| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine tips it home | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | Shaun Reid pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Gary Flynn connects on the floater near the basket set up by Shaun Reid | 30-33 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 30-36 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown double dribbles | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | Heath Siniard drills a runner in the lane set up by Gary Flynn | 32-36 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Gary Flynn gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Heath Siniard clanks a turnaround near the basket | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Gary Flynn can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Heath Siniard gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Heath Siniard misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Prendergast - foul #3 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (SF), William Thompson (PF) Gary Flynn, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:26 | Evansville | Heath Siniard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is hacked by Kelly Presswood - foul #1 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Peterson (C) Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a shot in the lane | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Fleck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Evansville | Shaun Reid knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Presswood | 35-38 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | James Peterson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jesus Sosa - foul #1 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), William Hardison (PF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) William Scheidt, Jesus Sosa | |
| 15:08 | Evansville | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | James Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | James Peterson takes the ball from Homer Ellenberger | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Evansville | Randy Fleck misses short on a shot near the basket | 36-40 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Hardison - foul #2 on William Hardison, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Flynn (SF), Heath Siniard (C) James Peterson, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Carl Sinnott | |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:23 | Evansville | Steven Lish grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:13 | Evansville | William Hardison is hacked by Wayne Prendergast - foul #4 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) Wayne Prendergast | |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Gary Flynn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Heath Siniard | 39-41 |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifford Brown | 39-43 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Steven Lish is hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), William Thompson (PF) Randy Fleck, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Gary Flynn can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #3 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Gary Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-43 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Heath Siniard pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Evansville | Clifford Brown steals it from Shaun Reid | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clifford Brown | 40-46 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa misses short on a runner from close range | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott can't tip it in | 40-46 |
| 12:03 | Evansville | William Thompson grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Evansville | Shaun Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG), Randy Fleck (SF), William Hardison (PF) Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Palmer Sims (SF), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Fleck - foul #1 on Randy Fleck, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | William Thompson makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Fleck | 42-48 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Randy Fleck pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | William Thompson misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #4 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Dale Grimshaw, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| 10:38 | Evansville | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:38 | Evansville | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesus Sosa | 44-50 |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Steven Lish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Heath Siniard (C) Randy Fleck, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Shaun Reid grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 08:54 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Palmer Sims | 44-53 |
| 08:30 | Evansville | Jesus Sosa takes the ball from Steven Lish | 44-53 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Lish - foul #4 on Steven Lish, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG), Randy Fleck (SF), James Peterson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SF), Gary Koo (PF) Palmer Sims, Carl Sinnott | |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Randy Fleck is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Thompson (PF) Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), William Scheidt (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Gary Koo, Jesus Sosa | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Fleck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 07:34 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Shaun Reid | 44-55 |
| 07:29 | Evansville | Shaun Reid scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 06:46 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-55 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Thompson - foul #2 on William Thompson, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, William Thompson, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG) Homer Ellenberger, William Scheidt | |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:10 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Steven Lish scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Heath Siniard | 51-56 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Steven Lish picks off the pass by Ivan Poremski | 51-56 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Gary Flynn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Steven Lish snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | William Hardison connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Randy Fleck | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Randy Fleck is called for the reach on Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Randy Fleck, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG) Randy Fleck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Dale Grimshaw, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shaun Reid - foul #2 on Shaun Reid, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:33 | Evansville | William Hardison snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Shaun Reid can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG) Thurman Gourdine | |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:26 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 03:47 | Evansville | Shaun Reid clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott is fouled on the floor by William Hardison - foul #3 on William Hardison, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Peterson (SF), William Thompson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Gary Flynn, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Jesus Sosa | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Evansville | James Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-61 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Steven Lish | 53-61 |
| 02:45 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG), Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, James Peterson, William Thompson, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Carl Sinnott | |
| 02:28 | Evansville | William Hardison blows the dunk | 53-61 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thurman Gourdine | 53-64 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Heath Siniard steals the ball from Thurman Gourdine | 53-64 |
| 01:12 | Evansville | Palmer Sims steals it from Heath Siniard | 53-64 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast lays it up and in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Evansville | William Hardison clanks a floater from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Hardison | 53-66 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | William Hardison hits the finger roll set up by Randy Fleck and he's fouled by Wayne Prendergast - foul #5 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG), James Peterson (SF), William Thompson (C) Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | William Hardison makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Thompson - foul #3 on William Thompson, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (C) William Hardison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Paul Spoon pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | James Peterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Randy Fleck can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | William Scheidt grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | William Scheidt runs out the clock | 56-67 |