| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Sperry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Norris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Leonard Lang steps in front of the Raymond Dunn pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is hacked by Harry Sperry - foul #2 on Harry Sperry, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams (SF), Heriberto Gallo (PF) Raymond Dunn, Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Jason Crutcher (C) Leonard Lang, Theodore Delamora | |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate is hacked by Heriberto Gallo - foul #2 on Heriberto Gallo, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF), William Pelletier (C) Walter Hardin, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams loses the dribble to Jason Crutcher in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Schilawski | 36-34 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zircher - foul #2 on Boris Zircher, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Jeffery Domino (SG), David Wiegand (PF) Frank Smith, Harry Sperry, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF) Charles Holgate | |
| 18:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Walter Hardin takes the ball from David Wiegand | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Hardin | 36-36 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams is hacked by Shawn Schilawski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry (SG), Terry Norris (PF) Marc Williams, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Boris Zircher, Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher, William Pelletier | |
| 17:57 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry banks in the layup on a great pass from Donnie Kiely | 38-36 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate is hacked by Donnie Kiely in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donnie Kiely, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF) David Wiegand | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG) Charles Holgate | |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin throws it down | 38-38 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang's pass is intercepted by Donnie Kiely in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), David Wiegand (PF), Heriberto Gallo (C) Donnie Kiely, Terry Norris, Jeffery Domino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Boris Zircher (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Walter Hardin, Jeremy Mori | |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | The rebound goes to Harry Sperry | 38-38 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Dunn | 40-38 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-38 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Delamora | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Holgate | 40-41 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | David Wiegand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant (SG), Marc Williams (SF), Terry Norris (PF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Harry Sperry, Raymond Dunn, David Wiegand, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), William Pelletier (C) Charles Holgate, Leonard Lang, Boris Zircher, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Gallant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marc Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hardin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pelletier (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ted Gallant | 42-41 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF) Marc Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith double dribbles | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Jeremy Mori (C) Walter Hardin, Jason Crutcher | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori is called for 10 seconds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF) Roy Zavitz, Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier | |
| 14:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Mori | 42-41 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-41 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori tips it home | 42-43 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carlos Ertl | 42-46 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda is fouled on the floor by Walter Hardin - foul #2 on Walter Hardin, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Jeffery Domino (SG), Marc Williams (SF), Heriberto Gallo (PF) Frank Smith, Ted Gallant, Raymond Dunn, Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| 13:55 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz's pass is intercepted by Donnie Kiely | 42-46 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeffery Domino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Holgate | 42-49 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda tips it in | 44-49 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donnie Kiely is called for the reach on Charles Holgate - foul #2 on Donnie Kiely, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Harry Sperry (SG), Ted Gallant (SF), David Wiegand (PF) Donnie Kiely, Jeffery Domino, Marc Williams, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Shawn Schilawski (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher blows the layup but the foul's on David Wiegand - foul #1 on David Wiegand, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-49 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Mori | 44-49 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF), Terry Norris (PF), Heriberto Gallo (C) Frank Smith, David Wiegand, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Ted Gallant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Sperry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Heriberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zircher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Delamora | 44-49 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Norris - foul #1 on Terry Norris, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG) Boris Zircher | |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Sperry steals the ball from Theodore Delamora | 44-49 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Lang | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Gallant | 46-51 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz's floater is tipped away by Heriberto Gallo | 46-51 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jason Crutcher blocks the short jumper by Heriberto Gallo | 46-51 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Sperry steals the ball from Charles Holgate in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry is hacked by Roy Zavitz - foul #4 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Marc Williams (SF), David Wiegand (PF), Jeffery Domino (C) Ted Gallant, Raymond Dunn, Terry Norris, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Shawn Schilawski (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, Theodore Delamora | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-51 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carlos Ertl | 46-51 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeffery Domino grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zircher | 46-51 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marc Williams | 49-54 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Kiely - foul #3 on Donnie Kiely, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Ted Gallant (SF), Terry Norris (PF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Donnie Kiely, Marc Williams, David Wiegand, Jeffery Domino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Boris Zircher, Carlos Ertl, Jeremy Mori | |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Pelletier is called for the reach on Ted Gallant in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Pelletier, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ted Gallant and he's fouled by William Pelletier - foul #3 on William Pelletier, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Jason Crutcher (C) Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Sperry | 55-54 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate loses the dribble to Ted Gallant | 55-54 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ted Gallant and he's fouled by Walter Hardin - foul #3 on Walter Hardin, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams (SG), Raymond Dunn (SF), David Wiegand (PF) Harry Sperry, Ted Gallant, Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Dunn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Wiegand (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Boris Zircher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Hardin (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Mori (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz's pass is intercepted by Frank Smith | 57-54 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams can't finish the layup | 57-54 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Roy Zavitz | 57-56 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zircher | 57-56 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 57-56 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses short on a floater in the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Marc