| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Dempster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Hopkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Rey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Neilsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster is denied on a dunk by Kerry Boyd | 42-37 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Hopkins swats the short shot by Steven Lighthall | 42-37 |
| 19:33 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:18 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-37 |
| 19:17 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 19:12 | Morehead State | David Miller loses the dribble to Kerry Boyd | 42-37 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 18:55 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:43 | Morehead State | Charles Rey misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Emery Murphy - foul #2 on Emery Murphy, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Karl Bronson (SF), Fa Qian (PF) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Richard Dempster, Roger Hopkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd, Harold Parks | |
| 18:43 | Morehead State | Charles Rey makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:43 | Morehead State | Charles Rey misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson is open and buries a shot from close range set up by William Landowski | 43-39 |
| 18:27 | Morehead State | Fa Qian travels in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dale Myler (C) Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 18:01 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by Fa Qian is blocked by George Botkin | 43-41 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Kerry Boyd (PF) Bobby Neilsen, George Botkin | |
| 17:49 | Morehead State | Steven Lighthall picks off the pass by Fa Qian in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall slams it home | 43-43 |
| 17:21 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by Fa Qian is blocked by Carl Christenson | 43-43 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Miller (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF), Charles Rey (C) Jason Purcell, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian, Dale Myler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), George Botkin (PF) Steven Lighthall, Kerry Boyd | |
| 17:00 | Morehead State | William Landowski is called for the reach on Felix Miller - foul #3 on William Landowski, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG) Felix Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Kerry Boyd (PF) William Landowski, George Botkin | |
| 16:48 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Christenson | 43-43 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Caldwell | 43-45 |
| 16:32 | Morehead State | David Miller hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Justin Gregory | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by David Miller - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (SF) Richard Dempster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:25 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 16:23 | Morehead State | Harold Parks is called for the reach on Justin Gregory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Parks, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 16:03 | Morehead State | Charles Rey banks in the layup | 47-46 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roger Hopkins (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Rey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Botkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Parks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory loses the dribble to Steven Lighthall in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen banks in the layup set up by Steven Lighthall | 47-51 |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | David Miller misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 15:02 | Morehead State | Bobby Neilsen steals the ball from Charles Rey | 47-53 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-53 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Botkin | 47-53 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 14:34 | Morehead State | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 14:28 | Morehead State | George Botkin takes the ball from Charles Rey | 47-53 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is hacked by Justin Gregory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Gregory, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Karl Bronson (SF), Fa Qian (PF), Dale Myler (C) Justin Gregory, David Miller, Richard Walker, Roger Hopkins, Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Bobby Neilsen, George Botkin, Harold Parks | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is denied on a layup by Fa Qian | 47-53 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Boyd | 47-55 |
| 13:44 | Morehead State | Felix Miller is hacked by William Landowski - foul #4 on William Landowski, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Dempster (SF) Felix Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Bobby Neilsen (SG) William Landowski, Emery Murphy | |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Steven Lighthall is called for the reach on Jason Purcell - foul #3 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 13:08 | Morehead State | Dale Myler lays it in uncontested | 49-55 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Purcell - foul #3 on Jason Purcell, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Roger Hopkins (PF) Karl Bronson, Dale Myler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG) Justin Gregory | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Carl Christenson is denied by Fa Qian | 49-57 |
| 12:51 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Jason Purcell | 49-57 |
| 12:38 | Morehead State | Fa Qian misses the floater from the right block | 49-57 |
| 12:37 | Morehead State | Richard Dempster grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Boyd - foul #2 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG) Felix Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Hopkins - foul #2 on Roger Hopkins, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Bronson (SG), Charles Rey (C) Justin Gregory, Roger Hopkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG) Emery Murphy | |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jason Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. SF - Richard Dempster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fa Qian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Charles Rey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Neilsen (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Christenson (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Karl Bronson | 53-59 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG) Richard Dempster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), George Botkin (PF), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, Bobby Neilsen, Carl Christenson | |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | Paul Caldwell is called for the reach on Jason Purcell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Purcell steps in front of the Kerry Boyd pass in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 11:16 | Morehead State | Fa Qian lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jason Purcell | 57-59 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Fa Qian blocks the short jumper by George Botkin | 57-59 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | Charles Rey grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 10:41 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson drills a 3 from straight away | 60-59 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy banks in the layup and he's hacked by Karl Bronson - foul #2 on Karl Bronson, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Richard Walker (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF), Dale Myler (C) Justin Gregory, Jason Purcell, Karl Bronson, Fa Qian, Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Bobby Neilsen (SG), Carl Christenson (C) Kerry Boyd, Paul Caldwell, Harold Parks | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Richard Walker is hacked by Bobby Neilsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Emery Murphy | |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Richard Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) George Botkin | |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins buries a runner from the right block set up by Felix Miller and the foul's on Kerry Boyd - foul #3 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Kerry Boyd | |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall travels with the ball | 62-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | David Miller (SG) Felix Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | David Miller misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bobby Neilsen - foul #3 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Paul Caldwell, George Botkin | |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | David Miller makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), George Botkin (PF) Emery Murphy, Kerry Boyd | |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Richard Walker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Neilsen | 67-65 |
| 09:01 | Morehead State | Bobby Neilsen steals it from David Miller | 67-65 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Karl Bronson (SF), Fa Qian (PF), Charles Rey (C) Richard Walker, David Miller, Richard Dempster, Roger Hopkins, Dale Myler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Harold Parks (C) Paul Caldwell, Carl Christenson | |
| 08:42 | Morehead State | Fa Qian connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Miller | 69-65 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Fa Qian steps in front of the Bobby Neilsen pass | 69-65 |
