| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Christopher Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Halliburton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Murakami (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hage and he's fouled by Randy Bates - foul #3 on Randy Bates, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte (C) Randy Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Francis Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Marcotte and he's fouled by James Duncan - foul #3 on James Duncan, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly (SG) James Duncan | |
| 19:26 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Esterly | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Francis Chapman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Alexander | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte is hacked by Willie Campbell - foul #1 on Willie Campbell, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Louis Murakami - foul #2 on Louis Murakami, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Campbell | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Francis Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Raymond James - foul #1 on Raymond James, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Francis Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Francis Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Johnson blocks the short jumper by David Hage | 35-33 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | James Halliburton snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Alexander - foul #2 on Christopher Alexander, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Washington (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (SG), Richard Hypes (C) Raymond James, Willie Campbell | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:16 | Evansville | James Halliburton blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Murakami - foul #3 on Louis Murakami, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang (PG), Kevin Sweeten (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF) Christopher Alexander, Francis Chapman, Ryan Marcotte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond James (SF), Ronald Blackburn (C) Ronald Esterly, Louis Murakami | |
| 16:16 | Evansville | James Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Evansville | James Halliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | David Hage buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Hypes | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Vogelsang (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Halliburton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Sweeten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Glasgow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hypes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Sweeten | 40-37 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | David Hage steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Alexander (PG), Francis Chapman (SF), Ryan Marcotte (PF), Randy Bates (C) James Halliburton, Kevin Sweeten, Daniel Johnson, Joseph Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Duncan (SG), Ronald Esterly (SF), Louis Murakami (PF), Willie Campbell (C) David Hage, Raymond James, Richard Hypes, Ronald Blackburn | |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander loses the dribble to James Duncan in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan lays it in | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Francis Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Randy Bates drills a floater from the right block set up by Ryan Marcotte | 42-39 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:47 | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Bates | 45-41 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly misses short on a floater from the left block | 45-41 |
| 12:31 | Evansville | Randy Bates pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Christopher Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Vogelsang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Marcotte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Glasgow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Esterly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Murakami (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Willie Campbell blocks the short jumper by Ryan Marcotte | 45-44 |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 11:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Christopher Alexander | 45-44 |
| 11:11 | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Dewey Choquette (PG), James Halliburton (SG), Kevin Sweeten (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Joseph Washington (C) Christopher Alexander, Charles Vogelsang, Francis Chapman, Ryan Marcotte, Randy Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Hage (PG), Earl Cohn (SG), Raymond James (SF), Richard Hypes (PF), Ronald Blackburn (C) Richard Glasgow, James Duncan, Ronald Esterly, Louis Murakami, Willie Campbell | |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | David Hage banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond James | 45-46 |
| 10:37 | Evansville | James Halliburton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Kevin Sweeten grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:16 | Evansville | Joseph Washington can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | David Hage lays it in on a nice dish by Earl Cohn | 45-48 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Kevin Sweeten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Joseph Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | James Halliburton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | David Hage's pass is intercepted by Daniel Johnson | 47-48 |
| 09:20 | Evansville | Raymond James steps in front of the Dewey Choquette pass | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Raymond James dunks the ball | 47-50 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Dewey Choquette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Earl Cohn snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Joseph Washington snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Kevin Sweeten clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-50 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:16 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joseph Washington | 47-50 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Richard Hypes steals it from Daniel Johnson | 47-50 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Blackburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Dewey Choquette (fairly fresh) SG - James Halliburton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Sweeten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Cohn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hypes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Evansville | James Halliburton misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 07:39 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson tips it in | 49-50 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Hypes is hacked by Joseph Washington - foul #1 on Joseph Washington, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Alexander (PG), Charles Vogelsang (SG), Francis Chapman (SF), Ryan Marcotte (PF), Randy Bates (C) Dewey Choquette, James Halliburton, Kevin Sweeten, Daniel Johnson, Joseph Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Duncan (SG), Ronald Esterly (SF), Louis Murakami (PF), Willie Campbell (C) Earl Cohn, Raymond James, Richard Hypes, Ronald Blackburn | |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Marcotte denies the turnaround by Louis Murakami | 49-50 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Randy Bates scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Alexander and the foul's on Willie Campbell - foul #2 on Willie Campbell, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (PG) David Hage | |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Randy Bates makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Campbell | 52-53 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randy Bates | 54-53 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly banks in the layup and the foul's on Christopher Alexander - foul #3 on Christopher Alexander, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Halliburton (SG) Charles Vogelsang | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Louis Murakami steals it from Ryan Marcotte | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan is fouled on the floor by James Halliburton - foul #2 on James Halliburton, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Hage (PG), Raymond James (SF) Richard Glasgow, Ronald Esterly | |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Bates - foul #4 on Randy Bates, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Daniel Johnson (PF) Ryan Marcotte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:53 | Evansville | Francis Chapman can't finish the layup | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Randy Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:44 | Evansville | James Halliburton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Halliburton, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | David Hage hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond James | 54-60 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Louis Murakami swats the short shot by James Halliburton | 54-60 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | David Hage is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang (PG), Kevin Sweeten (SF), Ryan Marcotte (C) Christopher Alexander, Francis Chapman, Randy Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow (SG), Ronald Esterly (SF), Richard Hypes (PF), Ronald Blackburn (C) James Duncan, Raymond James, Louis Murakami, Willie Campbell | |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Kevin Sweeten misses the easy layup | 54-60 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Vogelsang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Halliburton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Sweeten (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ryan Marcotte (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Hage (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Glasgow (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Esterly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hypes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Evansville | Kevin Sweeten misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Richard Glasgow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 56-60 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | James Halliburton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Marcotte | 56-60 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Alexander (PG), Francis Chapman (SF), Randy Bates (C) Charles Vogelsang, Kevin Sweeten, Ryan Marcotte | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Duncan (SG), Raymond James (SF), Louis Murakami (PF), Willie Campbell (C) Richard Glasgow, Ronald Esterly, Richard Hypes, Ronald Blackburn | |
| 02:43 | Evansville | James Halliburton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson tips it in | 58-60 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage is hacked by Randy Bates - foul #5 on Randy Bates, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte (C) Randy Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | David Hage makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Louis Murakami - foul #4 on Louis Murakami, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Marcotte | 58-62 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Francis Chapman | 60-62 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | David Hage scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Duncan | 60-64 |
| 01:16 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Louis Murakami pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell is hacked by Ryan Marcotte - foul #3 on Ryan Marcotte, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Willie Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | James Halliburton makes the floater from close range set up by Francis Chapman | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | David Hage misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Ryan Marcotte snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Louis Murakami is called for the reach on Christopher Alexander - foul #5 on Louis Murakami, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Esterly (PF) Louis Murakami | |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by James Halliburton - foul #4 on James Halliburton, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Halliburton is hacked by James Duncan - foul #4 on James Duncan, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Halliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | James Halliburton is called for the reach on James Duncan in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Halliburton, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Vogelsang (SG) James Halliburton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | James Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Christopher Alexander hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-69 |