| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Medved | 37-35 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frankie Shepley | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Dale Justice comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Frankie Shepley - foul #2 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 3rd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #2 on Glenn Smith, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley loses the dribble to Gary Delacerda | 42-39 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Dale Justice can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | James Brown grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Arthur Allen - foul #1 on Arthur Allen, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, James Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SF), Everette Padua (PF), John Gould (C) Glenn Smith, Andrew Ventura, Donald Kim | |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Delacerda - foul #3 on Gary Delacerda, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Long Wang (C) Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG) Gary Delacerda | |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Everette Padua pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Dale Justice misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Marco Trotter pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty hits a runner from the left block set up by Long Wang | 44-39 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Everette Padua loses the dribble to Ralph Inman | 44-39 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty slams it home set up by Ralph Inman | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Long Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gould (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Evansville | Everette Padua is fouled on the floor by Robert Gustavson - foul #2 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Delacerda (PG), Glenn Smith (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF), Donald Kim (C) Jacob Thompson, Dale Justice, Everette Padua, John Gould | |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura scores on a runner in the paint set up by Gary Delacerda | 46-41 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | James Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #3 on Glenn Smith, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Medved (C) Long Wang | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Joseph Mueller is called for the reach on Andrew Ventura - foul #2 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SG) Ralph Holmes | |
| 14:21 | Evansville | James Brown is called for the reach on Andrew Ventura - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 14:06 | Evansville | Garrett Holland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:42 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Mueller | 50-41 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Garrett Holland hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (PG), Dale Justice (SG), Everette Padua (PF), John Gould (C) Gary Delacerda, Glenn Smith, Andrew Ventura, Donald Kim | |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Raymond Lafferty is called for the reach on Dale Justice - foul #1 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF) Frankie Shepley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | James Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Dale Justice misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Everette Padua takes the ball from Marco Trotter | 53-46 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | John Gould misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marco Trotter | 55-46 |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Dale Justice connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Holmes | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Medved (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ralph Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gould (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman is fouled on the floor by Ralph Holmes - foul #3 on Ralph Holmes, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Delacerda (PG), Glenn Smith (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF), Donald Kim (C) Ralph Holmes, Garrett Holland, Everette Padua, John Gould | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Long Wang is blocked by Donald Kim | 55-48 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Glenn Smith makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Delacerda and he's hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #3 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Glenn Smith misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Long Wang gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Long Wang's pass is intercepted by Donald Kim | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Dale Justice is fouled on the floor by Robert Gustavson - foul #3 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-52 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | Donald Kim snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Donald Kim tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 08:59 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Andrew Ventura | 55-54 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Glenn Smith is called for the reach on Frankie Shepley - foul #4 on Glenn Smith, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Marco Trotter (SF), James Brown (PF), Charles Medved (C) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, Frankie Shepley, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SG), Garrett Holland (SF), Everette Padua (PF), John Gould (C) Dale Justice, Glenn Smith, Andrew Ventura, Donald Kim | |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Garrett Holland | 55-54 |
| 07:47 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda's floater is knocked away by James Brown | 55-54 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Charles Medved misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Everette Padua grabs the board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gould (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-54 |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 58-54 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Everette Padua clanks a shot from close range | 58-54 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Everette Padua tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman hits a 3 from straight away set up by Marco Trotter | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF) Raymond Lafferty, Marco Trotter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dale Justice (SG), Glenn Smith (SF), Donald Kim (C) Gary Delacerda, Garrett Holland, John Gould | |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG) Ralph Inman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Andrew Ventura (PF) Ralph Holmes, Everette Padua | |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Donald Kim buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-58 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Donald Kim can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller's pass is intercepted by Dale Justice | 61-58 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:18 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Medved | 64-58 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Donald Kim clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Medved - foul #1 on Charles Medved, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Joseph Mueller, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Delacerda (PG), Ralph Holmes (SG), Garrett Holland (SF), Everette Padua (PF) Jacob Thompson, Dale Justice, Glenn Smith, Andrew Ventura | |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman knocks in the runner in the paint | 66-60 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 66-60 |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Shepley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Wang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garrett Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Raymond Lafferty is denied by Everette Padua | 66-60 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson tips it in | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Everette Padua knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Holmes | 68-62 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), James Brown (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dale Justice (SG), Glenn Smith (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF) Ralph Holmes, Garrett Holland, Everette Padua | |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Charles Medved is called for traveling | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Glenn Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Glenn Smith, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SF) Glenn Smith | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Charles Medved makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Allen | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Dale Justice scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Ventura | 70-65 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frankie Shepley | 73-65 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda is fouled on the floor by Arthur Allen - foul #2 on Arthur Allen, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Frankie Shepley | 75-66 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | Donald Kim is fouled on the floor by Frankie Shepley - foul #4 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:59 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Gary Delacerda is called for the reach on Arthur Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Delacerda, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG) Joseph Mueller | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | James Brown gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Gary Delacerda is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Delacerda, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SF) Gary Delacerda | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley grabs the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Garrett Holland is called for the reach on Frankie Shepley - foul #4 on Garrett Holland, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Dale Justice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-68 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the board | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Kim | 79-68 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman grabs the board | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen runs out the clock | 79-68 |