| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Collins (fresh) SG - Guy Young (fresh) SF - Steven Bell (fresh) PF - Henry Mead (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SG - Dennis McQuire (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) PF - Richard Asher (fresh) C - Thomas Jeffries (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Guy Young | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Mead - foul #1 on Henry Mead, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Mead | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Asher | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF), Daniel Price (C) Kenneth Tate, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Michael Johnson | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is hacked by James Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), John Palmer (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Mark Hudson (PF), Frank Woolard (C) James Collins, Guy Young, Steven Bell, Henry Mead, William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Jerry Forester (SG) Michael Johnson, Dennis McQuire | |
| 16:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price comes up short on the runner in the paint | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Morfin | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson clanks a floater from the right block | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Palmer (fresh) SF - Donald Waites (fresh) PF - Mark Hudson (fresh) C - Frank Woolard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Morfin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) SF - Michael Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Asher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Price (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Palmer - foul #1 on John Palmer, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Henry Mead (PF) John Palmer, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Kenneth Tate (PF), Thomas Jeffries (C) Michael Kendall, Richard Asher, Daniel Price | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Henry Mead - foul #2 on Henry Mead, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Collins (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF), Denis Slone (C) William Perry, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Mark Hudson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (SG), Richard Asher (PF) Jerry Forester, John Morfin | |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses the wide open shot in the lane | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher's pass is intercepted by Frank Woolard | 5-9 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Collins | 7-9 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | James Collins is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), William Smith (C) James Collins, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Michael Kendall (SF), Joel Halpin (C) Michael Johnson, Richard Asher, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate scores on a jump hook from the left block | 7-11 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Kendall takes the ball from Denis Slone | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young clanks a shot from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Tate swats the dunk try by John Palmer | 9-13 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tate | 9-13 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall tips it home | 9-15 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Donald Waites (SG), Mark Hudson (PF), Frank Woolard (C) John Palmer, Guy Young, Denis Slone, William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Jerry Forester (SG), Richard Asher (PF), Daniel Price (C) John Morfin, Dennis McQuire, Michael Kendall, Joel Halpin | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Forester, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites is hacked by Jerry Forester - foul #2 on Jerry Forester, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (SG) Jerry Forester | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 11-15 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Bell | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Waites (fresh) SF - Steven Bell (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Mark Hudson (fresh) C - Frank Woolard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis McQuire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Tate (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Richard Asher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Price (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (SG), William Smith (C) Steven Bell, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF), Thomas Jeffries (C) Kenneth Tate, Daniel Price | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher buries a fadeaway from the right side | 11-17 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Jeffries - foul #1 on Thomas Jeffries, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG) William Perry | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (SF) Michael Kendall | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 13-17 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries misses short on a shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | William Smith blocks the jumper by Michael Johnson | 13-17 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Waites steals the ball from Richard Asher in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites lays it in | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Palmer is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Palmer, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF) John Palmer, Donald Waites, Mark Hudson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price (PF), Joel Halpin (C) Richard Asher, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 10:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Perry | 20-17 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Price - foul #1 on Daniel Price, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF) John Morfin | |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Price | 21-17 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 21-19 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Kendall steals it from Guy Young | 21-19 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dennis McQuire | 21-21 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Johnson picks off the pass by Frank Woolard | 21-21 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 21-23 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young is hacked by Dennis McQuire - foul #1 on Dennis McQuire, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF), Mark Hudson (PF), William Smith (C) Steven Bell, Frank Woolard, Denis Slone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Richard Asher (PF), Thomas Jeffries (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Kendall, Daniel Price, Joel Halpin | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Young (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Morfin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis McQuire (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Asher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jeffries (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Perry | 24-23 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher tips it in | 24-25 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis McQuire is called for the reach on Guy Young - foul #2 on Dennis McQuire, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG) Dennis McQuire | |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Tate and he's hacked by William Perry - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell (SF) Guy Young | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Asher blocks the jumper by Donald Waites | 26-28 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Frank Woolard (C) Steven Bell, William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites can't tip it in | 26-30 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Morfin | 26-33 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Tate - foul #1 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell (SF), Denis Slone (PF) Guy Young, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF) Richard Asher | |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 27-33 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bell - foul #1 on Steven Bell, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel Halpin (C) Thomas Jeffries | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Hudson is called for the reach on John Morfin - foul #1 on Mark Hudson, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Frank Woolard (PF) Steven Bell, Denis Slone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher (PF) Kenneth Tate | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the easy layup | 27-34 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guy Young (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Waites (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Woolard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hudson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Morfin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Kendall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Asher (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Halpin (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Woolard is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Frank Woolard, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Collins (PG), John Palmer (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Henry Mead (PF), William Smith (C) William Perry, Guy Young, Donald Waites, Frank Woolard, Mark Hudson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester (SG), Thomas Jeffries (C) John Morfin, Joel Halpin | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Palmer and he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price (PF) Richard Asher | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 32-36 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Palmer | 34-36 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses the 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Bell is called for the reach on Michael Kendall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Bell, team foul #13 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF), Denis Slone (C) Steven Bell, William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Kenneth Tate (PF) Michael Johnson, Daniel Price | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead misses short on a floater from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Henry Mead steals it from Jerry Forester in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins is hacked by John Morfin - foul #1 on John Morfin, team foul #10 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Frank Woolard (C) John Palmer, Denis Slone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Dennis McQuire (SG), Richard Asher (PF), Joel Halpin (C) John Morfin, Jerry Forester, Michael Kendall, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is hacked by Donald Waites in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Waites, team foul #14 | 37-40 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell (SF), William Smith (C) Donald Waites, Frank Woolard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Daniel Price (PF) Michael Johnson, Richard Asher | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel Halpin pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead grabs the board | 38-42 |