| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ruben Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Grisby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Stuart (fresh) SF - Derrick Dove (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Gamache (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Gamache blocks the short jumper by Joseph Brown | 30-26 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith's floater is tipped away by Brandon Wong | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | Evansville | James Stuart grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:21 | Evansville | Derrick Dove can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bridgewater | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith lays it up and in and he's fouled by Anthony Gamache - foul #2 on Anthony Gamache, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Barry Grisby | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Bridgewater | 35-28 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | James Stuart buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Brandon Wong | 35-31 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Neal Smith denies the turnaround by Anthony Gamache | 35-31 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | Derrick Dove pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache banks in the layup on a nice dish by Barry Grisby | 35-33 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | James Stuart snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Neal Smith - foul #1 on Neal Smith, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Richard Hacker (SF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Joseph Brown, Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Trinh (PG), Carl Boudreau (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Jimmy Warren (C) Barry Grisby, James Stuart, Derrick Dove, Brandon Wong | |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Klarberg | 37-34 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | John Trinh clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Hacker - foul #1 on Richard Hacker, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG) Charles Bridgewater | |
| Subs | Evansville | Willie Littlejohn (PF) Anthony Gamache | |
| 16:14 | Evansville | John Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | John Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | John Trinh is called for the reach on Rory Kish - foul #1 on John Trinh, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones (C) Neal Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann (SF) John Trinh | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Rory Kish (fresh) SG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carl Boudreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Kuhlmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Littlejohn (fresh) C - Jimmy Warren (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 15:53 | Evansville | Jimmy Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Jimmy Warren misses long on a shot from close range | 37-36 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Klarberg | 39-36 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | Carl Boudreau buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Kuhlmann | 39-39 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg is fouled on the floor by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Ruben Herring (PF) Rory Kish, Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker, Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Grisby (PG), James Stuart (SG), Derrick Dove (PF), Brandon Wong (C) Carl Boudreau, Gary Brown, Willie Littlejohn, Jimmy Warren | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown buries a shot from the left block | 41-39 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Julian Gray is called for the reach on Barry Grisby - foul #2 on Julian Gray, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Gamache (PF) Derrick Dove | |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Barry Grisby clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-39 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | James Stuart tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gamache - foul #3 on Anthony Gamache, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith (PF) Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray is hacked by Brandon Wong - foul #2 on Brandon Wong, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring (C) Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Derrick Dove (SF) Paul Kuhlmann | |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown connects on the runner from the right block and the foul's on Derrick Dove - foul #2 on Derrick Dove, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Barry Grisby buries a runner from the left block set up by Derrick Dove | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wong - foul #3 on Brandon Wong, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Warren (C) Brandon Wong | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Ruben Herring is called for the reach on Jimmy Warren - foul #1 on Ruben Herring, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Edward Jones (C) Julian Gray, Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Barry Grisby is hacked by Neal Smith - foul #2 on Neal Smith, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann (SF) Anthony Gamache | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Charles Bridgewater is called for the reach on Derrick Dove - foul #2 on Charles Bridgewater, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown (SF), Ruben Herring (PF) Richard Hacker, Neal Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Brandon Wong (C) Derrick Dove | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ruben Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Grisby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Kuhlmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Barry Grisby makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Kuhlmann | 46-45 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Brown | 49-45 |
| 10:42 | Evansville | Jimmy Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Neal Smith (PF) Charles Bridgewater, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carl Boudreau (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Anthony Gamache (PF) Barry Grisby, James Stuart, Jimmy Warren | |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Julian Gray | 52-45 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker (SF) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Evansville | Derrick Dove (SF), Jimmy Warren (C) Paul Kuhlmann, Brandon Wong | |
| 09:52 | Evansville | Jimmy Warren drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Derrick Dove | 52-47 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Neal Smith, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG) Robert Klarberg | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Stuart (SG) Gary Brown | |
| 09:16 | Evansville | James Stuart drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith lays it in on a great pass from Julian Gray | 54-50 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Eddie Lutz (PF), Edward Jones (C) Julian Gray, Neal Smith, Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Grisby (PG), Paul Kuhlmann (SF), Willie Littlejohn (PF), Brandon Wong (C) Carl Boudreau, Derrick Dove, Anthony Gamache, Jimmy Warren | |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:44 | Evansville | James Stuart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Grisby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stuart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Kuhlmann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Littlejohn (fresh) C - Brandon Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 07:17 | Evansville | Brandon Wong pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Brandon Wong misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Neal Smith (PF) Charles Bridgewater, Richard Hacker, Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carl Boudreau (SG), Anthony Gamache (PF) James Stuart, Willie Littlejohn | |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Carl Boudreau scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Wong | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones lays it in | 56-52 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG), Ruben Herring (C) Robert Klarberg, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Evansville | Derrick Dove (SF), Jimmy Warren (C) Paul Kuhlmann, Brandon Wong | |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Jimmy Warren banks in the layup | 56-54 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz (C) Neal Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Stuart (SG) Carl Boudreau | |
| 04:36 | Evansville | Barry Grisby connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-56 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones (C) Eddie Lutz | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carl Boudreau (PG), Brandon Wong (C) Barry Grisby, Jimmy Warren | |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Charles Bridgewater picks off the pass by Derrick Dove | 56-56 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring tips it in | 58-56 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | James Stuart knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Carl Boudreau and the foul's on Charles Bridgewater - foul #3 on Charles Bridgewater, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Richard Hacker (SF), Neal Smith (PF) Julian Gray, Joseph Brown, Ruben Herring | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann (SF) Anthony Gamache | |
| 03:57 | Evansville | James Stuart makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Derrick Dove pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Carl Boudreau is hacked by Neal Smith - foul #4 on Neal Smith, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG) Charles Bridgewater | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Warren (PF) Derrick Dove | |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Carl Boudreau misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Klarberg | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Rory Kish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carl Boudreau (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Stuart (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Kuhlmann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rory Kish | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Robert Klarberg picks off the pass by Paul Kuhlmann | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Joseph Brown (SF) Rory Kish, Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Grisby (PG), Anthony Gamache (PF) Carl Boudreau, Jimmy Warren | |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 60-59 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | James Stuart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Wong | 62-62 |
| 01:54 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Grisby | 62-64 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Gamache swats the layup by Edward Jones | 62-64 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jones | 62-64 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-64 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Paul Kuhlmann grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Julian Gray steals the ball from Paul Kuhlmann | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Grisby - foul #2 on Barry Grisby, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Brandon Wong pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Brandon Wong is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Gray - foul #3 on Julian Gray, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Brandon Wong makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Brandon Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | James Stuart steals it from Charles Bridgewater | 62-65 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Julian Gray is called for the reach on Anthony Gamache in the backcourt - foul #4 on Julian Gray, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carl Boudreau (PG), Derrick Dove (SF) Barry Grisby, Paul Kuhlmann | |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Bridgewater | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Grisby (PG), Paul Kuhlmann (SF) Carl Boudreau, Derrick Dove | |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Charles Bridgewater is called for the reach on Anthony Gamache in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Bridgewater, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Anthony Gamache makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-69 |