| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - John Bailey (fresh) SF - Gregory Banks (fresh) PF - Mark Johnson (fresh) C - Ryan Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Javier Meza (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Boise State | Mark Johnson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Boise State | John Bailey hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Thompson is called for the reach on Donald Seal - foul #1 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Banks takes the ball from Donald Seal | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Boise State | John Bailey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Banks | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Boise State | Mark Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Javier Meza - foul #1 on Javier Meza, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Boise State | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Boise State | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:55 | Boise State | Mark Johnson snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Boise State | Donald Seal is called for the reach on Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:30 | Boise State | Mark Johnson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Boise State | Mark Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Boise State | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Boise State | Ryan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Boise State | Michael Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-2 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't finish the layup | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Boise State | Michael Thompson pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Boise State | John Bailey blows the layup | 8-2 |
| 16:45 | Boise State | Ryan Thompson tips it back up and in | 10-2 |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Johnson blocks the short jumper by Fyodor Kowalski | 10-2 |
| 16:22 | Boise State | John Bailey gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:00 | Boise State | Ryan Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Young | 10-2 |
| 15:58 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Banks | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Banks (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Gary Young (fresh) C - Brandon Fierro (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Boise State | John Bailey travels with the ball | 10-2 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (SG), Robert Malone (SF), Peter Grill (PF), Jessie Brooks (C) John Bailey, Gregory Banks, Mark Johnson, Ryan Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Javier Meza (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young, Brandon Fierro | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood travels with the ball | 10-2 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Gary Young (C) Anthony Carlson, Michael Dittmar | |
| 15:02 | Boise State | Peter Grill lays it in | 12-2 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jessie Brooks - foul #1 on Jessie Brooks, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Boise State | Malcolm Downey (SG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Jack Weisser, Gary Young | |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses the 1st free throw | 12-2 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:24 | Boise State | David Burgess's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dittmar | 12-3 |
| 14:22 | Boise State | Jessie Brooks snags the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 14:10 | Boise State | Jessie Brooks is whistled for a carry | 12-3 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Bailey (SG), Mark Johnson (PF), Ryan Thompson (C) Malcolm Downey, Robert Malone, Jessie Brooks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Banks (SF) Peter Grill | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Carlson - foul #1 on Anthony Carlson, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Thompson (PG) David Burgess | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Jack Weisser (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson, Gary Young | |
| 13:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 3rd free throw | 15-5 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Seal and he's hacked by Ryan Thompson - foul #2 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jessie Brooks (C) Ryan Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Jack Weisser | |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:38 | Boise State | Gregory Banks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Javier Meza - foul #2 on Javier Meza, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Boise State | Peter Grill (SG) John Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (C) Javier Meza, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| 12:38 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:38 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Alligood | 17-11 |
| 12:11 | Boise State | Peter Grill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young is denied on a layup by Peter Grill | 17-11 |
| 11:43 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - Peter Grill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Boise State | Robert Alligood picks off the pass by Peter Grill | 17-11 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft is fouled on the floor by Jessie Brooks - foul #2 on Jessie Brooks, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Bailey (SG), Malcolm Downey (SF), Robert Malone (C) Gregory Banks, Mark Johnson, Jessie Brooks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Kevin Bancroft, Anthony Carlson, Gary Young | |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 17-11 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 17-11 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 10:53 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Bailey | 17-11 |
| 10:46 | Boise State | Robert Malone clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski is hacked by Malcolm Downey - foul #1 on Malcolm Downey, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (PF) Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar misses long on a floater in the lane | 17-11 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Anthony Carlson, Gary Young | |
| 09:50 | Boise State | John Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Alligood | 17-11 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Alligood | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | Boise State | Michael Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (PG), Mark Johnson (PF) Michael Thompson, Malcolm Downey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (C) Mudada Abdulla, Jack Weisser, Michael Dittmar | |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is fouled on the floor by David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Banks (SF) John Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:59 | Boise State | Peter Grill makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Burgess and he's hacked by Gary Young - foul #1 on Gary Young, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Kevin Bancroft, Anthony Carlson, Robert Alligood | |
| 08:59 | Boise State | Peter Grill misses the free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:59 | Boise State | Mark Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:45 | Boise State | 3 seconds is called on Gregory Banks | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Thompson (PG) Peter Grill | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 08:24 | Boise State | Mark Johnson grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:19 | Boise State | Michael Dittmar is called for the reach on Gregory Banks - foul #1 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Kevin Bancroft, Anthony Carlson, Michael Dittmar | |
| 08:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:19 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Bailey (SG), Peter Grill (PF) David Burgess, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:36 | Boise State | John Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Thompson | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Grill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Malone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young drills a floater in the lane set up by Mudada Abdulla and he's hacked by Robert Malone - foul #1 on Robert Malone, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Boise State | Malcolm Downey (SF) Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Boise State | Malcolm Downey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Gary Young | |
| 06:31 | Boise State | Peter Grill misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Robert Alligood, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Burgess (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 06:31 | Boise State | Peter Grill misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:31 | Boise State | Peter Grill misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Dittmar | 24-21 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar's pass is intercepted by Robert Malone | 24-21 |
| 05:47 | Boise State | Anthony Carlson takes the ball from Malcolm Downey | 24-21 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Mudada Abdulla | 24-23 |
| 05:02 | Boise State | Peter Grill is whistled for a carry | 24-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Thompson (PG), Gregory Banks (SF) John Bailey, Malcolm Downey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Mudada Abdulla, Anthony Carlson, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 24-23 |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Robert Malone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft is called for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro | |
| 03:53 | Boise State | Michael Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Malcolm Downey (SG), Mark Johnson (PF), Ryan Thompson (C) David Burgess, Peter Grill, Robert Malone | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Kevin Bancroft, Jack Weisser, Gary Young | |
| 03:30 | Boise State | Gregory Banks buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Downey (fresh) SF - Gregory Banks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:20 | Boise State | Michael Thompson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Downey | 29-26 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 29-26 |
| 03:11 | Boise State | Gregory Banks lays it up and in set up by Michael Thompson | 31-26 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 02:56 | Boise State | Mark Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 02:50 | Boise State | Malcolm Downey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 02:37 | Boise State | Ryan Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:33 | Boise State | Michael Dittmar is called for the reach on Gregory Banks - foul #2 on Michael Dittmar, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Bailey (SG) Malcolm Downey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Gary Young (C) Anthony Carlson, Michael Dittmar | |
| 02:33 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:33 | Boise State | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 36-26 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal is whistled for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | Boise State | Malcolm Downey (SF) Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood | |
| 01:24 | Boise State | Malcolm Downey clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 01:23 | Boise State | Mark Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | John Bailey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-26 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mudada Abdulla | 36-28 |
| 00:41 | Boise State | Michael Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Young | 36-28 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Fyodor Kowalski | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | Boise State | Michael Thompson's pass is intercepted by Gary Young | 36-30 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Stanley (PG), David Burgess (SG), Gregory Banks (SF), Peter Grill (PF), Jessie Brooks (C) Michael Thompson, John Bailey, Malcolm Downey, Mark Johnson, Ryan Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Gregory Banks clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-30 |