| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Randall Giunta (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grise (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Christenson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta inbounds the ball | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson blows the dunk | 41-51 |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is hacked by Carl Christenson - foul #2 on Carl Christenson, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Donald Cole (C) Charles Winslow, Wilford Gerardi, Randall Giunta, Richard Grise, Carl Christenson | |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Caldwell - foul #1 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Pichardo steals it from Donald Cole | 46-51 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel misses the turnaround from the right block | 46-51 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Williams | 46-54 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Cole swats the layup by Daniel Smith | 46-54 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lionel Kroeker and the foul's on Joel McDaniel - foul #2 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #1 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Randolph Huber (C) Larry Pichardo, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses badly on a shot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Randolph Huber swats the layup by Donald Cole | 46-57 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Clark | 46-57 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is hacked by Paul Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Doug Robertson (PF) Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Randall Giunta (SF), Richard Grise (PF) Lionel Kroeker, Christopher Williams, Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #2 on Donald Cole, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Donald Cole | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt double dribbles | 48-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Doug Robertson, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG) Wilford Gerardi | |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Hamlin - foul #2 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Christenson steals it from Joel McDaniel in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses short on a shot from close range | 48-58 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Giunta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Christenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grise | 48-58 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Moffitt blocks the short jumper by Randall Giunta | 48-58 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Grise is called for the reach on Freddy Waller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Grise, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Donald Cole (C) Charles Winslow, Steven Lighthall, Randall Giunta, Carl Christenson | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith is open and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Randolph Huber | 50-58 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell loses the dribble to William Clark | 50-58 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark lays it up and in | 52-58 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Smith swats the short shot by Christopher Williams | 52-58 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Pichardo | 55-58 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Christopher Williams | 55-60 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber is fouled on the floor by Donald Cole - foul #3 on Donald Cole, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (SG), Huang Chin (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Alvin Robertson, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Randall Giunta (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Lionel Kroeker, Christopher Williams, Paul Caldwell, Richard Grise, Donald Cole | |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Christenson is called for the reach on Joel McDaniel - foul #3 on Carl Christenson, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Wilford Gerardi | 56-62 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Randall Giunta - foul #2 on Randall Giunta, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (C) Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Charles Winslow | |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi is hacked by Huang Chin - foul #1 on Huang Chin, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Doug Robertson is called for the reach on Wilford Gerardi - foul #1 on Doug Robertson, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is called for traveling | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Richard Grise (PF) Steven Lighthall, Wilford Gerardi, Kerry Boyd | |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Pichardo - foul #2 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Daniel Smith (PF) Thomas Hamlin, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Donald Cole - foul #4 on Donald Cole, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Joel McDaniel (SF) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Lionel Kroeker, Randall Giunta, Donald Cole | |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Santos Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fairly fresh) SF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Doug Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Grise (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Christenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Grise | 60-65 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Williams in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is hacked by Joel McDaniel - foul #3 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), William Clark (SF) Huang Chin, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (SG), Kerry Boyd (PF) Christopher Williams, Richard Grise | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joel McDaniel | 60-65 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith makes the jumper from the right block | 62-65 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Joel McDaniel | 62-65 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-65 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel connects on the jumper from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow can't connect on a shot in the lane | 64-65 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall hits the follow up shot | 64-67 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-67 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Caldwell | 64-67 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Kerry Boyd is blocked by Daniel Smith | 64-67 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Winslow picks off the pass by Santos Ward in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Thomas Hamlin (SG), Huang Chin (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Santos Ward, Alvin Robertson, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Randall Giunta (SF), Richard Grise (PF) Charles Winslow, Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd | |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Lionel Kroeker steps in front of the Randolph Huber pass in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Grise | 64-72 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller misses the easy layup | 64-72 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lionel Kroeker | 64-75 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Richard Grise is blocked by Randolph Huber | 64-75 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lionel Kroeker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Giunta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grise (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Christenson (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Randall Giunta - foul #3 on Randall Giunta, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (PF) Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams (SG), Donald Cole (C) Wilford Gerardi, Carl Christenson | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #11 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG) Lionel Kroeker | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber can't connect on a floater from close range | 65-75 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin snags the offensive board | 65-75 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is fouled on the floor by Charles Winslow - foul #1 on Charles Winslow, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Thomas Hamlin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Winslow and he's fouled by Jeremy Moffitt - foul #2 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #8 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta makes the free throw | 65-78 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Randall Giunta steals the ball from Huang Chin | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Moffitt - foul #3 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #9 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi (SG) Christopher Williams | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 06:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-80 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt grabs the offensive board | 65-80 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is called for traveling | 65-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (SG) Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Kerry Boyd (PF) Charles Winslow, Richard Grise | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Hamlin is called for the reach on Wilford Gerardi - foul #3 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #10 | 65-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Randall Giunta | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (SG) Wilford Gerardi | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole is hacked by Freddy Waller - foul #2 on Freddy Waller, team foul #11 | 65-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark (SF), Doug Robertson (PF) Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams (SG) Steven Lighthall | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 65-83 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Caldwell steals the ball from Thomas Hamlin in the backcourt | 65-83 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd lays it in | 65-85 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Santos Ward | 67-85 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Caldwell | 67-87 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Randolph Huber | 70-87 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-87 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the board | 70-87 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber lays it in | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Doug Robertson - foul #2 on Doug Robertson, team foul #12 | 72-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Santos Ward, Thomas Hamlin, William Clark, Doug Robertson, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Richard Grise (PF) Lionel Kroeker, Christopher Williams, Kerry Boyd | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-89 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Grise (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Cole (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Caldwell - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #13 | 72-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SF) Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Paul Caldwell, Donald Cole | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-89 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Huang Chin - foul #2 on Huang Chin, team foul #13 | 74-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 74-90 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-90 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 74-90 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-90 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise snags the defensive board | 74-90 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF) Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole (C) Carl Christenson | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-90 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise pulls down the rebound | 74-90 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Giunta | 74-92 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller loses the dribble to Wilford Gerardi | 74-92 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Lighthall | 74-94 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-94 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-94 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Pichardo - foul #3 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #14 | 74-94 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (C) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Steven Lighthall, Randall Giunta, Richard Grise | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi misses the 1st free throw | 74-94 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the 2nd free throw | 74-95 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin hits a 3 from the left wing | 77-95 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Hamlin steals the ball from Lionel Kroeker | 77-95 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Hamlin | 79-95 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell is hacked by William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #15 | 79-95 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams (SG) Wilford Gerardi | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 79-96 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 79-96 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 79-96 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin's pass is intercepted by Lionel Kroeker in the backcourt | 79-96 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joel McDaniel swats the short shot by Paul Caldwell | 79-96 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the board | 79-96 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-96 |