| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) SG - John Brinegar (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Morais (fresh) PF - James Sharp (fresh) C - Floyd Kaiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) SG - Eric Barter (fresh) SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) PF - Reginald Secrist (fresh) C - Roger Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Eric Barter knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mark Hintze and he's fouled by John Brinegar - foul #1 on John Brinegar, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Eric Barter misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | John Brinegar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sisco and he's fouled by Ronnie Lowder - foul #1 on Ronnie Lowder, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | John Brinegar makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Morais - foul #1 on Jeffrey Morais, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | James Sharp is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder is fouled on the floor by Floyd Kaiser - foul #1 on Floyd Kaiser, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Roger Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Missouri State | Roger Smith loses the dribble to James Sharp | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Evansville | Eric Barter is called for the reach on John Brinegar - foul #1 on Eric Barter, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | James Sisco can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Secrist | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder is fouled on the floor by Floyd Kaiser - foul #2 on Floyd Kaiser, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leon Guice (SF), John Shephard (C) Jeffrey Morais, Floyd Kaiser | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG), Gene Welcher (SF), Alan Dittmar (PF), James Hamilton (C) Eric Barter, Mark Hintze, Reginald Secrist, Roger Smith | |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar clanks a jumper from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Evansville | John Shephard snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | John Brinegar knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Sisco | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | James Sisco scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Guice | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Sisco - foul #1 on James Sisco, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), Edwin Ayoub (SG), Jeffrey Morais (SF) James Sisco, John Brinegar, James Sharp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Barter (SG), Mark Hintze (SF), Roger Smith (C) Ronnie Lowder, Gene Welcher, Alan Dittmar | |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Roy Giddens (fresh) SG - Edwin Ayoub (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Morais (fresh) PF - Leon Guice (fresh) C - John Shephard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Barter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Eric Barter snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Morais is called for the reach on Mark Hintze - foul #2 on Jeffrey Morais, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sharp (PF) Jeffrey Morais | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist (PF) James Hamilton | |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Sharp - foul #1 on James Sharp, team foul #7 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG) Daniel Carpenter | |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | John Shephard misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 7-9 |
| 14:41 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Evansville | James Sharp gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Roy Giddens | 10-9 |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Leon Guice grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Reginald Secrist steals it from Roy Giddens | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Barter | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Mark Hintze picks off the pass by Edwin Ayoub | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Roger Smith clanks a shot from the right block | 10-11 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Roy Giddens | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Roy Giddens loses the ball out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Virgil Mattia (SF) Roy Giddens, Edwin Ayoub, John Shephard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG), Gene Welcher (SF), Alan Dittmar (C) Eric Barter, Mark Hintze, Roger Smith | |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Brinegar - foul #2 on John Brinegar, team foul #8 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Almazan (SG) John Brinegar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Leon Guice gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | James Sisco connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Carpenter | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Almazan (fresh) SF - Virgil Mattia (fresh) PF - James Sharp (fairly fresh) C - Leon Guice (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Welcher (fresh) PF - Reginald Secrist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Dittmar (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Evansville | Leon Guice scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Alan Dittmar - foul #1 on Alan Dittmar, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub (SG), Roy Giddens (SF) William Almazan, James Sharp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Hintze (SF), James Hamilton (C) Ronnie Lowder, Reginald Secrist | |
| 11:31 | Evansville | Leon Guice makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Ayoub - foul #1 on Edwin Ayoub, team foul #9 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sharp (PF) Leon Guice | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Smith (C) James Hamilton | |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia makes the jumper from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | James Sharp misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Virgil Mattia steals the ball from Mark Hintze | 18-17 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | James Sharp is hacked by Alan Dittmar - foul #2 on Alan Dittmar, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Almazan (SG), Leon Guice (SF), John Shephard (C) James Sisco, Virgil Mattia, Roy Giddens | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Eric Barter (SG), Clayton McCrosky (SF), Reginald Secrist (PF), James Hamilton (C) Daniel Carpenter, Gene Welcher, Mark Hintze, Alan Dittmar, Roger Smith | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Leon Guice is hacked by Eric Barter - foul #2 on Eric Barter, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (SG) Eric Barter | |
| 09:07 | Evansville | James Sharp makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Ayoub | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons hits a jumper in the paint set up by Ronnie Lowder | 20-19 |
| 08:18 | Evansville | Leon Guice misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | William Almazan can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 08:16 | Evansville | James Sharp tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Clayton McCrosky grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Edwin Ayoub - foul #2 on Edwin Ayoub, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), Roy Giddens (SG), Virgil Mattia (SF) Edwin Ayoub, William Almazan, Leon Guice | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG), Mark Hintze (SF), Roger Smith (C) Thomas Simmons, Clayton McCrosky, Reginald Secrist | |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | James Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | James Sharp loses the dribble to Ronnie Lowder | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Giddens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Virgil Mattia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Shephard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Lowder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | John Shephard blocks the short jumper by Roger Smith | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | John Shephard gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | James Sisco misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roger Smith | 20-23 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Daniel Carpenter picks off the pass by John Shephard | 20-23 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Virgil Mattia is called for the reach on Ronnie Lowder - foul #1 on Virgil Mattia, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Almazan (SG), Leon Guice (C) James Sharp, John Shephard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist (PF) James Hamilton | |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Leon Guice can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Roy Giddens pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Mark Hintze is called for the reach on William Almazan - foul #1 on Mark Hintze, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Woods (PG), James Sharp (PF) James Sisco, Virgil Mattia | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:51 | Evansville | The jump hook by Roy Giddens is blocked by Reginald Secrist | 20-24 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Roger Smith | 20-24 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Reginald Secrist | 20-26 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Leon Guice misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG), Virgil Mattia (SF), John Shephard (C) Kenneth Woods, Roy Giddens, Leon Guice | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Simmons (PG), Gene Welcher (SF), Douglas Tavares (C) Ronnie Lowder, Mark Hintze, Roger Smith | |
| 04:47 | Evansville | James Sharp comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Douglas Tavares scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Welcher | 20-28 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Virgil Mattia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 04:00 | Missouri State | Douglas Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Simmons | 20-31 |
| 03:29 | Evansville | William Almazan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | John Shephard pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Sisco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Almazan (fairly fresh) SF - Virgil Mattia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sharp (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Shephard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Welcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Secrist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Evansville | James Sharp misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-31 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-34 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | James Sharp banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sisco | 22-34 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | John Shephard is called for the reach on Gene Welcher - foul #1 on John Shephard, team foul #12 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Roy Giddens (PG), John Brinegar (SG), Jeffrey Morais (SF), Leon Guice (PF), Floyd Kaiser (C) James Sisco, William Almazan, Virgil Mattia, James Sharp, John Shephard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder (PG), Eric Barter (SG), Alan Dittmar (PF), Roger Smith (C) Thomas Simmons, Daniel Carpenter, Reginald Secrist, Douglas Tavares | |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Gene Welcher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Roy Giddens drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Brinegar | 25-36 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Eric Barter buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Lowder | 25-39 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Jeffrey Morais is whistled for a carry | 25-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Hintze (SF) Gene Welcher | |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Brinegar - foul #3 on John Brinegar, team foul #13 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edwin Ayoub (SG) John Brinegar | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Mark Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Floyd Kaiser misses the dunk attempt | 25-41 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mark Hintze | 25-41 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Leon Guice is called for the reach on Alan Dittmar - foul #1 on Leon Guice, team foul #14 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Sisco (PG) Edwin Ayoub | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Alan Dittmar misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Leon Guice grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | James Sisco is whistled for traveling | 25-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Shephard (PF) Jeffrey Morais | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Secrist (PF) Alan Dittmar | |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Ronnie Lowder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Carpenter (SG) Eric Barter | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | James Sisco misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-42 |