| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | William Adams blocks the short jumper by Robert Wier | 33-28 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Turner | 33-28 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Adams | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norris Roseboro | 35-31 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas King picks off the pass by Douglas Pence | 35-31 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Johnny Turner - foul #1 on Johnny Turner, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG) Nicholas King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG) Douglas Pence | |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:02 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is fouled on the floor by Jacob Thompson - foul #3 on Jacob Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SG) Jacob Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Willard Huddleston (C) Donald Hearn, Robert Walling | |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Gaiter - foul #1 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Fang Xie (C) Norris Roseboro, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror (C) Johnny Turner | |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Fang Xie grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Lowell Draper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Fang Xie gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Fang Xie blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Borror - foul #1 on Paul Borror, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (SF) William Adams | |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | Fang Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Fang Xie pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tony Hicks (fresh) PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Borror (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Borror | 40-32 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal's pass is intercepted by Keneth Hanna | 40-32 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna banks in the layup | 42-32 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Lowell Draper swats the shot by Tony Hicks | 42-32 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Lowell Draper grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 14:39 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Keneth Hanna | 45-32 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Borror | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Lowell Draper knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Lowell Draper steps in front of the Donald Allen pass | 47-35 |
| 13:23 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses long on a runner from close range | 47-35 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 47-35 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Gaiter steals the ball from Donald Allen | 47-35 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter is hacked by Donald Allen - foul #2 on Donald Allen, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Robert Isenberg, Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Johnny Turner (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Tony Hicks, Willard Huddleston, Paul Borror | |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Nicholas King connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Thompson | 50-35 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner hits the finger roll | 50-37 |
| 11:59 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas King | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | William Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | William Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:02 | Evansville | Nicholas King knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Thompson and he's hacked by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG) Douglas Pence | |
| 10:02 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the free throw | 57-40 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is fouled on the floor by Norris Roseboro - foul #1 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG) Nicholas King | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is hacked by Jacob Thompson - foul #4 on Jacob Thompson, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SF) Jacob Thompson, Norris Roseboro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (PF), Paul Borror (C) Johnny Turner, Robert Walling | |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror tips it back up and in | 57-42 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Lowell Draper misses short on a jumper in the paint | 57-42 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Gaiter steals the ball from Donald Allen | 57-42 |
| 08:53 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Allen - foul #3 on Donald Allen, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG) Lawrence Rachal, William Adams | |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Paul Borror blocks the short jumper by Robert Bardsley | 57-42 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Borror | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror is hacked by Kevin Gaiter - foul #2 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF) Keneth Hanna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner (PF), Robert Walling (C) Donald Allen, Paul Borror | |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bardsley - foul #1 on Robert Bardsley, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Fang Xie (C) Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Bardsley | 57-43 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Fang Xie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG) Robert Isenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 07:36 | Evansville | Fang Xie grabs the board | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Fang Xie's layup is rejected by Johnny Turner | 57-43 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 57-43 |
| 07:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro hits the follow up shot | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Kevin Gaiter (PF), Robert Wier (C) Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley, Fang Xie | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), William Adams (SF) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Willard Huddleston | |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Walling - foul #3 on Robert Walling, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror (C) Robert Walling | |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 61-43 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Robert Wier clanks a floater from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Lawrence Rachal takes the ball from Kevin Gaiter | 61-43 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Adams | 61-46 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Donald Allen steps in front of the Robert Isenberg pass | 61-46 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the finger roll | 61-48 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Johnny Turner, Paul Borror | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Hearn, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Evansville | Lowell Draper knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Thompson | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | William Adams drills a jump hook from the baseline | 64-50 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jacob Thompson | 66-50 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the fadeaway from close range | 66-50 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-50 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 02:15 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 01:52 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson misses the tip | 66-50 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Robert Wier tips it but misses | 66-50 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Lowell Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | William Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Lowell Draper hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wier | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Lowell Draper is fouled on the floor by William Adams - foul #3 on William Adams, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Robert Isenberg (SG), Kevin Gaiter (PF), Fang Xie (C) Jacob Thompson, Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Tony Hicks (SF), Willard Huddleston (PF), Paul Borror (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Robert Walling | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Allen | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna runs out the clock | 70-56 |