| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Timothy Mullet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Carstens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn inbounds the ball | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Bogan - foul #2 on Douglas Bogan, team foul #1 | 40-52 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Douglas Bogan - foul #3 on Douglas Bogan, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Holleran (SG) Douglas Bogan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 40-52 |
| 19:22 | Morehead State | Brian Holleran pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 19:08 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Awada | 43-52 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 18:42 | Morehead State | The jumper by Timothy Mullet is denied by Ronald Oaks | 43-54 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 18:35 | Morehead State | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 18:06 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Ronald Oaks - foul #3 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG), Harry Stubbs (SF), Joshua Apgar (C) Timothy Mullet, Neil Carstens, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SG), James Holman (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| 18:06 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Hunter (SF) Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Cilombo Asaro - foul #1 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 17:11 | Morehead State | David Hunter gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 17:09 | Morehead State | David Hunter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Joshua Apgar, Harry Stubbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), David Williams (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Cilombo Asaro, George Louie, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by David Hunter - foul #1 on David Hunter, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG), Neil Carstens (SF) David Clary, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper travels with the ball | 48-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Julio Silva - foul #1 on Julio Silva, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG) Timothy Mullet | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Julio Silva, David Williams | |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 15:41 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Holleran (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Neil Carstens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Dikembe Awada (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Clegg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gilbert Harper (tiring) 4 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson's pass is intercepted by Chris Schumacher | 49-54 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn's pass is intercepted by Brian Holleran in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 15:21 | Morehead State | Gilbert Harper is called for the reach on Neil Carstens - foul #1 on Gilbert Harper, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Papas (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Harry Stubbs (SF), Ivan Grabowski (PF), Joshua Apgar (C) David Clary, Brian Holleran, Neil Carstens, Matthew Wilson, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, James Holman, Gilbert Harper, Chris Schumacher | |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 14:30 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 14:13 | Morehead State | David Papas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 14:12 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 14:04 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 13:54 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 13:53 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie loses the dribble to David Papas in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 13:35 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Bogan | 53-54 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Scott Horn | 53-57 |
| 12:58 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar can't throw it down | 53-57 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lei Wang | 53-57 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Stubbs takes the ball from Kenneth Lawhorn in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 12:39 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Oaks - foul #4 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG), Neil Carstens (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) David Papas, Harry Stubbs, Ivan Grabowski, Joshua Apgar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF), Gilbert Harper (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, George Louie, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| 12:39 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:39 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Awada - foul #3 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Awada - foul #4 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) Gilbert Harper | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 12:06 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:52 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Bogan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Carstens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (tired) 7 pts. C - Ivan Grabowski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Schumacher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski misses short on a floater from close range | 55-59 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-59 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams misses the dunk attempt | 55-59 |
| 10:42 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:42 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG), Brian Holleran (SG), David Hunter (SF), Joshua Apgar (C) David Clary, Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Ivan Grabowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), Gilbert Harper (PF) Cilombo Asaro, David Williams | |
| 10:26 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar misses the easy layup | 55-59 |
| 10:25 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 10:04 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Harper | 57-59 |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:51 | Morehead State | Chris Schumacher is called for the reach on David Hunter - foul #3 on Chris Schumacher, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Papas (PG), Neil Carstens (SF), Ivan Grabowski (C) Timothy Mullet, David Hunter, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) Julio Silva, James Holman | |
| 09:30 | Morehead State | Gilbert Harper swats the layup by Joshua Apgar | 57-59 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Grabowski is called for the reach on Chris Schumacher - foul #4 on Ivan Grabowski, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan (SG), Harry Stubbs (C) Brian Holleran, Ivan Grabowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Louie (SG) Jeff Clegg | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 08:55 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 08:49 | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs is hacked by Scott Horn - foul #1 on Scott Horn, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG), Matthew Wilson (PF) David Papas, Joshua Apgar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Julio Silva (SG), James Holman (SF), Lei Wang (C) Scott Horn, George Louie, Kenneth Lawhorn, Chris Schumacher | |
| 08:49 | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Mullet takes the ball from Lei Wang | 57-59 |
| 08:23 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan is fouled in the backcourt by Julio Silva - foul #2 on Julio Silva, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Hunter (SF), Joshua Apgar (C) Neil Carstens, Harry Stubbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 08:23 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:23 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Bogan steps in front of the Lei Wang pass | 59-59 |
| 07:51 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by James Holman - foul #2 on James Holman, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG), Neil Carstens (SF), Ivan Grabowski (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Timothy Mullet, David Hunter, Matthew Wilson, Joshua Apgar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), David Williams (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) Julio Silva, Jeff Clegg, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| 07:51 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:51 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:51 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan misses the 3rd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Oaks | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - David Clary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Bogan (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Carstens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Grabowski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Scott Horn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Lawhorn (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gilbert Harper (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Bogan | 63-61 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bogan - foul #4 on Douglas Bogan, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Papas (PG), Brian Holleran (SG) David Clary, Douglas Bogan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), George Louie (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Scott Horn, Kenneth Lawhorn, Gilbert Harper | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:37 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens misses the jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Neil Carstens - foul #3 on Neil Carstens, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Hunter (SF), Harry Stubbs (PF) Neil Carstens, Ivan Grabowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Holman (SF) David Williams | |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:30 | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | David Papas misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Cilombo Asaro - foul #2 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG) Chris Schumacher | |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | David Papas misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:17 | Morehead State | David Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Louie is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Clegg | 64-66 |
| 05:28 | Morehead State | Brian Holleran loses the dribble to Jeff Clegg | 64-66 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is hacked by Brian Holleran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Holleran, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG), Neil Carstens (SF), Joshua Apgar (PF) David Papas, David Hunter, Harry Stubbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Lei Wang (C) Cilombo Asaro, George Louie, James Holman | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:26 | Morehead State | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens loses the dribble to Julio Silva | 64-67 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Mullet is called for the reach on Julio Silva in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Mullet, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG), Matthew Wilson (PF) Brian Holleran, Joshua Apgar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG) Jeff Clegg | |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:55 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens is hacked by Lei Wang - foul #2 on Lei Wang, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| 04:55 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:55 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks is hacked by Matthew Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson's floater is tipped away by Ronald Oaks | 66-70 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Awada in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Kenneth Lawhorn denies the turnaround by Matthew Wilson | 66-70 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn is fouled in the backcourt by David Clary - foul #2 on David Clary, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Papas (PG), Brian Holleran (SG), Joshua Apgar (PF) David Clary, Timothy Mullet, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), James Holman (SF), Gilbert Harper (C) Julio Silva, Kenneth Lawhorn, Chris Schumacher | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:56 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Dikembe Awada hits the follow up shot | 68-72 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-72 |
| 03:41 | Morehead State | Joshua Apgar snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 03:39 | Morehead State | David Papas loses the dribble to Jeff Clegg in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Awada - foul #5 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Ivan Grabowski (PF) David Papas, Brian Holleran, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), David Williams (SG), George Louie (SF) Scott Horn, Jeff Clegg, James Holman | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Timothy Mullet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bogan (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Neil Carstens (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Grabowski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Apgar (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Louie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Oaks (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Gilbert Harper (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Gilbert Harper is called for the reach on Neil Carstens - foul #2 on Gilbert Harper, team foul #12 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson (PF) Joshua Apgar | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang (C) Gilbert Harper | |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Neil Carstens takes the ball from Lei Wang | 70-74 |
| 02:53 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens lays it in | 72-74 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Mullet is called for the reach on Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Mullet, team foul #14 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Clary (PG), David Hunter (SF) Timothy Mullet, Neil Carstens | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn (SF) David Williams | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang gets the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang is whistled for a carry | 72-75 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs (PF) Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Julio Silva (PG), David Williams (SG), James Holman (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Cilombo Asaro, George Louie, Kenneth Lawhorn, Ronald Oaks | |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 72-75 |
| 02:18 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman hits the follow up shot | 74-77 |
| 01:41 | Morehead State | Harry Stubbs misses the shot from the left block | 74-77 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Holman pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chris Schumacher | 74-79 |
| 01:14 | Morehead State | Ivan Grabowski is denied on a layup by Chris Schumacher | 74-79 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 74-79 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-79 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Papas (PG), Neil Carstens (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF) David Clary, David Hunter, Harry Stubbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF) Julio Silva, David Williams, James Holman, Lei Wang | |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | David Papas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Papas - foul #4 on David Papas, team foul #15 | 74-79 |
| 00:51 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-79 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:45 | Morehead State | David Papas misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Horn - foul #2 on Scott Horn, team foul #13 | 74-80 |
| 00:45 | Morehead State | David Papas makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:45 | Morehead State | David Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by David Papas in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Papas, team foul #16 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet (PG) David Papas | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Chris Schumacher swats the layup by Ivan Grabowski | 76-82 |
| 00:37 | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet can't tip it in | 76-82 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Bogan is called for the reach on Scott Horn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Bogan, team foul #17 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Holleran (SG) Douglas Bogan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn misses the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-83 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mullet - foul #3 on Timothy Mullet, team foul #18 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG) Scott Horn | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:19 | Morehead State | Matthew Wilson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-85 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg gets the rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mullet - foul #4 on Timothy Mullet, team foul #19 | 79-85 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:13 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 79-86 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #2 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #20 | 79-86 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet is hacked by Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #14 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet makes the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Timothy Mullet makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Horn runs out the clock | 81-88 |