| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) SG - Jerry Haun (fresh) SF - Joshua Whitlatch (fresh) PF - Bob Daniel (fresh) C - Josiah Terry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micheal Howard (fresh) SG - Preston Gaddy (fresh) SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) PF - David Brock (fresh) C - David Milam (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Whitlatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Camacho | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel is fouled on the floor by David Milam - foul #1 on David Milam, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Juan Camacho | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Preston Gaddy | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry is hacked by Preston Gaddy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Preston Gaddy, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Ira Huffman (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Oren Schrack (PF), Lars Klimaszewski (C) Bobby Pimentel, Jerry Haun, Joshua Whitlatch, Bob Daniel, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Scott Satterfield (PF), Clyde Elliott (C) Micheal Howard, Preston Gaddy, Juan Camacho, David Brock, David Milam | |
| 17:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates drills a jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Tapia and he's hacked by Lars Klimaszewski - foul #1 on Lars Klimaszewski, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Rone takes the ball from Nole Bates in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Rone | 4-10 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Oren Schrack clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-10 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Ira Huffman is called for the reach on Brian Rone - foul #1 on Ira Huffman, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), David Brock (PF) Joseph Tapia, Leslie Shea | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield can't throw it down | 4-10 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Oren Schrack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Lars Klimaszewski tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield is called for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Bob Daniel (PF), Josiah Terry (C) Nole Bates, Ira Huffman, Brian Baisden, Oren Schrack, Lars Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Preston Gaddy (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Leslie Shea (PF), David Milam (C) Micheal Howard, Brian Rone, Scott Satterfield, David Brock, Clyde Elliott | |
| 16:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-10 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) SG - Jerry Haun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Whitlatch (fresh) PF - Bob Daniel (fresh) C - Josiah Terry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Gaddy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) PF - Leslie Shea (fresh) C - David Milam (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Leslie Shea blocks the jumper by Bobby Pimentel | 6-10 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho loses the dribble to Joshua Whitlatch | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Nole Bates (SG), Brian Baisden (SF), Lars Klimaszewski (C) Bobby Pimentel, Jerry Haun, Joshua Whitlatch, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Stephen Zazueta (SG), David Brock (PF) Joseph Tapia, Preston Gaddy, Leslie Shea | |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Zazueta banks in the layup | 8-12 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is fouled on the floor by Juan Camacho - foul #1 on Juan Camacho, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SG), Oren Schrack (PF) John Franklin, Bob Daniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield (C) David Milam | |
| 14:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden hits a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-12 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Oren Schrack grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Juan Camacho is called for the reach on Nole Bates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Camacho, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Josiah Terry (C) Brian Baisden, Lars Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Townsend (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Clyde Elliott (C) Micheal Howard, Stephen Zazueta, Juan Camacho | |
| 13:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates's layup is rejected by Clyde Elliott | 11-12 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Townsend misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Theodore Tuck (SG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Bob Daniel (PF) Nole Bates, Ira Huffman, Oren Schrack | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield tips it in | 11-16 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel clanks a jump hook from close range | 11-16 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Whitlatch tips it in | 13-16 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Preston Gaddy (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), David Milam (C) Joshua Townsend, Brian Rone, Scott Satterfield, Clyde Elliott | |
| 12:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Theodore Tuck hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Franklin | 15-16 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses the shot in the paint | 15-16 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Micheal Howard | 15-19 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin travels in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SG), Ira Huffman (SF), Brian Baisden (PF), Lars Klimaszewski (C) John Franklin, Theodore Tuck, Joshua Whitlatch, Bob Daniel, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Stephen Zazueta (SG) Micheal Howard, Preston Gaddy | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Pimentel takes the ball from Leslie Shea | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Bobby Pimentel (fresh) SG - Jerry Haun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ira Huffman (fresh) PF - Brian Baisden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lars Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Zazueta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) PF - David Brock (tiring) 5 pts. C - David Milam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lars Klimaszewski - foul #2 on Lars Klimaszewski, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Oren Schrack (PF), Josiah Terry (C) Bobby Pimentel, Ira Huffman, Lars Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Townsend (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF) Joseph Tapia, Stephen Zazueta, Leslie Shea | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Josiah Terry | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Haun | 17-20 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | David Milam steals the ball from Josiah Terry | 17-20 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Bob Daniel (PF) Jerry Haun, Brian Baisden, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Preston Gaddy (SG), Clyde Elliott (PF) Joshua Townsend, Brian Rone, David Brock | |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Preston Gaddy is called for the reach on Nole Bates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Gaddy, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (SG), Leslie Shea (SF) Preston Gaddy, David Milam | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates scores on a floater from the left block set up by John Franklin | 19-20 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Tapia is blocked by Bob Daniel | 