| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Huth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-35 |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | David Allen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 33-35 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | Evansville | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | Austin Brown hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Donald Cole steals it from Robert Huth | 35-35 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | David Allen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Myers | 37-35 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke is called for 3 seconds | 37-35 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Austin Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Cook | 37-35 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:30 | Evansville | Ryan Hutchens steals the ball from David Allen | 37-38 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Austin Brown is called for the reach on Robert Huth - foul #1 on Austin Brown, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG), Thomas Barden (SG), Russell O'Barr (PF), Jarrett Jones (C) Robert Myers, Clifford Campbell, David Allen, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor (PG), Clifton Hale (SG), Timothy Connors (SF), John Hall (PF), Thomas Amos (C) Ryan Hutchens, James Clarke, Seth Elliott, Phillip Cook, Robert Huth | |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Hale | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Walter Zullo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Barden (fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell O'Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarrett Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Hale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Connors (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) C - Thomas Amos (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors's layup is rejected by Jarrett Jones | 37-41 |
| 15:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jarrett Jones | 37-41 |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Russell O'Barr and he's hacked by Clifton Hale - foul #2 on Clifton Hale, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Earl Davis (C) Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG), Robert Huth (C) Dennis Cantor, Thomas Amos | |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:48 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Walter Zullo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Connors | 40-41 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clifton Hale | 40-44 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-44 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clifton Hale | 40-47 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Thomas Barden drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Russell O'Barr | 42-47 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-47 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Connors | 42-49 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr drills a shot near the basket set up by Walter Zullo and the foul's on Robert Huth - foul #1 on Robert Huth, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Clifford Campbell (SG), David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Walter Zullo, Thomas Barden, Jarrett Jones, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Clarke (SG), Seth Elliott (SF), Phillip Cook (PF), Thomas Amos (C) Clifton Hale, Timothy Connors, John Hall, Robert Huth | |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:24 | Evansville | David Allen is fouled on the floor by James Clarke - foul #2 on James Clarke, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Cole (SF) Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor (PG) Ryan Hutchens | |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Amos snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 11:40 | Evansville | David Allen scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Cole and the foul's on Thomas Amos - foul #1 on Thomas Amos, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth (C) Thomas Amos | |
| 11:40 | Evansville | David Allen misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Donald Cole snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Huth (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Evansville | David Allen misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 47-52 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | David Allen picks off the pass by James Clarke | 47-52 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | Austin Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Austin Brown tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook scores on a shot from the right block set up by Seth Elliott | 49-54 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth hits a shot from close range set up by James Clarke | 49-56 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | David Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Campbell and the foul's on Phillip Cook - foul #2 on Phillip Cook, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG), Thomas Barden (SG), Russell O'Barr (C) Robert Myers, Clifford Campbell, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG), Clifton Hale (SG), Timothy Connors (SF), John Hall (PF) Dennis Cantor, James Clarke, Seth Elliott, Phillip Cook | |
| 09:43 | Evansville | David Allen makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jarrett Jones (C) David Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Amos (C) Robert Huth | |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | Donald Cole tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Barden is called for the reach on Timothy Connors - foul #2 on Thomas Barden, team foul #2 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Austin Brown (C) Thomas Barden, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Clarke (SG), Seth Elliott (SF), Phillip Cook (PF) Clifton Hale, John Hall, Thomas Amos | |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-56 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Austin Brown gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:03 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | Austin Brown is called for the reach on Seth Elliott - foul #2 on Austin Brown, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Donald Cole (SF) Walter Zullo, Jarrett Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth (C) Timothy Connors | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Austin Brown - foul #3 on Austin Brown, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell O'Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Huth (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Robert Myers misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Hutchens - foul #3 on Ryan Hutchens, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Allen (PF) Russell O'Barr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:15 | Evansville | Robert Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Cook | 55-58 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors (SF) Seth Elliott | |
| 06:25 | Evansville | David Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 06:23 | Evansville | Walter Zullo hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ryan Hutchens | 57-61 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Huth - foul #2 on Robert Huth, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor (PG), Clifton Hale (SG), John Hall (PF) Ryan Hutchens, James Clarke, Phillip Cook | |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Austin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:54 | Evansville | Austin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth misses badly on a floater from close range | 59-61 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Austin Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | John Hall denies the turnaround by Donald Cole | 59-61 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to David Allen | 59-61 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Huth | 59-61 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors is whistled for traveling | 59-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Myers (PG), Thomas Barden (SG), Russell O'Barr (SF), Jarrett Jones (PF), Earl Davis (C) Walter Zullo, Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, David Allen, Austin Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG), James Clarke (SG), Seth Elliott (SF), Phillip Cook (PF) Dennis Cantor, Clifton Hale, Timothy Connors, Robert Huth | |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Thomas Barden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | John Hall gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott is fouled on the floor by Earl Davis - foul #1 on Earl Davis, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook is hacked by Robert Myers - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Clarke | 59-63 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Jarrett Jones is whistled for a carry | 59-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Donald Cole (SF) Thomas Barden, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth (C) John Hall | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Zullo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell O'Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrett Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Huth (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth misses the tip | 59-63 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:55 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jarrett Jones | 61-63 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens is hacked by Robert Myers - foul #4 on Robert Myers, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG) Walter Zullo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors (PF) Phillip Cook | |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 02:25 | Evansville | Robert Myers makes the turnaround in the lane | 63-64 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Russell O'Barr - foul #2 on Russell O'Barr, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Russell O'Barr, Jarrett Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook (PF) Seth Elliott | |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Austin Brown grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 01:51 | Evansville | Donald Cole buries a fadeaway from the right side | 65-65 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth dunks the ball | 65-67 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 68-67 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Connors misses the tip | 68-67 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Austin Brown misses long on a shot from the left block | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Cook | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Robert Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Hutchens - foul #4 on Ryan Hutchens, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott (SF) Timothy Connors | |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Myers steps in front of the Seth Elliott pass | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | David Allen is hacked by Ryan Hutchens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ryan Hutchens, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (PG) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Cantor (PG) Ryan Hutchens | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-67 |