| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Tam (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Leonard | 40-39 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Herman Dowler is called for the reach on John Holbrook - foul #2 on Herman Dowler, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Melo picks off the pass by Joseph Joyce | 40-39 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Matthew Park blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 18:41 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Herman Dowler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Leonard | 43-39 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Steven Leonard is called for the reach on John Holbrook - foul #2 on Steven Leonard, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Matthew Park | 43-39 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Tam | 43-39 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Holbrook | 43-42 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Steven Leonard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Melo | 43-42 |
| 17:08 | Evansville | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Steven Leonard knocks in the runner in the lane | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Marvin Melo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste loses the dribble to Herman Dowler | 45-44 |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Steven Leonard is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Gerard Hess (C) Herman Dowler, Matthew Park, Michael Brown, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Gary Barnes (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Donald Tam, Joseph Joyce | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Brumfield - foul #1 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | William Buono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes connects on the jump hook from close range | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Gary Barnes takes the ball from Thomas Brumfield | 45-48 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose's pass is intercepted by Thomas Brumfield | 45-48 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Barnes - foul #3 on Gary Barnes, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Dabir Suleiman, Joseph Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Jerome Clifton | |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Brumfield is called for the reach on Gary Barnes - foul #2 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF) William Buono | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Brumfield - foul #3 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Marvin Melo (C) Gerard Hess | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Leonard steals the ball from Gary Barnes | 46-50 |
| 12:46 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF) Bill Blount, Gary Barnes | |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook is hacked by Thomas Brumfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Brumfield, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (SG) Thomas Brumfield | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Michael Brown misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-50 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 46-50 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Marvin Melo pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Steven Leonard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Buono (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Marvin Melo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses long on a jumper from the right block | 49-50 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | William Buono gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | William Buono misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 11:18 | Evansville | Marvin Melo tips it home | 51-50 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG), Gerard Hess (PF), Joseph Schultz (C) Herman Dowler, Steven Leonard, Marvin Melo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Bill Blount (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Gary Barnes (C) John Holbrook, Andrew Paull, Michael Rose, Joseph Joyce | |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Matthew Park scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Schultz and he's fouled by Bill Blount - foul #1 on Bill Blount, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee (SG) Gary Baptiste | |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Gerard Hess pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:53 | Evansville | Kevin Wilcox steals it from Matthew Park | 54-51 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Joseph Schultz | 54-51 |
| 09:27 | Evansville | William Buono hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Steven Leonard | 56-51 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Allan Bovee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 09:07 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz clanks a shot from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Tam | 56-54 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 08:57 | Evansville | Steven Leonard gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Buono | 59-54 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Steven Leonard blocks the short jumper by Bill Blount | 59-54 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | William Buono grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | William Buono comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Barnes | 59-54 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-54 |
| 07:58 | Evansville | Gerard Hess gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Buono (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Gerard Hess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Allan Bovee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Blount (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Tam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Schultz | 61-54 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Barnes's pass is intercepted by Gerard Hess | 61-54 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Matthew Park misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Bill Blount - foul #2 on Bill Blount, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Marvin Melo (C) William Buono, Joseph Schultz, Steven Leonard, Gerard Hess | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF), Michael Rose (PF), Joseph Joyce (C) Allan Bovee, Kevin Wilcox, Bill Blount, Donald Tam, Gary Barnes | |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Matthew Park makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-54 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Herman Dowler grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Michael Rose steps in front of the Marvin Melo pass | 63-54 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose can't finish the layup | 63-54 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce tips it in | 63-56 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | The short jumper by Marvin Melo is denied by Michael Rose | 63-56 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Paull | 63-56 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Thomas Brumfield | 63-56 |
| 05:34 | Evansville | Herman Dowler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Joyce - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gerard Hess (PF) Matthew Park | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Gerard Hess grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Herman Dowler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Rose - foul #3 on Michael Rose, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Herman Dowler makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Herman Dowler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Gerard Hess - foul #2 on Gerard Hess, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 04:39 | Evansville | Michael Brown comes up short on the shot in the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Marvin Melo pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses the easy layup | 65-58 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield tips it in | 67-58 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Paull | 67-61 |
| 03:48 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brumfield (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gerard Hess (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Marvin Melo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Baptiste (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Paull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Joyce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Joyce | 69-64 |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Joyce | 69-64 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Marvin Melo gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Rose - foul #4 on Michael Rose, team foul #5 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Steven Leonard (PF), Joseph Schultz (C) Herman Dowler, Thomas Brumfield, Gerard Hess, Marvin Melo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Allan Bovee (SG), Bill Blount (SF), Donald Tam (PF), Gary Barnes (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Andrew Paull, Michael Rose, Joseph Joyce | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Bill Blount is whistled for traveling | 72-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Rosado (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 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) | |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Thomas Brumfield (SG), Michael Brown (SF) William Buono, Dabir Suleiman, Joshua Rosado | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Joseph Joyce (C) Kevin Wilcox, Allan Bovee, Gary Barnes | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Steven Leonard's layup is rejected by Donald Tam | 72-64 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rose grabs the board | 72-64 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG), Marvin Melo (C) Thomas Brumfield, Joseph Schultz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste (SG), Andrew Paull (SF) Michael Rose, Bill Blount | |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Holbrook | 72-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Marvin Melo scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Park and he's hacked by Joseph Joyce - foul #2 on Joseph Joyce, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses the free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Baptiste | 74-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam misses the runner from the right block | 74-67 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste's pass is intercepted by Matthew Park | 74-67 |
| 01:13 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Park | 74-67 |
| 00:53 | Evansville | Steven Leonard's pass is intercepted by Andrew Paull | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam's pass is intercepted by Matthew Park | 74-67 |
| 00:40 | Evansville | Michael Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Park | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense 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 (0) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | John Holbrook clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Marvin Melo grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Marvin Melo is fouled in the backcourt by John Holbrook - foul #3 on John Holbrook, team foul #7 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (SG), Joseph Schultz (PF) Matthew Park, Steven Leonard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Marvin Melo misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Joyce snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Melo takes the ball from Donald Tam | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Leonard (PF) Marvin Melo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Evansville | John Holbrook is called for the reach on Joseph Schultz in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Holbrook, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Gary Baptiste misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-67 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Donald Tam snags the offensive board | 78-67 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (SG), Thomas Brumfield (PF), Gerard Hess (C) Herman Dowler, Michael Brown, Steven Leonard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Wilcox (PG), Michael Rose (SG), Gary Barnes (PF), Jerome Clifton (C) John Holbrook, Gary Baptiste, Donald Tam, Joseph Joyce | |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | William Buono runs out the clock | 78-68 |