| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hinton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David McGahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin inbounds the ball | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Erwin and he's fouled by Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #1 | 42-66 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton makes the free throw | 42-67 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Strong | 44-67 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David McGahan | 44-70 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SF), John Grohowski (C) George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is fouled on the floor by David Harmon - foul #3 on David Harmon, team foul #2 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG) David Harmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Jacoby (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 19:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Sauve | 44-72 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Terry Sauve | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Robison | 44-74 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson hits a 3 from straight away | 47-74 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Best steals the ball from John Morlan in the backcourt | 47-74 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Nathan Luke - foul #2 on Nathan Luke, team foul #1 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Ethan Harris, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), Daniel Flood (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, David Jacoby, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Kirk Tooley - foul #2 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #3 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers (C) Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG) Jan Rodgers | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton can't tip it in | 49-74 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Danny Best | 49-74 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-74 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Andrews | 49-74 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin gets the rebound | 49-74 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hinton | 49-76 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-76 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Flood | 49-76 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-76 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Charles Strong, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Terry Sauve | 49-78 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the shot from the left side | 49-78 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan snags the defensive board | 49-78 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is fouled on the floor by Kirk Tooley - foul #3 on Kirk Tooley, team foul #4 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski (C) Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Earl Cooper (PF) Terry Sauve, John Hinton | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jan Rodgers | 49-80 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best loses the dribble to Jan Rodgers | 49-80 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Luke | 49-82 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Wilson (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ethan Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Andrews (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Grohowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David McGahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | David McGahan swats the shot by Danny Best | 49-82 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-82 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is fouled in the backcourt by Logan Wilson - foul #3 on Logan Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Danny Best, Logan Wilson, Ethan Harris, George Andrews, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF), David Robison (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David McGahan | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by John Hinton | 49-84 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury travels with the ball | 49-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Edward Eury | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Harmon is called for the reach on David Jacoby in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Harmon, team foul #6 | 49-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG) David Harmon | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-84 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall gets the rebound | 49-84 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on David Robison - foul #2 on David Robison, team foul #2 | 49-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), John Grohowski (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Charles Morris, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 50-84 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-84 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Manuel Erwin | 51-86 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Sauve - foul #3 on Terry Sauve, team foul #3 | 51-86 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), John Hinton (PF) Terry Sauve, Earl Cooper | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 1st free throw | 52-86 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Manuel Erwin | 53-88 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-88 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers snags the offensive board | 53-88 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-88 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David McGahan, team foul #4 | 55-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Danny Best, John Grohowski, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Daniel Flood (PF), David Robison (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| 13:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson picks off the pass by Perry Heckstall in the backcourt | 55-88 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson throws it down | 55-90 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-90 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 55-90 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison tips it in | 55-92 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jan Rodgers is called for the reach on Perry Heckstall - foul #1 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #5 | 55-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Edward Eury, Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Earl Cooper (PF) Jan Rodgers, Daniel Flood | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley's pass is intercepted by Manuel Erwin | 55-92 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Perry Heckstall - foul #4 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #7 | 55-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Edward Eury (SF), George Andrews (PF), John Grohowski (C) Perry Heckstall, Charles Morris, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF), David McGahan (C) Manuel Erwin, David Robison | |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-92 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-93 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-94 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best is hacked by Earl Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Cooper, team foul #6 | 55-94 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Jan Rodgers (SG), Daniel Flood (PF) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Earl Cooper | |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best's fadeaway is rejected by David Jacoby | 55-94 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby grabs the board | 55-94 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David McGahan | 55-97 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-97 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury grabs the offensive rebound | 55-97 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-97 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Logan Wilson, Edward Eury, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David Robison (C) Jan Rodgers, David Jacoby, Daniel Flood, David McGahan | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (very tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Andrews (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Morlan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Manuel Erwin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Robison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is hacked by George Andrews - foul #3 on George Andrews, team foul #8 | 55-97 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG) George Andrews | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG) Nathan Luke | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 1st free throw | 55-98 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-99 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-99 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison pulls down the rebound | 55-99 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Jackson | 55-101 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Morlan picks off the pass by Charles Morris in the backcourt | 55-101 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan is hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #4 on Logan Wilson, team foul #9 | 55-101 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Charles Strong (PF), John Grohowski (C) Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), David Jacoby (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) William Jackson, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses the 1st free throw | 55-101 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews pulls down the rebound | 55-101 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best is hacked by Nathan Luke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Luke, team foul #7 | 55-101 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SG) John Morlan | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the 1st free throw | 55-101 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan gets the rebound | 55-101 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers connects on the open jump hook from the right block | 55-103 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews lays it up and in | 57-103 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-103 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 57-103 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best's floater is knocked away by Earl Cooper | 57-103 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski tips it but misses | 57-103 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jan Rodgers | 57-103 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby misses the lay-in | 57-103 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 57-103 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-103 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Best | 57-103 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong's floater is tipped away by David Jacoby | 57-103 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke gets the rebound | 57-103 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Jacoby | 57-105 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-105 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Edward Eury, Charles Strong, John Grohowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), Daniel Flood (C) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, David Jacoby, Earl