| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Carter (fresh) PF - Charles Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Penwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Teeter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raleigh Johns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Stamper | 41-43 |
| 19:35 | Lafayette | James Teeter travels in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter is whistled for a carry | 41-43 |
| 19:04 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Teeter | 41-45 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (PG), Maynard Coats (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Harry Bowser (C) Mario Travis, Jeff Clegg, Mark Carter, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Baugh (SG), Earl Garret (SF), Efren Heilig (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) Wesley Wright, Willie Jewell, John Lewis, Raleigh Johns | |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:58 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:56 | Lafayette | James Teeter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer (C) Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randy Davis (PG) James Teeter | |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 18:36 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Eric Baugh | 41-45 |
| 18:22 | Lafayette | Randy Davis buries a floater from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Randy Davis - foul #3 on Randy Davis, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG) Maynard Coats | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Teeter (PG), Leon Henderson (PF) Randy Davis, Efren Heilig | |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 17:56 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 17:45 | Lafayette | James Teeter is hacked by Earl Farmer - foul #3 on Earl Farmer, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Charles Stamper (PF), James Penwell (C) Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Harry Bowser, Earl Farmer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), Raleigh Johns (C) Eric Baugh, Earl Garret, Darrell Byrd | |
| 17:32 | Lafayette | James Teeter scores on a shot from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG) Donald Busch | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Garret (PF) Leon Henderson | |
| 17:13 | Lafayette | The refs have stopped play. Raleigh Johns is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Willie Jewell (SF), Efren Heilig (C) Bruce Williams, Raleigh Johns | |
| 16:57 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Wright | 41-52 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is hacked by James Teeter in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Teeter, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SF) Mark Carter | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Baugh (PG) James Teeter | |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Baugh steals the ball from Maynard Coats | 41-52 |
| 16:27 | Lafayette | Efren Heilig misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 41-52 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Stamper | 41-52 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 16:18 | Lafayette | Earl Garret snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 16:06 | Lafayette | Earl Garret loses the ball out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Harry Bowser (C) Mario Travis, Jeff Clegg, Maynard Coats, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bruce Williams (SG), Leon Henderson (PF) Wesley Wright, Efren Heilig | |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 15:58 | Lafayette | Earl Garret grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Busch (fresh) SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Stamper (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Bowser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Eric Baugh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Jewell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Garret (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-52 |
| 15:34 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell can't tip it in | 41-52 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper hits a driving attempt from the right block | 43-52 |
| 15:24 | Lafayette | Eric Baugh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Busch - foul #2 on Donald Busch, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), Bob Chavers (SF) Donald Busch, Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randy Davis (PG), Wesley Wright (SG), John Lewis (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) Eric Baugh, Bruce Williams, Leon Henderson, Earl Garret | |
| 15:17 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 15:01 | Lafayette | Wesley Wright is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randy Davis | 43-55 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 14:21 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd clanks a fadeaway from close range | 46-55 |
| 14:20 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to John Lewis | 46-55 |
| 14:09 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell misses the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Stamper - foul #2 on Charles Stamper, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Earl Farmer (C) Jeff Clegg, Bob Chavers, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Teeter (PG), Bruce Williams (SG), Earl Garret (C) Randy Davis, Wesley Wright, Darrell Byrd | |
| 14:09 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:09 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Teeter - foul #4 on James Teeter, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell (C) Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randy Davis (PG) James Teeter | |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 13:29 | Lafayette | John Lewis lays it in | 48-58 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Cilombo Asaro | 50-58 |
| 12:59 | Lafayette | John Lewis misses the lay-in | 50-58 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Penwell | 50-58 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Mario Travis (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Bob Chavers (PF) Cilombo Asaro, Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter, Earl Farmer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG), Leon Henderson (PF), Efren Heilig (C) Bruce Williams, Willie Jewell, John Lewis | |
| 12:50 | Lafayette | Maynard Coats picks off the pass by Wesley Wright in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Earl Garret - foul #1 on Earl Garret, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 12:28 | Lafayette | Bob Chavers takes the ball from Leon Henderson | 51-58 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leon Henderson steals the ball from Donald Busch | 51-58 |
| 12:01 | Lafayette | Wesley Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-58 |
| 11:59 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 11:45 | Lafayette | Randy Davis misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Earl Garret grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Busch (fairly fresh) SG - Mario Travis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Maynard Coats (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bob Chavers (tiring) 1 pts. C - James Penwell (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Randy Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Garret (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Efren Heilig (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Lafayette | Earl Garret misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Maynard Coats - foul #1 on Maynard Coats, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Charles Stamper (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Donald Busch, Mario Travis, Maynard Coats, Bob Chavers, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Baugh (SG), John Lewis (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Wesley Wright, Leon Henderson, Efren Heilig | |
| 11:31 | Lafayette | Earl Garret makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:31 | Lafayette | Earl Garret makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 11:20 | Lafayette | Eric Baugh grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 11:06 | Lafayette | Cilombo Asaro picks off the pass by John Lewis | 51-60 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter is fouled on the floor by Earl Garret - foul #2 on Earl Garret, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG), Willie Jewell (SF) Eric Baugh, Earl Garret | |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 10:32 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 10:30 | Lafayette | Randy Davis's pass is intercepted by Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Carter | 53-60 |
| 09:53 | Lafayette | John Lewis hits a driving attempt in the lane | 53-62 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg can't finish the uncontested layup | 53-62 |
| 09:36 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 09:36 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Mario Travis (SG), Frederick Lloyd (SF), Bob Chavers (PF), Earl Farmer (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, Mark Carter, Charles Stamper, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bruce Williams (SG), Eric Baugh (SF), Leon Henderson (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) Wesley Wright, Willie Jewell, John Lewis, Raleigh Johns | |
| 09:31 | Lafayette | Bob Chavers picks off the pass by Bruce Williams in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers misses the lay-in | 53-62 |
| 09:24 | Lafayette | Bruce Williams gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:59 | Lafayette | Bruce Williams misses the jumper in the paint | 53-62 |
| 08:58 | Lafayette | Bruce Williams tips it in | 53-64 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Lloyd | 55-64 |
| 08:42 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Travis - foul #3 on Mario Travis, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Donald Busch, Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Garret (PG), Wesley Wright (SG), John Lewis (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Randy Davis, Eric Baugh, Leon Henderson, Darrell Byrd | |
| 08:15 | Lafayette | John Lewis is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 55-64 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Earl Farmer | 55-64 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Williams swats the layup by Charles Stamper | 55-64 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer tips it in | 57-64 |
| 08:06 | Lafayette | Jeff Clegg steals the ball from Raleigh Johns in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 07:31 | Lafayette | Wesley Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), James Penwell (C) Mario Travis, Jeff Clegg, Maynard Coats, Charles Stamper, Earl Farmer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Teeter (PG), Eric Baugh (SG), Willie Jewell (SF) Earl Garret, Wesley Wright, Bruce Williams | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Bowser (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Penwell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Teeter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Baugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Willie Jewell (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lewis (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raleigh Johns (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Raleigh Johns is called for the reach on Cilombo Asaro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raleigh Johns, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:11 | Lafayette | John Lewis is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 61-64 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Penwell | 61-64 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 07:01 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:59 | Lafayette | Frederick Lloyd is called for the reach on Eric Baugh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Leon Henderson (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) John Lewis, Raleigh Johns | |
| 06:40 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd lays it in | 61-66 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 06:06 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Lloyd - foul #3 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Cilombo Asaro, Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, James Penwell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG), Earl Garret (SF), Raleigh Johns (C) Eric Baugh, Willie Jewell, Darrell Byrd | |
| 06:06 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:06 | Lafayette | Leon Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser misses long on a shot in the lane | 64-67 |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | James Teeter pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:43 | Lafayette | Jeff Clegg steps in front of the Earl Garret pass in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Busch | 66-67 |
| 05:01 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns is whistled for a carry | 66-67 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Maynard Coats (SF), Earl Farmer (C) Donald Busch, Mark Carter, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bruce Williams (SG), Efren Heilig (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) Wesley Wright, Leon Henderson, Raleigh Johns | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Byrd blocks the short jumper by Charles Stamper | 66-67 |
| 04:51 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Efren Heilig | 66-67 |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Earl Garret misses short on a shot from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 04:28 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:22 | Lafayette | Earl Garret comes up short on the shot near the basket | 66-67 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 04:15 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to James Teeter | 66-67 |
| 04:07 | Lafayette | Bruce Williams misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 66-67 |
| 04:05 | Lafayette | Darrell Byrd grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:48 | Lafayette | Earl Garret drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer grabs the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Stamper is blocked by Efren Heilig | 66-69 |
| 03:20 | Lafayette | Earl Garret gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Cilombo Asaro (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Clegg (tired) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Maynard Coats (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Charles Stamper (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Farmer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Teeter (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Garret (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Efren Heilig (tiring) 4 reb. C - Darrell Byrd (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Lafayette | James Teeter is fouled on the floor by Earl Farmer - foul #4 on Earl Farmer, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Mario Travis (SG), Frederick Lloyd (SF), Bob Chavers (PF), James Penwell (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, Maynard Coats, Charles Stamper, Earl Farmer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG), Willie Jewell (SF), John Lewis (PF), Raleigh Johns (C) Bruce Williams, Earl Garret, Efren Heilig, Darrell Byrd | |
| 03:16 | Lafayette | James Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:16 | Lafayette | James Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Lewis blocks the short jumper by Frederick Lloyd | 66-70 |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Wesley Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 02:59 | Lafayette | John Lewis's pass is intercepted by Donald Busch | 66-70 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis blows the layup | 66-70 |
| 02:53 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 66-70 |
| 02:51 | Lafayette | James Teeter is hacked by Donald Busch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Busch, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter (SF) Donald Busch | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 02:51 | Lafayette | James Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:51 | Lafayette | James Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| 02:28 | Lafayette | James Penwell steps in front of the Wesley Wright pass | 66-72 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mario Travis and the foul's on Wesley Wright - foul #3 on Wesley Wright, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Harry Bowser (PF) Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randy Davis (PG), Eric Baugh (SG) James Teeter, Wesley Wright | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers misses the free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:22 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns loses the dribble to Mario Travis | 68-72 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bob Chavers | 70-72 |
| 01:49 | Lafayette | Willie Jewell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 70-74 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is whistled for traveling | 70-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Mario Travis, Bob Chavers, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Teeter (PG), Wesley Wright (SG) Randy Davis, Eric Baugh | |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | James Teeter is fouled in the backcourt by Cilombo Asaro - foul #4 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | James Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | James Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is hacked by Wesley Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Wright, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 01:39 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 01:21 | Lafayette | John Lewis misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Cilombo Asaro - foul #5 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:21 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 01:21 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:21 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-78 |
| 01:03 | Lafayette | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Lafayette | Raleigh Johns misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 70-78 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper snags the defensive board | 70-78 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Penwell - foul #1 on James Penwell, team foul #12 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Garret (C) Raleigh Johns | |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Willie Jewell is called for the reach on James Penwell - foul #3 on Willie Jewell, team foul #10 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Harry Bowser (PF) Jeff Clegg, Mark Carter, Charles Stamper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randy Davis (PG), Eric Baugh (SG), Efren Heilig (PF), Darrell Byrd (C) James Teeter, Wesley Wright, Willie Jewell, John Lewis | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:28 | Lafayette | Eric Baugh is hacked by Frederick Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Harry Bowser | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Teeter (PG), Willie Jewell (SF), John Lewis (PF) Randy Davis, Efren Heilig, Darrell Byrd | |
| 00:28 | Lafayette | Eric Baugh makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:28 | Lafayette | Eric Baugh makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Travis | 74-82 |
| 00:18 | Lafayette | John Lewis is hacked by Mario Travis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Travis, team foul #14 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wesley Wright (SG) Eric Baugh | |
| 00:18 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:18 | Lafayette | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter clanks a jumper in the lane | 74-84 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis grabs the offensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | James Teeter runs out the clock | 77-84 |