| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Richard Greene (fresh) SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) SF - Michael Despres (fresh) PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) C - Matthew Wingo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) SF - Edward Eury (fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fresh) C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Bailey steps in front of the Perry Heckstall pass | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Greene steps in front of the Kirk Tooley pass | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong is denied on a dunk by Robert Reedy | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Despres | 6-0 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey lays it up and in and he's hacked by Perry Heckstall - foul #1 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the free throw | 8-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo is fouled on the floor by Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), George Andrews (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), John Grohowski (C) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall, Edward Eury, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy buries a floater from the left wing | 10-0 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wingo - foul #1 on Matthew Wingo, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF), Christian Coleman (C) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Michael Despres, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 10-0 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday snags the defensive board | 10-0 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Ronald Hayes | 12-0 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Logan Wilson | 12-2 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes travels in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms (C) Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), Charles Morris (SF) David Harmon, Logan Wilson, George Andrews | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Heckstall | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) SF - Mark Magoon (fresh) PF - Christian Coleman (fresh) C - Thomas Helms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Perry Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) C - John Grohowski (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman misses badly on a shot from the right block | 12-5 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Michael Despres (SF) Ronald Hayes, Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Ethan Harris, John Grohowski | |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harold Bailey | 15-5 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Helms swats the short shot by Charles Strong | 15-5 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 15-5 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Heckstall - foul #2 on Perry Heckstall, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Christian Coleman, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (PG), Logan Wilson (SG), George Andrews (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Danny Best, Perry Heckstall, Charles Morris, Walter Rogers | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Strong blocks the short jumper by Robert Reedy | 15-5 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon throws it down set up by Charles Strong | 15-7 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Michael Despres | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Charles Strong | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Reedy steps in front of the Kirk Tooley pass | 15-7 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 15-7 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 15-7 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Wingo - foul #2 on Matthew Wingo, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Christian Coleman (PF), Thomas Helms (C) Ronald Hayes, Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon, Robert Reedy, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best (PG), Ethan Harris (PF), John Grohowski (C) Logan Wilson, Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Greene | 17-11 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Best and he's fouled by Christian Coleman - foul #1 on Christian Coleman, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy (PF) Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong (PF) George Andrews | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski misses the free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christian Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ethan Harris (fresh) PF - Charles Strong (fresh) C - John Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Christian Coleman | 19-13 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris is hacked by Michael Despres - foul #1 on Michael Despres, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF), Thomas Helms (C) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Michael Despres, Christian Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG), Charles Morris (SF) David Harmon, Ethan Harris | |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-13 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson tips it in | 19-15 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy is hacked by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Christian Coleman (PF), Michael Despres (C) Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon, Robert Reedy, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Logan Wilson, Charles Morris, Charles Strong, John Grohowski | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by David Harmon - foul #1 on David Harmon, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy (PF) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Christian Coleman steps in front of the David Harmon pass | 21-15 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Reedy | 24-15 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Christian Coleman blocks the jumper by Danny Best | 24-15 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Reedy | 24-15 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Best steps in front of the Richard Greene pass in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Despres | 24-15 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Despres is called for the reach on Edward Eury - foul #2 on Michael Despres, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF), Thomas Helms (C) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Michael Despres, Christian Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (SG), Charles Morris (SF), George Andrews (PF), John Grohowski (C) David Harmon, Edward Eury, Ethan Harris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) SF - Mark Magoon (fresh) PF - Robert Reedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Helms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - George Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon is fouled in the backcourt by Logan Wilson - foul #1 on Logan Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday is hacked by Logan Wilson - foul #2 on Logan Wilson, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon (SG) Logan Wilson | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Helms swats the short shot by John Grohowski | 26-15 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 26-15 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Dilday | 26-15 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Best - foul #1 on Danny Best, team foul #8 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Christian Coleman (C) Ronald Hayes, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Walter Rogers (C) Charles Morris, George Andrews | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Grohowski tips it but misses | 27-15 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Greene | 29-15 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Reedy - foul #1 on Robert Reedy, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG), Ronald Hayes (SF) Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) John Grohowski, Walter Rogers | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses the free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley snags the offensive board | 29-17 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley lays it in | 29-19 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes hits the follow up shot | 31-19 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Eury | 31-22 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (PG), Mark Magoon (SF), Thomas Helms (PF) Richard Greene, Ronald Hayes, Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), John Grohowski (C) Edward Eury, Kirk Tooley | |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the lay-in | 31-22 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Harmon snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Best makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Magoon (fresh) PF - Thomas Helms (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christian Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Best (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harmon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) C - John Grohowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Grohowski | 31-24 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Robert Reedy (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Roger Dilday, Harold Bailey, Mark Magoon, Thomas Helms, Christian Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson (PG), Perry Heckstall (SG), George Andrews (SF), Charles Strong (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Danny Best, David Harmon, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, John Grohowski | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Hayes | 34-24 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Reedy | 34-24 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by George Andrews - foul #1 on George Andrews, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Wingo steals the ball from George Andrews | 34-26 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Strong grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Greene is called for the reach on Logan Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Greene, team foul #7 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Mark Magoon (SF), Thomas Helms (PF) Richard Greene, Ronald Hayes, Michael Despres, Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), John Grohowski (C) George Andrews, Charles Strong, Kirk Tooley | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey loses the dribble to Logan Wilson | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Logan Wilson misses the fullcourt shot | 34-28 |