| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Reams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann's layup is rejected by Troy Rudolph | 31-36 |
| 19:37 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux double dribbles | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Todd, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Jeffery Romer steals it from Marcus Breaux | 31-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Deatherage steals the ball from Obi Elijah | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Zerphey | 31-39 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph's layup is rejected by Obi Elijah | 31-39 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell drills a jump hook in the paint | 33-39 |
| 17:11 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Marcus Breaux - foul #2 on Marcus Breaux, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SG), Manuel Taylor (SF), Timothy Goss (C) Thomas Todd, Tim Mann, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Jeffery Romer steals it from Troy Rudolph | 35-39 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins double dribbles | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd (SG), Tim Mann (SF) Jeffery Romer, Obi Elijah | |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG) Gerald Dalke, Gerald Deatherage | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dewayne Keim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Piao Tao (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 15:27 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph is denied on a dunk by Manuel Taylor | 40-39 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Taylor - foul #1 on Manuel Taylor, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell (C) Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Reams (C) Piao Tao | |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Thomas Todd is denied by Fred Hopkins | 40-41 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Stjepan Zwolensky - foul #1 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG), Timothy Goss (PF) Dewayne Keim, Manuel Taylor | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage (SG), Marcus Breaux (PF) Stjepan Zwolensky, Fred Hopkins | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Goss - foul #2 on Timothy Goss, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain (SF) Tim Mann | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Barry Reams grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Barry Reams drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Hubert Zerphey | 42-45 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Hubert Zerphey | 42-45 |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey lays it in | 42-47 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Barry Reams takes the ball from Timothy Goss | 42-47 |
| 12:24 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux buries a shot from the left side | 42-49 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer is hacked by Barry Reams - foul #1 on Barry Reams, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SG), Tim Mann (SF), Obi Elijah (PF), Manuel Taylor (C) Thomas Todd, Kyle Cain, Timothy Goss, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Luke Walkup (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Troy Rudolph, Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor is hacked by Piao Tao - foul #2 on Piao Tao, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SG - Dewayne Keim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luke Walkup (fresh) PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Piao Tao (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| 11:15 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | Piao Tao snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Luke Walkup | 42-52 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 09:20 | Evansville | Luke Walkup clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann banks in the layup | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke is hacked by Tim Mann - foul #2 on Tim Mann, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (PG), Thomas Todd (SG), Kyle Cain (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Orlando Mitchell (C) Jeffery Romer, Dewayne Keim, Tim Mann, Obi Elijah, Manuel Taylor | |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG), Troy Rudolph (SF), Marcus Breaux (PF), Barry Reams (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Luke Walkup, Fred Hopkins, Piao Tao | |
| 08:12 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey is hacked by Thomas Dejesus - foul #1 on Thomas Dejesus, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Barry Reams's floater is tipped away by Orlando Mitchell | 46-52 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Gerald Deatherage - foul #2 on Gerald Deatherage, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Cain (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Goss (fresh) C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Rudolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Reams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd lays it in on a nice dish by Kyle Cain | 51-52 |
| 06:41 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Deatherage | 51-54 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain is fouled on the floor by Troy Rudolph - foul #3 on Troy Rudolph, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG), Tim Mann (SF), Obi Elijah (PF) Thomas Dejesus, Kyle Cain, Timothy Goss | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Zerphey takes the ball from Tim Mann | 51-54 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Barry Reams misses long on a floater from the left side | 51-54 |
| 05:51 | Evansville | Barry Reams hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffery Romer | 53-56 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Barry Reams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Deatherage | 53-58 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Orlando Mitchell is denied by Marcus Breaux | 53-58 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Barry Reams pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph misses the fadeaway from the right side | 53-58 |
| 04:40 | Evansville | Barry Reams gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux misses the lay-in | 53-58 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Deatherage - foul #3 on Gerald Deatherage, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor (C) Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Luke Walkup (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Troy Rudolph, Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Fred Hopkins | 54-61 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Fred Hopkins blocks the jumper by Manuel Taylor | 54-61 |
| 03:41 | Evansville | Luke Walkup snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Todd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tim Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luke Walkup (fresh) PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Piao Tao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Luke Walkup | 54-61 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Hopkins | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Tim Mann clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Mann | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Tim Mann is denied by Piao Tao | 54-63 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Fred Hopkins | 54-63 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SG), Orlando Mitchell (C) Thomas Todd, Manuel Taylor | |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG), Troy Rudolph (SF), Marcus Breaux (PF), Barry Reams (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Luke Walkup, Fred Hopkins, Piao Tao | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Obi Elijah swats the short shot by Troy Rudolph | 54-63 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Romer | 54-63 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Zerphey takes the ball from Dewayne Keim | 54-63 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Barry Reams blocks the short jumper by Orlando Mitchell | 54-63 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph connects on the jumper from close range set up by Gerald Deatherage | 54-65 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer travels in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG), Manuel Taylor (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Jeffery Romer, Tim Mann, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Luke Walkup (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Troy Rudolph, Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stjepan Zwolensky | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim's pass is intercepted by Fred Hopkins | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky is called for traveling | 54-67 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke runs out the clock | 54-67 |