| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sepulveda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Taylor Robinson | 40-33 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the floater in the paint set up by Taylor Robinson and he's hacked by Gabriel Dye - foul #2 on Gabriel Dye, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dan Phillips - foul #2 on Dan Phillips, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Dye - foul #3 on Gabriel Dye, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Starnes (PF) Gabriel Dye | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Steven Starnes picks off the pass by James Sholar | 42-36 |
| 17:16 | Evansville | Steven Starnes is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter banks in the layup | 42-38 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | The jump hook by Marvin Sepulveda is blocked by James Sholar | 42-38 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks is hacked by Steven Starnes - foul #2 on Steven Starnes, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Ernesto Solis (PF), Aleksandar Milicic (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Marvin Sepulveda, Maurice Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter (PG), Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Paul Koontz (PF), Blaine Maule (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, James Sholar | |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Barr steals the ball from Blaine Maule | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Tommy Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Holyfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Starnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernesto Solis (fresh) C - Aleksandar Milicic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mikey Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Franck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Koontz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine Maule (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Tommy Barr misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mikey Porter - foul #1 on Mikey Porter, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gabriel Dye (PF) Aleksandar Milicic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Tommy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Tommy Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ernesto Solis | 44-38 |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Ernesto Solis can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Sean Franck | 44-40 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Mikey Porter blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Jackie Holyfield | 44-40 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 14:12 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Barr picks off the pass by Paul Koontz | 46-40 |
| 13:50 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye can't connect on a floater in the paint | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ernesto Solis - foul #1 on Ernesto Solis, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Alvin Hanna (SG), Marvin Sepulveda (SF), Maurice Hurley (C) Tommy Barr, Jackie Holyfield, Steven Starnes, Ernesto Solis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), James Sholar (C) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Blaine Maule | |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | James Sholar blocks the short jumper by Gabriel Dye | 46-42 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 13:05 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alvin Hanna | 48-42 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Hanna | 50-44 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-44 |
| 11:45 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sepulveda (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Dye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Hurley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mikey Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clinton Hunter | 53-46 |
| 10:48 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jonathan Ollis | 55-46 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-46 |
| 10:22 | Evansville | Alvin Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 57-46 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | James Sholar grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:09 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Marvin Sepulveda | 57-46 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the floater from the left block | 57-46 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gabriel Dye | 57-46 |
| 08:10 | Evansville | Alvin Hanna misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-46 |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Maurice Hurley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye is denied on a layup by James Sholar | 57-46 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Hunter and the foul's on Maurice Hurley - foul #1 on Maurice Hurley, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Steven Starnes (SF), Ernesto Solis (PF), Aleksandar Milicic (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye, Maurice Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Sean Franck (SG), Paul Koontz (PF), Blaine Maule (C) Mikey Porter, Taylor Robinson, Clinton Hunter, James Sholar | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Tommy Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Holyfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Starnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernesto Solis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Milicic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sean Franck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Koontz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine Maule (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Aleksandar Milicic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford (SF) Dan Phillips | |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-49 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Aleksandar Milicic snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Steven Starnes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Edgar Bradford - foul #2 on Edgar Bradford, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Steven Starnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Steven Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 06:04 | Evansville | Aleksandar Milicic pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:40 | Evansville | Steven Starnes knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jackie Holyfield | 60-49 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks tips it home | 60-51 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Steven Starnes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Barr | 63-51 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wilfred Parks | 63-54 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Alvin Hanna (SG), Marvin Sepulveda (SF), Gabriel Dye (PF), Maurice Hurley (C) Tommy Barr, Jackie Holyfield, Steven Starnes, Ernesto Solis, Aleksandar Milicic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), James Sholar (C) Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Blaine Maule | |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Alvin Hanna hits a fadeaway from the right block | 65-54 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Ollis takes the ball from Dan Phillips | 65-54 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Evansville | Gabriel Dye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alvin Hanna (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sepulveda (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gabriel Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilfred Parks | 68-59 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Jonathan Ollis and he's hacked by Dan Phillips - foul #3 on Dan Phillips, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Marvin Sepulveda makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Phillips | 71-59 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gabriel Dye - foul #4 on Gabriel Dye, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Steven Starnes (SF), Ernesto Solis (PF), Aleksandar Milicic (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye, Maurice Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter (PG), Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Blaine Maule (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, James Sholar | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter is hacked by Tommy Barr - foul #2 on Tommy Barr, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz (PF) Clinton Hunter | |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis (PG), Alvin Hanna (SG), Marvin Sepulveda (SF), Gabriel Dye (PF), Maurice Hurley (C) Tommy Barr, Jackie Holyfield, Steven Starnes, Ernesto Solis, Aleksandar Milicic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), James Sholar (C) Mikey Porter, Sean Franck, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Blaine Maule | |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Wilfred Parks is called for the reach on Jonathan Ollis - foul #1 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #5 | 71-62 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gabriel Dye | 73-62 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Ollis steals the ball from Clinton Hunter | 73-62 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Jonathan Ollis hits the finger roll | 75-62 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Ollis - foul #1 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Tommy Barr (PG), Jackie Holyfield (SG), Steven Starnes (SF), Ernesto Solis (PF), Aleksandar Milicic (C) Jonathan Ollis, Alvin Hanna, Marvin Sepulveda, Gabriel Dye, Maurice Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Paul Koontz (PF), Blaine Maule (C) Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, James Sholar | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Wilfred Parks is called for the reach on Tommy Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Errol Giordano (SF) Aleksandar Milicic | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mikey Porter (PG) Wilfred Parks | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Tommy Barr lays it in set up by Errol Giordano | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck is fouled on the floor by Errol Giordano - foul #1 on Errol Giordano, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Aleksandar Milicic (C) Errol Giordano | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Aleksandar Milicic grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Tommy Barr runs out the clock | 77-64 |