| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Raygoza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roderick Corley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | Roderick Corley steals it from Mwamba Alghamdi | 23-28 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Roderick Corley misses the dunk | 23-28 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy is hacked by Roderick Corley - foul #1 on Roderick Corley, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kennedy | 23-30 |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Ray McPhaul steals it from Donald Raygoza | 23-30 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a shot in the paint | 23-30 |
| 18:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to David Porter | 23-30 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski is whistled for a carry | 23-30 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Deltoro, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | Donald Raygoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Cole | 23-33 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Roderick Corley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Mickey Madore (PF) Donald Raygoza, Gregory Kolasinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Roderick Corley swats the short shot by Richard Kennedy | 23-33 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Mickey Madore pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee's pass is intercepted by Mwamba Alghamdi | 23-33 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Carlos Cherry - foul #3 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (PG), Walter Albritton (SG), Greg Cotter (C) Kenneth Higbee, Carlos Cherry, Roderick Corley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (PF) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:17 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Vito Costa hits a floater from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Mickey Madore pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Vito Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Albritton (fresh) SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Mickey Madore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Evansville | David Porter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is fouled on the floor by Walter Albritton - foul #1 on Walter Albritton, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Donald Raygoza (SF), Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Vito Costa, Walter Albritton, David Porter, Greg Cotter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) Joseph Deltoro, Richard Kennedy | |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro tips it home | 25-36 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Shapiro - foul #2 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Roderick Corley (C) Carlos Cherry, Mickey Madore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Makary Zegar | |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Higbee - foul #3 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:54 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 14:26 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee can't tip it in | 27-38 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:55 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is hacked by Donald Raygoza - foul #1 on Donald Raygoza, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Porter (SF) Donald Raygoza | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Brandon Ludwig, Walter Shapiro | |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-38 |
| 13:42 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | The jump hook by Gregory Kolasinski is blocked by Mwamba Alghamdi | 27-38 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't finish the layup | 27-38 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Roderick Corley gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:01 | Evansville | Roderick Corley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Higbee - foul #4 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #6 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Donald Raygoza (SG), Mickey Madore (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Kenneth Higbee, Douglas Verde, Gregory Kolasinski, Roderick Corley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul | |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 12:16 | Evansville | David Porter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Greg Cotter grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | David Porter hits a jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Raygoza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mickey Madore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 11:41 | Evansville | Donald Raygoza pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | David Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Greg Cotter tips it home | 34-40 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Deltoro | 34-42 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | David Porter comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Roderick Corley (C) Donald Raygoza, Greg Cotter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (PF) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 11:10 | Evansville | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:10 | Evansville | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro buries a fadeaway from close range | 35-44 |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Douglas Verde is hacked by Walter Shapiro - foul #3 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Mickey Madore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar | |
| 10:37 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-44 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski tips it in | 37-44 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 37-44 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:53 | Evansville | Douglas Verde drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Porter | 40-44 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 09:42 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Kennedy | 40-44 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (PG), Donald Raygoza (SG), Greg Cotter (SF), Mickey Madore (C) Carlos Cherry, Douglas Verde, David Porter, Roderick Corley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Richard Kennedy | |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Donald Raygoza can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Makary Zegar | 40-44 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Donald Raygoza buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is hacked by Greg Cotter - foul #2 on Greg Cotter, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Marlon Houde (C) Vito Costa, Gregory Kolasinski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Walter Shapiro | |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Marlon Houde clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brandon Ludwig | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Raygoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Greg Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mickey Madore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Houde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Makary Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Greg Cotter | 46-52 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig tips it in | 46-54 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Greg Cotter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Brandon Ludwig - foul #1 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Roderick Corley (C) Carlos Cherry, Donald Raygoza, Marlon Houde | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Joseph Deltoro (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Stephen Hanneman, Ray McPhaul, Makary Zegar | |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Greg Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Greg Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro banks in the layup on a great pass from Mwamba Alghamdi | 48-56 |
| 06:45 | Evansville | Mickey Madore misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Cotter | 48-56 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Walter Cole steals the ball from Douglas Verde | 48-56 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro slams it home set up by Walter Cole | 48-58 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | Greg Cotter's pass is intercepted by Joseph Deltoro | 48-58 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro throws it down | 48-60 |
| 05:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | David Porter (SF), Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Greg Cotter, Mickey Madore | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul (SF) Brandon Ludwig | |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Cole - foul #2 on Walter Cole, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:50 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro is hacked by Roderick Corley - foul #2 on Roderick Corley, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:28 | Evansville | Roderick Corley snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Douglas Verde scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Porter | 52-61 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses the floater near the basket | 52-61 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Douglas Verde | 52-61 |
| 04:37 | Evansville | David Porter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ray McPhaul | 52-63 |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Douglas Verde's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Kennedy | 52-63 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Corley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Deltoro (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | David Porter grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Walter Cole is called for the reach on Kenneth Higbee - foul #3 on Walter Cole, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Raygoza (SG), Mickey Madore (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Douglas Verde, Gregory Kolasinski, Roderick Corley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:10 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar lays it up and in | 53-65 |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Gregory Kolasinski (PF), Roderick Corley (C) Donald Raygoza, Mickey Madore, Greg Cotter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Makary Zegar, Walter Shapiro | |
| 02:39 | Evansville | David Porter hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Cole | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Evansville | Roderick Corley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 01:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee tips it home | 58-68 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Deltoro | 58-71 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is denied on a layup by Richard Kennedy | 58-71 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski hits the follow up shot | 60-71 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Deltoro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Cole | 60-74 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | David Porter misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Brandon Ludwig - foul #2 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Donald Raygoza (SG), Mickey Madore (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Kenneth Higbee, Douglas Verde, Gregory Kolasinski, Roderick Corley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Walter Shapiro (PF), Makary Zegar (C) Walter Cole, Joseph Deltoro, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | David Porter misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Porter - foul #1 on David Porter, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Evansville | Marlon Houde (C) David Porter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Stephen Hanneman steals it from Mickey Madore | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst runs out the clock | 61-76 |