| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Watts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Piper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Sanjuan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Elmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges misses the easy open layup | 45-41 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | Nolan Williams misses the shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 19:10 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:05 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Piper | 45-44 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Louis Harvey and he's fouled by Harold Dinges - foul #1 on Harold Dinges, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:36 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Piper | 48-46 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 18:30 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 18:27 | SE Missouri State | William Dehner picks off the pass by Harold Dinges in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Dinges steals it from Louis Harvey | 48-46 |
| 18:19 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Dinges | 48-48 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Harold Dinges - foul #2 on Harold Dinges, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), Tom Beverage (SF), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, James Watts, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski (PG), Steven Bergsjo (SG), Samuel Durst (SF), David Tatum (C) Joseph Glass, Brandon Piper, Harold Dinges, Joseph Elmore | |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) William Dehner | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 17:35 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 48-48 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Illinois | David Press pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 17:27 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ron Sanjuan | 48-48 |
| 17:12 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 17:11 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | James Meador steals it from Samuel Durst | 48-48 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Press | 50-48 |
| 16:31 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), William Dehner (SG), John Smith (SF), James Watts (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Tom Beverage, Clint Highfill, David Press, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass (PG), Brandon Piper (SG), Harold Dinges (SF), Nicholas Lloyd (PF), Joseph Elmore (C) William Hazinski, Steven Bergsjo, Samuel Durst, Ron Sanjuan, David Tatum | |
| 16:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-48 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Watts | 53-48 |
| 16:05 | SE Missouri State | Louis Harvey is called for the reach on Joseph Glass in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #1 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 15:51 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Nolan Williams gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Piper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Elmore (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts lays it in set up by Tom Beverage and he's fouled by Brandon Piper - foul #2 on Brandon Piper, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Joseph Mance (SF) Tom Beverage, John Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Vincent Anderson (C) Joseph Elmore | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 15:28 | SE Missouri State | James Watts swats the layup by Vincent Anderson | 56-48 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts tips it home | 58-48 |
| 15:13 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Mance - foul #1 on Joseph Mance, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Watts | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst (PF), David Tatum (C) Nicholas Lloyd, Vincent Anderson | |
| 14:53 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Harvey - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), David Press (SF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, Joseph Mance, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan (PF) Harold Dinges | |
| 14:53 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 14:53 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 14:11 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass is hacked by William Dehner - foul #3 on William Dehner, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG), John Smith (SF) William Dehner, James Meador | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski (PG), Steven Bergsjo (SG), Joseph Elmore (C) Joseph Glass, Brandon Piper, David Tatum | |
| 13:56 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 13:54 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 13:40 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst's pass is intercepted by Clint Highfill | 61-50 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 13:17 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 13:03 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo is hacked by Clint Highfill - foul #1 on Clint Highfill, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), James Watts (PF), James Meador (C) Clint Highfill, John Smith, Lester Brown, David Press | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges (SF), David Tatum (PF), Vincent Anderson (C) Samuel Durst, Ron Sanjuan, Joseph Elmore | |
| 12:44 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Dehner | 63-50 |
| 12:32 | SE Missouri State | Vincent Anderson hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Hazinski | 63-52 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 12:05 | SE Missouri State | David Tatum gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-52 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Meador (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - William Hazinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Bergsjo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Tatum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Tatum - foul #1 on David Tatum, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), John Smith (SF), Nolan Williams (C) Tom Beverage, Joseph Mance, James Meador | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass (PG), Brandon Piper (SG), Ron Sanjuan (PF), Joseph Elmore (C) William Hazinski, Steven Bergsjo, David Tatum, Vincent Anderson | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 11:46 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 11:40 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 11:39 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan tips it back up and in | 64-54 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Watts, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Terrance Combs (SF) Harold Dinges | |
| 11:01 | SE Missouri State | Terrance Combs is whistled for traveling | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) James Watts | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Nolan Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 10:43 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore is fouled on the floor by Nolan Williams - foul #2 on Nolan Williams, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), David Press (C) Clint Highfill, William Dehner, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges (SF), Samuel Durst (PF) Terrance Combs, Ron Sanjuan | |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith can't finish the layup | 64-55 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Beverage | 64-55 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is fouled on the floor by Samuel Durst - foul #2 on Samuel Durst, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), James Meador (C) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski (PG), Steven Bergsjo (SG), Ron Sanjuan (PF) Joseph Glass, Brandon Piper, Joseph Elmore | |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Hazinski steps in front of the James Meador pass | 64-55 |
| 09:05 | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski lays it in | 64-57 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 08:47 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:43 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), Nolan Williams (C) Tom Beverage, David Press | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Tatum (C) Samuel Durst | |
| 08:43 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Meador | 64-57 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 08:29 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 08:22 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill's pass is intercepted by Steven Bergsjo in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 08:19 | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo lays it up and in | 64-62 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nolan Williams | 67-62 |
| 08:11 | SE Missouri State | Nolan Williams steps in front of the William Hazinski pass in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Clint Highfill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dehner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - William Hazinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Bergsjo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Sanjuan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tatum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | SE Missouri State | William Dehner takes the ball from William Hazinski | 67-62 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 07:30 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | David Tatum comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Nolan Williams - foul #3 on Nolan Williams, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Joseph Mance (SF), James Watts (PF), Lester Brown (C) Clint Highfill, John Smith, James Meador, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass (PG), Brandon Piper (SG), Terrance Combs (SF), Samuel Durst (C) William Hazinski, Steven Bergsjo, Harold Dinges, Ron Sanjuan | |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | David Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | David Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts hits the finger roll set up by William Dehner | 69-63 |
| 06:55 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (SF) William Dehner | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Vincent Anderson (C) David Tatum | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Piper takes the ball from Louis Harvey | 69-63 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Terrance Combs makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Piper | 69-65 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Glass - foul #2 on Joseph Glass, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (SG), Tom Beverage (SF) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nicholas Lloyd (PF), Joseph Elmore (C) Samuel Durst, Vincent Anderson | |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:05 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:51 | SE Missouri State | Terrance Combs's floater is tipped away by David Press | 69-65 |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts hits a jump hook in the lane | 71-67 |
| 05:24 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Louis Harvey - foul #5 on Louis Harvey, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), Lester Brown (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Louis Harvey, James Watts, David Press | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski (PG), David Tatum (SF), Ron Sanjuan (PF) Joseph Glass, Terrance Combs, Nicholas Lloyd | |
| 05:24 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:24 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clint Highfill | 74-68 |
| 04:54 | SE Missouri State | William Hazinski misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Piper | 74-68 |
| 04:26 | SE Missouri State | David Tatum hits a floater from the left side | 74-70 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 04:02 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joseph Elmore | 74-70 |
| 03:55 | SE Missouri State | Nolan Williams is called for the reach on Brandon Piper - foul #4 on Nolan Williams, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SF), James Watts (PF), James Meador (C) Clint Highfill, Lester Brown, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass (PG), Harold Dinges (SF), Samuel Durst (C) William Hazinski, David Tatum, Joseph Elmore | |
| 03:55 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:55 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mance | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dehner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Watts (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Meador (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Piper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Sanjuan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Durst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Mance | 76-71 |
| 02:51 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Dinges | 76-73 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), David Press (SF), Nolan Williams (C) Tom Beverage, William Dehner, James Meador | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Steven Bergsjo (SG) Brandon Piper | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Bergsjo - foul #2 on Steven Bergsjo, team foul #7 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore (C) Samuel Durst | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:39 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:14 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Press - foul #2 on David Press, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) James Watts | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 02:14 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:14 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG), William Dehner (SG), James Watts (PF) Clint Highfill, Joseph Mance, David Press | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper (SG) Steven Bergsjo | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Glass - foul #3 on Joseph Glass, team foul #8 | 76-74 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:37 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brandon Piper | 78-77 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner's pass is intercepted by Ron Sanjuan | 78-77 |
| 01:20 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 00:58 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore grabs the board | 78-77 |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | John Smith steals it from Brandon Piper | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Elmore - foul #2 on Joseph Elmore, team foul #9 | 78-77 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Beverage - foul #2 on Tom Beverage, team foul #13 | 80-77 |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:29 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Glass is called for the reach on James Watts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Glass, team foul #10 | 80-79 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Glass | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts clanks a jump hook from close range | 81-81 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore misses short on a fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Watts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Sanjuan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Elmore (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Nolan Williams wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-81 |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 84-81 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner grabs the defensive rebound | 84-81 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-81 |
| 04:31 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper gets the rebound | 84-81 |
| 04:14 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 84-81 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts snags the defensive board | 84-81 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage is whistled for traveling | 84-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clint Highfill (PG), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) John Smith, James Watts, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst (C) Joseph Elmore | |
| 03:49 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Glass | 84-83 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clint Highfill | 86-83 |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | Samuel Durst lays it in | 86-85 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador scores on a shot in the paint set up by William Dehner | 88-85 |
| 03:00 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Sanjuan | 88-88 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), James Watts (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Clint Highfill, David Press, James Meador | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore (C) Samuel Durst | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage loses the dribble to Brandon Piper in the backcourt | 88-88 |
| 02:44 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Glass drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ron Sanjuan | 88-90 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 88-90 |
| 02:32 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ron Sanjuan | 88-90 |
| 02:14 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 88-90 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper grabs the offensive board | 88-90 |
| 01:58 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Brandon Piper | 88-92 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 88-92 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Nolan Williams tips it back up and in | 90-92 |
| 01:37 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Nolan Williams - foul #5 on Nolan Williams, team foul #14 | 90-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (C) Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:37 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 90-93 |
| 01:37 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Elmore misses the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts pulls down the rebound | 90-93 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-93 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Harold Dinges - foul #3 on Harold Dinges, team foul #11 | 90-93 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 90-93 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 91-93 |
| 00:57 | SE Missouri State | Harold Dinges is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joseph Glass | 91-95 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-95 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Watts (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Press (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Dinges (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ron Sanjuan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Elmore (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 91-95 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Press tips it in | 93-95 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Piper misses long on a floater from the right wing | 93-95 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage pulls down the rebound | 93-95 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 93-95 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Dinges is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #4 on Harold Dinges, team foul #12 | 93-95 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 93-95 |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ron Sanjuan | 93-95 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Tom Beverage is called for the reach on Ron Sanjuan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Beverage, team foul #15 | 93-95 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan makes the 1st free throw | 93-96 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Ron Sanjuan makes the 2nd free throw | 93-97 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 93-97 |