| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) PF - Eric Keeley (fresh) C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Cooper | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper lays it up and in set up by Eric Keeley and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Steve Robertson picks off the pass by Ronald Oaks | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Campbell | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Stamper | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Stamper | 8-2 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher loses the ball out of bounds | 8-2 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley jams it set up by Steve Robertson | 10-2 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Lane is called for the reach on Chris Schumacher - foul #1 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Paul Odom (SF), Paul Swindle (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Eric Keeley, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Scott Horn, Jason Cooper, David Williams, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gilbert Harper | 10-4 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-4 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 10-6 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 10-9 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon is hacked by Louis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Jackson, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG) Clyde Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), George Louie (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, Lei Wang, Gilbert Harper | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper (SF), Eric Keeley (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Paul Odom, Paul Swindle, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Keeley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julio Silva (fresh) SF - George Louie (fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG) Louis Jackson | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Campbell | 12-9 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Louie | 12-9 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Paul Odom (SF), Paul Swindle (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Eric Keeley, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), David Williams (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Gilbert Harper (C) Scott Horn, Julio Silva, George Louie, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 14:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert is hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) Louis Jackson | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Jeremy Woods - foul #1 on Jeremy Woods, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper makes the 3rd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Joseph King (SF), Eric Keeley (PF), Terry Walston (C) Clyde Spurgeon, Paul Odom, Paul Swindle, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) David Williams, Lei Wang, Gilbert Harper | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG), Jonathan Lane (C) Thomas Hurlbert, Terry Walston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Chris Schumacher picks off the pass by Jonathan Lane in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Campbell is called for the reach on Jason Cooper - foul #1 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (PG), Julio Silva (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn, Jason Cooper | |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert (PF), Terry Walston (C) Eric Keeley, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Stamper | 16-10 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva drills a runner from the baseline | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph King (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) C - Terry Walston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Louie (fairly fresh) SG - Julio Silva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Holman (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 16-12 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Terry Walston grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Julio Silva steps in front of the Richard Stamper pass in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the runner from close range on a great pass from George Louie and he's fouled by Steve Robertson - foul #1 on Steve Robertson, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Paul Odom (SF), Paul Swindle (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Steve Robertson, Joseph King, Richard Stamper, Thomas Hurlbert, Terry Walston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), David Williams (SF), Lei Wang (C) George Louie, Julio Silva, James Holman, Chris Schumacher | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Clyde Spurgeon | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Spurgeon is called for the reach on Scott Horn - foul #1 on Clyde Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Eric Keeley (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Anthony Campbell, Paul Swindle, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Gilbert Harper (PF) Jason Cooper, Ronald Oaks | |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Horn is called for the reach on Clyde Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Horn, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Kentucky | David Williams is called for the reach on Paul Odom - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Richard Stamper (SF) Clyde Spurgeon, Paul Odom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) David Williams, Lei Wang | |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper is fouled on the floor by James Holman - foul #1 on James Holman, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Chris Schumacher steals the ball from Richard Stamper | 18-18 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn and the foul's on Eric Keeley - foul #1 on Eric Keeley, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Joseph King (SF), Paul Swindle (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Steve Robertson, Thomas Hurlbert, Richard Stamper, Eric Keeley, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), George Louie (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman, Chris Schumacher | |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 18-21 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Lane swats the short shot by Ronald Oaks | 18-21 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Paul Odom (fresh) SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph King (fresh) PF - Paul Swindle (fresh) C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (tiring) SG - Julio Silva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Louie (fresh) PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 5 pts. C - Gilbert Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph King steals the ball from Scott Horn | 18-21 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie loses the dribble to Anthony Campbell | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Eric Keeley (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Paul Odom, Anthony Campbell, Joseph King, Paul Swindle, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Julio Silva, George Louie, Ronald Oaks, Gilbert Harper | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher can't finish the layup | 20-21 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods clanks a shot from the right side | 20-21 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn buries a floater near the basket | 20-23 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert is hacked by Jason Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Cooper, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG) Scott Horn | |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Eric Keeley | 22-23 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it home | 22-25 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon is fouled in the backcourt by James Holman - foul #2 on James Holman, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG), Paul Swindle (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Richard Stamper, Eric Keeley, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) James Holman, Chris Schumacher | |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Campbell | 26-27 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Swindle - foul #1 on Paul Swindle, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Paul Odom (SG), Joseph King (SF) Clyde Spurgeon, Anthony Campbell, Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Julio Silva (SG), Chris Schumacher (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Jason Cooper, Lei Wang | |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Horn | 26-27 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie clanks a runner from close range | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Odom (fresh) SF - Joseph King (fresh) PF - Paul Swindle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Julio Silva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Louie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 5 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane is denied on a layup by Ronald Oaks | 26-27 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane tips it but misses | 26-27 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Odom | 26-27 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Louie | 26-27 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Horn | 26-29 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Chris Schumacher steals the ball from Jonathan Lane in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Scott Horn is blocked by Jonathan Lane | 26-29 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Lane - foul #2 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Eric Keeley (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Paul Odom, Joseph King, Paul Swindle, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), David Williams (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), James Holman (C) Scott Horn, Julio Silva, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Steve Robertson and he's hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG) Steve Robertson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Jason Cooper (SG) George Louie, Louis Jackson | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Cooper | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper drills a jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Gilbert Harper, James Holman | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (SG), Terry Walston (C) Thomas Hurlbert, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG) Richard Stamper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Chris Schumacher | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell loses the dribble to Jason Cooper in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper can't throw it down | 31-33 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Keeley blocks the short jumper by Jason Cooper | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |