| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Louie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Loren Sabatini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Almond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Alley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Mark Almond inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grambling State | Mark Almond is hacked by Ronald Oaks - foul #2 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:36 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 19:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson tips it in | 44-42 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn slams it home | 46-42 |
| 18:41 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 18:33 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:18 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 18:16 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson tips it home | 46-44 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 18:10 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Mark Almond | 46-44 |
| 17:55 | Grambling State | Ronald Oaks is called for the reach on John Alley - foul #3 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF) Scott Horn, George Louie, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Linwood Welker (PG), Hollis Schweickert (SG), Richard Crotts (SF), Trent Luxenberg (PF), Scott Brandenburg (C) Loren Sabatini, Jason Cooley, Mark Almond, Jason Nelson, John Alley | |
| 17:38 | Grambling State | Scott Brandenburg makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Crotts | 46-47 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang tips it in | 48-47 |
| 17:10 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang is whistled for a carry | 48-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG) Linwood Welker | |
| 16:49 | Grambling State | Trent Luxenberg clanks a runner from the right block | 48-47 |
| 16:48 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:30 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Trent Luxenberg and he's hacked by Cilombo Asaro - foul #1 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Julio Silva (SG), Gilbert Harper (C) Cilombo Asaro, David Williams, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Warren Craig (PF) Trent Luxenberg | |
| 16:30 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG), Scott Henson (PF), John Alley (C) Hollis Schweickert, Richard Crotts, Scott Brandenburg | |
| 16:04 | Grambling State | Scott Henson blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jason Cooley - foul #1 on Jason Cooley, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Julio Silva, Gilbert Harper, James Holman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Linwood Welker (SG), Jason Nelson (PF) Jason Cooley, Scott Henson | |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:59 | Grambling State | Linwood Welker grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Loren Sabatini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Linwood Welker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Craig (fresh) PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Alley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Linwood Welker | 48-51 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeff Clegg | 51-51 |
| 15:23 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini is hacked by Ronald Oaks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), George Louie (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF) Scott Horn, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert (SG), Mark Almond (SF) Loren Sabatini, Warren Craig | |
| 15:06 | Grambling State | Mark Almond hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Julio Silva | 51-51 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Schweickert steals it from George Louie | 51-51 |
| 14:39 | Grambling State | Mark Almond makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Alley | 51-53 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Almond steals it from Gilbert Harper | 51-53 |
| 14:32 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Almond | 51-55 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Clegg | 54-55 |
| 14:00 | Grambling State | Mark Almond lays it in | 54-57 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Nelson steals it from Jeff Clegg | 54-57 |
| 13:44 | Grambling State | Linwood Welker is hacked by George Louie in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Louie, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (PF) Julio Silva, Jeff Clegg, George Louie, Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG), Jason Cooley (SG), Richard Crotts (SF), Trent Luxenberg (PF), Scott Brandenburg (C) Linwood Welker, Hollis Schweickert, Mark Almond, Jason Nelson, John Alley | |
| 13:23 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Loren Sabatini | 54-59 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Cilombo Asaro | 54-59 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Trent Luxenberg is called for the reach on Chris Schumacher - foul #2 on Trent Luxenberg, team foul #2 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Trent Luxenberg is called for the reach on James Holman - foul #3 on Trent Luxenberg, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Warren Craig (PF) Trent Luxenberg | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Brandenburg denies the turnaround by Scott Horn | 54-59 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 12:10 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 12:04 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Jeff Clegg, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert (PG), Scott Henson (PF) Loren Sabatini, Richard Crotts | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it home | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Julio Silva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Hollis Schweickert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Craig (fresh) PF - Scott Henson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Brandenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is fouled on the floor by Scott Henson - foul #1 on Scott Henson, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SG), David Williams (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF) Scott Horn, Julio Silva, Kenneth Lawhorn, James Holman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG), Mark Almond (SF), Trent Luxenberg (C) Jason Cooley, Scott Henson, Scott Brandenburg | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-62 |
| 10:49 | Grambling State | Trent Luxenberg gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 10:46 | Grambling State | George Louie steps in front of the Loren Sabatini pass in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams buries a fadeaway from the right side | 58-62 |
| 10:17 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert is hacked by George Louie - foul #3 on George Louie, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Lei Wang (PF) David Williams, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Linwood Welker (PG), Richard Crotts (SG), Jason Nelson (PF), John Alley (C) Loren Sabatini, Hollis Schweickert, Warren Craig, Trent Luxenberg | |
| 10:00 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Linwood Welker and he's hacked by Lei Wang - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG) Mark Almond | |
| 10:00 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 09:24 | Grambling State | John Alley can't finish the uncontested layup | 60-65 |
| 09:22 | Grambling State | John Alley grabs the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 09:06 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jason Cooley | 60-67 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Louie | 62-67 |
| 08:47 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 08:46 | Grambling State | Linwood Welker tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 08:29 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Julio Silva is called for the reach on Linwood Welker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julio Silva, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), David Williams (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), James Holman (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Julio Silva, Jeff Clegg, George Louie, Lei Wang, Gilbert Harper | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert (SG), Mark Almond (SF), Trent Luxenberg (PF), Scott Brandenburg (C) Jason Cooley, Richard Crotts, Jason Nelson, John Alley | |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Linwood Welker makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 08:27 | Grambling State | Linwood Welker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Almond denies the turnaround by James Holman | 62-70 |
| 08:13 | Grambling State | Mark Almond snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 08:11 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG) Linwood Welker | |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Loren Sabatini takes the ball from David Williams | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Loren Sabatini (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hollis Schweickert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Almond (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Trent Luxenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Brandenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Grambling State | Scott Horn steals it from Hollis Schweickert in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn can't finish the layup | 62-70 |
| 07:43 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Hollis Schweickert | 62-70 |
| 07:33 | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 62-70 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it but misses | 62-70 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lawhorn | 62-70 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Hollis Schweickert - foul #3 on Hollis Schweickert, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks (PF) Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), Richard Crotts (SF), Warren Craig (PF), John Alley (C) Hollis Schweickert, Mark Almond, Trent Luxenberg, Scott Brandenburg | |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 06:54 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Scott Horn, David Williams | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 06:54 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 06:54 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is hacked by Loren Sabatini - foul #2 on Loren Sabatini, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is called for traveling | 64-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (SG), Chris Schumacher (C) Jeff Clegg, James Holman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Hollis Schweickert (PG), Jason Nelson (PF) Loren Sabatini, Warren Craig | |
| 06:20 | Grambling State | Julio Silva steps in front of the Richard Crotts pass in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the floater from the right block | 64-72 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it in | 66-72 |
| 05:57 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Hollis Schweickert | 66-74 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Lei Wang (C) Cilombo Asaro, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Warren Craig (SF), Trent Luxenberg (C) Richard Crotts, John Alley | |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Horn - foul #1 on Scott Horn, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang grabs the board | 66-74 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 05:00 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Hollis Schweickert | 69-76 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Craig steals the ball from Lei Wang | 69-76 |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | Warren Craig scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Hollis Schweickert | 69-78 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the offensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Trent Luxenberg - foul #4 on Trent Luxenberg, team foul #7 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), George Louie (SF), James Holman (C) Scott Horn, Julio Silva, Kenneth Lawhorn, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG), Richard Crotts (SG), Mark Almond (SF), Scott Henson (PF), Scott Brandenburg (C) Hollis Schweickert, Jason Cooley, Warren Craig, Jason Nelson, Trent Luxenberg | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:41 | Grambling State | Scott Brandenburg can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 03:40 | Grambling State | Scott Henson snags the offensive board | 71-78 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Louie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Oaks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Loren Sabatini (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Crotts (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Almond (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Henson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Brandenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-78 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cilombo Asaro | 74-78 |
| 03:06 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Clegg - foul #4 on Jeff Clegg, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Williams (SF), Gilbert Harper (C) Cilombo Asaro, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Warren Craig (PF), John Alley (C) Scott Henson, Scott Brandenburg | |
| 03:06 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 03:06 | Grambling State | Richard Crotts misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Holman | 74-79 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Crotts - foul #3 on Richard Crotts, team foul #8 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Ronald Oaks (PF) George Louie, James Holman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Linwood Welker (PG), Jason Cooley (SG) Loren Sabatini, Richard Crotts | |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:47 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (C) David Williams, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini (PG), Trent Luxenberg (PF) Linwood Welker, Warren Craig | |
| 02:32 | Grambling State | Mark Almond is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Almond, team foul #9 | 76-79 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Nelson (PF) Trent Luxenberg | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the jump hook from the right block set up by James Holman | 78-79 |
| 02:22 | Grambling State | Scott Horn picks off the pass by Mark Almond in the backcourt | 78-79 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the offensive board | 78-79 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 78-79 |
| 01:49 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley grabs the board | 78-79 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Jeff Clegg is called for the reach on Jason Cooley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeff Clegg, team foul #12 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Jeff Clegg, James Holman, Gilbert Harper, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:47 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini is hacked by Scott Horn - foul #2 on Scott Horn, team foul #13 | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini misses the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the defensive rebound | 80-81 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie can't finish the layup | 80-81 |
| 00:36 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Horn, team foul #14 | 80-81 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Nelson steals the ball from Ronald Oaks | 80-81 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Horn, team foul #15 | 80-81 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | Loren Sabatini makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the easy layup | 80-82 |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | John Alley grabs the board | 80-82 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | John Alley is hacked by Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Horn, team foul #16 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG) Scott Horn | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | John Alley makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | John Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-84 |