| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Weist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Donald Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gino Frandsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle inbounds the ball | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Pierson - foul #2 on Hugh Pierson, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 19:41 | South Alabama | Gino Frandsen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 19:39 | South Alabama | Jesse Tyrell steps in front of the Hugh Pierson pass in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gino Frandsen picks off the pass by Arthur Weist | 49-44 |
| 19:23 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson lays it in on a nice dish by Gino Frandsen | 49-46 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Miles picks off the pass by William Chappelle | 49-46 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | Micheal Brunner steals it from Gino Frandsen | 49-46 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner hits the finger roll | 51-46 |
| 18:42 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Chappelle | 54-46 |
| 18:17 | South Alabama | Donald Miles hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Laurence Allen | 54-49 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist's floater is tipped away by Mark Nelson | 54-49 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 17:56 | South Alabama | Donald Miles is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Miles, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Ted Hood (SG), James Brien (SF), Ted Havard (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, William Chappelle, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (PG), Jessie Harnden (SG), Barry Bieker (SF), Eugene Johnson (PF), Paul Zoglmann (C) Donald Miles, Hugh Pierson, Gino Frandsen, Laurence Allen, Mark Nelson | |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Johnson - foul #1 on Eugene Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 17:36 | South Alabama | Adam Willis is called for the reach on Leroy Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Willis, team foul #1 | 58-49 |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | James Brien steals it from Jessie Harnden | 58-49 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard hits the finger roll set up by James Brien | 60-49 |
| 16:51 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker is hacked by Charles Manzer - foul #1 on Charles Manzer, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF) Adam Willis, Ted Hood, James Brien | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (PG), Hugh Pierson (SG), Russell Hoskins (SF), Laurence Allen (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Leroy Jacobs, Jessie Harnden, Barry Bieker, Eugene Johnson, Paul Zoglmann | |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 60-49 |
| 16:38 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 16:23 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Laurence Allen | 60-52 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Pierson picks off the pass by Micheal Brunner | 60-52 |
| 16:00 | South Alabama | James Ross is hacked by Micheal Brunner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Homer Brown, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Leroy Jacobs (SG), Barry Bieker (SF), Eugene Johnson (PF) James Ross, Hugh Pierson, Russell Hoskins, Laurence Allen | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur Weist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Donald Miles (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Bieker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | South Alabama | Donald Miles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell is whistled for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Micheal Brunner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF), Laurence Allen (PF) Donald Miles, Barry Bieker, Eugene Johnson | |
| 14:53 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen blows the wide open layup | 60-52 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 14:27 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Nelson | 60-55 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Ted Hood (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Ted Havard (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell, William Chappelle, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Jessie Harnden (SG), Russell Hoskins (SF), Eugene Johnson (C) Leroy Jacobs, Hugh Pierson, Gino Frandsen, Mark Nelson | |
| 14:03 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen misses long on a shot in the paint | 60-55 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard clanks a jump hook in the lane | 60-55 |
| 13:54 | South Alabama | Eugene Johnson gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Manzer - foul #2 on Charles Manzer, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Brien (C) Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson (SG), Paul Zoglmann (PF), Barry Bieker (C) Donald Miles, Laurence Allen, Eugene Johnson | |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Jessie Harnden - foul #3 on Jessie Harnden, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), William Chappelle (SF) Micheal Brunner, Homer Brown | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (PG), Eugene Johnson (C) Jessie Harnden, Russell Hoskins | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 13:17 | South Alabama | Eugene Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 63-57 |
| 13:15 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker can't tip it in | 63-57 |
| 13:13 | South Alabama | Eugene Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 12:55 | South Alabama | James Ross's pass is intercepted by James Brien | 63-57 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Ted Hood | 65-57 |
| 12:37 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker's pass is intercepted by William Chappelle in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Chappelle | 67-57 |
| 12:12 | South Alabama | James Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Adam Willis, Ted Hood, William Chappelle, Ted Havard, James Brien | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (PG), Jessie Harnden (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF), Laurence Allen (PF), Mark Nelson (C) James Ross, Hugh Pierson, Barry Bieker, Paul Zoglmann, Eugene Johnson | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gino Frandsen is called for the reach on Homer Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gino Frandsen, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer loses the dribble to Jessie Harnden | 67-57 |
| 11:50 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs slams it home set up by Jessie Harnden | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Smith (tiring) 5 pts. C - Charles Manzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jessie Harnden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Frandsen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Allen (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins (SF) Gino Frandsen | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-59 |
| 11:35 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 11:33 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs is hacked by Jesse Tyrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG) Leroy Jacobs | |
| 11:16 | South Alabama | Jesse Tyrell takes the ball from Russell Hoskins | 67-59 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Homer Brown, Roger Smith, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF) Jessie Harnden, Russell Hoskins | |
| 10:57 | South Alabama | Donald Miles is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Micheal Brunner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Barry Bieker (PF) Laurence Allen | |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 67-59 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 10:34 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner and he's fouled by Gino Frandsen - foul #3 on Gino Frandsen, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Ted Hood (SG) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson (SG), Laurence Allen (PF) Donald Miles, Barry Bieker | |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 10:14 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith (PF) Ted Havard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Hugh Pierson - foul #3 on Hugh Pierson, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer (C) Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jessie Harnden (PG), Eugene Johnson (C) Leroy Jacobs, Mark Nelson | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 09:50 | South Alabama | Eugene Johnson pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 09:48 | South Alabama | Gino Frandsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG) Ted Hood | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Micheal Brunner and he's fouled by Gino Frandsen - foul #4 on Gino Frandsen, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Ted Havard (PF) Micheal Brunner, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Barry Bieker (SF) Gino Frandsen | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:24 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hugh Pierson | 75-62 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Manzer, team foul #6 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF) William Chappelle | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Paul Zoglmann (C) Hugh Pierson, Laurence Allen | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:09 | South Alabama | Paul Zoglmann travels with the ball | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Ted Hood (SG), James Brien (PF) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Havard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (SG), Mark Nelson (C) Jessie Harnden, Eugene Johnson | |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood loses the ball out of bounds | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist (C) Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins (SF) Barry Bieker | |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Brunner - foul #4 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), William Chappelle (SF) Micheal Brunner, Homer Brown | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jessie Harnden (SG), Eugene Johnson (PF) Donald Miles, Paul Zoglmann | |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Brien | 75-63 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-63 |
| 08:34 | South Alabama | Eugene Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Willis - foul #3 on Adam Willis, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Roger Smith (PF) Ted Hood, James Brien | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Weist | 75-65 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Ted Havard (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Adam Willis, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (PG), Hugh Pierson (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF), Laurence Allen (PF), Barry Bieker (C) Leroy Jacobs, Jessie Harnden, Russell Hoskins, Eugene Johnson, Mark Nelson | |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | James Ross is hacked by Micheal Brunner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Micheal Brunner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | James Ross makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 07:52 | South Alabama | James Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Tyrell (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Chappelle (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ted Havard (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Manzer (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - James Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hugh Pierson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gino Frandsen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Allen (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Bieker (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket | 77-66 |
| 07:17 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson jams the wide open dunk set up by Barry Bieker | 77-68 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is hacked by Hugh Pierson - foul #4 on Hugh Pierson, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SG), James Brien (PF) Jesse Tyrell, Ted Havard | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Paul Zoglmann (C) James Ross, Barry Bieker | |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 06:54 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Miles | 77-70 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer clanks a floater from the baseline | 77-70 |
| 06:39 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | Charles Manzer takes the ball from Donald Miles in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle jams it on a great pass from Ted Hood | 79-70 |
| 06:00 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen's layup is rejected by James Brien | 79-70 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane | 81-70 |
| 05:50 | South Alabama | William Chappelle is called for the reach on Hugh Pierson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Chappelle, team foul #10 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Adam Willis, William Chappelle, James Brien, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (PG), Russell Hoskins (SF), Barry Bieker (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Donald Miles, Gino Frandsen, Laurence Allen, Paul Zoglmann | |
| 05:50 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 05:50 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jessie Harnden (SG) Hugh Pierson | |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (PG) Jessie Harnden | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| 05:19 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Ross | 81-74 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-74 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist gets the offensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Hoskins - foul #1 on Russell Hoskins, team foul #10 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF) Ted Hood, Homer Brown, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jessie Harnden (PG), Eugene Johnson (PF) James Ross, Russell Hoskins | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 04:31 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker is fouled on the floor by William Chappelle - foul #3 on William Chappelle, team foul #11 | 82-74 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-74 |
| 04:31 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker misses the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 04:31 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Willis, team foul #12 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF) William Chappelle | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:17 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Barry Bieker and he's hacked by Jesse Tyrell - foul #4 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #13 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer (C) Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 04:17 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs makes the free throw | 82-78 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #11 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF) Adam Willis | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF), Paul Zoglmann (C) Leroy Jacobs, Barry Bieker, Mark Nelson | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 03:40 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jessie Harnden | 84-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Homer Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jesse Tyrell (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Chappelle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ted Havard (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Manzer (tired) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Jessie Harnden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Pierson (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gino Frandsen (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Johnson (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Zoglmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jesse Tyrell | 86-80 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Paul Zoglmann can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Manzer - foul #4 on Charles Manzer, team foul #14 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Ted Hood (SG), Roger Smith (PF), James Brien (C) Homer Brown, Jesse Tyrell, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Leroy Jacobs (SG), Russell Hoskins (SF), Laurence Allen (PF) Jessie Harnden, Hugh Pierson, Gino Frandsen, Eugene Johnson | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-80 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Paul Zoglmann misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Paul Zoglmann makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood loses the dribble to Russell Hoskins in the backcourt | 86-81 |
| 02:52 | South Alabama | Russell Hoskins hits the finger roll | 86-83 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Russell Hoskins - foul #2 on Russell Hoskins, team foul #12 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Ross (SG), Mark Nelson (C) Leroy Jacobs, Paul Zoglmann | |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith snags the offensive board | 87-83 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-83 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien tips it but misses | 87-83 |
| 02:18 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson grabs the board | 87-83 |
| 02:18 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Arthur Weist (C) Ted Hood, James Brien | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (SG) Donald Miles | |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 87-83 |
| 02:01 | South Alabama | James Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-83 |
| 01:38 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-83 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | James Ross tips it back up and in | 87-85 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Donald Miles (PG), Hugh Pierson (SG), Gino Frandsen (SF) James Ross, Leroy Jacobs, Russell Hoskins | |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Frandsen - foul #5 on Gino Frandsen, team foul #13 | 87-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Barry Bieker (SF) Gino Frandsen | |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 01:13 | South Alabama | Hugh Pierson misses the wide open shot in the lane | 89-85 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle snags the defensive board | 89-85 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell is called for traveling | 89-85 |
| 01:02 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-85 |
| 00:55 | South Alabama | Donald Miles misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-85 |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | South Alabama | Mark Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 89-85 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith snags the defensive board | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Pierson - foul #5 on Hugh Pierson, team foul #14 | 89-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs (SG) Hugh Pierson | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith misses the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (PG) Adam Willis | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is hacked by Mark Nelson - foul #2 on Mark Nelson, team foul #15 | 90-85 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:32 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 91-85 |
| 00:30 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 91-85 |
| 00:30 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Ted Hood | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 91-85 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Donald Miles snags the offensive board | 91-85 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 91-85 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Willis | 91-85 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Miles - foul #3 on Donald Miles, team foul #16 | 91-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SG) Jesse Tyrell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis makes the 1st free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-85 |
| 00:12 | South Alabama | Laurence Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 93-85 |
| 00:09 | South Alabama | Barry Bieker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 93-88 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy Jacobs is called for the reach on Ted Hood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Jacobs, team foul #17 | 93-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG) Adam Willis | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the 1st free throw | 94-88 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 95-88 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | Leroy Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-88 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood runs out the clock | 95-88 |