| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) SG - James Talbot (fresh) SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) PF - Charles Bailey (fresh) C - Marshall Owens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Dennis Sturm (fresh) SG - Jay Bayer (fresh) SF - Michael Dunlap (fresh) PF - Aaron Myers (fresh) C - Daniel Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Dunlap can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Nichols | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Dunlap slams it home set up by Dennis Sturm | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Clark | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Price | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses short on a runner in the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols's pass is intercepted by Dennis Sturm in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Nelson Vallee (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), Micheal Byrd (SG), John Rhinehart (SF), Charles Barker (PF), Elliot Dunn (C) Dennis Sturm, Jay Bayer, Michael Dunlap, Aaron Myers, Daniel Price | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Taylor steals it from August Haggard in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lynn Taylor | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kenneth Kirkendall and he's hacked by Charles Barker - foul #1 on Charles Barker, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Tommy Abramowitz steals the ball from Lynn Taylor in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 9-6 |
| 16:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Kirkendall blocks the jumper by Lynn Taylor | 9-6 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on August Haggard - foul #1 on August Haggard, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Nelson Vallee, Max Wiley, Tommy Abramowitz, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), James Fernandes (SG), Michael Dunlap (SF), Aaron Myers (PF), Anthony Billman (C) Lynn Taylor, Micheal Byrd, John Rhinehart, Charles Barker, Elliot Dunn | |
| 16:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Dunlap is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Anthony Billman | 9-11 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dunlap is called for the reach on Edward Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dunlap, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Nelson Vallee (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) August Haggard, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer (SG) James Fernandes | |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 16:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (tiring) 1 ast. SG - James Talbot (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Vallee (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Bailey (tiring) C - Marshall Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Dennis Sturm (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jay Bayer (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Dunlap (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Myers (tiring) 2 pts. C - Anthony Billman (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee double dribbles | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), August Haggard (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Nelson Vallee, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), Micheal Byrd (SG), Charles Barker (SF), Elliot Dunn (PF), Daniel Price (C) Dennis Sturm, Jay Bayer, Michael Dunlap, Aaron Myers, Anthony Billman | |
| 15:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Tommy Abramowitz blocks the short jumper by Daniel Price | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall comes up short on the shot in the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Taylor steals the ball from Kenneth Kirkendall | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by August Haggard - foul #2 on August Haggard, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, August Haggard, Max Wiley, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SG), John Rhinehart (SF), Aaron Myers (PF) Lynn Taylor, Charles Barker, Elliot Dunn | |
| 14:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Edward Nichols is blocked by Aaron Myers | 9-13 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:49 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Clark - foul #1 on Curtis Clark, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (SG), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) James Talbot, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), Jay Bayer (SG) Micheal Byrd, James Fernandes | |
| 13:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers blows the layup | 9-13 |
| 13:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Bayer - foul #1 on Jay Bayer, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (C) Edward Nichols, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), Michael Dunlap (SF), Charles Barker (PF), Anthony Billman (C) Dennis Sturm, John Rhinehart, Aaron Myers, Daniel Price | |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Barker | 10-17 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee's pass is intercepted by Lynn Taylor in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 12:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer is fouled on the floor by James Talbot - foul #1 on James Talbot, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Curtis Clark, Charles Bailey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers (PF) Charles Barker | |
| 12:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-17 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-17 |
| 11:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman is hacked by Kenneth Kirkendall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) James Talbot, Nelson Vallee, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), James Fernandes (SG), Daniel Price (C) Lynn Taylor, Jay Bayer, Anthony Billman | |
| 11:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers double dribbles | 10-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer (SG), Charles Barker (PF) James Fernandes, Aaron Myers | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (tired) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kirkendall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Curtis Clark (tired) PF - Charles Bailey (tiring) C - Marshall Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Dennis Sturm (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Bayer (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dunlap (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Price (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis Sturm steps in front of the Curtis Clark pass in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 11:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Clark - foul #2 on Curtis Clark, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, Curtis Clark, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), Elliot Dunn (PF) Dennis Sturm, Michael Dunlap | |
| 11:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Charles Bailey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SG), Anthony Billman (C) Jay Bayer, Daniel Price | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses the shot from close range | 10-19 |
| 10:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Elliot Dunn gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker scores on a 3 from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 10-22 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 09:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 10-22 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lynn Taylor - foul #1 on Lynn Taylor, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Nelson Vallee (SG), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd (PG), Jay Bayer (SG), John Rhinehart (SF), Aaron Myers (PF), Daniel Price (C) Lynn Taylor, James Fernandes, Charles Barker, Elliot Dunn, Anthony Billman | |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:28 | Birmingham-Southern | John Rhinehart loses the dribble to Charles Bailey in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens double dribbles | 11-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (SF) Max Wiley | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 08:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Bayer | 11-25 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-25 |
