| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) SG - Bryan Layne (fresh) SF - William Gardner (fresh) PF - Daniel Weitzel (fresh) C - Nicholas Jorgensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Nicholas Jorgensen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Evansville | Bryan Layne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | William Gardner is called for the reach on Scott Brown - foul #1 on William Gardner, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Evansville | Bryan Layne clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | William Gardner misses the runner near the basket | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Gardner | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | William Gardner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Frazier steals the ball from Michael Rodgers | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Evansville | William Gardner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Frazier | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Howell (SF), Ernest Thorn (PF), Leroy Hull (C) William Gardner, Daniel Weitzel, Nicholas Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:31 | Evansville | Joshua Trussell steps in front of the Michael Howell pass | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses badly on a shot from the left block | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ernest Thorn | 2-5 |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 15:45 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Layne (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Howell (fresh) PF - Ernest Thorn (fresh) C - Leroy Hull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (PG), William Long (SG), William Gardner (SF), Daniel Weitzel (PF), Nicholas Jorgensen (C) Gregory Frazier, Bryan Layne, Michael Howell, Ernest Thorn, Leroy Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (C) Ronnie Burley, Michael Rodgers, Joshua Trussell | |
| 15:11 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel buries a floater in the lane set up by Steven Bortz | 4-5 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 3 from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:37 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel misses badly on a runner from the right block | 4-8 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Bonenfant | 4-8 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by William Long - foul #1 on William Long, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG), Bryan Layne (SG), Michael Howell (C) Steven Bortz, William Long, Nicholas Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, William Engle | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:55 | Evansville | Michael Howell misses the easy layup | 4-11 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Alton Butler is blocked by Michael Howell | 4-11 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alton Butler - foul #1 on Alton Butler, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leroy Hull (C) William Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (PF) Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Michael Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:58 | Evansville | Michael Howell's floater is tipped away by Michael Rodgers | 6-11 |
| 12:56 | Evansville | Leroy Hull pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:51 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel is hacked by Ronnie Burley - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Thorn (PF), Nicholas Jorgensen (C) Daniel Weitzel, Leroy Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier's floater is knocked away by Michael Rodgers | 6-11 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Thorn - foul #1 on Ernest Thorn, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (SG) Bryan Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Carl Janik (C) Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Steven Bortz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-13 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronnie Burley | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bortz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Howell (fresh) PF - Ernest Thorn (fresh) C - Nicholas Jorgensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Janik (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Evansville | Steven Bortz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-15 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronnie Burley | 6-15 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Scott Brown and the foul's on Steven Bortz - foul #1 on Steven Bortz, team foul #4 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bryan Layne (SG), William Gardner (SF) Steven Bortz, Michael Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Michael Rodgers, Carl Janik | |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the free throw | 6-17 |
| 11:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Jorgensen | 6-17 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Alton Butler steals the ball from Ernest Thorn | 6-17 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler lays it in | 6-19 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Layne | 8-19 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ernest Thorn | 8-19 |
| 10:11 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (PG), Daniel Weitzel (PF), Michael Howell (C) Gregory Frazier, Ernest Thorn, Nicholas Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Ronnie Burley, Alton Butler, William Engle | |
| 09:55 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Michael Howell - foul #1 on Michael Howell, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Long (SG) Bryan Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-22 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | William Gardner loses the dribble to Branden Jones | 8-22 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones banks in the layup | 8-24 |
| 08:54 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Steven Bortz | 10-24 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones's layup is rejected by Michael Howell | 10-24 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel pulls down the rebound | 10-24 |
| 08:27 | Evansville | William Long buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Branden Jones - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bryan Layne (SG), William Browne (SF), Leroy Hull (C) Steven Bortz, William Gardner, Michael Howell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Alton Butler (SF), William Engle (PF) Kenneth Hassen, Branden Jones, Michael Rodgers, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 08:27 | Evansville | William Long misses the free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown is hacked by Bryan Layne - foul #1 on Bryan Layne, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gregory Frazier (PG) William Long | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-24 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell can't tip it in | 12-24 |
| 07:53 | Evansville | William Browne gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:49 | Evansville | Bryan Layne misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-24 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Hull steps in front of the Scott Brown pass | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Layne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Browne (fresh) PF - Daniel Weitzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Hull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Trussell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Evansville | William Browne drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by William Engle - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ernest Thorn (PF), Nicholas Jorgensen (C) Daniel Weitzel, Leroy Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), Carl Janik (C) Alton Butler, Joshua Trussell | |
| 07:20 | Evansville | William Browne makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Brown and the foul's on William Browne - foul #1 on William Browne, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Howell (SF) William Browne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) Carl Janik | |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Ernest Thorn pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Bryan Layne connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Howell | 18-26 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown tips it home | 18-28 |
| 05:56 | Evansville | Bryan Layne comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Michael Howell hits the follow up shot | 20-28 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (SG), William Gardner (SF), Daniel Weitzel (PF) Bryan Layne, Michael Howell, Ernest Thorn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Joshua Trussell (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, William Engle | |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Frank Bonenfant steals the ball from William Gardner | 20-28 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones connects on the floater from the right side set up by Roy Ferguson | 20-30 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Branden Jones - foul #2 on Branden Jones, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bryan Layne (SG), Michael Howell (PF), Leroy Hull (C) Steven Bortz, Daniel Weitzel, Nicholas Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Kenneth Hassen (SG), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Branden Jones, Roy Ferguson, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:19 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Edward Levins | 22-32 |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Gregory Frazier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik misses long on a shot in the paint | 22-32 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | William Gardner grabs the board | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gregory Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Layne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Hull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Hassen (fresh) SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) C - Edward Levins (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Evansville | Carl Janik swats the short shot by Leroy Hull | 22-32 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leroy Hull - foul #1 on Leroy Hull, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Bortz (PG), Daniel Weitzel (PF) Gregory Frazier, William Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Kenneth Hassen, Alton Butler, Carl Janik | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:14 | Evansville | Michael Howell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Trussell | 22-37 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Bryan Layne is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Burley - foul #2 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Browne (SF), Nicholas Jorgensen (C) Michael Howell, Leroy Hull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (PG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Scott Brown, Edward Levins | |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Bryan Layne makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Bryan Layne misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:50 | Evansville | Nicholas Jorgensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Bryan Layne's floater is tipped away by Michael Rodgers | 23-37 |
| 01:36 | Evansville | Nicholas Jorgensen tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | William Browne pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | William Browne hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-37 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Rodgers and he's fouled by Bryan Layne - foul #2 on Bryan Layne, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Long (SG) Bryan Layne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (PG) Branden Jones | |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:02 | Evansville | Frank Bonenfant picks off the pass by Steven Bortz | 25-40 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Burley | 25-43 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel comes up short on the shot in the paint | 25-43 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the shot from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Daniel Weitzel pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |