russell Harvey, Al July | |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Tad Teed makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Bullington | 49-52 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Hillman and he's hacked by Randy Martucci - foul #1 on Randy Martucci, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Deshields (SF) Victor Piercy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers (SG), Joseph Babineau (PF), Tristan Smith (C) Ronald Ebeling, Sean Perkoski, Tad Teed | |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Babineau | 51-52 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the jumper from the right block | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 09:24 | Evansville | John Hillman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Babineau | 53-60 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | John Hillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-60 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-60 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Weidler steps in front of the Jeffrey Bullington pass | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Biesenthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Deshields (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Vangundy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Weidler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Tristan Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Evansville | John Hillman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses the lay-in | 53-60 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci tips it but misses | 53-60 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | John Hillman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Vangundy | 53-60 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith tips it in | 53-62 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Daniel Weidler drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Hillman | 55-62 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 05:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Vangundy | 55-62 |
| 05:21 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG), Victor Piercy (SG), John Kurpinski (SF), Daniel Self (PF), Barry Nelson (C) John Hillman, Anthony Biesenthal, George Deshields, Robert Vangundy, Daniel Weidler | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Ronald Ebeling (SG), Al July (SF), Sean Perkoski (PF), Tad Teed (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Joseph Rogers, Randy Martucci, Joseph Babineau, Tristan Smith | |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Barry Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | John Kurpinski grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Barry Nelson blows the dunk | 55-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Sean Perkoski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Al July clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 55-62 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Victor Piercy misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Harvey - foul #1 on Russell Harvey, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Victor Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:06 | Evansville | Victor Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Sean Perkoski pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ebeling | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Evansville | Charles Champion hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-64 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Tad Teed grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Champion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Self (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Al July (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Sean Perkoski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tad Teed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-64 |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Victor Piercy snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Charles Champion can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Russell Harvey - foul #2 on Russell Harvey, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Joseph Rogers (SG), Randy Martucci (SF) Russell Harvey, Ronald Ebeling, Al July | |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Charles Champion makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Charles Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington drills a jumper from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hillman (PG), Robert Vangundy (PF) Charles Champion, Daniel Self | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau (PF) Tad Teed | |
| 02:31 | Evansville | John Hillman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Perkoski - foul #4 on Sean Perkoski, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith (C) Sean Perkoski | |
| 02:31 | Evansville | John Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | John Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Evansville | John Kurpinski misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tristan Smith - foul #3 on Tristan Smith, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | John Kurpinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | John Kurpinski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 61-66 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | John Hillman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bullington - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | John Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | John Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tristan Smith | 63-66 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith's layup is rejected by Barry Nelson | 63-66 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Barry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | John Kurpinski connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hillman | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers is fouled on the floor by John Hillman - foul #2 on John Hillman, team foul #3 | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is hacked by John Hillman - foul #3 on John Hillman, team foul #4 | 65-66 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers is hacked by Barry Nelson - foul #2 on Barry Nelson, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau is fouled on the floor by Robert Vangundy - foul #2 on Robert Vangundy, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is fouled on the floor by Victor Piercy - foul #3 on Victor Piercy, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Barry Nelson gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | John Hillman makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Barry Nelson | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Barry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Barry Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Bullington - foul #5 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG) Jeffrey Bullington | |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers makes the 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Victor Piercy can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Tristan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Barry Nelson wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Evansville | Barry Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Hillman | 72-69 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 03:48 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 03:46 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 72-72 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy is hacked by Joseph Babineau - foul #2 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Perkoski (C) Tristan Smith | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:08 | Evansville | Barry Nelson snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Joseph Babineau is called for the reach on Robert Vangundy - foul #3 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (SF) John Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:02 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Kurpinski (SF) Anthony Biesenthal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith (C) Sean Perkoski | |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Victor Piercy picks off the pass by Joseph Babineau | 74-72 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy loses the dribble to Randy Martucci | 74-72 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Martucci | 74-74 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Joseph Rogers steals it from Robert Vangundy | 74-74 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 74-76 |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Barry Nelson misses short on a shot near the basket | 74-76 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | John Kurpinski misses the tip | 74-76 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Tristan Smith is blocked by Barry Nelson | 74-76 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | John Kurpinski snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Barry Nelson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Kurpinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Tristan Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | John Kurpinski steals it from Joseph Rogers | 76-76 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Barry Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the board | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-76 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Nelson | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Tristan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses long on a shot from the right block | 76-76 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers tips it back up and in | 76-78 |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Tristan Smith - foul #4 on Tristan Smith, team foul #15 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Perkoski (C) Tristan Smith | |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Randy Martucci | 79-80 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | The short jumper by Robert Vangundy is denied by Joseph Babineau | 79-80 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Barry Nelson tips it in | 81-80 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 81-80 |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy grabs the board | 81-80 |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses long on a shot from the left block | 81-80 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-80 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Barry Nelson grabs the board | 81-80 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Victor Piercy makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Vangundy and he's fouled by Randy Martucci - foul #2 on Randy Martucci, team foul #16 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal (SF) John Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Victor Piercy makes the free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-80 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Anthony Biesenthal pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | Victor Piercy scores on a 3 from the right wing | 87-80 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith (C) Sean Perkoski | |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 87-80 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Victor Piercy grabs the defensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Hillman and the foul's on Joseph Babineau - foul #4 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #17 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Kurpinski (SF) Anthony Biesenthal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy misses the free throw | 89-80 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 89-80 |
| 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) | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Randy Martucci misses the runner from the left block | 89-80 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith tips it in | 89-82 |
| 01:07 | Evansville | John Kurpinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 89-82 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Rogers grabs the board | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-82 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy snags the defensive board | 89-82 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - John Hillman (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Piercy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Kurpinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vangundy (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Babineau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Tristan Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy is hacked by Russell Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Harvey, team foul #18 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Champion (PG), Daniel Self (SF) John Hillman, John Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Robert Vangundy makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Tristan Smith is whistled for traveling | 91-82 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Russell Harvey is called for the reach on Charles Champion in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Harvey, team foul #19 | 91-82 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Charles Champion misses the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Charles Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Barry Nelson steals the ball from Joseph Rogers | 92-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Charles Champion runs out the clock | 92-82 |