| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Lady (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Stops (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Glen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | James Madison | Carl Brown picks off the pass by Glen Wilson | 35-35 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 35-35 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 18:36 | James Madison | Preston Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Gary Tate (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Sidney Jones (SF), Kevin Alford (PF), Marshall Gray (C) Charles Lady, Micheal Stops, Ricky Tapia, Preston Hughes, Glen Wilson | |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the jumper from the right block set up by Terry Radel and the foul's on Sidney Jones - foul #2 on Sidney Jones, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | James Madison | Marshall Gray misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 41-35 |
| 17:34 | James Madison | Kevin Alford tips it in | 41-37 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Donald Pond (C) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Rene Romano (SG), Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Preston Hughes (PF), Glen Wilson (C) Eric Wiley, Pete Lewallen, Sidney Jones, Kevin Alford, Marshall Gray | |
| 17:25 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-37 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton tips it in | 41-39 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:51 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell is called for a backcourt violation | 41-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Richard Reynolds (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Gary Tate (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Charles Kirwin, Carl Brown, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Kevin Alford (PF) Charles Lady, Rene Romano, Gilbert Hamilton, Preston Hughes | |
| 16:13 | James Madison | Richard Reynolds is called for the reach on Micheal Stops in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | James Madison | Eric Wiley scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Wilson | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Radel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Tate (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Stops (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Alford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Glen Wilson steals the ball from Terry Radel in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:43 | James Madison | Micheal Stops is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:42 | James Madison | Glen Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Kevin Alford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | James Madison | Marshall Gray (C) Glen Wilson | |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Kevin Alford misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Kevin Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert White | 41-41 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marshall Gray - foul #3 on Marshall Gray, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Carl Brown (SF) Gary Tate, Terry Radel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Pete Lewallen (SG), Preston Hughes (PF) Eric Wiley, Kevin Alford | |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:01 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White is called for 10 seconds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Rodney Willis, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Sidney Jones (SF) Micheal Stops, Ricky Tapia | |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Charles Lady can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Carter - foul #1 on Billy Carter, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Charles Lady makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 46-42 |
| 14:18 | James Madison | Sidney Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rene Romano (SG), Kevin Alford (PF), Glen Wilson (C) Pete Lewallen, Preston Hughes, Marshall Gray | |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 13:57 | James Madison | Glen Wilson gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:50 | James Madison | Charles Lady can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:48 | James Madison | Kevin Alford pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | James Madison | Sidney Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Kirwin - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Gary Tate (SF), Donald Pond (C) Richard Reynolds, Terry Radel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Gilbert Hamilton (PF) Charles Lady, Kevin Alford | |
| 13:42 | James Madison | Sidney Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | James Madison | Sidney Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell tips it in | 48-44 |
| 13:18 | James Madison | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #1 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | James Madison | Micheal Stops (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Preston Hughes (C) Rene Romano, Sidney Jones, Glen Wilson | |
| 13:11 | James Madison | Preston Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Pond - foul #1 on Donald Pond, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF) Charles Kirwin | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 13:11 | James Madison | Preston Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:11 | James Madison | Preston Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roy Zaibel | 48-44 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-44 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:39 | James Madison | Preston Hughes clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #2 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Terry Radel (SF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Carl Brown, Roy Zaibel, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Kevin Alford (C) Eric Wiley, Micheal Stops, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| 12:39 | James Madison | Preston Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | James Madison | Preston Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Willis | 51-45 |
| 12:07 | James Madison | Charles Lady makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Lewallen | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lady - foul #1 on Charles Lady, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Charles Kirwin, Terry Radel, Gary Tate, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rene Romano (SF), Marshall Gray (C) Ricky Tapia, Preston Hughes | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Charles Lady (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pete Lewallen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rene Romano (fresh) PF - Kevin Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes knocks in the floater in the paint | 53-48 |
| 11:24 | James Madison | Richard Reynolds picks off the pass by Pete Lewallen in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Reynolds | 55-48 |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Rodney Willis is called for the reach on Marshall Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Willis, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Rodney Willis, Richard Reynolds, Tyrone Hughes, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Preston Hughes (PF) Charles Lady, Pete Lewallen, Kevin Alford | |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Marshall Gray makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:19 | James Madison | Marshall Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 10:44 | James Madison | Marshall Gray banks in the layup | 58-51 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses long on an open runner near the basket but he's fouled by Marshall Gray - foul #4 on Marshall Gray, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Terry Radel (SF), Gary Tate (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Carl Brown, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Sidney Jones (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Gilbert Hamilton (PF), Glen Wilson (C) Eric Wiley, Micheal Stops, Rene Romano, Preston Hughes, Marshall Gray | |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton misses long on a shot from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 10:11 | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 10:00 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (SG), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Donald Pond (C) Charles Kirwin, Gary Tate, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis is fouled on the floor by Sidney Jones - foul #3 on Sidney Jones, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate (SG), Billy Carter (PF) Rodney Willis, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | James Madison | Pete Lewallen (SG), Preston Hughes (PF) Sidney Jones, Gilbert Hamilton | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Reynolds | 62-51 |
| 08:56 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 08:55 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Hughes | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | James Madison | Glen Wilson lays it in uncontested set up by Ricky Tapia | 62-53 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Pete Lewallen - foul #3 on Pete Lewallen, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Gary Tate, Terry Radel, Billy Carter, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Micheal Stops (SG), Sidney Jones (SF), Kevin Alford (PF) Charles Lady, Pete Lewallen, Ricky Tapia, Preston Hughes | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:15 | James Madison | Micheal Stops misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is called for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Tyrone Hughes (PF) Richard Reynolds, Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton (SF), Marshall Gray (C) Sidney Jones, Glen Wilson | |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Eric Wiley misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 07:36 | James Madison | Micheal Stops tips it home | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tyrone Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Stops (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gilbert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Alford - foul #1 on Kevin Alford, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Gary Tate (SF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rene Romano (SF), Preston Hughes (PF) Gilbert Hamilton, Kevin Alford | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Eric Wiley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Willis - foul #4 on Rodney Willis, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (C) Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Eric Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:55 | James Madison | Eric Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 06:29 | James Madison | Rene Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:25 | James Madison | Eric Wiley is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rene Romano | 66-59 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 06:02 | James Madison | Rene Romano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Carl Brown (SF), Roy Zaibel (PF), Robert White (C) Rodney Willis, Gary Tate, Tyrone Hughes, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Pete Lewallen (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Kevin Alford (PF), Glen Wilson (C) Eric Wiley, Micheal Stops, Rene Romano, Preston Hughes, Marshall Gray | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:35 | James Madison | Charles Lady hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pete Lewallen | 69-62 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (SF), Donald Pond (C) Carl Brown, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gilbert Hamilton (PF) Glen Wilson | |
| 05:19 | James Madison | Donald Pond is called for the reach on Charles Lady - foul #2 on Donald Pond, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes (PF) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sidney Jones (SF), Glen Wilson (C) Ricky Tapia, Kevin Alford | |
| 05:19 | James Madison | Charles Lady makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:19 | James Madison | Charles Lady makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Sidney Jones steals the ball from Charles Kirwin | 69-64 |
| 04:50 | James Madison | Charles Lady is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | Glen Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:43 | James Madison | Charles Lady drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sidney Jones | 69-66 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Glen Wilson - foul #1 on Glen Wilson, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Richard Reynolds (SG), Gary Tate (PF), Robert White (C) Nathaniel O'Connell, Charles Kirwin, Tyrone Hughes, Donald Pond | |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Wiley (PG), Rene Romano (SG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Kevin Alford (PF), Preston Hughes (C) Charles Lady, Pete Lewallen, Sidney Jones, Gilbert Hamilton, Glen Wilson | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:13 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (PF) Terry Radel | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert White | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | James Madison | Rene Romano misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Tate (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert White (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Eric Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) SF - Ricky Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Preston Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses the floater near the basket | 74-66 |
| 03:16 | James Madison | Kevin Alford gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 03:09 | James Madison | Kevin Alford misses the easy layup | 74-66 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert White | 74-66 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate connects on the runner from the left block set up by Richard Reynolds | 76-66 |
| 02:39 | James Madison | Eric Wiley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rene Romano | 76-69 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 76-69 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White misses the tip | 76-69 |
| 02:21 | James Madison | Preston Hughes pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Rene Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Zaibel - foul #2 on Roy Zaibel, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG), Carl Brown (SF), Tyrone Hughes (PF), Billy Carter (C) Richard Reynolds, Gary Tate, Roy Zaibel, Robert White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Micheal Stops (PG), Sidney Jones (SF), Marshall Gray (C) Eric Wiley, Ricky Tapia, Kevin Alford | |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-70 |
| 01:56 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Sidney Jones | 76-70 |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert White (C) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | James Madison | Charles Lady (PG), Ricky Tapia (SF), Glen Wilson (C) Micheal Stops, Sidney Jones, Marshall Gray | |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:51 | James Madison | Preston Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 01:29 | James Madison | Glen Wilson is called for traveling | 76-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Micheal Stops (SG) Rene Romano | |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Brown | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Micheal Stops is fouled in the backcourt by Tyrone Hughes - foul #1 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Micheal Stops makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Micheal Stops makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Lady steps in front of the Rodney Willis pass in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| 01:01 | James Madison | Charles Lady lays it up and in | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Stops is called for the reach on Charles Kirwin - foul #3 on Micheal Stops, team foul #9 | 78-74 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:56 | James Madison | Glen Wilson grabs the board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia hits a wide open shot from the left side set up by Charles Lady | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | James Madison | Glen Wilson gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:14 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin is hacked by Charles Lady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lady, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | James Madison | Ricky Tapia is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | James Madison | Glen Wilson grabs the offensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:04 | James Madison | Charles Lady misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert White | 80-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White runs out the clock | 80-76 |