| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Buettner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Bourgault (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milford Pirkle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Meador (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Bourgault is called for the reach on Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Bourgault, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 19:27 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams is fouled on the floor by Louis Jackson - foul #1 on Louis Jackson, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 19:12 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle makes the floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 46-47 |
| 18:28 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 18:26 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Buettner - foul #1 on Reginald Buettner, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Joseph Sherrell (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Philip Valentin (PF), Murray Hooper (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Benjamin Bourgault, Milford Pirkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 18:11 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) John Smith | |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 18:01 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 17:48 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lei Wang | 48-49 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Louis Harvey | 48-51 |
| 17:36 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is hacked by Larry Leland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Leland, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey loses the dribble to Philip Valentin | 51-51 |
| 16:49 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Rodney Williams (SG), John Lees (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Milford Pirkle (C) Larry Leland, Joseph Sherrell, Mark Wilson, Philip Valentin, Murray Hooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Ronald Oaks (C) Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Williams picks off the pass by Louis Harvey in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 16:29 | Austin Peay | Don Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| 16:29 | Austin Peay | Don Wells makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 16:29 | Austin Peay | Don Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 16:07 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 15:49 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Don Wells | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Milford Pirkle (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Meador (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Weaver - foul #2 on Timothy Weaver, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF), Philip Valentin (C) John Lees, Timothy Weaver, Milford Pirkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Ronald Oaks | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:33 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 15:12 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Don Wells | 57-52 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Don Wells steps in front of the John Smith pass in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 14:41 | Austin Peay | Don Wells's floater is knocked away by Chris Schumacher | 57-52 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 57-52 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Don Wells steps in front of the Louis Jackson pass in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 14:29 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (SG), Milford Pirkle (C) Rodney Williams, Philip Valentin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Louis Jackson, John Smith, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 14:15 | Austin Peay | Don Wells's pass is intercepted by Steven Kopf | 57-52 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 57-52 |
| 14:04 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:02 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Mance - foul #1 on Joseph Mance, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Lees (SG), Mark Wilson (SF) Don Wells, Reginald Buettner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (C) Gilbert Harper | |
| 13:46 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-52 |
| 13:44 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 13:29 | Austin Peay | John Lees hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Bourgault | 59-52 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Illinois | Milford Pirkle steals the ball from Joseph Mance | 59-52 |
| 13:11 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland's pass is intercepted by Joseph Mance in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-55 |
| 12:35 | Austin Peay | Jason Cooper swats the layup by John Lees | 59-55 |
| 12:34 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Milford Pirkle picks off the pass by Steven Kopf in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 12:05 | Austin Peay | John Lees hits the easy wide open finger roll | 63-55 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Leland is called for the reach on Joseph Mance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Leland, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (PG), Rodney Williams (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF), Murray Hooper (PF), Timothy Weaver (C) Larry Leland, John Lees, Mark Wilson, Benjamin Bourgault, Milford Pirkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on James Meador - foul #3 on James Meador, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Joseph Sherrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Buettner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Murray Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Meador (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG) Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 11:12 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Don Wells - foul #2 on Don Wells, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), Philip Valentin (PF) Joseph Sherrell, Timothy Weaver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Meador | |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:53 | Austin Peay | Don Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is fouled on the floor by Murray Hooper - foul #1 on Murray Hooper, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper (C) Lei Wang | |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:37 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 10:19 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 63-58 |
| 10:18 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 10:07 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gilbert Harper | 63-58 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Williams is called for the reach on Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Rodney Williams, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Milford Pirkle (C) Don Wells, Murray Hooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Gilbert Harper | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:41 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland is called for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF) John Smith, Lester Brown | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Buettner - foul #2 on Reginald Buettner, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:25 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 63-62 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is hacked by Larry Leland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Leland, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Joseph Sherrell (SG), Timothy Weaver (PF) Larry Leland, Rodney Williams, Milford Pirkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 09:15 | Austin Peay | Louis Jackson steps in front of the Reginald Buettner pass in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 08:48 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-67 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mance | 63-67 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Meador, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), John Lees (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF) Joseph Sherrell, Reginald Buettner, Timothy Weaver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 08:19 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 08:17 | Austin Peay | John Lees tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF) Lester Brown | |
| 07:56 | Austin Peay | Don Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lei Wang | 65-67 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Bourgault steps in front of the John Smith pass | 65-67 |
| 07:50 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Mark Wilson (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Milford Pirkle (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Benjamin Bourgault, Philip Valentin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:34 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Weaver | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Lees (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Milford Pirkle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Jackson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 67-69 |
| 06:56 | Austin Peay | John Lees buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 69-69 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang misses the lay-in | 69-69 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (SG), Murray Hooper (PF), Philip Valentin (C) Mark Wilson, Timothy Weaver, Milford Pirkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jason Cooper | 69-71 |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Mance - foul #2 on Joseph Mance, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF) Larry Leland, John Lees | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper is hacked by Reginald Buettner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Buettner, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault (PF) Philip Valentin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF) Lester Brown | |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 05:46 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 05:41 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-72 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper tips it but misses | 74-72 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper snags the offensive board | 74-72 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is called for traveling | 74-72 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Larry Leland (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Philip Valentin (C) Joseph Sherrell, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Benjamin Bourgault, Murray Hooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Jason Cooper, Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 05:05 | Austin Peay | Don Wells loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Weaver denies the turnaround by John Smith | 74-72 |
| 04:53 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:50 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 04:50 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:50 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gilbert Harper | 76-75 |
| 04:09 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 76-75 |
| 04:07 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 03:39 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), John Lees (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF), Milford Pirkle (C) Don Wells, Mark Wilson, Timothy Weaver, Philip Valentin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), James Meador (PF), Ronald Oaks (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, Lester Brown, Gilbert Harper | |
| 03:39 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:39 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Lees picks off the pass by Steven Kopf in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Larry Leland (tiring) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lees (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Bourgault (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Milford Pirkle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kopf (tiring) 14 pts. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Austin Peay | John Lees clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 77-75 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the offensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper is fouled on the floor by Larry Leland - foul #5 on Larry Leland, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Murray Hooper (PF) Larry Leland, Benjamin Bourgault | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Ronald Oaks | |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:50 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Don Wells steps in front of the Steven Kopf pass in the backcourt | 77-77 |
| 02:31 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams loses the dribble to James Meador | 77-77 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper is open but misses the lay-in | 77-77 |
| 02:26 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| 02:20 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 77-77 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lei Wang | 77-80 |
| 01:58 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 01:56 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper grabs the offensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:42 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-80 |
| 01:40 | Austin Peay | John Lees can't tip it in | 77-80 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the board | 77-80 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF) John Lees, Murray Hooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the easy layup but the foul's on Milford Pirkle - foul #1 on Milford Pirkle, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:19 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador gets the rebound | 77-82 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Williams picks off the pass by Louis Harvey in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | Don Wells makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rodney Williams | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 80-82 |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle gets the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| 00:26 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Don Wells | 82-82 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Don Wells is called for the reach on Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Wells, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:21 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-84 |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 82-84 |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | Don Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 82-84 |
| 00:08 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #9 | 84-84 |
| 00:08 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams makes the free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is hacked by Don Wells in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Wells, team foul #15 | 85-84 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | The jumper by Rodney Williams is denied by Chris Schumacher | 85-86 |