| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Steven Bortz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Kahle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Swett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Weitzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes's pass is intercepted by Tony Kahle | 29-24 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Chester Swett connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by William Daniell - foul #2 on William Daniell, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Chester Swett misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | Eric Kim connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Bortz | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Eric Kim swats the short shot by Branden Jones | 29-28 |
| 18:37 | Evansville | Eric Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Jeffery Davis steps in front of the Tony Kahle pass | 29-28 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Chester Swett gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Tony Kahle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Daniell - foul #3 on William Daniell, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) William Daniell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Tony Kahle makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:20 | Evansville | Tony Kahle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | William Engle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Grimes | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Tony Kahle clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel tips it in | 32-32 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Tony Kahle grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | Chester Swett tips it in | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | Tony Kahle gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Evansville | Steven Bortz can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Howard Grimes | 35-34 |
| 16:10 | Evansville | Chester Swett hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffery Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Engle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Steven Bortz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Kahle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Swett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Weitzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Branden Jones | 37-36 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Jeffery Davis steps in front of the Daniel Weitzel pass | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis is fouled on the floor by Chester Swett - foul #2 on Chester Swett, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, David Tucker, William Engle | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Long (PG), Gregory Frazier (SG), David Rucker (SF), Leroy Hull (PF), Ernest Thorn (C) Steven Bortz, Tony Kahle, Chester Swett, Daniel Weitzel, Eric Kim | |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 37-36 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to David Rucker | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Evansville | William Long misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Butler | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Gregory Frazier - foul #1 on Gregory Frazier, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:16 | Evansville | Ernest Thorn is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| 14:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Ernest Thorn grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | David Rucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), David Tucker (PF) Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kahle (SG) William Long | |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker is hacked by Leroy Hull - foul #2 on Leroy Hull, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), William Engle (C) Scott Brown, William Daniell | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Leroy Hull hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 12:26 | Evansville | Leroy Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | David Rucker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Thorn | 40-39 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Gregory Frazier | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Engle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Kahle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Hull (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Thorn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Evansville | David Rucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | William Engle can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | David Rucker snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:59 | Evansville | Leroy Hull clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Kahle | 40-39 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier is fouled on the floor by Howard Grimes - foul #2 on Howard Grimes, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), William Daniell (C) Howard Grimes, Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis, William Engle | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (PG), Chester Swett (SF), Daniel Weitzel (PF), Eric Kim (C) Gregory Frazier, David Rucker, Leroy Hull, Ernest Thorn | |
| 10:26 | Evansville | Eric Kim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Chester Swett tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tony Kahle - foul #1 on Tony Kahle, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell (PF) David Tucker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | Eric Kim grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 09:43 | Evansville | Eric Kim misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell connects on the shot near the basket set up by Scott Brown | 42-41 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | William Daniell steals the ball from Steven Bortz | 42-41 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Daniell | 44-41 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Weitzel is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Weitzel, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF), David Tucker (PF) Alton Butler, Scott Brown, Michael Rodgers, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (SG), David Rucker (SF) Tony Kahle, Chester Swett | |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker's floater is tipped away by Eric Kim | 44-41 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | Eric Kim grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 08:21 | Evansville | Steven Bortz is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-41 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Daniel Weitzel | 44-41 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - William Daniell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Steven Bortz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Weitzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 07:11 | Evansville | David Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Steven Bortz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Frazier | 44-44 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) William Daniell | |
| Subs | Evansville | Tony Kahle (SG), William Browne (SF), Chester Swett (PF), Leroy Hull (C) Steven Bortz, David Rucker, Daniel Weitzel, Eric Kim | |
| 06:21 | Evansville | Tony Kahle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | Evansville | Tony Kahle grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF) Branden Jones, Jeffery Davis | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Long (PG) Gregory Frazier | |
| 05:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Grimes | 47-44 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Tony Kahle buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Long | 47-46 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Leroy Hull | 47-46 |
| 04:50 | Evansville | The jump hook by William Browne is blocked by David Tucker | 47-46 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | William Browne is called for the reach on Michael Rodgers - foul #1 on William Browne, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Jeffery Davis (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF) Howard Grimes, Michael Rodgers, David Tucker | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG), David Rucker (SF), Eric Kim (C) William Long, William Browne, Leroy Hull | |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Kim - foul #1 on Eric Kim, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:12 | Evansville | Tony Kahle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Trussell | 49-46 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | David Rucker steals it from William Engle | 49-46 |
| 03:35 | Evansville | David Rucker misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 03:34 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 03:32 | Evansville | David Rucker misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 03:30 | Evansville | Tony Kahle snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Engle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Kahle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Swett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Evansville | David Rucker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Eric Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), David Tucker (PF), William Daniell (C) Scott Brown, Joshua Trussell, William Engle | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (PG), Daniel Weitzel (PF) Gregory Frazier, Chester Swett | |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Davis | 49-49 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bortz - foul #2 on Steven Bortz, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:51 | Evansville | Eric Kim gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Eric Kim gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Eric Kim hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Howard Grimes and the foul's on Eric Kim - foul #2 on Eric Kim, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Eric Kim pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tony Kahle | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes is hacked by Steven Bortz - foul #3 on Steven Bortz, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Eric Kim lays it up and in | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bortz - foul #4 on Steven Bortz, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:26 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Steven Bortz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Steven Bortz is called for the reach on Jeffery Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Bortz, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG) Steven Bortz | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Eric Kim gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | David Rucker makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Frazier | 59-57 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tony Kahle is called for the reach on Jeffery Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Kahle, team foul #13 | 59-57 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Jeffery Davis takes the ball from David Rucker | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis runs out the clock | 61-57 |