| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) PF - Robert Gleason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Borders (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen is hacked by William Spicer in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Spicer, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason scores on a jumper in the lane | 40-36 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Rubin Castanon steals the ball from Charles Brubaker | 43-36 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), James Adams (SG), Martin Oehler (SF), Shaun Nix (PF), Walter Garten (C) William Spicer, Charles Derosier, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings (PG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Stephen Bowen, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Adams | 46-39 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jennings | 46-42 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Garten - foul #1 on Walter Garten, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Stanley Soriano | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brubaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Maravilla (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Shaun Nix - foul #3 on Shaun Nix, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Stanley Soriano, Martin Oehler, Shaun Nix, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), Stephen Bowen (SG), David Kolkowski (SF), Robert Gleason (PF) John Jennings, Charles Brubaker, Peter Calvillo, Anthony Curnutt | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rubin Castanon | 51-46 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Rubin Castanon - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders (C) David Maravilla | |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders's pass is intercepted by Charles Derosier | 51-47 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz makes the floater from the right side | 53-47 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Rubin Castanon is called for the reach on Robert Gleason - foul #3 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (PF), Martin Oehler (C) James Adams, Charles Derosier, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings (PG), Charles Brubaker (SG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, Stephen Bowen, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Anthony Curnutt | 53-49 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | David Grindle picks off the pass by John Jennings in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano lays it in on a great pass from David Grindle | 55-49 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings is hacked by William Spicer in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG) Stanley Soriano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), Brian Baker (C) John Jennings, David Maravilla | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Brubaker | 55-52 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from William Spicer | 57-52 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Martin Oehler is called for the reach on Peter Calvillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Oehler, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) David Grindle, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason (PF) Brian Baker | |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten banks in the layup set up by William Spicer | 59-54 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker is hacked by Charles Derosier - foul #1 on Charles Derosier, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG), Rubin Castanon (PF) William Spicer, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG), David Kolkowski (SF), Richard Borders (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, Peter Calvillo, Anthony Curnutt | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Brubaker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) PF - Robert Gleason (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten drills a runner from the left block set up by Charles Derosier | 61-56 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker misses the tip | 61-56 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephen Bowen | 61-58 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier lays it up and in set up by James Adams | 63-58 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derosier picks off the pass by David Kolkowski | 63-58 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Derosier | 65-58 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders misses the easy layup | 65-58 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason tips it in | 65-60 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier's floater is tipped away by Richard Borders | 65-60 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses short on a shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Borders | 65-60 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 65-62 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Rubin Castanon is denied by David Kolkowski | 65-62 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders travels with the ball | 65-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Stanley Soriano (SG), David Grindle (SF), Shaun Nix (PF), Martin Oehler (C) James Adams, Charles Derosier, Walter Garten, Rubin Castanon, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), John Jennings (SG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Stephen Bowen, Charles Brubaker, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler is called for traveling | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grindle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Oehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Maravilla (fresh) 10 pts. C - Anthony Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Shaun Nix picks off the pass by Peter Calvillo in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Whitaker picks off the pass by Martin Oehler | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle tips it back up and in | 67-62 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker loses the dribble to Stanley Soriano in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle tips it but misses | 67-62 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Soriano - foul #3 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG), Rubin Castanon (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Stanley Soriano, Shaun Nix, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski (SF), Robert Gleason (PF), Brian Baker (C) Peter Calvillo, David Maravilla, Anthony Curnutt | |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | David Grindle picks off the pass by John Jennings | 67-64 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Ovitz | 69-64 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Ovitz is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #2 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Martin Oehler (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) Alan Ovitz, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker (SG), David Maravilla (SF), Anthony Curnutt (PF) Jeffrey Whitaker, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Spicer | 71-65 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 71-65 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix's pass is intercepted by Charles Brubaker | 71-65 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Martin Oehler - foul #3 on Martin Oehler, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Rubin Castanon (PF) William Spicer, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG), Peter Calvillo (SF), Richard Borders (C) John Jennings, Anthony Curnutt, Brian Baker | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | David Maravilla is called for the reach on Rubin Castanon - foul #2 on David Maravilla, team foul #1 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason (PF) David Maravilla | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grindle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Castanon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Gleason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Borders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Borders - foul #3 on Richard Borders, team foul #2 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SG) Charles Derosier | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shaun Nix | 73-67 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix misses the tip | 73-67 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Brubaker | 73-67 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Martin Oehler (SF), Walter Garten (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Alan Ovitz, David Grindle, Rubin Castanon, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), David Kolkowski (SF), David Maravilla (PF) Stephen Bowen, Peter Calvillo, Robert Gleason | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Kolkowski is called for the reach on Martin Oehler - foul #1 on David Kolkowski, team foul #3 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (PG) Stanley Soriano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier lays it in on a nice dish by James Adams | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Derosier picks off the pass by Charles Brubaker in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Shaun Nix (PF) James Adams, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason (PF) David Maravilla | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Brubaker steals it from Martin Oehler | 75-67 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker banks in the layup | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Whitaker - foul #4 on Jeffrey Whitaker, team foul #4 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Martin Oehler, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Kolkowski | 77-71 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong lays it in on a nice dish by William Spicer and he's fouled by Richard Borders - foul #4 on Richard Borders, team foul #5 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle (SF) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong misses the free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier grabs the offensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Grindle gets the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Gleason steps in front of the Rubin Castanon pass | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Brubaker is called for the reach on Charles Derosier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Brubaker, team foul #6 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF), Shaun Nix (PF) David Grindle, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Whitaker is called for the reach on William Spicer - foul #5 on Jeffrey Whitaker, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG) Jeffrey Whitaker | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski gets the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-71 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier is hacked by Charles Brubaker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Brubaker, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix is hacked by Stephen Bowen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Bowen, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong (C) Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen is fouled on the floor by William Spicer - foul #3 on William Spicer, team foul #12 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), James Adams (SG), Martin Oehler (SF) William Spicer, Charles Derosier, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings (SG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Charles Brubaker, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams grabs the board | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano runs out the clock | 82-72 |