| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Bowie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wayne (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jon Swafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wendell Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Bowie | 43-41 |
| 19:26 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Patel | 46-41 |
| 19:12 | Austin Peay | Robert Lawhorn is called for the reach on Byron Burgess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Lawhorn, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SF), John Golden (C) David Bowie, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SF), Edmond Oxley (PF), Mark Schreier (C) John Wayne, Jon Swafford, Wendell Gregory | |
| 19:03 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Shannon | 46-44 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is fouled on the floor by Edmond Oxley - foul #2 on Edmond Oxley, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson (C) John Carr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (SG), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Byron Burgess, Raymond Shannon | |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Edmond Oxley is called for the reach on Richard Jeffrey - foul #3 on Edmond Oxley, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SG) Robert Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Woods (SF) Edmond Oxley | |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is hacked by Mark Schreier - foul #3 on Mark Schreier, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Tomas McClee (PF) Mark Schreier | |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by John Golden is denied by Tomas McClee | 46-44 |
| 18:11 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 18:06 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Salvatore Moran | 46-44 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Jeffrey | 48-44 |
| 17:23 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn (PG), John Carr (PF), Charles Patel (C) Salvatore Moran, John Golden, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Brent Williams, Jeffrey Wear, William Woods, Tomas McClee, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Patel is denied by Wendell Gregory | 48-44 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Patel | 48-44 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Patel is denied by Jon Swafford | 48-44 |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Jon Swafford | 48-44 |
| 16:48 | Austin Peay | Robert Lawhorn is called for the reach on Byron Burgess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Robert Lawhorn steps in front of the Jon Swafford pass | 48-44 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Shannon - foul #2 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez (PF) John Carr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Swafford steals the ball from David Bowie | 48-44 |
| 16:15 | Austin Peay | John Wayne is fouled in the backcourt by David Bowie - foul #2 on David Bowie, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 15:58 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Byron Burgess | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Lawhorn (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Jeffrey (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Bowie (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wayne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jon Swafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wendell Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 15:33 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Shannon and he's hacked by Charles Patel - foul #2 on Charles Patel, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF) Robert Lawhorn, Richard Jeffrey, David Bowie, Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley (SF), Mark Schreier (C) John Wayne, Wendell Gregory | |
| 15:33 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 15:07 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 15:00 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by George Cogar - foul #4 on George Cogar, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SF) George Cogar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (PG), John Wayne (SF) Byron Burgess, Jon Swafford | |
| 15:00 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:00 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 14:31 | Austin Peay | John Wayne's pass is intercepted by Salvatore Moran in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon is called for the reach on Paul Olguin - foul #3 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), John Golden (C) Salvatore Moran, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (PG), William Woods (SG), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Jeffrey Wear, Raymond Shannon, Mark Schreier | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey's fadeaway is rejected by Edmond Oxley | 52-50 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey's layup is rejected by Edmond Oxley | 52-50 |
| 13:39 | Austin Peay | John Wayne pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:37 | Austin Peay | William Woods's pass is intercepted by Brandon Wakefield in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield tips it home | 54-50 |
| 13:09 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams's fadeaway is rejected by John Golden | 54-50 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Richard Jeffrey - foul #1 on Richard Jeffrey, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, John Carr, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Jeffrey Wear (SG), Tomas McClee (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Brent Williams, William Woods, Edmond Oxley, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 12:51 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Wear | 54-52 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bowie | 56-52 |
| 12:22 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess is whistled for a carry | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Pablo Nunez, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SF), Mark Schreier (PF) John Wayne, Tomas McClee | |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Wendell Gregory is called for the reach on John Carr - foul #3 on Wendell Gregory, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson (C) David Bowie | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), Jon Swafford (PF) Jeffrey Wear, Wendell Gregory | |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Wakefield | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Olguin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Salvatore Moran (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carr (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brent Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jon Swafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Schreier (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | Salvatore Moran steals it from Byron Burgess in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Brent Williams is called for the reach on Paul Olguin - foul #2 on Brent Williams, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), Charles Patel (C) Salvatore Moran, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley (SF), Wendell Gregory (C) Brent Williams, Mark Schreier | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:10 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory misses the easy layup | 60-52 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn (PG), Pablo Nunez (PF), John Golden (C) Brandon Wakefield, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (PG), William Woods (SF), Tomas McClee (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Byron Burgess, Edmond Oxley, Jon Swafford, Wendell Gregory | |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn loses the dribble to Raymond Shannon in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 11:06 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wear | 60-54 |
| 10:42 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Wear | 60-56 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by John Golden is blocked by Christopher Hibbitts | 60-56 |
| 10:25 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Tomas McClee | 60-56 |
| 10:22 | Austin Peay | Richard Jeffrey takes the ball from Jeffrey Wear in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 10:13 | Austin Peay | Tomas McClee grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 10:05 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Shannon and the foul's on John Golden - foul #1 on John Golden, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), David Bowie (SF), John Carr (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Paul Olguin, Richard Jeffrey, Pablo Nunez, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Brent Williams (SG), John Wayne (SF), Mark Schreier (PF) Jeffrey Wear, Raymond Shannon, William Woods, Tomas McClee | |
| 10:05 | Austin Peay | Christopher Hibbitts makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Schreier - foul #4 on Mark Schreier, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Mark Schreier, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:53 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 09:34 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford misses long on a shot in the lane | 60-59 |
| 09:32 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Gregory | 60-59 |
| 09:20 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Williams | 60-61 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Carr | 63-61 |
| 08:38 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams is hacked by Robert Lawhorn - foul #3 on Robert Lawhorn, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Salvatore Moran (SF), John Golden (PF), Charles Patel (C) Robert Lawhorn, David Bowie, John Carr, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (SG), Edmond Oxley (SF) Byron Burgess, John Wayne | |
