| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hector Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilson Kittelberger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft loses the dribble to Clifford Roberts | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Baker blocks the short jumper by Robert Alligood | 39-35 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Dittmar takes the ball from Hector Morales | 39-35 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Wilson Kittelberger takes the ball from Robert Alligood | 39-35 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Kevin Bancroft, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Hector Morales | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Seal | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hector Morales | 45-40 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young tips it home | 47-40 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Franklin Nakano is called for the reach on Wilson Kittelberger - foul #1 on Franklin Nakano, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (PG), Ricardo Zamora (SG), Michael Washer (SF), Michael Toliver (PF), Tom Wakefield (C) Hector Morales, Clifford Roberts, Paul Millis, Wilson Kittelberger, James Baker | |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Gabriel Holzer takes the ball from Calvin Hassell | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Washer (fresh) PF - Michael Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses short on a floater in the paint | 47-40 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Toliver tips it in | 47-42 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Weldy and he's fouled by Ricardo Zamora - foul #1 on Ricardo Zamora, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG) Ricardo Zamora | |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Dittmar - foul #2 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (SG), Wilson Kittelberger (PF) Calvin Hassell, Michael Toliver | |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy O'Shea | 52-44 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Hector Morales | 52-46 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Alligood is blocked by Wilson Kittelberger | 52-46 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (SF), James Baker (C) Michael Washer, Tom Wakefield | |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Millis is called for the reach on Kevin Bancroft - foul #1 on Paul Millis, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts clanks a shot from the right block | 52-46 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Alligood is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #3 on Robert Alligood, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (SG), Michael Toliver (PF) Clifford Roberts, Wilson Kittelberger | |
| 12:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Toliver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Washer | 52-49 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Holzer | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Nakano (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hector Morales (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Washer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Toliver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Paul Millis - foul #2 on Paul Millis, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (PG), Ricardo Zamora (SG) Hector Morales, Paul Millis | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Hassell | 53-51 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is fouled on the floor by Calvin Hassell - foul #1 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (SG), Wilson Kittelberger (PF) Ricardo Zamora, James Baker | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Calvin Hassell is called for the reach on Robert Alligood - foul #2 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young is hacked by Michael Washer - foul #3 on Michael Washer, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG), Paul Millis (SF) Calvin Hassell, Michael Washer | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-51 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal loses the dribble to Hector Morales in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 53-51 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Seal | 56-51 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Leroy O'Shea is called for the reach on Hector Morales - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (SG), James Baker (C) Clifford Roberts, Michael Toliver | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Franklin Nakano - foul #2 on Franklin Nakano, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG) Paul Millis | |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Leroy O'Shea | 58-52 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-52 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hector Morales (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Washer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilson Kittelberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is hacked by Michael Washer - foul #4 on Michael Washer, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (SG), Paul Millis (SF), Michael Toliver (PF) Hector Morales, Michael Washer, Wilson Kittelberger | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell's pass is intercepted by Donald Seal in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses badly on a runner from the right block | 60-52 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Millis | 60-52 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Toliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales (PG), Michael Washer (SF), Tom Wakefield (C) Calvin Hassell, Paul Millis, James Baker | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Toliver steals the ball from Franklin Nakano | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gabriel Holzer - foul #1 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger (PF) Tom Wakefield | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 60-52 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hector Morales | 60-55 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Washer | 60-55 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Weldy steals the ball from Michael Washer | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Gary Young (C) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (SF), James Baker (C) Michael Washer, Michael Toliver | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses short on a shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Nakano (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Hector Morales (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Kittelberger (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Morales buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wilson Kittelberger | 65-60 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Wilson Kittelberger blocks the short jumper by Robert Alligood | 65-60 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hector Morales | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger misses long on a shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts is hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #4 on Robert Alligood, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker grabs the board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Wilson Kittelberger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hector Morales | 68-64 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer loses the dribble to Clifford Roberts | 68-64 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts hits the finger roll | 68-66 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gabriel Holzer | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Roberts | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clifford Roberts is called for the reach on Kevin Bancroft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Roberts, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Fyodor Kowalski, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Wilson Kittelberger | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea banks in the layup | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses the halfcourt shot | 73-71 |