| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Houde (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mickey Madore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | David Porter inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | The short jumper by Marlon Houde is denied by Mwamba Alghamdi | 41-29 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ray McPhaul | 43-29 |
| 19:03 | Evansville | Brandon Ludwig takes the ball from Douglas Verde | 43-29 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Richard Kennedy is blocked by Mickey Madore | 43-29 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Douglas Verde grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | Douglas Verde comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 18:25 | Evansville | Marlon Houde gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Douglas Verde is fouled on the floor by Brandon Ludwig - foul #3 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG) Brandon Ludwig | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:01 | Evansville | Mickey Madore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Mickey Madore | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | Mickey Madore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Marlon Houde gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits the finger roll | 43-32 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Greg Cotter (PF), Gilbert Flynn (C) Douglas Verde, Marlon Houde, Mickey Madore | |
| 16:38 | Evansville | Walter Shapiro denies the turnaround by Greg Cotter | 43-32 |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee can't tip it in | 43-32 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (PG), Mickey Madore (C) Kenneth Higbee, David Porter | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Greg Cotter - foul #3 on Greg Cotter, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Stephen Hanneman, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Greg Cotter | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Vito Costa (fresh) SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Mickey Madore (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry is hacked by Brandon Ludwig - foul #4 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:17 | Evansville | Vito Costa connects on the shot from the right block set up by Mickey Madore | 48-34 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the dunk | 48-34 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 14:56 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Carlos Cherry | 48-34 |
| 14:51 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi connects on the floater from the right side | 50-34 |
| 14:05 | Evansville | Vito Costa makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Cherry | 50-37 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Walter Shapiro is denied by Mickey Madore | 50-37 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Cole and he's fouled by Gilbert Flynn - foul #3 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, George Bousquet, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), David Porter (SF), Marlon Houde (PF), Greg Cotter (C) Vito Costa, Carlos Cherry, Gilbert Flynn, Gregory Kolasinski, Mickey Madore | |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses the free throw | 54-37 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Greg Cotter snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | David Porter makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Cotter | 54-39 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Greg Cotter - foul #4 on Greg Cotter, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (PF) Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski (PF) Greg Cotter | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gregory Kolasinski | 55-41 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Makary Zegar | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) SG - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Dipalma (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Kolasinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Marlon Houde (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-41 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 10:57 | Evansville | The jump hook by Douglas Verde is blocked by William Dipalma | 60-41 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman loses the dribble to David Porter | 60-41 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 60-41 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marlon Houde - foul #1 on Marlon Houde, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Gilbert Flynn (PF), Mickey Madore (C) Douglas Verde, Gregory Kolasinski, Marlon Houde | |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:52 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG) James Ernst | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mickey Madore - foul #2 on Mickey Madore, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Mickey Madore loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Kolasinski (PF) David Porter | |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 63-41 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Mickey Madore snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| 08:26 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry is fouled on the floor by George Bousquet - foul #2 on George Bousquet, team foul #4 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) George Bousquet, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), David Porter (SF), Marlon Houde (PF) Kenneth Higbee, Gilbert Flynn, Gregory Kolasinski | |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Walter Cole is called for the reach on Carlos Cherry - foul #2 on Walter Cole, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | Ray McPhaul steals it from David Porter | 63-41 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman is whistled for a carry | 63-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG) Walter Cole, Stephen Hanneman | |
| Subs | Evansville | Greg Cotter (C) Mickey Madore | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Houde (fresh) 4 reb. C - Greg Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Evansville | Marlon Houde is called for traveling | 63-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) James Ernst, Ray McPhaul, Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG) Carlos Cherry | |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Bousquet | 66-41 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | Richard Kennedy steals it from Kenneth Higbee | 66-41 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Cotter - foul #5 on Greg Cotter, team foul #7 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Walter Shapiro (PF) George Bousquet, Brandon Ludwig, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (PG), Carlos Cherry (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (SF), Gilbert Flynn (PF) Kenneth Higbee, Douglas Verde, David Porter, Greg Cotter | |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the floater from the right block | 66-41 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-41 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro tips it but misses | 66-41 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz grabs the board | 66-41 |
| 04:57 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-41 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ernst | 68-41 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Shapiro | 68-41 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 68-41 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Flynn steals it from Richard Kennedy | 68-41 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Evansville | Vito Costa is whistled for a carry | 68-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG), William Dipalma (C) Makary Zegar, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - William Dipalma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Vito Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlon Houde (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman's floater is knocked away by Marlon Houde | 68-41 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-41 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by George Bousquet | 70-41 |
| 02:42 | Evansville | Marlon Houde connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 70-44 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Vito Costa steals the ball from Stephen Hanneman | 70-44 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry can't finish the layup | 70-44 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Marlon Houde gets the offensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-46 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is hacked by Carlos Cherry - foul #2 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #8 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (SF) James Ernst | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:48 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the board | 70-46 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Vito Costa is hacked by George Bousquet in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Bousquet, team foul #6 | 70-46 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Makary Zegar is called for the reach on Alfonso Ortiz - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #7 | 70-46 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:41 | Evansville | Marlon Houde grabs the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Vito Costa buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 70-49 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Cherry - foul #3 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Marlon Houde is fouled on the floor by Walter Shapiro - foul #1 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #8 | 71-49 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Marlon Houde makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Marlon Houde misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Vito Costa - foul #1 on Vito Costa, team foul #10 | 71-50 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Vito Costa scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 73-52 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Marlon Houde | 73-52 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Marlon Houde misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar runs out the clock | 73-52 |