| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Dykes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Vogl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Randall (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Vogl - foul #1 on Lawrence Vogl, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl scores on a floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Williams | 43-40 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Williams | 45-40 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot is fouled on the floor by Charles Dykes - foul #1 on Charles Dykes, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark is fouled on the floor by Charles Dykes - foul #2 on Charles Dykes, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley (PG), Kristopher Purvis (SF), Darnell Blocker (PF), Damek Zoumis (C) Charles Dykes, Lawrence Vogl, George Williams, Jonathan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Strickland - foul #3 on John Strickland, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington (C) John Strickland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker is fouled in the backcourt by August Haggard - foul #1 on August Haggard, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Damek Zoumis misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | The 3pt attempt by August Haggard is denied by Damek Zoumis | 45-41 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kristopher Purvis - foul #2 on Kristopher Purvis, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Kristopher Purvis's fadeaway is rejected by John Christensen | 45-42 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington is fouled on the floor by James Kingery - foul #1 on James Kingery, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes (PG) Damek Zoumis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) August Haggard, James Kingery, John Christensen | |
| 17:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Molinari - foul #1 on Gary Molinari, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl (SG), Jonathan Moore (C) Mark Berkeley, Morris Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG), Kevin Randall (PF) Eric Raiford, Gary Molinari | |
| 17:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall tips it home | 47-44 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes is fouled on the floor by Edward Nichols - foul #3 on Edward Nichols, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams (PF) Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), James Talbot (SG), Wayne Brewer (SF), John Christensen (PF) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall | |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Karlinsky blocks the jumper by Charles Dykes | 47-44 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Dykes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Vogl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kristopher Purvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Christensen (fresh) C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kristopher Purvis - foul #3 on Kristopher Purvis, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley (PG), John Strickland (SG), Joseph Delreal (SF), Damek Zoumis (C) Charles Dykes, Lawrence Vogl, Kristopher Purvis, Jonathan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari (C) Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Christensen is called for the reach on Mark Berkeley - foul #3 on John Christensen, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Kingery (SF) August Haggard, John Christensen | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The jumper by John Strickland is denied by Edward Nichols | 47-46 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses the jumper near the basket | 47-46 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington (C) George Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Kevin Randall (PF) James Talbot, James Kingery, Wayne Brewer | |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Nichols steals the ball from John Strickland in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-46 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Damek Zoumis pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:57 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Damek Zoumis | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is hacked by Mark Berkeley - foul #1 on Mark Berkeley, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes (PG), Kristopher Purvis (SF), Darnell Blocker (PF), Jonathan Moore (C) Mark Berkeley, Joseph Delreal, Damek Zoumis, Morris Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Eric Raiford, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland is fouled on the floor by August Haggard - foul #2 on August Haggard, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl (SG), George Williams (PF) John Strickland, Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG) Edward Nichols | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Dykes and the foul's on John Christensen - foul #4 on John Christensen, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), Wayne Brewer (PF) Peter Narron, John Christensen | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled on the floor by Charles Dykes - foul #3 on Charles Dykes, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker (C) Jonathan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Kevin Randall (PF) Eric Raiford, James Kingery | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland (SG), Joseph Delreal (SF), Morris Washington (C) Charles Dykes, Kristopher Purvis, George Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), Curtis Clark (SF) August Haggard, Wayne Brewer | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on John Strickland - foul #4 on John Strickland, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes (PG) John Strickland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky's floater is tipped away by Morris Washington | 52-48 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore (C) Darnell Blocker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG) James Talbot | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Dykes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Vogl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Delreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Morris Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Peter Narron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Randall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Narron takes the ball from Jonathan Moore | 52-51 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky tips it in | 54-53 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Dykes | 56-53 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Vogl | 56-53 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Jonathan Moore is denied by Lawrence Karlinsky | 56-53 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Randall is called for the reach on Morris Washington - foul #2 on Kevin Randall, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley (PG), Kristopher Purvis (SG), Damek Zoumis (SF), George Williams (PF) Charles Dykes, Lawrence Vogl, Joseph Delreal, Jonathan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), James Kingery (SF), Wayne Brewer (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Peter Narron, Eric Raiford, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Morris Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari tips it home | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Brewer steps in front of the Morris Washington pass | 57-55 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wayne Brewer | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Mark Berkeley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Damek Zoumis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Morris Washington (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kingery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Gary Molinari (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams lays it in on a great pass from Mark Berkeley | 59-57 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Kingery | 59-59 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kristopher Purvis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols's pass is intercepted by Mark Berkeley in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Damek Zoumis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes (PG), John Strickland (SG), Joseph Delreal (SF), Darnell Blocker (C) Mark Berkeley, Kristopher Purvis, Damek Zoumis, Morris Washington | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), John Christensen (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Talbot, James Kingery, Wayne Brewer, Gary Molinari | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland's pass is intercepted by Edward Nichols in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Delreal picks off the pass by August Haggard | 62-59 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal misses the easy layup | 62-59 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols lays it in on a nice dish by August Haggard and the foul's on Charles Dykes - foul #4 on Charles Dykes, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore (C) George Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Karlinsky | 62-61 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG) Edward Nichols | |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Strickland picks off the pass by Curtis Clark | 62-61 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Darnell Blocker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Strickland | 65-61 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Raiford | 65-65 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Dykes | 68-65 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Dykes (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Strickland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Delreal (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darnell Blocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Raiford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore blows the wide open layup | 68-65 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Clark | 68-68 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley (PG), Lawrence Vogl (SG), Kristopher Purvis (SF), George Williams (PF), Damek Zoumis (C) Charles Dykes, John Strickland, Joseph Delreal, Darnell Blocker, Jonathan Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), James Kingery (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), Gary Molinari (C) August Haggard, Eric Raiford, Curtis Clark, John Christensen, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Damek Zoumis | 68-68 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Molinari - foul #2 on Gary Molinari, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mark Berkeley - foul #2 on Mark Berkeley, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Kristopher Purvis is hacked by Edward Nichols in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Nichols, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Kristopher Purvis misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Kristopher Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | George Williams picks off the pass by Edward Nichols | 71-70 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Berkeley double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes (PG), John Strickland (SG), Joseph Delreal (SF), Jonathan Moore (C) Mark Berkeley, Kristopher Purvis, Lawrence Vogl, Damek Zoumis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Kingery, Gary Molinari | |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Nichols | 71-72 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jonathan Moore - foul #2 on Jonathan Moore, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Randall | 71-73 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses short on a jumper from the right side | 71-73 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Nichols steps in front of the John Strickland pass in the backcourt | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Clark | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Dykes misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 71-75 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams gets the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Dykes | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky is hacked by Charles Dykes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Dykes, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl (PG) Charles Dykes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Randall | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall is fouled on the floor by Joseph Delreal - foul #4 on Joseph Delreal, team foul #14 | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall grabs the board | 74-78 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall is hacked by Lawrence Vogl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Vogl, team foul #15 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG) James Talbot | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal is hacked by Curtis Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Clark, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG) August Haggard | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Delreal misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Vogl is called for the reach on Lawrence Karlinsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Vogl, team foul #16 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG) James Talbot | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Moore gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Strickland misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-80 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Vogl pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The clock runs out | 75-80 |