| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roscoe Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Maxfield (fresh) SF - Harvey Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micah Clabaugh (fresh) C - Steven Vess (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper inbounds the ball | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Harvey Hansen steals it from Raymond Gervin | 42-23 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor can't finish the layup | 42-23 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-23 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Thomas Allen is open but misses the lay-in | 42-23 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | William Siegrist tips it in | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess blows the layup | 44-23 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Frank Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Micah Clabaugh - foul #3 on Micah Clabaugh, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Matthew Johnson (C) William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Christopher Wallace (SF), Louis Drost (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Roscoe Taylor, Harvey Hansen, Micah Clabaugh, Steven Vess | |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Frank Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Frank Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-23 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost tips it home | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-25 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield is fouled on the floor by Homer Parks - foul #1 on Homer Parks, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Zachary Herron (C) Raymond Gervin, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (SF) Edward Maxfield | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Bobby Mangum and he's hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Tommy Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG) Michael Motley | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Homer Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield (SG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Steven Vess (C) Bobby Mangum, Christopher Wallace, Shawn Winger, Louis Drost | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Harvey Hansen | 45-31 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan's pass is intercepted by Edward Maxfield | 45-31 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield blows the layup | 45-31 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield grabs the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess's pass is intercepted by Matthew Johnson | 45-31 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Hansen | 45-33 |
| 15:59 | Columbia | Homer Parks knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Siegrist | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Herron (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roscoe Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Maxfield (fairly fresh) SF - Harvey Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Motley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Vess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess lays it in set up by Michael Motley and he's hacked by Dustin Cowan - foul #1 on Dustin Cowan, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Tommy Davis (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Max Mason (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Dustin Cowan, William Siegrist, Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Christopher Wallace (SG), Lawrence Caldwell (SF), Micah Clabaugh (PF) Roscoe Taylor, Edward Maxfield, Harvey Hansen, Michael Motley | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Thomas Allen is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Micah Clabaugh - foul #4 on Micah Clabaugh, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Micah Clabaugh, Steven Vess | |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Thomas Allen makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Gervin steals it from Christopher Wallace | 51-36 |
| 14:43 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin hits a wide open shot from the right side | 53-36 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 14:24 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is hacked by Shawn Winger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Winger, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston (SF), Frank Anderson (PF) Matthew Cooper, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Edward Maxfield (SG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Steven Vess (C) Bobby Mangum, Christopher Wallace, Lawrence Caldwell, Shawn Winger | |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Frank Anderson connects on the open shot from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Davis | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Frank Anderson - foul #1 on Frank Anderson, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Tommy Davis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (PF) Steven Vess | |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin travels in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield is hacked by William Siegrist - foul #3 on William Siegrist, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess (C) Louis Drost | |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | William Siegrist steals the ball from Roscoe Taylor | 55-37 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Edward Maxfield takes the ball from Thomas Allen in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF) Lawrence Hairston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell (SF) Harvey Hansen | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Dustin Cowan (SG), Zachary Herron (PF), Max Mason (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Shawn Winger (PF) Roscoe Taylor, Michael Motley | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-37 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn Winger | 55-37 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess misses badly on a floater from the right block | 55-37 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Max Mason pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Herron (fairly fresh) C - Max Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Mangum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Maxfield (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Winger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Vess (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper travels with the ball | 55-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Lawrence Hairston (SF), Frank Anderson (PF), Matthew Johnson (C) Tommy Davis, Dustin Cowan, Matthew Cooper, Zachary Herron, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Christopher Wallace (SG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Louis Drost (C) Bobby Mangum, Edward Maxfield, Lawrence Caldwell, Shawn Winger, Steven Vess | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Homer Parks is hacked by Christopher Wallace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Lawrence Hairston | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:40 | Columbia | William Siegrist can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-37 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson tips it home | 57-37 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | Frank Anderson gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Homer Parks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Gervin | 60-37 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Gervin is called for the reach on Roscoe Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Gervin, team foul #6 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Raymond Gervin, Homer Parks, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield (SG), Lawrence Caldwell (SF), Steven Vess (C) Christopher Wallace, Harvey Hansen, Michael Motley | |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Lawrence Caldwell | 60-40 |
| 10:02 | Columbia | William Siegrist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Frank Anderson (PF) William Siegrist, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Roscoe Taylor | 60-42 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Lawrence Caldwell is called for the reach on Lawrence Hairston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Caldwell, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen (SF) Lawrence Caldwell | |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Tommy Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 60-42 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan snags the offensive board | 60-42 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roscoe Taylor | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Louis Drost steals it from Frank Anderson | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield snags the offensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-45 |
| 08:18 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:53 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan is hacked by Harvey Hansen - foul #2 on Harvey Hansen, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Tommy Davis, Dustin Cowan, Lawrence Hairston, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Christopher Wallace (SG), Lawrence Caldwell (SF), Micah Clabaugh (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Roscoe Taylor, Edward Maxfield, Harvey Hansen, Louis Drost, Steven Vess | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Micah Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pf. C - Shawn Winger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 62-47 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | The jump hook by William Siegrist is blocked by Micah Clabaugh | 62-47 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Mangum | 62-47 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (C) Shawn Winger | |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is hacked by Micah Clabaugh - foul #5 on Micah Clabaugh, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Max Mason (PF), Thomas Allen (C) William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor (PG), Edward Maxfield (SG), Shawn Winger (C) Bobby Mangum, Christopher Wallace, Micah Clabaugh | |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Motley | 63-47 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Caldwell | 63-50 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Homer Parks | 66-50 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield misses the tip | 66-50 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Max Mason pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Frank Anderson (PF) Raymond Gervin, Dustin Cowan, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess (C) Michael Motley | |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield gets the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Roscoe Taylor double dribbles | 66-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF), Matthew Johnson (C) Homer Parks, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum (PG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Louis Drost (PF) Roscoe Taylor, Lawrence Caldwell, Shawn Winger | |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Tommy Davis | 68-50 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-50 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Harvey Hansen is called for the reach on Matthew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Hansen, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (C) Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace (SF) Harvey Hansen | |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield drills a shot from close range | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 68-52 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Mangum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Maxfield (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Drost (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Vess (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum banks in the layup set up by Edward Maxfield | 68-54 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Steven Vess - foul #1 on Steven Vess, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Lawrence Hairston (SF), Max Mason (C) Tommy Davis, William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Edward Maxfield, Louis Drost, Steven Vess | |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Zachary Herron makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Zachary Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Caldwell | 70-57 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Homer Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Johnson (C) Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | Max Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Dustin Cowan is called for the reach on Lawrence Caldwell - foul #2 on Dustin Cowan, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Zachary Herron (C) Lawrence Hairston, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (PF) Michael Motley | |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Tommy Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson tips it home | 72-59 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger snags the offensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Mangum drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Winger | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Shawn Winger is called for the reach on Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Shawn Winger, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost is fouled on the floor by Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Tommy Davis runs out the clock | 74-63 |