| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Narron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Randall (fresh) C - Gary Molinari (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Corey Browne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Levine (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Fernandes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Reid (fresh) C - Anthony Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Fernandes steals the ball from Curtis Clark | 44-34 |
| 19:37 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes jams it | 44-36 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 19:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne is hacked by Curtis Clark - foul #1 on Curtis Clark, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell (C) Anthony Wright | |
| 19:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron double dribbles | 44-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes (SF), Darryl Williams (C) James Fernandes, Stanley Reid | |
| 18:43 | Birmingham-Southern | James Kingery steals it from Troy Campbell | 44-36 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen lays it in | 46-36 |
| 18:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-36 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Levine - foul #1 on Sean Levine, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), David Latshaw (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Steven Chausse, Eric Raiford, James Kingery, John Christensen, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF), Stanley Reid (PF), Anthony Wright (C) Travis Stukes, Troy Campbell, Darryl Williams | |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 17:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 17:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Sean Levine is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 17:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Curtis Clark | 46-36 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 17:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 17:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG) David Latshaw | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SF) Christopher Vaca | |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Levine - foul #2 on Sean Levine, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Browne steals the ball from Curtis Clark | 46-36 |
| 16:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright connects on the open shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Peter Narron and the foul's on Corey Browne - foul #2 on Corey Browne, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), John Christensen (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Edward Nichols, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell (C) Anthony Wright | |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell drills a shot from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Narron (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Corey Browne (tired) 1 ast. SG - Sean Levine (tired) 1 pts. SF - James Fernandes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Reid (tiring) 2 reb. C - Troy Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Levine - foul #3 on Sean Levine, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory (PG), James Kingery (SF), Gary Molinari (C) Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson (PG), Luis Grant (SG), Christopher Vaca (SF), Travis Stukes (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Corey Browne, Sean Levine, James Fernandes, Stanley Reid, Troy Campbell | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 15:29 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Travis Stukes | 49-40 |
| 15:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Kingery - foul #3 on James Kingery, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw (SG), Kevin Randall (PF) Eric Raiford, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SF), Troy Campbell (C) Christopher Vaca, Darryl Williams | |
| 15:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Grant steps in front of the James Kingery pass | 49-42 |
| 14:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Luis Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:25 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Wayne Brewer (C) David Gregory, David Latshaw, James Kingery, Kevin Randall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid (PF), Anthony Wright (C) Travis Stukes, Troy Campbell | |
| 14:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid is fouled on the floor by John Christensen - foul #3 on John Christensen, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 13:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Luis Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Fernandes | 49-47 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | James Fernandes is called for the reach on Curtis Clark - foul #1 on James Fernandes, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), Kevin Randall (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Steven Chausse, Peter Narron, John Christensen, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF) James Fernandes | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Clark | 51-47 |
| 13:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid misses the driving attempt from the left block | 51-47 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is hacked by Luis Grant - foul #4 on Luis Grant, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF) Eric Raiford, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne (SG), James Fernandes (SF), Troy Campbell (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Luis Grant, Christopher Vaca, Stanley Reid, Anthony Wright | |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 12:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:42 | Birmingham-Southern | David Latshaw is called for the reach on Corey Browne in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Latshaw, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer (C) Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 12:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell scores on a runner in the lane and the foul's on James Kingery - foul #4 on James Kingery, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG), Curtis Clark (SF) David Latshaw, James Kingery | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 12:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is hacked by Bill Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Thompson, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Sean Levine (SG), Travis Stukes (SF) Bill Thompson, James Fernandes | |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Sean Levine scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Campbell | 52-52 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Browne - foul #3 on Corey Browne, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall (PF) John Christensen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid (PF) Troy Campbell | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne loses the dribble to Peter Narron in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark banks in the wide open layup set up by Edward Nichols | 56-52 |
| 11:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-52 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Narron (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Randall (tired) C - Wayne Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Corey Browne (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Levine (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Stukes (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Reid (tiring) 2 reb. C - Darryl Williams (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 11:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 11:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG), David Latshaw (SG), Eric Raiford (SF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF), Anthony Wright (C) Travis Stukes, Darryl Williams | |
| 11:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Chausse - foul #1 on Steven Chausse, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen (PF) Kevin Randall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 11:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne loses the dribble to Gary Molinari | 56-52 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Chausse | 58-52 |
| 10:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid misses the easy layup | 58-52 |
| 10:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Raiford | 58-52 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Chausse | 60-52 |
| 10:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright is hacked by David Latshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Latshaw, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Kevin Randall (PF) Steven Chausse, David Latshaw, Eric Raiford, John Christensen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SF), Troy Campbell (PF) Christopher Vaca, Stanley Reid | |
| 10:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Anthony Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Corey Browne - foul #4 on Corey Browne, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Luis Grant (SG), Darryl Williams (C) Corey Browne, Anthony Wright | |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 09:53 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Narron | 65-54 |
| 09:33 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luis Grant | 65-57 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), David Latshaw (SG), Eric Raiford (SF), John Christensen (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) David Gregory, Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF), Stanley Reid (PF) James Fernandes, Darryl Williams | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| 09:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Vaca, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall (PF) John Christensen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson (PG), Travis Stukes (PF), Anthony Wright (C) Luis Grant, Stanley Reid, Troy Campbell | |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, David Latshaw, Eric Raiford, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SF) Christopher Vaca | |
| 08:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Bill Thompson steals the ball from Peter Narron in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 08:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson lays it in | 65-59 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Wright is called for the reach on David Gregory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Wright, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG) Kevin Randall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Travis Stukes, Anthony Wright | |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:09 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to James Fernandes | 66-59 |
| 07:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Chausse, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Steven Chausse, Curtis Clark, David Gregory, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Luis Grant (SG), Troy Campbell (C) Sean Levine, Darryl Williams | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Narron (tiring) 3 ast. SF - James Kingery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Christensen (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Bill Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Luis Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Fernandes (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Reid (tired) 2 reb. C - Troy Campbell (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell travels with the ball | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw (SG), Eric Raiford (SF) Peter Narron, John Christensen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF), Travis Stukes (PF) James Fernandes, Stanley Reid | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Nichols | 68-59 |
| 06:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Troy Campbell loses the dribble to Edward Nichols | 68-59 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery banks in the layup set up by Edward Nichols | 70-59 |
| 06:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Grant | 70-61 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols's pass is intercepted by Luis Grant in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 06:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Luis Grant comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Kingery and the foul's on Troy Campbell - foul #1 on Troy Campbell, team foul #12 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), John Christensen (C) Eric Raiford, James Kingery, Wayne Brewer | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes (SF), Stanley Reid (PF), Anthony Wright (C) Christopher Vaca, Travis Stukes, Troy Campbell | |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:26 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bill Thompson | 73-63 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw scores on a floater from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 04:55 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes is fouled on the floor by Curtis Clark - foul #2 on Curtis Clark, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory (PG), Peter Narron (SG), James Kingery (SF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, David Latshaw, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne (PG), Darryl Williams (C) Bill Thompson, Anthony Wright | |
| 04:55 | Birmingham-Southern | James Fernandes misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Kingery, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF) James Kingery | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 04:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Gregory - foul #4 on David Gregory, team foul #11 | 75-63 |
| 04:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-64 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-64 |
| 04:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG), Eric Raiford (SF), Kevin Randall (PF) David Gregory, Curtis Clark, John Christensen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SF), Travis Stukes (PF) James Fernandes, Stanley Reid | |
| 03:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 03:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca tips it but misses | 75-64 |
| 03:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 03:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams tips it in | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses the jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari tips it back up and in | 77-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Chausse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Narron (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Eric Raiford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Randall (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Molinari (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Corey Browne (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Grant (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Vaca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Travis Stukes (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Peter Narron swats the short shot by Darryl Williams | 77-66 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron drills a jump hook from close range set up by Eric Raiford and he's fouled by Luis Grant - foul #5 on Luis Grant, team foul #13 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Gregory (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), John Christensen (PF), Wayne Brewer (C) Steven Chausse, Eric Raiford, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Bill Thompson (PG), James Fernandes (SF), Stanley Reid (PF), Anthony Wright (C) Luis Grant, Christopher Vaca, Travis Stukes, Darryl Williams | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron makes the free throw | 80-66 |
| 02:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Corey Browne is called for 5 seconds | 80-66 |
| 02:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG) Peter Narron | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Browne - foul #5 on Corey Browne, team foul #14 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG) David Gregory | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Sean Levine (SG) Corey Browne | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Stanley Reid can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-66 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark gets the rebound | 82-66 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is hacked by Bill Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Thompson, team foul #15 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Latshaw (SG) Curtis Clark | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Christopher Vaca (SG), Travis Stukes (SF), Troy Campbell (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Bill Thompson, James Fernandes, Stanley Reid, Anthony Wright | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 02:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Eric Raiford steals it from Darryl Williams | 83-66 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the finger roll | 85-66 |
| 01:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Wayne Brewer - foul #1 on Wayne Brewer, team foul #12 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse (PG) Edward Nichols | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 01:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams misses the free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen pulls down the rebound | 85-68 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 85-68 |
| 01:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 85-68 |
| 01:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams's floater is tipped away by Wayne Brewer | 85-68 |
| 01:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Darryl Williams tips it but misses | 85-68 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford grabs the defensive rebound | 85-68 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sean Levine - foul #4 on Sean Levine, team foul #16 | 85-68 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse misses the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 01:15 | Birmingham-Southern | David Latshaw steps in front of the Travis Stukes pass in the backcourt | 86-68 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford blows the layup | 86-68 |
| 01:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes gets the rebound | 86-68 |
| 01:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Eric Raiford steps in front of the Darryl Williams pass | 86-68 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Latshaw | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Sean Levine connects on the jumper from the right side | 88-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Troy Campbell steals it from Eric Raiford | 88-70 |
| 00:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Travis Stukes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 88-70 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Latshaw | 88-70 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Chausse runs out the clock | 88-70 |