| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Rash (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Steelman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Splonskowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Pyle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ricardo Acevedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mote (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Heriberto Russo | 44-38 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricardo Acevedo - foul #2 on Ricardo Acevedo, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 19:04 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Splonskowski | 46-40 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by William Mote - foul #3 on William Mote, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales (C) William Mote | |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 18:41 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Acevedo | 49-43 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Heriberto Russo | 51-43 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Splonskowski | 51-46 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Jess | 51-46 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 17:36 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle is fouled in the backcourt by Heriberto Russo - foul #2 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, Daniel Nelson, Christopher Rash, Randall Steelman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Xing-Fu Chinn (SF), Josh Schneider (C) David Splonskowski, Jack Pyle, Ricardo Acevedo, Richard Jess | |
| 17:24 | SE Missouri State | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Christopher Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Roger Murray (SG) Luis Gonzales | |
| 17:08 | SE Missouri State | Roger Murray clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 51-46 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wilson picks off the pass by Robert Jackson | 51-46 |
| 16:34 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Roberto Ricci is denied by Josh Schneider | 51-46 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 16:23 | SE Missouri State | Otha Zeeb steals the ball from Roger Murray in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Carlos Goris (SG), Christopher Rash (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Hollis Mikuszewski, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski (PG), Jack Pyle (SG), Luis Gonzales (SF), Richard Jess (PF) Luke Mills, Roger Murray, Xing-Fu Chinn, Christopher Wilson | |
| 16:00 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by David Splonskowski | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Goris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Rash (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Steelman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Splonskowski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Pyle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Luis Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Jess (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Josh Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Carlos Goris | 53-48 |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Splonskowski | 53-51 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 15:11 | SE Missouri State | Josh Schneider gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 15:09 | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales is hacked by Leslie Shea in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Shea, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF) Jing Zhou, Carlos Goris, Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills (PG), Roger Murray (SG), Ricardo Acevedo (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF), William Mote (C) David Splonskowski, Jack Pyle, Luis Gonzales, Richard Jess, Josh Schneider | |
| 14:44 | SE Missouri State | Roger Murray connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Otha Zeeb | 56-54 |
| 14:21 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo is hacked by Otha Zeeb - foul #1 on Otha Zeeb, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Christopher Rash, Randall Steelman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 14:04 | SE Missouri State | Roger Murray is fouled on the floor by Daniel Nelson - foul #3 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski (PG), Jack Pyle (SG), Richard Jess (PF) Luke Mills, Roger Murray, Christopher Wilson | |
| 13:47 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 13:46 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to William Mote | 56-54 |
| 13:31 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Heriberto Russo - foul #3 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson (SF), Luis Gonzales (C) Ricardo Acevedo, William Mote | |
| 13:31 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:31 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Christopher Rash (PF) Carlos Goris, Heriberto Russo, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Roberto Ricci is called for the reach on Christopher Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea (SF) Juan Camacho | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 12:41 | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 12:40 | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 12:17 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Splonskowski | 58-59 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Pyle - foul #2 on Jack Pyle, team foul #3 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Randall Steelman (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Christopher Rash, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills (PG), Roger Murray (SG), Ricardo Acevedo (SF), Josh Schneider (PF), William Mote (C) David Splonskowski, Jack Pyle, Christopher Wilson, Richard Jess, Luis Gonzales | |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:55 | SE Missouri State | Josh Schneider snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Randall Steelman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Luke Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Murray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricardo Acevedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josh Schneider (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mote (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo is fouled in the backcourt by Jing Zhou - foul #1 on Jing Zhou, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash (PF) Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash is hacked by Josh Schneider - foul #3 on Josh Schneider, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson (C) Randall Steelman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | William Mote hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | William Mote makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | William Mote makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Heriberto Russo | 63-61 |
| 10:33 | SE Missouri State | Josh Schneider misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-61 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Heriberto Russo | 65-61 |
| 10:08 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Rash steps in front of the William Mote pass | 65-61 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Mote - foul #4 on William Mote, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Randall Steelman (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, Daniel Nelson, Christopher Rash | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski (PG), Jack Pyle (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Richard Jess (PF), Luis Gonzales (C) Luke Mills, Roger Murray, Ricardo Acevedo, Josh Schneider, William Mote | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 09:42 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson lays it in set up by Randall Steelman | 68-64 |
| 09:34 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-64 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 08:56 | SE Missouri State | Luis Gonzales scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Richard Jess | 70-66 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 08:45 | SE Missouri State | Randall Steelman picks off the pass by Jack Pyle in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-66 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman grabs the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-66 |
| 08:20 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Splonskowski | 73-66 |
| 08:02 | SE Missouri State | Randall Steelman steps in front of the Richard Jess pass | 73-66 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wilson steals the ball from Otha Zeeb | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Otha Zeeb (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Juan Camacho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Steelman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Splonskowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Pyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Jess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Gonzales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | SE Missouri State | Juan Camacho swats the layup by Jack Pyle | 73-66 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb is hacked by David Splonskowski - foul #1 on David Splonskowski, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Christopher Rash (PF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Juan Camacho, Leslie Shea, Randall Steelman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills (PG), Roger Murray (SG), Ricardo Acevedo (SF), William Mote (C) David Splonskowski, Jack Pyle, Christopher Wilson, Luis Gonzales | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson tips it in | 75-66 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ricardo Acevedo - foul #3 on Ricardo Acevedo, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (SG) Heriberto Russo | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Josh Schneider (PF) Richard Jess | |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 05:42 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Luke Mills | 76-69 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 76-69 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 05:10 | SE Missouri State | William Mote hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 76-69 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash gets the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Josh Schneider swats the layup by Daniel Nelson | 76-69 |
| 04:47 | SE Missouri State | William Mote grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 04:34 | SE Missouri State | Luke Mills is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-69 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson's floater is tipped away by William Mote | 76-69 |
| 04:21 | SE Missouri State | Josh Schneider grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 04:21 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Carlos Goris, Christopher Rash, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski (PG), Jack Pyle (SG), Luis Gonzales (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF) Luke Mills, Roger Murray, Ricardo Acevedo, William Mote | |
| 04:06 | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-69 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SF) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess (PF) Josh Schneider | |
| 03:42 | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 76-69 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses short on a shot from the left block | 76-69 |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Otha Zeeb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roberto Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Splonskowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Pyle (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Jess (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Leslie Shea - foul #3 on Leslie Shea, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG) Otha Zeeb | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:19 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:19 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson is denied on a layup by Luis Gonzales | 76-71 |
| 02:57 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Wilson | 76-71 |
| 02:57 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Christopher Rash (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Carlos Goris, Roberto Ricci, Leslie Shea, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo (SF), William Mote (C) Christopher Wilson, Luis Gonzales | |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Nelson - foul #4 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | William Mote grabs the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 02:32 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Jess, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash is called for traveling | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SG) Heriberto Russo | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:41 | SE Missouri State | Christopher Rash steals the ball from Jack Pyle | 76-71 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Mote takes the ball from Daniel Nelson | 76-71 |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski is hacked by Jing Zhou - foul #2 on Jing Zhou, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG) Roberto Ricci | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | David Splonskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 76-72 |
| 00:50 | SE Missouri State | William Mote snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | SE Missouri State | Jing Zhou is called for the reach on Ricardo Acevedo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jing Zhou, team foul #13 | 76-72 |
| 00:48 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:48 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Jing Zhou is blocked by William Mote | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Acevedo - foul #4 on Ricardo Acevedo, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SF) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Jess | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Ricardo Acevedo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-73 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Rash | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash is hacked by David Splonskowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Splonskowski, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jess grabs the board | 78-73 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle snags the offensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Jack Pyle knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou runs out the clock | 78-76 |