| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Hannan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Toler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Tooley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Scott Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Darrin Fluker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mario Mello (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Gilpin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Eric Toler inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mario Mello - foul #2 on Mario Mello, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | The jumper by Scott Hawkins is denied by Leroy Tooley | 31-41 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Mario Mello picks off the pass by Julian Johns | 31-41 |
| 18:44 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker hits the finger roll | 31-43 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Julian Johns is fouled on the floor by Scott Hawkins - foul #3 on Scott Hawkins, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rudy Rey (PG) Scott Hawkins | |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | James Hannan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Toler | 34-43 |
| 17:41 | Evansville | Ronald Gibbs is hacked by Julian Johns - foul #1 on Julian Johns, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Parker (PG), William Leverett (SG) James Hannan, Julian Johns | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lee Shinault (C) Walter Gilpin | |
| 17:16 | Evansville | Mario Mello misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Eric Toler makes the floater from close range | 36-43 |
| 16:39 | Evansville | Leroy Tooley steals it from Ronald Gibbs | 36-43 |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 16:22 | Evansville | Mario Mello grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | Timothy Parker grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Timothy Parker clanks a floater in the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Mario Mello | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Leverett (fresh) SF - Eric Toler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Tooley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Rudy Rey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Darrin Fluker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mario Mello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Shinault (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Lee Shinault misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Toler | 39-43 |
| 14:57 | Evansville | Timothy Parker is called for the reach on Rudy Rey - foul #2 on Timothy Parker, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hannan (PG), Julian Johns (SG), Erik Sellers (PF), Jimmy Conway (C) William Leverett, Eric Toler, Salvatore Gallo, Leroy Tooley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Scott Hawkins (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Jerry Situ (SF), Murray Pires (PF), Walter Gilpin (C) Rudy Rey, Ronald Gibbs, Darrin Fluker, Mario Mello, Lee Shinault | |
| 14:49 | Evansville | Ernest Perry loses the dribble to Julian Johns | 39-43 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Walter Gilpin is called for the reach on Jimmy Conway - foul #2 on Walter Gilpin, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Timothy Parker's floater is knocked away by Walter Gilpin | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Jerry Situ grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:19 | Evansville | Murray Pires is hacked by James Hannan - foul #2 on James Hannan, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Webb (SF) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Ernest Perry misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Webb - foul #2 on Anthony Webb, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Ernest Perry makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | Ernest Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Julian Johns misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Walter Gilpin | 39-45 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Jerry Situ connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-47 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Jimmy Conway misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:12 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:43 | Evansville | Ernest Perry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Anthony Webb grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | Anthony Webb can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-47 |
| 12:22 | Evansville | Walter Gilpin grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:16 | Evansville | Julian Johns steals the ball from Murray Pires | 39-47 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | James Hannan lays it in set up by Julian Johns | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | Evansville | Erik Sellers takes the ball from Jerry Situ | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Hannan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Johns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Sellers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Conway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Scott Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Situ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Murray Pires (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Gilpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Julian Johns scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hannan | 44-47 |
| 11:24 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 11:22 | Evansville | Jerry Situ tips it in | 44-49 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Anthony Webb scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Hannan | 47-49 |
| 11:02 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Murray Pires | 47-51 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Anthony Webb buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hannan | 49-51 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Jerry Situ is hacked by Anthony Webb - foul #3 on Anthony Webb, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Parker (PG), William Leverett (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Leroy Tooley (C) James Hannan, Julian Johns, Anthony Webb, Erik Sellers, Jimmy Conway | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rudy Rey (PG), Ronald Gibbs (SG), Darrin Fluker (SF), Mario Mello (PF), Lee Shinault (C) Scott Hawkins, Ernest Perry, Jerry Situ, Murray Pires, Walter Gilpin | |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Mario Mello banks in the layup and he's hacked by Timothy Parker - foul #3 on Timothy Parker, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Mario Mello makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | William Leverett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Toler | 52-54 |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Rudy Rey is hacked by Timothy Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Parker, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joshua McWhinnie (PG) Timothy Parker | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Rudy Rey makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:50 | Evansville | Rudy Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley lays it in | 54-56 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker is denied on a layup by Leroy Tooley | 54-56 |
