| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Knight (fresh) 7 pts. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Meador (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Coy Johnson grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | John Smith steps in front of the Coy Johnson pass | 38-34 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerry Reich | 38-34 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Donald Gleason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Cooper | 38-36 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Gleason - foul #2 on Donald Gleason, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) John Smith, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Paul Smith scores on a jumper from the left block | 40-38 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lei Wang | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Paul Smith is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 42-41 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Reich takes the ball from Lester Brown | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Kopf - foul #2 on Steven Kopf, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), John Bernabe (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (C) Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lester Brown | |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Knight | 46-41 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is denied on a dunk by John Bernabe | 46-41 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 blk. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Coy Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is fouled on the floor by Robert Linker - foul #1 on Robert Linker, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Richard Deady (PF) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF) Jason Cooper, Joseph Mance, John Smith, Chris Schumacher | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (C) Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (C) Ronald Oaks | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Robert Linker clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Jackson | 46-42 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Mabe, Robert Robinson, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), Lei Wang (C) Steven Kopf, Gilbert Harper | |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Donald Gleason grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez's pass is intercepted by James Meador in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 46-45 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | James Meador steals it from Lewis Northrop | 46-45 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Louis Harvey picks off the pass by Donald Gleason in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Jerry Reich tips it in | 48-47 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Donald Gleason drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Reich | 51-50 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Donald Gleason is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Jackson, Lester Brown, James Meador, Lei Wang | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 blk. PF - David Knight (fresh) 7 pts. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kopf (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Coy Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Oaks | 51-52 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Coy Johnson gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 11:04 | Columbia | Robert Linker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Robert Linker drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Knight | 55-54 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 55-54 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | John Smith denies the turnaround by Coy Johnson | 55-54 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | Coy Johnson tips it home | 57-54 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:31 | Columbia | Jerry Reich blows the layup | 57-56 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Paul Smith tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is hacked by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) Lester Brown | |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG) Sergio Lopez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Donald Gleason buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Mance | 60-63 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Donald Gleason clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Lewis Northrop (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) James Meador, Gilbert Harper | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Lewis Northrop | 60-64 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | The jumper by Sergio Lopez is denied by John Smith | 60-64 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Reich picks off the pass by Jason Cooper | 60-64 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Robert Robinson connects on the open jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Lewis Northrop takes the ball from Chris Schumacher | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Reich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Robert Robinson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 62-64 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Richard Deady (PF) Sergio Lopez, Robert Robinson, Jerry Reich, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF) Jason Cooper, John Smith, Ronald Oaks | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:00 | Columbia | John Bernabe can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Brown | 62-66 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Mance | 62-68 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Coy Johnson hits a shot from the right side | 64-68 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Louis Jackson | 64-70 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #4 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Kenneth Mabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) Donald Gleason, John Bernabe, Richard Deady, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Lei Wang (C) Louis Jackson, Chris Schumacher | |
| 05:58 | Columbia | David Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (PF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang's pass is intercepted by Paul Smith | 64-70 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Lei Wang is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Mabe, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), James Meador (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Joseph Mance, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Donald Gleason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Meador | |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lester Brown | 64-72 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is denied on a layup by Coy Johnson | 64-72 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Coy Johnson gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Richard Deady | 66-72 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Deady - foul #4 on Richard Deady, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (PF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, Donald Gleason, Richard Deady, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, Lester Brown, Gilbert Harper | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steven Kopf (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lei Wang (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-74 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | Robert Linker tips it home | 68-74 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance hits the finger roll | 68-76 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), David Knight (PF), Richard Deady (C) Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 02:45 | Columbia | James Meador blocks the short jumper by Jerry Reich | 68-76 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Mance is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 68-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Joseph Mance | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf clanks a shot from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Richard Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Steven Kopf is called for the reach on Donald Gleason - foul #3 on Steven Kopf, team foul #6 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Jason Cooper | |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Robert Linker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-76 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf tips it back up and in | 68-78 |
| 01:34 | Columbia | David Knight connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-78 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linker - foul #5 on Robert Linker, team foul #12 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) Lester Brown | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:12 | Columbia | David Knight can't finish the layup | 70-80 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Reich | 70-80 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Coy Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Schumacher - foul #1 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #7 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Richard Deady (PF) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, David Knight | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Lester Brown (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Coy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Coy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is hacked by Kenneth Mabe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Mabe, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the fadeaway from the left side | 72-82 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher pulls down the rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is hacked by Sergio Lopez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #14 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Richard Deady (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Lester Brown (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) Louis Harvey, John Smith, James Meador | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Deady | 72-82 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe is hacked by Steven Kopf - foul #4 on Steven Kopf, team foul #8 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Lei Wang (C) Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is fouled on the floor by John Bernabe - foul #1 on John Bernabe, team foul #15 | 72-82 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 72-83 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | The jump hook by John Bernabe is blocked by Lei Wang | 72-83 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the board | 72-83 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper runs out the clock | 72-83 |