19-20 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Whitlatch hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Shea and the foul's on John Franklin - foul #1 on John Franklin, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Ira Huffman (SG), Josiah Terry (C) John Franklin, Nole Bates, Oren Schrack | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Zazueta (SG), David Brock (PF), David Milam (C) Joseph Tapia, Leslie Shea, Clyde Elliott | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bob Daniel | 23-22 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield is hacked by Josiah Terry - foul #1 on Josiah Terry, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Theodore Tuck (SG) Joshua Whitlatch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea (SF) Scott Satterfield | |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-22 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Milam gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-22 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Zazueta can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel is hacked by Stephen Zazueta - foul #1 on Stephen Zazueta, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Nole Bates (SG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Brian Baisden (PF), Oren Schrack (C) Bobby Pimentel, Theodore Tuck, Ira Huffman, Bob Daniel, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF), Clyde Elliott (C) Micheal Howard, Stephen Zazueta, Leslie Shea, David Milam | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nole Bates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Whitlatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Baisden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oren Schrack (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Rone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Satterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brock (tired) 6 pts. C - Clyde Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Oren Schrack tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Townsend (PG) David Brock | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Whitlatch | 28-22 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 28-25 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Townsend | 28-27 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Whitlatch is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia is hacked by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Jerry Haun (SG), Josiah Terry (C) John Franklin, Nole Bates, Joshua Whitlatch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Leslie Shea (SF), David Brock (PF), David Milam (C) Joshua Townsend, Joseph Tapia, Clyde Elliott, Scott Satterfield | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Josiah Terry gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Leslie Shea - foul #1 on Leslie Shea, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ira Huffman (SF), Bob Daniel (PF) Brian Baisden, Oren Schrack | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Haun - foul #1 on Jerry Haun, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Zazueta (SG) Brian Rone | |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Howard - foul #1 on Micheal Howard, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brock | 32-29 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea is hacked by Bob Daniel - foul #1 on Bob Daniel, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott (C) David Milam | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bob Daniel | 32-29 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bobby Pimentel | 34-29 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Haun is called for the reach on David Brock - foul #2 on Jerry Haun, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG), Theodore Tuck (SG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Brian Baisden (PF), Oren Schrack (C) Bobby Pimentel, Jerry Haun, Ira Huffman, Bob Daniel, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Townsend (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Scott Satterfield (C) Micheal Howard, Stephen Zazueta, Clyde Elliott | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Townsend - foul #1 on Joshua Townsend, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Lars Klimaszewski (C) Theodore Tuck, Joshua Whitlatch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Preston Gaddy (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), David Milam (C) Brian Rone, Leslie Shea, David Brock | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Oren Schrack swats the shot by Juan Camacho | 36-31 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield tips it home | 36-33 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Oren Schrack is blocked by David Milam | 36-33 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho grabs the board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Bates (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Baisden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oren Schrack (tiring) 2 reb. C - Lars Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joshua Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Preston Gaddy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Satterfield (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Milam (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Townsend | 36-35 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates is fouled on the floor by Preston Gaddy - foul #3 on Preston Gaddy, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Bob Daniel (PF) Brian Baisden, Oren Schrack | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Clyde Elliott (PF) Joshua Townsend, Preston Gaddy, David Milam | |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Nole Bates takes the ball from Brian Rone | 38-35 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho is hacked by Joshua Whitlatch - foul #1 on Joshua Whitlatch, team foul #10 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Pimentel (PG), Theodore Tuck (SG) John Franklin, Nole Bates | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Brock (PF) Scott Satterfield | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel buries a shot from the baseline set up by Bobby Pimentel and he's hacked by Juan Camacho - foul #3 on Juan Camacho, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Haun (SG), Ira Huffman (SF), Josiah Terry (C) Theodore Tuck, Joshua Whitlatch, Lars Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Stephen Zazueta (SG), Leslie Shea (SF) Joseph Tapia, Brian Rone, Juan Camacho | |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Bob Daniel makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard is hacked by Bobby Pimentel - foul #1 on Bobby Pimentel, team foul #11 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden (PF) Bob Daniel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield (C) Clyde Elliott | |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield scores on a runner from the left block and the foul's on Brian Baisden - foul #1 on Brian Baisden, team foul #12 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nole Bates (PG) Bobby Pimentel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone (SG), David Milam (C) Stephen Zazueta, David Brock | |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden is fouled on the floor by Scott Satterfield - foul #1 on Scott Satterfield, team foul #12 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Franklin (PG), Joshua Whitlatch (SF), Oren Schrack (C) Jerry Haun, Ira Huffman, Josiah Terry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Micheal Howard | 42-42 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baisden misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 42-42 |