| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Gravatt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Ziak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Mark Arno misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-29 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:14 | Evansville | Eric Ziak snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Eric Ziak drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Guy Key | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Eric Ziak can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Nathan Teske (SG), James Dames (PF), Zachary Carrara (C) George Brewer, Raymond Cooley, Monroe Matthies, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:56 | Evansville | Guy Key can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:54 | Evansville | Eric Ziak tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Loren Knudson | 34-34 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Mark Arno tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Eric Ziak gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | Eric Ziak is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | Mark Arno tips it in | 34-36 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | James Dames double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Monroe Matthies (PF) Darrick Chaney, Lewis Keithley, Zachary Carrara | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Richard Flynn (SG), Norbert Slinsky (SF), Noah Smith (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Guy Key, Loren Knudson, Robert Gravatt, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Richard Flynn is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Perkins is called for the reach on James Dames - foul #1 on Robert Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams (C) James Dames | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Noah Smith - foul #1 on Noah Smith, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG) William Mapp | |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Teske (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) SF - Norbert Slinsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Noah Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Brewer | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Steve Williams swats the short shot by Norbert Slinsky | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Cooley | 41-36 |
| 14:22 | Evansville | Richard Flynn travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Lewis Keithley (SF), James Dames (C) George Brewer, Raymond Cooley, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Loren Knudson (SG), Robert Gravatt (SF), Eric Ziak (PF), Mark Arno (C) Richard Flynn, Norbert Slinsky, Noah Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies banks in the layup on a great pass from James Dames | 43-36 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Darrick Chaney steals the ball from Guy Key | 43-36 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Steve Williams (C) Darrick Chaney, Nathan Teske, Monroe Matthies | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky (PG) Guy Key | |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Loren Knudson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Eric Ziak gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:58 | Evansville | Loren Knudson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Eric Ziak gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Robert Gravatt hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | James Dames knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by George Brewer | 45-38 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Loren Knudson buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Steve Williams - foul #3 on Steve Williams, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske (SG), Monroe Matthies (PF) Raymond Cooley, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG) Norbert Slinsky | |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Loren Knudson makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | James Dames is hacked by Mark Arno - foul #1 on Mark Arno, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley (SG), Steve Williams (C) Nathan Teske, James Dames | |
| Subs | Evansville | Noah Smith (SF) Robert Gravatt | |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Monroe Matthies | 48-41 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Lewis Keithley picks off the pass by Eric Ziak | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Noah Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Ziak (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Arno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 11:12 | Evansville | Guy Key gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Guy Key double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Nathan Teske (SF), James Dames (C) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Flynn (SG), Norbert Slinsky (SF), Robert Perkins (C) Loren Knudson, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Darrick Chaney and he's hacked by Noah Smith - foul #2 on Noah Smith, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley (SF) Raymond Cooley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Gravatt (SF) Richard Flynn | |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Robert Perkins pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Guy Key | 50-43 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Guy Key is called for the reach on Nathan Teske - foul #1 on Guy Key, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Steve Williams (C) Darrick Chaney, Lewis Keithley, Monroe Matthies | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Guy Key steals the ball from James Dames | 50-43 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Dames | 53-43 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | James Dames snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | James Dames misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Noah Smith - foul #3 on Noah Smith, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Michael Green (SG), Lewis Keithley (SF), Monroe Matthies (PF) George Brewer, Raymond Cooley, Nathan Teske, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Loren Knudson (SG), Richard Flynn (SF), Eric Ziak (PF), Mark Arno (C) Guy Key, Norbert Slinsky, Robert Gravatt, Noah Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | James Dames misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | William Mapp makes the shot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Green | 57-45 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Richard Flynn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the dunk attempt | 57-48 |
| 07:34 | Evansville | Mark Arno snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Darrick Chaney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dames (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Ziak (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Loren Knudson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-48 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Eric Ziak snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Eric Ziak is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Eric Ziak grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Richard Flynn misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Dames - foul #1 on James Dames, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Steve Williams (C) Darrick Chaney, Michael Green, James Dames | |
| Subs | Evansville | Guy Key (PG), Robert Gravatt (SF) William Mapp, Loren Knudson | |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Richard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Richard Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:44 | Evansville | Richard Flynn gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Guy Key clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Eric Ziak misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Flynn - foul #3 on Richard Flynn, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Loren Knudson (SG), Noah Smith (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Richard Flynn, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | Robert Perkins can't finish the layup | 59-52 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Steve Williams gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Guy Key gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | Guy Key misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lewis Keithley | 59-52 |
| 04:17 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Monroe Matthies is blocked by Robert Gravatt | 59-52 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies tips it home | 61-52 |
| 04:01 | Evansville | Lewis Keithley steals the ball from Robert Perkins | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Steve Williams | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Keithley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Monroe Matthies (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Guy Key (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Loren Knudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Gravatt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Perkins (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Guy Key hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Knudson | 64-52 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske (SF), Zachary Carrara (PF), James Dames (C) Lewis Keithley, Monroe Matthies, Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | Eric Ziak (PF), Mark Arno (C) Noah Smith, Robert Perkins | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Eric Ziak comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Mark Arno tips it home | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Carrara | 67-54 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Eric Ziak is called for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney (PG), Michael Green (SF) George Brewer, Raymond Cooley | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Mapp (PG), Richard Flynn (SG), Norbert Slinsky (SF), Noah Smith (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Guy Key, Loren Knudson, Robert Gravatt, Eric Ziak, Mark Arno | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| 01:54 | Evansville | Noah Smith snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Evansville | James Dames steals it from Norbert Slinsky | 67-54 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | James Dames can't throw it down | 67-54 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Robert Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Norbert Slinsky clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-54 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Richard Flynn gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Darrick Chaney takes the ball from Robert Perkins | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Zachary Carrara tips it back up and in | 69-54 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Richard Flynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Robert Perkins snags the offensive board | 69-54 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Richard Flynn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Perkins | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Darrick Chaney runs out the clock | 69-57 |