| 09:25 | Evansville | Mario Mello pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker lays it in on a great pass from Rudy Rey and he's hacked by Eric Toler - foul #2 on Eric Toler, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker's pass is intercepted by Leroy Tooley | 56-59 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Eric Toler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | William Leverett hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leroy Tooley | 59-59 |
| 07:37 | Evansville | Rudy Rey hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Gibbs | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joshua McWhinnie (fresh) SG - William Leverett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Toler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Tooley (fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Rudy Rey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Darrin Fluker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mario Mello (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lee Shinault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | William Leverett is fouled on the floor by Darrin Fluker - foul #1 on Darrin Fluker, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hannan (PG), Julian Johns (SG), Timothy Parker (SF), Erik Sellers (PF), Jimmy Conway (C) Joshua McWhinnie, William Leverett, Eric Toler, Salvatore Gallo, Leroy Tooley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Scott Hawkins (PG), Ernest Perry (SG), Jerry Situ (SF), Murray Pires (PF), Walter Gilpin (C) Rudy Rey, Ronald Gibbs, Darrin Fluker, Mario Mello, Lee Shinault | |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Jimmy Conway's floater is tipped away by Walter Gilpin | 59-61 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Erik Sellers pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | James Hannan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Ernest Perry grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Walter Gilpin's floater is tipped away by Erik Sellers | 59-61 |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | Erik Sellers grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Erik Sellers misses the floater from the right side | 59-61 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Timothy Parker misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Jimmy Conway snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Timothy Parker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Timothy Parker, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Leverett (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Leroy Tooley (C) Timothy Parker, Erik Sellers, Jimmy Conway | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ronald Gibbs (SG), Darrin Fluker (SF), Mario Mello (PF) Ernest Perry, Murray Pires, Walter Gilpin | |
| 05:47 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Toler (SF) Julian Johns | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley is fouled on the floor by Jerry Situ - foul #1 on Jerry Situ, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Anthony Webb (SG) James Hannan | |
| Subs | Evansville | Lee Shinault (C) Jerry Situ | |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Leroy Tooley is called for the reach on Lee Shinault - foul #2 on Leroy Tooley, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Lee Shinault misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Lee Shinault misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | William Leverett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Tooley | 59-61 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Darrin Fluker - foul #2 on Darrin Fluker, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hannan (PG), Julian Johns (SG) William Leverett, Eric Toler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rudy Rey (PG), Murray Pires (C) Scott Hawkins, Lee Shinault | |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Murray Pires misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Mario Mello gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | Evansville | Rudy Rey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rudy Rey, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jason Armijo (PG), Walter Gilpin (C) Ronald Gibbs, Darrin Fluker | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Hannan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julian Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Tooley (fresh) 24 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jason Armijo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudy Rey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Murray Pires (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mario Mello (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Walter Gilpin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri State | Julian Johns's layup is rejected by Mario Mello | 61-61 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jason Armijo | 61-61 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Jason Armijo misses long on a floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Walter Gilpin grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Toler (SF) Anthony Webb | |
| Subs | Evansville | Scott Hawkins (PG), Ronald Gibbs (SG), Darrin Fluker (SF) Jason Armijo, Rudy Rey, Murray Pires | |
| 02:02 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 61-61 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Mario Mello grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Ronald Gibbs misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Julian Johns - foul #2 on Julian Johns, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Ronald Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Ronald Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley misses badly on a shot in the lane | 61-62 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eric Toler - foul #3 on Eric Toler, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| 01:15 | Evansville | Scott Hawkins misses the free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Mario Mello knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Hawkins | 64-67 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Rudy Rey (SG), Murray Pires (PF) Ronald Gibbs, Mario Mello | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Evansville | James Hannan is called for the reach on Darrin Fluker in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hannan, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Darrin Fluker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Murray Pires snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Situ (C) Walter Gilpin | |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Jerry Situ is fouled in the backcourt by James Hannan - foul #4 on James Hannan, team foul #14 | 64-69 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Jerry Situ misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:16 | Evansville | Jerry Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Leroy Tooley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Julian Johns is called for the reach on Rudy Rey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julian Johns, team foul #15 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Gilpin (C) Jerry Situ | |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Rudy Rey makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Rudy Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Salvatore Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Walter Gilpin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Situ (C) Walter Gilpin | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Walter Gilpin runs out the clock | 67-72 |