| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Manuel Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Yardley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugh Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jarrett Chambers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Gravatt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Ziak (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Arno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Jeffery Yardley inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis loses the dribble to Robert Gravatt | 34-23 |
| 19:49 | Evansville | Guy Key can't finish the layup | 34-23 |
| 19:47 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 19:36 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers is whistled for traveling | 34-23 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Eric Ziak is whistled for a carry | 34-23 |
| 19:05 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes is denied on a layup by Mark Arno | 34-23 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Guy Key grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | Loren Knudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 18:46 | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:28 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 18:06 | Evansville | Eric Ziak drills a driving attempt from close range | 36-25 |
| 17:55 | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-25 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Mark Arno gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Manuel Davis steps in front of the Robert Gravatt pass | 36-25 |
| 17:47 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis misses the easy layup | 36-25 |
| 17:45 | Evansville | Guy Key grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Manuel Davis steals the ball from Robert Gravatt | 36-25 |
| 17:30 | Grambling State | Jeffery Yardley banks in the layup set up by Manuel Davis | 38-25 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-28 |
| 16:47 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Arno - foul #1 on Mark Arno, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Johnson (SG), Jerry Maxwell (SF), Virgil Murray (PF) Darren Stapleton, Jeffery Yardley, Hugh Hayes | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Richard Flynn (SG), Norbert Slinsky (SF), Noah Smith (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Guy Key, Loren Knudson, Robert Gravatt, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| 16:47 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:47 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Manuel Davis is called for the reach on William Mapp - foul #2 on Manuel Davis, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Lester (SG), David Guenther (C) Manuel Davis, Jarrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Richard Flynn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Lester (fresh) SF - Jerry Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Guenther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Mapp (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) SF - Norbert Slinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Noah Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | David Guenther is hacked by Robert Perkins - foul #1 on Robert Perkins, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Rice (PG) Dennis Lester | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG) William Mapp | |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | David Guenther is denied on a layup by Noah Smith | 40-28 |
| 15:40 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Perkins | 40-28 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Richard Flynn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 15:17 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:49 | Grambling State | Charles Rice connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Perkins - foul #2 on Robert Perkins, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton (SG), Jeffery Yardley (SF), Hugh Hayes (PF) Mark Johnson, Jerry Maxwell, David Guenther | |
| Subs | Evansville | Loren Knudson (SG), Robert Gravatt (SF), Eric Ziak (PF), Mark Arno (C) Richard Flynn, Norbert Slinsky, Noah Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 14:49 | Grambling State | Charles Rice makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Loren Knudson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Ziak | 43-30 |
| 14:13 | Grambling State | Loren Knudson steals the ball from Hugh Hayes | 43-30 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-30 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Mark Arno tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 13:27 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Yardley - foul #1 on Jeffery Yardley, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Manuel Davis (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Jerry Maxwell (SF), Jarrett Chambers (C) Charles Rice, Darren Stapleton, Jeffery Yardley, Virgil Murray | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky (PG) Guy Key | |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:02 | Grambling State | Norbert Slinsky steals the ball from Manuel Davis in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | Eric Ziak is fouled on the floor by Hugh Hayes - foul #2 on Hugh Hayes, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Noah Smith (C) Robert Gravatt, Mark Arno | |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Noah Smith scores on a jump hook in the paint | 46-36 |
| 12:13 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes is hacked by Eric Ziak - foul #3 on Eric Ziak, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Guenther (PF) Hugh Hayes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Flynn (SG) Loren Knudson | |
| 11:54 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis is hacked by Noah Smith - foul #1 on Noah Smith, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG), Robert Perkins (C) William Mapp, Eric Ziak | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Manuel Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Guenther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrett Chambers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) SF - Norbert Slinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Noah Smith (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Guy Key - foul #1 on Guy Key, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeffery Yardley (SF) David Guenther | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Arno (C) Robert Perkins | |
| 11:38 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:38 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Noah Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:23 | Evansville | Richard Flynn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norbert Slinsky | 47-39 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Darren Stapleton | 49-39 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Noah Smith connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Mark Arno | 49-41 |
| 10:29 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis drills a shot from the left side | 51-41 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Guy Key hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Noah Smith | 51-43 |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Arno - foul #2 on Mark Arno, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Rice (SG), Hugh Hayes (PF), Virgil Murray (C) Darren Stapleton, Jeffery Yardley, Jarrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Evansville | Loren Knudson (SG), Robert Gravatt (SF), Eric Ziak (PF) Richard Flynn, Norbert Slinsky, Noah Smith | |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Eric Ziak misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Eric Ziak grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Eric Ziak knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Guy Key | 52-46 |
| 09:05 | Grambling State | Charles Rice scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Davis | 54-46 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Loren Knudson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:48 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Loren Knudson grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Loren Knudson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Guy Key | 54-52 |
| 08:08 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Hayes | 57-52 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Mark Arno misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:53 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Manuel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Maxwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugh Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Gravatt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Ziak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Arno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis's pass is intercepted by Guy Key | 57-52 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Guy Key misses the lay-in | 57-52 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Mark Arno grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Loren Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 07:03 | Evansville | Mark Arno tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 06:49 | Grambling State | Charles Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 06:47 | Grambling State | Jerry Maxwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:33 | Grambling State | Charles Rice drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Davis | 60-54 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Eric Ziak's floater is tipped away by Hugh Hayes | 60-54 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | Loren Knudson tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 05:53 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Gravatt - foul #1 on Robert Gravatt, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Johnson (PG), Darren Stapleton (SG), Jeffery Yardley (SF), Jarrett Chambers (C) Manuel Davis, Charles Rice, Jerry Maxwell, Virgil Murray | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Richard Flynn (SG), Norbert Slinsky (SF), Noah Smith (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Guy Key, Loren Knudson, Robert Gravatt, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| 05:53 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:53 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Robert Perkins gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Flynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darren Stapleton - foul #3 on Darren Stapleton, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Guenther (PF) Hugh Hayes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Richard Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:11 | Grambling State | David Guenther loses the ball out of bounds | 60-57 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Robert Perkins double dribbles | 60-57 |
| 04:37 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Richard Flynn | 60-57 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Jeffery Yardley steps in front of the Norbert Slinsky pass | 60-57 |
| 04:12 | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 04:10 | Grambling State | David Guenther tips it home | 62-57 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | Grambling State | Jarrett Chambers snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Stapleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Yardley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarrett Chambers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Mapp (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norbert Slinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Noah Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Richard Flynn is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Flynn, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Manuel Davis (PG), Charles Rice (SF), Hugh Hayes (PF) Darren Stapleton, Jeffery Yardley, David Guenther | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG), Loren Knudson (SG), Eric Ziak (PF), Michael Lee (C) William Mapp, Richard Flynn, Noah Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Mark Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Eric Ziak grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky scores on a floater from the left side set up by Guy Key | 63-59 |
| 02:36 | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes slams it home set up by Mark Johnson | 65-59 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darren Stapleton (SG), Jeffery Yardley (SF) Mark Johnson, Charles Rice | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Gravatt (SF), Mark Arno (C) Norbert Slinsky, Michael Lee | |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt is fouled on the floor by Darren Stapleton - foul #4 on Darren Stapleton, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| 01:48 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Loren Knudson | 65-59 |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Hugh Hayes picks off the pass by Eric Ziak | 65-59 |
| 01:15 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis loses the dribble to Loren Knudson | 65-59 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Eric Ziak misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Guy Key grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Jarrett Chambers takes the ball from Robert Gravatt | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Grambling State | Guy Key is called for the reach on Manuel Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guy Key, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Rice (SF), Virgil Murray (PF) Jeffery Yardley, Hugh Hayes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:43 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:43 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Loren Knudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:37 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:37 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:35 | Grambling State | Guy Key is called for the reach on Virgil Murray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guy Key, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:35 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:35 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Loren Knudson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:28 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | Loren Knudson is called for the reach on Virgil Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Loren Knudson, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | Virgil Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Loren Knudson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis is hacked by Guy Key in the backcourt - foul #4 on Guy Key, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Manuel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Mark Arno grabs the board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Guy Key hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Charles Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Loren Knudson - foul #2 on Loren Knudson, team foul #14 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hugh Hayes (PF) Virgil Murray | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Charles Rice makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Charles Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Loren Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-65 |