| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Aaron Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Edmiston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orlando Salley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut is hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 31-24 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Nathan Edmiston - foul #1 on Nathan Edmiston, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Chestnut | 34-27 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 34-27 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Woodard | 36-27 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Wood and the foul's on Michael Woodard - foul #3 on Michael Woodard, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger (C) Michael Woodard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Wilson Kittelberger steals the ball from Myron Troxler | 39-29 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley is called for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter (PG) Aaron Chestnut | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Jamie Mann, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood | |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter is fouled on the floor by Marco Adams - foul #1 on Marco Adams, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG), Johnny Winkelman (PF), Michael Woodard (C) Michael Russell, Nathan Edmiston, Orlando Salley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hector Morales (fresh) SG - James Painter (fresh) SF - Wilson Kittelberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Winkelman (fresh) C - Michael Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) C - Michael Voss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter is fouled on the floor by Leroy O'Shea - foul #2 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut (PG) Hector Morales | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| 15:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss drills a turnaround from the left block | 41-31 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams is hacked by Wilson Kittelberger - foul #1 on Wilson Kittelberger, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell (SG), Nathan Edmiston (SF), Orlando Salley (PF) James Painter, Wilson Kittelberger, Johnny Winkelman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Marco Adams, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green, Michael Voss | |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamie Mann | 41-33 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Chestnut | 43-33 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 43-36 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter (PG) Aaron Chestnut | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-36 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Edmiston | 43-36 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Painter | 45-36 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is fouled on the floor by Orlando Salley - foul #2 on Orlando Salley, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut (PG), Wilson Kittelberger (C) James Painter, Michael Woodard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Aaron Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Edmiston (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Orlando Salley (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilson Kittelberger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-36 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Weldy takes the ball from Orlando Salley | 45-36 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamie Mann | 45-38 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter (SG), Johnny Winkelman (PF), Michael Woodard (C) Michael Russell, Nathan Edmiston, Orlando Salley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Voss is called for the reach on James Painter - foul #2 on Michael Voss, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Gabriel Holzer is called for the reach on James Painter - foul #1 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG) Aaron Chestnut | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Gabriel Holzer steps in front of the James Painter pass | 45-38 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnny Winkelman pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger is hacked by Michael Voss - foul #3 on Michael Voss, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut (PG), Michael Russell (SG), Nathan Edmiston (SF), Orlando Salley (PF) Hector Morales, James Painter, Wilson Kittelberger, Johnny Winkelman | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Aaron Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Edmiston (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Orlando Salley (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 45-38 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is fouled on the floor by Michael Russell - foul #2 on Michael Russell, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker (C) Michael Woodard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Wood | 45-40 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Tellez | 45-43 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 45-43 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley is fouled on the floor by Jamie Mann - foul #2 on Jamie Mann, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard (C) James Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez clanks a runner from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Orlando Salley | 45-43 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Tellez - foul #2 on Jason Tellez, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG) Jamie Mann | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston tips it in | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Aaron Chestnut (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Edmiston (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. PF - Orlando Salley (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marco Adams | 49-46 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Orlando Salley - foul #3 on Orlando Salley, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG), James Painter (SG), Wilson Kittelberger (SF), Johnny Winkelman (PF), James Baker (C) Aaron Chestnut, Michael Russell, Nathan Edmiston, Orlando Salley, Michael Woodard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Marco Adams, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | James Painter misses the jumper from the left side | 51-47 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnny Winkelman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Painter | 51-47 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Aaron Chestnut (PG), Michael Russell (SG), Nathan Edmiston (SF), Orlando Salley (PF), Michael Woodard (C) Hector Morales, James Painter, Wilson Kittelberger, Johnny Winkelman, James Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jason Tellez | 51-50 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Chestnut | 53-50 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler jams it set up by Ricky Weldy | 53-52 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Jamie Mann - foul #3 on Jamie Mann, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Russell misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-52 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy tips it home | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Mann - foul #4 on Jamie Mann, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Orlando Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Myron Troxler is called for the reach on Michael Woodard - foul #1 on Myron Troxler, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathan Edmiston grabs the board | 57-54 |