| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Brendan Smith inbounds the ball | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | David Knight clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Linker | 48-43 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks's layup is rejected by Lewis Northrop | 48-43 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it in | 50-43 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | Robert Linker is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Horn, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Oaks - foul #3 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SG), Gilbert Harper (PF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, Lewis Northrop | |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gilbert Harper | 50-45 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Robert Linker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG) Robert Linker | |
| 17:37 | Columbia | John Bernabe's layup is rejected by Gilbert Harper | 50-45 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle is fouled in the backcourt by Cilombo Asaro - foul #1 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Williams (SG), Lei Wang (C) Cilombo Asaro, James Holman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (C) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Quayle | 50-47 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Smith swats the short shot by Gilbert Harper | 50-47 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-49 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper's floater is tipped away by Paul Smith | 50-49 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawhorn | 50-49 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Smith blocks the short jumper by George Louie | 50-49 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Louie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Quayle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by John Bernabe - foul #1 on John Bernabe, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), James Holman (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) George Louie, David Williams, Kenneth Lawhorn, Gilbert Harper, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, David Alexander, John Bernabe, Paul Smith, Lewis Northrop | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Provencher is called for the reach on Jeff Clegg - foul #1 on Paul Provencher, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Brendan Smith gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Scott Horn is called for the reach on Robert Linker - foul #3 on Scott Horn, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | David Knight double dribbles | 50-49 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Kurt Florez is fouled on the floor by Scott Horn - foul #4 on Scott Horn, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Julio Silva (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, James Holman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Brendan Smith, Kurt Florez | |
| 13:49 | Columbia | David Knight drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Restivo | 50-51 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva knocks in the floater from the left block | 52-51 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Julio Silva steals it from Robert Linker in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro banks in the layup set up by Julio Silva | 54-51 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Paul Provencher snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled in the backcourt by Cilombo Asaro - foul #2 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF) Cilombo Asaro, Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Kurt Florez (PF) Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo, David Knight | |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is hacked by Lewis Northrop - foul #3 on Lewis Northrop, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Julio Silva, David Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (PG) Robert Linker | |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | David Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | David Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), John Bernabe (PF) Sean Hannah, Lewis Northrop | |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang loses the dribble to John Bernabe | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurt Florez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Columbia | John Bernabe knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Alexander | 54-57 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman tips it but misses | 54-57 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang tips it home | 56-57 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Kurt Florez knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 56-59 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kurt Florez denies the turnaround by James Holman | 56-59 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Alexander is called for the reach on Jeff Clegg - foul #3 on David Alexander, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), George Louie (SG), David Williams (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, James Holman, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) Kenneth Quayle, David Alexander, Brendan Smith, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher's layup is rejected by Paul Smith | 56-59 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | David Knight snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Robert Linker is hacked by Julio Silva - foul #2 on Julio Silva, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Restivo - foul #2 on Kenneth Restivo, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Provencher - foul #2 on Paul Provencher, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Robert Linker is hacked by Julio Silva in the backcourt - foul #3 on Julio Silva, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (C) David Knight | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is fouled in the backcourt by George Louie - foul #1 on George Louie, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Julio Silva, David Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 62-65 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper tips it home | 64-65 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | The short jumper by Paul Provencher is denied by Gilbert Harper | 64-65 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher blows the layup | 64-65 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Louie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Provencher (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Columbia | Paul Smith travels with the ball | 64-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), David Williams (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) George Louie, Jeff Clegg, Gilbert Harper, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), David Alexander (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), John Bernabe (C) Robert Linker, Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo, Paul Smith, Lewis Northrop | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Alexander - foul #4 on David Alexander, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | David Knight misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lei Wang - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kurt Florez (C) Brendan Smith | |
| 06:55 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang's fadeaway is rejected by John Bernabe | 68-67 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | David Alexander gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 06:35 | Columbia | David Alexander is hacked by David Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Gilbert Harper (C) David Williams, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) John Bernabe | |
| 06:35 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:35 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to David Knight | 71-69 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | David Alexander misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Kurt Florez can't tip it in | 71-69 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kurt Florez blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Lawhorn | 71-69 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper tips it back up and in | 73-69 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Brendan Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Julio Silva, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks, Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), John Bernabe (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Quayle, David Knight, Kurt Florez | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF) Brendan Smith | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo clanks a shot from the free throw line | 75-69 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-69 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams tips it back up and in | 77-69 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | John Bernabe is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Linker | 77-72 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), George Louie (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF) Cilombo Asaro, David Williams, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe | |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Paul Provencher blows the wide open layup | 77-72 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva grabs the board | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Julio Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Louie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Provencher (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Robert Linker pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Schumacher - foul #2 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) James Holman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF) Paul Provencher, Lewis Northrop | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher knocks in the shot from the baseline | 79-74 |
| 03:17 | Columbia | David Knight lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Quayle | 79-76 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 79-76 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses short on an open floater from the left block | 79-76 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), James Holman (PF), Lei Wang (C) Julio Silva, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF) Brendan Smith, David Knight | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-76 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses the tip | 79-76 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeff Clegg, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF) George Louie, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG) Kenneth Quayle | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Lewis Northrop (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo | |
| 02:05 | Columbia | Paul Smith makes the floater from the right side | 79-78 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Quayle steals the ball from Scott Horn | 79-78 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #15 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Gilbert Harper, James Holman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Paul Smith | |
| 01:40 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn comes up short on the floater from the right side | 79-80 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the offensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Bernabe - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #11 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) John Bernabe | |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:23 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-80 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 80-80 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Lewis Northrop steals the ball from Kenneth Lawhorn | 80-80 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Robert Linker is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 80-82 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-82 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the board | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Horn - foul #5 on Scott Horn, team foul #16 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG) Scott Horn | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Oaks | 83-84 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | David Knight is hacked by Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #17 | 83-84 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is called for traveling | 83-86 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), John Bernabe (SF) Robert Linker, Brendan Smith | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | David Knight is hacked by Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #18 | 83-86 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 83-86 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the defensive board | 83-86 |