| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Fason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mike Hugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Geary (fresh) SF - John Pedraza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Quincy Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 33-34 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Regner - foul #2 on Ronald Regner, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Owens | 35-36 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard scores on a jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Hilton Leonard picks off the pass by Alex Botsford | 35-38 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Quincy Steele | 35-40 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Pedraza steals the ball from Jeffrey Cain | 35-40 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Hugh | 35-42 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Hugh - foul #3 on Mike Hugh, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (C) Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (PG), Eddie Sherman (SG), Patrick Hulings (SF), Terry Simpson (PF), Ronald Tarpley (C) Mike Hugh, Herman Geary, John Pedraza, Quincy Steele, Hilton Leonard | |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman is fouled on the floor by Alex Botsford - foul #3 on Alex Botsford, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor (PF) William Fason | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley's layup is rejected by William Trainor | 37-42 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Trainor | 37-42 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Hulings - foul #2 on Patrick Hulings, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele (PF) Ronald Tarpley | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Owens picks off the pass by Claude Yandell in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain loses the dribble to Patrick Hulings | 39-42 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eddie Sherman, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hulings - foul #3 on Patrick Hulings, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG) Claude Yandell | |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain's floater is tipped away by Terry Simpson | 39-42 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 39-42 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins tips it home | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford is called for a charge - foul #4 on Alex Botsford, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SG), Ronald Regner (C) Alex Botsford, Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary (SG), John Pedraza (SF), Ronald Tarpley (PF), Hilton Leonard (C) Eddie Sherman, Patrick Hulings, Quincy Steele, Terry Simpson | |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (PG) Mike Hugh | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Hilton Leonard - foul #2 on Hilton Leonard, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Faulkner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Trainor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Geary (fresh) SF - John Pedraza (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Tarpley drills a driving attempt from the left block | 42-44 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Owens | 45-44 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (C) Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG), Quincy Steele (PF) Claude Yandell, Ronald Tarpley | |
| 10:13 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson (C) Hilton Leonard | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain's floater is tipped away by John Pedraza | 45-44 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cain - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cain, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman (SG), Patrick Hulings (SF) Herman Geary, John Pedraza | |
| 09:14 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Quincy Steele | 45-47 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Simpson blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Cain | 45-47 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner hits a driving attempt from the left block | 47-47 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Hulings hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Trainor | 50-49 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), Ronald Regner (C) Jerry Faulkner, Jeffrey Cain, Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (PG), Herman Geary (SG), John Pedraza (SF), Hilton Leonard (C) Mike Hugh, Eddie Sherman, Patrick Hulings, Terry Simpson | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Trainor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Geary (fresh) SF - John Pedraza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Quincy Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Quincy Steele | 50-49 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Owens | 52-51 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford's floater is knocked away by John Pedraza | 52-51 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard is fouled on the floor by Ronald Regner - foul #3 on Ronald Regner, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF) Frank Wedge | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh (PG), Terry Simpson (PF) Claude Yandell, Quincy Steele | |
| 05:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner comes up short on the shot in the lane | 52-51 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard tips it home | 52-53 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Simpson steals the ball from Robert Owens | 52-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford drills a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Owens | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (tired) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Cain (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Trainor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mike Hugh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Geary (fairly fresh) SF - John Pedraza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Terry Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Hilton Leonard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner is hacked by Terry Simpson - foul #1 on Terry Simpson, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay (PG), Frank Wedge (SF), Thomas Atkins (C) Robert Owens, Jeffrey Cain, Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Sherman (SG), Patrick Hulings (SF), Quincy Steele (PF), Ronald Tarpley (C) Herman Geary, John Pedraza, Terry Simpson, Hilton Leonard | |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Jeffrey Cain (SF) George Garibay, Frank Wedge | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary (SG), John Pedraza (SF), Hilton Leonard (C) Eddie Sherman, Patrick Hulings, Ronald Tarpley | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Atkins | 56-53 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Quincy Steele is called for the reach on Robert Owens - foul #3 on Quincy Steele, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner (C) Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Quincy Steele | 58-55 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Pedraza - foul #1 on John Pedraza, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Mike Hugh is called for the reach on Ronald Regner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Hugh, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mike Hugh and he's fouled by William Trainor - foul #4 on William Trainor, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Mike Hugh steps in front of the Alex Botsford pass | 61-58 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Hugh lays it in | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens is hacked by Mike Hugh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mike Hugh, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (PG) Mike Hugh | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza comes up short on the jumper from close range | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Quincy Steele hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses long on a fullcourt shot | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Trainor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Geary (fresh) SF - John Pedraza (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Quincy Steele (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Hilton Leonard (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | Hilton Leonard wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Regner blocks the short jumper by Claude Yandell | 62-62 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner is fouled on the floor by Hilton Leonard - foul #3 on Hilton Leonard, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Alex Botsford steps in front of the John Pedraza pass | 64-62 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Michigan | Herman Geary knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Pedraza | 67-64 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Botsford | 69-64 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell blows the layup | 69-64 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (C) Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Flowers (PG), Terry Simpson (C) Claude Yandell, Hilton Leonard | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-64 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Cain takes the ball from Terry Simpson | 75-64 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Atkins | 77-64 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza can't connect on a runner from the left block | 77-64 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Botsford | 77-64 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins tips it back up and in | 79-64 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Michigan | John Pedraza buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Herman Geary | 79-67 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Herman Geary - foul #2 on Herman Geary, team foul #12 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay (PG), Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF) Robert Owens, Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell (PG), Eddie Sherman (SG), Patrick Hulings (SF), Ronald Tarpley (C) Bobby Flowers, Herman Geary, John Pedraza, Quincy Steele | |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | George Garibay is called for the reach on Claude Yandell - foul #1 on George Garibay, team foul #7 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SG) Alex Botsford | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Garibay (fresh) SG - Jerry Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Fason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Atkins (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Claude Yandell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Hulings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Tarpley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Claude Yandell - foul #1 on Claude Yandell, team foul #13 | 83-69 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay makes the free throw | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell is hacked by George Garibay - foul #2 on George Garibay, team foul #8 | 84-69 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Claude Yandell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay runs out the clock | 84-71 |