| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) SG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) C - Paul Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) SF - Wendell Cunningham (fresh) PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) C - Delbert Pipkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser is fouled on the floor by Delbert Pipkins - foul #1 on Delbert Pipkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols misses the dunk but the foul's on Delbert Pipkins - foul #2 on Delbert Pipkins, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison (C) Delbert Pipkins | |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison buries a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson loses the dribble to Norman Chicoine | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Chicoine | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Eric Prior (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Jason Anderson, Wendell Cunningham, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 17:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Colby Harn | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Gasser | 12-7 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek loses the ball out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), John Adcock (SG), Michael Shreffler (SF), Darren Danner (PF), Wallace Williams (C) Colby Harn, Hugh Gasser, Joe Vincent, Norman Chicoine, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Eric Prior, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) SG - John Adcock (fresh) SF - Michael Shreffler (fresh) PF - Darren Danner (fresh) C - Wallace Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fresh) SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mayfield (fresh) PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | John Adcock is whistled for a carry | 12-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle (PF) Walter Guyette | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield loses the dribble to Wallace Williams | 12-7 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 12-7 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison is hacked by Wallace Williams - foul #1 on Wallace Williams, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF) John Adcock, Michael Shreffler, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Jason Anderson, Richard Mayfield, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-7 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edward Rhodes | 14-7 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Harry Perdue steals it from Darren Danner | 14-7 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck is hacked by Edward Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Paul Nichols (C) Edward Rhodes, Darren Danner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Wendell Cunningham, Walter Guyette, Harry Perdue | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Reuben Hallenbeck | 14-10 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine banks in the layup on a great pass from Hugh Gasser | 16-10 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 16-12 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-12 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses the runner in the lane | 16-12 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-12 |
| 12:15 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols tips it home | 18-12 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson can't throw it down but the foul's on Norman Chicoine - foul #1 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), John Adcock (SG), Michael Shreffler (SF), Darren Danner (PF), Wallace Williams (C) Colby Harn, Hugh Gasser, Joe Vincent, Norman Chicoine, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Richard Mayfield, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) SG - John Adcock (fresh) SF - Michael Shreffler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Danner (fresh) C - Wallace Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Eric Prior (fresh) SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wendell Cunningham (fresh) PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) C - Harry Perdue (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Prior | 18-16 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Darren Danner is called for the reach on Jason Anderson - foul #1 on Darren Danner, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG) Jason Anderson | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-16 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue tips it in | 20-18 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wendell Cunningham | 20-21 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams double dribbles | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Michael Shreffler, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Wendell Cunningham, Harry Perdue | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison is hacked by Paul Nichols - foul #1 on Paul Nichols, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Joe Vincent (SF) John Adcock, Darren Danner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue (PF) Walter Guyette | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reuben Hallenbeck | 20-23 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Paul Baker - foul #1 on Paul Baker, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (SG) Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Walter Guyette (PF) Reuben Hallenbeck, Vernon Morrison | |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Colby Harn - foul #1 on Colby Harn, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Richard Mayfield, Harry Perdue | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Hugh Gasser | 23-24 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Joe Vincent - foul #1 on Joe Vincent, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Baker, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 08:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent clanks a runner from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Doolittle - foul #1 on Joseph Doolittle, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler (SF), Darren Danner (PF), Wallace Williams (C) Joe Vincent, Norman Chicoine, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Eric Prior (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Jason Anderson, Wendell Cunningham, Joseph Doolittle, Harry Perdue | |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG) Colby Harn | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) SG - Hugh Gasser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Shreffler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Danner (fresh) C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Prior (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Guyette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Mayfield, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Adcock (SG) Hugh Gasser | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Eric Prior, Walter Guyette, Vernon Morrison | |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Doolittle | 25-26 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Adcock - foul #1 on John Adcock, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF) Michael Shreffler, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Vernon Morrison (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Harry Perdue | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Joseph Doolittle is called for the reach on Norman Chicoine - foul #2 on Joseph Doolittle, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols (C) Darren Danner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Walter Guyette (PF) Eric Prior, Jason Anderson, Richard Mayfield, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Reuben Hallenbeck - foul #1 on Reuben Hallenbeck, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG) John Adcock | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Baker, Wendell Cunningham, Vernon Morrison | |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Walter Guyette, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (SG) Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Jason Anderson, Richard Mayfield, Harry Perdue | |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Walter Guyette takes the ball from Colby Harn | 27-27 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Guyette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-27 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Paul Nichols | 27-27 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols loses the dribble to Reuben Hallenbeck | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham blows the layup | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), Michael Shreffler (SF), Darren Danner (PF), Wallace Williams (C) Colby Harn, Joe Vincent, Norman Chicoine, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Harry Perdue (PF) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Baker, Wendell Cunningham, Walter Guyette | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison is hacked by Wallace Williams - foul #2 on Wallace Williams, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF) Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG) Eric Prior | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-27 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Gasser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Shreffler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Chicoine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darren Danner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Reuben Hallenbeck (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Perdue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler is hacked by Richard Mayfield - foul #2 on Richard Mayfield, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Adcock (SG), Wallace Williams (C) Hugh Gasser, Norman Chicoine | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Delbert Pipkins (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Harry Perdue, Vernon Morrison | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Darren Danner | 29-27 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner loses the dribble to Eric Prior | 29-27 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield banks in the layup set up by Eric Prior | 29-29 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Wallace Williams blocks the short jumper by Delbert Pipkins | 32-29 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler scores on a 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Anderson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler loses the ball out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Hugh Gasser (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Edward Rhodes, John Adcock, Michael Shreffler, Darren Danner, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF) Eric Prior, Jason Anderson, Richard Mayfield | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Nichols denies the turnaround by Joseph Doolittle | 35-29 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle lays it in on a nice dish by Reuben Hallenbeck | 35-31 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Delbert Pipkins steals it from Paul Nichols | 35-31 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser's pass is intercepted by Reuben Hallenbeck | 35-34 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Reuben Hallenbeck loses the dribble to Norman Chicoine | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Delbert Pipkins is called for the reach on Joe Vincent - foul #3 on Delbert Pipkins, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), John Adcock (SG), Darren Danner (PF), Wallace Williams (C) Colby Harn, Hugh Gasser, Norman Chicoine, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Jason Anderson (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Walter Guyette (PF), Harry Perdue (C) Reuben Hallenbeck, Paul Baker, Wendell Cunningham, Joseph Doolittle, Delbert Pipkins | |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |