| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Javier Meza (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) SF - James Swayze (fresh) PF - Michael Hine (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Alligood | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Smith | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Smith is called for the reach on Michael Dittmar - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Donald Seal, Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 17:42 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine misses the jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:53 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Brandt and the foul's on Kevin Bancroft - foul #1 on Kevin Bancroft, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Javier Meza (SG), Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:53 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) Javier Meza, Gary Young | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:18 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:41 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith is denied on a layup by Michael Dittmar | 5-6 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mudada Abdulla | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) SF - Jack Weisser (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Swayze (fresh) PF - Michael Hine (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Michael Hine | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze misses badly on a shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:29 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3 from straight away set up by Mudada Abdulla | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Swayze | 8-8 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar blows the layup | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:06 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze misses the 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:05 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hine | 8-8 |
| 13:54 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Hunt | 8-11 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses badly on a shot from the right block | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to James Swayze | 8-11 |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (PG), Javier Meza (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Donald Seal, Mudada Abdulla, Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (PG), Michael Meyer (SG), Brandon Stinnett (SF), Charles Zinkl (PF), Roy Nickels (C) Donald Brandt, Anthony Hunt, James Swayze, Michael Hine, David Smith | |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft is fouled on the floor by Michael Meyer - foul #1 on Michael Meyer, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 12:34 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:29 | UNC Wilmington | Javier Meza is called for the reach on Donald Taylor - foul #1 on Javier Meza, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (PG), Brandon Fierro (C) Donald Seal, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt (PG) Brandon Stinnett | |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor is hacked by Javier Meza - foul #2 on Javier Meza, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Robert Alligood (PF) Javier Meza, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 12:02 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-11 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 11:50 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:42 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Taylor (fresh) SF - Michael Meyer (fresh) PF - Charles Zinkl (fresh) C - Roy Nickels (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 10-11 |
| 11:05 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-11 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Bancroft | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Meyer | 12-13 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Meyer is called for the reach on Anthony Carlson - foul #2 on Michael Meyer, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt (SG), James Swayze (SF), Michael Hine (PF), David Smith (C) Donald Taylor, Michael Meyer, Charles Zinkl, Roy Nickels | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Brandon Stinnett (C) David Smith | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Michael Hine | 13-13 |
| 09:50 | UNC Wilmington | Brandon Stinnett lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Hunt and he's fouled by Michael Dittmar - foul #1 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Anthony Carlson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:50 | UNC Wilmington | Brandon Stinnett makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 13-16 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 09:12 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Michael Hine | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | UNC Wilmington | James Swayze misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young is hacked by Michael Hine - foul #1 on Michael Hine, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (PG), Charles Zinkl (C) Donald Brandt, Brandon Stinnett | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood tips it in | 15-16 |
| 08:23 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl drills a runner from close range set up by Anthony Hunt | 15-18 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Carlson | 18-18 |
| 07:44 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Swayze | 18-20 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Anthony Carlson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt (PG), Brandon Stinnett (SF) Donald Taylor, James Swayze | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Stinnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Zinkl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hine | 18-20 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 06:19 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:55 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Zinkl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Brandt | 18-22 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski can't finish the layup | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 04:56 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Dittmar steps in front of the Anthony Hunt pass | 18-22 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 18-22 |
| 04:38 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Hine grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 04:14 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Robert Alligood, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (SG), James Swayze (SF), Roy Nickels (PF) Anthony Hunt, Michael Hine, Charles Zinkl | |
| 04:14 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:14 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Carlson | 21-24 |
| 03:48 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Seal steals the ball from James Swayze | 21-24 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 03:30 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Nickels gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:15 | UNC Wilmington | Brandon Stinnett buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Taylor | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Gary Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Fierro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Swayze (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Nickels (fresh) C - Brandon Stinnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Fierro | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Seal - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Smith (C) Brandon Stinnett | |
| 02:45 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith is hacked by Gary Young - foul #1 on Gary Young, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Gary Young | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 02:45 | UNC Wilmington | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood blows the layup but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Gary Young (C) Mudada Abdulla, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos (PF) David Smith | |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:26 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Alejos snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:12 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Swayze | 24-28 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the finger roll | 26-28 |
| 01:43 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt is hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #2 on Robert Alligood, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt (SG), Michael Hine (PF), Charles Zinkl (C) Donald Taylor, Dale Alejos, Roy Nickels | |
| 01:43 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:43 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Brandt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 26-29 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is fouled on the floor by Michael Hine - foul #2 on Michael Hine, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG) Donald Seal | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Taylor (PG), Michael Meyer (SF) Donald Brandt, James Swayze | |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Javier Meza is called for the reach on Anthony Hunt - foul #3 on Javier Meza, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hine steps in front of the Robert Alligood pass | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Meyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |