| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Gary Flynn inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | Evansville | Gary Flynn makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Shaun Reid | 29-35 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:41 | Evansville | Gary Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | William Hardison can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Renshaw - foul #1 on Gary Renshaw, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | William Hardison makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:25 | Evansville | William Hardison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin loses the dribble to William Hardison | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Smith | 31-38 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Heath Siniard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-38 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Shaun Reid pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Gary Flynn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by William Hardison - foul #1 on William Hardison, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG) Shaun Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (SG), Eugene Cha (SF) Dave Hunter, Harold Lappin | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Randy Fleck grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:20 | Evansville | Gary Flynn loses the dribble to Gary Renshaw | 34-40 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Steven Lish grabs the board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Randy Fleck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hardison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Cha (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Renshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Evansville | David Kallenberg swats the layup by William Hardison | 34-40 |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Heath Siniard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:26 | Evansville | Steven Lish comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), William Thompson (PF), James Peterson (C) Gary Flynn, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Harold Lappin (SF), Wayne Kilichowski (PF), Jason Edwards (C) Harold Smith, Eugene Cha, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| 15:26 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:26 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Kilichowski | 34-40 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski scores on a floater from the left block | 34-42 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | Randy Fleck tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Lappin | 36-45 |
| 14:16 | Evansville | James Peterson is hacked by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG), Paul Spoon (C) Steven Lish, Randy Fleck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG) Richard McCracker | |
| 13:53 | Evansville | James Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-45 |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Lappin | 36-45 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 13:44 | Evansville | William Thompson gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:30 | Evansville | James Peterson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kelly Presswood - foul #1 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) James Peterson, William Thompson, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Wayne Kilichowski, Jason Edwards | |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Kelly Presswood picks off the pass by Eugene Cha | 36-47 |
| 12:18 | Evansville | William Hardison hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Shaun Reid | 38-47 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Cha | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Harold Lappin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Dave Hunter steps in front of the William Hardison pass | 38-49 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Shaun Reid steps in front of the Dave Hunter pass | 38-49 |
| 11:09 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the easy layup | 38-49 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Lappin | 38-49 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-49 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kelly Presswood - foul #2 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Randy Fleck (SF), William Thompson (PF), James Peterson (C) Kelly Presswood, Gary Flynn, William Hardison, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Richard McCracker (SG), Brian Streitenberge (SF), Wayne Kilichowski (PF) Eugene Cha, Dave Hunter, Harold Lappin, Gary Renshaw | |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Steven Lish scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Fleck | 41-50 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith tips it home | 41-52 |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Richard McCracker steals it from William Thompson | 41-52 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski buries a jumper from close range set up by Brian Streitenberge | 41-54 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | James Peterson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Fleck | 44-54 |
| 09:18 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-54 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | James Peterson gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:57 | Evansville | Randy Fleck misses badly on a runner from close range | 44-54 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Randy Fleck picks off the pass by Wayne Kilichowski | 44-54 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Shaun Reid banks in the layup | 46-54 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Shaun Reid - foul #2 on Shaun Reid, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, William Thompson, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) Brian Streitenberge, David Kallenberg | |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Kilichowski | 46-57 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Heath Siniard clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Kilichowski - foul #1 on Wayne Kilichowski, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG) Randy Fleck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Jason Edwards (C) Richard McCracker, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:50 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hardison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Cha (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 07:33 | Evansville | William Hardison gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards loses the dribble to William Hardison | 48-57 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG) Steven Lish | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Harold Lappin (SF) Harold Smith, Eugene Cha | |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:44 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kelly Presswood - foul #3 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG) Shaun Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Dave Hunter, Jason Edwards | |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Harold Lappin | 50-60 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Gary Flynn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Fleck | 53-60 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw is hacked by Heath Siniard - foul #1 on Heath Siniard, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Thompson (C) Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards (C) Gary Renshaw | |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Edwards | 53-62 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Steven Lish (SG), James Peterson (C) Kelly Presswood, Gary Flynn, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, Jason Edwards | |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin jams it on a great pass from Dave Hunter | 53-64 |
| 04:27 | Evansville | William Thompson buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shaun Reid and he's fouled by Harold Lappin - foul #3 on Harold Lappin, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Evansville | Heath Siniard (C) Randy Fleck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) Eugene Cha, Harold Lappin, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 04:27 | Evansville | William Thompson makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the runner from the right block set up by Dave Hunter | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses short on a floater from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 03:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Thompson | 56-66 |
| 03:01 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Randy Fleck (PG), Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF) Shaun Reid, William Thompson, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (SG), Harold Lappin (SF), Wayne Kilichowski (PF) Dave Hunter, Brian Streitenberge, Gary Renshaw | |
| 02:18 | Evansville | The jump hook by Randy Fleck is blocked by Wayne Kilichowski | 56-66 |
| 02:16 | Evansville | James Peterson grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 02:04 | Evansville | Randy Fleck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-66 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin is whistled for traveling | 56-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SG), William Thompson (PF), Paul Spoon (C) Steven Lish, Gary Flynn, William Hardison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Brian Streitenberge (SF), Jason Edwards (C) Harold Smith, Harold Lappin, David Kallenberg | |
| 01:20 | Evansville | James Peterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski snags the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Evansville | William Thompson gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Evansville | Paul Spoon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Steven Lish (SG), Gary Flynn (SF), William Hardison (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Randy Fleck, Kelly Presswood, James Peterson, William Thompson, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), Harold Lappin (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, Eugene Cha, Brian Streitenberge, Wayne Kilichowski, Jason Edwards | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Shaun Reid is called for the reach on Harold Lappin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shaun Reid, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Jason Edwards (PF) Harold Smith, Gary Renshaw | |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Gary Flynn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Lish | 62-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Shaun Reid is called for the reach on Richard McCracker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shaun Reid, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF) Harold Lappin, Jason Edwards | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Gary Flynn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Renshaw | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Eugene Cha, Gary Renshaw | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Steven Lish is called for the reach on David Kallenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Lish, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | David Kallenberg denies the turnaround by Gary Flynn | 62-72 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the defensive board | 62-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker runs out the clock | 62-72 |