| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mark Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Pellowski (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Clyde Utley inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | American U. | Richard Bennett lays it up and in set up by Clyde Utley and he's hacked by Mark Dawson - foul #3 on Mark Dawson, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (PG) Mark Dawson | |
| 19:47 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 19:28 | American U. | Maurice Yang snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Adrian Gross hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Maurice Yang | 43-37 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 18:40 | American U. | Clyde Utley loses the dribble to Theodore Delamora in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Maurice Yang pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Maurice Yang loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Glenn Herlihy (SF), Arthur Wiggins (PF), Marion Block (C) Roger Blackmon, Maurice Yang, Clyde Utley, Richard Bennett, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield (PG), Charles Holgate (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Lester Brownlee, Leonard Lang, Robert Pellowski, Theodore Delamora | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Marion Block pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Jason Crutcher picks off the pass by Larry Sievert in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz loses the dribble to Shelton Shea | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | American U. | Shelton Shea hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield is fouled on the floor by Arthur Wiggins - foul #3 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Danek (C) Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Roy Zavitz | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Pelletier and he's hacked by Shelton Shea - foul #1 on Shelton Shea, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Bennett (PF) Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:58 | American U. | Larry Sievert is hacked by Jason Crutcher - foul #2 on Jason Crutcher, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Maurice Yang (SG), Clyde Utley (SF) Shelton Shea, Larry Sievert, Glenn Herlihy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Robert Pellowski (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Christopher Warfield, William Pelletier, Jason Crutcher | |
| 16:49 | American U. | Maurice Yang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:47 | American U. | Richard Bennett tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Gross (C) Marion Block | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:27 | American U. | Adrian Gross hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Roger Blackmon | 47-42 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Pellowski, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Danek (PF) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:09 | American U. | Lester Brownlee steps in front of the Maurice Yang pass in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Pellowski | 47-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Utley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Danek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lester Brownlee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pellowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | American U. | Adrian Gross can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Mori - foul #1 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Larry Sievert (SF), Arthur Wiggins (PF) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley, Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson (PG), Charles Holgate (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Lester Brownlee, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Jeremy Mori | |
| 15:42 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:42 | American U. | Adrian Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Wiggins swats the shot by Charles Holgate | 48-45 |
| 15:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Maurice Yang | 48-45 |
| 15:26 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Sievert | 50-45 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson misses long on a floater in the paint | 50-45 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Richard Bennett (PF) Maurice Yang, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield (SG), William Pelletier (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Charles Holgate, Robert Pellowski, Theodore Delamora | |
| 14:42 | American U. | Richard Bennett can't connect on a runner in the lane | 50-45 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 50-45 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mark Dawson | 50-47 |
| 14:21 | American U. | Christopher Warfield steals the ball from Larry Sievert in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield banks in the layup | 50-49 |
| 14:01 | American U. | Richard Bennett connects on the shot from close range | 52-49 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier hits a shot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 13:30 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Dawson | 52-53 |
| 13:08 | American U. | Larry Sievert's layup is rejected by William Pelletier | 52-53 |
| 13:06 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pelletier | 52-53 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Wiggins - foul #4 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Maurice Yang (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Marion Block (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Shelton Shea, Larry Sievert, Glenn Herlihy, Richard Bennett, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (SG), Charles Holgate (SF), Robert Pellowski (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Mark Dawson, Walter Hardin, William Pelletier, Jason Crutcher | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | American U. | Marion Block makes the shot from the baseline set up by Roger Blackmon | 54-55 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | American U. | Clyde Utley grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 11:50 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 11:49 | American U. | Marion Block can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clyde Utley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Block (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Christopher Warfield (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Lester Brownlee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holgate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Pellowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-55 |
| 11:30 | American U. | Marion Block grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 11:26 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Warfield - foul #1 on Christopher Warfield, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Marion Block, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Jeremy Mori (C) Christopher Warfield, Lester Brownlee, Charles Holgate, Theodore Delamora | |
| 11:16 | American U. | Maurice Yang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Clyde Utley tips it but misses | 54-55 |
| 11:12 | American U. | Richard Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 10:58 | American U. | Roger Blackmon knocks in the jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:48 | American U. | Clyde Utley pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Maurice Yang misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Clyde Utley - foul #1 on Clyde Utley, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SF) Clyde Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora (C) Robert Pellowski | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Roger Blackmon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Danek - foul #1 on Stephen Danek, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Gross (C) Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Robert Pellowski (PF) Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Jeremy Mori | |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:13 | American U. | Richard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Larry Sievert comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lester Brownlee - foul #2 on Lester Brownlee, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Marion Block (PF) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:52 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Larry Sievert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Pellowski | 57-58 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Dawson and he's fouled by Marion Block - foul #3 on Marion Block, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (SG) Mark Dawson | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:32 | American U. | Maurice Yang is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Holgate - foul #3 on Charles Holgate, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG) Roger Blackmon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Leonard Lang, Robert Pellowski | |
