| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 blk. C - Leon Hohl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tory Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chung Hong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Litwin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Tory Olson inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | William Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Tory Olson tips it in | 26-25 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | William Brown is called for the reach on David Allen - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG), David Buckley (PF), Arthur Williams (C) William Brown, Chung Hong, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Donald Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | David Buckley snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | Evansville | Leon Hohl comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 26-25 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tory Olson | 26-25 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Saunders | 26-28 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | David Allen is hacked by Arthur Williams - foul #3 on Arthur Williams, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Chung Hong (PF), Kenneth Litwin (C) John Saunders, Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, David Buckley, Arthur Williams | |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Donald Cole makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Charles Hodges - foul #2 on Charles Hodges, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tory Olson (SF) Charles Hodges | |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Donald Cole makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Weatherwax | 29-30 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | David Allen tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Chung Hong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #2 on Donald Cole, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (SG), Austin Brown (PF), Russell O'Barr (C) Clifford Campbell, David Allen, Leon Hohl | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG), Thomas Parks (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) William Brown, Ronald Weatherwax, Tory Olson, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Chung Hong makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Chung Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Chung Hong tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Chung Hong - foul #2 on Chung Hong, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Thomas Barden (SF) Jerry Cochrane, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Tory Olson (SF), Kenneth Litwin (C) John Saunders, Charles Hodges, Chung Hong | |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | David Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Barden - foul #3 on Thomas Barden, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Zullo (fresh) SF - Thomas Barden (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Austin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - Russell O'Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tory Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Litwin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG) Walter Zullo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (SG), Chung Hong (PF) Thomas Parks, David Buckley | |
| 15:37 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:37 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin misses the easy layup | 34-35 |
| 15:19 | Evansville | Terry Lomax gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | William Brown is called for the reach on Terry Lomax - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Cole (SF), David Allen (PF), Leon Hohl (C) Thomas Barden, Austin Brown, Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), David Buckley (PF) John Saunders, Chung Hong | |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Leon Hohl scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Cole | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Clifford Campbell - foul #1 on Clifford Campbell, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG) Terry Lomax | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG), Chung Hong (PF) William Brown, David Buckley | |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Leon Hohl hits a driving attempt from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Kenneth Litwin - foul #3 on Kenneth Litwin, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), David Buckley (PF), Arthur Williams (C) John Saunders, Chung Hong, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 14:13 | Evansville | Leon Hohl hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-36 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams is fouled on the floor by Leon Hohl - foul #2 on Leon Hohl, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (SG), Austin Brown (C) Clifford Campbell, Leon Hohl | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Chung Hong (PF) Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, David Buckley | |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | John Saunders clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #3 on Donald Cole, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Russell O'Barr (C) David Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Tory Olson (SF), David Buckley (PF), Kenneth Litwin (C) William Brown, Charles Hodges, Chung Hong, Arthur Williams | |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | John Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | The short jumper by Austin Brown is denied by David Buckley | 38-37 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Donald Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Evansville | Austin Brown knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Donald Cole | 40-37 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 40-37 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Terry Lomax grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Austin Brown banks in the layup set up by Terry Lomax | 42-37 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Parks and the foul's on Austin Brown - foul #1 on Austin Brown, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF), Leon Hohl (C) Jerry Cochrane, Donald Cole, Austin Brown, Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Chung Hong (PF) John Saunders, Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, David Buckley | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Barden (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Hohl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chung Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Litwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Charles Hodges - foul #3 on Charles Hodges, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Tory Olson (SF), Arthur Williams (C) Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 11:22 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:22 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:57 | Missouri State | Tory Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Thomas Barden is fouled on the floor by Arthur Williams - foul #4 on Arthur Williams, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (SG) Thomas Parks | |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Thomas Barden makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Thomas Barden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | John Saunders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | David Allen gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:20 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell's pass is intercepted by Chung Hong | 45-40 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Clifford Campbell - foul #2 on Clifford Campbell, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), Donald Cole (SF) Terry Lomax, Thomas Barden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (PF) John Saunders, Tory Olson, Chung Hong | |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | Donald Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Austin Brown (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (PG), Tory Olson (SF), Chung Hong (PF), Kenneth Litwin (C) William Brown, Charles Hodges, David Buckley, Arthur Williams | |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Chung Hong misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 09:13 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Donald Cole is hacked by Tory Olson - foul #1 on Tory Olson, team foul #10 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Russell O'Barr (C) Clifford Campbell, Leon Hohl | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), David Buckley (PF) Ronald Weatherwax, Chung Hong | |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Donald Cole misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | Evansville | Donald Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:30 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-41 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Cole | 45-41 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Buckley - foul #3 on David Buckley, team foul #11 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (SG), David Allen (PF) Walter Zullo, Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Chung Hong (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Thomas Parks, Tory Olson, David Buckley, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | John Saunders grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | William Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 07:53 | Evansville | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 07:44 | Evansville | Donald Cole connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Lomax | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Austin Brown (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chung Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Chung Hong misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-41 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Chung Hong's 3 pointer is rejected by Donald Cole | 49-41 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Donald Cole grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 06:52 | Evansville | Donald Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Chung Hong makes the jump hook in the lane | 49-43 |
| 06:16 | Evansville | Chung Hong blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Donald Cole | 49-43 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Brown | 49-43 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Leon Hohl (C) Terry Lomax, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (PG), Thomas Parks (SG), Tory Olson (SF), David Buckley (PF), Kenneth Litwin (C) William Brown, John Saunders, Charles Hodges, Chung Hong, Arthur Williams | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Leon Hohl blocks the jumper by Ronald Weatherwax | 49-43 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 05:10 | Evansville | Donald Cole misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Leon Hohl misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:01 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tory Olson | 49-43 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Tory Olson can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Cole - foul #4 on Donald Cole, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG), Austin Brown (PF) Jerry Cochrane, David Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Saunders (PG) Ronald Weatherwax | |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Austin Brown comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Donald Cole snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 04:10 | Evansville | Terry Lomax clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | John Saunders gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Tory Olson | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Austin Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Hohl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tory Olson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Litwin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Evansville | Leon Hohl comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Donald Cole can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 03:24 | Evansville | Austin Brown tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Donald Cole misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Clifford Campbell steals the ball from Tory Olson | 49-47 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), David Allen (PF) Terry Lomax, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PG), Chung Hong (PF), Arthur Williams (C) John Saunders, David Buckley, Kenneth Litwin | |
| 02:41 | Evansville | David Allen misses long on a runner in the lane | 49-47 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Chung Hong connects on the floater from the right block set up by William Brown | 49-49 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Parks - foul #2 on Thomas Parks, team foul #12 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Austin Brown (C) Leon Hohl | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Buckley (C) Arthur Williams | |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Chung Hong pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Cole - foul #5 on Donald Cole, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Barden (SF), Leon Hohl (C) Donald Cole, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin (C) David Buckley | |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Leon Hohl knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Litwin - foul #4 on Kenneth Litwin, team foul #13 | 52-51 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Leon Hohl misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:08 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Kenneth Litwin makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Tory Olson | 52-53 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Chung Hong is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Chung Hong misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Chung Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Leon Hohl banks in the layup | 56-54 |