| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Emery Murphy (fresh) SG - Kerry Boyd (fresh) SF - Paul Caldwell (fresh) PF - Carl Christenson (fresh) C - Harold Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Scott Koch (fresh) SG - Michael Schilling (fresh) SF - Sergio Garcia (fresh) PF - Jimmy Mota (fresh) C - Joseph Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Byrd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Miami (FL) | Harold Parks swats the short shot by Jimmy Mota | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Christenson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Mota - foul #1 on Jimmy Mota, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Joseph Byrd | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Christenson - foul #1 on Carl Christenson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Garcia | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Scott Koch | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jimmy Mota | 4-7 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), Steven Lighthall (SG), George Botkin (PF), Edgar Schell (C) Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thad Ugarte (SG), Peter Adams (SF), Michael Paul (C) Michael Schilling, Sergio Garcia, Joseph Byrd | |
| 17:28 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Neilsen - foul #1 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:28 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin blows the dunk | 4-8 |
| 17:20 | Miami (FL) | Michael Paul gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams misses long on a jumper from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:42 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jimmy Mota | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Miami (FL) | Steven Lighthall is called for the reach on Thad Ugarte - foul #1 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG), William Landowski (SG), Kerry Boyd (SF), Carl Christenson (PF), Harold Parks (C) Bobby Neilsen, Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, George Botkin, Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling (SG), Sergio Garcia (SF), Joseph Byrd (C) Scott Koch, Thad Ugarte, Jimmy Mota | |
| 16:01 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch (PG), Jimmy Mota (PF) Peter Adams, Michael Paul | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Emery Murphy (fresh) SG - William Landowski (fresh) SF - Kerry Boyd (fresh) PF - Carl Christenson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Scott Koch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Schilling (fairly fresh) SF - Sergio Garcia (fresh) PF - Jimmy Mota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Byrd (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski drills a jumper from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 15:29 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia can't finish the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson blows the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), Steven Lighthall (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF) Emery Murphy, William Landowski, Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:07 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Byrd's pass is intercepted by Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Sergio Garcia takes the ball from Paul Caldwell | 6-8 |
| 14:49 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia lays it in | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Mota - foul #2 on Jimmy Mota, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (C) Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams (PG), Thad Ugarte (SG), Michael Paul (PF) Scott Koch, Michael Schilling, Jimmy Mota | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:17 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sergio Garcia | 8-13 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Carl Christenson, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (SG), Edgar Schell (C) Steven Lighthall, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch (PG) Thad Ugarte | |
| 13:48 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch loses the dribble to Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen banks in the layup | 10-13 |
| 13:43 | Miami (FL) | William Landowski is called for the reach on Peter Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Landowski, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 13:26 | Miami (FL) | George Botkin takes the ball from Peter Adams | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Emery Murphy | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Miami (FL) | Paul Caldwell is called for the reach on Scott Koch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling (SG) Peter Adams | |
| 12:46 | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is whistled for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, William Landowski, Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 12:34 | Miami (FL) | George Botkin picks off the pass by Sergio Garcia in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Bobby Neilsen | 14-15 |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia is hacked by Paul Caldwell - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (SG) Paul Caldwell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thad Ugarte (PG) Scott Koch | |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Parks | 14-15 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a jump hook from the right block | 14-15 |
| 12:05 | Miami (FL) | Thad Ugarte pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:40 | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG), Edgar Schell (PF) Bobby Neilsen, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams (SF) Sergio Garcia | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Emery Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) SF - Kerry Boyd (fairly fresh) PF - Edgar Schell (fresh) C - Harold Parks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Thad Ugarte (fresh) SG - Michael Schilling (tiring) SF - Peter Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Paul (tiring) C - Joseph Byrd (tiring) | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is hacked by Michael Schilling - foul #1 on Michael Schilling, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch (PG) Michael Schilling | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd's pass is intercepted by Thad Ugarte | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Miami (FL) | Thad Ugarte's pass is intercepted by Emery Murphy in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling (SG) Thad Ugarte | |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Byrd and he's hacked by George Botkin - foul #1 on George Botkin, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), William Landowski (SG) Emery Murphy, Steven Lighthall | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 10:45 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 10:20 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:01 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams can't finish the layup | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Schilling - foul #2 on Michael Schilling, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG), Steven Lighthall (SG), Edgar Schell (PF) Bobby Neilsen, William Landowski, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia (SF) Michael Schilling | |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:20 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 15-18 |
| 09:19 | Miami (FL) | Michael Paul tips it home | 15-20 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Emery Murphy | 17-20 |
| 08:24 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Kerry Boyd - foul #1 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thad Ugarte (SG) Michael Paul | |
| 08:24 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:24 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks hits a turnaround in the paint | 19-22 |
| 08:01 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 19-22 |
| 07:59 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Koch | 19-22 |
| 07:37 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Neilsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lighthall (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 1 pts. PF - George Botkin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Parks (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Scott Koch (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thad Ugarte (fresh) SF - Sergio Garcia (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Peter Adams (tiring) 7 pts. C - Joseph Byrd (tired) | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steven Lighthall | 21-22 |
| 07:07 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Sergio Garcia steals the ball from Steven Lighthall | 21-22 |
| 06:31 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-22 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| 06:26 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (SG), Edgar Schell (C) Steven Lighthall, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling (SG), Jimmy Mota (PF), Michael Paul (C) Scott Koch, Peter Adams, Joseph Byrd | |
| 06:23 | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling's pass is intercepted by William Landowski in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin is hacked by Thad Ugarte - foul #1 on Thad Ugarte, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Emery Murphy | 24-22 |
| 05:46 | Miami (FL) | George Botkin steals it from Thad Ugarte in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 05:30 | Miami (FL) | Michael Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:25 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 24-22 |
| 05:24 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Mota | 24-24 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Landowski | 26-24 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 04:28 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 04:27 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:03 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Schilling | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy loses the dribble to Thad Ugarte | 26-27 |
| 03:39 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-29 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), Steven Lighthall (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Carl Christenson (PF), Harold Parks (C) Emery Murphy, William Landowski, Kerry Boyd, George Botkin, Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch (PG), Peter Adams (SF), Joseph Byrd (C) Thad Ugarte, Sergio Garcia, Michael Paul | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Neilsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Christenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Parks (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Scott Koch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Schilling (tired) 1 ast. SF - Peter Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Mota (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Byrd (tiring) | |
| 03:00 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Byrd is called for the reach on Bobby Neilsen - foul #1 on Joseph Byrd, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:42 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 02:36 | Miami (FL) | Harold Parks swats the layup by Joseph Byrd | 26-29 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Lighthall | 26-29 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Schell (PF) Paul Caldwell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson tips it home | 28-29 |
| 01:40 | Miami (FL) | Peter Adams knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Byrd | 28-31 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Harold Parks is denied by Joseph Byrd | 28-31 |
| 01:25 | Miami (FL) | Michael Schilling grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Bobby Neilsen is called for the reach on Scott Koch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (PG), Kerry Boyd (SF) Bobby Neilsen, Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sergio Garcia (SF) Michael Schilling | |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Sergio Garcia blocks the short jumper by Steven Lighthall | 28-31 |
| 00:54 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Christenson - foul #3 on Carl Christenson, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (PG), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Paul (C) Joseph Byrd | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-31 |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Koch is called for the reach on Bobby Neilsen - foul #1 on Scott Koch, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Boyd - foul #2 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Miami (FL) | Scott Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-34 |