| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Calvin Reading (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Fox (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Driscoll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wilmer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-32 |
| 19:48 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew White | 39-32 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Eric Harris | 39-32 |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Satterwhite - foul #3 on Phillip Satterwhite, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Ronald Welling | |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn loses the dribble to John Chilton in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton hits a jumper in the paint set up by Matthew White | 42-32 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Fox | 42-35 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), Merlin Zahnen (SF), Joe Ton (PF), James Cassidy (C) James Zenon, John Chilton, Eric Harris, Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary (SG), Ronald Welling (C) Brian Driscoll, Richard Wilmer | |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Cassidy - foul #1 on James Cassidy, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll (SG) Maurice Schermerhorn | |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Welling | 42-36 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll is hacked by Danny Debusk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Debusk, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn (SF), Richard Wilmer (C) Brian Driscoll, Ronald Welling | |
| 17:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 42-36 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Lawrence | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe Ton - foul #1 on Joe Ton, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll (SG), Ronald Welling (C) Jan Cary, Richard Wilmer | |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 42-36 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Debusk is called for the reach on Brian Driscoll - foul #2 on Danny Debusk, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), John Chilton (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Daniel Peters (PF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, Merlin Zahnen, Joe Ton, James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Wilmer (C) Ronald Welling | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Schermerhorn | 42-39 |
| 16:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Fox | 44-42 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Harris buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Zenon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Peters (fresh) C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Fox (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Driscoll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Wilmer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon is fouled on the floor by Steven Fox - foul #2 on Steven Fox, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG), Joe Ton (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), James Cassidy (C) John Chilton, Eric Harris, Daniel Peters, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary (SG), Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) Brian Driscoll, John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 15:19 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-42 |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton is hacked by Maurice Schermerhorn - foul #3 on Maurice Schermerhorn, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SF) James Zenon, Joe Ton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll (SG) Maurice Schermerhorn | |
| 14:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton (C) James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Ronald Welling is denied by Calvin Reading | 47-42 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 14:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Daniel Peters (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, Merlin Zahnen, Joe Ton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn (SF), Richard Wilmer (C) Brian Driscoll, Ronald Welling | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Harris steals the ball from Richard Wilmer in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 13:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Harris | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite is called for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton (SG), James Cassidy (C) Calvin Reading, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll (SG) Jan Cary | |
| 13:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Wilmer swats the shot by John Chilton | 49-44 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Wilmer grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:07 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 12:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Harris grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Brian Driscoll - foul #3 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (PG), Joe Ton (PF) James Zenon, Daniel Peters | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Ronald Welling (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Richard Wilmer | |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Harris - foul #1 on Eric Harris, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White (C) James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Joe Ton picks off the pass by John Lawrence | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew White pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Debusk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Chilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Ton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Fox (tired) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Driscoll (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Welling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Welling - foul #2 on Ronald Welling, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Merlin Zahnen (SF), Calvin Reading (PF), James Cassidy (C) John Chilton, Eric Harris, Joe Ton, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) John Lawrence, Ronald Welling | |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Wilmer | 50-44 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Debusk - foul #3 on Danny Debusk, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton (SG) Danny Debusk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Savage - foul #1 on Jeffrey Savage, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary (SG) Brian Driscoll | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage loses the dribble to Jan Cary | 50-45 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses short on an open floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wilmer | 50-45 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox makes the shot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Savage | 52-47 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Joe Ton (PF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, John Chilton, Merlin Zahnen, Calvin Reading, James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll (SG), John Lawrence (PF), Ronald Welling (C) Maurice Schermerhorn, Phillip Satterwhite, Richard Wilmer | |
| 09:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Driscoll | 52-50 |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Zenon | 55-50 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Harris grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Harris connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew White | 57-50 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary is whistled for a carry | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (SG), Calvin Reading (PF) Danny Debusk, Joe Ton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn (SF), Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Jan Cary, John Lawrence, Ronald Welling | |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Fox is called for the reach on James Zenon - foul #3 on Steven Fox, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy (C) Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy knocks in the runner from the right block | 59-50 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Danny Debusk (SG), Merlin Zahnen (SF) James Zenon, Daniel Peters, Eric Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF) Phillip Satterwhite | |
| 07:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Wilmer is hacked by James Cassidy - foul #2 on James Cassidy, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Wilmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Debusk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Merlin Zahnen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Reading (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cassidy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steven Fox (very tired) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Driscoll (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Schermerhorn (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Wilmer (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters (PF), Joe Ton (C) Calvin Reading, James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 07:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Debusk steals it from Brian Driscoll in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Peters | 62-50 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn tips it in | 62-52 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Maurice Schermerhorn - foul #4 on Maurice Schermerhorn, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon (PG), John Chilton (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Matthew White (C) Jeffrey Savage, Danny Debusk, Merlin Zahnen, Daniel Peters | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Ronald Welling | |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Wilmer can't tip it in | 63-52 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:51 | Illinois-Chicago | John Lawrence steals it from Joe Ton | 63-52 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading (PF), James Cassidy (C) Joe Ton, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | James Zenon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Chilton out of the doubleteam | 66-52 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 05:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brian Driscoll - foul #4 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG) John Chilton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Ronald Welling | |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Driscoll and he's hacked by Eric Harris - foul #2 on Eric Harris, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SF), Daniel Peters (PF), Matthew White (C) Eric Harris, Calvin Reading, James Cassidy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Maurice Schermerhorn makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Maurice Schermerhorn - foul #5 on Maurice Schermerhorn, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage (PG), Joe Ton (SF) James Zenon, Merlin Zahnen | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary (PG), Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) Maurice Schermerhorn, John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 04:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Peters makes the free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Driscoll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe Ton | 71-55 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton is fouled on the floor by Steven Fox - foul #4 on Steven Fox, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Chilton (SG) Danny Debusk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Ronald Welling | |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jeffrey Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Chilton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Peters (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew White (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jan Cary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Driscoll (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Fox (very tired) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Wilmer (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen (SF), James Cassidy (C) John Chilton, Matthew White | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Ton banks in the layup set up by Daniel Peters | 75-55 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 75-55 |
| 03:04 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to James Cassidy | 75-55 |
| 02:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen lays it in set up by Joe Ton | 77-55 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Merlin Zahnen - foul #2 on Merlin Zahnen, team foul #10 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk (SG) Daniel Peters | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (PF), Ronald Welling (C) John Lawrence, Richard Wilmer | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Fox hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-59 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 77-59 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Savage steps in front of the Ronald Welling pass in the backcourt | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Welling denies the turnaround by James Cassidy | 77-59 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Welling is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Welling, team foul #11 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Lawrence (PF), Richard Wilmer (C) Phillip Satterwhite, Ronald Welling | |
| 00:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Merlin Zahnen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Danny Debusk | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jan Cary scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Wilmer | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Driscoll - foul #5 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #12 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Phillip Satterwhite (SF) Brian Driscoll | |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Debusk misses the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Cassidy pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Savage runs out the clock | 81-62 |