| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Koss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Unger (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page inbounds the ball | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | John Unger double dribbles | 51-42 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Leblanc | 53-42 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | John Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bill Floyd - foul #1 on Bill Floyd, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Forrest Lay (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Philip Seiter, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (PG), Barry Copple (SF), Clarence Holt (C) William Koss, Bill Floyd, John Bush | |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 18:11 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Clarence Holt tips it in | 54-44 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 56-44 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Copple - foul #3 on Barry Copple, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (SG), Derek Anderson (SF), Victor Bradford (C) John Unger, Barry Copple, Li-Liang Tang | |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Scott Hill snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley is hacked by Sergio Santiago - foul #1 on Sergio Santiago, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF), Joe Balser (PF) Jeffrey Page, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), Bill Floyd (SF), John Bush (C) Sergio Santiago, Derek Anderson, Victor Bradford | |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-44 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Joe Balser tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 16:49 | Evansville | John Bush can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 16:48 | Evansville | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 16:42 | Evansville | Robert Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-44 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (SF), Philip Seiter (PF) Bruce Piercy, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (SG), Derek Anderson (PF), Victor Bradford (C) Robert Phillips, Clarence Holt, John Bush | |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Michael Casler steps in front of the William Koss pass | 59-44 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Michael Casler banks in the layup | 61-44 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | William Koss is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Imhoff - foul #3 on Harold Imhoff, team foul #1 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG) Tommie Staley, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG) William Koss | |
| 16:04 | Evansville | John Unger blows the layup | 61-44 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Bill Floyd tips it in | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Balser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Sergio Santiago (fresh) SG - John Unger (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Anderson (fresh) C - Victor Bradford (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison blows the layup but he's fouled by Sergio Santiago - foul #2 on Sergio Santiago, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Forrest Lay (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Kenneth Eury, Michael Casler, Philip Seiter, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Copple (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF) Bill Floyd, Victor Bradford | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Derek Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Barry Copple's fadeaway is rejected by Forrest Lay | 61-46 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ellison | 61-46 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 14:51 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | John Unger hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Sergio Santiago and he's hacked by Harold Imhoff - foul #4 on Harold Imhoff, team foul #2 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), John Bush (C) Sergio Santiago, Derek Anderson | |
| 14:44 | Evansville | John Unger makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Scott Hill scores on a 3 from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommie Staley - foul #2 on Tommie Staley, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Philip Seiter (PF) Tommie Staley, Gerald Leblanc, Bruce Piercy, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (SG), Bill Floyd (SF) John Unger, Barry Copple | |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 13:43 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 13:28 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 13:21 | Evansville | Bill Floyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-51 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on William Koss - foul #3 on William Koss, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (SG), Derek Anderson (SF), Clarence Holt (PF), Victor Bradford (C) William Koss, Bill Floyd, Li-Liang Tang, John Bush | |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 3rd free throw | 67-51 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Clarence Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Page - foul #3 on Jeffrey Page, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Victor Bradford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 67-51 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Joe Balser gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Philip Seiter and he's hacked by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG) Jeffrey Page | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Ronald Ellison takes the ball from Sergio Santiago in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is called for traveling | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Scott Hill (C) Ronald Ellison, Kenneth Eury, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), John Unger (SG), Barry Copple (SF) Robert Phillips, Sergio Santiago, Victor Bradford | |
| 11:49 | Evansville | William Koss makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Casler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joe Balser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Koss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Unger (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Copple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Anderson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF), Philip Seiter (PF) Michael Casler, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Floyd (SF) William Koss | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:22 | Evansville | John Unger connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clarence Holt | 70-56 |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 11:07 | Evansville | Derek Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | John Unger loses the dribble to Jeffrey Page in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Page | 72-56 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Gerald Leblanc takes the ball from Barry Copple in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Barry Copple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Clarence Holt tips it in | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-58 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Derek Anderson grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 10:09 | Evansville | John Unger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter misses the floater from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Bill Floyd snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Barry Copple's pass is intercepted by Scott Hill | 75-58 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Scott Hill can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Unger - foul #2 on John Unger, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Michael Casler (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Forrest Lay (PF) Tommie Staley, Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Evansville | William Koss (PG), Robert Phillips (SG), Sergio Santiago (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF), John Bush (C) Barry Copple, John Unger, Bill Floyd, Clarence Holt, Derek Anderson | |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Scott Hill makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Scott Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Michael Casler picks off the pass by Sergio Santiago in the backcourt | 77-58 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-58 |
