| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dames (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) C - Lloyd Tate (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leroy Melton | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Conrad - foul #1 on Christopher Conrad, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:36 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton can't finish the layup | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Domino | 37-27 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | John Hunter comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Baxter - foul #2 on Richard Baxter, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Mitchell Willson steals it from Michael Gooch | 37-29 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson banks in the layup | 37-31 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter is hacked by John Hunter - foul #3 on John Hunter, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG) John Hunter | |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch slams it home set up by Raymond Jefferson | 39-31 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | William Domino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate tips it in | 39-33 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | William Dames knocks in the floater in the paint | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | Evansville | The jumper by Christopher Conrad is denied by Leroy Melton | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Larry Montez grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | William Domino misses short on a runner from close range | 41-33 |
| 17:00 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gooch | 41-33 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Gooch | 43-33 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Michael Gooch swats the shot by Lloyd Tate | 43-33 |
| 16:25 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | Larry Montez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dames pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dames (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Melton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Montez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Conrad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Domino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Kennedy (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Nathan Kirby (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Raymond Jefferson, Richard Baxter, William Dames, Leroy Melton, Michael Gooch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass (PG), John Hunter (SG), Lubomil Abramov (SF), Ryan Cronan (PF), William Gallagher (C) Mitchell Willson, Larry Montez, Christopher Conrad, William Domino, Lloyd Tate | |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 15:20 | Evansville | William Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | John Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 45-35 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov misses the lay-in | 45-35 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:12 | Evansville | William Gallagher hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lubomil Abramov | 45-37 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker misses the lay-in | 45-37 |
| 13:52 | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov misses long on a shot from the left block | 45-37 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Lubomil Abramov picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 45-37 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | John Hunter hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Justin Pendergrass | 45-40 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson (PG), Richard Baxter (SG), William Dames (SF), Leroy Melton (PF), Michael Gooch (C) Robert Williams, Richard Kennedy, Louis Parker, Nathan Kirby, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Larry Montez (SG), Christopher Conrad (SF), William Domino (PF), Lloyd Tate (C) Justin Pendergrass, John Hunter, Lubomil Abramov, Ryan Cronan, William Gallagher | |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by William Dames is blocked by William Domino | 45-40 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Baxter | 47-40 |
| 12:01 | Evansville | Larry Montez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate grabs the board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dames (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Montez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Evansville | William Domino clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | Larry Montez grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby (PF) Leroy Melton | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hunter (SG), Lubomil Abramov (C) Larry Montez, Lloyd Tate | |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Raymond Jefferson | 50-43 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | William Domino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 10:01 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov tips it home | 50-45 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Jefferson - foul #2 on Raymond Jefferson, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Kennedy (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Aaron Folse (C) Raymond Jefferson, Richard Baxter, William Dames, Michael Gooch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (PG), William Gallagher (C) Mitchell Willson, Christopher Conrad | |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:35 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | John Hunter steps in front of the Richard Kennedy pass | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | William Domino hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Montez and he's hacked by Aaron Folse - foul #1 on Aaron Folse, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton (PF) Louis Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lloyd Tate (C) William Gallagher | |
| 08:50 | Evansville | William Domino makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kennedy | 54-49 |
| 08:01 | Evansville | Larry Montez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams is hacked by Larry Montez - foul #1 on Larry Montez, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson (PG), Richard Baxter (SG), William Dames (SF), Michael Gooch (C) Robert Williams, Richard Kennedy, Nathan Kirby, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Justin Pendergrass (SG), Christopher Conrad (SF), Ryan Cronan (PF) Larry Montez, John Hunter, Lubomil Abramov, William Domino | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Gallagher (C) Lloyd Tate | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dames (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Pendergrass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Cronan (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan makes the floater from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:54 | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | William Dames snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dames's layup is rejected by Ryan Cronan | 54-51 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by William Dames - foul #2 on William Dames, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby (PF) Leroy Melton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG) Justin Pendergrass | |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson makes the 3rd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:12 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 54-53 |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | William Gallagher snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mitchell Willson, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse (PF) William Dames | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hunter (SG), William Domino (PF), Lloyd Tate (C) Larry Montez, Ryan Cronan, William Gallagher | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad buries a jumpshot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 56-55 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:36 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate is hacked by Michael Gooch - foul #1 on Michael Gooch, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Kennedy (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Leroy Melton (PF) Raymond Jefferson, Richard Baxter, Nathan Kirby, Michael Gooch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (PG), Lubomil Abramov (SF) Mitchell Willson, Christopher Conrad | |
| 04:18 | Evansville | John Hunter loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 56-55 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy is hacked by John Hunter - foul #4 on John Hunter, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dames (SF) Louis Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Kennedy | 58-55 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Leroy Melton denies the turnaround by Lloyd Tate | 58-55 |
| 03:12 | Evansville | Larry Montez tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate tips it home | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Dames (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Montez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lubomil Abramov (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton is fouled on the floor by William Domino - foul #3 on William Domino, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson (PG), Richard Baxter (SG), Michael Gooch (C) Robert Williams, Richard Kennedy, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Justin Pendergrass (SG), Christopher Conrad (SF) Larry Montez, John Hunter, Lloyd Tate | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | William Domino steals it from Leroy Melton | 58-57 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG) Justin Pendergrass | |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Larry Montez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | William Domino hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Jefferson | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hunter (SG), Lloyd Tate (C) Larry Montez, Lubomil Abramov | |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Raymond Jefferson steals the ball from William Domino | 60-59 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | William Domino is called for the reach on Raymond Jefferson - foul #4 on William Domino, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:55 | Evansville | William Domino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Conrad | 62-59 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Mitchell Willson and he's hacked by Michael Gooch - foul #2 on Michael Gooch, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | William Dames drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Jefferson and he's fouled by Christopher Conrad - foul #2 on Christopher Conrad, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Dames | 65-62 |