| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Stennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franklin Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Elkin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Love (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Martelli (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Tuel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifton Bolin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Joseph Martelli inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley is hacked by Thomas Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Henry, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Stennett | 47-44 |
| 19:07 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Stennett | 50-47 |
| 18:58 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry loses the dribble to Franklin Riley in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 18:40 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Clifton Bolin | 50-47 |
| 18:24 | Morehead State | Gregory Love is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Franklin Riley | 52-50 |
| 17:54 | Morehead State | Joseph Martelli is called for 10 seconds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Brad Murray (C) Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Omar Durocher (PG), John Damron (SG), John Clark (SF), Eric Knight (PF), Jerome Irby (C) Thomas Henry, Gregory Love, Joseph Martelli, Jessie Tuel, Clifton Bolin | |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Riley | 52-50 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Omar Durocher steals it from Paul Vick | 52-50 |
| 17:25 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher jams it | 52-52 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 16:52 | Morehead State | Eric Knight misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 16:26 | Morehead State | Eric Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 16:20 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Paul Vick, Tomas Tinker, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Trent Seddon (PG), Gregory Love (SG), Charles Greenhaw (SF), Jessie Tuel (PF), Clifton Bolin (C) Omar Durocher, John Damron, John Clark, Eric Knight, Jerome Irby | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 15:57 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Stennett (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franklin Riley (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Roberts (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Trent Seddon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Love (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Charles Greenhaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Tuel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifton Bolin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Stennett - foul #1 on Henry Stennett, team foul #1 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG) Henry Stennett, Franklin Riley | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 15:45 | Morehead State | Matthew Loudermilk steps in front of the Jessie Tuel pass | 54-52 |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Clifton Bolin - foul #1 on Clifton Bolin, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF) Paul Eller | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), Omar Durocher (SG), Joseph Martelli (SF) Trent Seddon, Gregory Love, Charles Greenhaw | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:23 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker (PF) Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Craig Turner is denied by Jessie Tuel | 55-52 |
| 14:56 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:50 | Morehead State | Matthew Loudermilk steps in front of the Thomas Henry pass | 55-52 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Turner | 58-52 |
| 14:28 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | Clifton Bolin blocks the short jumper by Rickey Elkin | 58-52 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 13:42 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-52 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-52 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Turner | 61-52 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clifton Bolin steps in front of the Rickey Elkin pass | 61-52 |
| 13:27 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Eddie Roberts (PF), Brad Murray (C) Tom Coleman, Tomas Tinker, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Trent Seddon (PG), Gregory Love (SG), John Clark (SF), Charles Greenhaw (PF), Eric Knight (C) Thomas Henry, Omar Durocher, Joseph Martelli, Jessie Tuel, Clifton Bolin | |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Brad Murray is denied by Eric Knight | 61-52 |
| 13:06 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 13:01 | Morehead State | John Clark clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 61-52 |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | Charles Greenhaw tips it back up and in | 61-54 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Trent Seddon - foul #1 on Trent Seddon, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller (SF) Rickey Elkin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), John Damron (SG), Jerome Irby (SF) Trent Seddon, Gregory Love, Charles Greenhaw | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 12:27 | Morehead State | Benjamin Rains takes the ball from John Clark | 63-54 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk banks in the layup on a great pass from Benjamin Rains | 65-54 |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 12:02 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Knight | 65-54 |
| 11:48 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-54 |
| 11:47 | Morehead State | Eric Knight hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Rains (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Eller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Roberts (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Murray (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Henry (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Damron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Irby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clark (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Franklin Riley (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Paul Vick (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Benjamin Rains, Matthew Loudermilk, Paul Eller, Eddie Roberts, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Love (SG), Joseph Martelli (SF), Clifton Bolin (C) John Damron, Jerome Irby, John Clark | |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Tomas Tinker - foul #1 on Tomas Tinker, team foul #2 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Omar Durocher (PG) Thomas Henry | |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 11:37 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick blows the dunk | 65-58 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker tips it home | 67-58 |
| 10:54 | Morehead State | Gregory Love hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Omar Durocher is called for the reach on Tom Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Omar Durocher, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (SG), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Franklin Riley, Rickey Elkin, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), Jerome Irby (SF), Jessie Tuel (PF) Omar Durocher, Joseph Martelli, Eric Knight | |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Rains | 69-61 |
| 10:18 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 10:17 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 10:17 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SG), Paul Eller (SF) Tom Coleman, Paul Vick | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Trent Seddon (PG), John Damron (SG), Charles Greenhaw (SF), Eric Knight (C) Thomas Henry, Gregory Love, Jerome Irby, Clifton Bolin | |
| 10:06 | Morehead State | Craig Turner picks off the pass by Jessie Tuel | 69-61 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Eric Knight - foul #1 on Eric Knight, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (PF) Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Omar Durocher (SG), John Clark (SF) John Damron, Jessie Tuel | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:47 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 70-61 |
| 09:26 | Morehead State | Charles Greenhaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 09:25 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 08:59 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Greenhaw | 70-64 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley is hacked by Omar Durocher - foul #3 on Omar Durocher, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Paul Eller, Paul Vick, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), John Damron (SG), Joseph Martelli (SF), Jessie Tuel (PF), Clifton Bolin (C) Trent Seddon, Omar Durocher, John Clark, Charles Greenhaw, Eric Knight | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Stennett | 73-64 |
| 08:04 | Morehead State | Joseph Martelli is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Damron | 73-66 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Martelli picks off the pass by Henry Stennett in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 07:44 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry is fouled on the floor by Henry Stennett - foul #2 on Henry Stennett, team foul #3 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Brad Murray (C) Henry Stennett, Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Love (SG), Jerome Irby (SF) John Damron, Joseph Martelli | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (tired) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rickey Elkin (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Tomas Tinker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Murray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Henry (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Love (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Irby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jessie Tuel (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Bolin (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Morehead State | Gregory Love is hacked by Matthew Loudermilk - foul #4 on Matthew Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Omar Durocher (PG) Thomas Henry | |
| 07:08 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Love and the foul's on Rickey Elkin - foul #2 on Rickey Elkin, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (SG), Paul Vick (PF) Matthew Loudermilk, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eric Knight (PF) Jessie Tuel | |
| 07:08 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray throws it down on a nice dish by Tom Coleman and he's hacked by Omar Durocher - foul #4 on Omar Durocher, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SF) Rickey Elkin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Martelli (SF) Clifton Bolin | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray misses the free throw | 75-69 |
| 06:51 | Morehead State | Eric Knight grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 06:22 | Morehead State | Gregory Love clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Tom Coleman | 77-69 |
| 06:12 | Morehead State | Gregory Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (SG), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Paul Vick, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), John Damron (SG), Charles Greenhaw (PF), John Clark (C) Omar Durocher, Gregory Love, Eric Knight, Jerome Irby | |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-69 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF) Tom Coleman, Franklin Riley, Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Trent Seddon (PG), Omar Durocher (SG), Jessie Tuel (PF), Clifton Bolin (C) Thomas Henry, John Damron, Joseph Martelli, Charles Greenhaw | |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Tomas Tinker - foul #2 on Tomas Tinker, team foul #6 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jerome Irby (SF) John Clark | |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | Omar Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk is hacked by Jessie Tuel - foul #2 on Jessie Tuel, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Eddie Roberts (PF) Henry Stennett, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | Tomas Tinker is called for the reach on Trent Seddon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tomas Tinker, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Trent Seddon steals it from Rickey Elkin in the backcourt | 79-73 |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby is open and scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Trent Seddon | 79-75 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 04:19 | Morehead State | Clifton Bolin snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 03:27 | Morehead State | Trent Seddon pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Rains (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (tired) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Rickey Elkin (tired) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Roberts (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Tinker (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Trent Seddon (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omar Durocher (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Irby (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jessie Tuel (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Bolin (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | Rickey Elkin is called for the reach on Jerome Irby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rickey Elkin, team foul #8 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Henry Stennett (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Paul Vick (PF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Henry (PG), John Damron (SG), Charles Greenhaw (PF), Eric Knight (C) Trent Seddon, Omar Durocher, Jessie Tuel, Clifton Bolin | |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | Jerome Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Greenhaw - foul #1 on Charles Greenhaw, team foul #9 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SG) Tom Coleman | |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Clark (SF) Jerome Irby | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:47 | Morehead State | Charles Greenhaw misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 81-77 |
| 02:45 | Morehead State | John Clark hits the follow up shot | 81-79 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Brad Murray (C) Henry Stennett, Paul Eller, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Love (SG), Joseph Martelli (SF) John Damron, Charles Greenhaw | |
| 02:17 | Morehead State | Gregory Love throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-79 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray loses the dribble to Joseph Martelli | 81-79 |
| 01:47 | Morehead State | Gregory Love can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-79 |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Eric Knight grabs the board | 81-79 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Gregory Love scores on a shot in the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman loses the dribble to Thomas Henry | 81-81 |
| 00:56 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Paul Vick, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel (PF), Clifton Bolin (C) Eric Knight, John Clark | |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Turner - foul #2 on Craig Turner, team foul #9 | 81-81 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-81 |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel misses the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Henry - foul #2 on Thomas Henry, team foul #10 | 81-81 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:24 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel double dribbles | 83-81 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Henry - foul #3 on Thomas Henry, team foul #11 | 83-81 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin misses the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:15 | Morehead State | Joseph Martelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Franklin Riley (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF) Tom Coleman, Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Henry is called for the reach on Tomas Tinker - foul #4 on Thomas Henry, team foul #12 | 84-81 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Jessie Tuel connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Henry | 86-84 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk is hacked by Gregory Love in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Love, team foul #13 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF) Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-84 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:01 | Morehead State | Thomas Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-84 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Bolin | 88-84 |