| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Justice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bittner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Sebastian (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Cotton blocks the short jumper by Terrance Justice | 31-36 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter is called for the reach on Gordon Kimbler - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 19:19 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | George Bittner misses long on a jumper in the paint | 31-36 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Gordon Kimbler | 31-36 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter is called for the reach on Scott Wooldridge - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-36 |
| 19:01 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Carter | 31-36 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian drills a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Terrance Justice - foul #2 on Terrance Justice, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Liko Chio (SG), Dezydery Mitkowski (PF), Nelek Kamrowski (C) George Bittner, Rafael Lopez, Eugene Cotton | |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:41 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:35 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 31-39 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge is fouled on the floor by Liko Chio - foul #2 on Liko Chio, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw (PG), Andy Helton (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (PF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders (SG), Heriberto Martinez (C) Robert Carter, Albert Sebastian | |
| 17:59 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw is hacked by Lorenzo Sanders - foul #3 on Lorenzo Sanders, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (SG), Eugene Cotton (C) Lorenzo Sanders, Dezydery Mitkowski | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Austin and he's hacked by Nelek Kamrowski - foul #2 on Nelek Kamrowski, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez (PF) Nelek Kamrowski | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:38 | South Alabama | Liko Chio drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Cotton and he's fouled by Robert Degraw - foul #1 on Robert Degraw, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Bittner (SG) Aaron Deal | |
| 17:38 | South Alabama | Liko Chio misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andy Helton | 37-41 |
| 17:07 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice (SF), Jim Chancellor (PF) Raymond Goodman, James Weisberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (PG), Albert Sebastian (SF) Liko Chio, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 16:58 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin travels with the ball | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell (C) Charles Austin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 16:53 | South Alabama | Aaron Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Degraw - foul #2 on Robert Degraw, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG) Andy Helton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG) George Bittner | |
| 16:44 | South Alabama | Robert Carter hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Deal - foul #1 on Aaron Deal, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge (SG), Raymond Goodman (C) Timothy Johnson, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski (PF), Nelek Kamrowski (C) Rafael Lopez, Eugene Cotton | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:13 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter takes the ball from Scott Wooldridge in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 15:47 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 15:46 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Robert Degraw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrance Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chancellor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Deal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Sebastian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dezydery Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelek Kamrowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | South Alabama | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 15:38 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | Aaron Deal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 15:22 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian tips it in | 39-46 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:04 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 42-48 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Sebastian | 42-48 |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Goodman - foul #2 on Raymond Goodman, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Andy Helton (SG), Charles Austin (SF), James Weisberger (PF), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Raymond Goodman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Liko Chio (PG), George Bittner (SG), Heriberto Martinez (PF), Eugene Cotton (C) Robert Carter, Aaron Deal, Albert Sebastian, Dezydery Mitkowski | |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:37 | South Alabama | Nelek Kamrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Liko Chio - foul #3 on Liko Chio, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez (PF) Nelek Kamrowski | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger is fouled on the floor by Rafael Lopez - foul #2 on Rafael Lopez, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:01 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | George Bittner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 13:08 | South Alabama | Liko Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:49 | South Alabama | Liko Chio makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Bittner | 45-53 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Liko Chio is called for the reach on Gordon Kimbler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Liko Chio, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (SG), Terrance Justice (SF), Jim Chancellor (PF) Andy Helton, Charles Austin, James Weisberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG), Lorenzo Sanders (SG), Albert Sebastian (SF) Liko Chio, George Bittner, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:28 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter picks off the pass by Timothy Johnson in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 47-55 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 11:43 | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders's pass is intercepted by Todd Chappell | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terrance Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chancellor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lorenzo Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Albert Sebastian (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rafael Lopez (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Cotton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Sebastian steps in front of the Terrance Justice pass | 50-55 |
| 11:18 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez's pass is intercepted by Todd Chappell | 50-55 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 52-55 |
| 10:42 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 52-55 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 10:40 | South Alabama | Robert Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:18 | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Carter | 52-57 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (PF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Timothy Johnson, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (PG), George Bittner (SG), Dezydery Mitkowski (PF), Nelek Kamrowski (C) Robert Carter, Lorenzo Sanders, Rafael Lopez, Eugene Cotton | |
| 09:48 | South Alabama | James Weisberger steals it from George Bittner | 52-57 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:58 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Austin - foul #2 on Charles Austin, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton (SG), Jim Chancellor (PF) Scott Wooldridge, James Weisberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG), Heriberto Martinez (C) Aaron Deal, Albert Sebastian | |
| 08:58 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:58 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 52-59 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin tips it in | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | South Alabama | Charles Austin swats the shot by Dezydery Mitkowski | 54-59 |
| 08:26 | South Alabama | George Bittner tips it home | 54-61 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Heriberto Martinez - foul #2 on Heriberto Martinez, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice (SF), Todd Chappell (C) Raymond Goodman, Charles Austin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian (SF) Nelek Kamrowski | |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Todd Chappell - foul #2 on Todd Chappell, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Liko Chio (PG), Eugene Cotton (C) Robert Carter, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chancellor (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Chappell (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Liko Chio (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Bittner (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Sebastian (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dezydery Mitkowski (tiring) 7 pts. C - Eugene Cotton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Liko Chio is called for the reach on Gordon Kimbler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Liko Chio, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (PG) Liko Chio | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:17 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian is hacked by Todd Chappell - foul #3 on Todd Chappell, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG), Andy Helton (SF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Terrance Justice, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG) George Bittner | |
| 07:17 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 07:17 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-66 |
| 06:51 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:46 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian blows the layup | 59-66 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 06:00 | South Alabama | James Weisberger denies the turnaround by Robert Carter | 62-66 |
| 05:59 | South Alabama | Aaron Deal grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:59 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw (PG), Terrance Justice (SF), Charles Austin (PF) Timothy Johnson, Scott Wooldridge, Jim Chancellor | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders (PG), Nelek Kamrowski (SF), Rafael Lopez (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Robert Carter, Albert Sebastian, Dezydery Mitkowski, Eugene Cotton | |
| 05:48 | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-66 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Goodman (C) James Weisberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Bittner (SG) Aaron Deal | |
| 05:27 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-68 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Michigan | Rafael Lopez steals it from Robert Degraw in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 05:13 | South Alabama | George Bittner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Nelek Kamrowski | 62-68 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 04:48 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:35 | South Alabama | Heriberto Martinez can't throw it down | 62-68 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Degraw and he's hacked by Heriberto Martinez - foul #3 on Heriberto Martinez, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), James Weisberger (PF), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton, Charles Austin, Raymond Goodman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG), Aaron Deal (SG), Albert Sebastian (SF), Dezydery Mitkowski (PF), Eugene Cotton (C) Lorenzo Sanders, George Bittner, Nelek Kamrowski, Rafael Lopez, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:55 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-68 |
| 03:37 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell grabs the board | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Justice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Weisberger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Sebastian (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dezydery Mitkowski (tiring) 7 pts. C - Eugene Cotton (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by Scott Wooldridge is denied by Eugene Cotton | 67-68 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dezydery Mitkowski takes the ball from Scott Wooldridge | 67-68 |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Robert Carter drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Deal | 67-70 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Cotton - foul #2 on Eugene Cotton, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG), Robert Degraw (SG), Jim Chancellor (PF), Raymond Goodman (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, James Weisberger, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Bittner (SG), Rafael Lopez (PF), Nelek Kamrowski (C) Aaron Deal, Dezydery Mitkowski, Eugene Cotton | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Bittner | 68-73 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andy Helton (SG), Charles Austin (C) Timothy Johnson, Terrance Justice | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders (PG), Heriberto Martinez (C) Robert Carter, Albert Sebastian | |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin hits a floater from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 01:21 | South Alabama | Jim Chancellor swats the shot by Lorenzo Sanders | 70-73 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Terrance Justice (SF), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton, Raymond Goodman, Charles Austin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG), Albert Sebastian (SF), Eugene Cotton (C) Lorenzo Sanders, Nelek Kamrowski, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Wooldridge connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Terrance Justice | 73-73 |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Robert Carter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-73 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eugene Cotton - foul #3 on Eugene Cotton, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Rafael Lopez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-73 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jim Chancellor | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter is called for the reach on Jim Chancellor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #15 | 74-73 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | South Alabama | Eugene Cotton grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:01 | South Alabama | George Bittner lays it in | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Justice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Bittner (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Sebastian (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Lopez (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Eugene Cotton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | South Alabama | Eugene Cotton wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | George Bittner is fouled on the floor by Scott Wooldridge - foul #2 on Scott Wooldridge, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders (PG), Nelek Kamrowski (SF), Heriberto Martinez (PF), Dezydery Mitkowski (C) Robert Carter, Albert Sebastian, Rafael Lopez, Eugene Cotton | |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | George Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:36 | South Alabama | George Bittner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | Dezydery Mitkowski swats the layup by Scott Wooldridge | 75-77 |
| 04:22 | South Alabama | Heriberto Martinez gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 04:17 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski is whistled for traveling | 75-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (SG) George Bittner | |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler is hacked by Lorenzo Sanders - foul #4 on Lorenzo Sanders, team foul #16 | 75-77 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:36 | South Alabama | Dezydery Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 77-77 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jim Chancellor | 77-77 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Wooldridge | 80-77 |
| 02:53 | South Alabama | Aaron Deal loses the ball out of bounds | 80-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Degraw (PG), Andy Helton (SG), Raymond Goodman (SF), Charles Austin (PF), James Weisberger (C) Gordon Kimbler, Scott Wooldridge, Terrance Justice, Jim Chancellor, Todd Chappell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Carter (PG), George Bittner (SG), Albert Sebastian (SF), Eugene Cotton (C) Lorenzo Sanders, Aaron Deal, Nelek Kamrowski, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice (SF) Raymond Goodman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (SG) George Bittner | |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Weisberger's floater is tipped away by Dezydery Mitkowski | 80-77 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Austin | 80-77 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-77 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin tips it in | 82-77 |
| 01:57 | South Alabama | Aaron Deal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 82-77 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Austin grabs the board | 82-77 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG), Scott Wooldridge (SG), Jim Chancellor (PF), Todd Chappell (C) Robert Degraw, Andy Helton, Charles Austin, James Weisberger | |
| Subs | South Alabama | George Bittner (SG), Rafael Lopez (PF) Aaron Deal, Dezydery Mitkowski | |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Carter steals it from Scott Wooldridge | 82-77 |
| 01:35 | South Alabama | Todd Chappell is called for the reach on Robert Carter - foul #4 on Todd Chappell, team foul #9 | 82-77 |
| 01:35 | South Alabama | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:35 | South Alabama | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell misses long on an open shot in the lane | 82-79 |
| 01:12 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 01:08 | South Alabama | George Bittner is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Bittner, team foul #17 | 82-79 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Todd Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-79 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Robert Carter is fouled on the floor by Scott Wooldridge - foul #3 on Scott Wooldridge, team foul #10 | 82-79 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Robert Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Gordon Kimbler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Wooldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Justice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Chancellor (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Bittner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Sebastian (fresh) 21 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Lopez (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Eugene Cotton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian is hacked by Terrance Justice - foul #3 on Terrance Justice, team foul #11 | 84-80 |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:28 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Carter - foul #4 on Robert Carter, team foul #18 | 84-82 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:24 | South Alabama | Robert Carter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Carter, team foul #19 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Lorenzo Sanders (PG) Robert Carter | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Rafael Lopez is called for the reach on Jim Chancellor - foul #3 on Rafael Lopez, team foul #20 | 86-82 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor misses the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:21 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Eugene Cotton | 87-82 |
| 00:15 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian is called for traveling | 87-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Johnson (PG) Gordon Kimbler | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Lorenzo Sanders is called for the reach on Jim Chancellor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lorenzo Sanders, team foul #21 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Aaron Deal (PG) Lorenzo Sanders | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:07 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Deal | 89-85 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Deal - foul #2 on Aaron Deal, team foul #22 | 89-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gordon Kimbler (PG) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Terrance Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Albert Sebastian misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 91-85 |