| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Latta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Boyett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Eppler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Smith denies the turnaround by Daniel Bryan | 35-32 |
| 19:51 | Evansville | Harold Eppler pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Paul Boyett makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Scott Moyer - foul #3 on Scott Moyer, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG) Scott Moyer | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Paul Boyett misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | James Latta double dribbles | 35-34 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | Adam Schultz scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Mark Wilson and he's hacked by James Ybarra - foul #2 on James Ybarra, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 18:51 | Evansville | Adam Schultz misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie is fouled on the floor by Paul Boyett - foul #1 on Paul Boyett, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Daniel Bryan steals it from Mark Wilson | 38-36 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gene Cook | 41-36 |
| 17:26 | Evansville | Adam Schultz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | James Latta snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Mark Wilson grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Lewis Smith misses short on a shot from the right block | 41-36 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Harold Eppler snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:12 | Evansville | Adam Schultz misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 15:49 | Evansville | Lewis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Boyett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Eppler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Paul Boyett drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Adam Schultz and he's fouled by Gene Cook - foul #1 on Gene Cook, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Ronald Russell (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Gene Cook, Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Skinner (SG), Jeff Werner (SF), Robert Defalco (PF), Jimmy Madison (C) Harold Eppler, Adam Schultz, Lewis Smith, Mark Wilson | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Paul Boyett misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Joshua Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Joshua Skinner makes the shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | James Latta hits a runner from the right block | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | Evansville | Jimmy Madison makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Boyett | 43-42 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Werner steals the ball from Lawrence Kim | 43-42 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Robert Defalco misses long on a jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 13:59 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Madison | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | Lawrence Kim steps in front of the Joshua Skinner pass | 43-42 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward's pass is intercepted by Paul Boyett | 43-42 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Paul Boyett hits the finger roll | 43-44 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Werner - foul #2 on Jeff Werner, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF), Gene Cook (C) Ronald Russell, Carl Ward, James Latta | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Slocum (PG), Harold Eppler (SG), Adam Schultz (SF), Lewis Smith (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Paul Boyett, Joshua Skinner, Jeff Werner, Robert Defalco, Jimmy Madison | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Herman Slocum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is hacked by Herman Slocum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Slocum, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF) Lawrence Kim | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Harold Eppler snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Herman Slocum loses the dribble to Michael Myrie | 44-44 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Slocum (fresh) SG - Harold Eppler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | Harold Eppler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Slocum | 44-47 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook is hacked by Lewis Smith - foul #3 on Lewis Smith, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), Carl Ward (C) Scott Moyer, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 44-47 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Adam Schultz lays it in and he's fouled by Carl Ward - foul #2 on Carl Ward, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Adam Schultz misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gene Cook | 44-49 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses the 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Lewis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Herman Slocum is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), James Latta (C) Daniel Bryan, Gene Cook, Michael Myrie | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Boyett (PG), Joshua Skinner (SG), Jeff Werner (PF), Robert Defalco (C) Herman Slocum, Harold Eppler, Lewis Smith, Mark Wilson | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Adam Schultz | 44-49 |
| 09:01 | Evansville | Jeff Werner clanks a jump hook in the paint | 44-49 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Robert Defalco tips it home | 44-51 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Robert Defalco snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:25 | Evansville | Adam Schultz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Boyett | 44-54 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | James Latta's floater is knocked away by Robert Defalco | 44-54 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Robert Defalco snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Adam Schultz scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Skinner | 44-57 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Boyett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Schultz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Robert Defalco is called for traveling | 47-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Scott Moyer, Ronald Russell, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Slocum (PG), Harold Eppler (SG), Lewis Smith (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Paul Boyett, Joshua Skinner, Adam Schultz, Robert Defalco | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Herman Slocum steps in front of the James Ybarra pass | 47-57 |
| 06:55 | Evansville | Mark Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-57 |
| 06:54 | Evansville | Jeff Werner pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Herman Slocum misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Ybarra and he's fouled by Harold Eppler - foul #2 on Harold Eppler, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG) James Latta | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Defalco (SF) Jeff Werner | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Harold Eppler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie hits a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Lewis Smith - foul #4 on Lewis Smith, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Boyett (PG) Herman Slocum | |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Gene Cook is called for the reach on Mark Wilson - foul #2 on Gene Cook, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeff Werner (SF) Robert Defalco | |
| 05:09 | Evansville | Jeff Werner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Ybarra | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Paul Boyett clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-57 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Lewis Smith tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Moyer | 58-59 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Jeff Werner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Myrie - foul #2 on Michael Myrie, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF), James Latta (C) Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie, Gene Cook | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Skinner (SG), Adam Schultz (SF), Robert Defalco (C) Harold Eppler, Lewis Smith, Mark Wilson | |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Jeff Werner makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Jeff Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Adam Schultz snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 04:03 | Evansville | Adam Schultz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Latta and he's fouled by Joshua Skinner - foul #1 on Joshua Skinner, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Joshua Skinner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Russell - foul #2 on Ronald Russell, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Joshua Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Joshua Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Paul Boyett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Skinner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Schultz (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeff Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Defalco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Werner | 61-61 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Robert Defalco snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Robert Defalco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Adam Schultz can't tip it in | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Robert Defalco grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Ronald Russell, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| Subs | Evansville | Harold Eppler (SG), Lewis Smith (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Joshua Skinner, Jeff Werner, Robert Defalco | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Paul Boyett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer tips it but misses | 61-61 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | James Latta tips it home | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | Mark Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Adam Schultz gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Adam Schultz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-61 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Schultz steals it from James Ybarra | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Adam Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is called for 3 seconds | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Paul Boyett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is hacked by Paul Boyett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Boyett, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Lewis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Latta is called for the reach on Paul Boyett - foul #2 on James Latta, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Paul Boyett makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Paul Boyett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Boyett - foul #3 on Paul Boyett, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Paul Boyett comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-63 |