| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dames (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Dames inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leroy Melton | 35-25 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | William Domino grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gooch | 35-25 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Baxter | 35-28 |
| 18:47 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | John Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | William Domino misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | William Dames snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter drills a shot from the left side set up by Raymond Jefferson | 35-30 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | William Dames's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Tate | 35-30 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 18:01 | Evansville | William Domino pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | William Dames is hacked by John Hunter - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | William Domino swats the short shot by Leroy Melton | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | William Domino pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson travels with the ball | 35-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG), Lubomil Abramov (C) John Hunter, Lloyd Tate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby (PF) Leroy Melton | |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Larry Montez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov can't finish the layup | 35-30 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | William Domino clanks a jump hook near the basket | 35-30 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | William Dames pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-30 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Jefferson | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Montez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Conrad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lubomil Abramov (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dames (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Mitchell Willson is called for the reach on Raymond Jefferson - foul #1 on Mitchell Willson, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hunter (SG), Ryan Cronan (PF), Lloyd Tate (C) Mitchell Willson, Christopher Conrad, William Domino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Kennedy (SG), Leroy Melton (PF), Aaron Folse (C) Raymond Jefferson, Richard Baxter, William Dames, Michael Gooch | |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:09 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov is hacked by Nathan Kirby - foul #3 on Nathan Kirby, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | Larry Montez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:50 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Hunter and the foul's on Leroy Melton - foul #2 on Leroy Melton, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Ryan Cronan misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Nathan Kirby steals it from Lubomil Abramov | 37-30 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton scores on a jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov buries a jumper from the baseline | 39-32 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton is hacked by Ryan Cronan - foul #1 on Ryan Cronan, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Christopher Conrad (SF), William Domino (PF), William Gallagher (C) Larry Montez, Lubomil Abramov, Ryan Cronan, Lloyd Tate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson (PG), Richard Baxter (SG), William Dames (SF), Michael Gooch (C) Robert Williams, Richard Kennedy, Nathan Kirby, Aaron Folse | |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | William Dames can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-32 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | William Dames can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Mitchell Willson | 41-32 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Baxter | 41-35 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | William Domino tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 12:09 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Jefferson | 43-38 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | William Domino is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Domino, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG), Lloyd Tate (C) John Hunter, William Gallagher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby (SF), Aaron Folse (PF) William Dames, Leroy Melton | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Montez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Domino (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Folse (fresh) C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter is fouled on the floor by Larry Montez - foul #1 on Larry Montez, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Larry Montez knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Willson | 45-38 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Conrad is called for the reach on Richard Baxter - foul #3 on Christopher Conrad, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass (SG), Lubomil Abramov (SF) Mitchell Willson, Christopher Conrad | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dames (SF) Aaron Folse | |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Gooch and the foul's on Larry Montez - foul #2 on Larry Montez, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse (C) Michael Gooch | |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Raymond Jefferson is called for the reach on Larry Montez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Jefferson, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 10:17 | Evansville | Larry Montez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | William Dames grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | William Dames misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:51 | Evansville | William Domino misses long on a shot from the left block | 45-40 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | William Dames drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Raymond Jefferson | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 45-42 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | William Dames knocks in the floater from close range set up by Raymond Jefferson | 45-44 |
| 08:48 | Evansville | Larry Montez's pass is intercepted by Richard Baxter | 45-44 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Jefferson | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Evansville | William Domino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:43 | Southern Illinois | William Dames loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), John Hunter (SG), Christopher Conrad (SF), Ryan Cronan (PF), William Gallagher (C) Larry Montez, Justin Pendergrass, Lubomil Abramov, William Domino, Lloyd Tate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Richard Kennedy (SG), Louis Parker (SF), Leroy Melton (PF), Michael Gooch (C) Raymond Jefferson, Richard Baxter, William Dames, Nathan Kirby, Aaron Folse | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Cronan (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gallagher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) PF - Leroy Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Evansville | John Hunter is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | William Gallagher denies the turnaround by Leroy Melton | 45-47 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | William Gallagher snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Kennedy | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker is hacked by William Gallagher - foul #1 on William Gallagher, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Domino (PF), Lubomil Abramov (C) Ryan Cronan, William Gallagher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Domino | 45-47 |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitchell Willson | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | William Domino is called for the reach on Michael Gooch - foul #4 on William Domino, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson (PG), William Dames (SF) Robert Williams, Louis Parker | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | William Domino pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:35 | Evansville | John Hunter is hacked by William Dames - foul #2 on William Dames, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lloyd Tate (C) Lubomil Abramov | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Baxter (SG) Richard Kennedy | |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Michael Gooch takes the ball from Lloyd Tate | 47-47 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | William Dames hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | William Domino pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Leroy Melton is called for the reach on Christopher Conrad - foul #3 on Leroy Melton, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Larry Montez (SG) John Hunter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nathan Kirby (PF) Leroy Melton | |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Domino and he's hacked by Richard Baxter - foul #2 on Richard Baxter, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Justin Pendergrass (SG), Lubomil Abramov (SF), Ryan Cronan (PF) Mitchell Willson, Christopher Conrad, William Domino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:21 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | William Dames can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Lubomil Abramov - foul #1 on Lubomil Abramov, team foul #10 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Gallagher (C) Lloyd Tate | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse (C) Michael Gooch | |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | William Gallagher scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Larry Montez (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Justin Pendergrass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lubomil Abramov (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Cronan (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Raymond Jefferson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Dames (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathan Kirby | 53-51 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | William Gallagher lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Cronan | 55-51 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | William Dames hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Jefferson | 55-53 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Aaron Folse swats the short shot by Ryan Cronan | 55-53 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | William Dames gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), John Hunter (SG), Christopher Conrad (SF), William Domino (PF), Lloyd Tate (C) Larry Montez, Justin Pendergrass, Lubomil Abramov, Ryan Cronan, William Gallagher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton (PF), Michael Gooch (C) Nathan Kirby, Aaron Folse | |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Baxter | 55-55 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | John Hunter is fouled on the floor by Richard Baxter - foul #3 on Richard Baxter, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:17 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson is hacked by William Domino - foul #5 on William Domino, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov (PF) William Domino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Melton - foul #4 on Leroy Melton, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Lubomil Abramov makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Baxter | 58-59 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | John Hunter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | William Dames grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch dunks the ball set up by Richard Baxter | 58-61 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Lloyd Tate misses the easy layup | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | William Dames grabs the board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | John Hunter is called for the reach on William Dames in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hunter, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | William Dames makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lubomil Abramov | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Mitchell Willson is called for the reach on Leroy Melton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Willson, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Christopher Conrad is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jefferson runs out the clock | 61-64 |