| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fresh) C - Corey Axelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Hoots (fresh) SG - Edward Story (fresh) SF - Micheal Eanes (fresh) PF - Jimmy Blackburn (fresh) C - Gerardo Rojas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Hartford | Charles Hoots lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Story | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terry Dunklin | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Hartford | Edward Story misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Hartford | Charles Hoots is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Brown - foul #2 on Bobby Brown, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 18:47 | Hartford | Charles Hoots hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is fouled on the floor by Micheal Eanes - foul #1 on Micheal Eanes, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Hartford | Edward Story throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn drills a runner in the paint set up by Edward Story | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Hartford | Charles Hoots pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Hartford | Lynn Mills is called for the reach on Jimmy Blackburn - foul #1 on Lynn Mills, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Gary Tillman (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Erwin Skeen (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Wagner (PG), Mark Ellis (SG), Stan Lakes (SF), Reginald Burnham (PF), Dale Kirby (C) Charles Hoots, Edward Story, Micheal Eanes, Jimmy Blackburn, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 17:04 | Hartford | Mark Ellis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Hartford | Dale Kirby grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Hartford | Stan Lakes's floater is tipped away by Gary Tillman | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the easy layup | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | Hartford | Mark Ellis snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Hartford | Mark Ellis misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Erwin Skeen - foul #1 on Erwin Skeen, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Morningstar | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Hartford | Charles Wagner is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:41 | Hartford | Reginald Burnham tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ryan Morningstar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Heath (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Erwin Skeen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Wagner (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stan Lakes (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Burnham (fairly fresh) C - Dale Kirby (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Kirby - foul #1 on Dale Kirby, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Corey Axelson (C) Ryan Morningstar, Gary Heath, Gary Tillman, Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Edward Story (SG), Micheal Eanes (SF), Jimmy Blackburn (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Charles Wagner, Mark Ellis, Stan Lakes, Reginald Burnham, Dale Kirby | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:12 | Hartford | Edward Story comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:56 | Hartford | Charles Hoots misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | Hartford | Charles Hoots is alone and drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Blackburn and he's hacked by Charles Morris - foul #1 on Charles Morris, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (SG), Steven Vine (PF) Terry Dunklin, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 14:39 | Hartford | Charles Hoots makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Hoots - foul #1 on Charles Hoots, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Wagner (SG) Edward Story | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:09 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Hoots and he's fouled by Charles Morris - foul #2 on Charles Morris, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Gary Tillman (SF) Joseph Bernardo, Charles Morris | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG) Charles Hoots | |
| 14:09 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Wagner - foul #1 on Charles Wagner, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stan Lakes (SF), Dale Kirby (PF), Dario Lozinski (C) Micheal Eanes, Jimmy Blackburn, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:45 | Hartford | Steven Vine blocks the jumper by Dale Kirby | 14-12 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynn Mills and he's fouled by Mark Ellis - foul #1 on Mark Ellis, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Erwin Skeen (C) Lynn Mills, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott (PG), Edward Story (SG), Reginald Burnham (PF) Charles Wagner, Mark Ellis, Dario Lozinski | |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:08 | Hartford | Dale Kirby jams it | 17-14 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Parrott takes the ball from Ryan Morningstar in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 13:01 | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott blows the layup | 17-14 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Parrott steals it from Ryan Morningstar | 17-14 |
| 12:40 | Hartford | Edward Story's pass is intercepted by Terry Dunklin in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar jams it on a great pass from Terry Dunklin | 19-14 |
| 12:34 | Hartford | Edward Story is hacked by Terry Dunklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Corey Axelson (C) Ryan Morningstar, Terry Dunklin, Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Micheal Eanes (SF), Jimmy Blackburn (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Kenneth Parrott, Stan Lakes, Reginald Burnham, Dale Kirby | |
| 12:34 | Hartford | Edward Story makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:34 | Hartford | Edward Story makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is fouled on the floor by Micheal Eanes - foul #2 on Micheal Eanes, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG), Stan Lakes (SF) Edward Story, Micheal Eanes | |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson's layup is rejected by Jimmy Blackburn | 19-16 |
| 12:00 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 11:37 | Hartford | Gary Tillman steals it from Stan Lakes | 19-16 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman lays it in | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Bernardo (fresh) SG - Gary Heath (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 3 reb. C - Corey Axelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Hoots (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stan Lakes (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerardo Rojas (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Hartford | Charles Hoots is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Lynn Mills (SG) Joseph Bernardo, Gary Heath | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Story (SG), Charles Wagner (SF) Mark Ellis, Stan Lakes | |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Hoots - foul #2 on Charles Hoots, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott (PG), Reginald Burnham (PF) Charles Hoots, Jimmy Blackburn | |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:58 | Hartford | Charles Wagner is called for 3 seconds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Brian Taylor (SF), Erwin Skeen (C) Ryan Morningstar, Gary Tillman, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Dario Lozinski (C) Gerardo Rojas | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 22-16 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor comes up short on the shot near the basket | 22-16 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine tips it back up and in | 24-16 |
| 10:29 | Hartford | Edward Story's pass is intercepted by Lynn Mills | 24-16 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses the dunk | 24-16 |
| 10:25 | Hartford | Charles Wagner gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:21 | Hartford | Charles Wagner buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kenneth Parrott | 24-18 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lynn Mills | 26-18 |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Dario Lozinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Story and he's hacked by Steven Vine - foul #1 on Steven Vine, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Ryan Morningstar (SG), Gary Heath (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Brian Taylor, Steven Vine, Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (PG), Stan Lakes (SF), Dale Kirby (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Kenneth Parrott, Edward Story, Charles Wagner, Reginald Burnham | |
| 09:38 | Hartford | Dario Lozinski makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Bernardo, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Story (SG) Dario Lozinski | |
| 09:21 | Hartford | Mark Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bernardo - foul #2 on Joseph Bernardo, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) Joseph Bernardo | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 09:21 | Hartford | Mark Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:21 | Hartford | Mark Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson is hacked by Dale Kirby - foul #2 on Dale Kirby, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine (PF) Gary Heath | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn (PF) Dale Kirby | |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:04 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:47 | Hartford | Edward Story misses the shot from the right side | 26-21 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG) Ryan Morningstar | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 08:27 | Hartford | Edward Story makes the wide open shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 07:59 | Hartford | Stan Lakes grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 07:39 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn makes the shot from close range set up by Gerardo Rojas | 26-25 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Blackburn - foul #1 on Jimmy Blackburn, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Gary Heath (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Lynn Mills, Gary Tillman, Steven Vine | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott (PG), Charles Wagner (SF), Reginald Burnham (PF) Edward Story, Stan Lakes, Jimmy Blackburn | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ryan Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Heath (fresh) PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Axelson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kenneth Parrott (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Burnham (fresh) C - Gerardo Rojas (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PF), Erwin Skeen (C) Terry Dunklin, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Parrott is called for the reach on Gary Heath - foul #1 on Kenneth Parrott, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Dario Lozinski (C) Gerardo Rojas | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:30 | Hartford | Gary Heath is called for the reach on Mark Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Heath, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| 06:30 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:30 | Hartford | Mark Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-28 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 06:09 | Hartford | Charles Wagner is hacked by Gary Tillman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tillman, team foul #13 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson (C) Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn (PF) Kenneth Parrott | |
| 06:09 | Hartford | Charles Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:09 | Hartford | Charles Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:09 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 05:54 | Hartford | Charles Wagner drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jimmy Blackburn | 32-31 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Jimmy Blackburn - foul #2 on Jimmy Blackburn, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG) Ryan Morningstar, Gary Heath | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Story (SG), Stan Lakes (SF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Mark Ellis, Jimmy Blackburn, Dario Lozinski | |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:20 | Hartford | Terry Dunklin steals it from Edward Story | 35-31 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine (PF) Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Charles Wagner misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Vine - foul #2 on Steven Vine, team foul #14 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SF), Erwin Skeen (C) Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott (PG) Edward Story | |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Charles Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:42 | Hartford | Charles Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 04:34 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:19 | Hartford | Reginald Burnham drills a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath is fouled on the floor by Stan Lakes - foul #1 on Stan Lakes, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Gary Tillman (PF) Lynn Mills, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG) Charles Wagner | |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:00 | Hartford | Mark Ellis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 03:40 | Hartford | Stan Lakes pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 03:34 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Parrott | 37-35 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar misses the shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 03:26 | Hartford | Reginald Burnham grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 03:24 | Hartford | Ryan Morningstar is called for the reach on Kenneth Parrott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Morningstar, team foul #15 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Lynn Mills (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Ryan Morningstar, Terry Dunklin, Gary Heath, Gary Tillman, Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Hoots (PG), Micheal Eanes (SF), Dale Kirby (PF), Dario Lozinski (C) Mark Ellis, Stan Lakes, Reginald Burnham, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 03:24 | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:24 | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dario Lozinski - foul #1 on Dario Lozinski, team foul #13 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Story (SG) Kenneth Parrott | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 03:01 | Hartford | Dario Lozinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lynn Mills (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Vine (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Corey Axelson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Hoots (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Story (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Eanes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dario Lozinski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Hoots | 39-39 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills slams it home set up by Charles Morris | 41-39 |
| 02:00 | Hartford | Charles Hoots is hacked by Lynn Mills - foul #2 on Lynn Mills, team foul #16 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG) Bobby Brown, Lynn Mills | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Ellis (SG), Jimmy Blackburn (PF), Gerardo Rojas (C) Edward Story, Dale Kirby, Dario Lozinski | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-39 |
| 02:00 | Hartford | Charles Hoots makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 02:00 | Hartford | Charles Hoots makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gerardo Rojas denies the turnaround by Terry Dunklin | 41-41 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #17 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Gary Tillman (PF), Erwin Skeen (C) Joseph Bernardo, Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Wagner (SG), Dale Kirby (C) Mark Ellis, Gerardo Rojas | |
| 01:25 | Hartford | Charles Hoots misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-41 |
| 01:16 | Hartford | Micheal Eanes gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 01:14 | Hartford | Charles Wagner double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (SG) Terry Dunklin | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen clanks a runner from the right block | 41-41 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmy Blackburn denies the turnaround by Gary Tillman | 41-41 |
| 00:39 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Charles Wagner | 41-41 |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Ryan Morningstar - foul #2 on Ryan Morningstar, team foul #18 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Brian Taylor (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Bobby Brown, Ryan Morningstar, Gary Tillman, Erwin Skeen | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Parrott (PG), Mark Ellis (SG), Gerardo Rojas (C) Charles Hoots, Charles Wagner, Dale Kirby | |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Jimmy Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo is hacked by Kenneth Parrott - foul #2 on Kenneth Parrott, team foul #14 | 41-42 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Gerardo Rojas hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |