| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Fells (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Humes (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez's floater is tipped away by Carl Humes | 46-37 |
| 19:29 | Morehead State | Carl Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | William Mayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 46-37 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is fouled in the backcourt by James Fells - foul #1 on James Fells, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Fells is called for the reach on Ernest Wood - foul #2 on James Fells, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood is fouled on the floor by Emmett Chandler - foul #1 on Emmett Chandler, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Emmett Chandler - foul #2 on Emmett Chandler, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wayne Holland (PF) Carl Humes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:08 | Morehead State | William Mayes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Fells | 49-39 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 17:37 | Morehead State | James Tweedy snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 17:25 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Emmett Chandler, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Peter Trudeau - foul #1 on Peter Trudeau, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF) Peter Trudeau | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:43 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the turnaround from the right block set up by James Bright and the foul's on Leroy O'Shea - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | Morehead State | Carl Humes misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:12 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-43 |
| 15:48 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Springfield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Gillespie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Humes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Wayne Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Voss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | The short jumper by Wayne Holland is denied by Ronald Green | 51-43 |
| 15:31 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Holland | 51-43 |
| 15:14 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield is fouled on the floor by Leroy O'Shea - foul #2 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Peter Trudeau (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Christopher Springfield, Frank Gillespie, Carl Humes, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Marco Adams, Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green, Michael Voss | |
| 14:59 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mayes | 53-43 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez lays it in on a great pass from Jamie Mann and he's fouled by Peter Trudeau - foul #2 on Peter Trudeau, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:10 | Morehead State | James Fells misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann loses the dribble to William Mayes in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 13:46 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Emmett Chandler, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Franklin Nakano (SF) Jamie Mann, Ernest Wood | |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ricky Weldy | 53-48 |
| 13:13 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez hits a floater from the left side | 53-50 |
| 12:29 | Morehead State | James Fells hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 12:28 | Morehead State | James Tweedy hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the turnaround near the basket | 55-50 |
| 12:08 | Morehead State | James Tweedy snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 11:57 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau is fouled on the floor by Marco Adams - foul #2 on Marco Adams, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Carl Humes (PF), Wayne Holland (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Emmett Chandler, Peter Trudeau, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Marco Adams, Ricky Weldy, Franklin Nakano, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| 11:42 | Morehead State | Michael Voss denies the turnaround by Carl Humes | 55-50 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Springfield (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Gillespie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Humes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wayne Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Voss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-52 |
| 11:01 | Morehead State | James Bright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Jamie Mann | 55-54 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | James Bright is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG) Frank Gillespie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Myron Troxler (C) Jamie Mann, Michael Voss | |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood tips it home | 55-56 |
| 09:37 | Morehead State | William Mayes knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 57-56 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:36 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 08:34 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by Christopher Springfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Springfield, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Peter Trudeau (PF), James Tweedy (C) Christopher Springfield, James Bright, Carl Humes, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Michael Voss (C) Marco Adams, Ernest Wood, Ronald Green, Myron Troxler | |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | James Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:06 | Morehead State | James Fells misses long on a shot from the right block | 59-57 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Mann | 59-57 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer travels in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG) William Mayes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| 07:43 | Morehead State | James Fells lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Sarratt | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Harold Sarratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Voss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the tip | 61-57 |
| 07:15 | Morehead State | James Tweedy grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | James Tweedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Sarratt steals it from Ricky Weldy in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 07:02 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt hits the finger roll | 63-57 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is hacked by Harold Sarratt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Sarratt, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG) Harold Sarratt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler (C) Michael Voss | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 63-58 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie (PF) Peter Trudeau | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Franklin Nakano (SF) Jamie Mann, Leroy O'Shea | |
| 06:19 | Morehead State | William Mayes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:12 | Morehead State | William Mayes is hacked by Ricky Weldy - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield (SG), James Bright (SF), Wayne Holland (PF) James Fells, Emmett Chandler, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood (SF) Jason Tellez | |
| 05:59 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Springfield - foul #3 on Christopher Springfield, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF) Frank Gillespie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:38 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 05:13 | Morehead State | Carl Humes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Myron Troxler - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF) William Mayes, Christopher Springfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Ernest Wood, Franklin Nakano | |
| 05:13 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:13 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Holland steals the ball from Ronald Green | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Carl Humes travels with the ball | 68-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Peter Trudeau (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Frank Gillespie, Carl Humes, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Jason Tellez (PF) Marco Adams, Myron Troxler | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Tweedy - foul #1 on James Tweedy, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG) Harold Sarratt, James Fells | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Springfield | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Michael Voss (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Morehead State | William Mayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Springfield | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Springfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Voss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 73-63 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | James Tweedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 02:35 | Morehead State | William Mayes pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:35 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Carl Humes (PF) Christopher Springfield, Peter Trudeau | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler (C) Michael Voss | |
| 02:06 | Morehead State | James Fells connects on the open shot in the paint on a great pass from William Mayes | 75-63 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 75-63 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Tweedy - foul #2 on James Tweedy, team foul #12 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Emmett Chandler, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Ricky Weldy, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau buries a shot from close range set up by Christopher Springfield | 77-64 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-64 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | James Bright gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Morehead State | James Bright is hacked by Michael Voss - foul #2 on Michael Voss, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF) Ernest Wood | |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leroy O'Shea - foul #3 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | James Bright runs out the clock | 78-67 |