| 09:32 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:32 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Brownlee | 59-63 |
| 09:03 | American U. | Larry Sievert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF), Richard Bennett (PF) Larry Sievert, Marion Block | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Jason Crutcher (C) Lester Brownlee, Charles Holgate, Theodore Delamora | |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Yang - foul #1 on Maurice Yang, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG) Shelton Shea | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski (PF) William Pelletier | |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:42 | American U. | Maurice Yang is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clyde Utley | 62-65 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski is called for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SF) Clyde Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF), Jeremy Mori (C) Walter Hardin, Jason Crutcher | |
| 08:23 | American U. | Robert Pellowski picks off the pass by Glenn Herlihy in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Herlihy steals it from Leonard Lang | 62-65 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Maurice Yang is called for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Arthur Wiggins (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Roger Blackmon, Richard Bennett, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (SG), Theodore Delamora (C) Roy Zavitz, Jeremy Mori | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 07:34 | American U. | Stephen Danek gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Shelton Shea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Herlihy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Danek (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mark Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Holgate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Pellowski (tiring) 8 pts. 13 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | American U. | Theodore Delamora is called for the reach on Glenn Herlihy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Delamora, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | American U. | Marion Block (PF) Maurice Yang | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (PG), Walter Hardin (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Mark Dawson, Leonard Lang, Robert Pellowski | |
| 07:28 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:28 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:28 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 07:21 | American U. | Stephen Danek knocks in the shot from the right block | 65-65 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee misses short on a shot from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Lester Brownlee picks off the pass by Glenn Herlihy in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Marion Block swats the layup by Charles Holgate | 65-67 |
| 06:29 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:07 | American U. | Shelton Shea hits a wide open floater from the left side | 67-67 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses the floater from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate grabs the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Danek | 67-67 |
| 05:24 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Marion Block knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 69-67 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate is hacked by Shelton Shea - foul #2 on Shelton Shea, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Shelton Shea, Glenn Herlihy, Arthur Wiggins, Marion Block, Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson (PG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Lester Brownlee, Walter Hardin, William Pelletier, Theodore Delamora | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Charles Holgate - foul #4 on Charles Holgate, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Charles Holgate | |
| 04:31 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Richard Bennett gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Richard Bennett banks in the layup set up by Larry Sievert | 73-69 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-69 |
| 03:33 | American U. | Adrian Gross gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Sievert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Utley (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mark Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | American U. | Larry Sievert drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Bennett | 76-69 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| Subs | American U. | Maurice Yang (SG) Clyde Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Warfield (SG), Robert Pellowski (PF), William Pelletier (C) Roy Zavitz, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Adrian Gross's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pellowski | 76-71 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 02:40 | American U. | The rebound goes to Richard Bennett | 76-71 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Maurice Yang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Warfield - foul #2 on Christopher Warfield, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, William Pelletier | |
| 02:21 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 78-73 |
| 01:52 | American U. | Larry Sievert is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Larry Sievert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Christopher Warfield | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Dawson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Walter Hardin | 78-75 |
| 01:36 | American U. | Maurice Yang connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-75 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-75 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz tips it back up and in | 81-77 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Maurice Yang comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 81-77 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Adrian Gross tips it back up and in | 83-77 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Dawson | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | American U. | Richard Bennett misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Delamora - foul #3 on Theodore Delamora, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Larry Sievert (SF) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:33 | American U. | Richard Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski's pass is intercepted by Maurice Yang | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Roy Zavitz is called for the reach on Maurice Yang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #12 | 84-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG) Glenn Herlihy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-80 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Richard Bennett grabs the board | 86-80 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Mark Dawson is called for the reach on Richard Bennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Dawson, team foul #13 | 86-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Arthur Wiggins (C) Shelton Shea, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Pellowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-80 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins is hacked by Roy Zavitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #14 | 88-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF), Adrian Gross (C) Larry Sievert, Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin is fouled on the floor by Adrian Gross - foul #2 on Adrian Gross, team foul #10 | 90-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Marion Block (C) Maurice Yang, Clyde Utley, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brownlee (PG), Charles Holgate (SG), William Pelletier (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Mark Dawson, Roy Zavitz, Robert Pellowski, Theodore Delamora | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |