| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wier blocks the short jumper by Rodney Heider | 31-24 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Thad Allen steps in front of the Robert Wier pass | 31-24 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Norris Roseboro is called for the reach on John Renzi - foul #1 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Norris Roseboro - foul #2 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:41 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley is hacked by Rodney Heider - foul #2 on Rodney Heider, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Rodney Heider swats the short shot by Robert Bardsley | 32-24 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa (PF), Amado Marino (C) Rodney Heider, Matthew Murphy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (SG), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Isenberg - foul #1 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (PG) Thad Allen | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SF) Norris Roseboro | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi is hacked by Lowell Draper - foul #1 on Lowell Draper, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Heriberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fang Xie (C) Robert Wier | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Chapa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 15:31 | Evansville | Jacob Thompson snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 15:26 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Lai | 35-27 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't connect on a floater in the paint | 35-27 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Lowell Draper snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Lowell Draper is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lowell Draper, team foul #5 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Moises Rosales (SF), Rodney Heider (PF), Matthew Murphy (C) Thad Allen, John Renzi, Richard Chapa, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Robert Wier (C) Jacob Thompson, Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter, Fang Xie | |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales dunks the ball | 37-27 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Leonard Lai | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG) Robert Isenberg | |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thad Allen | 39-27 |
| 12:11 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses the shot in the paint | 39-27 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rodney Heider | 39-27 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Moises Rosales | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Heider | 42-27 |
| 11:16 | Evansville | Nicholas King buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Keneth Hanna | 42-29 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Wier - foul #2 on Robert Wier, team foul #6 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (PG), John Renzi (SF) Thad Allen, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Thompson (PG), Robert Isenberg (SG), Kevin Gaiter (PF) Keneth Hanna, Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley | |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 10:32 | Evansville | Heriberto Ricci steals it from Robert Isenberg | 45-29 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Heider | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-29 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Lai | 48-29 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 09:05 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Robert Wier is whistled for a carry | 48-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Richard Chapa (PF), Amado Marino (C) Heriberto Ricci, Rodney Heider, Matthew Murphy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Lowell Draper (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Robert Wier | |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter travels with the ball | 48-29 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chapa | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Chapa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 50-29 |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter lays it in set up by Robert Bardsley | 50-31 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales (SF) John Renzi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Robert Isenberg (SG), Dallas Robinson (PF), Fang Xie (C) Jacob Thompson, Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley, Kevin Gaiter | |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Lai - foul #1 on Leonard Lai, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dallas Robinson - foul #1 on Dallas Robinson, team foul #7 | 50-32 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-32 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chapa | 51-32 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Lowell Draper pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | Fang Xie can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-32 |
| 05:12 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna tips it in | 51-34 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is hacked by Fang Xie - foul #2 on Fang Xie, team foul #8 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (SF) Lowell Draper | |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Amado Marino - foul #1 on Amado Marino, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG) Thad Allen | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Fang Xie drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keneth Hanna | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales tips it but misses | 53-38 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leonard Lai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Chapa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dallas Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dallas Robinson | 53-41 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales is hacked by Kevin Gaiter - foul #2 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Heriberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Uresti (SG), Lowell Draper (SF) Keneth Hanna, Dallas Robinson | |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kevin Gaiter | 53-41 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Richard Chapa swats the short shot by Peter Uresti | 53-41 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't finish the layup | 53-41 |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Lowell Draper grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 53-41 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales misses the tip | 53-41 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Fang Xie gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Richard Chapa swats the short shot by Lowell Draper | 53-41 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Fang Xie hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa is hacked by Kevin Gaiter - foul #3 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #10 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG) Peter Uresti | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Lowell Draper clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Moises Rosales - foul #2 on Moises Rosales, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa is hacked by Keneth Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keneth Hanna, team foul #11 | 55-45 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:48 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen drills a jumper from the left side | 58-45 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Lai - foul #2 on Leonard Lai, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen runs out the clock | 58-46 |