| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cesar Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Dicarlo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cesar Costa - foul #3 on Cesar Costa, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Marone (SF) Cesar Costa | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fang Xie (C) Robert Bardsley | |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:50 | Evansville | Fang Xie gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Fang Xie knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Isenberg and he's fouled by Anthony Peace - foul #1 on Anthony Peace, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Domingo Moran (PF), Berdy Novak (C) Carl Dicarlo, Virgil Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SG) Nicholas King | |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Fang Xie makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Marone | 32-30 |
| 16:46 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fang Xie | 32-32 |
| 16:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Peace | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | Robert Isenberg is called for the reach on Anthony Peace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Dutton (SG), Charles Griffith (SF), Carl Dicarlo (PF), Virgil Campbell (C) Anthony Peace, Thomas Coleman, Domingo Moran, Berdy Novak | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Isenberg, Norris Roseboro, Kevin Gaiter | |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Rodney Marone buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Griffith | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Rodney Marone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Griffith (fresh) PF - Carl Dicarlo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lowell Draper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fang Xie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Lowell Draper misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Charles Griffith is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cesar Costa (SF) Charles Griffith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Wier (C) Fang Xie | |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lowell Draper - foul #1 on Lowell Draper, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Nicholas King clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Dutton - foul #1 on Craig Dutton, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Griffith (SG) Rodney Marone | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dallas Robinson (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | Missouri State | Charles Griffith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | Lowell Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Lowell Draper scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Wier | 38-39 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Dutton | 40-39 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Nicholas King is fouled on the floor by Cesar Costa - foul #4 on Cesar Costa, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), Rodney Marone (SF), Domingo Moran (PF), Berdy Novak (C) Craig Dutton, Charles Griffith, Cesar Costa, Carl Dicarlo, Virgil Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Peter Uresti (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Keneth Hanna, Nicholas King, Lowell Draper, Dallas Robinson | |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg makes the runner from the left block set up by Peter Uresti | 40-41 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Coleman | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Evansville | Peter Uresti misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Norris Roseboro - foul #1 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Robert Wier pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | Robert Wier is fouled on the floor by Rodney Marone - foul #1 on Rodney Marone, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (C) Robert Wier | |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Peter Uresti makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Norris Roseboro | 45-43 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Berdy Novak misses the dunk attempt | 45-43 |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Rodney Marone pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Marone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domingo Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Berdy Novak (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Uresti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Rodney Marone is fouled on the floor by Norris Roseboro - foul #2 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (SG), Fang Xie (C) Peter Uresti, Robert Bardsley | |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo (PF) Berdy Novak | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Fang Xie | |
| 11:08 | Evansville | Nicholas King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Gaiter - foul #3 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Griffith (SF), Virgil Campbell (C) Rodney Marone, Domingo Moran | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:26 | Evansville | The jump hook by Robert Isenberg is blocked by Carl Dicarlo | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Peace | 48-43 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro is hacked by Charles Griffith - foul #1 on Charles Griffith, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lamar Bottom (PG), Craig Dutton (SG), Domingo Moran (PF) Anthony Peace, Thomas Coleman, Carl Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro | |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna loses the dribble to Virgil Campbell | 48-43 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Lamar Bottom clanks a shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Robert Wier blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Charles Griffith's floater is tipped away by Robert Bardsley | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Domingo Moran denies the turnaround by Kevin Gaiter | 48-43 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Lamar Bottom pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Craig Dutton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Griffith | 51-43 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Virgil Campbell - foul #2 on Virgil Campbell, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), Cesar Costa (SF), Carl Dicarlo (PF), Berdy Novak (C) Lamar Bottom, Craig Dutton, Charles Griffith, Domingo Moran, Virgil Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Fang Xie (PF), Chris Mayfield (C) Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter, Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace is hacked by Fang Xie - foul #2 on Fang Xie, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG) Keneth Hanna | |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cesar Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Dicarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Berdy Novak (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Fang Xie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Mayfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman can't finish the layup | 53-47 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Fang Xie grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 06:41 | Evansville | Chris Mayfield misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Berdy Novak misses the easy layup | 53-47 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Chris Mayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Fang Xie banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas King | 53-49 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-49 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | Nicholas King snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 53-49 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | Chris Mayfield can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 05:33 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses long on a floater in the paint | 55-49 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Fang Xie steals the ball from Carl Dicarlo | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell (C) Berdy Novak | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Bardsley (PF), Robert Wier (C) Fang Xie, Chris Mayfield | |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Virgil Campbell is called for the reach on Nicholas King - foul #3 on Virgil Campbell, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Norris Roseboro - foul #3 on Norris Roseboro, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Domingo Moran (PF) Carl Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Robert Wier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Anthony Peace misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 03:32 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Nicholas King | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Anthony Peace (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cesar Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Domingo Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Virgil Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro's pass is intercepted by Cesar Costa | 58-51 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman makes the shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Nicholas King is fouled on the floor by Virgil Campbell - foul #4 on Virgil Campbell, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Marone (PG), Craig Dutton (SG), Charles Griffith (SF), Carl Dicarlo (PF) Anthony Peace, Thomas Coleman, Cesar Costa, Domingo Moran | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG) Robert Isenberg | |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Peace (PG), Cesar Costa (SF) Craig Dutton, Charles Griffith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG) Keneth Hanna | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Nicholas King gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Nicholas King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Virgil Campbell gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa comes up short on the runner near the basket | 60-53 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Robert Wier gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Robert Wier is hacked by Virgil Campbell - foul #5 on Virgil Campbell, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Coleman (SG), Domingo Moran (C) Rodney Marone, Virgil Campbell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SG) Nicholas King | |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Robert Wier makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:05 | Evansville | Robert Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG) Lowell Draper | |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Nicholas King makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 01:10 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| 00:55 | Evansville | Thomas Coleman steals the ball from Nicholas King | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Cesar Costa misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Robert Wier makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Isenberg | 60-60 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Carl Dicarlo blows the layup | 60-60 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Domingo Moran tips it home | 62-60 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-60 |