| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Peterson (fresh) C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Reid - foul #2 on Shaun Reid, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:43 | Evansville | James Peterson gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | Heath Siniard clanks a runner from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Evansville | Gary Flynn snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Gary Flynn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Palmer Sims and he's fouled by James Peterson - foul #3 on James Peterson, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Hardison (PF) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Heath Siniard hits a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:31 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Gary Flynn - foul #3 on Gary Flynn, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Thompson (PF) Gary Flynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on Shaun Reid - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Randy Fleck (SF) Shaun Reid, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| 17:39 | Evansville | John Hunter is hacked by Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), Jesus Sosa (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Wayne Prendergast | |
| 17:29 | Evansville | Randy Fleck is hacked by Thurman Gourdine - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG) John Hunter | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF) Palmer Sims | |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Steven Lish clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | William Scheidt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesus Sosa | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | Evansville | William Scheidt picks off the pass by William Thompson | 40-38 |
| 16:17 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), John Hunter (SG), Heath Siniard (C) Mitchell Willson, Steven Lish, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Thurman Gourdine, Daryl Seeley, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski, Jesus Sosa | |
| 15:56 | Evansville | William Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Hunter | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Fleck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast can't throw it down | 43-38 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Randy Fleck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Heath Siniard is fouled on the floor by Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), James Peterson (PF), William Hardison (C) Shaun Reid, John Hunter, Randy Fleck, William Thompson, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Daryl Seeley (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Ivan Poremski (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Carl Sinnott | |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | Steven Lish grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | James Peterson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | William Hardison tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 13:38 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | James Peterson grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Steven Lish drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Peterson | 50-41 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thurman Gourdine | 50-44 |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits a jumper from the right side set up by James Peterson and the foul's on Daryl Seeley - foul #1 on Daryl Seeley, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Hunter (SG), Heath Siniard (C) Mitchell Willson, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Thurman Gourdine, Daryl Seeley, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski, Jesus Sosa | |
| 12:52 | Evansville | Steven Lish makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Carl Sinnott - foul #2 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG) Steven Lish | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:20 | Evansville | John Hunter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | James Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Evansville | John Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Hardison (SF) Gary Flynn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley (PF) Wayne Prendergast | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Heath Siniard - foul #1 on Heath Siniard, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Thompson (C) Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Ivan Poremski (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | William Thompson is hacked by Daryl Seeley - foul #2 on Daryl Seeley, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (SF) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (C) Carl Sinnott | |
| 10:43 | Evansville | William Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Thompson | 55-48 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Daryl Seeley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:32 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mitchell Willson (PG), Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), James Peterson (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, John Hunter, Randy Fleck, William Thompson, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Jesus Sosa | |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Mitchell Willson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-48 |
| 09:15 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Flynn | 55-48 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | Daryl Seeley picks off the pass by Gary Flynn | 55-48 |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dale Grimshaw | 55-51 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 08:23 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ivan Poremski | 55-53 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Wayne Prendergast steals it from Gary Flynn | 55-53 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 07:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Mitchell Willson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Siniard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Seeley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Steven Lish snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | James Peterson grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:07 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Lish | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Heath Siniard steals the ball from Dale Grimshaw | 58-53 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | Steven Lish double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), John Hunter (SG), William Hardison (SF), William Thompson (C) Mitchell Willson, Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG), Jesus Sosa (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Daryl Seeley, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | James Peterson denies the turnaround by Jesus Sosa | 58-53 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | John Hunter grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Shaun Reid can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Carl Sinnott - foul #3 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (SF) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Randy Fleck misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Flynn (SF), James Peterson (PF) Randy Fleck, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:16 | Evansville | James Peterson gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Gary Flynn is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gary Flynn, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Jesus Sosa, Gary Koo | |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 04:23 | Evansville | William Hardison pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:56 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's fadeaway is rejected by William Hardison | 60-54 |
| 03:38 | Evansville | Gary Flynn pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Peterson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hardison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thurman Gourdine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Sinnott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | John Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | William Hardison grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | James Peterson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hunter | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Grimshaw | 63-56 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Carl Sinnott blocks the jumper by John Hunter | 63-56 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Gary Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Gary Flynn travels with the ball | 63-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Heath Siniard (C) William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG) Thurman Gourdine | |
| 01:25 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Flynn | 63-56 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Shaun Reid comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it home | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Homer Ellenberger | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | John Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Grimshaw - foul #2 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (SF), William Thompson (C) Gary Flynn, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | John Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on Randy Fleck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Randy Fleck makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Randy Fleck makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on James Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott lays it in set up by Thurman Gourdine | 70-61 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | John Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Grimshaw - foul #3 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | John Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-61 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 72-61 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Randy Fleck grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Shaun Reid runs out the clock | 72-61 |