| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Igor Ziak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Perry Cruse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Lightle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudy Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Colin Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore misses short on a jumper near the basket | 24-26 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Igor Ziak | 24-26 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Michael Kiser can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Colin Harmon | 24-26 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Colin Harmon | 24-29 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Igor Ziak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Salvador Morales (C) Alfred Smith, Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG) Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:07 | Evansville | James Lyons is whistled for a carry | 24-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Perry Cruse (C) Igor Ziak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Kiser steps in front of the Colin Harmon pass | 24-29 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Michael Kiser can't finish the layup | 24-29 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to James Lyons | 24-29 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Alfred Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-29 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Perry Cruse - foul #1 on Perry Cruse, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Igor Ziak (PF) Alfred Smith, Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper (SF) Albert Scott | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Michael Kiser misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), Perry Cruse (C) Joseph Harrison, Salvador Morales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson (PG), Jacob Smith (SG), Quinton Ivey (C) Brandon Lightle, Rudy Moore, Michael Hunter | |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:18 | Evansville | Igor Ziak pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Orlando Johnson steals the ball from Alfred Smith | 24-32 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson lays it up and in | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Kiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lyons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Igor Ziak (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Perry Cruse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Orlando Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jacob Smith (fresh) SF - Andrew Looper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colin Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Quinton Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Alfred Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Kiser | 26-34 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Andrew Looper steals it from Alfred Smith | 26-36 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper misses the jumper from close range | 26-36 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Perry Cruse snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | James Lyons buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 28-36 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Igor Januszewski (SG), Salvador Morales (PF), James Griffie (C) Alfred Smith, Michael Kiser, Igor Ziak, Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore (SG), Albert Scott (SF), Lyle Conkling (PF), Michael Hunter (C) Jacob Smith, Andrew Looper, Colin Harmon, Quinton Ivey | |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | James Lyons can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Orlando Johnson - foul #1 on Orlando Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle (PG) Orlando Johnson | |
| 13:21 | Evansville | James Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | James Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Lyle Conkling scores on a 3 from straight away | 30-40 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Igor Januszewski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Lyle Conkling comes up short on the shot in the paint | 33-40 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Lyons | 33-40 |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Salvador Morales misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Lyle Conkling - foul #2 on Lyle Conkling, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), Michael Kiser (SF), Perry Cruse (C) Joseph Harrison, James Lyons, James Griffie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Quinton Ivey (PF) Lyle Conkling | |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Salvador Morales makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:56 | Evansville | Salvador Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Igor Januszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Salvador Morales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Cruse (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Lightle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudy Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quinton Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Igor Ziak (PF) Salvador Morales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Perry Cruse drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Igor Ziak | 37-40 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Michael Kiser gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | Perry Cruse is hacked by Michael Hunter - foul #1 on Michael Hunter, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Lyons (SF) Michael Kiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper (SF), Lyle Conkling (C) Albert Scott, Michael Hunter | |
| 10:16 | Evansville | James Lyons is called for 5 seconds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Salvador Morales (C) Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson (PG), Jacob Smith (SG), Colin Harmon (PF) Brandon Lightle, Rudy Moore, Lyle Conkling | |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper is called for 3 seconds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Michael Kiser (SF), Perry Cruse (C) Alfred Smith, James Lyons, Igor Ziak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lyle Conkling (C) Quinton Ivey | |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Salvador Morales connects on the runner near the basket | 39-40 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Salvador Morales is called for the reach on Orlando Johnson - foul #2 on Salvador Morales, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), James Lyons (SF), Igor Ziak (PF) Joseph Harrison, Michael Kiser, Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle (PG), Rudy Moore (SG), Albert Scott (SF) Orlando Johnson, Jacob Smith, Andrew Looper | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Scott | 39-42 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Colin Harmon denies the turnaround by Igor Ziak | 39-42 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Salvador Morales grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Igor Ziak clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Lyle Conkling - foul #3 on Lyle Conkling, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Kiser (SF), Perry Cruse (C) James Lyons, Salvador Morales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter (C) Lyle Conkling | |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Igor Ziak makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Igor Ziak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon hits a turnaround from close range set up by Brandon Lightle | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Igor Januszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Igor Ziak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Perry Cruse (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Lightle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudy Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Colin Harmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Michael Kiser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Kiser - foul #1 on Michael Kiser, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), James Lyons (SF), Salvador Morales (PF) Alfred Smith, Michael Kiser, Igor Ziak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Orlando Johnson (PG), Jacob Smith (SG), Quinton Ivey (PF) Brandon Lightle, Rudy Moore, Colin Harmon | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Salvador Morales buries a jump hook from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), Igor Ziak (PF) Joseph Harrison, Salvador Morales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Looper (SF) Albert Scott | |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Perry Cruse misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Igor Ziak hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Smith lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Igor Januszewski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 05:46 | Evansville | Perry Cruse tips it in | 47-48 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Perry Cruse pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Igor Januszewski scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Michael Kiser (SF), Salvador Morales (C) Alfred Smith, James Lyons, Perry Cruse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle (PG), Rudy Moore (SG), Albert Scott (SF), Colin Harmon (PF) Orlando Johnson, Jacob Smith, Andrew Looper, Quinton Ivey | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Kiser denies the turnaround by Michael Hunter | 49-48 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Igor Ziak misses the lay-in | 49-50 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Salvador Morales snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Igor Ziak comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Colin Harmon - foul #2 on Colin Harmon, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), James Lyons (SF) Joseph Harrison, Michael Kiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Igor Ziak makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Igor Ziak makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle loses the dribble to Alfred Smith | 51-50 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Salvador Morales makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Lyons | 53-50 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lyons - foul #3 on James Lyons, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Michael Kiser (SF), Perry Cruse (C) Alfred Smith, James Lyons, Igor Ziak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Quinton Ivey (C) Michael Hunter | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Igor Januszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Salvador Morales (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Cruse (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Lightle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudy Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Harmon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Quinton Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Perry Cruse scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Salvador Morales and the foul's on Rudy Moore - foul #1 on Rudy Moore, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), James Lyons (SF) Joseph Harrison, Michael Kiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Perry Cruse makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon's layup is rejected by Perry Cruse | 56-52 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Colin Harmon is called for the reach on Perry Cruse - foul #3 on Colin Harmon, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Harrison (PG), Michael Kiser (SF), Igor Ziak (PF) Alfred Smith, James Lyons, Salvador Morales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Perry Cruse misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Brandon Lightle | 56-56 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Michael Kiser knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Igor Januszewski | 59-56 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Quinton Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Igor Ziak grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Igor Ziak's pass is intercepted by Quinton Ivey | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Lightle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Quinton Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Harrison picks off the pass by Quinton Ivey | 59-56 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfred Smith (PG), James Lyons (SF) Joseph Harrison, Michael Kiser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hunter (C) Quinton Ivey | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Alfred Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Rudy Moore - foul #2 on Rudy Moore, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Kiser (SF) James Lyons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Albert Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Rudy Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Perry Cruse | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Perry Cruse is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Lightle - foul #3 on Brandon Lightle, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Lyons (SF), Salvador Morales (PF) Michael Kiser, Igor Ziak | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Perry Cruse makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Perry Cruse misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Colin Harmon | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Colin Harmon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-56 |