Williams steps in front of the Walter Hardin pass | 57-56 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams lays it up and in | 59-56 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo travels in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Jeffery Domino (SG), Ted Gallant (SF), Terry Norris (PF), Heriberto Gallo (C) Frank Smith, Marc Williams, Raymond Dunn, David Wiegand, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Shawn Schilawski (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Osvaldo Colombo, Jeremy Mori | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffery Domino takes the ball from Charles Holgate | 59-56 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeffery Domino lays it up and in | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl is hacked by Jeffery Domino - foul #3 on Jeffery Domino, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry (SG) Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (C) Theodore Delamora | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Terry Norris (PF) Donnie Kiely, Jeffery Domino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Carlos Ertl | |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ted Gallant steals the ball from Jason Crutcher in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry can't throw it down | 61-58 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Lang | 63-60 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Smith | 65-60 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier hits a jumper in the paint | 65-62 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | William Pelletier blocks the jumper by Ted Gallant | 65-62 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pelletier | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Sperry (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ted Gallant (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Norris (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Gallo (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (tired) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Schilawski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Crutcher (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pelletier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski is whistled for a carry | 65-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Ted Gallant, Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Charles Holgate, Shawn Schilawski, Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, William Pelletier | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Jeffery Domino (SG) Frank Smith, Harry Sperry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG) Roy Zavitz | |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl loses the dribble to Raymond Dunn in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn jams it | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Boris Zircher | 67-64 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris (PF) Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori (C) Theodore Delamora | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Boris Zircher and he's hacked by Jeffery Domino - foul #4 on Jeffery Domino, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry (SG), Ted Gallant (SF), David Wiegand (PF) Jeffery Domino, Raymond Dunn, Terry Norris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG) Carlos Ertl, Walter Hardin | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses the free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG), Terry Norris (PF), Jeffery Domino (C) Donnie Kiely, David Wiegand, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF) Roy Zavitz, Boris Zircher, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Carlos Ertl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Ted Gallant, Jeffery Domino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG) Carlos Ertl | |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Charles Holgate | 67-69 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry scores on a 3 from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #3 on Frank Smith, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn banks in the layup | 72-71 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Esqueda - foul #2 on Lloyd Esqueda, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Terry Norris | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lloyd Esqueda - foul #3 on Lloyd Esqueda, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith snags the offensive board | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Sperry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Dunn (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Norris (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (tiring) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Hardin (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Lloyd Esqueda wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith is hacked by Osvaldo Colombo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant (SG), Marc Williams (SF), David Wiegand (PF), Heriberto Gallo (C) Harry Sperry, Raymond Dunn, Terry Norris, Lloyd Esqueda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), William Pelletier (C) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher hits the follow up shot | 75-76 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Marc Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Smith | 77-76 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Leonard Lang is blocked by Heriberto Gallo | 77-76 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant misses the 3 from straight away | 77-76 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher loses the dribble to Frank Smith in the backcourt | 77-76 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses the lay-in | 77-76 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo snags the offensive board | 77-76 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Heriberto Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-76 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 77-76 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Heriberto Gallo - foul #3 on Heriberto Gallo, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Donnie Kiely (PG), Harry Sperry (SG), Terry Norris (PF), Jeffery Domino (C) Frank Smith, Marc Williams, David Wiegand, Heriberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Shawn Schilawski, Boris Zircher, Jason Crutcher, William Pelletier | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry hits a wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Kiely | 79-78 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori is whistled for a carry | 79-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF) Leonard Lang | |
| 02:45 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Charles Holgate takes the ball from Donnie Kiely in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate blows the layup | 79-78 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Holgate | 79-80 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Harry Sperry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charles Holgate | 79-82 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-82 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Jeffery Domino grabs the offensive board | 79-82 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeffery Domino and the foul's on Jeremy Mori - foul #1 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #9 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn (SF), Lloyd Esqueda (C) Donnie Kiely, Jeffery Domino | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Jeremy Mori | |
| 01:27 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Ted Gallant makes the free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Dunn - foul #2 on Raymond Dunn, team foul #15 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith (PG) Ted Gallant | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Charles Holgate steals it from Frank Smith in the backcourt | 82-84 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo's layup is rejected by Lloyd Esqueda | 82-84 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the offensive rebound | 82-84 |
| Lineup | Arkansas Pine Bluff | PG - Frank Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harry Sperry (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Dunn (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Norris (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Esqueda (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (tiring) 15 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Hardin (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Theodore Delamora (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-84 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Raymond Dunn snags the defensive board | 82-84 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-84 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Terry Norris connects on the open driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Smith | 84-84 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Zavitz | 84-86 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Arkansas Pine Bluff calls a :30 timeout (1 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | Frank Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 84-86 |