| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Glenn Smith inbounds the ball | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Smith | 43-27 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 43-27 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols tips it in | 45-27 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Dale Justice | 45-30 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Lyon | 47-30 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler hits a fadeaway in the paint | 49-30 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Glenn Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura tips it in | 49-32 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Glenn Smith snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Donald Kim misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Nichols - foul #2 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Everette Padua (PF) Andrew Ventura | |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Donald Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Dale Justice - foul #2 on Dale Justice, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SF), John Gould (C) Glenn Smith, Donald Kim | |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Everette Padua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-34 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple is fouled on the floor by Ralph Holmes - foul #3 on Ralph Holmes, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SF) Ralph Holmes | |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Smith | 52-34 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Paul Lawrence steals the ball from Gary Delacerda | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) PF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Holland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gould (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Dale Justice picks off the pass by Patrick Burton | 52-34 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Marvin Sikes (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Jerry Fitchett, Phillip Smith, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SG), Glenn Smith (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF), Donald Kim (C) Dale Justice, Garrett Holland, Everette Padua, John Gould | |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Donald Kim blocks the short jumper by Wayne Nichols | 52-36 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols tips it but misses | 52-36 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Glenn Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SG) Gary Delacerda | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols jams it on a great pass from Theodore Caple | 54-36 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes's pass is intercepted by Ronald Tyler | 54-36 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Ventura swats the short shot by Marvin Sikes | 54-36 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon grabs the board | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Garrett Holland pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Garrett Holland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Marvin Sikes | 54-36 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ventura - foul #3 on Andrew Ventura, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Delacerda (PG), Dale Justice (SG), Everette Padua (PF) Ralph Holmes, Glenn Smith, Andrew Ventura | |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett's pass is intercepted by Dale Justice | 54-36 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Dale Justice lays it up and in | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses long on a runner from close range | 54-38 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett tips it in | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garrett Holland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Garrett Holland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Sikes and he's fouled by Everette Padua - foul #2 on Everette Padua, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Glenn Smith (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF) Garrett Holland, Donald Kim | |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Everette Padua pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Glenn Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Ventura | 58-41 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett's fadeaway is rejected by Everette Padua | 58-41 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Everette Padua is hacked by Ronald Tyler - foul #1 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Jerry Fitchett, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Glenn Smith grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Glenn Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Delacerda | 60-43 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Caple | 62-43 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Wayne Nichols blocks the jumper by Gary Delacerda | 62-43 |
| 08:29 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura tips it in | 62-45 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton is called for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes (SF) Patrick Burton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (PG), Garrett Holland (SG), John Gould (PF), Donald Kim (C) Gary Delacerda, Dale Justice, Andrew Ventura, Everette Padua | |
| 07:56 | Evansville | John Gould buries a shot from the right block | 62-47 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Lyon | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sikes (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ralph Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Garrett Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Gould (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes banks in the layup | 64-49 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes knocks in the jumper in the paint | 66-49 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Garrett Holland drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Holmes | 66-52 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-52 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Donald Kim pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | John Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Jerry Fitchett (PF), Phillip Smith (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Delacerda (PG), Dale Justice (SG), Andrew Ventura (PF) Garrett Holland, Glenn Smith, John Gould | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes misses long on a shot from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 05:48 | Evansville | Donald Kim gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 05:41 | Evansville | Donald Kim tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Dale Justice is called for the reach on Stephen Haggerty - foul #3 on Dale Justice, team foul #5 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SF), Everette Padua (C) Ralph Holmes, Donald Kim | |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett is fouled on the floor by Everette Padua - foul #3 on Everette Padua, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Patrick Burton, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes is hacked by Garrett Holland - foul #2 on Garrett Holland, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | Dale Justice drills a jumpshot from the right side | 68-56 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Garrett Holland - foul #3 on Garrett Holland, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler (PF) Marvin Sikes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Glenn Smith (SF) Garrett Holland | |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Evansville | Gary Delacerda is fouled on the floor by Ronald Tyler - foul #2 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Kim (C) Andrew Ventura | |
| 03:37 | Evansville | Dale Justice clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Fitchett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Delacerda (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everette Padua (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler blows the layup | 69-56 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Fitchett | 69-56 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Fitchett | 72-56 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Glenn Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Theodore Caple, Jerry Fitchett, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Ralph Holmes (SG), Garrett Holland (SF), John Gould (C) Gary Delacerda, Dale Justice, Glenn Smith, Donald Kim | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge connects on the floater in the paint | 74-56 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ralph Holmes | 74-59 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Everette Padua gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 01:51 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #5 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Fitchett (SF) Paul Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:51 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:51 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 76-61 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Patrick Burton takes the ball from Ralph Holmes | 76-61 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton blows the layup | 76-61 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Everette Padua grabs the board | 76-61 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Fitchett - foul #2 on Jerry Fitchett, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Everette Padua | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty runs out the clock | 78-65 |