| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Armbruster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Shane Weinmann (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Benjamin Wells is called for the reach on Henry Timpson - foul #1 on Benjamin Wells, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Ferretti | 36-33 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stanley Ferretti | 36-33 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Todd Armbruster - foul #1 on Todd Armbruster, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (PG), Philip Carbone (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Benjamin Wells, Steven Stewart, Todd Armbruster, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Dan Mills (PF) Stanley Ferretti, Henry Timpson | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone is fouled on the floor by Dan Mills - foul #3 on Dan Mills, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria (SG), Stephen Clay (SF), Henry Timpson (PF), Elliott Gordon (C) Brant Barringer, James Ferguson, Dan Mills, Richard Johnson | |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone hits a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Clay scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Longoria | 39-36 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Smalls | 42-36 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Elliott Gordon | 42-38 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Heasley steals the ball from Philip Carbone | 42-38 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley is hacked by George Smalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Smalls, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG), Steven Stewart (SG), Todd Armbruster (SF), Jesse Donaldson (PF), Shane Weinmann (C) George Smalls, Philip Carbone, Henry Johnson, Lee Archuleta, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Richard Johnson (C) James Heasley, Donald Longoria, Stephen Clay, Elliott Gordon | |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer is open and buries a floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Ferguson | 42-40 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Heath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Armbruster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Shane Weinmann (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brant Barringer - foul #1 on Brant Barringer, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG) James Heath | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills (PF) Henry Timpson | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone (SF), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Todd Armbruster, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Stephen Clay (SF), Elliott Gordon (C) Stanley Ferretti, James Ferguson, Richard Johnson | |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Dan Mills steals it from Steven Stewart | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Archuleta | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG), George Smalls (SG), Henry Johnson (SF) Benjamin Wells, Steven Stewart, Philip Carbone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria (SG) Brant Barringer | |
| 13:44 | Eastern Kentucky | George Smalls picks off the pass by Donald Longoria | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 43-40 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls makes the floater from the left block set up by Henry Johnson | 45-40 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Heath - foul #2 on James Heath, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster (SF), Shane Weinmann (C) Lee Archuleta, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Richard Johnson (C) James Heasley, Donald Longoria, Stephen Clay, Elliott Gordon | |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Dan Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Johnson | 47-42 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Johnson picks off the pass by Stanley Ferretti in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart (SG), Jesse Donaldson (PF) James Heath, Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson (PF) Dan Mills | |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shane Weinmann - foul #1 on Shane Weinmann, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG) George Smalls | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria (SG) Brant Barringer | |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Ferretti takes the ball from Jesse Donaldson | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Armbruster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Shane Weinmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Longoria (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Wells - foul #2 on Benjamin Wells, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone (SF), Lee Archuleta (C) Todd Armbruster, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Donald Longoria | 47-45 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson tips it home | 49-45 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Longoria | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Carbone | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 51-47 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Philip Carbone steals it from Donald Longoria | 51-47 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart is hacked by Donald Longoria - foul #2 on Donald Longoria, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG), George Smalls (SG), Todd Armbruster (SF), Henry Johnson (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Benjamin Wells, Steven Stewart, Philip Carbone, Jesse Donaldson, Lee Archuleta | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), Stephen Clay (SF), Dan Mills (PF), Elliott Gordon (C) Stanley Ferretti, Donald Longoria, James Ferguson, Henry Timpson, Richard Johnson | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Johnson | 53-47 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Todd Armbruster steals the ball from James Heasley | 53-47 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Clay - foul #1 on Stephen Clay, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann (C) Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson (PF) Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson (C) Elliott Gordon | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Heath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Armbruster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Weinmann (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Heasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brant Barringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Clay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | Brant Barringer takes the ball from George Smalls | 54-47 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brant Barringer | 54-49 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Johnson blocks the jumper by James Heath | 54-49 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Shane Weinmann denies the turnaround by Dan Mills | 54-49 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG), Philip Carbone (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) James Heath, George Smalls, Todd Armbruster, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG), Donald Longoria (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Henry Timpson (PF), Elliott Gordon (C) James Heasley, Brant Barringer, Stephen Clay, Dan Mills, Richard Johnson | |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson is hacked by Philip Carbone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Carbone, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart (SG) Philip Carbone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Archuleta | 54-51 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Elliott Gordon misses long on a jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Archuleta | 57-51 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Nall is called for the reach on Elliott Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Nall, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone (SG), Shane Weinmann (C) Steven Stewart, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Elliott Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Archuleta | 57-51 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Timpson | 57-51 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson connects on the runner from the right block | 57-53 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-53 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Ferretti | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Wells (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Philip Carbone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Archuleta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Weinmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stanley Ferretti (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Longoria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Timpson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Elliott Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells loses the dribble to Elliott Gordon | 59-55 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Longoria connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Ferguson | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (PG), Steven Stewart (SG), Todd Armbruster (SF), Jesse Donaldson (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Benjamin Wells, Philip Carbone, Henry Johnson, Lee Archuleta, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley (PG), Brant Barringer (SG), Stephen Clay (SF), Dan Mills (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Stanley Ferretti, Donald Longoria, James Ferguson, Henry Timpson, Elliott Gordon | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | James Heasley steals the ball from Thomas Nall | 59-57 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Nall steals it from Stephen Clay in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by George Smalls | 61-57 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley is fouled in the backcourt by George Smalls - foul #3 on George Smalls, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG), Shane Weinmann (C) George Smalls, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Ferguson (SF), Henry Timpson (PF) Stephen Clay, Dan Mills | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Heasley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brant Barringer - foul #2 on Brant Barringer, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti (PG) James Heasley | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Donaldson - foul #1 on Jesse Donaldson, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Todd Armbruster steals the ball from James Ferguson in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells's layup is rejected by Henry Timpson | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti is hacked by Benjamin Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Wells, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Ferretti makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Todd Armbruster, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Brant Barringer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 63-65 |