| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Travis Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Unger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Cook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 19:44 | Evansville | Clarence Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | John Davis makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Adam Cook | 40-39 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Maurice Shelton | 42-39 |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Clarence Holt slams it home and he's fouled by Travis Colburn - foul #3 on Travis Colburn, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Norman Roach (C) Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:56 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 18:29 | Evansville | Adam Cook gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:22 | Evansville | Adam Cook can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 42-42 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Maurice Shelton | 42-42 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 17:49 | Evansville | Adam Cook connects on the jump hook in the lane | 42-44 |
| 17:32 | Western Carolina | Adam Cook is called for the reach on Walter Roy - foul #3 on Adam Cook, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Bradford (PF) Adam Cook | |
| 17:18 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 17:17 | Evansville | The rebound goes to John Unger | 42-44 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | John Unger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Roy - foul #2 on Walter Roy, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dale Lim (C) Maurice Shelton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Mario Lemons (C) Charles Davis, Clarence Holt | |
| 17:02 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:02 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim is hacked by Gary Lott - foul #1 on Gary Lott, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Thompson (SG), Richard Taub (C) Mark Smith, Walter Roy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF) John Unger, John Davis | |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Lott - foul #2 on Gary Lott, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton (SF) Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:14 | Evansville | Andrew Wells makes the floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:58 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:56 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Thompson (fresh) SF - Maurice Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Lim (fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Taub (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Hoffman (fresh) PF - Victor Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Andrew Wells knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 45-50 |
| 15:10 | Western Carolina | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Jason Hoffman - foul #1 on Jason Hoffman, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (PG), Delbert Hanks (SG), Norman Roach (SF), Walter Roy (PF), Travis Colburn (C) Carl Kim, James Thompson, Maurice Shelton, Dale Lim, Richard Taub | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF), Adam Cook (PF), Clarence Holt (C) Gary Lott, Andrew Wells, Jason Hoffman, Victor Bradford, Mario Lemons | |
| 14:53 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Clarence Holt - foul #3 on Clarence Holt, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 14:53 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:53 | Evansville | Adam Cook pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | John Unger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 14:32 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith makes the 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 14:30 | Evansville | Charles Davis travels in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 14:12 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Norman Roach picks off the pass by John Davis | 50-50 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Adam Cook pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:04 | Evansville | Adam Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 13:02 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:50 | Western Carolina | John Unger takes the ball from Delbert Hanks | 50-50 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Kim (PG), Maurice Shelton (SF) Mark Smith, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Victor Bradford (C) Charles Davis, Clarence Holt | |
| 12:11 | Evansville | John Unger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Adam Cook tips it home | 50-52 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Victor Bradford denies the turnaround by Travis Colburn | 50-52 |
| 11:47 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn tips it in | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Hanks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Travis Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Unger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 52-52 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 11:34 | Western Carolina | Gary Lott is called for the reach on Carl Kim - foul #3 on Gary Lott, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (SG), Dale Lim (PF), Richard Taub (C) Delbert Hanks, Walter Roy, Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF), Clarence Holt (C) John Unger, John Davis, Adam Cook | |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG) Jason Hoffman | |
| 11:00 | Evansville | Charles Davis drills a shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Victor Bradford pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:42 | Evansville | Dale Lim picks off the pass by Gary Lott | 52-54 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Clarence Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:18 | Evansville | Clarence Holt can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-54 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Richard Taub grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim misses the floater near the basket | 52-54 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim tips it home | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Clarence Holt comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Maurice Shelton - foul #1 on Maurice Shelton, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks (SG), Norman Roach (SF), Walter Roy (PF), Travis Colburn (C) Mark Smith, Maurice Shelton, Dale Lim, Richard Taub | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF), Adam Cook (PF) Charles Davis, Gary Lott, Victor Bradford | |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:51 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Norman Roach buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Kim | 57-56 |
| 09:18 | Evansville | Adam Cook double dribbles | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mario Lemons (C) Clarence Holt | |
| 08:49 | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 08:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mario Lemons | 57-56 |
| 08:29 | Evansville | Adam Cook misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 08:27 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mario Lemons | 57-56 |
| 07:59 | Evansville | John Unger is fouled on the floor by Carl Kim - foul #1 on Carl Kim, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (PG), Maurice Shelton (SF) Carl Kim, Norman Roach | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Victor Bradford (C) Andrew Wells, Mario Lemons | |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Victor Bradford misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Travis Colburn - foul #4 on Travis Colburn, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dale Lim (C) Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clarence Holt (C) Adam Cook | |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Victor Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:43 | Evansville | Victor Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lim (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Unger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Dale Lim misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 07:26 | Evansville | Victor Bradford snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 07:04 | Evansville | Clarence Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | John Davis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | John Unger snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Smith - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Kim (PG), Norman Roach (PF), Travis Colburn (C) Delbert Hanks, Walter Roy, Dale Lim | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF), Adam Cook (PF) John Unger, John Davis, Victor Bradford | |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 05:59 | Evansville | Jason Hoffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 59-59 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Mark Smith is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Roy (PF) Maurice Shelton | |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF), Victor Bradford (C) Gary Lott, Jason Hoffman, Clarence Holt | |
| 05:08 | Evansville | John Unger clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Victor Bradford grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:41 | Evansville | John Unger scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Adam Cook - foul #4 on Adam Cook, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Delbert Hanks (SG), Maurice Shelton (SF), Dale Lim (C) Mark Smith, Norman Roach, Travis Colburn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Mario Lemons (C) Charles Davis, Adam Cook | |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Gary Lott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Delbert Hanks is called for the reach on John Unger - foul #4 on Delbert Hanks, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Andrew Wells (SF), Clarence Holt (C) John Davis, Mario Lemons | |
| 03:52 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | John Unger misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Victor Bradford snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:41 | Evansville | John Unger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Gary Lott gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Kim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Hanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Maurice Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Lim (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Unger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wells (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Clarence Holt hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-64 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Clarence Holt pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Travis Colburn (C) Dale Lim | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), John Davis (SF), Adam Cook (PF) Gary Lott, Andrew Wells, Victor Bradford | |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Charles Davis travels in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | John Unger makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Davis | 64-66 |
| 02:03 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | John Unger pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | John Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Unger | 64-69 |
| 01:28 | Western Carolina | Maurice Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-69 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Delbert Hanks steals it from Charles Davis | 64-69 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Delbert Hanks | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Charles Davis loses the dribble to Carl Kim | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Davis - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim misses the 3rd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | John Unger grabs the board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | John Unger is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Hanks - foul #5 on Delbert Hanks, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Smith (SG) Delbert Hanks | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:12 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:12 | Evansville | John Unger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Carl Kim is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Kim, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (SF) John Davis | |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Charles Davis is hacked by Carl Kim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Kim, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Roy | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Walter Roy misses the fullcourt shot | 67-71 |