| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Moss (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Jason Hall inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Bill Benson clanks a floater in the lane | 36-31 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-31 |
| 19:38 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Evansville | Charles Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lynn Moss | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Danny McVean is blocked by Bill Benson | 39-31 |
| 19:05 | Evansville | Bill Benson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Matthew Pinner steals it from Raymond Caldwell | 39-31 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Irwin | 39-33 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Lynn Moss buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Hall | 41-33 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Bill Benson - foul #1 on Bill Benson, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Evansville | Bill Benson grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:33 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Danny McVean | 41-34 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-34 |
| 17:18 | Evansville | Jason Hall snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | Jason Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Davis | 44-34 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Caldwell - foul #2 on Raymond Caldwell, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (SG), Forrest Eck (PF), Greg Kuykendall (C) Lynn Moss, Raymond Caldwell, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Donald Oh (SG), Samuel Mountain (SF), James Kornbluth (C) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne, Matthew Pinner, Danny McVean | |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:38 | Evansville | Forrest Eck gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:18 | Evansville | William Manns hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Kuykendall | 47-34 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Chapman | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Manns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Forrest Eck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Kuykendall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Oh (fresh) SF - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Quam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Kornbluth (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Evansville | Forrest Eck misses the 3 from straight away | 47-36 |
| 15:42 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to William Manns | 47-36 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Jason Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 15:23 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Greg Kuykendall - foul #1 on Greg Kuykendall, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Moss (SG), Brian Bray (SF) Charles Davis, Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), James Sells (C) Jerome Chapman, Donald Oh, Samuel Mountain | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Forrest Eck gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | William Manns connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lynn Moss and he's hacked by Joseph Irwin - foul #1 on Joseph Irwin, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bill Benson (C) Greg Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF) James Kornbluth, Phillip Quam | |
| 14:44 | Evansville | William Manns makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 14:29 | Evansville | Bill Benson gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:14 | Evansville | Bill Benson hits the finger roll | 52-36 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Lynn Moss is called for the reach on Matthew Pinner - foul #2 on Lynn Moss, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell (PF) Forrest Eck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:52 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls travels with the ball | 52-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG) Brian Bray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Rawls - foul #4 on Christopher Rawls, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Hall (SF) William Manns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG), Danny McVean (PF) George McWayne, Christopher Rawls | |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:36 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Sells | 53-36 |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin is hacked by Charles Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Davis, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:00 | Evansville | Bill Benson connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Lynn Moss | 55-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Lynn Moss is called for the reach on Joseph Irwin - foul #3 on Lynn Moss, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Forrest Eck (C) Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), James Kornbluth (SF) Joseph Irwin, Matthew Pinner | |
| 12:31 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Jason Hall snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:04 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-36 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth can't tip it in | 55-36 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Raymond Caldwell | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Moss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Forrest Eck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sells (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Evansville | Jason Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Forrest Eck | 57-36 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-36 |
| 11:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Forrest Eck | 57-36 |
| 10:44 | Evansville | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 10:43 | Evansville | Forrest Eck grabs the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Jason Hall misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Samuel Mountain - foul #1 on Samuel Mountain, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (PG), Brian Bray (SG), Greg Kuykendall (PF), Bill Benson (C) Charles Davis, Lynn Moss, Raymond Caldwell, Forrest Eck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin (PG), George McWayne (SG), Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF) Jerome Chapman, Samuel Mountain, Danny McVean, James Sells | |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Jason Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 10:14 | Evansville | Jason Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Quam is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Phillip Quam, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Neil Scoville (SF) Jason Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:36 | Evansville | George McWayne steals the ball from Bill Benson | 59-36 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Benson - foul #2 on Bill Benson, team foul #7 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Sells (C) James Kornbluth | |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Bill Benson pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | William Manns clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Kuykendall - foul #2 on Greg Kuykendall, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Davis (PG), Forrest Eck (PF) Neil Scoville, Greg Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Bill Benson is denied on a layup by Phillip Quam | 59-38 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Bill Benson tips it in | 61-38 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-38 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Brian Bray grabs the board | 61-38 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Forrest Eck misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Phillip Quam - foul #2 on Phillip Quam, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Moss (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Greg Kuykendall (C) William Manns, Brian Bray, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth (SF), Christopher Rawls (PF), Danny McVean (C) Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam, James Sells | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Forrest Eck makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Forrest Eck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Moss (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Forrest Eck (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Kuykendall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George McWayne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. SF - James Kornbluth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Rawls (fresh) 4 pf. C - Danny McVean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Hall - foul #1 on Jason Hall, team foul #9 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Raymond Caldwell (PF) Greg Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:58 | Evansville | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-40 |
| 06:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls snags the defensive board | 63-40 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Irwin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean tips it but misses | 63-40 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Jason Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Charles Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-40 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Kornbluth | 63-40 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Kornbluth | 63-42 |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Jason Hall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (PG), Johnny Capps (SG), Brian Bray (SF), Neil Scoville (PF), Greg Kuykendall (C) Charles Davis, Lynn Moss, Jason Hall, Raymond Caldwell, Forrest Eck | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerome Chapman (PG), Donald Oh (SG), Samuel Mountain (SF) Joseph Irwin, George McWayne, Danny McVean | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Greg Kuykendall - foul #3 on Greg Kuykendall, team foul #10 | 63-42 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Brian Bray is hacked by Samuel Mountain - foul #2 on Samuel Mountain, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Lynn Moss (SG), Jason Hall (SF), Bill Benson (C) Johnny Capps, Brian Bray, Neil Scoville | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matthew Pinner (SF), Phillip Quam (PF) Donald Oh, James Kornbluth | |
| 04:43 | Evansville | Bill Benson connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Greg Kuykendall | 65-44 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Christopher Rawls is denied by Greg Kuykendall | 65-44 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Bill Benson gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Bill Benson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 65-44 |
| 04:08 | Evansville | Greg Kuykendall hits the follow up shot | 67-44 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Phillip Quam is blocked by Jason Hall | 67-44 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Bill Benson grabs the board | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Jason Hall drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Greg Kuykendall | 69-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - William Manns (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lynn Moss (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Kuykendall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerome Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mountain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pinner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Quam (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Rawls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain is fouled on the floor by Lynn Moss - foul #4 on Lynn Moss, team foul #11 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | Brian Bray (SG), Neil Scoville (SF), Forrest Eck (PF) Lynn Moss, Jason Hall, Bill Benson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth (SF), Danny McVean (PF) Matthew Pinner, Phillip Quam | |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | Forrest Eck is whistled for a carry | 69-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Johnny Capps (SG) William Manns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh (SG) Samuel Mountain | |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Oh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-49 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | Neil Scoville misses the dunk | 69-49 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Rawls | 69-49 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Brian Bray takes the ball from Christopher Rawls | 69-49 |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Forrest Eck lays it in set up by Brian Bray and the foul's on Donald Oh - foul #2 on Donald Oh, team foul #7 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Manns (PG) Johnny Capps | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Samuel Mountain (SG) Donald Oh | |
| 01:24 | Evansville | Forrest Eck makes the free throw | 72-49 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean's pass is intercepted by Brian Bray | 72-49 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Brian Bray misses badly on a floater from the right side | 72-49 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls grabs the board | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean lays it in | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Forrest Eck buries a jump hook from the right block | 74-51 |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Rawls comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-51 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Danny McVean grabs the offensive board | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | James Kornbluth misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-51 |