| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Reams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Obi Elijah (fresh) 4 pts. C - Orlando Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Thomas Todd steals the ball from Troy Rudolph | 38-29 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd lays it in | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Thomas Todd takes the ball from Gerald Deatherage | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Todd | 38-33 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Jeffery Romer picks off the pass by Barry Reams | 38-33 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Troy Rudolph is called for the reach on Manuel Taylor - foul #1 on Troy Rudolph, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Troy Rudolph picks off the pass by Jeffery Romer | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Obi Elijah steals the ball from Barry Reams | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd's pass is intercepted by Troy Rudolph | 38-33 |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Hubert Zerphey | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Zerphey - foul #1 on Hubert Zerphey, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SF) Manuel Taylor | |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:01 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Zerphey and the foul's on Dewayne Keim - foul #3 on Dewayne Keim, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Maurice Felton (PG), Thomas Dejesus (SG), Kyle Cain (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Jeffery Romer, Thomas Todd, Dewayne Keim, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:42 | Evansville | Stjepan Zwolensky buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Hopkins | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Piao Tao (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Maurice Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Cain (fresh) PF - Timothy Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Stjepan Zwolensky steals it from Maurice Felton in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 15:21 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 47-35 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph tips it home | 49-35 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Piao Tao gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-35 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss is hacked by Stjepan Zwolensky - foul #1 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG), Marcus Breaux (PF), Barry Reams (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Fred Hopkins, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG), Thomas Todd (SG), Manuel Taylor (SF), Obi Elijah (PF), Orlando Mitchell (C) Maurice Felton, Thomas Dejesus, Kyle Cain, Timothy Goss, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Troy Rudolph - foul #2 on Troy Rudolph, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Troy Rudolph | 51-36 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah can't finish the layup | 51-36 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Troy Rudolph | 51-36 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Zerphey | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-36 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:48 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Romer - foul #2 on Jeffery Romer, team foul #2 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Walkup (SF) Troy Rudolph | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 12:48 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer's floater is knocked away by Marcus Breaux | 55-36 |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor misses the tip | 55-36 |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Barry Reams grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Barry Reams hits the follow up shot | 57-36 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Marcus Breaux snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-36 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell banks in the layup and the foul's on Marcus Breaux - foul #1 on Marcus Breaux, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Fred Hopkins (PF), Piao Tao (C) Marcus Breaux, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (SF), Timothy Goss (PF) Manuel Taylor, Obi Elijah | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Orlando Mitchell makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Walkup (fresh) PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Piao Tao (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dewayne Keim (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-39 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Orlando Mitchell | 60-39 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Fred Hopkins denies the turnaround by Thomas Todd | 60-39 |
| 11:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Fred Hopkins | 60-39 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey makes the jumper in the lane set up by Piao Tao | 62-39 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gerald Deatherage, team foul #6 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Troy Rudolph (SF), Barry Reams (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Luke Walkup, Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG), Manuel Taylor (SF), Obi Elijah (PF) Jeffery Romer, Thomas Todd, Orlando Mitchell | |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-39 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss tips it back up and in | 62-41 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins blows the layup | 62-41 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim drills a runner from close range set up by Obi Elijah | 62-43 |
| 08:52 | Evansville | The jumper by Troy Rudolph is denied by Timothy Goss | 62-43 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Stjepan Zwolensky is called for the reach on Manuel Taylor - foul #2 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Marcus Breaux (PF) Fred Hopkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer (PG), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Dewayne Keim, Timothy Goss | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Barry Reams grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 08:16 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stjepan Zwolensky | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gerald Dalke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Zwolensky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Rudolph (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Breaux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Reams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffery Romer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dejesus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Obi Elijah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke is called for traveling | 67-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Zerphey (PG), Gerald Deatherage (SG), Piao Tao (C) Gerald Dalke, Stjepan Zwolensky, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd (SG), Dewayne Keim (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Orlando Mitchell (C) Thomas Dejesus, Manuel Taylor, Obi Elijah, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Todd knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffery Romer | 67-51 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Troy Rudolph makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Hubert Zerphey | 69-51 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Romer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Marcus Breaux | 69-51 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage is hacked by Jeffery Romer - foul #3 on Jeffery Romer, team foul #3 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luke Walkup (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF) Troy Rudolph, Marcus Breaux | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain (SF), Obi Elijah (PF) Jeffery Romer, Timothy Goss | |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cain - foul #1 on Kyle Cain, team foul #4 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Reams (C) Piao Tao | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (PG) Dewayne Keim | |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Orlando Mitchell steals the ball from Fred Hopkins | 69-51 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Orlando Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Fred Hopkins | 69-54 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Barry Reams tips it in | 71-54 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-54 |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Luke Walkup pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 04:04 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Hubert Zerphey | 73-54 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Todd | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Barry Reams knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Zerphey | 75-56 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Obi Elijah scores on a runner from the baseline | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Hubert Zerphey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gerald Deatherage (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Walkup (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Reams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Dejesus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Cain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Obi Elijah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Orlando Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Evansville | Gerald Deatherage connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Barry Reams | 78-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Luke Walkup is called for the reach on Kyle Cain - foul #1 on Luke Walkup, team foul #8 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerald Dalke (PG), Stjepan Zwolensky (SG), Piao Tao (C) Hubert Zerphey, Gerald Deatherage, Barry Reams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewayne Keim (PG), Manuel Taylor (SF), Timothy Goss (PF), Giovanni Ferrari (C) Thomas Dejesus, Thomas Todd, Obi Elijah, Orlando Mitchell | |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Dalke and he's hacked by Timothy Goss - foul #1 on Timothy Goss, team foul #5 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Maurice Felton (PG) Kyle Cain | |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Fred Hopkins makes the free throw | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stjepan Zwolensky - foul #3 on Stjepan Zwolensky, team foul #9 | 81-62 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Giovanni Ferrari misses the free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Piao Tao gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Taylor - foul #1 on Manuel Taylor, team foul #6 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus (SG) Maurice Felton | |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke misses the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:53 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor lays it up and in | 82-64 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Luke Walkup | 85-64 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Dejesus can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 85-64 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Goss can't tip it in | 85-64 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor hits the follow up shot | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Evansville | Luke Walkup double dribbles | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Manuel Taylor buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dewayne Keim | 85-69 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Gerald Dalke runs out the clock | 85-69 |