| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fresh) SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fresh) SF - Jackie Rehm (fresh) PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) C - David Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) SF - Brian Baisden (fresh) PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Buchanan is called for the reach on Sammy Haupt - foul #1 on Kenneth Buchanan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken loses the dribble to Timothy Piurkowski | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski is hacked by Bobby Pimentel - foul #1 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Piurkowski | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Bobby Pimentel and he's hacked by Timothy Piurkowski - foul #1 on Timothy Piurkowski, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Jacksonville State | David Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bernard Schwabenbauer | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Baisden | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Jackie Rehm | 7-5 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:58 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan blows the layup but he's hacked by Sammy Haupt - foul #1 on Sammy Haupt, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| 16:39 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Piurkowski - foul #2 on Timothy Piurkowski, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill (SG) Timothy Piurkowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:11 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jackie Rehm (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fresh) SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Kenneth Buchanan - foul #2 on Kenneth Buchanan, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee (PF) Kenneth Buchanan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Brian Gilden, Brian Baisden | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:15 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey's pass is intercepted by Bernard Schwabenbauer | 11-9 |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Schwabenbauer | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt clanks a floater from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:36 | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:23 | Jacksonville State | Joseph McCracken denies the turnaround by David Gregory | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph McCracken | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow (SG), Raymond Golembiewski (SF), Mark Washington (C) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Jackie Rehm, David Gregory | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Nole Bates, Bruce Schuldt, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| 13:43 | Jacksonville State | Mark Washington's pass is intercepted by Bobby Pimentel | 13-9 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gilden | 13-9 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 13-9 |
| 13:01 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Raymond Golembiewski | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Buelow | 16-9 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden loses the ball out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), David Gregory (C) Michael Hill, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SF), Joseph McCracken (C) Brian Baisden, Robert Dempsey | |
| 12:06 | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Golembiewski picks off the pass by Bobby Pimentel | 16-9 |
| 11:56 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Golembiewski | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Buelow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Golembiewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - David Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) SF - Bruce Schuldt (fresh) PF - Josiah Terry (fresh) C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bobby Pimentel | 18-12 |
| 11:35 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Buelow is called for the reach on Joseph McCracken - foul #1 on Michael Buelow, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill (SG), Jackie Rehm (SF), Mark Washington (PF) Michael Buelow, Raymond Golembiewski, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden, Josiah Terry | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken tips it but misses | 20-12 |
| 11:10 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Bernard Schwabenbauer | 20-12 |
| 10:54 | Jacksonville State | David Gregory's layup is rejected by Joseph McCracken | 20-12 |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill misses the tip | 20-12 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Bernard Schwabenbauer is called for the reach on Nole Bates - foul #1 on Bernard Schwabenbauer, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski (C) David Gregory | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 10:26 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:12 | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-12 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken misses long on a shot from close range | 20-12 |
| 09:48 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Jackie Rehm | 20-12 |
| 09:29 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 20-12 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Washington - foul #1 on Mark Washington, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow (SG), Robert Lee (PF), David Gregory (C) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Jackie Rehm, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Josiah Terry (C) Bruce Schuldt, Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| 09:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:03 | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 09:02 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill tips it home | 22-14 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-14 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey misses the tip | 22-14 |
| 08:39 | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow is fouled on the floor by Brian Gilden - foul #1 on Brian Gilden, team foul #3 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Davis (PG), Jackie Rehm (SF) Michael Hill, Raymond Golembiewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SF) Nole Bates, Sammy Haupt | |
| 07:57 | Jacksonville State | William Davis drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackie Rehm | 24-14 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 07:43 | Jacksonville State | David Gregory gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Buelow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jackie Rehm (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - David Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Haun (fresh) PF - Josiah Terry (fresh) C - Robert Dempsey (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 07:23 | Jacksonville State | Robert Lee grabs the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 07:11 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jerry Haun - foul #1 on Jerry Haun, team foul #4 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Mark Washington (C) William Davis, Michael Buelow, David Gregory | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Jerry Haun, Josiah Terry, Robert Dempsey | |
| 07:11 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:11 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden clanks a jumper in the paint | 25-14 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the offensive board | 25-14 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Washington - foul #2 on Mark Washington, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow (SG), Raymond Golembiewski (C) Jackie Rehm, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken gets the offensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Sammy Haupt, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (PF) Sammy Haupt | |
| 06:08 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Gregory (C) Michael Buelow | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden | |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is hacked by Bernard Schwabenbauer - foul #2 on Bernard Schwabenbauer, team foul #9 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Davis (PG), Michael Buelow (SG) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry (PF) Robert Dempsey | |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 05:45 | Jacksonville State | David Gregory snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 05:26 | Jacksonville State | Michael Buelow scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Gregory | 28-14 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 28-16 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by William Davis is blocked by Josiah Terry | 28-16 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden buries a floater from the right side set up by Nole Bates | 28-18 |
| 04:20 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Gregory | 31-18 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Michael Hill, David Gregory | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Nole Bates, Brian Baisden, Josiah Terry | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | William Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer (PG), Timothy Piurkowski (SG), Kenneth Buchanan (PF), Mark Washington (C) William Davis, Michael Buelow, Robert Lee, Raymond Golembiewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McCracken | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Bernard Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Piurkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Rehm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-20 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-23 |
| 02:28 | Jacksonville State | Brian Gilden steals the ball from Kenneth Buchanan | 31-23 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden lays it up and in | 31-25 |
| 02:02 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 02:00 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bobby Pimentel | 31-27 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 01:35 | Jacksonville State | Jackie Rehm gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:18 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Dempsey - foul #1 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Hill (SF), David Gregory (C) Jackie Rehm, Mark Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Baisden (SF), Josiah Terry (C) Bobby Pimentel, Robert Dempsey, Joseph McCracken | |
| 01:18 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:18 | Jacksonville State | Bernard Schwabenbauer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 00:44 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Piurkowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Buchanan tips it in | 35-30 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Gregory - foul #1 on David Gregory, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Raymond Golembiewski (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Bernard Schwabenbauer, Kenneth Buchanan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (C) Sammy Haupt | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Brian Gilden takes the ball from Timothy Piurkowski | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-32 |