| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dustin Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis McWalters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang inbounds the ball | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Fanelli | 50-46 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis McWalters - foul #2 on Dennis McWalters, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-47 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), Geoffrey Topp (PF) Dustin Richmond, Dennis McWalters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), William Pelletier (C) Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner (SG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells is hacked by Carlos Ertl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG) James Wells | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Carlos Ertl | |
| 18:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner is hacked by William Pelletier in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Pelletier, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard (C) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori (C) William Pelletier | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ron Reed | 55-48 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski loses the dribble to Jason Brenner | 55-48 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Dennis McWalters (PF) Lee Britt, Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith (C) Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora (C) Jeremy Mori | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 55-49 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-49 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dustin Richmond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis McWalters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells knocks in the jumper from the right block | 59-49 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora is called for a charge - foul #1 on Theodore Delamora, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), Jason Brenner (SG), Ronald Pavone (PF), Geoffrey Topp (C) Dustin Richmond, John Hawkins, Dennis McWalters, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Brian Fanelli, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl comes up short on the shot in the lane | 59-49 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Pavone | 62-49 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher loses the dribble to Ron Reed | 62-49 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed lays it in | 64-49 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), John Hawkins (SG), Ricky Eaton (SF), Andrew Custard (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, James Wells, Ronald Pavone, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Shawn Schilawski, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zircher | 64-52 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Osvaldo Colombo | 64-54 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond misses short on a floater in the lane | 64-54 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Carlos Ertl and he's fouled by Ricky Eaton - foul #1 on Ricky Eaton, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters (PF) Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Jason Crutcher | |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith tips it home | 66-57 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo lays it in | 66-59 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Zavitz is called for the reach on John Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (PG), James Wells (SF), Ronald Pavone (PF) Dustin Richmond, Ricky Eaton, Dennis McWalters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Roy Zavitz, Boris Zircher, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 12:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Mori - foul #2 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG) John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (C) Jeremy Mori | |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone's pass is intercepted by Leonard Lang | 66-59 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pelletier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lee Britt and the foul's on Brian Fanelli - foul #2 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner (SF), Dennis McWalters (C) James Wells, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Jeremy Mori (C) Brian Fanelli, Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher buries a floater in the paint | 69-61 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed is hacked by Jeremy Mori - foul #3 on Jeremy Mori, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins (SG), Geoffrey Topp (C) Lee Britt, Ronald Pavone | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Zavitz | 69-64 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Topp | 71-64 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), James Wells (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Dennis McWalters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Boris Zircher, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Ertl | 71-67 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Crutcher | 71-67 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ricky Eaton (SG), Ronald Pavone (PF) Dustin Richmond, John Hawkins, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Brian Fanelli, Carlos Ertl, Jason Crutcher | |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Schilawski | 71-69 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 71-69 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone is hacked by William Pelletier - foul #4 on William Pelletier, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner (SG), Dennis McWalters (C) James Wells, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher's layup is rejected by Dennis McWalters | 71-69 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-69 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Lee Britt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Brenner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Eaton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Pavone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis McWalters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zircher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz connects on the shot from the left side | 71-71 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), Ron Reed (SG) Lee Britt, Ricky Eaton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), William Pelletier (C) Shawn Schilawski, Theodore Delamora | |
| 07:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier is whistled for traveling | 71-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins (SG), Andrew Custard (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Ron Reed, Ronald Pavone, Dennis McWalters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zircher - foul #4 on Boris Zircher, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Custard misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Custard is called for the reach on Boris Zircher - foul #1 on Andrew Custard, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF) Jason Brenner, Andrew Custard | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Boris Zircher, Roy Zavitz, Carlos Ertl, Osvaldo Colombo, William Pelletier | |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Lang and he's hacked by Geoffrey Topp - foul #3 on Geoffrey Topp, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Shawn Schilawski is called for the reach on Dustin Richmond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith snags the offensive board | 71-74 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-74 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp can't tip it in | 71-74 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Smith blocks the jumper by Brian Fanelli | 71-74 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Dustin Richmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (SG), Ronald Pavone (PF), Dennis McWalters (C) John Hawkins, Geoffrey Topp, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Brian Fanelli, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is hacked by Dennis McWalters - foul #3 on Dennis McWalters, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ricky Eaton (SF) Dustin Richmond, James Wells | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 72-75 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton can't tip it in | 72-75 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the easy layup | 72-75 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McWalters snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Reed | 74-75 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl hits the finger roll | 74-77 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton is hacked by Carlos Ertl - foul #4 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Geoffrey Topp (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Lee Britt, Ron Reed, Ronald Pavone, Dennis McWalters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jason Crutcher (C) Boris Zircher, Roy Zavitz, Carlos Ertl, William Pelletier, Theodore Delamora | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricky Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher loses the ball out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG) Ricky Eaton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-77 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Fanelli | 75-77 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-77 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dustin Richmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hawkins (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Topp (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Schilawski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Crutcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Dustin Richmond - foul #4 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Carlos Ertl (SF), Jeremy Mori (C) Brian Fanelli, Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 77-77 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Geoffrey Topp grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith drills a jump hook from the right block | 79-77 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 79-77 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 79-77 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Geoffrey Topp | 81-77 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-79 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Shawn Schilawski takes the ball from John Hawkins | 81-79 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski's pass is intercepted by John Hawkins | 81-79 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond is hacked by Boris Zircher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Zircher, team foul #14 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone (PF) Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Shawn Schilawski, Carlos Ertl, Jeremy Mori | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-79 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 83-79 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wells misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-79 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz gets the rebound | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Roy Zavitz | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Pavone drills a driving attempt from the left block | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #9 | 85-81 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Fanelli - foul #5 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #15 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner (SF) James Wells | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG) Brian Fanelli | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-82 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner pulls down the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner is hacked by Shawn Schilawski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #16 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Britt (PG), Ron Reed (SG), Geoffrey Topp (C) Dustin Richmond, John Hawkins, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Britt is called for the reach on Shawn Schilawski - foul #1 on Lee Britt, team foul #10 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond (PG), John Hawkins (SG), James Wells (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Lee Britt, Ron Reed, Jason Brenner, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Schilawski - foul #4 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #17 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed (SG), Geoffrey Topp (C) John Hawkins, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Dustin Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Schilawski | 91-87 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Zavitz is called for the reach on Ron Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #18 | 91-87 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Hawkins (SG), Jason Brenner (SF), Matthew Smith (C) Dustin Richmond, James Wells, Geoffrey Topp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed makes the 1st free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ron Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses the halfcourt shot | 93-87 |