| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Darrell Butler (fresh) SG - Steven Douglas (fresh) SF - Kendrick Pearson (fresh) PF - Richard Walton (fresh) C - Michel Fudge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) SG - Anderson Bond (fresh) SF - Robert Hammond (fresh) PF - William Jackson (fresh) C - Don Wallace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Anderson Bond | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Butler | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Butler | 5-4 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Walton | 7-4 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Steven Douglas - foul #1 on Steven Douglas, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Don Wallace | 7-9 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas's pass is intercepted by Anderson Bond in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers lays it in on a nice dish by Anderson Bond | 7-11 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson is fouled on the floor by Robert Hammond - foul #1 on Robert Hammond, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (PG), Jerry Nichols (SG), Michael Ellis (SF), William Lopp (PF), Phillip Laplante (C) Darrell Butler, Steven Douglas, Kendrick Pearson, Richard Walton, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Markus Mullins (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Whisnant | 10-11 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram (SF) Matthew Walker | |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp lays it in and he's fouled by Hans Yablonski - foul #1 on Hans Yablonski, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Kendrick Pearson (SF), Michel Fudge (C) Jerry Nichols, Michael Ellis, Phillip Laplante | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), David Horton (SG), William Jackson (PF), Don Wallace (C) Richard Peters, Patrick Townsend, Hans Yablonski, Markus Mullins | |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Landers | 13-13 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Landers steps in front of the Leonard Curry pass in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by Kendrick Pearson - foul #1 on Kendrick Pearson, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas (SG), Richard Walton (PF) Larry Whisnant, William Lopp | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond (SF) Daniel Byram | |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Walton | 13-14 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leonard Curry | 15-14 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Walton steals it from Michael Landers | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kendrick Pearson (tiring) PF - Richard Walton (tiring) C - Michel Fudge (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Horton (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Jackson (tiring) 1 pts. C - Don Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Landers - foul #1 on Michael Landers, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Michael Ellis (SG), Jerry Nichols (PF), William Lopp (C) Leonard Curry, Steven Douglas, Richard Walton, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Matthew Walker (PF), Markus Mullins (C) Michael Landers, David Horton, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Butler - foul #1 on Darrell Butler, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (PG), Phillip Laplante (C) Darrell Butler, Kendrick Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG), Daniel Byram (SF) Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond | |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram can't finish the layup | 17-14 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Townsend - foul #1 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas (SG), Richard Walton (PF) Michael Ellis, William Lopp | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski (PF) Matthew Walker | |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Byram | 17-14 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Michel Fudge (C) Larry Whisnant, Phillip Laplante | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), William Jackson (PF) Patrick Townsend, Daniel Byram, Hans Yablonski | |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton travels with the ball | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp (PF) Richard Walton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Matthew Walker (C) Richard Peters, Markus Mullins | |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas is called for 3 seconds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis (SF) Jerry Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace (C) William Jackson | |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Douglas - foul #2 on Steven Douglas, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF) Steven Douglas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Hammond | 17-16 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (SG), Richard Walton (PF), Phillip Laplante (C) Michael Ellis, William Lopp, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Hans Yablonski (PF) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Matthew Walker | |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Butler - foul #2 on Darrell Butler, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols (SG) Darrell Butler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins (C) Don Wallace | |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton is fouled on the floor by Hans Yablonski - foul #2 on Hans Yablonski, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Michael Ellis (SF), William Lopp (PF), Michel Fudge (C) Jerry Nichols, Kendrick Pearson, Richard Walton, Phillip Laplante | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Daniel Byram (SF), William Jackson (PF), Don Wallace (C) Richard Peters, Patrick Townsend, Robert Hammond, Hans Yablonski, Markus Mullins | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Whisnant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ellis (fresh) PF - William Lopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michel Fudge (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Byram (fresh) PF - William Jackson (tiring) 1 pts. C - Don Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant loses the dribble to Michael Landers | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Larry Whisnant - foul #1 on Larry Whisnant, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols (SG) Larry Whisnant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG) Michael Landers | |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Lopp, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF) Michael Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond (SF), Matthew Walker (C) Daniel Byram, Don Wallace | |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (PG), Richard Walton (PF) Leonard Curry, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG) Anderson Bond | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant is fouled on the floor by Michael Landers - foul #2 on Michael Landers, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante (C) William Lopp | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG) Michael Landers | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Walker - foul #1 on Matthew Walker, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis (SG) Jerry Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Don Wallace (C) David Horton, Robert Hammond, William Jackson | |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Walton, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), William Lopp (PF) Kendrick Pearson, Richard Walton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram (SF), Markus Mullins (PF) Patrick Townsend, Matthew Walker | |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Lopp | 18-17 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Laplante | 18-17 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters is fouled on the floor by William Lopp - foul #2 on William Lopp, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols (SG), Richard Walton (PF), Michel Fudge (C) Leonard Curry, William Lopp, Phillip Laplante | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), William Jackson (PF), Matthew Walker (C) Anderson Bond, Daniel Byram, Markus Mullins, Don Wallace | |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Peters steals it from Michel Fudge in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF) Michael Ellis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Walker swats the short shot by Michel Fudge | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend's pass is intercepted by Jerry Nichols in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Larry Whisnant (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Nichols (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kendrick Pearson (tired) 2 pts. PF - Richard Walton (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michel Fudge (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Peters (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Townsend (tiring) SF - Robert Hammond (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jackson (tired) 1 pts. C - Matthew Walker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Peters | 18-22 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hammond - foul #2 on Robert Hammond, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Michael Ellis (SF) Larry Whisnant, Kendrick Pearson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Daniel Byram (SF), Markus Mullins (PF), Don Wallace (C) Richard Peters, Patrick Townsend, Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Matthew Walker | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Horton | 20-25 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Leonard Curry | 22-25 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond is fouled on the floor by Richard Walton - foul #2 on Richard Walton, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF), Phillip Laplante (C) Richard Walton, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante is hacked by Don Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Wallace, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-26 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Daniel Byram is blocked by Phillip Laplante | 23-26 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Ellis - foul #1 on Michael Ellis, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (PG), Michel Fudge (C) Leonard Curry, Jerry Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), William Jackson (PF) David Horton, Anderson Bond, Markus Mullins | |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker (C) Don Wallace | |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond (SG) Daniel Byram | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Larry Whisnant | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Phillip Laplante | 28-30 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker connects on the open jumpshot from the right side | 28-32 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Jerry Nichols (PF) Michael Ellis, Phillip Laplante | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG), Daniel Byram (SF), Markus Mullins (PF), Don Wallace (C) Richard Peters, Patrick Townsend, William Jackson, Matthew Walker | |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Byram | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Whisnant (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendrick Pearson (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Nichols (tired) 5 pts. C - Michel Fudge (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bond (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Byram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Markus Mullins (tired) 2 reb. C - Don Wallace (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Horton takes the ball from Kendrick Pearson | 28-34 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Curry steals it from David Horton in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson makes the wide open runner in the paint | 30-34 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Whisnant is called for the reach on Anderson Bond - foul #2 on Larry Whisnant, team foul #12 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Steven Douglas (SG), Richard Walton (PF), William Lopp (C) Leonard Curry, Larry Whisnant, Kendrick Pearson, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Robert Hammond (SF), Hans Yablonski (PF) David Horton, Daniel Byram, Markus Mullins | |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG), William Jackson (PF) Anderson Bond, Don Wallace | |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hammond - foul #3 on Robert Hammond, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram (SF) Robert Hammond | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend's floater is knocked away by William Lopp | 31-35 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Lopp | 31-35 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis (SF) Jerry Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (SG), Don Wallace (C) Patrick Townsend, William Jackson | |
| 01:32 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski hits a runner in the lane | 31-37 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Horton is called for the reach on Steven Douglas in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Horton, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins (SF) Daniel Byram | |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Walton - foul #3 on Richard Walton, team foul #13 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge (C) Richard Walton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Markus Mullins - foul #1 on Markus Mullins, team foul #12 | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins is hacked by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #14 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF), Phillip Laplante (C) Michael Ellis, Michel Fudge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG), William Jackson (PF) David Horton, Don Wallace | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-37 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson buries a fadeaway from the right side | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-38 |