| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Rodney Penick (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Shawn Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Aquino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Castonguay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton is fouled on the floor by Matthew Park - foul #1 on Matthew Park, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson loses the dribble to Herman Dowler | 36-22 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Steven Leonard picks off the pass by Darrell Aquino | 36-25 |
| 18:35 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Dowler | 36-28 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino's pass is intercepted by Marvin Melo | 38-28 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Marvin Melo is denied on a dunk by Darrell Aquino | 38-28 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edward Castonguay | 38-28 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson tips it but misses | 38-28 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herman Dowler | 38-30 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Dickinson and he's hacked by Marvin Melo - foul #3 on Marvin Melo, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Holley (PG), Jeremy Kowal (SF), William Wynn (PF), John Holmes (C) Rodney Penick, Joseph Dickinson, Darrell Aquino, Edward Castonguay | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Dabir Suleiman (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Gerard Hess (C) Herman Dowler, Matthew Park, Thomas Brumfield, Marvin Melo | |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | William Buono misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Gerard Hess hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Holley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Kowal (fresh) PF - William Wynn (fresh) C - John Holmes (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Buono (fresh) SG - Dabir Suleiman (fresh) SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Jeremy Kowal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | John Holmes tips it in | 43-32 |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Penick (PG), Anthony Hagans (PF) Shawn Horton, Jeremy Kowal | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Brown (SF) Steven Leonard | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Buono - foul #2 on William Buono, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Thomas Brumfield (PF) Dabir Suleiman, Joseph Schultz | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | Herman Dowler knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Brown | 45-34 |
| 14:18 | Missouri State | Thomas Brumfield denies the turnaround by Anthony Hagans | 45-34 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Hagans | 45-34 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | William Wynn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | John Holmes misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Anthony Hagans tips it in | 47-34 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | John Holmes grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Michael Holley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Penick | 50-34 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Herman Dowler snags the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Anthony Hagans snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-34 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gerard Hess | 50-34 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Anthony Hagans snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Anthony Hagans comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-34 |
| 12:19 | Evansville | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 11:58 | Evansville | Gerard Hess is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerard Hess, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Kowal (PG), Shawn Horton (SG), Joseph Dickinson (SF), Darrell Aquino (PF), Edward Castonguay (C) Rodney Penick, Michael Holley, William Wynn, Anthony Hagans, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman (PG), Matthew Park (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Steven Leonard (PF), Marvin Melo (C) Herman Dowler, William Buono, Michael Brown, Thomas Brumfield, Gerard Hess | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeremy Kowal (fresh) SG - Shawn Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Aquino (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Castonguay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Dabir Suleiman (fresh) SG - Matthew Park (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Schultz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Kowal | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 10:54 | Evansville | Marvin Melo gets the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Dabir Suleiman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Park | 52-37 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Matthew Park gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Horton - foul #3 on Shawn Horton, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Penick (PG) Jeremy Kowal | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG) Dabir Suleiman | |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Joseph Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Brown (SF) Joseph Schultz | |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Marvin Melo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Shawn Horton - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeremy Kowal (SG), William Wynn (SF), Anthony Hagans (PF), John Holmes (C) Shawn Horton, Joseph Dickinson, Darrell Aquino, Edward Castonguay | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield (SG), Joseph Schultz (SF), Gerard Hess (C) Matthew Park, Michael Brown, Marvin Melo | |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | Steven Leonard steps in front of the Jeremy Kowal pass | 52-40 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Jeremy Kowal steals the ball from Herman Dowler | 52-40 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | William Wynn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Kowal | 54-40 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Steven Leonard buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Herman Dowler and he's hacked by Anthony Hagans - foul #4 on Anthony Hagans, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Horton (SG) Anthony Hagans | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Steven Leonard misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | Herman Dowler is called for the reach on Rodney Penick - foul #1 on Herman Dowler, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson (SF), Darrell Aquino (PF), Anthony Hagans (C) Jeremy Kowal, William Wynn, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Brown (SF), Marvin Melo (C) Joseph Schultz, Steven Leonard | |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | Herman Dowler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Rodney Penick (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Aquino (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Hagans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Gerard Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 07:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gerard Hess | 54-45 |
| 06:56 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield is fouled on the floor by Shawn Horton - foul #4 on Shawn Horton, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay (C) Anthony Hagans | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Buono (PG), Matthew Park (SG) Herman Dowler, Gerard Hess | |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Michael Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Darrell Aquino | 54-45 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Darrell Aquino clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick tips it home | 56-45 |
| 05:53 | Evansville | Matthew Park travels with the ball | 56-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Holley (PG), Jeremy Kowal (SG), William Wynn (SF), Anthony Hagans (PF) Rodney Penick, Shawn Horton, Joseph Dickinson, Darrell Aquino | |
| Subs | Evansville | Herman Dowler (PG), Steven Leonard (PF), Gerard Hess (C) William Buono, Thomas Brumfield, Marvin Melo | |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-45 |
| 05:27 | Evansville | Gerard Hess gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Herman Dowler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 05:11 | Missouri State | Jeremy Kowal misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | William Wynn snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Matthew Park pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herman Dowler and he's hacked by Anthony Hagans - foul #5 on Anthony Hagans, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rodney Penick (PG), Joseph Dickinson (SF), John Holmes (C) Jeremy Kowal, Anthony Hagans, Edward Castonguay | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield (SG), Marvin Melo (C) Matthew Park, Gerard Hess | |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Marvin Melo steals it from Rodney Penick | 56-48 |
| 03:50 | Evansville | Thomas Brumfield connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Michael Holley's layup is rejected by Michael Brown | 56-50 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Marvin Melo | 56-50 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Herman Dowler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | William Wynn grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Rodney Penick (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Dickinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Herman Dowler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Brumfield (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Steven Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Melo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | John Holmes blows the layup | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Steven Leonard | 56-50 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Steven Leonard can't finish the layup | 56-50 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | John Holmes gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Horton (SG), Darrell Aquino (PF), Edward Castonguay (C) Michael Holley, William Wynn, John Holmes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Park (SG) Thomas Brumfield | |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 56-50 |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Herman Dowler is called for 10 seconds | 56-50 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Shawn Horton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Penick | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Matthew Park banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Dowler | 58-52 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Joseph Dickinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Matthew Park grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Michael Brown is hacked by Rodney Penick - foul #2 on Rodney Penick, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Steven Leonard's pass is intercepted by Edward Castonguay | 58-52 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Herman Dowler steps in front of the Joseph Dickinson pass | 58-52 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Michael Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Dowler | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Dowler - foul #2 on Herman Dowler, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Herman Dowler is fouled on the floor by Rodney Penick - foul #3 on Rodney Penick, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | Evansville | Marvin Melo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay is hacked by Herman Dowler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Dowler, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Holley (SG) Shawn Horton | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Steven Leonard gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Herman Dowler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Michael Holley snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Matthew Park is called for the reach on Michael Holley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Park, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Michael Holley makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Michael Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Herman Dowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Herman Dowler is called for the reach on Edward Castonguay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Dowler, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Horton (SG) Michael Holley | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Edward Castonguay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Rodney Penick runs out the clock | 63-54 |