| 08:52 | Evansville | William Koss can't connect on a floater from the left side | 79-58 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago misses the tip | 79-58 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang gets the offensive rebound | 79-58 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 79-58 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay grabs the board | 79-58 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Li-Liang Tang swats the layup by Ronald Ellison | 79-58 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | Scott Hill tips it in | 81-58 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Forrest Lay - foul #3 on Forrest Lay, team foul #5 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury (SG), Harold Imhoff (PF), Joe Balser (C) Bruce Piercy, Forrest Lay, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), Bill Floyd (SF), Victor Bradford (C) Robert Phillips, Sergio Santiago, John Bush | |
| 07:48 | Evansville | William Koss hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 81-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 4 pf. C - Joe Balser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Koss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Unger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Bradford (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Victor Bradford is called for the reach on Michael Casler - foul #3 on Victor Bradford, team foul #8 | 81-60 |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 1st free throw | 82-60 |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 07:32 | Evansville | Bill Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Bill Floyd misses long on a floater from the left block | 82-60 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is whistled for a carry | 82-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF) Ronald Ellison, Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Bush (C) Li-Liang Tang | |
| 06:58 | Evansville | William Koss is hacked by Kenneth Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #6 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Phillips (SG), Sergio Santiago (SF) John Unger, Bill Floyd | |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Kenneth Eury is called for the reach on Sergio Santiago - foul #2 on Kenneth Eury, team foul #7 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Forrest Lay (C) Kenneth Eury, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 82-60 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Gerald Leblanc | 84-60 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Robert Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Leblanc - foul #2 on Gerald Leblanc, team foul #8 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF), Philip Seiter (PF) Jeffrey Page, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Copple (SF), Li-Liang Tang (PF) William Koss, Victor Bradford | |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-62 |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Li-Liang Tang misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 87-62 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay pulls down the rebound | 87-62 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bruce Piercy | 90-62 |
| 05:09 | Evansville | Robert Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Michael Casler (SF), Joe Balser (PF) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Bruce Piercy, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Derek Anderson (SF), Clarence Holt (PF), Victor Bradford (C) Sergio Santiago, Li-Liang Tang, John Bush | |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Michael Casler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Casler, team foul #9 | 90-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (C) Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Barry Copple hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 90-64 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Casler | 92-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 92-64 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Joe Balser pulls down the rebound | 92-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Eury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Casler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joe Balser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Imhoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Copple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Derek Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Bradford (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Joe Balser connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Tommie Staley | 94-64 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Robert Phillips is hacked by Michael Casler - foul #2 on Michael Casler, team foul #10 | 94-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF), Forrest Lay (PF) Kenneth Eury, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Evansville | Sergio Santiago (SG) Victor Bradford | |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 94-65 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 94-65 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy snags the defensive board | 94-65 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 94-65 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 94-65 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 94-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley snags the defensive board | 94-65 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tommie Staley and he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #9 | 96-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Bruce Piercy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay misses the free throw | 96-65 |
| 01:57 | Evansville | Clarence Holt grabs the board | 96-65 |
| 01:55 | Evansville | Robert Phillips loses the dribble to Tommie Staley in the backcourt | 96-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Sergio Santiago is called for the reach on Michael Casler - foul #3 on Sergio Santiago, team foul #10 | 96-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the 1st free throw | 96-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 2nd free throw | 97-65 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Derek Anderson loses the dribble to Harold Imhoff | 97-65 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Michael Casler lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Imhoff | 99-65 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Sergio Santiago clanks a jumper from the right side | 99-65 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Forrest Lay | 99-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Michael Casler is hacked by Robert Phillips - foul #3 on Robert Phillips, team foul #11 | 99-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Michael Casler makes the 1st free throw | 100-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the 2nd free throw | 100-65 |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Clarence Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 100-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Robert Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Imhoff - foul #5 on Harold Imhoff, team foul #11 | 100-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 100-66 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 100-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Casler | 102-67 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Tommie Staley steps in front of the Clarence Holt pass in the backcourt | 102-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Michael Casler runs out the clock | 102-67 |