| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Paul Jefferson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hung Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Jeffers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harlan Damico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 9 pts. C - Vernon Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Harry Perdue (PF), John Lawrence (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Steven Fox, Wendell Cunningham, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 19:07 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Billy Harrell picks off the pass by Eric Prior in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 18:53 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Harrell | 45-41 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 18:29 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:12 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers is hacked by Harry Perdue - foul #2 on Harry Perdue, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski (PG), Ronald Ester (SG), Robert Rowley (SF), Kurt Milner (PF), John Traylor (C) Paul Jefferson, Hung Huang, Billy Harrell, Dennis Jeffers, Harlan Damico | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Steven Fox (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Paul Baker, Richard Mayfield, Harry Perdue, John Lawrence | |
| 18:02 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski is hacked by Vernon Morrison - foul #2 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn (SF) Wendell Cunningham | |
| 17:53 | Lafayette | Robert Rowley misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Joseph Doolittle - foul #2 on Joseph Doolittle, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham (SF), Harry Perdue (PF) Maurice Schermerhorn, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 17:53 | Lafayette | Robert Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:53 | Lafayette | Robert Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Morrison | 47-41 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Fox and the foul's on John Traylor - foul #1 on John Traylor, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), Maurice Schermerhorn (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Steven Fox, Wendell Cunningham, Harry Perdue | |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:57 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester is fouled on the floor by Paul Baker - foul #2 on Paul Baker, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hung Huang (SG), Billy Harrell (SF), Dennis Jeffers (PF) Ronald Ester, Robert Rowley, John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Steven Fox (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Paul Baker, Maurice Schermerhorn | |
| 16:47 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Eric Prior - foul #1 on Eric Prior, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Maurice Schermerhorn (SF) Eric Prior, Richard Mayfield | |
| 16:47 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:47 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Schermerhorn | 49-47 |
| 16:05 | Lafayette | Vernon Morrison swats the layup by Dennis Jeffers | 49-47 |
| 16:04 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Alva Kempinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hung Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Harrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Jeffers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Milner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (fresh) PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 9 pts. C - Vernon Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison blows the dunk | 51-47 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 14:59 | Lafayette | Hung Huang connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alva Kempinski | 54-50 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle is hacked by Dennis Jeffers - foul #1 on Dennis Jeffers, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson (PG), Ronald Ester (SG), Robert Rowley (SF), John Traylor (PF), Harlan Damico (C) Alva Kempinski, Hung Huang, Billy Harrell, Dennis Jeffers, Kurt Milner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Paul Baker (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Harry Perdue (PF), John Lawrence (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Steven Fox, Maurice Schermerhorn, Joseph Doolittle, Vernon Morrison | |
| 14:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Perdue | 54-53 |
| 14:20 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester drills a shot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 14:09 | Lafayette | John Traylor clanks a floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Wendell Cunningham snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior's pass is intercepted by Paul Jefferson in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 14:03 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester lays it in on a great pass from Paul Jefferson | 58-53 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by Harlan Damico - foul #2 on Harlan Damico, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 13:38 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Harlan Damico | 60-56 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Rowley steals the ball from Paul Baker | 60-56 |
| 13:03 | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harlan Damico | 62-56 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 12:39 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to John Traylor | 62-56 |
| 12:28 | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 12:26 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 12:11 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski (PG), Hung Huang (SG), Billy Harrell (SF), Dennis Jeffers (PF) Paul Jefferson, Ronald Ester, Robert Rowley, John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Steven Fox (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Paul Baker, Wendell Cunningham, Harry Perdue, John Lawrence | |
| 12:11 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 12:11 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Alva Kempinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hung Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Jeffers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Harlan Damico (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Hung Huang clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Fox - foul #1 on Steven Fox, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Harry Perdue (PF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Joseph Doolittle | |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Hung Huang makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Hung Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-58 |
| 11:18 | Lafayette | Hung Huang grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 10:56 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico misses short on a shot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 10:54 | Lafayette | Hung Huang gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 10:35 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski is fouled on the floor by Eric Prior - foul #2 on Eric Prior, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Ester (PG), Eric Moore (SG), Kurt Milner (PF), John Traylor (C) Hung Huang, Billy Harrell, Dennis Jeffers, Harlan Damico | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (PG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Eric Prior, Steven Fox, Harry Perdue | |
| 10:35 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 10:35 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Moore is called for the reach on Joseph Doolittle - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Billy Harrell (SF) Alva Kempinski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG) Paul Baker | |
| 10:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the tip | 67-58 |
| 10:07 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell is whistled for traveling | 67-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (PG), Steven Fox (SG) Douglas Zakrajsek, Wendell Cunningham | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Moore - foul #2 on Eric Moore, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Mayfield | 67-61 |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Morrison - foul #3 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson (PG), Hung Huang (SG), Alva Kempinski (SF), Harlan Damico (C) Ronald Ester, Eric Moore, Billy Harrell, John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue (PF) Joseph Doolittle | |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 09:10 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 09:05 | Lafayette | Hung Huang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison misses long on a shot from the right block | 68-61 |
| 08:45 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 08:25 | Lafayette | Vernon Morrison steps in front of the Kurt Milner pass | 68-61 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 08:15 | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 08:08 | Lafayette | Richard Mayfield is called for the reach on Alva Kempinski - foul #2 on Richard Mayfield, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Johnson (PG), Ronald Ester (SG), Dennis Jeffers (PF), John Traylor (C) Paul Jefferson, Hung Huang, Kurt Milner, Harlan Damico | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Wendell Cunningham (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF), John Lawrence (C) Paul Baker, Richard Mayfield, Harry Perdue, Vernon Morrison | |
| 08:08 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:08 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek can't tip it in | 69-61 |
| 07:54 | Lafayette | John Traylor pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Ronald Ester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alva Kempinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jeffers (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Fox (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Doolittle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski banks in the layup | 71-61 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Moore (SG), Billy Harrell (SF), Robert Rowley (C) Robert Johnson, Alva Kempinski, John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Richard Mayfield (SG), Vernon Morrison (C) Douglas Zakrajsek, Steven Fox, John Lawrence | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Jeffers - foul #2 on Dennis Jeffers, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker (SG), John Lawrence (C) Richard Mayfield, Vernon Morrison | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 07:11 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 07:09 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers hits the follow up shot | 73-63 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Lawrence | 73-65 |
| 06:30 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Eric Prior | 73-67 |
| 05:51 | Lafayette | Ronald Ester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Doolittle | 73-67 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-67 |
| 05:42 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 05:28 | Lafayette | Eric Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-67 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eric Prior | 73-69 |
| 05:21 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson (PG), Hung Huang (SG), Alva Kempinski (SF), Kurt Milner (PF), John Traylor (C) Ronald Ester, Eric Moore, Billy Harrell, Dennis Jeffers, Robert Rowley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Steven Fox (SG), Richard Mayfield (SF), Harry Perdue (PF), Vernon Morrison (C) Eric Prior, Paul Baker, Wendell Cunningham, Joseph Doolittle, John Lawrence | |
| 04:58 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Mayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Alva Kempinski picks off the pass by Douglas Zakrajsek in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 04:34 | Lafayette | Kurt Milner lays it in | 75-69 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison connects on the open floater from close range on a great pass from Harry Perdue | 75-71 |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Mayfield - foul #3 on Richard Mayfield, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers (PF) John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn (SF), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Richard Mayfield, Harry Perdue | |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas Zakrajsek and he's hacked by Kurt Milner - foul #2 on Kurt Milner, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Johnson (PG), Ronald Ester (SG), Harlan Damico (C) Paul Jefferson, Hung Huang, Kurt Milner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry Perdue (PF) Joseph Doolittle | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Morrison makes the free throw | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Ronald Ester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alva Kempinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jeffers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Harlan Damico (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Douglas Zakrajsek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (fresh) PF - Harry Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Morrison (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Ester | 79-74 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-74 |
| 03:15 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Zakrajsek - foul #1 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #12 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Billy Harrell (SF) Alva Kempinski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG), Richard Mayfield (SG), Joseph Doolittle (PF) Douglas Zakrajsek, Steven Fox, Harry Perdue | |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Mayfield | 80-77 |
| 02:55 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson (PG), Hung Huang (SG) Robert Johnson, Ronald Ester | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek (PG), Steven Fox (SG), Wendell Cunningham (SF) Eric Prior, Richard Mayfield, Maurice Schermerhorn | |
| 02:46 | Lafayette | Hung Huang hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 82-77 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wendell Cunningham | 82-80 |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Jefferson | 84-80 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 02:04 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico jams it | 86-80 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Hung Huang picks off the pass by Douglas Zakrajsek in the backcourt | 86-80 |
| 01:26 | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-80 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Harlan Damico | 86-80 |
| 01:08 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico misses the lay-in | 86-80 |
| 01:06 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Harrell | 86-80 |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Zakrajsek - foul #2 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #13 | 86-80 |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | Billy Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | Vernon Morrison is called for the reach on Harlan Damico - foul #4 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #14 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski (SF) Billy Harrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico misses the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | Harlan Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Hung Huang picks off the pass by Steven Fox in the backcourt | 88-80 |
| 00:40 | Lafayette | Hung Huang lays it up and in | 90-80 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Jeffers - foul #3 on Dennis Jeffers, team foul #9 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Ester (SG), Robert Rowley (SF), Kurt Milner (PF), John Traylor (C) Paul Jefferson, Hung Huang, Dennis Jeffers, Harlan Damico | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle misses the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:32 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski is hacked by Douglas Zakrajsek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #15 | 90-81 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Jefferson (PG), Hung Huang (SG), Dennis Jeffers (PF), Harlan Damico (C) Ronald Ester, Robert Rowley, Kurt Milner, John Traylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:32 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:32 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Doolittle hits the finger roll | 92-83 |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Douglas Zakrajsek is called for the reach on Hung Huang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #16 | 92-83 |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Hung Huang misses the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Hung Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 93-83 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Zakrajsek hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Fox | 93-86 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski is hacked by Douglas Zakrajsek in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Zakrajsek, team foul #17 | 93-86 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior (PG) Douglas Zakrajsek | |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski misses the 1st free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Alva Kempinski misses the 2nd free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Hung Huang gets the offensive rebound | 93-86 |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Hung Huang is hacked by Vernon Morrison - foul #5 on Vernon Morrison, team foul #18 | 93-86 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (C) Vernon Morrison | |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Hung Huang makes the 1st free throw | 94-86 |
| 00:16 | Lafayette | Hung Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 95-86 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Doolittle | 95-86 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Fox | 95-89 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Prior - foul #3 on Eric Prior, team foul #19 | 95-89 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 96-89 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Dennis Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Prior can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 97-89 |