| 08:24 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses long on an open runner in the paint | 69-65 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall's floater is knocked away by Fa Qian | 69-65 |
| 08:16 | Morehead State | Fa Qian grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 08:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Lighthall - foul #4 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG) Felix Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Emery Murphy, Harold Parks | |
| 08:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 08:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Gregory - foul #3 on Justin Gregory, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Rey - foul #3 on Charles Rey, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Dempster (SF) Karl Bronson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Bobby Neilsen, George Botkin | |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Purcell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Dempster (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fa Qian (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. C - Charles Rey (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Landowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Caldwell (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Emery Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Carl Christenson (very tired) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Justin Gregory is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG) Emery Murphy | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Rey | 70-66 |
| 07:44 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Richard Dempster | 70-66 |
| 07:42 | Morehead State | Bobby Neilsen is called for the reach on Jason Purcell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #13 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dale Myler (PF) Fa Qian | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 07:42 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 07:42 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd lays it in on a nice dish by Emery Murphy | 71-68 |
| 07:15 | Morehead State | Charles Rey connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Justin Gregory | 73-68 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Caldwell and he's fouled by Richard Dempster - foul #3 on Richard Dempster, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), David Miller (SG), Karl Bronson (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF), Fa Qian (C) Justin Gregory, Jason Purcell, Richard Dempster, Dale Myler, Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Harold Parks (C) Emery Murphy, Carl Christenson | |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the free throw | 73-70 |
| 07:00 | Morehead State | Roger Hopkins gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 06:40 | Morehead State | David Miller blows the wide open layup | 73-70 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Fa Qian - foul #3 on Fa Qian, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Paul Caldwell, Harold Parks | |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 06:05 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Hopkins | 75-72 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 05:32 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Christenson | 75-75 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Jason Purcell (SG), Richard Dempster (SF), Dale Myler (PF), Charles Rey (C) Felix Miller, David Miller, Karl Bronson, Roger Hopkins, Fa Qian | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Harold Parks (C) Steven Lighthall, Emery Murphy, Carl Christenson | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | Charles Rey pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 05:02 | Morehead State | Dale Myler is denied on a layup by Kerry Boyd | 75-75 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Parks | 75-75 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG) Bobby Neilsen | |
| 04:45 | Morehead State | Charles Rey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 04:43 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell snags the offensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | Richard Walker scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Purcell | 78-75 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks is hacked by Charles Rey - foul #4 on Charles Rey, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Justin Gregory (PG), Roger Hopkins (PF), Fa Qian (C) Richard Walker, Dale Myler, Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Neilsen (SG) Steven Lighthall | |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Neilsen - foul #5 on Bobby Neilsen, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Carl Christenson (C) Bobby Neilsen, Harold Parks | |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Gregory - foul #4 on Justin Gregory, team foul #11 | 80-77 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 03:53 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Justin Gregory | 82-79 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Justin Gregory (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Purcell (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Dempster (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Hopkins (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Fa Qian (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Landowski (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Caldwell (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kerry Boyd (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Carl Christenson (very tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Gregory - foul #5 on Justin Gregory, team foul #12 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Miller (PG), Karl Bronson (SF) Justin Gregory, Richard Dempster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF), George Botkin (PF) Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 03:30 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Purcell | 85-81 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-81 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Emery Murphy | 85-81 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-81 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-81 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), David Miller (SG), Dale Myler (PF), Charles Rey (C) Felix Miller, Jason Purcell, Roger Hopkins, Fa Qian | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF), Harold Parks (C) Emery Murphy, George Botkin, Carl Christenson | |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson hits the finger roll set up by Richard Walker and he's fouled by Paul Caldwell - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #15 | 87-81 |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson makes the free throw | 88-81 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell lays it in | 88-83 |
| 02:13 | Morehead State | Dale Myler misses long on a floater from the right side | 88-83 |
| 02:12 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson gets the offensive rebound | 88-83 |
| 02:00 | Morehead State | Karl Bronson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Walker | 91-83 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-83 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Purcell (PG), Richard Dempster (SF), Roger Hopkins (PF) Richard Walker, Karl Bronson, Dale Myler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy (SF) Paul Caldwell | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Dempster takes the ball from Steven Lighthall | 91-83 |
| 01:49 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Steven Lighthall is called for the reach on Jason Purcell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Lighthall, team foul #16 | 91-83 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SG) Steven Lighthall | |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Parks pulls down the rebound | 92-83 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Hopkins steals the ball from Harold Parks | 92-83 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell is fouled on the floor by Kerry Boyd - foul #5 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #17 | 92-83 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin (PF) Kerry Boyd | |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 92-83 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 93-83 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 94-83 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | George Botkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-83 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Walker (PG), Karl Bronson (SF), Fa Qian (PF), Dale Myler (C) David Miller, Richard Dempster, Roger Hopkins, Charles Rey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Harold Parks | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Carl Christenson is called for the reach on Jason Purcell - foul #2 on Carl Christenson, team foul #18 | 94-83 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 95-83 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Jason Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 96-83 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy is hacked by Karl Bronson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Bronson, team foul #13 | 96-83 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 96-84 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Emery Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 96-84 |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Fa Qian snags the defensive board | 96-84 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Morehead State | Dale Myler is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane | 98-84 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Landowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 98-84 |
| 00:19 | Morehead State | Fa Qian pulls down the rebound | 98-84 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Richard Walker runs out the clock | 98-84 |