| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cannady (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lee Rutherford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | John Wagner inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady travels with the ball | 29-29 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:11 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 29-29 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Wagner steps in front of the Ricky Weldy pass | 29-29 |
| 18:29 | Texas A&M | John Wagner lays it in | 31-29 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Weldy | 31-31 |
| 17:52 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Wagner | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Gary Young is denied by Oliver Johnson | 34-31 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy tips it home | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Texas A&M | John Wagner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Cannady | 37-33 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 37-35 |
| 16:34 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford hits a jumper in the lane | 39-35 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 16:03 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Oliver Johnson | 39-35 |
| 15:40 | Texas A&M | John Wagner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 15:38 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cassidy | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Cassidy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cannady (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Rutherford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Young (fairly fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is fouled on the floor by Oliver Johnson - foul #2 on Oliver Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace (PG), Robert Weymouth (SF), Bill Scuderi (PF), Steven Hammes (C) Richard Cassidy, John Wagner, Lee Rutherford, Oliver Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Weymouth and the foul's on Michael Dittmar - foul #3 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea double dribbles | 41-37 |
| 13:56 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace is hacked by Gabriel Holzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford (PF) Robert Weymouth | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:35 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 13:34 | Texas A&M | Steven Hammes grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:18 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bill Scuderi | 44-37 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft is hacked by Bill Scuderi - foul #1 on Bill Scuderi, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Wagner (SF), Oliver Johnson (C) Steven Hammes, Bill Scuderi | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leroy O'Shea and the foul's on Thomas Wallace - foul #1 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy (PG) Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:22 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Gabriel Holzer - foul #3 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 12:22 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:22 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Rutherford steals the ball from Robert Alligood | 46-40 |
| 11:33 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford is hacked by Gabriel Holzer - foul #4 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi (PF) Lee Rutherford | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cannady (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill Scuderi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Cassidy | 49-40 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Cannady - foul #1 on Richard Cannady, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace (PG) Richard Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:35 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:14 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Dittmar - foul #4 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy (PG), Lee Rutherford (PF) Richard Cannady, Oliver Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (C) Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 09:51 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 09:12 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 09:10 | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 09:09 | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Alligood | 51-45 |
| 08:36 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Cassidy | 53-45 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady (SG), Steven Hammes (SF), Oliver Johnson (C) Richard Cassidy, John Wagner, Bill Scuderi | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Gary Young (C) Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano | |
| 07:41 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Cannady | 55-45 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cannady (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Hammes (fresh) PF - Lee Rutherford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Texas A&M | Thomas Wallace misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 07:10 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:53 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-45 |
| 06:44 | Texas A&M | Steven Hammes snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:18 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 55-45 |
| 06:16 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 06:07 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford drills a turnaround from the left block | 57-45 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leroy O'Shea | 57-48 |
| 05:50 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy (PG), John Wagner (SF) Thomas Wallace, Steven Hammes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Gary Young | |
| 05:48 | Texas A&M | Gabriel Holzer steps in front of the Richard Cassidy pass in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 04:41 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Oliver Johnson takes the ball from Mudada Abdulla | 57-51 |
| 04:08 | Texas A&M | John Wagner scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cassidy | 60-51 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Mudada Abdulla | 60-53 |
| 03:33 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Rutherford | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by Oliver Johnson - foul #3 on Oliver Johnson, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Richard Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Cannady (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Rutherford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Cassidy - foul #1 on Richard Cassidy, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:10 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:50 | Texas A&M | Richard Cannady scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Cassidy | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 02:16 | Texas A&M | Michael Dittmar takes the ball from Richard Cannady | 66-55 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 01:54 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:40 | Texas A&M | Lee Rutherford can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 01:38 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is fouled on the floor by Richard Cannady - foul #2 on Richard Cannady, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:18 | Texas A&M | Oliver Johnson grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy buries a jumpshot from the left side | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano is hacked by Richard Cannady - foul #3 on Richard Cannady, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Texas A&M | John Wagner misses the shot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Richard Cassidy runs out the clock | 70-60 |