| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ventura (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Everette Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Dale Justice misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler is hacked by Everette Padua - foul #2 on Everette Padua, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Adams | 31-37 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-37 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:18 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jacob Thompson | 35-37 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-39 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Theodore Caple steps in front of the Jacob Thompson pass in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Everette Padua steps in front of the Stephen Haggerty pass | 35-39 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Everette Padua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols blows the layup | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Ventura (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Everette Padua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jacob Thompson, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (PG), Garrett Holland (SG), Dallas Robinson (SF), John Gould (PF), Robert Wier (C) Jacob Thompson, Dale Justice, Norris Roseboro, Andrew Ventura, Everette Padua | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| 15:16 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Robert Wier pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Gould | 35-39 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Garrett Holland can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Garrett Holland is hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Dale Justice (SG), Andrew Ventura (PF), Everette Padua (C) Garrett Holland, Dallas Robinson, John Gould, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), Theodore Caple (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Paul Wooldridge, Paul Lawrence | |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Nichols - foul #3 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Phillip Smith | |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Everette Padua clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Adams | 37-44 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler loses the dribble to Ralph Holmes | 37-44 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes can't finish the layup | 37-44 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | William Adams gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ralph Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Ventura (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Everette Padua (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Wayne Nichols swats the layup by Everette Padua | 37-44 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler jams it set up by Theodore Caple | 37-46 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | Everette Padua scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Ventura | 40-46 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Dale Justice takes the ball from Stephen Haggerty in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 10:26 | Evansville | Everette Padua blows the layup | 40-46 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Ralph Holmes tips it in | 42-46 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), John Gould (PF), Robert Wier (C) Jacob Thompson, Ralph Holmes, Andrew Ventura, Everette Padua | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| 09:54 | Evansville | John Gould hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Burton and the foul's on Garrett Holland - foul #1 on Garrett Holland, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Wester (SG) Dale Justice | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | John Gould grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | John Gould can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Patrick Burton is blocked by John Gould | 45-48 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith tips it in | 45-50 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | John Gould loses the dribble to Patrick Burton | 45-50 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Everette Padua (C) Jason Wester, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Patrick Burton | |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Paul Wooldridge is called for the reach on Garrett Holland - foul #1 on Paul Wooldridge, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Dale Justice (SG) Garrett Holland | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler (PF) Paul Wooldridge | |
| 08:25 | Evansville | Everette Padua connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Thompson | 47-50 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Everette Padua snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Everette Padua (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Evansville | John Gould banks in the layup and he's fouled by Ronald Tyler - foul #2 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SF) Norris Roseboro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Phillip Smith, Paul Lawrence | |
| 07:32 | Evansville | John Gould makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | William Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Garrett Holland grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Dale Justice hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Gould | 53-50 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Dale Justice picks off the pass by Ronald Tyler | 53-50 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Garrett Holland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ralph Holmes (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF), Robert Wier (C) Jacob Thompson, John Gould, Everette Padua | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (SG), Phillip Smith (PF) Theodore Caple, Ronald Tyler | |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Garrett Holland misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Garrett Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Garrett Holland makes the 3rd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty drills a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Lyon | 55-52 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Garrett Holland's pass is intercepted by Wayne Nichols | 55-52 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon is hacked by Ralph Holmes - foul #3 on Ralph Holmes, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Everette Padua (C) Garrett Holland, Dale Justice, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Thomas Lyon | |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple's pass is intercepted by Jacob Thompson | 55-52 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson hits the finger roll | 57-52 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Andrew Ventura | 57-52 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Thompson | 59-52 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Smith | 59-55 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Everette Padua tips it home | 61-55 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols lays it in on a great pass from William Adams and the foul's on Everette Padua - foul #3 on Everette Padua, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (PG), Dale Justice (SG), Dallas Robinson (SF), John Gould (PF), Robert Wier (C) Jacob Thompson, Ralph Holmes, Norris Roseboro, Andrew Ventura, Everette Padua | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Donald Allen (SF), Ronald Tyler (PF) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Phillip Smith | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | John Gould gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Garrett Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Justice (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dallas Robinson (fresh) PF - John Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Allen (fresh) PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Nichols (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Evansville | John Gould blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Tyler - foul #3 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence (C) Wayne Nichols | |
| 03:12 | Evansville | John Gould misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:12 | Evansville | John Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton connects on the shot in the paint set up by Thomas Lyon | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Andrew Ventura (PF), Everette Padua (C) Garrett Holland, Dallas Robinson, John Gould, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Donald Allen | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Dale Justice misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Wayne Nichols (C) Thomas Lyon, Patrick Burton, Paul Lawrence | |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Everette Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura travels with the ball | 62-59 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Dale Justice steals the ball from Wayne Nichols | 62-59 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is hacked by Everette Padua - foul #4 on Everette Padua, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | William Adams clanks a floater from the left side | 62-59 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura is hacked by Stephen Haggerty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Garrett Holland (SF) Norris Roseboro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols is called for traveling | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Dale Justice is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Haggerty - foul #4 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Dale Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Thompson steals the ball from Stephen Haggerty | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson banks in the layup | 66-59 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Andrew Ventura gets the rebound | 66-59 |