| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SG - Phillip Holliday (fresh) SF - Tommy Sowards (fresh) PF - Sam Park (fresh) C - Robert Marx (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) PF - William Trainor (fresh) C - Ronald Regner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford is fouled on the floor by Sam Park - foul #1 on Sam Park, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Sam Park - foul #2 on Sam Park, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Indiana State | David Barscewski (PF) Sam Park | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday is hacked by Alex Botsford - foul #1 on Alex Botsford, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Indiana State | David Barscewski drills a shot in the paint set up by Phillip Holliday and the foul's on William Trainor - foul #1 on William Trainor, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Indiana State | David Barscewski makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Marx - foul #1 on Robert Marx, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens is fouled on the floor by David Barscewski - foul #1 on David Barscewski, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:18 | Indiana State | David Barscewski snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:59 | Indiana State | Tommy Sowards scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Thompson | 6-1 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor is hacked by Tommy Sowards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Sowards, team foul #5 | 6-1 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses the easy layup | 6-1 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Regner | 6-1 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor knocks in the jumper from the right side | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Owens | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Indiana State | David Barscewski hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:23 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Indiana State | David Barscewski misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Trainor - foul #2 on William Trainor, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Coleman (SG), David Berry (SF), Phillip Larsen (C) Phillip Holliday, Tommy Sowards, Robert Marx | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Fason (PF), Thomas Atkins (C) William Trainor, Ronald Regner | |
| 16:17 | Indiana State | David Barscewski makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | Indiana State | David Barscewski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from William Fason in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 16:08 | Indiana State | David Barscewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 12-5 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason lays it up and in set up by Thomas Atkins and he's hacked by David Barscewski - foul #2 on David Barscewski, team foul #6 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Robert Marx (C) David Barscewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:49 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Coleman (fresh) SF - David Berry (fresh) PF - Phillip Larsen (fresh) C - Robert Marx (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fairly fresh) PF - William Fason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Atkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen hits a turnaround near the basket | 14-7 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Berry - foul #1 on David Berry, team foul #7 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Conrad Howze (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 15:11 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen is whistled for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday (SG) Conrad Howze | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 14-9 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Conrad Howze (PG), Tommy Sowards (SF) John Coleman, Phillip Larsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:17 | Indiana State | Tommy Sowards is hacked by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson (PG), Phillip Larsen (PF) Conrad Howze, David Berry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner (C) Thomas Atkins | |
| 14:01 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from Alex Botsford | 14-9 |
| 13:30 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson misses the lay-in | 14-9 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Holliday picks off the pass by Alex Botsford in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 13:02 | Indiana State | Robert Marx's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Coleman (SG), Scott Herron (SF), David Berry (PF) Phillip Holliday, Tommy Sowards, Phillip Larsen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (C) Ronald Regner | |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 12:41 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Marx | 14-9 |
| 12:37 | Indiana State | John Coleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-9 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Herron - foul #1 on Scott Herron, team foul #8 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Conrad Howze (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:09 | Indiana State | Robert Marx comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 12:08 | Indiana State | Scott Herron grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:56 | Indiana State | Robert Marx can't throw it down but the foul's on Alex Botsford - foul #2 on Alex Botsford, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner (SG) Alex Botsford | |
| 11:56 | Indiana State | Robert Marx makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:56 | Indiana State | Robert Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Atkins | 15-11 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins can't connect on a shot in the lane | 15-11 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Conrad Howze (fresh) SG - John Coleman (fresh) SF - Scott Herron (fresh) PF - David Berry (fresh) C - Robert Marx (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Faulkner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Fason (tiring) 2 pts. C - Thomas Atkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 11:22 | Indiana State | Scott Herron gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:17 | Indiana State | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:15 | Indiana State | David Berry hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Jerry Faulkner | 17-13 |
| 10:30 | Indiana State | Scott Herron buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Conrad Howze | 20-13 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson (PG), Phillip Holliday (SG), Tommy Sowards (SF), Phillip Larsen (PF) Conrad Howze, John Coleman, Scott Herron, David Berry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge (SF), Ronald Regner (C) Jeffrey Cain, Thomas Atkins | |
| 10:12 | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:54 | Indiana State | Frank Wedge steals it from Joseph Thompson | 20-13 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Faulkner | 20-15 |
| 09:34 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Owens - foul #2 on Robert Owens, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay (PG) Robert Owens | |
| 09:29 | Indiana State | Tommy Sowards connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Holliday | 22-15 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Marx - foul #2 on Robert Marx, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Indiana State | David Berry (C) Robert Marx | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF) Frank Wedge | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:56 | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (C) Ronald Regner | |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #10 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Scott Herron (SF) Tommy Sowards | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:31 | Indiana State | David Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:10 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 07:57 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to David Berry | 22-17 |
| 07:41 | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday buries a shot in the lane set up by Joseph Thompson | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Holliday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Herron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Garibay (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Faulkner (tiring) SF - Jeffrey Cain (tired) 4 pts. PF - William Fason (tired) 2 pts. C - Thomas Atkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Garibay | 24-17 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 24-17 |
| 07:09 | Indiana State | Phillip Holliday gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:04 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Herron and he's hacked by George Garibay - foul #1 on George Garibay, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Coleman (SG), Tommy Sowards (SF) Phillip Holliday, Scott Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge (SF), Ronald Regner (C) Jeffrey Cain, Thomas Atkins | |
| 07:04 | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson misses the free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Thompson steps in front of the Jerry Faulkner pass in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| 06:45 | Indiana State | John Coleman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Faulkner - foul #1 on Jerry Faulkner, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Conrad Howze (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:45 | Indiana State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:45 | Indiana State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Garibay | 28-19 |
| 06:17 | Indiana State | Ronald Regner swats the shot by Phillip Larsen | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | Indiana State | Conrad Howze pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:58 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Fason - foul #1 on William Fason, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Scott Herron (SF) Tommy Sowards | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:58 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:58 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay is fouled in the backcourt by Conrad Howze - foul #1 on Conrad Howze, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Garibay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:36 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-20 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason misses the lay-in | 30-20 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Fason | 30-20 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Phillip Larsen - foul #1 on Phillip Larsen, team foul #12 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson (PG), Phillip Holliday (SG), Bradford Davis (SF) Conrad Howze, John Coleman, Scott Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins (PF) William Fason | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:37 | Indiana State | Phillip Larsen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins jams it on a great pass from Jerry Faulkner | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Indiana State | David Berry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Thompson | 33-24 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Larsen - foul #2 on Phillip Larsen, team foul #13 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Scott Herron (SG), Tommy Sowards (SF), Sam Park (PF), David Barscewski (C) Phillip Holliday, Bradford Davis, Phillip Larsen, David Berry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Alex Botsford (SG), Jeffrey Cain (SF), William Trainor (PF) George Garibay, Jerry Faulkner, Frank Wedge, Ronald Regner | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:37 | Indiana State | David Barscewski grabs the board | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Herron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Sowards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Park (fresh) C - David Barscewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cain (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Atkins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Indiana State | Scott Herron misses short on a floater from close range | 33-25 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-27 |
| 02:55 | Indiana State | David Barscewski can't finish the layup | 33-27 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 02:49 | Indiana State | Tommy Sowards pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | David Barscewski buries a floater in the lane set up by Joseph Thompson | 35-27 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Conrad Howze (PG), John Coleman (SG) Joseph Thompson, Scott Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner (C) Thomas Atkins | |
| 02:35 | Indiana State | Tommy Sowards misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-27 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 35-27 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 02:26 | Indiana State | David Barscewski pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:20 | Indiana State | Sam Park can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Trainor and he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #14 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Scott Herron (SF), Robert Marx (C) Tommy Sowards, David Barscewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge (SF) Jeffrey Cain | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:22 | Indiana State | John Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joseph Thompson (PG), Phillip Holliday (SG) Conrad Howze, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge slams it home on a nice dish by William Trainor | 35-32 |
| 00:59 | Indiana State | Robert Owens picks off the pass by Joseph Thompson | 35-32 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford lays it in set up by Robert Owens | 35-34 |
| 00:34 | Indiana State | Sam Park is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Sam Park, team foul #15 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Coleman (SG), David Barscewski (PF) Phillip Holliday, Sam Park | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain (SF), William Fason (C) Frank Wedge, Ronald Regner | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-34 |