| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) PF - James Edwards (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fresh) SG - Raymond Shannon (fresh) SF - John Wayne (fresh) PF - Jon Swafford (fresh) C - Wendell Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon hits a floater from close range set up by Ray Carpenter | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Swafford swats the short shot by Charles Patel | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Austin Peay | The short jumper by Wendell Gregory is denied by Charles Patel | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Olguin | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Shannon | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clyde Brisson | 6-5 |
| 18:07 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 18:06 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:51 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ray Carpenter | 6-7 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is intercepted by Raymond Shannon in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 17:46 | Austin Peay | John Wayne can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 17:45 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:31 | Austin Peay | Clyde Brisson is called for the reach on John Wayne - foul #1 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), George Cogar (SG), Richard Jeffrey (SF), John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Richard Horton (SG), Brent Williams (SF), Mark Schreier (PF), Edmond Oxley (C) Ray Carpenter, Raymond Shannon, John Wayne, Jon Swafford, Wendell Gregory | |
| 17:25 | Austin Peay | John Carr takes the ball from Richard Horton | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton is hacked by George Cogar - foul #1 on George Cogar, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 16:37 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brandon Wakefield | 10-9 |
| 16:29 | Austin Peay | Brandon Wakefield picks off the pass by Byron Burgess in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) Brandon Wakefield, George Cogar, Richard Jeffrey, John Carr, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Raymond Shannon (SG), William Woods (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Byron Burgess, Richard Horton, Brent Williams, Mark Schreier, Edmond Oxley | |
| 15:55 | Austin Peay | Paul Olguin steals it from William Woods | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Olguin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) C - John Golden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Woods (fresh) PF - Jon Swafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hibbitts (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Olguin | 12-9 |
| 15:23 | Austin Peay | John Golden takes the ball from Ray Carpenter | 12-9 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ray Carpenter - foul #1 on Ray Carpenter, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Wayne (SF), Mark Schreier (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) William Woods, Jon Swafford, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 15:01 | Austin Peay | Matthew Reed is called for the reach on Ray Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Reed, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG) Paul Olguin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Horton (SG) Raymond Shannon | |
| 14:45 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wakefield - foul #1 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), John Carr (SF) Matthew Reed, Clyde Brisson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (SG) John Wayne | |
| 14:25 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 14:24 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory tips it back up and in | 14-11 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards's pass is intercepted by Richard Horton | 14-11 |
| 14:12 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter is hacked by Charles Patel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Patel, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG) Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), Brent Williams (SF), Edmond Oxley (PF) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, Mark Schreier | |
| 13:52 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 14-11 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Williams is called for the reach on Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Williams, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), George Cogar (SF), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, John Carr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Wayne (SF) Byron Burgess | |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon steps in front of the Matthew Reed pass | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams lays it up and in set up by Raymond Shannon | 14-13 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 13:20 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:01 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Brent Williams | 14-15 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin lays it in on a great pass from George Cogar and he's hacked by John Wayne - foul #1 on John Wayne, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), John Golden (C) Matthew Reed, George Cogar, James Edwards, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Richard Horton (SG), William Woods (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Brent Williams, Raymond Shannon, John Wayne, Edmond Oxley, Wendell Gregory | |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:24 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Salvatore Moran | 17-15 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SF) Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 12:11 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Golden | 17-15 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 12:04 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Christopher Hibbitts | 17-15 |
| 11:41 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 11:39 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford tips it in | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Jeffrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvatore Moran (fairly fresh) C - John Golden (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Horton (fairly fresh) SF - William Woods (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Swafford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hibbitts (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey clanks a shot near the basket | 17-17 |
| 11:20 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:00 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts lays it in set up by Jon Swafford | 17-19 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran tips it home | 19-19 |
| 10:37 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter is hacked by Matthew Reed - foul #2 on Matthew Reed, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Carr (C) Matthew Reed, Richard Jeffrey, Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF), Mark Schreier (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, William Woods, Jon Swafford, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 10:28 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Wayne | 19-21 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 10:03 | Austin Peay | Paul Olguin steals the ball from Wendell Gregory | 22-21 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin banks in the layup | 24-21 |
| 09:42 | Austin Peay | John Wayne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin is fouled on the floor by Raymond Shannon - foul #1 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, Pablo Nunez, John Carr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (PG), Edmond Oxley (PF) Raymond Shannon, Wendell Gregory | |
| 09:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards's floater is tipped away by Edmond Oxley | 24-21 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel tips it home | 26-21 |
| 09:07 | Austin Peay | John Wayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-21 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-21 |
| 08:59 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:45 | Austin Peay | John Wayne is whistled for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG) George Cogar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Jon Swafford (PF) Brent Williams, Edmond Oxley | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 29-21 |
| 08:11 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Carpenter | 29-23 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Swafford - foul #1 on Jon Swafford, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), John Carr (C) Paul Olguin, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), Richard Horton (SF), Wendell Gregory (C) Byron Burgess, John Wayne, Mark Schreier | |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 07:48 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SG) Clyde Brisson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley (PF) Jon Swafford | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey's pass is intercepted by Ray Carpenter in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 07:45 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon hits the finger roll set up by Ray Carpenter | 31-25 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by George Cogar | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cogar (fresh) SF - Richard Jeffrey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - James Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Horton (fairly fresh) PF - Edmond Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wendell Gregory (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon's pass is intercepted by Richard Jeffrey in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the easy layup | 33-25 |
| 07:27 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 07:16 | Austin Peay | Richard Jeffrey takes the ball from Edmond Oxley | 33-25 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Jeffrey | 35-25 |
| 07:11 | Austin Peay | Brandon Wakefield is called for the reach on Raymond Shannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford (PF) Edmond Oxley | |
| 07:11 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from George Cogar | 37-25 |
| 06:52 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) George Cogar, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (PG), William Woods (SF), Christopher Hibbitts (PF), Mark Schreier (C) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, Jon Swafford, Wendell Gregory | |
| 06:42 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is fouled on the floor by Raymond Shannon - foul #2 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (PF) Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Byron Burgess (SG) Raymond Shannon, William Woods | |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin loses the dribble to Brent Williams | 37-25 |
| 05:52 | Austin Peay | Clyde Brisson is called for the reach on Brent Williams - foul #2 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #8 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG), John Carr (SF), James Edwards (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, Clyde Brisson, Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford (PF), Edmond Oxley (C) Christopher Hibbitts, Mark Schreier | |
| 05:52 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Byron Burgess steps in front of the Paul Olguin pass in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 05:47 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess banks in the layup | 37-27 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Olguin | 40-27 |
| 05:23 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter travels in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Pablo Nunez (PF) Paul Olguin, James Edwards | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Horton (PG), John Wayne (SF) Ray Carpenter, Brent Williams | |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Wayne - foul #2 on John Wayne, team foul #7 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Wendell Gregory (C) John Wayne, Jon Swafford | |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:18 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 05:16 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton is hacked by John Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #9 | 40-27 |
| 05:16 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:16 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Edmond Oxley - foul #1 on Edmond Oxley, team foul #8 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Woods (SF) Ray Carpenter | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 04:44 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Patel - foul #2 on Charles Patel, team foul #10 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), James Edwards (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) George Cogar, Pablo Nunez, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford (PF) Edmond Oxley | |
| 04:44 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 04:44 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 04:25 | Austin Peay | William Woods gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | James Edwards is called for the reach on Richard Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #11 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Mark Schreier (C) William Woods, Wendell Gregory | |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Swafford takes the ball from Richard Jeffrey in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 04:14 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Byron Burgess | 43-33 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carpenter is called for the reach on Richard Jeffrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Carpenter, team foul #9 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (PG) Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SF), Christopher Hibbitts (PF) Ray Carpenter, Jon Swafford | |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 04:08 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton is hacked by Paul Olguin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Olguin, team foul #12 | 45-33 |
| 04:08 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 04:08 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Horton - foul #1 on Richard Horton, team foul #10 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Brandon Wakefield (SG), John Golden (C) George Cogar, Paul Olguin, John Carr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF) Byron Burgess, Brent Williams | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 04:00 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 03:58 | Austin Peay | Brandon Wakefield steals it from Richard Horton in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Horton - foul #2 on Richard Horton, team foul #11 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF) Richard Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG) Richard Horton | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 03:50 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | John Wayne is hacked by Clyde Brisson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Brisson, team foul #13 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF) Clyde Brisson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley (C) Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | John Wayne misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 03:47 | Austin Peay | John Wayne misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 47-35 |
| 03:25 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Carr (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Edwards (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Golden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wayne (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Schreier (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmond Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed is hacked by Ray Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Carpenter, team foul #12 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), Salvatore Moran (PF), Charles Patel (C) John Carr, James Edwards, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Horton (PG), Jon Swafford (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Ray Carpenter, Mark Schreier, Edmond Oxley | |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 02:36 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Matthew Reed | 51-37 |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Wakefield - foul #3 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #14 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), George Cogar (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (SG), William Woods (SF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Raymond Shannon, John Wayne, Wendell Gregory | |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Byron Burgess - foul #1 on Byron Burgess, team foul #13 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SG) Richard Horton | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 01:54 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 01:35 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Brent Williams | 52-39 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Swafford | 52-39 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Woods blocks the jumper by Paul Olguin | 52-39 |
| 01:16 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Brent Williams | 52-39 |
| 01:12 | Austin Peay | Paul Olguin is called for the reach on Brent Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Olguin, team foul #15 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (SF), James Edwards (PF) Paul Olguin, Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF), Edmond Oxley (PF), Mark Schreier (C) Byron Burgess, William Woods, Jon Swafford, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 01:12 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:12 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon steps in front of the Charles Patel pass | 52-41 |
| 00:41 | Austin Peay | George Cogar steals the ball from Mark Schreier | 52-41 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar lays it up and in | 54-41 |
| 00:24 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 00:22 | Austin Peay | John Wayne grabs the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 00:02 | Austin Peay | John Wayne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-41 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | The clock runs out | 54-41 |