| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro inbounds the ball | 14-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Bardsley, team foul #1 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 19:18 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro tips it but misses | 14-29 |
| 19:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror pulls down the rebound | 14-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Wier - foul #1 on Robert Wier, team foul #2 | 14-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 18:41 | Evansville | Nicholas King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-29 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Robert Wier tips it back up and in | 16-31 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | The jump hook by Robert Isenberg is blocked by Robert Walling | 19-31 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg can't finish the layup | 19-31 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the dunk | 19-31 |
| 17:28 | Evansville | Robert Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Gaiter, team foul #3 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (PF) Paul Borror | |
| Subs | Evansville | Fang Xie (PF) Kevin Gaiter | |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Isenberg - foul #2 on Robert Isenberg, team foul #4 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SG) Nicholas King | |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Robert Wier gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Robert Walling picks off the pass by Robert Wier | 20-31 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the fadeaway from the left side | 20-31 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen jams it on a nice dish by William Adams | 22-31 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | William Adams blocks the jumper by Fang Xie | 22-31 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lowell Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fang Xie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 15:29 | Evansville | Fang Xie is hacked by Donald Allen - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Willard Huddleston (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Kevin Gaiter (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Robert Isenberg, Lowell Draper, Norris Roseboro, Robert Wier | |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 15:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Fang Xie | 25-33 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-33 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror lays it in set up by Lawrence Rachal | 27-33 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Fang Xie misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Gaiter steals the ball from Donald Allen | 27-33 |
| 13:28 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 27-33 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Nicholas King grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Nicholas King hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Keneth Hanna | 27-36 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston tips it home | 29-36 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | Fang Xie loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Paul Borror, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Nicholas King, Robert Bardsley, Fang Xie | |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Lowell Draper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Lowell Draper tips it home | 29-38 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | William Adams drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 11:48 | Evansville | Robert Walling is called for the reach on Norris Roseboro - foul #2 on Robert Walling, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Johnson (PF) Willard Huddleston | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dallas Robinson (PF) Kevin Gaiter | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lowell Draper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Roseboro (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dallas Robinson (fresh) C - Robert Wier (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses the dunk attempt | 31-38 |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Robert Wier snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lowell Draper | 31-41 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | William Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Johnson | 31-41 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | William Adams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 10:26 | Evansville | Robert Wier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | William Adams snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Hearn | 36-41 |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Lowell Draper is fouled on the floor by Douglas Pence - foul #1 on Douglas Pence, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Nicholas King (SG), Robert Bardsley (PF) Lowell Draper, Dallas Robinson | |
| 09:25 | Evansville | The short jumper by Norris Roseboro is denied by Paul Borror | 36-41 |
| 09:23 | Evansville | Robert Wier gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 36-41 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wier picks off the pass by Donald Hearn | 36-41 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Nicholas King misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Isenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norris Roseboro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bardsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 07:12 | Evansville | Robert Wier gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Bardsley steps in front of the Donald Hearn pass | 36-41 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Nicholas King connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | The 3pt attempt by William Adams is denied by Norris Roseboro | 36-44 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Robert Wier snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Robert Wier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Evansville | Keneth Hanna (PG), Lowell Draper (SG), Kevin Gaiter (SF), Fang Xie (PF), Chris Mayfield (C) Robert Isenberg, Nicholas King, Norris Roseboro, Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by William Johnson is denied by Fang Xie | 36-44 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Lowell Draper blows the layup | 38-44 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson loses the dribble to Keneth Hanna | 38-44 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-44 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Keneth Hanna steals the ball from Willard Huddleston | 38-44 |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Keneth Hanna lays it in | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 03:43 | Evansville | Chris Mayfield grabs the board | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Lowell Draper makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fang Xie | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Keneth Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lowell Draper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Gaiter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fang Xie (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Mayfield (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, William Johnson, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Isenberg (PG), Nicholas King (SG), Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF), Robert Wier (C) Keneth Hanna, Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter, Fang Xie, Chris Mayfield | |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Nicholas King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | Robert Wier snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-48 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas King - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Robert Bardsley tips it in | 42-50 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Nicholas King is hacked by Douglas Pence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pence, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dallas Robinson (PF), Kevin Gaiter (C) Robert Bardsley, Robert Wier | |
| 00:44 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson is hacked by Paul Borror - foul #2 on Paul Borror, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter is fouled on the floor by Donald Hearn - foul #1 on Donald Hearn, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Paul Borror is called for the reach on Norris Roseboro - foul #3 on Paul Borror, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Robinson | 45-50 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson is hacked by Donald Hearn - foul #2 on Donald Hearn, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | William Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Borror | 48-52 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Donald Hearn is called for the reach on Dallas Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Hearn, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Wier (C) Norris Roseboro | |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Dallas Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lowell Draper (SF) Dallas Robinson | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Douglas Pence is called for the reach on Kevin Gaiter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Pence, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling is fouled on the floor by Robert Wier - foul #2 on Robert Wier, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norris Roseboro (SF), Robert Bardsley (PF) Lowell Draper, Kevin Gaiter | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | William Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Pence | 51-56 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Donald Hearn is called for the reach on Norris Roseboro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Hearn, team foul #11 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Gaiter (PF) Robert Bardsley | |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Norris Roseboro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Robert Isenberg runs out the clock | 51-57 |