| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kizer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Munguia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederick Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge tips it home | 36-35 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson lays it in on a nice dish by Javier Meza | 36-37 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge tips it home | 38-37 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin drills a floater from close range set up by Anthony Carlson | 38-39 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer misses the jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Swink - foul #1 on Carl Swink, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (SG), Jack Weisser (PF), Donald Mathews (C) Javier Meza, Chris Sumlin, Frederick Harper | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson's layup is rejected by Michael Coppedge | 38-40 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Roye and the foul's on Robert McGrath - foul #3 on Robert McGrath, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish (PF) Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-42 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser tips it in | 38-44 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer makes the jumpshot from the left side | 40-44 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Roye | 40-47 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink is fouled on the floor by Gerald Roye - foul #2 on Gerald Roye, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG), John Hedstrom (SG), Brandon Swader (SF), Robert McGrath (PF) Carl Swink, William Kizer, David Munguia, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG) Gerald Roye | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Corkery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hedstrom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Swader (fresh) PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Harnish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Javier Meza (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Weisser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Weisser steps in front of the Robert McGrath pass | 40-47 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hedstrom clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader is hacked by David Vickery - foul #1 on David Vickery, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Li Wang (C) Robert McGrath, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye (PG), Chris Sumlin (PF), Frederick Harper (C) Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson, Donald Mathews | |
| 14:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Gerald Roye - foul #3 on Gerald Roye, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), David Munguia (SF), Michael Coppedge (C) Carl Swink, John Hedstrom, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG), Donald Mathews (C) Chris Sumlin, Frederick Harper | |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery makes the 3rd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Corkery - foul #1 on Bruce Corkery, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), Li Wang (PF) Bruce Corkery, Brandon Swader | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF) David Vickery | |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Mathews - foul #1 on Donald Mathews, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish (PF) Li Wang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Jack Weisser | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Munguia is called for the reach on Gerald Roye - foul #1 on David Munguia, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (SF), Frederick Harper (C) Anthony Carlson, Donald Mathews | |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Kizer | 48-49 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Coppedge is called for the reach on Javier Meza - foul #1 on Michael Coppedge, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (SG), Robert McGrath (PF) William Kizer, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (PG), Anthony Carlson (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Donald Mathews (C) Gerald Roye, Javier Meza, Chris Sumlin, Frederick Harper | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Corkery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Munguia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Weisser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert McGrath steals the ball from David Vickery | 48-49 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Mathews takes the ball from Robert McGrath | 48-49 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Mathews | 48-52 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath drills a jumper from close range set up by Carl Swink and the foul's on Jack Weisser - foul #1 on Jack Weisser, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), Brandon Swader (SF), Thomas Harnish (C) Carl Swink, David Munguia, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye (PG), Javier Meza (SG), Chris Sumlin (PF) David Vickery, Jack Weisser, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses short on a shot from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath banks in the layup set up by Thomas Harnish | 53-52 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Harnish | 53-52 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson tips it in | 53-54 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader lays it up and in on a great pass from William Kizer and he's fouled by Gerald Roye - foul #4 on Gerald Roye, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), John Hedstrom (SG), David Munguia (SF), Michael Coppedge (C) Bruce Corkery, William Kizer, Robert McGrath, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery (PG), Jack Weisser (PF), Frederick Harper (C) Gerald Roye, Chris Sumlin, Donald Mathews | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Munguia | 58-54 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Carlson | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hedstrom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Munguia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Swader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Vickery (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Javier Meza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Carlson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Weisser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge hits a shot in the paint set up by David Munguia | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Carlson | 60-60 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses badly on a runner from the right block | 60-60 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Michael Coppedge is denied by Frederick Harper | 60-60 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge tips it in | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-63 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Swader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), Donnie Glover (SF), Robert McGrath (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) John Hedstrom, David Munguia, Brandon Swader, Michael Coppedge | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye (PG), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Donald Mathews (C) Javier Meza, Anthony Carlson, Frederick Harper | |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery (PG) Carl Swink | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Negasi Akinyooye | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Corkery is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Akinyooye (PF) Chris Sumlin | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Vickery misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Harnish | 62-63 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover is hacked by Jack Weisser - foul #2 on Jack Weisser, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink (PG), David Munguia (SF), Michael Coppedge (C) Bruce Corkery, William Kizer, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF) Jack Weisser, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnie Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Roye | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Carl Swink (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Glover (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Munguia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McGrath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Coppedge (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Roye (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Vickery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Anthony Carlson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Mathews (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink is hacked by David Vickery - foul #2 on David Vickery, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Kizer (SG), Thomas Harnish (PF) Donnie Glover, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza (SG) Anthony Carlson | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin is hacked by Thomas Harnish - foul #2 on Thomas Harnish, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Weisser (PF) Chris Sumlin | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza loses the dribble to David Munguia | 65-65 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge loses the dribble to Donald Mathews | 65-65 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye loses the dribble to William Kizer | 65-65 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Michael Coppedge - foul #2 on Michael Coppedge, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (PF) Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Carlson (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF), Frederick Harper (C) David Vickery, Jack Weisser, Donald Mathews | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Javier Meza connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kizer | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses the easy layup | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia grabs the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frederick Harper - foul #1 on Frederick Harper, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Roye comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | David Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |