| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Harry House (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Rash (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randall Steelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones inbounds the ball | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jing Zhou steals it from Harry House | 44-50 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Jing Zhou | 44-52 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Nelson - foul #2 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman clanks a runner from close range | 44-52 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-52 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones is hacked by Daniel Nelson - foul #3 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (PG), Vernon Short (SG), Chad McGarry (PF) Harry House, Brian Gilden, George Harris | |
| 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 | |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad McGarry | 49-52 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Leslie Shea - foul #2 on Leslie Shea, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt (C) Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), George Harris (PF) Jerry Haun, Kent Jones, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Carlos Goris (SG), Christopher Rash (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Hollis Mikuszewski, Robert Jackson | |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Leslie Shea | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Gilden | 54-52 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House is fouled on the floor by Randall Steelman - foul #3 on Randall Steelman, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones (SF), Sammy Haupt (C) Vernon Short, Chad McGarry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Jing Zhou, Juan Camacho, Randall Steelman | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Brian Gilden | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Harry House (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Gilden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kent Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Rash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hollis Mikuszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the shot from the baseline set up by Hollis Mikuszewski | 56-54 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt is fouled on the floor by Christopher Rash - foul #3 on Christopher Rash, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (PG), Jerry Haun (SG), Joseph McCracken (C) Harry House, Brian Gilden, George Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Carlos Goris, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 15:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones clanks a jumper in the paint | 56-54 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci banks in the layup set up by Christopher Rash | 56-56 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Otha Zeeb takes the ball from Jerry Haun in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci buries a jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden (SF) Kent Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Christopher Rash | |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Bruce Schuldt picks off the pass by Daniel Nelson | 56-58 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 59-58 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Kent Jones (SF), Chad McGarry (PF) Jerry Haun, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (PF) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Robert Jackson | |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo tips it home | 59-60 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is hacked by Jing Zhou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jing Zhou, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (PG), Vernon Short (SG), Robert Dempsey (C) Bruce Schuldt, Brian Gilden, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash (PF) Daniel Nelson | |
| 13:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Rash - foul #4 on Christopher Rash, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Heriberto Russo, Christopher Rash, Randall Steelman | |
| 13:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Chad McGarry steps in front of the Carlos Goris pass | 60-60 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jing Zhou steps in front of the Harry House pass in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou lays it up and in | 60-62 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short is hacked by Carlos Goris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Goris, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris (PF) Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Leslie Shea | |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Harris denies the turnaround by Randall Steelman | 60-62 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris's pass is intercepted by Kent Jones | 60-62 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Kent Jones | 62-62 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-62 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Short | 64-62 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Harry House (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Vernon Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kent Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Chad McGarry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Goris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Camacho (fairly fresh) PF - Hollis Mikuszewski (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Randall Steelman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones drills a jumper from the baseline | 66-62 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jing Zhou | 66-65 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Short | 68-65 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | Kent Jones picks off the pass by Carlos Goris | 68-65 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jing Zhou - foul #3 on Jing Zhou, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Sammy Haupt (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Harry House, Vernon Short, George Harris, Chad McGarry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Roberto Ricci (C) Jing Zhou, Carlos Goris, Juan Camacho, Hollis Mikuszewski, Randall Steelman | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb is hacked by Bruce Schuldt - foul #4 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #1 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (PG), Brian Baisden (SF) Bruce Schuldt, Kent Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Haun picks off the pass by Robert Jackson | 70-65 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Nelson is called for the reach on Brian Baisden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea (PF) Daniel Nelson | |
| 10:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Roberto Ricci and he's hacked by Brian Gilden - foul #1 on Brian Gilden, team foul #2 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris (PF) Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Leslie Shea is called for the reach on Brian Gilden - foul #3 on Leslie Shea, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (PG), Kent Jones (SF), Robert Dempsey (C) Jerry Haun, Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harry House | 75-68 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones is hacked by Roberto Ricci - foul #2 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) George Harris, Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Otha Zeeb, Leslie Shea, Randall Steelman | |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jing Zhou | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Harry House (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kent Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Russo (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Ricci (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hollis Mikuszewski (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones's floater is tipped away by Roberto Ricci | 77-70 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (PG), Jerry Haun (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), George Harris (PF) Harry House, Brian Gilden, Kent Jones, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Christopher Rash (PF) Heriberto Russo, Roberto Ricci, Robert Jackson | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Rash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-70 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski tips it home | 77-72 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun is fouled on the floor by Carlos Goris - foul #3 on Carlos Goris, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry (PF), Robert Dempsey (C) George Harris, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Nelson | 79-75 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Chad McGarry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 79-75 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carlos Goris | 79-77 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-77 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey misses the tip | 79-77 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden grabs the offensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is whistled for traveling | 79-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short (SG), Kent Jones (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Jerry Haun, Brian Baisden, Chad McGarry, Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Carlos Goris, Daniel Nelson, Randall Steelman | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 3 from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 79-80 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo is hacked by Vernon Short - foul #2 on Vernon Short, team foul #3 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski can't throw it down | 79-80 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Hollis Mikuszewski takes the ball from Kent Jones | 79-80 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (PG), George Harris (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Leslie Shea | |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb can't finish the layup | 79-80 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Harry House (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kent Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Otha Zeeb (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Heriberto Russo (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) PF - Christopher Rash (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Hollis Mikuszewski (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-80 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones tips it but misses | 79-80 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Chad McGarry (C) Vernon Short, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Otha Zeeb, Heriberto Russo, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-80 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roberto Ricci | 79-80 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Jones | 81-80 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by George Harris - foul #1 on George Harris, team foul #4 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (C) Harry House, Kent Jones, George Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Leslie Shea (PF) Jing Zhou, Juan Camacho, Christopher Rash | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Vernon Short (SF), George Harris (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Brian Baisden, Chad McGarry, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 02:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Goris steals it from George Harris | 81-81 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Ricci | 81-83 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Bruce Schuldt | 83-83 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Schuldt - foul #5 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #5 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (PG), Kent Jones (SF) Bruce Schuldt, Vernon Short | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Roberto Ricci, Randall Steelman | |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 83-85 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson grabs the board | 83-85 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | George Harris swats the short shot by Daniel Nelson | 83-85 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kent Jones gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Heriberto Russo is called for the reach on George Harris - foul #2 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #14 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House (PG) Jerry Haun | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Christopher Rash (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Carlos Goris, Leslie Shea, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris misses the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Joseph McCracken - foul #2 on Joseph McCracken, team foul #6 | 84-85 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Nelson misses the lay-in | 84-85 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman grabs the offensive board | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou connects on the floater in the paint | 84-87 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | George Harris is denied on a layup by Christopher Rash | 84-87 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-87 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Harry House is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kent Jones | 87-87 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman makes the turnaround near the basket | 87-89 |