| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ivan Manikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nenad Abramowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wehner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Lopp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Duggan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Noyes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina State | Frank Chase loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Noyes - foul #1 on Thomas Noyes, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff misses short on a jumper in the paint | 25-22 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Lopp | 25-22 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski is hacked by Frank Chase - foul #1 on Frank Chase, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Chase | 25-24 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ivan Manikowski | 27-24 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | Joseph Wehner steals the ball from Henry Beck | 27-24 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-24 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses short on a floater from the right side | 27-24 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Ivan Manikowski takes the ball from Henry Beck in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller buries a jump hook from close range | 29-24 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina State | Henry Beck makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Albert Goff | 29-26 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner jams it and the foul's on Albert Goff - foul #2 on Albert Goff, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (PG), Vasily Krzykowski (SG), Matthew Meier (SF), Amos Nicks (C) Ivan Manikowski, Nenad Abramowski, Allen Miller, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley (PG), Danny Barley (SG), Daniel Soles (SF), Dale Barrington (PF), Doug Bartlow (C) Frank Chase, Henry Beck, Albert Goff, Mike Duggan, Thomas Noyes | |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Wehner - foul #1 on Joseph Wehner, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski (SG) Joseph Wehner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Felix Valle | 34-28 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Riley | 34-31 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier misses the driving attempt from the left block | 34-31 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles grabs the board | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Felix Valle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nenad Abramowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vasily Krzykowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Matthew Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Amos Nicks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Kenneth Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Barley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Soles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Barrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Doug Bartlow (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley makes the floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Soles | 34-33 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski (PG), Allen Miller (SF), Edward Houston (PF), Chris Lopp (C) Felix Valle, Vasily Krzykowski, Matthew Meier, Amos Nicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG), Henry Beck (SG), Albert Goff (SF), Mike Duggan (PF), Thomas Noyes (C) Kenneth Riley, Danny Barley, Daniel Soles, Dale Barrington, Doug Bartlow | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski drills a 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | Frank Chase hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 40-36 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ivan Manikowski, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski (SG), Joseph Wehner (PF), Matthew Meier (C) Nenad Abramowski, Edward Houston, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley (PG), Daniel Soles (SF) Frank Chase, Albert Goff | |
| 13:07 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mike Duggan, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Barley (SG), Dale Barrington (PF), Doug Bartlow (C) Henry Beck, Mike Duggan, Thomas Noyes | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner drills a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Meier - foul #2 on Matthew Meier, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (SG), Amos Nicks (C) Allen Miller, Matthew Meier | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Henry Beck (SG), Mike Duggan (PF), Thomas Noyes (C) Daniel Soles, Dale Barrington, Doug Bartlow | |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Noyes - foul #2 on Thomas Noyes, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Grant (PG), Albert Goff (SF) Kenneth Riley, Danny Barley | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle's pass is intercepted by Edward Grant | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ivan Manikowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Valle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vasily Krzykowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Wehner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Amos Nicks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edward Grant (fresh) SG - Henry Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Goff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Duggan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Noyes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Amos Nicks - foul #1 on Amos Nicks, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski (SG), Edward Houston (SF) Ivan Manikowski, Vasily Krzykowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG) Edward Grant | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Henry Beck | 43-39 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina State | Nenad Abramowski is called for the reach on Henry Beck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nenad Abramowski, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski (PG), Vasily Krzykowski (SF), Matthew Meier (PF), Chris Lopp (C) Felix Valle, Edward Houston, Joseph Wehner, Amos Nicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley (PG), Danny Barley (SG), Daniel Soles (SF), Dale Barrington (PF), Doug Bartlow (C) Frank Chase, Henry Beck, Albert Goff, Mike Duggan, Thomas Noyes | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Dale Barrington scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Danny Barley | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dale Barrington - foul #1 on Dale Barrington, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow misses the shot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Dale Barrington steps in front of the Vasily Krzykowski pass | 46-41 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina State | Matthew Meier is called for the reach on Dale Barrington - foul #3 on Matthew Meier, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (SG), Allen