| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Unger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | John Davis inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Evansville | Adam Cook's pass is intercepted by Keith Nations | 24-26 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 19:22 | Evansville | John Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Spiers | 27-32 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | John Davis steals the ball from Joe Spiers | 27-32 |
| 18:32 | Evansville | The jumper by John Davis is denied by Mauricio Rodriguez | 27-32 |
| 18:30 | Evansville | Adam Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:12 | Evansville | John Davis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Davis | 29-32 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations is hacked by Adam Cook - foul #2 on Adam Cook, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cook steals it from Keith Nations | 29-32 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | John Unger connects on the fadeaway from close range | 31-32 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez is hacked by Charles Davis - foul #2 on Charles Davis, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Victor Bradford (PF), Mario Lemons (C) Charles Davis, Adam Cook, Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF) Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti | |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joe Spiers | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Evansville | Mario Lemons is hacked by Mauricio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF) John Unger, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Joe Spiers, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Andrew Wells makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Lott | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Lott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Hoffman (fresh) PF - Victor Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Lemons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Beazley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willis Sokolsky (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jonathan Hoover | 34-37 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Victor Bradford buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Lott | 36-37 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:00 | Evansville | Victor Bradford snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:38 | Evansville | Andrew Wells comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky lays it in set up by Roger Beazley | 36-39 |
| 13:56 | Evansville | Jason Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, George McWayne, Roger Beazley, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Joe Spiers | 36-41 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Adam Cook's floater is tipped away by Keith Nations | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | John Unger tips it home | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | John Unger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:41 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 12:40 | Evansville | John Unger tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Adam Cook | 40-41 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | John Unger drills a floater from the right wing set up by Clarence Holt | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Unger (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 11:44 | Evansville | Adam Cook grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 11:31 | Evansville | John Unger buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:35 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Nations | 44-42 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Spiers | 44-44 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | John Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Charles Davis is called for the reach on Joe Spiers - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF), Victor Bradford (PF), Mario Lemons (C) Charles Davis, John Unger, John Davis, Adam Cook, Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Gary Lott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Willis Sokolsky, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 08:41 | Evansville | Roger Beazley is called for the reach on Victor Bradford - foul #1 on Roger Beazley, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF) Andrew Wells, Jason Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| 08:27 | Evansville | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Victor Bradford misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Keith Nations - foul #1 on Keith Nations, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Clarence Holt (C) Gary Lott, Mario Lemons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF) George McWayne, Roger Beazley | |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Victor Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:46 | Evansville | Victor Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Unger (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Adam Cook (PF) Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 07:11 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 46-48 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations clanks a shot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Clarence Holt | 46-48 |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Petti - foul #2 on Christopher Petti, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (SG), Andrew Wells (SF) John Unger, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG) Joe Spiers | |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:32 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley is fouled on the floor by Gary Lott - foul #2 on Gary Lott, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs (C) Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Nations | 46-51 |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Clarence Holt hits a shot from the left block set up by Andrew Wells | 48-51 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Gary Lott takes the ball from Jonathan Hoover | 48-51 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Gary Lott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Hoover | 51-54 |
| 04:56 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF) Gary Lott, Andrew Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, Russell Briggs | |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Joe Spiers blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John Davis | 51-54 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Petti | 51-57 |
| 04:00 | Evansville | Clarence Holt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-57 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations makes the runner from the baseline | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Unger (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | John Unger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-59 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Victor Bradford (C) Charles Davis, Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | John Unger misses the 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 02:50 | Evansville | Adam Cook tips it in | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-60 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 53-62 |
| 02:43 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Clarence Holt (C) Gary Lott, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti loses the dribble to Charles Davis | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Evansville | John Unger misses short on a runner from the left block | 56-62 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley tips it home | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Evansville | Christopher Petti steals the ball from John Davis | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Nations | 56-66 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Clarence Holt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Nations - foul #2 on Keith Nations, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF), Victor Bradford (PF) Charles Davis, John Unger, John Davis, Adam Cook | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:06 | Evansville | Clarence Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), John Unger (SG), John Davis (SF), Adam Cook (PF) Gary Lott, Andrew Wells, Jason Hoffman, Victor Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, George McWayne, Roger Beazley, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Evansville | Chris Hensley steps in front of the John Davis pass | 58-68 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley lays it up and in | 58-70 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Clarence Holt drills a floater from the left wing set up by John Unger | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mauricio Rodriguez and the foul's on John Davis - foul #5 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Lott (PG), Andrew Wells (SG), Jason Hoffman (SF), Victor Bradford (PF), Mario Lemons (C) Charles Davis, John Unger, John Davis, Adam Cook, Clarence Holt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers misses the free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Mario Lemons pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Gary Lott makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Wells | 63-72 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), John Unger (SG), Adam Cook (PF), Clarence Holt (C) Andrew Wells, Jason Hoffman, Victor Bradford, Mario Lemons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) George McWayne, Roger Beazley, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers runs out the clock | 63-72 |