| 08:38 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:38 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 08:32 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 08:30 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 08:20 | Austin Peay | The jumper by Jon Swafford is denied by John Golden | 63-61 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 08:12 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford's floater is tipped away by Charles Patel | 63-61 |
| 08:00 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Wear | 63-61 |
| 07:43 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley is hacked by Brandon Wakefield - foul #4 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF) Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Woods (PG), Raymond Shannon (SG), Mark Schreier (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Brent Williams, Jeffrey Wear, Jon Swafford, Wendell Gregory | |
| 07:43 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:43 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Olguin (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Cogar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Carr (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - William Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Shannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edmond Oxley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schreier (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Hibbitts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 07:33 | Austin Peay | Edmond Oxley is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Edmond Oxley - foul #4 on Edmond Oxley, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), Pablo Nunez (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Brandon Wakefield, Paul Olguin, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), John Wayne (SF), Jon Swafford (PF) William Woods, Edmond Oxley, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:33 | Austin Peay | George Cogar is called for the reach on John Wayne - foul #5 on George Cogar, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF) George Cogar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (PG), Wendell Gregory (C) Byron Burgess, Jon Swafford | |
| 06:33 | Austin Peay | John Wayne misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:33 | Austin Peay | John Wayne makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the shot from close range | 66-64 |
| 06:01 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 06:00 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), John Carr (PF), John Golden (C) Robert Lawhorn, David Bowie, Pablo Nunez, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Edmond Oxley (SF), Tomas McClee (PF) Jeffrey Wear, John Wayne, Mark Schreier | |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Golden - foul #2 on John Golden, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Wakefield | 68-67 |
| 05:07 | Austin Peay | John Golden blocks the short jumper by Edmond Oxley | 68-67 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 04:54 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Wakefield - foul #5 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn (PG), David Bowie (SF), Charles Patel (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Jeffrey, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear (SG), William Woods (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Raymond Shannon, Edmond Oxley, Tomas McClee, Wendell Gregory | |
| 04:54 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:54 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin is hacked by Byron Burgess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Burgess, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SG) Byron Burgess | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:34 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jon Swafford | 73-71 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Wear picks off the pass by Paul Olguin in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 04:17 | Austin Peay | William Woods banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Brent Williams | 73-73 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie double dribbles | 73-73 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Paul Olguin, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Mark Schreier (PF) Brent Williams, Jon Swafford | |
| 03:55 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Bowie | 75-73 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Lawhorn (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jeffrey (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Bowie (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wear (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Schreier (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Hibbitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Wear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SF) David Bowie | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF), Jon Swafford (PF) Jeffrey Wear, William Woods, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Golden (PF) Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 03:06 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 03:05 | Austin Peay | John Wayne tips it but misses | 75-73 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn is fouled on the floor by Raymond Shannon - foul #4 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Charles Patel (C) Richard Jeffrey, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (PG), Edmond Oxley (C) Byron Burgess, Jon Swafford | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:54 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams loses the dribble to Robert Lawhorn in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 79-73 |
| 02:28 | Austin Peay | The jumper by Brent Williams is denied by Charles Patel | 79-73 |
| 02:26 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier grabs the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 02:07 | Austin Peay | The pull-up jumper by John Wayne is blocked by Charles Patel | 79-73 |
| 02:06 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier hits the follow up shot | 79-75 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), David Bowie (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF) Robert Lawhorn, Salvatore Moran, John Golden | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Jeffrey Wear (SG), William Woods (SF), Tomas McClee (PF), Christopher Hibbitts (C) Brent Williams, Raymond Shannon, John Wayne, Mark Schreier, Edmond Oxley | |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 79-75 |
| 01:48 | Austin Peay | William Woods gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:33 | Austin Peay | William Woods comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 79-75 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Pablo Nunez | 79-75 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (PF) Pablo Nunez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon (SG), John Wayne (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Wendell Gregory (C) Jeffrey Wear, William Woods, Tomas McClee, Christopher Hibbitts | |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon steals the ball from Richard Jeffrey | 79-75 |
| 01:18 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon is fouled in the backcourt by David Bowie - foul #3 on David Bowie, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 01:18 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:18 | Austin Peay | Raymond Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the offensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Wendell Gregory steals it from Paul Olguin | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Byron Burgess | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon steps in front of the David Bowie pass in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 00:44 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess misses the easy layup | 79-77 |
| 00:42 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory tips it but misses | 79-77 |
| 00:40 | Austin Peay | John Wayne snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 00:40 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory misses the shot from the free throw line | 79-77 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Shannon is called for the reach on John Carr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Shannon, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brent Williams (SG) Raymond Shannon | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-77 |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford gets the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:17 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Wayne | 81-80 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie is hacked by Byron Burgess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Byron Burgess, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:15 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Brent Williams | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Olguin - foul #4 on Paul Olguin, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:13 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr is hacked by Byron Burgess in the backcourt - foul #3 on Byron Burgess, team foul #14 | 82-81 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:11 | Austin Peay | Wendell Gregory gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:07 | Austin Peay | Brent Williams is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jon Swafford | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 82-83 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie gets the offensive rebound | 82-83 |