| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Terry Radel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Burchell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kris Mayes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sowers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Eastern Illinois | Jay Berning is called for the reach on Kelly Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Berning, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jay Berning blocks the short jumper by Gary Burchell | 30-39 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Church | 30-41 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jay Berning denies the turnaround by Kelly Nelson | 30-41 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Radel - foul #2 on Terry Radel, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Rodney Willis (SG), Carl Brown (SF), John Wehmeyer (PF), Clint Olmstead (C) Terry Radel, Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Gary Burchell, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Robert Webb (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) John Church, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| 18:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Wayne Aviles - foul #3 on Wayne Aviles, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF) Wayne Aviles | |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rene Ferrari - foul #2 on Rene Ferrari, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman's pass is intercepted by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown dunks the ball set up by Richard Reynolds | 34-43 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Washington | 34-46 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Robert Webb | 34-46 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Gary Burchell (PF), Kris Mayes (C) Richard Reynolds, Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, John Wehmeyer, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), John Church (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Simon Hardiman, Ben Washington, Rene Ferrari, Robert Webb, Elliott Anderson | |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lee | 34-46 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Sowers | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is fouled on the floor by Mark Gerry - foul #1 on Mark Gerry, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Jay Berning (PF) John Church, Joe Sowers | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Burchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kris Mayes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Gerry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Neth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth tips it back up and in | 37-51 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Terry Radel, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Roscoe Neth, Lawrence Lee | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Church | 37-53 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-53 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers hits the follow up shot | 37-55 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor's pass is intercepted by John Church in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning lays it in on a great pass from John Church | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor tips it in | 39-57 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Simon Hardiman | 39-59 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Nelson and he's fouled by Simon Hardiman - foul #3 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Carl Brown (SF), John Wehmeyer (PF), Clint Olmstead (C) Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Gary Burchell, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Robert Webb (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) John Church, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the free throw | 42-59 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari buries a runner from the left block | 42-61 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clint Olmstead | 44-61 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ben Washington | 44-63 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ben Washington - foul #3 on Ben Washington, team foul #7 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Burchell (PF) Terry Radel, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF) Simon Hardiman, Ben Washington, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson | |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Wehmeyer | 45-63 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Lee picks off the pass by Carl Brown | 45-63 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Roscoe Neth | 45-65 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer misses badly on a jumper from close range | 45-65 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Burchell (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Wehmeyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Gerry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Neth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Wayne Aviles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry hits the follow up shot | 45-67 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Gerry is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Gerry, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor (SF), Kris Mayes (C) Carl Brown, Gary Burchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Mark Gerry, Roscoe Neth, Lawrence Lee, Robert Webb | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Simon Hardiman | 47-69 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Church is called for the reach on Rodney Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Church, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead (PF) John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Simon Hardiman | 47-72 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead is whistled for traveling | 47-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG) Rodney Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF) Wayne Aviles | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-72 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the tip | 47-72 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds snags the defensive board | 47-72 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church grabs the defensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lor - foul #3 on Michael Lor, team foul #3 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Gary Burchell (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Elliott Anderson (PF), Robert Webb (C) Simon Hardiman, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 47-72 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Church - foul #3 on John Church, team foul #10 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF) John Church, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Burchell is called for the reach on Lawrence Lee - foul #1 on Gary Burchell, team foul #4 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Clint Olmstead (C) Kelly Nelson, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Ben Washington, Robert Webb | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Gerry | 48-75 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel loses the dribble to Wayne Aviles in the backcourt | 48-75 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Aviles | 48-77 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor (SF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG) Roscoe Neth | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-77 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead grabs the board | 48-77 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is hacked by Mark Gerry - foul #3 on Mark Gerry, team foul #11 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer (PF), Kris Mayes (C) Gary Burchell, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Elliott Anderson (PF), Robert Webb (C) Mark Gerry, Ben Washington, Lawrence Lee, Joe Sowers | |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 1st free throw | 49-77 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is whistled for a carry | 50-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Terry Radel, Rodney Willis, Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SF) Wayne Aviles | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-77 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Wehmeyer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kris Mayes (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (tired) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Church (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Neth (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Webb (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Elliott Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Nelson - foul #3 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #5 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead (PF) John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Roscoe Neth, Elliott Anderson | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Simon Hardiman | 50-79 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead hits a floater from the right block set up by Carl Brown and he's hacked by Rene Ferrari - foul #3 on Rene Ferrari, team foul #12 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Gary Burchell (PF) Kelly Nelson, Carl Brown, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Joe Sowers (C) John Church, Robert Webb | |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead makes the free throw | 53-79 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is hacked by Richard Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #6 | 53-79 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-79 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell pulls down the rebound | 53-79 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Clint Olmstead | 55-79 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is denied on a layup by Gary Burchell | 55-79 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead gets the rebound | 55-79 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Hardiman - foul #4 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #13 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), John Wehmeyer (PF), Kris Mayes (C) Rodney Willis, Gary Burchell, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Elliott Anderson (PF) Ben Washington, Rene Ferrari, Jay Berning | |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-79 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Reynolds picks off the pass by Elliott Anderson in the backcourt | 56-79 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-79 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-79 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor snags the offensive board | 58-79 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor blows the layup | 58-79 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elliott Anderson | 58-81 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Wayne Aviles - foul #4 on Wayne Aviles, team foul #14 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Rodney Willis (SG), Gary Burchell (PF), Clint Olmstead (C) Richard Reynolds, Kelly Nelson, John Wehmeyer, Kris Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), John Church (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Lawrence Lee (PF), Robert Webb (C) Simon Hardiman, Roscoe Neth, Wayne Aviles, Elliott Anderson, Joe Sowers | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor makes the free throw | 61-81 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 61-81 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-81 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead gets the offensive rebound | 61-81 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-81 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Lee and he's fouled by Terry Radel - foul #4 on Terry Radel, team foul #7 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF) Michael Lor | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG) John Church | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the free throw | 63-84 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Ferrari - foul #4 on Rene Ferrari, team foul #15 | 63-84 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Radel - foul #5 on Terry Radel, team foul #8 | 65-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry makes the 1st free throw | 65-85 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-86 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is hacked by Mark Gerry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Gerry, team foul #16 | 65-86 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 66-86 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 67-86 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari's pass is intercepted by Carl Brown in the backcourt | 67-86 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-86 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb snags the defensive board | 67-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Willis - foul #3 on Rodney Willis, team foul #9 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer (C) Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Mark Gerry, Rene Ferrari, Lawrence Lee | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington makes the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-88 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead (C) Gary Burchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Elliott Anderson (C) John Church, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Willis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Wehmeyer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clint Olmstead (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ben Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roscoe Neth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Rene Ferrari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Webb (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Elliott Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rene Ferrari | 67-91 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead loses the dribble to Rene Ferrari | 67-91 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari lays it up and in | 67-93 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rene Ferrari - foul #5 on Rene Ferrari, team foul #17 | 67-93 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG) Rene Ferrari | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-93 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-93 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clint Olmstead denies the turnaround by Robert Webb | 68-93 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Roscoe Neth | 68-93 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry hits a shot from the right block set up by Ben Washington and he's hacked by Richard Reynolds - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #10 | 68-95 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee (PF) Elliott Anderson | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry misses the free throw | 68-95 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Wehmeyer | 68-95 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the jumper from the left wing | 70-95 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee can't connect on a runner from the left block | 70-95 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Wehmeyer | 70-95 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-95 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson (C) Lawrence Lee | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rodney Willis steps in front of the Ben Washington pass in the backcourt | 70-95 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead loses the dribble to Elliott Anderson | 70-95 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Reynolds is called for the reach on Mark Gerry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #11 | 70-95 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry makes the 1st free throw | 70-96 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-97 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Gerry steps in front of the Rodney Willis pass | 70-97 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington misses the wide open floater in the lane | 70-97 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 70-97 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry runs out the clock | 70-97 |