Miller (SF), Joseph Wehner (PF), Edward Houston (C) Nenad Abramowski, Vasily Krzykowski, Matthew Meier, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG), Albert Goff (SF), Mike Duggan (PF), Thomas Noyes (C) Danny Barley, Daniel Soles, Dale Barrington, Doug Bartlow | |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Riley | 46-43 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Houston buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by Thomas Noyes is blocked by Allen Miller | 48-43 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller connects on the shot from the right side set up by Felix Valle and he's fouled by Albert Goff - foul #3 on Albert Goff, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski (SG), Amos Nicks (C) Ivan Manikowski, Edward Houston | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Henry Beck (SG) Kenneth Riley | |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski (PG), Matthew Meier (PF) Felix Valle, Joseph Wehner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles (SF), Dale Barrington (C) Albert Goff, Thomas Noyes | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Vasily Krzykowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nenad Abramowski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Meier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Amos Nicks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Soles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Duggan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Barrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina State | Henry Beck scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (SG), Chris Lopp (C) Nenad Abramowski, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Barley (SF), Doug Bartlow (C) Frank Chase, Mike Duggan | |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier banks in the layup | 52-46 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Lopp - foul #1 on Chris Lopp, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski (PG), Nenad Abramowski (SG), Edward Houston (SF), Joseph Wehner (PF) Vasily Krzykowski, Felix Valle, Matthew Meier, Amos Nicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley (PG), Thomas Noyes (C) Daniel Soles, Dale Barrington | |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina State | Nenad Abramowski steps in front of the Danny Barley pass in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina State | Ivan Manikowski steps in front of the Kenneth Riley pass in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley is fouled on the floor by Ivan Manikowski - foul #3 on Ivan Manikowski, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (SG), Allen Miller (SF) Nenad Abramowski, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG), Albert Goff (SF), Mike Duggan (PF) Henry Beck, Danny Barley, Doug Bartlow | |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Albert Goff - foul #4 on Albert Goff, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski (SG), Matthew Meier (PF), Chris Lopp (C) Ivan Manikowski, Joseph Wehner, Edward Houston | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles (SG), Dale Barrington (C) Kenneth Riley, Thomas Noyes | |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles lays it in on a great pass from Albert Goff and he's hacked by Vasily Krzykowski - foul #2 on Vasily Krzykowski, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski (SG), Amos Nicks (C) Felix Valle, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Daniel Soles misses the free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Matthew Meier denies the turnaround by Daniel Soles | 56-51 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Vasily Krzykowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Vasily Krzykowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nenad Abramowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Miller (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Meier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Amos Nicks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Soles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Goff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mike Duggan (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Barrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski loses the ball out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp (C) Amos Nicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Henry Beck (SG), Danny Barley (SF), Doug Bartlow (C) Frank Chase, Albert Goff, Dale Barrington | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina State | Doug Bartlow connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier tips it home | 58-53 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (PG), Amos Nicks (PF), Edward Houston (C) Nenad Abramowski, Allen Miller, Chris Lopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG), Dale Barrington (PF) Daniel Soles, Mike Duggan | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Danny Barley makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Chase | 58-55 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks misses the floater from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Amos Nicks grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Goff (SF) Danny Barley | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Meier double dribbles | 58-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski (PG), Nenad Abramowski (SG), Allen Miller (SF), Joseph Wehner (PF), Chris Lopp (C) Felix Valle, Vasily Krzykowski, Matthew Meier, Amos Nicks, Edward Houston | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan (PF), Thomas Noyes (C) Dale Barrington, Doug Bartlow | |
| 01:43 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Mike Duggan grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Frank Chase misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Manikowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Henry Beck gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina State | Frank Chase knocks in the jumper from the left block | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Lopp grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff is hacked by Ivan Manikowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Manikowski, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley (PG), Danny Barley (PF) Frank Chase, Mike Duggan | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Wehner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nenad Abramowski | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Manikowski - foul #5 on Ivan Manikowski, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Felix Valle (PG) Ivan Manikowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Felix Valle is called for the reach on Albert Goff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Valle, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Chase (PG), Doug Bartlow (PF), Dale Barrington (C) Henry Beck, Danny Barley, Thomas Noyes | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Albert Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Nenad Abramowski misses the halfcourt shot | 61-67 |