| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Belanger (fresh) PF - Jeremy Esquibel (fresh) C - Pat Dutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama State | John Belanger inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Alabama State | Leroy O'Shea blocks the short jumper by John Austin | 32-29 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 19:14 | Alabama State | The jumper by Pat Dutton is denied by Robert Alligood | 32-29 |
| 19:13 | Alabama State | John Belanger gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel misses the dunk attempt | 32-29 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Young | 32-29 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Morris is called for the reach on Ricky Weldy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Seal | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Alabama State | John Belanger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 17:55 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Alabama State | Ricky Weldy steals the ball from Jeremy Esquibel | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea banks in the layup set up by Ricky Weldy | 32-34 |
| 17:33 | Alabama State | John Belanger misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy O'Shea - foul #3 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Johnson (PG), David Bowen (SG), Dwight Printz (PF), Cecil Woods (C) Richard Morris, John Austin, Jeremy Esquibel, Pat Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF) Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| 17:33 | Alabama State | John Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Alabama State | John Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-34 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 33-36 |
| 16:57 | Alabama State | Brandon Fierro takes the ball from Dwight Printz | 33-36 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is fouled in the backcourt by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Evan Burgos (SF) John Belanger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Brandon Fierro | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 33-38 |
| 16:37 | Alabama State | David Bowen hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Johnson | 35-38 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 35-41 |
| 16:02 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Johnson and he's fouled by Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Morris (PG), John Austin (SG), Jeremy Esquibel (PF), Pat Dutton (C) David Johnson, David Bowen, Dwight Printz, Cecil Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:02 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Burgos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Esquibel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Pat Dutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Pat Dutton - foul #1 on Pat Dutton, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF) Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:43 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:22 | Alabama State | Richard Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Belanger (SF) Evan Burgos | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 14:49 | Alabama State | John Austin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 14:48 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:30 | Alabama State | Richard Morris misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Morris steals the ball from Donald Seal in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 14:12 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #3 on Robert Alligood, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Johnson (PG), David Bowen (SG), Dwight Printz (SF), Cecil Woods (C) Richard Morris, John Austin, John Belanger, Pat Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 14:12 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:12 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Dwight Printz steals the ball from Donald Seal in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 13:55 | Alabama State | Cecil Woods's floater is knocked away by Gary Young | 39-42 |
| 13:54 | Alabama State | Dwight Printz tips it home | 41-42 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Young | 41-45 |
| 13:24 | Alabama State | David Bowen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Evan Burgos (SF) Jeremy Esquibel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Robert Alligood | |
| 13:24 | Alabama State | David Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:24 | Alabama State | David Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 13:10 | Alabama State | Cecil Woods snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:51 | Alabama State | Michael Dittmar is called for the reach on Cecil Woods - foul #2 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | James Chapman (PG), John Austin (SG), Kenneth Clark (C) David Johnson, David Bowen, Dwight Printz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Michael Dittmar | |
| 12:37 | Alabama State | John Austin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is fouled on the floor by Evan Burgos - foul #1 on Evan Burgos, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Morris (PG), Dwight Printz (PF), Pat Dutton (C) James Chapman, Cecil Woods, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Robert Alligood | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Burgos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwight Printz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Dutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Young (tiring) 4 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Alabama State | John Austin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Morris | 45-47 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 45-49 |
| 11:04 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos connects on the floater from close range set up by Dwight Printz | 47-49 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 10:43 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:27 | Alabama State | Richard Morris lays it in on a nice dish by Evan Burgos and he's fouled by Gary Young - foul #3 on Gary Young, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Bowen (SG), John Belanger (SF), Cecil Woods (PF), Kenneth Clark (C) John Austin, Evan Burgos, Dwight Printz, Pat Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Ricky Weldy, Michael Dittmar | |
| 10:27 | Alabama State | Richard Morris makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Belanger picks off the pass by Mudada Abdulla | 50-49 |
| 09:58 | Alabama State | Kenneth Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 53-49 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Young | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood comes up short on the floater near the basket | 53-49 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donald Seal | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Alabama State | Richard Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Seal - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Johnson (SG), Jeremy Esquibel (PF) David Bowen, Cecil Woods | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 09:11 | Alabama State | Richard Morris misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 08:41 | Alabama State | David Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Austin (SG), Pat Dutton (C) Richard Morris, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Belanger steals the ball from Leroy O'Shea in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 08:25 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton drills a jump hook near the basket set up by John Belanger and he's hacked by Gary Young - foul #4 on Gary Young, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Gary Young | |
| 08:25 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra is hacked by John Belanger in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Belanger, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Evan Burgos (SF) John Belanger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar's layup is rejected by Pat Dutton | 55-53 |
| 08:09 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:54 | Alabama State | John Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Burgos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Esquibel (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Pat Dutton steals the ball from Ricky Weldy | 55-53 |
| 07:32 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-53 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Esquibel swats the short shot by Robert Alligood | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | Alabama State | The rebound goes to John Austin | 55-53 |
| 07:05 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos dunks the ball set up by John Austin | 57-53 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Alligood | 57-56 |
| 06:33 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Leroy O'Shea - foul #4 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Alabama State | James Chapman (PG), David Bowen (SF), Dwight Printz (PF), Cecil Woods (C) David Johnson, John Austin, Jeremy Esquibel, Pat Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 06:33 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:33 | Alabama State | Evan Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowen steps in front of the Donald Seal pass | 59-56 |
| 06:05 | Alabama State | James Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Belanger (SF) Evan Burgos | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Seal and he's fouled by Cecil Woods - foul #2 on Cecil Woods, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Kenneth Clark (C) Dwight Printz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:28 | Alabama State | James Chapman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Bowen | 62-59 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Morris (PG), Dwight Printz (PF), Pat Dutton (C) James Chapman, Cecil Woods, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 62-61 |
| 04:54 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 04:37 | Alabama State | David Bowen snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:22 | Alabama State | John Belanger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Seal - foul #2 on Donald Seal, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Alabama State | John Austin (SG), Cecil Woods (PF) David Bowen, Dwight Printz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| 04:22 | Alabama State | John Belanger misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:22 | Alabama State | John Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Leroy O'Shea is blocked by Pat Dutton | 63-61 |
| 04:06 | Alabama State | John Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:50 | Alabama State | John Belanger is fouled on the floor by Robert Alligood - foul #4 on Robert Alligood, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Kenneth Clark (C) Pat Dutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 03:50 | Alabama State | John Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:50 | Alabama State | John Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama State | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Belanger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Woods (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tired) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar knocks in the floater from the right block | 64-63 |
| 03:13 | Alabama State | John Austin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Johnson (PG), Evan Burgos (SF) Richard Morris, John Belanger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 03:05 | Alabama State | Cecil Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is hacked by David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Alabama State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF) Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:57 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | David Bowen (SF), Dwight Printz (PF), Pat Dutton (C) Evan Burgos, Cecil Woods, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 02:38 | Alabama State | David Bowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 02:37 | Alabama State | Dwight Printz grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:21 | Alabama State | John Austin buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Johnson | 66-65 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is fouled on the floor by David Bowen - foul #1 on David Bowen, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Alabama State | Richard Morris (PG), John Belanger (SF), Jeremy Esquibel (PF) David Johnson, David Bowen, Dwight Printz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:43 | Alabama State | Richard Morris blows the layup | 66-67 |
| 01:41 | Alabama State | John Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:24 | Alabama State | Pat Dutton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Pat Dutton, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Austin steals it from Ricky Weldy in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 01:05 | Alabama State | Jeremy Esquibel loses the dribble to Leroy O'Shea | 66-67 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood lays it in on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea | 66-69 |
| 00:38 | Alabama State | John Austin hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Morris | 68-69 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is hacked by Richard Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Morris, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:18 | Alabama State | Richard Morris makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Belanger | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 71-72 |
| 00:05 | Alabama State | Alabama State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama State | Alabama State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama State | John Austin blows the layup | 71-72 |