| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Bert Foley inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Evansville | James Larson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:43 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to George Fleming | 27-27 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | Harley Castle is hacked by Shannon Brookes - foul #2 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Harley Castle is fouled on the floor by Shannon Brookes - foul #3 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG) Shannon Brookes | |
| 18:52 | Evansville | James Larson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bernard Jones | 27-27 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Harley Castle makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Larson | 29-29 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Evansville | Barry Watson pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Bert Foley is fouled on the floor by Bernard Jones - foul #1 on Bernard Jones, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | James Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harley Castle | 32-29 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 32-29 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd knocks in the runner near the basket | 32-31 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | Barry Watson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Woodring - foul #1 on Harold Woodring, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG), Harry Burnette (SG), Lawrence Wills (SF), John Charland (C) Harley Castle, James Larson, Bert Foley, George Fleming | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 16:41 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Barry Watson tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | Evansville | John Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Widowski (fresh) SG - Harry Burnette (fresh) SF - Lawrence Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Barry Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John Charland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the shot in the paint set up by Robert Widowski | 38-34 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan connects on the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Lawrence Wills - foul #3 on Lawrence Wills, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Scott White (PF) Harry Burnette, Barry Watson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), John Holm (PF) Harold Woodring, Adam Suleski | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Robert Widowski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lawrence Wills | 41-37 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | John Holm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Harley Castle pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Scott White's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Maughan | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Darwin Cortes and he's hacked by John Charland - foul #2 on John Charland, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Bert Foley (SF), George Fleming (C) Robert Widowski, Lawrence Wills, John Charland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Fleming | 41-39 |
| 14:17 | Evansville | James Larson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the jumper in the lane | 41-39 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | George Fleming snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Bert Foley misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Holm | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harley Castle - foul #1 on Harley Castle, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG), Barry Watson (PF) Harley Castle, Scott White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Dan Maughan (PF) Robert Harriss, John Holm | |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Robert Widowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | George Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Robert Widowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 41-40 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones's pass is intercepted by James Larson | 41-40 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | Robert Widowski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Bert Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Widowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bert Foley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - George Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | James Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Robert Widowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Bernard Jones is denied by George Fleming | 41-42 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Maughan | 41-42 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 10:31 | Evansville | George Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:27 | Evansville | Bert Foley is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Lawrence Wills (SF), John Charland (C) James Larson, Bert Foley, George Fleming | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Bernard Jones, Dan Maughan, Bradley Judd | |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | John Holm is hacked by Barry Watson - foul #2 on Barry Watson, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Harry Burnette (SG) Robert Widowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Harley Castle steals the ball from Harold Woodring | 41-42 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Darwin Cortes steals it from Harley Castle | 41-42 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-45 |
| 08:46 | Evansville | Harry Burnette misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski is fouled on the floor by Harry Burnette - foul #1 on Harry Burnette, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG), Scott White (PF) Harry Burnette, Barry Watson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bradley Judd (C) Harold Woodring, Adam Suleski | |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | John Holm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | John Holm can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-45 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | John Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | John Charland is fouled on the floor by Randal Cedeno - foul #2 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bert Foley (SF), George Fleming (C) Lawrence Wills, John Charland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones (SF), Dan Maughan (PF) Randal Cedeno, John Holm | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Evansville | Bert Foley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-47 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Scott White loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG), Barry Watson (PF) Harley Castle, Scott White | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Adam Suleski (C) Darwin Cortes, Bradley Judd | |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Woodring | 41-49 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Bert Foley hits the finger roll | 43-49 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Maughan | 43-49 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring connects on the shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Barry Watson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Widowski | 45-51 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Harley Castle (PG), Lawrence Wills (SF), John Charland (C) James Larson, Bert Foley, George Fleming | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Shannon Brookes, Bernard Jones, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Robert Widowski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harley Castle | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Barry Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Barry Watson tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes's pass is intercepted by John Charland | 48-51 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Lawrence Wills is fouled on the floor by Randal Cedeno - foul #3 on Randal Cedeno, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bert Foley (SF), George Fleming (C) Lawrence Wills, John Charland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF) Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno | |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Barry Watson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Widowski | 50-51 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Barry Watson | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Harley Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Widowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bert Foley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Watson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - George Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Barry Watson's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Judd | 50-51 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Bert Foley steals the ball from Bernard Jones | 50-51 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Robert Widowski misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | George Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:29 | Evansville | Bert Foley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes buries a floater from the left block | 52-53 |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Bert Foley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harley Castle | 55-53 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | George Fleming is hacked by Darwin Cortes - foul #2 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Larson (SG) Robert Widowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Darwin Cortes | |
| 01:27 | Evansville | George Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | John Holm knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Harold Woodring steals it from Barry Watson | 55-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses long on a jumper from close range | 55-59 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | The rebound goes to George Fleming | 55-59 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | James Larson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Harley Castle is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harley Castle, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Harley Castle is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes - foul #3 on Harley Castle, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Barry Watson pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:11 | Evansville | James Larson travels with the ball | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes is hacked by Harley Castle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harley Castle, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Larson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harley Castle | 61-62 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes is fouled in the backcourt by Harley Castle - foul #5 on Harley Castle, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Widowski (PG) Harley Castle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Robert Widowski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |