| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Menzies (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bailey (fresh) 7 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 26-40 |
| 19:38 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:33 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Cook - foul #2 on Stephen Cook, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:59 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook is whistled for traveling | 28-42 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback (C) Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), Nelson Vallee (SF) James Talbot, Curtis Clark | |
| 18:36 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn is fouled in the backcourt by August Haggard - foul #2 on August Haggard, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF) Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Charles Bailey | |
| 18:22 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Nichols | 28-45 |
| 18:14 | SE Missouri State | Nelson Vallee steps in front of the Stephen Cook pass in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 28-45 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Lance Dunn, Gregory Menzies | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, Marshall Owens | |
| 17:42 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown is hacked by August Haggard in the backcourt - foul #3 on August Haggard, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG) August Haggard | |
| 17:26 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone drills a jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot loses the dribble to Mitchell Piland | 30-45 |
| 17:11 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone grabs the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 16:56 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Stone | 33-45 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG), Jeffrey Stout (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Mitchell Piland, Ray Bilderback, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Nelson Vallee, Curtis Clark, Tommy Abramowitz, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 16:10 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr's pass is intercepted by Max Wiley | 33-45 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey tips it in | 33-47 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Talbot (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Max Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn misses the easy open layup | 33-47 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| 15:02 | SE Missouri State | Max Wiley takes the ball from Darrell Stone | 33-49 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Max Wiley | 33-51 |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Michael Jiminez (C) Darrell Stone, Lance Dunn, Richard Brown, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Kenneth Kirkendall (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, Max Wiley, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall tips it home | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:29 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 33-53 |
| 14:20 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF), Ray Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Stout, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (SF), Justin Ballou (PF) Edward Nichols, Curtis Clark | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou tips it back up and in | 33-55 |
| 13:42 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nelson Vallee | 33-57 |
| 13:22 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Piland | 36-57 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Bilderback is called for the reach on Lawrence Karlinsky - foul #1 on Ray Bilderback, team foul #2 | 36-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradford Taylor (PG), Lance Dunn (SG), Jeffrey Stout (PF), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Jason Cooper, Mitchell Piland, Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, Nelson Vallee, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-57 |
| 13:00 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 12:46 | SE Missouri State | Charles Bailey is called for the reach on Gregory Menzies - foul #2 on Charles Bailey, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG) August Haggard | |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | Marshall Owens denies the turnaround by Michael Jiminez | 36-57 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez snags the offensive board | 36-57 |
| 12:26 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-57 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Nichols | 36-57 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Menzies picks off the pass by James Talbot | 36-57 |
| 12:17 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies's floater is tipped away by Charles Bailey | 36-57 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Stout is called for the reach on Charles Bailey - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Kenneth Marr (C) Bradford Taylor, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Tommy Abramowitz (C) Edward Nichols, Curtis Clark, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Marr - foul #1 on Kenneth Marr, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF) Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG) James Talbot | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 11:38 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Cook | 39-59 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nelson Vallee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kenneth Kirkendall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Max Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Abramowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (SG), Ray Bilderback (C) Lance Dunn, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Charles Bailey (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall, Justin Ballou | |
| 10:57 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook is fouled on the floor by Edward Nichols - foul #1 on Edward Nichols, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradford Taylor (PG), Jason Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Stephen Cook, Richard Brown, Mitchell Piland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), Marshall Owens (C) Nelson Vallee, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| 10:52 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Max Wiley - foul #2 on Max Wiley, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| 10:52 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 10:52 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marshall Owens and he's fouled by Jason Cooper - foul #2 on Jason Cooper, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez (C) Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF) Max Wiley | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:17 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Bradford Taylor and he's fouled by Marshall Owens - foul #1 on Marshall Owens, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG) Bradford Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), James Talbot (SG) Edward Nichols, August Haggard | |
| 10:17 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez makes the free throw | 43-62 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens lays it up and in on a great pass from James Talbot | 43-64 |
| 09:52 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez can't throw it down | 43-64 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Cooper steals it from Curtis Clark | 43-64 |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Kirkendall - foul #4 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies (SF), Mitchell Piland (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Jason Cooper, Michael Jiminez, Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG), August Haggard (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Kenneth Kirkendall, James Talbot, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky is fouled on the floor by Darrell Stone - foul #2 on Darrell Stone, team foul #6 | 45-64 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Richard Brown (SG) Darrell Stone, Lance Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (SF) Curtis Clark | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee can't tip it in | 45-64 |
| 08:48 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 08:32 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Menzies | 47-64 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-64 |
| 08:13 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:06 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Cook and he's fouled by Lawrence Karlinsky - foul #1 on Lawrence Karlinsky, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Richard Brown, Mitchell Piland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Nelson Vallee, August Haggard, Max Wiley, Tommy Abramowitz, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 08:06 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Lance Dunn - foul #1 on Lance Dunn, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (SF), Michael Jiminez (C) Gregory Menzies, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (SG) James Talbot | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens snags the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses badly on a shot in the paint | 50-65 |
| 07:28 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook grabs the board | 50-65 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jiminez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Kirkendall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Curtis Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Nichols - foul #2 on Edward Nichols, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 07:26 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:26 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 07:12 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:54 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Jiminez | 55-65 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-65 |
| 06:28 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 06:14 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 05:53 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:48 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Nichols - foul #3 on Edward Nichols, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (SG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Mitchell Piland (PF), Ray Bilderback (C) Lance Dunn, Richard Brown, Jeffrey Stout, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee (PG), James Talbot (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Tommy Abramowitz (C) Edward Nichols, Kenneth Kirkendall, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou, Marshall Owens | |
| 05:48 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:48 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-65 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz loses the ball out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper (SG) Stephen Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:57 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Stone | 59-65 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Max Wiley | 59-68 |
| 04:43 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland is fouled on the floor by Nelson Vallee - foul #2 on Nelson Vallee, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr (C) Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| 04:43 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:43 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Menzies - foul #1 on Gregory Menzies, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout (PF) Mitchell Piland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG) Nelson Vallee | |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Max Wiley - foul #3 on Max Wiley, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradford Taylor (PG), Lance Dunn (SG), Ray Bilderback (PF) Darrell Stone, Jason Cooper, Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (PG), Curtis Clark (SF) Edward Nichols, Max Wiley | |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall is fouled on the floor by Ray Bilderback - foul #2 on Ray Bilderback, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout (PF) Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout hits a turnaround from the baseline | 64-71 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Bradford Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Menzies (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Stout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Kirkendall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - August Haggard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (PG), Jason Cooper (SF), Mitchell Piland (PF), Michael Jiminez (C) Bradford Taylor, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout, Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Nelson Vallee (SF), Marshall Owens (C) August Haggard, Curtis Clark, Charles Bailey, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Kenneth Marr (C) Jason Cooper, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Edward Nichols | |
| 02:46 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses long on a shot from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Charles Bailey (PF) Kenneth Kirkendall, James Talbot | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-71 |
| 02:30 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook is called for traveling | 64-71 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout (PF) Mitchell Piland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:03 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 64-74 |
| 02:01 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 01:54 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout is called for traveling | 64-74 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Lance Dunn, Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (SF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by August Haggard | 64-76 |
| 01:35 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-76 |
| 01:08 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Nelson Vallee clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-76 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard hits the follow up shot | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | SE Missouri State | Nelson Vallee is called for the reach on Darrell Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nelson Vallee, team foul #13 | 64-78 |
| 00:56 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:56 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by August Haggard is blocked by Michael Jiminez | 65-78 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall tips it but misses | 65-78 |
| 00:31 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland grabs the defensive rebound | 65-78 |
| 00:24 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-78 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley snags the defensive board | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard runs out the clock | 65-78 |