| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Baisden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph McCracken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brock (fresh) C - Randall Steelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt clanks a floater from the left block | 36-35 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Pimentel takes the ball from Randall Steelman | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden lays it in on a nice dish by Bobby Pimentel | 38-35 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo drills a shot from the left wing set up by David Brock and he's hacked by Brian Gilden - foul #2 on Brian Gilden, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Brian Gilden - foul #3 on Brian Gilden, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Bruce Schuldt (SG) Bobby Pimentel, Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Otha Zeeb (SG), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, David Brock | |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Shea - foul #2 on Leslie Shea, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield (C) Randall Steelman | |
| 18:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (SF), Josiah Terry (PF) Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson (C) Leslie Shea | |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry's pass is intercepted by Roberto Ricci | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield's floater is tipped away by Joseph McCracken | 38-38 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Ira Huffman (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF) Nole Bates, Bruce Schuldt, Robert Dempsey, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), David Brock (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Roberto Ricci, Otha Zeeb, Scott Satterfield, Hollis Mikuszewski, Robert Jackson | |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Baisden is called for the reach on Leslie Shea - foul #2 on Brian Baisden, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Heriberto Russo | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel is hacked by Jing Zhou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jing Zhou, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG) Jing Zhou | |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Randall Steelman steals it from Joseph McCracken | 39-40 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Leslie Shea is denied by Sammy Haupt | 39-40 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Steelman | 39-40 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman can't tip it in | 39-40 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ira Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph McCracken (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Steelman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leslie Shea and he's fouled by Bobby Pimentel - foul #3 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Bruce Schuldt (SF), Josiah Terry (PF), Robert Dempsey (C) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Brian Baisden, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Roberto Ricci (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Scott Satterfield (C) Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, David Brock, Randall Steelman | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Goris - foul #2 on Carlos Goris, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (SG) Carlos Goris | |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates loses the dribble to Otha Zeeb in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb drills a shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Schuldt | 41-48 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roberto Ricci | 41-50 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bruce Schuldt, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SF), Sammy Haupt (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Nole Bates, Bruce Schuldt, Josiah Terry, Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), David Brock (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Otha Zeeb, Roberto Ricci, Hollis Mikuszewski, Scott Satterfield | |
| 13:25 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph McCracken denies the turnaround by Carlos Goris | 41-50 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG) Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Randall Steelman (C) Jing Zhou, Juan Camacho, Robert Jackson | |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-52 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock's floater is knocked away by Joseph McCracken | 41-52 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken can't tip it in | 41-52 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Steelman | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Haun (fairly fresh) PF - Sammy Haupt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph McCracken (tiring) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Steelman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Josiah Terry (PF), Robert Dempsey (C) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Jerry Haun, Sammy Haupt, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Otha Zeeb (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Carlos Goris, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, David Brock, Randall Steelman | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry loses the dribble to Hollis Mikuszewski in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Nole Bates - foul #2 on Nole Bates, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG) Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-53 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Baisden is called for the reach on Roberto Ricci - foul #3 on Brian Baisden, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (PF) Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Otha Zeeb, Scott Satterfield, Robert Jackson | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden is hacked by Roberto Ricci in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt (PF) Brian Gilden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG) Roberto Ricci | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Camacho picks off the pass by Sammy Haupt | 41-55 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou lays it up and in set up by Juan Camacho | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 41-57 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho tips it but misses | 41-57 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bruce Schuldt | 41-57 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden lays it up and in set up by Sammy Haupt and he's fouled by Heriberto Russo - foul #2 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG), Josiah Terry (PF), Joseph McCracken (C) Nole Bates, Sammy Haupt, Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), David Brock (PF) Heriberto Russo, Juan Camacho, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jing Zhou | 43-60 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | David Brock picks off the pass by Joseph McCracken | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bruce Schuldt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Josiah Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph McCracken (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Ricci (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Steelman (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock blows the layup | 43-60 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken is open and buries a floater from the left block | 45-60 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Ira Huffman (SG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Bruce Schuldt, Brian Gilden, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (PG), Carlos Goris (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Scott Satterfield (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Roberto Ricci, Leslie Shea, David Brock, Randall Steelman | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Camacho is called for the reach on Nole Bates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Camacho, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Juan Camacho | 47-62 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph McCracken tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Baisden - foul #4 on Brian Baisden, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SF), Robert Dempsey (C) Nole Bates, Brian Baisden, Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Juan Camacho, Robert Jackson | |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Hollis Mikuszewski picks off the pass by Bobby Pimentel in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Bobby Pimentel - foul #4 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden (SG) Ira Huffman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG) Otha Zeeb | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Leslie Shea - foul #3 on Leslie Shea, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Brock (PF) Scott Satterfield | |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Dempsey - foul #2 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry (PF) Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG) Carlos Goris | |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Haun is called for the reach on David Brock - foul #2 on Jerry Haun, team foul #11 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-67 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG), Bruce Schuldt (SF), Joseph McCracken (C) Brian Gilden, Jerry Haun, Robert Dempsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nole Bates steals the ball from David Brock | 53-67 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman jams it on a nice dish by Nole Bates | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Sammy Haupt (PF) Nole Bates, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Otha Zeeb (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Scott Satterfield (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, David Brock, Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-67 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci is hacked by Bobby Pimentel - foul #5 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #12 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Brian Gilden (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Bruce Schuldt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nole Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Gilden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Haupt (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph McCracken (tiring) 14 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roberto Ricci (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Zeeb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey is hacked by Otha Zeeb - foul #1 on Otha Zeeb, team foul #11 | 55-68 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci is hacked by Nole Bates - foul #3 on Nole Bates, team foul #13 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (SF) Joseph McCracken | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield hits a fadeaway in the paint | 60-72 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Gilden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun tips it home | 62-72 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci hits the finger roll on a great pass from Otha Zeeb | 62-74 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Sammy Haupt's pass is intercepted by Roberto Ricci in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-74 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Roberto Ricci steps in front of the Nole Bates pass in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci blows the layup | 62-74 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sammy Haupt | 62-74 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Brian Gilden - foul #4 on Brian Gilden, team foul #14 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bruce Schuldt (SG), Josiah Terry (PF) Brian Gilden, Sammy Haupt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Juan Camacho, Randall Steelman | |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-76 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-76 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-76 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson snags the offensive board | 62-76 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Dempsey grabs the board | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci runs out the clock | 62-76 |