Cooper, David McGahan | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-105 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood snags the offensive board | 57-105 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-105 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-105 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-105 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the board | 57-105 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Jackson | 57-108 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Erwin is called for the reach on Charles Morris - foul #2 on Manuel Erwin, team foul #8 | 57-108 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (SG), John Grohowski (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Danny Best, George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), David Jacoby (SF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the 1st free throw | 57-108 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Flood | 57-108 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-108 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon snags the defensive board | 57-108 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 57-108 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood pulls down the rebound | 57-108 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-108 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-108 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-108 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the offensive board | 57-108 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-108 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison grabs the board | 57-108 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Morris (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - David Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ethan Harris (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Grohowski (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Jacoby (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Flood (tiring) 8 reb. C - David Robison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 57-108 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski grabs the board | 57-108 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-108 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison snags the defensive board | 57-108 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-108 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG) Charles Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF) David Jacoby, Daniel Flood | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson misses the turnaround from close range | 57-108 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 57-108 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by John Grohowski - foul #2 on John Grohowski, team foul #10 | 57-108 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF) Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 57-109 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-110 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers hits a floater in the lane | 59-110 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on David Harmon - foul #5 on David Harmon, team foul #11 | 59-110 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Perry Heckstall (SG), Charles Morris (SF) David Harmon, George Andrews | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-111 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-112 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Robison - foul #3 on David Robison, team foul #9 | 61-112 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PF) Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF) John Morlan | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the free throw | 61-112 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the board | 61-112 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Heckstall - foul #5 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #12 | 61-112 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SG) Perry Heckstall | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison makes the 1st free throw | 61-113 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-114 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ethan Harris, team foul #13 | 61-114 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke is alone and drills a jump hook from close range | 61-116 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-116 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby pulls down the rebound | 61-116 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Grohowski - foul #3 on John Grohowski, team foul #14 | 61-116 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers (C) Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Jan Rodgers | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 1st free throw | 61-117 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 61-117 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the board | 61-117 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-117 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Andrews steals it from David Robison | 64-117 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson throws it down set up by George Andrews | 66-117 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-117 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers snags the defensive board | 66-117 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-117 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 66-117 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 68-117 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Nathan Luke is denied by Walter Rogers | 68-117 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke grabs the offensive board | 68-117 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the shot from the left block | 68-119 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Logan Wilson, team foul #15 | 68-119 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Ethan Harris (SF) Logan Wilson, Charles Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), Daniel Flood (PF) David Jacoby, Earl Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on George Andrews - foul #4 on George Andrews, team foul #16 | 68-119 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood misses the 1st free throw | 68-119 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-120 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Nathan Luke - foul #4 on Nathan Luke, team foul #10 | 68-120 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Danny Best | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) David Robison | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-120 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-120 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 69-120 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - John Grohowski (very tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SG - George Andrews (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. SF - Charles Morris (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ethan Harris (very tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Rogers (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (very tired) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Morlan (very tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jan Rodgers (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Cooper (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Flood (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski connects on the driving attempt from close range | 71-120 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ethan Harris is called for the reach on Daniel Flood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ethan Harris, team foul #17 | 71-120 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG) Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF) John Morlan | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood makes the 1st free throw | 71-121 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 71-121 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski snags the defensive board | 71-121 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-121 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood grabs the board | 71-121 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-121 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Flood | 71-121 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood blows the wide open layup | 71-121 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood tips it home | 71-123 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 71-123 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison (C) Earl Cooper | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers is hacked by George Andrews - foul #5 on George Andrews, team foul #18 | 71-123 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 71-124 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-124 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 71-124 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Flood denies the turnaround by John Grohowski | 71-124 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood pulls down the rebound | 71-124 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Best takes the ball from Nathan Luke in the backcourt | 71-124 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best banks in the layup | 73-124 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Best steals it from Jan Rodgers in the backcourt | 73-124 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Ethan Harris is blocked by Daniel Flood | 73-124 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 73-124 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris drills a jump hook in the paint | 75-124 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Rogers - foul #2 on Walter Rogers, team foul #19 | 75-124 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) Daniel Flood | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 75-124 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 75-124 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 75-124 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best is fouled on the floor by Nathan Luke - foul #5 on Nathan Luke, team foul #11 | 75-124 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), John Morlan (SG) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers | |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the 1st free throw | 75-124 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the 2nd free throw | 75-124 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 75-124 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is hacked by Ethan Harris - foul #5 on Ethan Harris, team foul #20 | 75-124 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 75-125 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-126 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 78-126 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Best - foul #3 on Danny Best, team foul #21 | 78-126 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 78-126 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-127 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-127 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan grabs the defensive rebound | 78-127 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Best - foul #4 on Danny Best, team foul #22 | 78-127 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 78-128 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-128 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 78-128 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Cooper steals it from Charles Morris in the backcourt | 78-128 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson runs out the clock | 78-128 |