| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manual Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. C - Virgil Whitlock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gary Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ethan Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Vine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris inbounds the ball | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Bailey steps in front of the Kirk Tooley pass | 49-35 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the lay-in | 49-35 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tillman | 49-35 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine hits a runner in the lane | 49-37 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Vine denies the turnaround by Harold Bailey | 49-37 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Manual Ortega - foul #2 on Manual Ortega, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is fouled on the floor by George Andrews - foul #2 on George Andrews, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (PF) Manual Ortega | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF), Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| 18:35 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 49-39 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Stapleton | 49-39 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Wendell Meyer | 51-39 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris travels with the ball | 51-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Mark Magoon (SG) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF) Ethan Harris | |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-39 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Rogers picks off the pass by George Stapleton | 51-39 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is hacked by George Stapleton - foul #3 on George Stapleton, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega (PF), Robert Davidson (C) George Stapleton, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Charles Morris, Walter Rogers | |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris is denied on a layup by Manual Ortega | 51-42 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes hits a shot from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Tillman | 53-44 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tillman | 53-44 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Manual Ortega denies the turnaround by Ethan Harris | 53-44 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes buries a 3 from the left wing | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Magoon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Whitlock (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Manual Ortega (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gary Tillman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Andrews (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Tooley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Hayes picks off the pass by George Andrews | 56-44 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes lays it up and in | 58-44 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses long on a floater from the left side | 58-44 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon is hacked by Ethan Harris - foul #3 on Ethan Harris, team foul #2 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), George Stapleton (SF), Charles Harris (PF), Robert Rosin (C) Ronald Hayes, Mark Magoon, Virgil Whitlock, Manual Ortega, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Walter Rogers (C) Gary Tillman, George Andrews, Ethan Harris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 15:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin misses long on an open runner from the right block | 58-44 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rosin | 58-44 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the open dunk but the foul's on Walter Rogers - foul #1 on Walter Rogers, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses badly on a shot from the left block | 59-44 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton connects on the open floater in the lane set up by Harold Bailey | 61-44 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Harris and he's fouled by Lynn Mills - foul #4 on Lynn Mills, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock (C) Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Charles Morris (SG), Ethan Harris (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Steven Vine, Walter Rogers | |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Bailey | 66-49 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Harris steps in front of the Ethan Harris pass | 66-49 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton banks in the layup on a great pass from Wendell Meyer and he's fouled by Edward Eury - foul #4 on Edward Eury, team foul #5 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Mark Magoon (SG), Manual Ortega (PF) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Steven Vine (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Edward Eury, Ethan Harris, Corey Axelson | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Manual Ortega - foul #3 on Manual Ortega, team foul #3 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson (C) Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG) Charles Morris | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon is hacked by Terry Dunklin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Terry Dunklin | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on George Andrews - foul #3 on George Andrews, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Davidson blocks the short jumper by Steven Vine | 70-52 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes loses the dribble to Gary Tillman | 70-52 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Tillman | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Magoon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Stapleton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manual Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gary Tillman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Andrews (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Vine (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Tooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton misses the wide open jumper from close range | 70-54 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Davidson | 73-54 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Magoon and he's fouled by Steven Vine - foul #3 on Steven Vine, team foul #8 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Robert Rosin (C) Ronald Hayes, Mark Magoon, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SG), Walter Rogers (C) Charles Morris, Kirk Tooley | |
| 11:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega makes the free throw | 76-54 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Bailey steps in front of the Steven Vine pass | 76-54 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Bailey | 78-54 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 78-54 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine can't tip it in | 78-54 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin is fouled on the floor by Walter Rogers - foul #2 on Walter Rogers, team foul #9 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (PF) Manual Ortega | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rosin misses the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Vine | 79-54 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-54 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-54 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews can't throw it down but the foul's on George Stapleton - foul #4 on George Stapleton, team foul #4 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF) George Stapleton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Steven Vine | |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer hits a wide open floater from the right side | 81-55 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-55 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris grabs the board | 81-55 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Gary Tillman - foul #2 on Gary Tillman, team foul #10 | 83-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Mark Magoon (SG), Virgil Whitlock (C) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine (PF), Corey Axelson (C) George Andrews, Walter Rogers | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris makes the free throw | 84-55 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 84-55 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter grabs the board | 84-55 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on Mark Magoon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Tillman, team foul #11 | 84-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega (PF) Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 85-55 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 85-55 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the board | 85-55 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-55 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Morris | 85-55 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-55 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 85-55 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 87-55 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 87-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Robert Davidson (C) Mark Magoon, John Carpenter, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PG), Kirk Tooley (C) Gary Tillman, Corey Axelson | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Meyer | 90-55 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris (PF), Virgil Whitlock (C) Manual Ortega, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 90-55 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Harris | 90-55 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 90-55 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris hits the follow up shot | 92-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hayes (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Virgil Whitlock (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Andrews (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ethan Harris (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Morris (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Vine (very tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kirk Tooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Hayes steals it from Kirk Tooley | 92-55 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Wendell Meyer | 94-55 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 94-55 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Virgil Whitlock | 94-55 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is hacked by Ethan Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ethan Harris, team foul #12 | 94-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton (SF), Robert Davidson (C) Ronald Hayes, Virgil Whitlock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG), Walter Rogers (C) Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 94-55 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 95-55 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wendell Meyer - foul #1 on Wendell Meyer, team foul #5 | 95-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (PG) Wendell Meyer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 1st free throw | 95-56 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 95-57 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on Mark Magoon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Tillman, team foul #13 | 95-57 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 96-57 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon makes the 2nd free throw | 97-57 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Harris blocks the short jumper by George Andrews | 97-57 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris gets the rebound | 97-57 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on George Stapleton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Tillman, team foul #14 | 97-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Carpenter (SF) Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF) Gary Tillman | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 98-57 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Kentucky | George Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 99-57 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Davidson denies the turnaround by Walter Rogers | 99-57 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the offensive board | 99-57 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Stapleton is called for the reach on Charles Morris - foul #5 on George Stapleton, team foul #6 | 99-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock (PF) George Stapleton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris's pass is intercepted by Virgil Whitlock | 99-57 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 99-57 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury grabs the defensive rebound | 99-57 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Magoon steps in front of the George Andrews pass | 99-57 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 99-57 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock can't tip it in | 99-57 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey can't tip it in | 99-57 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury pulls down the rebound | 99-57 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 99-57 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Virgil Whitlock | 99-57 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 99-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG), Ronald Hayes (SF), Charles Harris (PF), Robert Rosin (C) Mark Magoon, John Carpenter, Virgil Whitlock, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Corey Axelson (C) Charles Morris, Edward Eury, Walter Rogers | |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 99-57 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 99-57 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris is whistled for a carry | 99-57 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 99-60 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 99-60 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Harris gets the offensive rebound | 99-60 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Hayes | 101-60 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Hayes denies the turnaround by George Andrews | 101-60 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Axelson | 101-60 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Bailey steps in front of the Lynn Mills pass | 101-60 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the finger roll | 103-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wendell Meyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (tiring) 27 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Hayes (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Rosin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lynn Mills (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Dunklin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Andrews (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ethan Harris (very tired) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Corey Axelson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 103-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Rosin | 105-63 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Wendell Meyer picks off the pass by Lynn Mills in the backcourt | 105-63 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes banks in the layup set up by Wendell Meyer | 107-63 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews connects on the shot in the lane | 107-65 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 107-65 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer grabs the offensive board | 107-65 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Andrews - foul #4 on George Andrews, team foul #15 | 107-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Manual Ortega (PF), Virgil Whitlock (C) Wendell Meyer, Harold Bailey, Charles Harris, Robert Rosin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Walter Rogers (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Corey Axelson | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 107-65 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 108-65 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Virgil Whitlock - foul #1 on Virgil Whitlock, team foul #7 | 108-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer (PG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 108-65 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 108-66 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Mark Magoon is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 108-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG) Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 108-66 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury grabs the defensive rebound | 108-66 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 108-66 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega gets the rebound | 108-66 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by George Andrews - foul #5 on George Andrews, team foul #16 | 108-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SF) John Carpenter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Steven Vine (PF) George Andrews, Edward Eury | |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 109-66 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 109-66 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers grabs the board | 109-66 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 109-66 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Manual Ortega gets the rebound | 109-66 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Wendell Meyer | 111-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Virgil Whitlock is called for the reach on Walter Rogers - foul #2 on Virgil Whitlock, team foul #8 | 111-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson (C) Lynn Mills | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 111-66 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Virgil Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 111-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Ronald Hayes is blocked by Corey Axelson | 111-66 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson snags the defensive board | 111-66 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers is hacked by Wendell Meyer - foul #2 on Wendell Meyer, team foul #9 | 111-66 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 111-67 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 111-68 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Meyer runs out the clock | 111-68 |