| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Weist (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Poindexter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Herman Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tracy Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Malpass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Howard - foul #2 on Marshall Howard, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 19:40 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 19:06 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 19:04 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Howard steals it from Roger Smith in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 18:42 | Morehead State | James Poindexter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 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 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (PG), Bruce Thompson (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Marshall Howard, James Poindexter, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hoyt | 41-42 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 17:55 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Palmer | 41-44 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hoyt - foul #3 on Ronald Hoyt, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF) Ted Hood, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Ali Aikin (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF) Bruce Thompson, Alexander Seelye, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Adam Willis | 44-44 |
| 17:37 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer is hacked by Jesse Tyrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Ted Hood (SG), William Chappelle (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Adam Willis, Jesse Tyrell, Homer Brown, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Poindexter (SG), Paul Malpass (C) Anthony Palmer, Joel Brockway | |
| 17:27 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses long on a shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner is hacked by Tracy Gaines - foul #1 on Tracy Gaines, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the easy open layup | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Paul Malpass | 44-44 |
| 17:03 | Morehead State | Ted Hood steps in front of the James Poindexter pass in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Malpass - foul #2 on Paul Malpass, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF) William Chappelle | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Herman Quintanilla (SF) Grant McBride, Ali Aikin | |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:43 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Poindexter | 46-47 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 16:18 | Morehead State | Ted Hood is called for the reach on Marshall Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Hood, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (SG), Ted Havard (PF), James Brien (C) Ted Hood, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (PG), Bruce Thompson (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF) Marshall Howard, James Poindexter, Herman Quintanilla | |
| 16:12 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Palmer | 48-47 |
| 15:51 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass is fouled on the floor by Homer Brown - foul #1 on Homer Brown, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), William Chappelle (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Micheal Brunner, Homer Brown, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Tyrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Havard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Manzer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Seelye (fresh) PF - Ronald Hoyt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Brockway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Morehead State | Ted Havard blocks the jumper by Ronald Hoyt | 48-47 |
| 15:30 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson tips it home | 48-49 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Adam Willis | 50-49 |
| 14:45 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alexander Seelye | 50-51 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Willis | 53-51 |
| 14:28 | Morehead State | Adam Willis is called for the reach on Anthony Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Willis, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), James Brien (C) Adam Willis, William Chappelle, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Anthony Palmer, Bruce Thompson, Alexander Seelye, Joel Brockway | |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 13:59 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:55 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF), Arthur Weist (C) Homer Brown, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF) Ali Aikin, Paul Malpass | |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 13:19 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Paul Malpass (C) Marshall Howard, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 13:03 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Chappelle | 56-51 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 12:54 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Grant McBride is hacked by Micheal Brunner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF) William Chappelle | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Brockway (C) Paul Malpass | |
| 12:38 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Micheal Brunner | 58-53 |
| 12:07 | Morehead State | James Poindexter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Poindexter, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Ted Hood (SG), William Chappelle (SF), James Brien (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Micheal Brunner, Jesse Tyrell, Homer Brown, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Bruce Thompson (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Grant McBride, James Poindexter, Herman Quintanilla, Tracy Gaines, Joel Brockway | |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood misses the fadeaway from close range | 58-53 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien tips it home | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Chappelle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Weist (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ali Aikin (fresh) PF - Ronald Hoyt (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Malpass (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard is fouled on the floor by James Brien - foul #1 on James Brien, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith (PF) James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer (SG), Herman Quintanilla (SF) Ali Aikin, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 11:21 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson loses the dribble to Adam Willis | 60-53 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses the lay-in | 60-53 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-53 |
| 11:00 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:31 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herman Quintanilla | 60-55 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Hood, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), Homer Brown (SF), James Brien (PF), Charles Manzer (C) Adam Willis, Ted Hood, William Chappelle, Roger Smith, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF), Ronald Hoyt (PF), Joel Brockway (C) Marshall Howard, Anthony Palmer, Herman Quintanilla, Bruce Thompson, Paul Malpass | |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-55 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Manzer is denied by Ronald Hoyt | 60-55 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 10:05 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:59 | Morehead State | James Poindexter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF) Homer Brown, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ali Aikin (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF) Alexander Seelye, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tracy Gaines - foul #2 on Tracy Gaines, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:28 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines knocks in the shot in the lane | 61-57 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell hits a floater from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 08:42 | Morehead State | Charles Manzer steals it from Tracy Gaines | 63-57 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell is hacked by James Poindexter - foul #2 on James Poindexter, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), James Brien (C) Micheal Brunner, William Chappelle, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF), Bruce Thompson (PF), Ronald Hoyt (C) Grant McBride, James Poindexter, Ali Aikin, Tracy Gaines, Joel Brockway | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:17 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:56 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:53 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer is hacked by Jesse Tyrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Tyrell, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood (SG), Arthur Weist (C) Jesse Tyrell, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF), Paul Malpass (C) Alexander Seelye, Bruce Thompson | |
| 07:53 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:53 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Adam Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Homer Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Smith (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Weist (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Quintanilla (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Hoyt (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Malpass (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Hood makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Adam Willis | 67-62 |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt is hacked by Roger Smith - foul #3 on Roger Smith, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF) Homer Brown, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Poindexter (SG), Bruce Thompson (PF) Anthony Palmer, Paul Malpass | |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:07 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joel Brockway (C) Ronald Hoyt | |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ted Hood - foul #5 on Ted Hood, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), Jesse Tyrell (SG), James Brien (C) Adam Willis, Ted Hood, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 06:30 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Bruce Thompson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Poindexter | 67-68 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle banks in the wide open layup | 69-68 |
| 05:56 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Charles Manzer (C) William Chappelle, Ted Havard, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Alexander Seelye (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Marshall Howard, James Poindexter, Herman Quintanilla, Bruce Thompson, Joel Brockway | |
| 05:38 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass loses the dribble to Micheal Brunner | 69-68 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG), James Brien (PF) Micheal Brunner, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Grant McBride is called for the reach on Homer Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant McBride, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Brien - foul #2 on James Brien, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Brien hits a wide open floater from the right block | 73-69 |
| 04:42 | Morehead State | Grant McBride misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-69 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Manzer | 73-69 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-69 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Manzer | 73-69 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Grant McBride - foul #2 on Grant McBride, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG), William Chappelle (SF), Ted Havard (PF) Jesse Tyrell, Homer Brown, James Brien | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Bruce Thompson (PF), Ronald Hoyt (C) Grant McBride, Anthony Palmer, Alexander Seelye, Tracy Gaines, Paul Malpass | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Manzer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:07 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt clanks a turnaround in the paint | 75-69 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle is fouled in the backcourt by Ali Aikin - foul #1 on Ali Aikin, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist (C) Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 04:01 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard is hacked by Micheal Brunner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Brunner, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| 04:01 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:01 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Ali Aikin steals it from William Chappelle | 76-71 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard misses the easy layup | 76-71 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Brunner (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Chappelle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Havard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Weist (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poindexter (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ali Aikin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bruce Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hoyt (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ali Aikin is called for the reach on Arthur Weist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ali Aikin, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Roger Smith (PF) Adam Willis, Ted Havard | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla (SF), Joel Brockway (C) Ali Aikin, Bruce Thompson | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 78-71 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-71 |
| 03:06 | Morehead State | James Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| 02:57 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 02:55 | Morehead State | Ronald Hoyt grabs the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway is hacked by Arthur Weist - foul #3 on Arthur Weist, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ted Havard (PF) Roger Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Bruce Thompson (PF) Marshall Howard, James Poindexter, Ronald Hoyt | |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Quintanilla picks off the pass by Micheal Brunner | 78-73 |
| 02:16 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla lays it in | 78-75 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (SG), Homer Brown (SF), Charles Manzer (C) Jesse Tyrell, William Chappelle, Arthur Weist | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye (SF), Tracy Gaines (PF), Paul Malpass (C) Herman Quintanilla, Bruce Thompson, Joel Brockway | |
| 01:59 | Morehead State | Alexander Seelye misses long on a shot near the basket | 78-75 |
| 01:58 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines tips it but misses | 78-75 |
| 01:56 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass can't tip it in | 78-75 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-75 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:37 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Palmer steps in front of the Micheal Brunner pass in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| 01:31 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer lays it in | 78-77 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown is hacked by Grant McBride - foul #3 on Grant McBride, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Tyrell (SG), Roger Smith (PF), Arthur Weist (C) Adam Willis, Ted Havard, Charles Manzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), James Poindexter (SG), Herman Quintanilla (SF) Grant McBride, Anthony Palmer, Alexander Seelye | |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Homer Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:23 | Morehead State | Homer Brown steps in front of the Marshall Howard pass in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Chappelle (SF) Homer Brown | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the lay-in | 79-77 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Paul Malpass grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:50 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Marshall Howard | 79-79 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith scores on a floater from the left block | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Tracy Gaines misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 81-79 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith grabs the board | 81-79 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith is hacked by James Poindexter in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Poindexter, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Morehead State | James Poindexter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-79 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Howard is called for the reach on Arthur Weist in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marshall Howard, team foul #14 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Willis (PG) Micheal Brunner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | William Chappelle is called for the reach on Herman Quintanilla - foul #2 on William Chappelle, team foul #14 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner (PG) Adam Willis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Herman Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Brunner runs out the clock | 84-80 |