| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Javier Meza (fresh) SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) SF - Michael Washer (fresh) PF - Tom Wakefield (fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Javier Meza and he's hacked by Tom Wakefield - foul #1 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Hassell | 3-5 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is hacked by Calvin Hassell - foul #1 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Wakefield | 3-8 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the fadeaway in the paint | 3-8 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Wakefield | 3-8 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora is called for 5 seconds | 3-8 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Seal | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ricardo Zamora | 5-10 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Wakefield steps in front of the Javier Meza pass | 5-10 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer lays it up and in and the foul's on Anthony Carlson - foul #1 on Anthony Carlson, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| 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 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Paul Millis (PF), Micheal Wiggs (C) Ricardo Zamora, Tom Wakefield, Michael Coppedge | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young tips it in | 7-13 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer clanks a runner from the baseline | 7-13 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Bancroft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Gary Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Fierro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) SG - Calvin Hassell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Washer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Millis (fresh) C - Micheal Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Millis | 10-15 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bancroft - foul #1 on Kevin Bancroft, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Robert McGrath (SF), Tom Wakefield (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Carl Swink, Calvin Hassell, Michael Washer, Micheal Wiggs | |
| 15:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert McGrath | 10-18 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits a 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora is whistled for traveling | 13-18 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mudada Abdulla | 15-18 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Robert Alligood, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG) Paul Millis | |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young connects on the shot near the basket | 17-20 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 17-20 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Carlson takes the ball from Calvin Hassell | 19-20 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson hits the finger roll | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGrath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Wakefield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Coppedge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Carlson - foul #2 on Anthony Carlson, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Donald Seal, Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Paul Millis (SG), Michael Washer (SF), Micheal Wiggs (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Robert McGrath, Michael Coppedge | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Bancroft and he's hacked by Micheal Wiggs - foul #1 on Micheal Wiggs, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Kevin Bancroft, Jack Weisser | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia (SG) Tom Wakefield | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-21 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mudada Abdulla | 26-21 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Swink | 26-24 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood is fouled on the floor by Micheal Wiggs - foul #2 on Micheal Wiggs, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Jack Weisser (SF) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG), Thomas Harnish (C) David Munguia, Micheal Wiggs | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Swink is called for the reach on Donald Seal - foul #1 on Carl Swink, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Javier Meza | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 29-24 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Alligood steals the ball from Michael Washer | 29-24 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft grabs the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young blows the layup | 29-24 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jack Weisser - foul #1 on Jack Weisser, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Javier Meza (SG) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Tom Wakefield (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Carl Swink, Paul Millis, Thomas Harnish | |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (C) Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (SF) Michael Washer | |
| 07:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Javier Meza is called for the reach on Calvin Hassell - foul #1 on Javier Meza, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Weisser (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Young (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Wakefield (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Javier Meza | 31-26 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Calvin Hassell - foul #2 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (SG) Calvin Hassell | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Wakefield | 31-26 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tom Wakefield | 31-29 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG), Jack Weisser (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Javier Meza, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (SG), Michael Washer (SF) Robert McGrath, Tom Wakefield | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Coppedge | 31-32 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF) Kevin Bancroft, Jack Weisser | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia (SG), Tom Wakefield (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) Ricardo Zamora, Paul Millis, Michael Coppedge | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Alligood swats the shot by Michael Washer | 31-32 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tom Wakefield - foul #2 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Jack Weisser (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (PF) Tom Wakefield | |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-32 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Weisser (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Munguia (fresh) SF - Michael Washer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Millis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Harnish (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis lays it in on a great pass from Carl Swink and the foul's on Robert Alligood - foul #2 on Robert Alligood, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Gary Young (PF), Brandon Fierro (C) Donald Seal, Jack Weisser, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Calvin Hassell (SG), Tom Wakefield (PF), Michael Coppedge (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Michael Washer, Thomas Harnish | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Calvin Hassell is called for the reach on Anthony Carlson - foul #3 on Calvin Hassell, team foul #8 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (SF) Calvin Hassell | |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro snags the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza is hacked by Paul Millis - foul #1 on Paul Millis, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood (PF) Brandon Fierro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Alligood blocks the short jumper by Robert McGrath | 34-38 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McGrath | 34-38 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses badly on a floater in the paint | 34-38 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora tips it home | 34-40 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal makes the shot in the paint | 36-40 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood hits a floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Seal - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #8 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Javier Meza, Robert Alligood | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), David Munguia (SG), Michael Washer (SF), Micheal Wiggs (C) Ricardo Zamora, Robert McGrath, Tom Wakefield, Michael Coppedge | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Washer - foul #1 on Michael Washer, team foul #10 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield (PF) Paul Millis | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |