| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Meador (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Fletcher Coble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Topps (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Keeley (fresh) C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 28-32 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fletcher Coble | 28-34 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the easy layup | 28-34 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Topps is blocked by John Smith | 30-34 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lane | 30-36 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Eric Keeley and he's hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Thomas Hurlbert (PF), Johnny Devlin (C) Steven Hanks, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley, Jonathan Lane | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-39 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (C) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (SG) Fletcher Coble | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Mance | 34-39 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom is hacked by Steven Kopf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Kopf, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Jason Cooper, Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps (PG), Eric Keeley (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Johnny Devlin | |
| 16:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Hurlbert is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG), Christopher Topps (SF), Jonathan Lane (C) Christopher Capps, Thomas Hurlbert, Ronald Howard | |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is whistled for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 15:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom loses the dribble to Louis Harvey | 34-39 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Harvey | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Meador (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Hanks (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Paul Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Topps (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Keeley (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Lane | 36-39 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom's layup is rejected by Chris Schumacher | 36-39 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lane | 36-39 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Jonathan Lane is denied by Chris Schumacher | 36-39 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lane - foul #2 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, John Smith, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Fletcher Coble (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Thomas Hurlbert (PF), Johnny Devlin (C) Steven Hanks, Paul Odom, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley, Jonathan Lane | |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Jason Cooper | 38-39 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Campbell - foul #1 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-39 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Jackson is called for the reach on Thomas Hurlbert - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (C) Jason Cooper, Louis Jackson, Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps (PG), Ronald Howard (C) Anthony Campbell, Johnny Devlin | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Harvey | 40-39 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Howard gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps is hacked by Louis Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Harvey, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps (SF) Richard Stamper | |
| 12:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps is fouled on the floor by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley (PF) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble is hacked by Joseph Mance - foul #1 on Joseph Mance, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Joseph Mance | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Oaks steps in front of the Christopher Topps pass | 40-39 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kopf (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Christopher Capps (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fletcher Coble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Topps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Keeley (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | James Meador picks off the pass by Christopher Capps in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Topps - foul #2 on Christopher Topps, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Steven Kopf, James Meador, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG), Paul Odom (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Thomas Hurlbert (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Christopher Capps, Fletcher Coble, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley, Ronald Howard | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | John Smith is called for the reach on Paul Odom in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lane - foul #3 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Cooper | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks loses the dribble to Jason Cooper in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 47-41 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Hanks is called for the reach on Chris Schumacher - foul #1 on Steven Hanks, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Jason Cooper, John Smith, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Fletcher Coble (SG), Christopher Topps (SF), Eric Keeley (PF), Johnny Devlin (C) Steven Hanks, Paul Odom, Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert, Jonathan Lane | |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Oaks denies the turnaround by Fletcher Coble | 47-41 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnny Devlin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-41 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey's pass is intercepted by Johnny Devlin | 47-41 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Lei Wang denies the turnaround by Eric Keeley | 47-41 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Campbell and he's fouled by Joseph Mance - foul #2 on Joseph Mance, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Lester Brown (SF), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, Steven Kopf, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG), Richard Stamper (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Jonathan Lane (C) Anthony Campbell, Fletcher Coble, Christopher Topps, Johnny Devlin | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lester Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Meador (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Hanks (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Keeley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Lane - foul #4 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (SG) Eric Keeley | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Jackson steps in front of the Jonathan Lane pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits a runner from the left block | 51-45 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert is called for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) James Meador | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps (PG), Eric Keeley (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Steven Hanks, Richard Stamper, Jonathan Lane | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Eric Keeley - foul #1 on Eric Keeley, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), James Meador (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Jason Cooper, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble (SG) Paul Odom | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley lays it in set up by Fletcher Coble | 56-48 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the driving attempt from the left block | 58-48 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert is hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), Ronald Oaks (C) Steven Kopf, Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps (SF) Eric Keeley | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hurlbert - foul #4 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Meador | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Paul Odom (SG), Richard Stamper (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Christopher Capps, Fletcher Coble, Thomas Hurlbert, Ronald Howard | |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell is hacked by Ronald Oaks - foul #2 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG) Christopher Topps | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hanks | 60-49 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Odom | 60-52 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Chris Schumacher - foul #3 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #12 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Jason Cooper, John Smith, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble (SG), Eric Keeley (PF), Johnny Devlin (C) Paul Odom, Richard Stamper, Jonathan Lane | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Harvey picks off the pass by Johnny Devlin | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Mance (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kopf (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Hanks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Fletcher Coble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Topps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Keeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Devlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Keeley - foul #2 on Eric Keeley, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Capps (PG) Steven Hanks | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps's pass is intercepted by Louis Harvey | 62-52 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SF), Ronald Howard (PF) Christopher Capps, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper (SF), Jonathan Lane (C) Ronald Howard, Johnny Devlin | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Campbell | 62-54 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), James Meador (PF) Louis Harvey, Steven Kopf | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG) Anthony Campbell | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps (SF), Eric Keeley (PF) Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks is hacked by Jason Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cooper, team foul #14 | 62-54 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SF) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Lane - foul #5 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #12 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG) Jason Cooper | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Johnny Devlin (C) Jonathan Lane | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks is hacked by James Meador - foul #1 on James Meador, team foul #15 | 64-55 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 64-56 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is fouled on the floor by Steven Hanks - foul #2 on Steven Hanks, team foul #13 | 64-56 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Meador - foul #2 on James Meador, team foul #16 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Richard Stamper (SF), Thomas Hurlbert (PF) Steven Hanks, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is fouled in the backcourt by Fletcher Coble - foul #2 on Fletcher Coble, team foul #14 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG), Christopher Topps (SF), Eric Keeley (PF) Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Harvey - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #17 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Thomas Hurlbert (PF) Fletcher Coble, Christopher Topps, Eric Keeley | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Hanks is called for the reach on Steven Kopf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hanks, team foul #15 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fletcher Coble (SG), Christopher Topps (SF), Eric Keeley (PF) Paul Odom, Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Kopf - foul #2 on Steven Kopf, team foul #18 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (PG), Lester Brown (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (PG), Richard Stamper (SG), Thomas Hurlbert (PF) Steven Hanks, Fletcher Coble, Eric Keeley | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Topps makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stamper - foul #2 on Richard Stamper, team foul #16 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), James Meador (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jason Cooper, Lester Brown, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Hanks (PG), Fletcher Coble (SG), Eric Keeley (PF) Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 72-61 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey runs out the clock | 72-61 |