| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fielder (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Vernon Pointer is called for the reach on Stephen Sturm - foul #2 on Vernon Pointer, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Vernon Pointer takes the ball from Kelly Presswood | 27-29 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | Evansville | The jump hook by Percy Bridges is blocked by John Fielder | 27-29 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is fouled on the floor by Heath Siniard - foul #2 on Heath Siniard, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder can't finish the layup | 27-29 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:17 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander double dribbles | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 17:37 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Heath Siniard misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:30 | Evansville | Heath Siniard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 29-31 |
| 16:58 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Lish | 32-31 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:25 | Southern Illinois | Percy Bridges denies the turnaround by Harold Lappin | 32-31 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Heath Siniard | 32-31 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Percy Bridges makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Lish | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Lappin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Pointer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fielder (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the floater in the paint | 34-31 |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Percy Bridges can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Stephen Sturm - foul #3 on Stephen Sturm, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (PG), Eugene Pelletier (SG), Anthony Caron (SF), Paul Spoon (PF), Jerry Tiemann (C) Stephen Sturm, Steven Lish, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges, Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones (SG), Shelby Vanegas (SF), William Gordon (PF), Baran Topolewski (C) James Alexander, Harold Lappin, Vernon Pointer, John Fielder | |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Jerry Tiemann misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 14:17 | Evansville | Paul Spoon tips it in | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Spoon | 36-34 |
| 14:04 | Evansville | Paul Spoon grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier is hacked by Richard McCracker - foul #2 on Richard McCracker, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG) Richard McCracker | |
| 13:30 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Baran Topolewski and he's hacked by Paul Spoon - foul #1 on Paul Spoon, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG) Eugene Pelletier | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:47 | Evansville | Jerry Tiemann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), Heath Siniard (C) Anthony Caron, Jerry Tiemann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski dunks the ball and he's fouled by Stephen Sturm - foul #4 on Stephen Sturm, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Evansville | Erick Davis (PG) Stephen Sturm | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer (PF), John Fielder (C) Shelby Vanegas, William Gordon | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Paul Spoon is hacked by Vernon Pointer - foul #3 on Vernon Pointer, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (SF) Erick Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Alexander (SG), Shelby Vanegas (SF) Kevin Jones, Baran Topolewski | |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Vernon Pointer takes the ball from Steven Lish | 36-40 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF) Anthony Caron, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shelby Vanegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Fielder (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Evansville | Steven Lish drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Heath Siniard | 38-40 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Kelly Presswood is called for the reach on James Alexander - foul #2 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Erick Davis (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Harold Lappin (SF) Gregory Bunch, Shelby Vanegas | |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Percy Bridges gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | Erick Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Lish - foul #2 on Steven Lish, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (C) Heath Siniard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones (SG), William Gordon (PF), Baran Topolewski (C) James Alexander, Vernon Pointer, John Fielder | |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:23 | Evansville | Percy Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:00 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Erick Davis | 41-41 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Erick Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:34 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:40 | Evansville | Percy Bridges can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 08:29 | Evansville | Paul Spoon gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Percy Bridges clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-41 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 43-43 |
| 07:44 | Evansville | Percy Bridges clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Paul Spoon hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Erick Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Spoon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Lappin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Baran Topolewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:13 | Evansville | Paul Spoon tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin banks in the layup | 45-48 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood lays it up and in | 47-48 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon is hacked by Kelly Presswood - foul #3 on Kelly Presswood, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), James Johnson (SG), Anthony Caron (SF), Jerry Tiemann (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Erick Davis, Steven Lish, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), James Alexander (SG), Shelby Vanegas (SF), John Fielder (C) Richard McCracker, Kevin Jones, Harold Lappin, Baran Topolewski | |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:29 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Heath Siniard snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | Anthony Caron scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Heath Siniard steals it from James Alexander | 49-49 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Fielder | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder is hacked by Heath Siniard - foul #3 on Heath Siniard, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (PF) Jerry Tiemann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer (PF) William Gordon | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | Heath Siniard grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Heath Siniard scores on a jumper from the left side | 51-50 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shelby Vanegas | 51-53 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Anthony Caron clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Paul Spoon tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 03:59 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Bunch | 53-55 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Heath Siniard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 03:42 | Evansville | Anthony Caron grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Caron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Spoon (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shelby Vanegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Fielder (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Paul Spoon is hacked by Vernon Pointer - foul #4 on Vernon Pointer, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF) James Johnson, Anthony Caron, Paul Spoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Baran Topolewski (SF) Gregory Bunch, James Alexander, Shelby Vanegas | |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Percy Bridges clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:13 | Evansville | Heath Siniard snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 02:59 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Lish | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Alexander (SG), Harold Lappin (SF) Kevin Jones, Baran Topolewski | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Heath Siniard swats the short shot by Harold Lappin | 56-55 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:26 | Evansville | Heath Siniard misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 56-55 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Heath Siniard - foul #4 on Heath Siniard, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander buries a shot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Evansville | Heath Siniard clanks a runner from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 01:33 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 01:25 | Evansville | Heath Siniard gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:54 | Evansville | Percy Bridges tips it home | 58-57 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Steven Lish picks off the pass by Harold Lappin | 58-57 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm lays it up and in set up by Steven Lish | 60-57 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Spoon (PF) Percy Bridges | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood is hacked by James Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Vernon Pointer is called for the reach on Stephen Sturm - foul #5 on Vernon Pointer, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Gordon (PF) Vernon Pointer | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood gets the rebound | 60-57 |