| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Alvord (fresh) PF - Steven Starnes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Alvord inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Terry Alvord hits the follow up shot | 28-45 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-45 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Alvin Hanna misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:30 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Maurice Hurley | 31-45 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Lee Freeman denies the turnaround by Maurice Hurley | 31-45 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-45 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Terry Alvord throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Starnes - foul #2 on Steven Starnes, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule (C) Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Wayne Hayes (PG) Jonathan Ollis | |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Steven Starnes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terry Alvord | 33-48 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson blows the dunk | 33-48 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule's layup is rejected by Steven Starnes | 33-48 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine Maule (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Wayne Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Alvord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Starnes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Steven Starnes blows the dunk | 33-48 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Taylor Robinson and he's hacked by Terry Alvord - foul #3 on Terry Alvord, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Paul Koontz (SF), Lee Freeman (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Marvin Sepulveda (PF), Gabriel Dye (C) Alvin Hanna, Terry Alvord, Steven Starnes, Maurice Hurley | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Jackie Holyfield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule is hacked by Jackie Holyfield - foul #1 on Jackie Holyfield, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule makes the floater in the lane set up by Sean Franck | 38-48 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 14:08 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Ollis | 38-48 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | Lee Freeman denies the turnaround by Marvin Sepulveda | 38-48 |
| 13:41 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Dye | 38-50 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Jackie Holyfield grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis loses the dribble to Sean Franck in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 38-52 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule tips it home | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Koontz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Blaine Maule (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Holyfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marvin Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Dye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Ollis | 40-55 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Ollis - foul #2 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Blaine Maule, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Alvin Hanna (SG), Terry Alvord (SF), Steven Starnes (PF), Maurice Hurley (C) Jonathan Ollis, Jackie Holyfield, Wayne Hayes, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye | |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 10:40 | Evansville | Terry Alvord hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 10:22 | Evansville | Terry Alvord gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Dan Phillips is called for the reach on Terry Alvord - foul #2 on Dan Phillips, team foul #1 | 43-55 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Phillips | 45-55 |
| 09:07 | Evansville | Tommy Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Alvin Hanna takes the ball from Wilfred Parks | 45-55 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Steven Starnes makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Alvord | 45-57 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 08:08 | Evansville | Terry Alvord scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alvin Hanna | 48-60 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Hunter | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Tommy Barr (fairly fresh) SG - Alvin Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Alvord (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Starnes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Hurley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks is whistled for a carry | 48-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Paul Koontz (SF), Blaine Maule (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Wayne Hayes (SF), Marvin Sepulveda (PF), Gabriel Dye (C) Tommy Barr, Alvin Hanna, Terry Alvord, Steven Starnes, Maurice Hurley | |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wayne Hayes | 48-63 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Edgar Bradford | 50-63 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 50-63 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Koontz | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 06:08 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Jackie Holyfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Blaine Maule | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alvin Hanna (SG), Terry Alvord (SF), Steven Starnes (PF), Maurice Hurley (C) Jackie Holyfield, Wayne Hayes, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye | |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Steven Starnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilfred Parks - foul #2 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #2 | 50-63 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Steven Starnes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the runner from the left block | 52-64 |
| 04:28 | Evansville | Terry Alvord misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Alvin Hanna tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman's pass is intercepted by Maurice Hurley | 52-66 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | Steven Starnes makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jonathan Ollis | 52-68 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter connects on the floater in the lane set up by Wilfred Parks | 54-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Terry Alvord is called for traveling | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Alvord (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Starnes (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 03:27 | Evansville | Terry Alvord grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 03:01 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Maurice Hurley - foul #1 on Maurice Hurley, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Wayne Hayes (SF), Marvin Sepulveda (PF), Gabriel Dye (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Terry Alvord, Steven Starnes, Maurice Hurley | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Blaine Maule, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Alvin Hanna (SG), Terry Alvord (SF), Steven Starnes (PF), Maurice Hurley (C) Tommy Barr, Jackie Holyfield, Wayne Hayes, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye | |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-68 |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley tips it in | 56-70 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter blows the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Ollis - foul #3 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Paul Koontz (SF), Blaine Maule (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Wayne Hayes (SF), Marvin Sepulveda (PF), Gabriel Dye (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Terry Alvord, Steven Starnes, Maurice Hurley | |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Clinton Hunter - foul #3 on Clinton Hunter, team foul #3 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell (C) Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Koontz and he's fouled by Tommy Barr - foul #1 on Tommy Barr, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell makes the free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tommy Barr | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Koontz | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Wayne Hayes drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Barr | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gabriel Dye - foul #1 on Gabriel Dye, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Tommy Barr runs out the clock | 63-77 |