| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Landowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Huang Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai inbounds the ball | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Landowski | 46-54 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Lighthall | 48-54 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses short on a shot from the right block | 48-54 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Parks | 48-54 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Huang Chin steals it from Kerry Boyd | 48-54 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by William Landowski - foul #2 on William Landowski, team foul #1 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 18:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Alvin Robertson and he's fouled by Carl Christenson - foul #3 on Carl Christenson, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF), Harold Parks (C) George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Roy Read (SG), Doug Robertson (PF), Alex Smith (C) Huang Chin, Alvin Robertson, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 50-57 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust (C) David Cai | |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Santos Ward is called for the reach on Steven Lighthall - foul #2 on Santos Ward, team foul #1 | 50-57 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Alex Smith - foul #2 on Alex Smith, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Caldwell - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is hacked by Alex Smith - foul #3 on Alex Smith, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Loflin (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Alex Smith, Arthur Brust | |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is fouled on the floor by Roy Read - foul #1 on Roy Read, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Read is called for the reach on Steven Lighthall - foul #2 on Roy Read, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust (PG), Huang Chin (SG), David Cai (SF) Santos Ward, Roy Read, Robert Loflin | |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks (C) Emery Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF) Arthur Brust, Doug Robertson | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is fouled on the floor by David Cai - foul #2 on David Cai, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF) Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-58 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-58 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Landowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Botkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Huang Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cai (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski loses the dribble to Huang Chin | 52-61 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai travels in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) William Landowski, Emery Murphy, George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), Doug Robertson (SF), Alex Smith (PF), Arthur Brust (C) Huang Chin, Alvin Robertson, David Cai, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith misses badly on a runner in the paint | 55-61 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Arthur Brust - foul #2 on Arthur Brust, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Brust - foul #3 on Arthur Brust, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Loflin (PF) Arthur Brust | |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward is whistled for a carry | 58-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF) Santos Ward, Doug Robertson | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell clanks a shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joel McDaniel | 58-63 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read loses the dribble to Paul Caldwell in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall slams it home on a great pass from Paul Caldwell | 60-63 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF), Harold Parks (C) George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), David Cai (SF), Doug Robertson (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Thomas Hamlin, Roy Read, Robert Loflin, Joel McDaniel, Alex Smith | |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Steven Lighthall | 62-63 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Huang Chin | 62-65 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kerry Boyd | 65-65 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Caldwell is called for the reach on Alvin Robertson - foul #4 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #4 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Emery Murphy (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Arthur Brust (C) Huang Chin, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Neilsen is called for the reach on Thomas Hamlin - foul #4 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (SG), Robert Loflin (PF) Alvin Robertson, Doug Robertson | |
| 12:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses the jump hook from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Landowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Boyd (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Christenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Santos Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cai (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Loflin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Arthur Brust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Loflin is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall loses the dribble to Thomas Hamlin in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is fouled on the floor by Arthur Brust - foul #4 on Arthur Brust, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read (SG), Doug Robertson (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Thomas Hamlin, David Cai, Robert Loflin, Arthur Brust | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG) Santos Ward, Roy Read | |
| 10:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Lighthall - foul #3 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Huang Chin | |
| 09:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson banks in the wide open layup set up by Thomas Hamlin | 67-70 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai (SF) Doug Robertson | |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson loses the dribble to Thomas Hamlin | 67-70 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai lays it up and in set up by Thomas Hamlin | 67-72 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Cai steals it from George Botkin | 67-72 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai is whistled for a carry | 67-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (PF), Alex Smith (C) Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin scores on a jump hook in the lane | 69-72 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Emery Murphy is called for the reach on David Cai in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emery Murphy, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PG), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| 08:29 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-72 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Doug Robertson steals it from Kerry Boyd | 69-72 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson is hacked by William Landowski - foul #3 on William Landowski, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Emery Murphy, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (SG), Joel McDaniel (PF) Thomas Hamlin, David Cai | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Landowski (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Neilsen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 pf. SF - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Botkin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Huang Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Santos Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Bobby Neilsen is blocked by Joel McDaniel | 69-74 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Huang Chin | 69-77 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin is whistled for a carry | 69-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Robert Loflin (SF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Huang Chin, Santos Ward, Doug Robertson, Alex Smith | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Loflin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel tips it in | 69-79 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hamlin - foul #4 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) William Landowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai (SF) Joel McDaniel | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Loflin | 71-82 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on David Cai - foul #3 on David Cai, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), George Botkin (PF) Steven Lighthall, Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), Doug Robertson (PF), Arthur Brust (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Robert Loflin, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the free throw | 73-82 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 73-82 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Kerry Boyd (PF), Harold Parks (C) William Landowski, George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 73-82 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-82 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Kentucky | David Cai pulls down the rebound | 73-82 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Santos Ward | 73-84 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses the floater from the left wing | 73-84 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 75-84 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Neilsen takes the ball from Santos Ward in the backcourt | 75-84 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-84 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell snags the offensive board | 75-84 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Emery Murphy (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Roy Read (SG), Robert Loflin (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Huang Chin, Santos Ward, David Cai, Doug Robertson, Arthur Brust | |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Neilsen - foul #5 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #9 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read misses the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Marcel Kuntz | 75-84 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Emery Murphy - foul #2 on Emery Murphy, team foul #10 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Emery Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcel Kuntz misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 75-85 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-85 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 75-85 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin is hacked by Steven Lighthall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #11 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Roy Read | |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Christenson | 75-86 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-86 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-86 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Landowski (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Boyd (very tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Christenson (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Loflin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcel Kuntz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Alvin Robertson steps in front of the Carl Christenson pass | 77-86 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by William Landowski - foul #4 on William Landowski, team foul #12 | 77-86 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson (SF), Alex Smith (PF), Arthur Brust (C) Robert Loflin, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 77-87 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Arthur Brust misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 77-87 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith can't tip it in | 77-87 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson grabs the offensive board | 77-87 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hamlin | 77-89 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Brust - foul #5 on Arthur Brust, team foul #12 | 77-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Steven Lighthall, George Botkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), David Cai (SF) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Arthur Brust | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks makes the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alex Smith | 78-89 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-89 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward is called for a backcourt violation | 78-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Carl Christenson (C) Emery Murphy, Harold Parks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Joel McDaniel (PF), Marcel Kuntz (C) Santos Ward, Doug Robertson, Alex Smith | |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG) Huang Chin | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is hacked by Thomas Hamlin - foul #5 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #13 | 78-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Edgar Schell (C) Steven Lighthall, Kerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (PG), Santos Ward (SG), Doug Robertson (SF), Robert Loflin (PF), Alex Smith (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, David Cai, Joel McDaniel, Marcel Kuntz | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Smith grabs the board | 78-89 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | William Landowski steals the ball from Santos Ward in the backcourt | 78-89 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Carl Christenson | 78-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Edgar Schell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-89 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin snags the defensive board | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson's pass is intercepted by Doug Robertson | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Lighthall - foul #5 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #13 | 78-89 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF) Steven Lighthall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Read (SG) Santos Ward | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin makes the 1st free throw | 78-90 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-91 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on William Landowski, team foul #14 | 78-91 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PG) William Landowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Loflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-91 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (SG) Roy Read | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 78-91 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alex Smith | 78-91 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin runs out the clock | 78-91 |