| 08:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers snags the defensive board | 11-25 |
| 08:20 | Birmingham-Southern | John Rhinehart misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 11-25 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Bailey | 11-25 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall is hacked by John Rhinehart - foul #1 on John Rhinehart, team foul #5 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG) Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), Michael Dunlap (SF) Micheal Byrd, John Rhinehart | |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Price is called for the reach on Kenneth Kirkendall - foul #1 on Daniel Price, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (SF) Nelson Vallee | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (SG), Anthony Billman (C) Jay Bayer, Daniel Price | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Aaron Myers - foul #1 on Aaron Myers, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Nichols is called for the reach on Dennis Sturm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Nichols, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| 07:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Max Wiley | 14-26 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kirkendall (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Max Wiley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tiring) 5 pts. C - Marshall Owens (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Dennis Sturm (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lynn Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Dunlap (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Myers (tiring) 2 pts. C - Anthony Billman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall is fouled on the floor by Anthony Billman - foul #1 on Anthony Billman, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Nelson Vallee (SF), Charles Bailey (PF) Edward Nichols, Max Wiley, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer (SG), Elliot Dunn (PF), Daniel Price (C) Lynn Taylor, Aaron Myers, Anthony Billman | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 16-26 |
| 06:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price grabs the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 06:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Jay Bayer - foul #2 on Jay Bayer, team foul #9 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, Nelson Vallee, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd (SG), Charles Barker (PF) Jay Bayer, Elliot Dunn | |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price drills a shot in the lane set up by Charles Barker and the foul's on Charles Bailey - foul #1 on Charles Bailey, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (SG), Justin Ballou (PF) James Talbot, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (SG) Dennis Sturm | |
| 05:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-29 |
| 05:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Lynn Taylor | 18-31 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee clanks a jump hook from close range | 18-31 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Max Wiley | 20-31 |
| 04:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Dunlap can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), James Talbot (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Edward Nichols, Nelson Vallee, Max Wiley, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), James Fernandes (SG), John Rhinehart (SF), Elliot Dunn (PF), Anthony Billman (C) Lynn Taylor, Micheal Byrd, Michael Dunlap, Charles Barker, Daniel Price | |
| 04:12 | Birmingham-Southern | John Rhinehart is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 20-31 |
| 04:10 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 03:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman's floater is tipped away by Marshall Owens | 20-31 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Curtis Clark (SF) James Talbot, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Fernandes picks off the pass by Kenneth Kirkendall in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 03:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm blows the layup | 20-31 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 20-31 |
| 03:39 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 03:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Billman misses long on an open runner near the basket | 20-31 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is hacked by Elliot Dunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliot Dunn, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Justin Ballou (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), Jay Bayer (SG) Dennis Sturm, James Fernandes | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Elliot Dunn grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 03:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer is fouled on the floor by Justin Ballou - foul #1 on Justin Ballou, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker (SF), Aaron Myers (PF) John Rhinehart, Elliot Dunn | |
| 03:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Taylor takes the ball from August Haggard in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - August Haggard (fresh) SF - Curtis Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Ballou (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Owens (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Lynn Taylor (tiring) 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jay Bayer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Billman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Nichols - foul #2 on Edward Nichols, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Edward Nichols, Justin Ballou | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price (C) Anthony Billman | |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard travels with the ball | 20-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd (PG), Michael Dunlap (SF) Lynn Taylor, Charles Barker | |
| 02:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 02:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price lays it in set up by Michael Dunlap | 20-35 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard's pass is intercepted by Micheal Byrd in the backcourt | 20-35 |
| 02:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Micheal Byrd throws it down | 20-37 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Price - foul #2 on Daniel Price, team foul #11 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (SG), Charles Bailey (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Rhinehart (SF), Elliot Dunn (C) Michael Dunlap, Daniel Price | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Rhinehart and the foul's on Charles Bailey - foul #2 on Charles Bailey, team foul #11 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dennis Sturm (PG), Anthony Billman (C) Micheal Byrd, Elliot Dunn | |
| 01:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Aaron Myers makes the free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by August Haggard | 24-40 |
| 01:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Jay Bayer is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Myers | 24-42 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Justin Ballou (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, Charles Bailey, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Lynn Taylor (PG), James Fernandes (SG), Charles Barker (SF), Daniel Price (C) Dennis Sturm, Jay Bayer, John Rhinehart, Anthony Billman | |
| 00:56 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Clark - foul #3 on Curtis Clark, team foul #12 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (SF) Curtis Clark | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:56 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:56 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-44 |
| 00:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price's fadeaway is rejected by Max Wiley | 24-44 |
| 00:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Price tips it in | 24-46 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Price | 24-46 |
| 00:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Barker misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-46 |