| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Larson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes is hacked by George Fleming - foul #1 on George Fleming, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes buries a floater from the free throw line | 45-29 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Bert Foley makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Larson | 45-31 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Watson - foul #1 on Barry Watson, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | George Fleming clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | John Holm gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Holm | 50-31 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Barry Watson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-31 |
| 17:52 | Evansville | George Fleming grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | George Fleming misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bradley Judd - foul #1 on Bradley Judd, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF) Bernard Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Wills (SF) Bert Foley | |
| 17:34 | Evansville | George Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | George Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (SG), John Charland (C) James Larson, George Fleming | |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Barry Watson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 16:53 | Evansville | John Charland tips it in | 50-35 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | John Charland steps in front of the Shannon Brookes pass | 50-35 |
| 16:16 | Evansville | Harley Castle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-35 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Widowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Wills (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Charland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | John Charland steals it from Randal Cedeno | 50-35 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Barry Watson clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-35 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Darwin Cortes | 52-35 |
| 14:34 | Evansville | Adam Suleski swats the layup by Barry Watson | 52-35 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 14:27 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 14:26 | Evansville | John Charland gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randal Cedeno - foul #2 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Shannon Brookes, Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Bert Foley (SF), Scott White (PF), George Fleming (C) Harley Castle, Robert Widowski, Barry Watson, John Charland | |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington gets the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-36 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring tips it back up and in | 54-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Evansville | James Larson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG) Eugene Northington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG) Lawrence Wills | |
| 12:19 | Evansville | James Larson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 54-36 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Widowski - foul #3 on Robert Widowski, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Watson (PF) Scott White | |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Fleming | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Widowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Robert Widowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-36 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | George Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Harold Woodring is called for the reach on Bert Foley - foul #4 on Harold Woodring, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (C) Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Harry Burnette (SF), John Charland (C) James Larson, Bert Foley, George Fleming | |
| 11:16 | Evansville | Barry Watson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Charland and he's hacked by Randal Cedeno - foul #3 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| 11:16 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Barry Watson is called for the reach on John Holm - foul #2 on Barry Watson, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) John Holm | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Barry Watson snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 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) | |
| 10:32 | Evansville | Harley Castle makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Barry Watson | 54-42 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the shot from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Barry Watson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 56-42 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-42 |
| 09:36 | Evansville | John Charland snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 09:13 | Evansville | Robert Widowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski's dunk attempt is rejected by Barry Watson | 56-42 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Barry Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Harley Castle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-42 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Harry Burnette hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Charland and he's fouled by Shannon Brookes - foul #1 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Northington (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Shannon Brookes, Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Wills (PG), Bert Foley (SF), Scott White (PF), George Fleming (C) Harley Castle, Robert Widowski, Barry Watson, John Charland | |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Harry Burnette makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Bert Foley steals it from Bradley Judd | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Northington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Lawrence Wills (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Burnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott White (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Bert Foley buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Harry Burnette | 58-48 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Bert Foley is called for the reach on Bernard Jones - foul #2 on Bert Foley, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG) Harry Burnette | |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring loses the dribble to Scott White | 58-48 |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bert Foley | 58-50 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Scott White steps in front of the Eugene Northington pass | 58-50 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Bernard Jones picks off the pass by Scott White | 58-50 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones double dribbles | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG) Eugene Northington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Barry Watson (PF) Lawrence Wills, Scott White | |
| 05:33 | Evansville | George Fleming comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 58-50 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Bert Foley | 58-50 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | George Fleming misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holm is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (C) Bernard Jones, Bradley Judd | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lawrence Wills (SF), John Charland (C) Bert Foley, George Fleming | |
| 04:59 | Evansville | The short jumper by Barry Watson is denied by Dan Maughan | 58-50 |
| 04:57 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Wills | 58-50 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | John Charland hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Larson | 58-53 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring loses the dribble to Lawrence Wills | 58-53 |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills slams it home | 58-55 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno connects on the shot in the lane set up by Shannon Brookes | 60-55 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | James Larson misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | John Charland grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Holm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Maughan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Larson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Wills (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Charland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan is fouled on the floor by John Charland - foul #2 on John Charland, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), Bradley Judd (C) Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, John Holm | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG), Bert Foley (SF), George Fleming (C) Harley Castle, James Larson, John Charland | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan double dribbles | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SG) Shannon Brookes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Burnette (SG), Scott White (PF) Lawrence Wills, Barry Watson | |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Robert Widowski is hacked by Robert Harriss - foul #1 on Robert Harriss, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | Harry Burnette scores on a floater from the left side | 60-60 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), John Holm (PF) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Dan Maughan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), James Larson (SG), Barry Watson (PF) Robert Widowski, Harry Burnette, Scott White | |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Woodring | 62-60 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Harley Castle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | John Holm hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shannon Brookes | 64-60 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Harley Castle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones loses the dribble to George Fleming | 64-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Barry Watson scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bert Foley | 64-63 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is fouled on the floor by James Larson - foul #3 on James Larson, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Harley Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | George Fleming can't tip it in | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Harley Castle is called for the reach on John Holm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harley Castle, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | James Larson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 68-63 |