| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bruning (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | George Clifford misses the floater from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:26 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Douglas Verde | 28-28 |
| 19:19 | Evansville | Craig McQuary scores on a shot from close range | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | George Clifford misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Hartley - foul #1 on Donald Hartley, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | George Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | George Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Anthony Faucett - foul #1 on Anthony Faucett, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Douglas Verde steps in front of the Daryl Staten pass | 30-33 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Douglas Verde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), William Burke (PF) Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley | |
| 17:19 | Evansville | William Burke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | William Burke is whistled for a carry | 30-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (PG), Jerome Steely (SG), James Elliott (PF), James Goins (C) George Clifford, Anthony Faucett, Craig Schechter, Paul Bruning | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (SF), Vito Costa (C) Gilbert Flynn, Craig McQuary | |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | James Elliott misses badly on a shot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 16:50 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | William Burke scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Alfonso Ortiz and he's fouled by James Elliott - foul #1 on James Elliott, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dana Babineau (SG) Daryl Staten | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Hartley (PF) Vito Costa | |
| 16:33 | Evansville | William Burke makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Dana Babineau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| 15:58 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Donald Hartley hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Babineau (fresh) SF - Jerome Steely (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Elliott (fresh) C - James Goins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Donald Hartley gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Cherry and he's hacked by Dana Babineau - foul #1 on Dana Babineau, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Anthony Faucett (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF), Shawn Sands (C) Samuel Horn, Dana Babineau, Jerome Steely, James Elliott, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF), Craig McQuary (C) Alfonso Ortiz, William Burke | |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by George Clifford | 32-41 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Douglas Verde knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Craig McQuary | 32-43 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry scores on a floater from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | George Clifford's pass is intercepted by Donald Hartley | 35-45 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Craig McQuary travels with the ball | 35-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Vito Costa (SG), William Burke (PF) Carlos Cherry, Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley | |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 13:32 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Vito Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 13:16 | Evansville | William Burke hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter loses the dribble to Gilbert Flynn | 35-47 |
| 12:37 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is whistled for traveling | 35-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (PG), Jerome Steely (SG), Paul Bruning (SF), James Elliott (PF), James Goins (C) George Clifford, Anthony Faucett, Daryl Staten, Craig Schechter, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (SF) Gilbert Flynn, Craig McQuary | |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Jerome Steely misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Vito Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Steely (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bruning (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Elliott (fresh) C - James Goins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vito Costa (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Vito Costa snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 11:28 | Evansville | Vito Costa is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Carlos Cherry, William Burke, Vito Costa | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | James Goins loses the dribble to Alfonso Ortiz | 37-47 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Samuel Horn is called for the reach on Kenneth Higbee - foul #1 on Samuel Horn, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Staten (SF), Craig Schechter (PF), Shawn Sands (C) Paul Bruning, James Elliott, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Craig McQuary (C) Hubert Logue | |
| 10:48 | Evansville | Donald Hartley connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Higbee | 37-49 |
| 10:34 | Missouri State | Jerome Steely clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 10:33 | Evansville | Douglas Verde grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:26 | Evansville | Craig McQuary clanks a turnaround from close range | 37-49 |
| 10:25 | Evansville | Craig McQuary snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Sands - foul #4 on Shawn Sands, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Anthony Faucett (SG), Paul Bruning (C) Samuel Horn, Jerome Steely, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:02 | Missouri State | George Clifford is hacked by Donald Hartley - foul #2 on Donald Hartley, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Alfonso Ortiz | |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter tips it home | 39-51 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Douglas Verde loses the ball out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Goins (C) Craig Schechter | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), William Burke (PF) Carlos Cherry, Donald Hartley | |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | George Clifford is hacked by Kenneth Higbee - foul #3 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG) Douglas Verde | |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | James Goins buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Faucett | 41-51 |
| 08:45 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by William Burke - foul #3 on William Burke, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (C) Craig McQuary | |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Evansville | William Burke gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Goins - foul #1 on James Goins, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Schechter (PF) Daryl Staten | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:32 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | James Goins clanks a runner in the paint | 43-53 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | William Burke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter lays it in set up by James Goins | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Faucett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bruning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Goins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | George Clifford pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | George Clifford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | William Burke snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | George Clifford is called for the reach on William Burke - foul #1 on George Clifford, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (PG), Jerome Steely (SG), Daryl Staten (SF), James Elliott (PF), Shawn Sands (C) George Clifford, Anthony Faucett, Paul Bruning, Craig Schechter, James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), Craig McQuary (C) Kenneth Higbee, Carlos Cherry, Gilbert Flynn, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| 06:22 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Elliott | 47-54 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-54 |
| 06:06 | Evansville | Craig McQuary grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Douglas Verde knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 47-56 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-56 |
| 05:17 | Evansville | Craig McQuary grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:09 | Evansville | William Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Donald Hartley (PF) Vito Costa, William Burke | |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Samuel Horn scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Steely | 49-56 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Elliott | 49-56 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Jerome Steely is fouled on the floor by Douglas Verde - foul #2 on Douglas Verde, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Craig Schechter (PF) James Elliott | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Hubert Logue | |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Douglas Verde takes the ball from Jerome Steely | 49-56 |
| 03:37 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't finish the layup | 49-56 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Samuel Horn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Steely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Sands (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Donald Hartley clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Schechter - foul #3 on Craig Schechter, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Anthony Faucett (SG), Paul Bruning (SF), James Goins (C) Samuel Horn, Jerome Steely, Daryl Staten, Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Douglas Verde, Craig McQuary | |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Donald Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Donald Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | Kenneth Higbee takes the ball from Craig Schechter | 49-58 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daryl Staten (SF) James Goins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Craig McQuary (C) Alfonso Ortiz | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | George Clifford connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Bruning | 52-58 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Craig McQuary is whistled for traveling | 52-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Sands (C) Paul Bruning | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG) Carlos Cherry | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | George Clifford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Craig McQuary can't connect on a runner near the basket | 52-58 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Donald Hartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Craig McQuary's floater is tipped away by Daryl Staten | 52-58 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Donald Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Donald Hartley is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Faucett - foul #2 on Anthony Faucett, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) Craig McQuary | |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Donald Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daryl Staten | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Vito Costa misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 00:17 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | George Clifford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Schechter | 58-58 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Vito Costa snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | The clock runs out | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands wins the tip | 58-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett's layup is rejected by Craig McQuary | 58-58 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Clifford - foul #2 on George Clifford, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter tips it in | 60-60 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the tip | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daryl Staten | 60-60 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | Shawn Sands can't connect on a floater in the paint | 60-60 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Donald Hartley grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Higbee | 60-62 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett lays it up and in set up by George Clifford and the foul's on Douglas Verde - foul #3 on Douglas Verde, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Bruning (C) Shawn Sands | |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), William Burke (PF) Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley | |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Bruning - foul #1 on Paul Bruning, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Samuel Horn (PG), Jerome Steely (SG) George Clifford, Anthony Faucett | |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (SF) Gilbert Flynn | |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Paul Bruning pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | William Burke swats the dunk try by Daryl Staten | 63-62 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Craig McQuary | 63-62 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Clifford (PG), Anthony Faucett (SG), Shawn Sands (C) Samuel Horn, Jerome Steely, Paul Bruning | |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Carlos Cherry, Alfonso Ortiz, William Burke | |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee scores on a shot from the left block set up by Douglas Verde | 63-64 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Anthony Faucett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Craig McQuary | 63-64 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Craig McQuary misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:39 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:22 | Evansville | Douglas Verde's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Schechter | 63-64 |
| 01:20 | Evansville | Donald Hartley tips it in | 63-66 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Craig McQuary grabs the board | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - George Clifford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Faucett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Staten (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Schechter (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Craig Schechter grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Gilbert Flynn - foul #1 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Daryl Staten makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn hits a driving attempt near the basket | 66-68 |