| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fresh) SG - Dean Shannon (fresh) SF - Clint Bortz (fresh) PF - Charles Bailey (fresh) C - Marshall Owens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kevin Demaio (fresh) SG - Scott Dooley (fresh) SF - Luther Edwards (fresh) PF - William Morrison (fresh) C - Jeffrey O'Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dean Shannon | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 19:14 | Quinnipiac | Clint Bortz steals the ball from Kevin Demaio in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bailey | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey O'Kelly - foul #1 on Jeffrey O'Kelly, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards double dribbles | 5-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (PG), Nelson Vallee (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) August Haggard, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Beringer (PG), Frederick Mayfield (SG), Micah Stewart (SF), Robert Welch (PF), Edward Lomax (C) Kevin Demaio, Scott Dooley, Luther Edwards, William Morrison, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Shannon | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | Quinnipiac | Dean Shannon steals the ball from James Beringer | 7-0 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz jams the wide open dunk | 9-0 |
| 17:07 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer is hacked by James Talbot in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Talbot, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, Nelson Vallee, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), Stephen Hamby (C) Frederick Mayfield, Robert Welch, Edward Lomax | |
| 16:50 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon's pass is intercepted by Noe Wilczynski in the backcourt | 9-0 |
| 16:42 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer is hacked by August Haggard - foul #1 on August Haggard, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | William Morrison (PF) Micah Stewart | |
| 16:26 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Hamby - foul #1 on Stephen Hamby, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Clint Bortz (SF) Dean Shannon, Max Wiley | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio (PG), Frederick Mayfield (SG), Luther Edwards (SF), Jeffrey O'Kelly (C) James Beringer, Scott Dooley, Noe Wilczynski, Stephen Hamby | |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:56 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frederick Mayfield | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (tiring) SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) SF - Clint Bortz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Ballou (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kevin Demaio (tiring) SG - Frederick Mayfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luther Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - William Morrison (tiring) C - Jeffrey O'Kelly (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Demaio - foul #1 on Kevin Demaio, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon (SG), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) August Haggard, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch (PF) William Morrison | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG) Dean Shannon | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Beringer (SG) Frederick Mayfield | |
| 15:22 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:20 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly misses the tip | 11-4 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses the turnaround from close range | 11-4 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot tips it in | 13-4 |
| 14:58 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 14:57 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch snags the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:47 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 13-4 |
| 14:38 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:20 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly misses the dunk attempt | 13-4 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 14:10 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:57 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Beringer | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Beringer - foul #1 on James Beringer, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (C) Nelson Vallee, James Talbot, Clint Bortz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield (PG), Scott Dooley (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), Micah Stewart (PF), Edward Lomax (C) Kevin Demaio, James Beringer, Luther Edwards, Robert Welch, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Quinnipiac | Edward Lomax pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:24 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Dooley steps in front of the Dean Shannon pass in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Charles Bailey - foul #1 on Charles Bailey, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou (PF) Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Stephen Hamby (C) Edward Lomax | |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon drills a 3 from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:38 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 12:36 | Quinnipiac | Noe Wilczynski tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Max Wiley | 18-13 |
| 12:05 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Scott Dooley and the foul's on Justin Ballou - foul #1 on Justin Ballou, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Clint Bortz (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, Max Wiley, Justin Ballou | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards (SF), William Morrison (PF) Noe Wilczynski, Stephen Hamby | |
| 12:05 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey (PF) Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Beringer (PG), Edward Lomax (C) Frederick Mayfield, Micah Stewart | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Shannon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clint Bortz (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Beringer (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Scott Dooley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Edwards (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Morrison (fairly fresh) C - Edward Lomax (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 11:21 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to William Morrison | 18-16 |
| 11:15 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Clint Bortz - foul #1 on Clint Bortz, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (SF), Marshall Owens (C) Clint Bortz, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 10:58 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Bailey | 20-16 |
| 10:43 | Quinnipiac | Edward Lomax misses long on a runner in the lane | 20-16 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled on the floor by James Beringer - foul #2 on James Beringer, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Nelson Vallee, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio (PG), Frederick Mayfield (SG), Robert Welch (SF), Micah Stewart (C) James Beringer, Scott Dooley, Luther Edwards, Edward Lomax | |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz connects on the jumper from the left side | 22-16 |
| 09:55 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-16 |
| 09:53 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), James Talbot (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF) August Haggard, Dean Shannon, Clint Bortz, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Noe Wilczynski (SF), Stephen Hamby (C) Robert Welch, Micah Stewart | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hamby - foul #2 on Stephen Hamby, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley (SG), Jeffrey O'Kelly (C) Kevin Demaio, Stephen Hamby | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 22-16 |
| 09:23 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 09:07 | Quinnipiac | James Talbot steals the ball from Noe Wilczynski | 22-16 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot lays it in | 24-16 |
| 08:49 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 08:47 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:47 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon (SG), Marshall Owens (C) James Talbot, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch (PF), Micah Stewart (C) William Morrison, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 08:28 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart misses short on a floater from the left block | 24-16 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Mayfield steps in front of the Kenneth Kirkendall pass in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| 08:10 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch is fouled on the floor by Justin Ballou - foul #2 on Justin Ballou, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Nelson Vallee (SF), Charles Bailey (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall, Max Wiley, Justin Ballou | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio (PG), Luther Edwards (SF), Edward Lomax (C) Frederick Mayfield, Scott Dooley, Noe Wilczynski | |
| 08:03 | Quinnipiac | Edward Lomax is open but misses the lay-in | 24-16 |
| 08:02 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Bailey | 27-16 |
| 07:43 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards hits a jumper from the right block | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dean Shannon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Kevin Demaio (tired) SG - Robert Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luther Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micah Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. C - Edward Lomax (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Nelson Vallee, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield (PG), Scott Dooley (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), William Morrison (PF), Jeffrey O'Kelly (C) Kevin Demaio, Robert Welch, Luther Edwards, Micah Stewart, Edward Lomax | |
| 06:52 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 06:51 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:44 | Quinnipiac | Noe Wilczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-18 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Dooley is called for the reach on Dean Shannon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Dooley, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) August Haggard, Clint Bortz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards (SF) Noe Wilczynski | |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:26 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Edwards | 29-21 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Jeffrey O'Kelly - foul #2 on Jeffrey O'Kelly, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (SG), Charles Bailey (PF) Dean Shannon, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio (PG), Edward Lomax (C) Frederick Mayfield, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley is whistled for a carry | 32-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz (SF), Marshall Owens (C) Max Wiley, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch (SG) Scott Dooley | |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall loses the dribble to Luther Edwards in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| 05:54 | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio banks in the layup on a great pass from Luther Edwards | 32-23 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marshall Owens | 35-23 |
| 05:36 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch is hacked by Kenneth Kirkendall - foul #1 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Nelson Vallee (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall, James Talbot, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), Micah Stewart (C) Luther Edwards, William Morrison, Edward Lomax | |
| 05:36 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:36 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 05:21 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 04:57 | Quinnipiac | Marshall Owens takes the ball from Micah Stewart | 35-24 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Demaio - foul #2 on Kevin Demaio, team foul #9 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Nelson Vallee, Clint Bortz, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley (SG), Luther Edwards (SF), William Morrison (PF), Edward Lomax (C) Kevin Demaio, Noe Wilczynski, Robert Welch, Micah Stewart | |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:37 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Kirkendall - foul #2 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (PG), Marshall Owens (C) August Haggard, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 04:37 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:37 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 04:17 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (C) Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 03:59 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 03:57 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Clint Bortz (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, Max Wiley, Charles Bailey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | James Beringer (PG), Micah Stewart (PF), Stephen Hamby (C) Frederick Mayfield, William Morrison, Edward Lomax | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon travels with the ball | 36-26 |
| 03:48 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Kirkendall - foul #3 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG) Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 03:48 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:48 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou makes the jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Vallee | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nelson Vallee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dean Shannon (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clint Bortz (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - James Beringer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Dooley (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Edwards (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micah Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. C - Stephen Hamby (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Nelson Vallee, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), William Morrison (PF), Jeffrey O'Kelly (C) Scott Dooley, Luther Edwards, Micah Stewart, Stephen Hamby | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey misses the dunk | 38-28 |
| 02:49 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 02:33 | Quinnipiac | William Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 02:31 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer tips it home | 38-30 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Tommy Abramowitz (C) August Haggard, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Kevin Demaio (PG), Stephen Hamby (C) William Morrison, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley travels in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (SG) Dean Shannon | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 02:05 | Quinnipiac | Robert Welch buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Beringer | 38-33 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hamby - foul #3 on Stephen Hamby, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey (PF) Justin Ballou | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield (SG), Micah Stewart (PF), Jeffrey O'Kelly (C) Kevin Demaio, Robert Welch, Stephen Hamby | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:00 | Quinnipiac | Micah Stewart snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 01:46 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly blows the layup but the foul's on Max Wiley - foul #1 on Max Wiley, team foul #10 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Marshall Owens (C) James Talbot, Nelson Vallee, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards (SF) Noe Wilczynski | |
| 01:46 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:46 | Quinnipiac | Jeffrey O'Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Jeffrey O'Kelly - foul #3 on Jeffrey O'Kelly, team foul #11 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Max Wiley, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley (SG), William Morrison (PF), Edward Lomax (C) Frederick Mayfield, Micah Stewart, Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:11 | Quinnipiac | Scott Dooley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Beringer | 42-38 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Dooley is called for the reach on Dean Shannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Dooley, team foul #12 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG), Marshall Owens (C) August Haggard, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 01:05 | Quinnipiac | Luther Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens tips it home | 45-38 |
| 00:31 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Nelson Vallee, Clint Bortz, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield (SG), Noe Wilczynski (SF), Robert Welch (PF), Micah Stewart (C) Scott Dooley, Luther Edwards, William Morrison, Edward Lomax | |
| 00:13 | Quinnipiac | Noe Wilczynski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 00:11 | Quinnipiac | The offensive rebound goes to Micah Stewart | 45-38 |
| 00:02 | Quinnipiac | Frederick Mayfield misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | James Beringer gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |