| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) SG - Steven Lish (fresh) SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) C - Heath Siniard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Shaun Reid steals it from Ivan Poremski | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Evansville | Steven Lish blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Gary Koo snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Evansville | Steven Lish snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Evansville | Ivan Poremski is called for the reach on Heath Siniard - foul #1 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | Heath Siniard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shaun Reid | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clifford Brown and he's fouled by Steven Lish - foul #1 on Steven Lish, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it home | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Poremski | 8-4 |
| 17:31 | Evansville | Shaun Reid knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Heath Siniard | 8-6 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:40 | Evansville | Percy Bridges is fouled on the floor by Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson is hacked by Kelly Presswood - foul #1 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Spoon (PF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges | |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Scheidt | 11-8 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | Steven Lish can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | William Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - William Scheidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) SG - Steven Lish (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Paul Spoon (fresh) C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Missouri State | William Scheidt's fadeaway is rejected by Heath Siniard | 11-8 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | William Scheidt misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Heath Siniard pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:30 | Evansville | James Johnson is hacked by Donald Williamson - foul #1 on Donald Williamson, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier (PF) Heath Siniard | |
| 15:24 | Evansville | Steven Lish is fouled on the floor by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Kelly Presswood (SF) Steven Lish, Eugene Pelletier | |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Ivan Poremski denies the turnaround by Shaun Reid | 11-8 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Palmer Sims | 11-8 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott loses the dribble to James Johnson | 11-8 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:33 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kelly Presswood - foul #2 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Gary Koo (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Carl Sinnott, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (PG), Steven Lish (SG), Eugene Pelletier (SF), Percy Bridges (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Stephen Sturm, Kelly Presswood, Paul Spoon, James Johnson | |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:59 | Evansville | Homer Ellenberger is called for the reach on Anthony Caron - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Anthony Caron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Gary Koo gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:25 | Missouri State | Eugene Pelletier picks off the pass by Dale Grimshaw | 14-8 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Steven Lish drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Heath Siniard | 14-11 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Gary Koo scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dale Grimshaw | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Caron (fresh) SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Pelletier (fresh) PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Anthony Caron can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | William Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), James Johnson (SF) Anthony Caron, Eugene Pelletier | |
| 10:45 | Evansville | James Johnson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (PF) Percy Bridges | |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Shaun Reid loses the dribble to Clifford Brown | 17-11 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown lays it in | 19-11 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Palmer Sims picks off the pass by Paul Spoon | 19-11 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims lays it in | 21-11 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Paul Spoon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-11 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thurman Gourdine | 24-11 |
| 09:38 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #6 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier (PF) Heath Siniard | |
| 09:38 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:38 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-13 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims tips it in | 26-13 |
| 09:00 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Steven Lish snags the offensive board | 26-13 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski snags the defensive board | 26-13 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown loses the dribble to Shaun Reid | 26-13 |
| 08:11 | Evansville | Steven Lish is whistled for a carry | 26-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), Gary Koo (PF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Carl Sinnott, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), Anthony Caron (SG), Percy Bridges (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Steven Lish, James Johnson, Paul Spoon | |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Homer Ellenberger and he's hacked by Eugene Pelletier - foul #1 on Eugene Pelletier, team foul #5 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (SF) Eugene Pelletier | |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson makes the free throw | 29-13 |
| 07:35 | Evansville | Donald Williamson steals the ball from Anthony Caron | 29-13 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Scheidt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) SG - Anthony Caron (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dale Grimshaw | 31-13 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Heath Siniard banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Caron and he's fouled by William Scheidt - foul #1 on William Scheidt, team foul #7 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the free throw | 31-16 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | James Johnson steals it from Palmer Sims | 31-16 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Anthony Caron banks in the layup on a great pass from James Johnson | 31-18 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Eugene Pelletier (SF), Paul Spoon (C) Anthony Caron, James Johnson, Heath Siniard | |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 06:31 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-18 |
| 06:12 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 05:53 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG) Stephen Sturm | |
| 05:24 | Evansville | Shaun Reid can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-18 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Paul Spoon can't tip it in | 33-18 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-18 |
| 05:03 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Steven Lish | 33-18 |
| 04:54 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Steven Lish is blocked by Carl Sinnott | 33-18 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Eugene Pelletier is called for the reach on Carl Sinnott - foul #2 on Eugene Pelletier, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), Gary Koo (PF) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SF), Heath Siniard (C) Eugene Pelletier, Percy Bridges | |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Shaun Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Ellenberger - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #8 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG) Kelly Presswood | |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Gary Koo pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Gary Koo is hacked by Paul Spoon - foul #1 on Paul Spoon, team foul #8 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SF) Stephen Sturm | |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Gary Koo makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | Gary Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 03:59 | Evansville | Heath Siniard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-18 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-18 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Paul Spoon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the shot in the paint | 35-18 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donald Williamson | 35-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) PF - Paul Spoon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 35-18 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood is whistled for a carry | 35-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Dale Grimshaw, Gary Koo, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), James Johnson (SG), Percy Bridges (PF) Shaun Reid, Steven Lish, Paul Spoon | |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson blows the layup | 35-18 |
| 02:19 | Evansville | Percy Bridges grabs the board | 35-18 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | James Johnson knocks in the shot in the paint | 35-20 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-20 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Poremski | 35-20 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 01:16 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Thurman Gourdine is called for the reach on Kelly Presswood - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #9 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (PF) Thurman Gourdine, Donald Williamson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Eugene Pelletier (PF) Percy Bridges, Heath Siniard | |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | William Scheidt snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims lays it in on a great pass from Dale Grimshaw | 37-20 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-22 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #10 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Gary Koo (PF) Homer Ellenberger, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Kelly Presswood, James Johnson | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Heath Siniard is denied on a layup by Gary Koo | 37-22 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm snags the offensive board | 37-22 |