| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mickey Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Randy Smith misses the shot from the baseline | 30-22 |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Edward Preston grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 19:24 | Missouri State | Gregory Kolasinski takes the ball from Craig Schechter | 30-22 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Porter | 30-24 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Randy Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Preston | 32-24 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Douglas Verde | 32-26 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten is hacked by David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands double dribbles | 32-26 |
| 17:48 | Evansville | David Porter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Randy Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Higbee - foul #2 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett (SF), Paul Bruning (PF), James Goins (C) Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Randy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Randy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Mickey Madore snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Faucett - foul #2 on Anthony Faucett, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning is hacked by Gregory Kolasinski - foul #2 on Gregory Kolasinski, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG) Randy Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Marlon Houde (PF) Douglas Verde, Gregory Kolasinski | |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | David Porter steps in front of the Edward Preston pass | 33-28 |
| 16:41 | Evansville | David Porter lays it in | 33-30 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | George Clifford drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bruning | 35-30 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee clanks a shot from the right block | 35-30 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | Mickey Madore hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Edward Preston can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-32 |
| 15:51 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mickey Madore | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Houde (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mickey Madore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | David Porter misses long on a shot from the left block | 35-32 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Bruning | 35-32 |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | George Clifford buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee hits a floater from the left side set up by Carlos Cherry and he's hacked by James Goins - foul #1 on James Goins, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF), Shawn Sands (C) George Clifford, Edward Preston, Anthony Faucett, Paul Bruning, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Carlos Cherry, David Porter, Mickey Madore | |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Smith | 39-35 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Marlon Houde hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Sands - foul #1 on Shawn Sands, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Marlon Houde makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Marlon Houde misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:17 | Missouri State | Marlon Houde picks off the pass by Samuel Horn | 39-36 |
| 13:58 | Evansville | Douglas Verde buries a floater from the right wing set up by Marlon Houde | 39-38 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Smith | 41-38 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-38 |
| 13:19 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Evansville | Marlon Houde clanks a floater near the basket | 41-38 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:01 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Marlon Houde can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Edward Preston (SG), Anthony Faucett (SF), Paul Bruning (PF), James Goins (C) Randy Smith, Samuel Horn, Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), David Porter (SF), Greg Cotter (PF), Mickey Madore (C) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Gregory Kolasinski, Marlon Houde | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Greg Cotter misses the 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:07 | Evansville | David Porter buries a floater from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Edward Preston can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Greg Cotter | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Cotter (fresh) C - Mickey Madore (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Mickey Madore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | David Porter gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG) George Clifford | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Albritton (SG), Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Carlos Cherry, Greg Cotter | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Edward Preston connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Smith and he's hacked by Walter Albritton - foul #1 on Walter Albritton, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF), Shawn Sands (C) Anthony Faucett, Paul Bruning, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SG) Walter Albritton | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Edward Preston misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 10:42 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Flynn | 43-40 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Mickey Madore buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG) Gilbert Flynn | |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:05 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Randy Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Edward Preston can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mickey Madore | 45-45 |
| 09:29 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Gregory Kolasinski is called for the reach on Randy Smith - foul #3 on Gregory Kolasinski, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Anthony Faucett (SF), Paul Bruning (PF), James Goins (C) Randy Smith, Edward Preston, Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Marlon Houde (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Kenneth Higbee, David Porter, Gregory Kolasinski, Mickey Madore | |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Marlon Houde - foul #2 on Marlon Houde, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 46-47 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Faucett | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Greg Cotter misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | James Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-47 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Greg Cotter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlon Houde (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Cotter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Evansville | Marlon Houde knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 49-50 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Greg Cotter | 49-50 |
| 06:41 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | James Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Greg Cotter grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | Douglas Verde knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Greg Cotter | 49-52 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Edward Preston (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF), Shawn Sands (C) George Clifford, Samuel Horn, Anthony Faucett, Paul Bruning, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), David Porter (SF), Gregory Kolasinski (PF), Mickey Madore (C) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Marlon Houde, Greg Cotter | |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Randy Smith snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Edward Preston knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Schechter | 52-52 |
| 05:14 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Craig Schechter is denied by Mickey Madore | 52-52 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Mickey Madore pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | David Porter drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 52-54 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Randy Smith | 54-54 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee double dribbles | 54-54 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee grabs the board | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Randy Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Preston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Sands (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mickey Madore (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Evansville | David Porter connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mickey Madore | 54-58 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Randy Smith's layup is rejected by Mickey Madore | 54-58 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Edward Preston tips it in | 56-58 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Sands - foul #2 on Shawn Sands, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Samuel Horn (SG), Anthony Faucett (SF), Paul Bruning (PF), James Goins (C) Randy Smith, Edward Preston, Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Marlon Houde (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Carlos Cherry, Gregory Kolasinski, Mickey Madore | |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:49 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Randy Smith (PG), Edward Preston (SG) George Clifford, Samuel Horn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski (PF), Mickey Madore (C) Marlon Houde, Greg Cotter | |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Bruning, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF) Anthony Faucett, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:04 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Preston | 58-60 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Daryl Staten steps in front of the Mickey Madore pass | 58-60 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Gregory Kolasinski denies the turnaround by Craig Schechter | 58-60 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Higbee | 58-60 |
| 01:03 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee clanks a runner in the paint | 58-60 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randy Smith | 61-60 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Verde - foul #3 on Douglas Verde, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Sands (C) Paul Bruning | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | David Porter misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Preston - foul #3 on Edward Preston, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | David Porter misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Douglas Verde is called for the reach on Craig Schechter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Verde, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Douglas Verde clanks a halfcourt shot | 62-60 |