| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ratko Zalesky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Richard White inbounds the ball | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Jacksonville State | Tyrone Hughes blocks the short jumper by Jessie Quick | 49-28 |
| 19:42 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker hits the follow up shot | 49-30 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Carl Brown | 51-30 |
| 19:23 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky hits a floater from the free throw line | 51-32 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White hits a floater in the paint set up by Rodney Willis | 53-32 |
| 18:46 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-32 |
| 18:45 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker tips it but misses | 53-32 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick hits the follow up shot | 53-34 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis is hacked by Samuel Baker - foul #3 on Samuel Baker, team foul #1 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Rey (PF), John Waters (C) Jessie Quick, Samuel Baker | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Richard Reynolds is denied by James Rey | 53-34 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate tips it but misses | 53-34 |
| 17:51 | Jacksonville State | John Waters grabs the board | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Jacksonville State | John Waters can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Carter | 53-34 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-34 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate can't tip it in | 53-34 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | James Rey pulls down the rebound | 53-34 |
| 16:47 | Jacksonville State | John Waters comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-34 |
| 16:45 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky grabs the offensive board | 53-34 |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville State | Richard Reynolds takes the ball from John Waters | 53-34 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds drills a shot from close range set up by Roy Zaibel | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) C - Billy Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ratko Zalesky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - John Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:57 | Jacksonville State | Charles Kirwin steps in front of the James Rey pass in the backcourt | 55-34 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds banks in the layup set up by Charles Kirwin | 57-34 |
| 15:45 | Jacksonville State | Billy Carter blocks the jumper by Richard White | 57-34 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate comes up short on the shot near the basket | 57-34 |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 15:30 | Jacksonville State | Richard White is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 15:28 | Jacksonville State | William Weaver snags the offensive board | 57-34 |
| 15:17 | Jacksonville State | James Rey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 60-37 |
| 15:01 | Jacksonville State | Gary Tate is called for the reach on Ratko Zalesky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tate, team foul #1 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Terry Radel (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Charles Kirwin, Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF), Samuel Baker (C) Ratko Zalesky, William Weaver, Richard White, James Rey, John Waters | |
| 14:42 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jessie Quick - foul #3 on Jessie Quick, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 14:14 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 14:04 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales is called for 10 seconds | 61-40 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White hits a turnaround near the basket | 63-40 |
| 13:32 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-42 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White clanks a floater from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White tips it in | 65-42 |
| 12:45 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-42 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes grabs the board | 65-42 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 65-42 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the offensive board | 65-42 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Willis | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Francisco Morales (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Harris | 67-45 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is fouled on the floor by Mark Harris - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #3 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Gary Tate (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Terry Radel, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky (PG), Marvin Williams (SG), Richard White (SF), James Rey (PF), John Waters (C) Francisco Morales, Mark Harris, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, Samuel Baker | |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Carter | 69-45 |
| 10:57 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Carter - foul #1 on Billy Carter, team foul #2 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Weaver (SG) Marvin Williams | |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | James Rey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #3 | 69-45 |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | James Rey misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | James Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Carter | 72-46 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky blows the layup | 72-46 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Weaver - foul #1 on William Weaver, team foul #4 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Donald Pond (C) Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick (PF), Samuel Baker (C) James Rey, John Waters | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 09:31 | Jacksonville State | Richard White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-46 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds snags the defensive board | 74-46 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-46 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Richard White grabs the board | 74-46 |
| 08:59 | Jacksonville State | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on William Weaver - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #4 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales (SG), Marvin Williams (SF) William Weaver, Richard White | |
| 08:45 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ratko Zalesky | 74-49 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 08:25 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 74-49 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 07:49 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Pond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ratko Zalesky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Morales (fresh) SF - Marvin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Quick (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Baker (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Jacksonville State | Ratko Zalesky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-49 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 74-49 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jessie Quick swats the short shot by Tyrone Hughes | 74-49 |
| 07:06 | Jacksonville State | Samuel Baker pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 07:04 | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), William Weaver (SG), Richard White (SF), James Rey (PF), John Waters (C) Ratko Zalesky, Francisco Morales, Marvin Williams, Jessie Quick, Samuel Baker | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-49 |
| 06:34 | Jacksonville State | Rodney Willis picks off the pass by Mark Harris in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Waters is called for the reach on Gary Tate - foul #1 on John Waters, team foul #5 | 74-49 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Waters is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #2 on John Waters, team foul #6 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales (PG) Mark Harris | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is fouled on the floor by John Waters - foul #3 on John Waters, team foul #7 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG) Rodney Willis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (SG), Wayne Carrington (PF) William Weaver, Richard White | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | Robert White steals the ball from James Rey in the backcourt | 76-49 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert White | 78-49 |
| 05:11 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-49 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White gets the rebound | 78-49 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #3 on Mark Harris, team foul #8 | 78-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Billy Carter (C) Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marvin Williams (SF) John Waters | |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the 1st free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 80-49 |
| 04:25 | Jacksonville State | James Rey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-49 |
| 04:24 | Jacksonville State | James Rey gets the offensive rebound | 80-49 |
| 04:10 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-49 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Carter | 80-49 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate connects on the floater from the left side | 82-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 82-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Pond (C) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) SG - Richard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Pond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Francisco Morales (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Carrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Williams steps in front of the Richard Reynolds pass | 82-49 |
| 03:20 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales misses the lay-in | 82-49 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate pulls down the rebound | 82-49 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the shot from the free throw line | 82-49 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 84-49 |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-49 |
| 02:37 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-49 |
| 02:23 | Jacksonville State | James Rey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Waters (C) Marvin Williams | |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Carrington | 84-49 |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville State | John Waters gets the rebound | 84-49 |
| 01:38 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 84-49 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter gets the rebound | 84-49 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Radel | 86-49 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | Roy Zaibel steals the ball from Wayne Carrington | 86-49 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 86-49 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington gets the rebound | 86-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Terry Radel takes the ball from Francisco Morales | 86-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Waters - foul #4 on John Waters, team foul #9 | 86-49 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 1st free throw | 86-49 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 86-49 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | John Waters snags the defensive board | 86-49 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Billy Carter is called for the reach on Mark Harris - foul #2 on Billy Carter, team foul #5 | 86-49 |
| 00:08 | Jacksonville State | Francisco Morales hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-52 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds runs out the clock | 86-52 |