| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nathaniel Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Steigerwald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Senter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Tebo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Blakley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Senter inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Thiel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-29 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Joe Tebo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald loses the ball out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown is hacked by Victor Senter - foul #2 on Victor Senter, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Steigerwald - foul #1 on Kenneth Steigerwald, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Steigerwald is called for the reach on Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Kenneth Steigerwald, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Gary Tate (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson (SG), Robert Melendy (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) Kenneth Steigerwald, Joe Tebo, Dale Blakley | |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 42-29 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Wilson travels with the ball | 42-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Sanders (PG), Tommy Lynn (SF) Nathaniel Thiel, Victor Senter | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Terry Radel | 44-29 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Kirwin picks off the pass by Marvin Wilson in the backcourt | 44-29 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 47-29 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tommy Lynn | 47-32 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the runner near the basket | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Lynn (fresh) PF - Robert Melendy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-32 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is fouled on the floor by James Sanders - foul #1 on James Sanders, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Terry Radel, Gary Tate, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Thiel (PG), Kenneth Steigerwald (SG), Victor Senter (SF), Joe Tebo (PF), Dale Blakley (C) James Sanders, Joshua Robinson, Tommy Lynn, Robert Melendy, Marvin Wilson | |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-32 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin travels with the ball | 49-32 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Senter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Thiel - foul #3 on Nathaniel Thiel, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate (SG) Charles Kirwin | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel Thiel is called for the reach on Rodney Willis - foul #4 on Nathaniel Thiel, team foul #6 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Donald Pond (C) Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Sanders (PG), Joshua Robinson (SG) Nathaniel Thiel, Kenneth Steigerwald | |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Senter is called for the reach on Rodney Willis - foul #3 on Victor Senter, team foul #7 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG) Gary Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy (PF), Tommy Lynn (C) Joe Tebo, Dale Blakley | |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson travels in the backcourt | 51-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Rodney Willis | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the shot from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Sanders gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Reynolds | 54-32 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Senter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy tips it back up and in | 54-34 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-34 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Senter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Donald Pond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Senter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Melendy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Lynn (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Zaibel - foul #4 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #1 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Richard Reynolds, Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald (SG), Patrick Smith (SF), Joe Tebo (PF), Dale Blakley (C) James Sanders, Victor Senter, Robert Melendy, Tommy Lynn | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Tate and he's hacked by Dale Blakley - foul #1 on Dale Blakley, team foul #8 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Gary Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Parker (PG) Joshua Robinson | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses the free throw | 56-36 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Joe Tebo gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Kirwin steps in front of the William Parker pass | 56-36 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits the finger roll | 58-36 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald is hacked by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #2 | 58-36 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Parker | 58-39 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald loses the dribble to Robert White in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Kirwin | 60-39 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Kirwin steals it from William Parker in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the lay-in | 60-39 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dale Blakley | 60-39 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald is hacked by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Sanders (PG), Victor Senter (SF), Robert Melendy (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) William Parker, Patrick Smith, Joe Tebo, Dale Blakley | |
| 09:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate grabs the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Wilson | 60-42 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Tate | 60-42 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Sanders - foul #2 on James Sanders, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Parker (PG), Joshua Robinson (SG), Joe Tebo (PF), Dale Blakley (C) James Sanders, Kenneth Steigerwald, Robert Melendy, Marvin Wilson | |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Parker | 62-44 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Senter steals it from Tyrone Hughes | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Parker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Senter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Tebo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Blakley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley is whistled for traveling | 62-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate, Tyrone Hughes, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel Thiel (PG), Tommy Lynn (SF) William Parker, Victor Senter | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White can't finish the layup | 62-44 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tommy Lynn | 62-44 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommy Lynn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinson takes the ball from Rodney Willis | 62-44 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley scores on a floater in the paint | 62-46 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dale Blakley | 62-46 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommy Lynn drills a floater from the right side | 62-48 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 62-48 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Dale Blakley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Terry Radel takes the ball from Joe Tebo | 62-48 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Terry Radel, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald (SG), Victor Senter (SF), Robert Melendy (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) Joshua Robinson, Tommy Lynn, Joe Tebo, Dale Blakley | |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Melendy - foul #1 on Robert Melendy, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Wilson | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Brown steps in front of the Marvin Wilson pass | 63-48 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate lays it in set up by Carl Brown | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nathaniel Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Steigerwald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Senter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Melendy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Steigerwald misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Donald Pond (C) Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Parker (PG), James Sanders (SG), Patrick Smith (SF) Nathaniel Thiel, Kenneth Steigerwald, Victor Senter | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Reynolds | 65-48 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 65-48 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Nathaniel O'Connell steps in front of the William Parker pass in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy loses the dribble to Nathaniel O'Connell in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the lay-in | 65-48 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds tips it but misses | 65-48 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Wilson | 65-48 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF) Richard Reynolds, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson (SG), Tommy Lynn (C) William Parker, Marvin Wilson | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | James Sanders picks off the pass by Gary Tate | 65-48 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Melendy | 65-50 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Tate | 68-50 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommy Lynn can't connect on a jumper from close range | 68-50 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Tate | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Billy Carter (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Wilson (C) Patrick Smith | |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Melendy can't finish the layup | 70-50 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-50 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Tommy Lynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds runs out the clock | 70-50 |