| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jackie Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carroll Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mario Archer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lukas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mario Archer - foul #3 on Mario Archer, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Stickel (PF) Mario Archer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey misses the fadeaway from the right block | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke's floater is tipped away by Mathew Waggoner | 31-30 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Simmons | 33-32 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 33-32 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Michigan | Carroll Brown steals the ball from Mathew Waggoner | 33-32 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Barnett (PG) Jeffrey Simmons | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina State | Mathew Waggoner denies the turnaround by Carroll Brown | 33-34 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ellis Brito (PG), Vincent Greer (SG), Anthony Mingo (C) Jackie Clarke, Greg Hickey, Lee Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), Steven Galloway (SG), Jamie Dowdy (SF), Randall Roberts (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Richard Barnett, William Lukas, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Simmons steps in front of the Vincent Greer pass | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | Steven Galloway lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Simmons | 33-36 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Simmons steps in front of the Ellis Brito pass | 33-36 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons banks in the layup | 33-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ellis Brito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Greer (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Carroll Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Stickel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Mingo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) PF - Randall Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Simmons is called for the reach on Carroll Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simmons, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke (PG), Mario Archer (PF) Carroll Brown, James Stickel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG) Jeffrey Simmons | |
| 15:17 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Randall Roberts - foul #1 on Randall Roberts, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Steven Galloway, Jimmy Conn | |
| 15:17 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jamie Dowdy | 34-38 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Holbrook | 34-40 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey (SG), Carroll Brown (SF), Lee Adams (C) Vincent Greer, Ellis Brito, Anthony Mingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones knocks in the jumper in the lane | 34-42 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina State | William Lukas is called for the reach on Greg Hickey - foul #2 on William Lukas, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Holbrook | 34-45 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Lukas - foul #3 on William Lukas, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SF), Randall Roberts (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey tips it home | 38-45 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses the tip | 38-45 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 38-45 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Lee Adams | 38-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jackie Clarke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hickey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carroll Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Archer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Lukas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Randall Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer is called for 5 seconds | 38-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ellis Brito (PG), Vincent Greer (SG), James Stickel (SF), Anthony Mingo (PF), Mack Collier (C) Jackie Clarke, Greg Hickey, Carroll Brown, Mario Archer, Lee Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Benjamin Schulze, William Lukas, Mathew Waggoner | |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mack Collier - foul #1 on Mack Collier, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Ellis Brito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jamie Dowdy | 38-45 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-45 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Vincent Greer | 38-45 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Simmons picks off the pass by James Stickel | 38-45 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Mingo denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Simmons | 38-45 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina State | James Stickel grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Mack Collier drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Greer and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke (PG), Greg Hickey (SG), Carroll Brown (SF), Mario Archer (PF) Ellis Brito, Vincent Greer, James Stickel, Anthony Mingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), William Lukas (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Jeffrey Simmons, Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Mack Collier makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is fouled on the floor by Mack Collier - foul #2 on Mack Collier, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Adams (C) Mack Collier | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze | 41-47 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer double dribbles | 41-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), Jimmy Conn (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 08:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Carroll Brown - foul #2 on Carroll Brown, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey lays it in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jackie Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hickey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carroll Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lukas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze | 43-49 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carroll Brown | 46-49 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jackie Clarke | 48-49 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina State | Mathew Waggoner takes the ball from Carroll Brown | 48-49 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) William Lukas, Robert Wilson, Jimmy Conn | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses the 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by James Holbrook - foul #3 on James Holbrook, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer (SG), James Stickel (PF) Greg Hickey, Mario Archer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts (PF) Mathew Waggoner | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Adams - foul #2 on Lee Adams, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Mingo (C) Lee Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones's floater is knocked away by James Stickel | 50-51 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey (SG) Vincent Greer | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Simmons (PG), William Lukas (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Benjamin Schulze, Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| 03:41 | South Carolina State | James Stickel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jackie Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Hickey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carroll Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stickel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Mingo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Lukas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is fouled on the floor by Jackie Clarke - foul #3 on Jackie Clarke, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mario Archer (PF), Lee Adams (C) Jackie Clarke, Anthony Mingo | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Carroll Brown steals it from William Lukas | 50-51 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-51 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams drills a 3 from straight away | 53-54 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Stickel | 53-54 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Mario Archer makes the driving attempt in the lane | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas is hacked by Mario Archer - foul #4 on Mario Archer, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jackie Clarke (PG) James Stickel | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG) Jeffrey Simmons | |
| 01:22 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | Lee Adams gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Lukas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Lee Adams blocks the short jumper by Michael Jones | 55-54 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Carroll Brown snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey is hacked by Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Greg Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer (SF) Carroll Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer is hacked by Benjamin Schulze in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Vincent Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 59-54 |