| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Adames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Slavens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Rickey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Rafael Davis comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 19:45 | Evansville | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | James Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Earnest Adames | 31-29 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:30 | Evansville | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Williamson - foul #1 on Donald Williamson, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:16 | Evansville | Frederick Clark scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Johnson | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:54 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Frederick Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frederick Clark, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Earnest Adames is called for the reach on Raymond Jenkins - foul #2 on Earnest Adames, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (SF), Keith Dean (C) Frederick Clark, Earnest Adames | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Rafael Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Paul (SG), Max Bruns (PF) Joseph Rickey, Rafael Davis | |
| 16:59 | Evansville | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Evansville | Anthony Caron hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Percy Bridges is called for the reach on Max Bruns - foul #2 on Percy Bridges, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Erick Davis (PG), Eugene Pelletier (SF), Calvin Reese (C) Stephen Sturm, James Johnson, Percy Bridges | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong (PG), Jarogniew Zakrzewski (C) Nelson Slavens, Raymond Jenkins | |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Jarogniew Zakrzewski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Erick Davis - foul #1 on Erick Davis, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Evansville | Frederick Clark (SF), Earnest Adames (C) Erick Davis, Calvin Reese | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robin Lane (PG), Joseph Rickey (SG), Rafael Davis (PF) John Paul, Donald Williamson, Max Bruns | |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Jarogniew Zakrzewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Jarogniew Zakrzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Caron (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Pelletier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Dean (fresh) 1 pts. C - Earnest Adames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robin Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarogniew Zakrzewski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Evansville | Anthony Caron misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Keith Dean pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Keith Dean clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-35 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Robin Lane snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Jarogniew Zakrzewski comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Anthony Caron | 36-35 |
| 14:31 | Evansville | Robin Lane is called for the reach on Anthony Caron - foul #4 on Robin Lane, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), James Johnson (SG), Percy Bridges (PF) Anthony Caron, Eugene Pelletier, Keith Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens (PG), Donald Williamson (SF), Raymond Jenkins (C) Robin Lane, Mark Armstrong, Jarogniew Zakrzewski | |
| 14:20 | Evansville | Frederick Clark buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Sturm | 38-35 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 13:51 | Evansville | Percy Bridges gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Evansville | Frederick Clark can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Nelson Slavens | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Evansville | Rafael Davis is called for the reach on Frederick Clark - foul #1 on Rafael Davis, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (SF), Keith Dean (C) Frederick Clark, Earnest Adames | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Paul (SG), Max Bruns (PF) Joseph Rickey, Rafael Davis | |
| 12:30 | Evansville | Anthony Caron scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Anthony Caron misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Paul - foul #1 on John Paul, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Anthony Caron makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Anthony Caron misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Jenkins | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Caron (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Pelletier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Slavens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Paul (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Max Bruns (fresh) C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | John Paul is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Paul, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Calvin Reese (C) Percy Bridges | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:14 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Pelletier and the foul's on Raymond Jenkins - foul #3 on Raymond Jenkins, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong (PG), Jarogniew Zakrzewski (C) Nelson Slavens, Raymond Jenkins | |
| 11:14 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:14 | Evansville | Keith Dean snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:56 | Evansville | Anthony Caron clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-40 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mark Armstrong | 43-40 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 10:34 | Evansville | Calvin Reese pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (SG), Frederick Clark (SF), Percy Bridges (PF), Earnest Adames (C) Stephen Sturm, Eugene Pelletier, Keith Dean, Calvin Reese | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey (SG), Rafael Davis (PF) Donald Williamson, Jarogniew Zakrzewski | |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Earnest Adames steals it from Mark Armstrong | 43-40 |
| 09:58 | Evansville | Frederick Clark is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Erick Davis (PG) Anthony Caron | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens (PG), Raymond Jenkins (C) John Paul, Max Bruns | |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Clark - foul #2 on Frederick Clark, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Mark Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | Rafael Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Joseph Rickey is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Rickey, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG) Erick Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Mark Armstrong | |
| 09:12 | Evansville | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Earnest Adames is called for the reach on Rafael Davis - foul #3 on Earnest Adames, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Frederick Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Williamson | 45-45 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Adames (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nelson Slavens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Rickey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rafael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Percy Bridges is hacked by Nelson Slavens - foul #1 on Nelson Slavens, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (SG), Eugene Pelletier (SF), Keith Dean (C) James Johnson, Frederick Clark, Earnest Adames | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robin Lane (PG), Max Bruns (PF) Joseph Rickey, Rafael Davis | |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Percy Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Percy Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Caron - foul #1 on Anthony Caron, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Calvin Reese (C) Percy Bridges | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Paul (SG) Raymond Jenkins | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:05 | Evansville | Anthony Caron makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Sturm | 50-47 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Nelson Slavens misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 06:49 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:42 | Evansville | Keith Dean is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Dean, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Erick Davis (PG) Stephen Sturm | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jarogniew Zakrzewski (C) Nelson Slavens | |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Erick Davis steals it from Robin Lane | 50-47 |
| 06:22 | Evansville | Erick Davis lays it up and in | 52-47 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Anthony Caron is called for the reach on Robin Lane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Caron, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (SG) Erick Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey (SG), Mark Armstrong (SF), Rafael Davis (PF), Raymond Jenkins (C) John Paul, Donald Williamson, Max Bruns, Jarogniew Zakrzewski | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Robin Lane misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robin Lane and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Percy Bridges (PF) Calvin Reese | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Joseph Rickey steals it from Anthony Caron | 52-51 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 05:20 | Evansville | Rafael Davis swats the short shot by Percy Bridges | 52-53 |
| 05:19 | Evansville | Anthony Caron tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Rafael Davis makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robin Lane | 54-56 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), Frederick Clark (SF), Earnest Adames (C) Anthony Caron, Eugene Pelletier, Keith Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (SF) Mark Armstrong | |
| 04:38 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-56 |
| 04:36 | Evansville | Percy Bridges can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 04:34 | Evansville | Percy Bridges tips it home | 56-56 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Rafael Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Robin Lane hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 03:57 | Evansville | Percy Bridges comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Earnest Adames (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robin Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Rickey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rafael Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Frederick Clark gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Frederick Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Robin Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 56-58 |
| 02:47 | Evansville | Frederick Clark buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 58-58 |
| 02:35 | Missouri State | Robin Lane connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Williamson | 58-61 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Percy Bridges hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 02:21 | Evansville | Percy Bridges grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Percy Bridges connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Earnest Adames | 61-61 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Earnest Adames blocks the short jumper by Rafael Davis | 61-61 |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Percy Bridges gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | Evansville | Earnest Adames connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frederick Clark | 63-61 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Joseph Rickey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Jenkins | 63-63 |
| 00:45 | Evansville | Donald Williamson picks off the pass by James Johnson | 63-63 |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Percy Bridges steps in front of the Rafael Davis pass | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Percy Bridges connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Sturm | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-63 |