| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chaires (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Feliciano (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Michael Weisenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shannon Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Amato (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Barney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | George Kirby inbounds the ball | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Barth | 36-50 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano is hacked by George Kirby - foul #3 on George Kirby, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard (SF) George Kirby | |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Weisenberg, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Irby (PF) Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Chaires takes the ball from Phillip Barth in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 19:13 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires lays it up and in | 38-50 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 18:28 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Micheal Bullard is called for the reach on Michael Irby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Bullard, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy (PG), Elliot Norton (SG), Derick Reade (SF), Samuel Brown (C) Michael Rutherford, Michael Chaires, Jason Feliciano, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (PG), Glenn Siegel (SG), Don Rice (SF), Jon Ames (PF), David Hoffman (C) Shannon Williams, Phillip Barth, Micheal Bullard, Thomas Amato, Alex Barney | |
| 18:18 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Samuel Brown | 40-50 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel is hacked by Elliot Norton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliot Norton, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg (C) Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-50 |
| 17:56 | Morehead State | Samuel Brown snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 17:52 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton is fouled in the backcourt by Don Rice - foul #3 on Don Rice, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard (SF) Don Rice | |
| 17:39 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Hoffman blows the dunk | 43-50 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Hoffman | 43-50 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford (PG), Michael Chaires (SG), Jason Feliciano (SF), Michael Irby (PF) Randall Kennedy, Elliot Norton, Derick Reade, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams (PG), Phillip Barth (SG), Thomas Amato (PF), Alex Barney (C) Anthony Roberts, Glenn Siegel, Jon Ames, David Hoffman | |
| 16:37 | Morehead State | Thomas Amato is called for the reach on Michael Chaires - foul #3 on Thomas Amato, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Murphy (C) Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames (PF) Thomas Amato | |
| 16:26 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Chaires | 45-50 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 16:02 | Morehead State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michael Rutherford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chaires (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Feliciano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Irby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shannon Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Barth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Bullard (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Ames (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Barney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead (PF) Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (PG), Don Rice (SG), George Kirby (SF), Thomas Amato (PF) Shannon Williams, Phillip Barth, Micheal Bullard, Jon Ames | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Rutherford | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts loses the dribble to Michael Rutherford in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 15:01 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford | 51-50 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Rutherford steals the ball from Anthony Roberts | 51-50 |
| 14:31 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy (PG), Elliot Norton (SG), Derick Reade (SF), Samuel Brown (C) Michael Rutherford, Michael Chaires, Jason Feliciano, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (PG), Phillip Barth (SG), Jon Ames (C) Anthony Roberts, Don Rice, Alex Barney | |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:49 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-51 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-51 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Barth - foul #2 on Phillip Barth, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Irby (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Daniel Olmstead, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams (PG), Micheal Bullard (SF), David Hoffman (PF) Phillip Barth, George Kirby, Thomas Amato | |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | David Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Williams, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Chaires (SG), Daniel Olmstead (PF) Elliot Norton, Derick Reade | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth (SG) Glenn Siegel | |
| 13:04 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Chaires picks off the pass by Phillip Barth in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 12:59 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires lays it in | 55-53 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 12:43 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Daniel Olmstead | 55-53 |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg hits the finger roll set up by Randall Kennedy and the foul's on Jon Ames - foul #1 on Jon Ames, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Elliot Norton (SG), Jason Feliciano (SF) Michael Chaires, Daniel Olmstead | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (SG), George Kirby (SF), Thomas Amato (PF), Alex Barney (C) Phillip Barth, Micheal Bullard, David Hoffman, Jon Ames | |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Randall Kennedy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elliot Norton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Feliciano (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Irby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Weisenberg (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shannon Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kirby (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Amato (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Barney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 61-56 |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 11:26 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Kirby pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford (PG), Derick Reade (SG), James Murphy (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Randall Kennedy, Elliot Norton, Michael Irby, Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (SG), Don Rice (SF), David Hoffman (PF), Jon Ames (C) Shannon Williams, George Kirby, Thomas Amato, Alex Barney | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 10:41 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice makes the shot from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Don Rice is called for the reach on James Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Rice, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Elliot Norton (PG), Michael Chaires (SG), Randall Kennedy (SF), Daniel Olmstead (PF) Michael Rutherford, Derick Reade, Jason Feliciano, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams (PG), Phillip Barth (SG), Micheal Bullard (SF), Thomas Amato (PF) Anthony Roberts, Glenn Siegel, Don Rice, David Hoffman | |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | James Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato buries a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Randall Kennedy - foul #2 on Randall Kennedy, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Irby (SF) Randall Kennedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney (C) Jon Ames | |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:30 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 09:28 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Elliot Norton | 64-61 |
| 09:12 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Amato | 64-61 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard misses badly on a shot near the basket | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | Morehead State | Michael Irby snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | James Murphy misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 08:45 | Morehead State | Michael Irby pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 08:24 | Morehead State | James Murphy is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton tips it in | 66-61 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by Elliot Norton - foul #2 on Elliot Norton, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford (PG), Derick Reade (SG), Jason Feliciano (SF), Samuel Brown (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Elliot Norton, Michael Chaires, Michael Irby, Daniel Olmstead, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (SG), George Kirby (SF), Jon Ames (PF), David Hoffman (C) Phillip Barth, Micheal Bullard, Thomas Amato, Alex Barney | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 08:17 | Morehead State | Samuel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by George Kirby - foul #4 on George Kirby, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (SG), Micheal Bullard (SF) Shannon Williams, George Kirby | |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 07:54 | Morehead State | Micheal Bullard steals the ball from Michael Rutherford | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michael Rutherford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derick Reade (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Feliciano (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Weisenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Siegel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Bullard (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Ames (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Weisenberg takes the ball from Anthony Roberts in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 07:37 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-62 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Jon Ames is denied by Samuel Brown | 67-62 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy (SG), Daniel Olmstead (PF) Derick Reade, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth (SG), Don Rice (SF), Alex Barney (C) Glenn Siegel, Micheal Bullard, David Hoffman | |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 06:44 | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:22 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Chaires (SG), Derick Reade (SF), Michael Irby (PF), James Murphy (C) Michael Rutherford, Jason Feliciano, Daniel Olmstead, Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (PG), Thomas Amato (PF) Anthony Roberts, Alex Barney | |
| 05:52 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires loses the dribble to Jon Ames | 67-62 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel is fouled in the backcourt by James Murphy - foul #3 on James Murphy, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Elliot Norton (PG) Randall Kennedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams (PG), George Kirby (SF), Alex Barney (C) Phillip Barth, Don Rice, Jon Ames | |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 05:26 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton clanks a floater from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #4 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy (PG), Jason Feliciano (SF), Samuel Brown (PF) Elliot Norton, Derick Reade, Michael Irby | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (PG), Phillip Barth (SG), David Hoffman (PF) Shannon Williams, Glenn Siegel, Thomas Amato | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:06 | Morehead State | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires is hacked by George Kirby in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Kirby, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard (SF), Jon Ames (C) George Kirby, Alex Barney | |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Hoffman snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Feliciano steals it from Micheal Bullard | 68-63 |
| 04:35 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano banks in the layup | 70-63 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Chaires steps in front of the Jon Ames pass in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 04:29 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires misses the dunk attempt | 70-63 |
| 04:27 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 04:10 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Bullard - foul #2 on Micheal Bullard, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford (PG), Daniel Olmstead (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Michael Chaires, Samuel Brown, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams (PG), Don Rice (SF), Thomas Amato (PF), Alex Barney (C) Phillip Barth, Micheal Bullard, David Hoffman, Jon Ames | |
| 04:10 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:10 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Roberts | 71-66 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead is fouled on the floor by Shannon Williams - foul #4 on Shannon Williams, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Elliot Norton (SG), Michael Irby (SF) Randall Kennedy, Jason Feliciano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (SG) Anthony Roberts | |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Michael Rutherford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elliot Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Irby (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Daniel Olmstead (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Weisenberg (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shannon Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Siegel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Amato (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Barney (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shannon Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Siegel | 72-68 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Williams - foul #5 on Shannon Williams, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Derick Reade (SF), James Murphy (C) Daniel Olmstead, Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (PG), Phillip Barth (SG), Micheal Bullard (SF), Jon Ames (C) Shannon Williams, Glenn Siegel, Don Rice, Alex Barney | |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames drills a turnaround from close range | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton is hacked by Thomas Amato - foul #4 on Thomas Amato, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Chaires (SG), Randall Kennedy (SF), Daniel Olmstead (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Michael Rutherford, Derick Reade, Michael Irby, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Hoffman (PF) Thomas Amato | |
| 02:34 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Ames pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 02:17 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton travels in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano (SF) Elliot Norton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel (PG), Don Rice (SF), Alex Barney (C) Anthony Roberts, Micheal Bullard, Jon Ames | |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice is hacked by Jason Feliciano - foul #2 on Jason Feliciano, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Samuel Brown (C) Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Don Rice misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:02 | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:42 | Morehead State | Daniel Olmstead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-73 |
| 01:40 | Morehead State | Michael Chaires pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Siegel misses long on a floater from the left block | 73-73 |
| 01:19 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Phillip Barth is called for the reach on Randall Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Barth, team foul #15 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Weisenberg (C) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts (PG), Micheal Bullard (SF), Thomas Amato (PF) Glenn Siegel, Don Rice, David Hoffman | |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Barney | 73-73 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:55 | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Kennedy | 76-73 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:32 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy grabs the board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Barth - foul #4 on Phillip Barth, team foul #16 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Elliot Norton (PG), Michael Irby (PF) Jason Feliciano, Daniel Olmstead | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:29 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Kennedy picks off the pass by Phillip Barth in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton is fouled on the floor by Anthony Roberts - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #17 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Murphy (C) Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Morehead State | Elliot Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford (PG) Elliot Norton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford is hacked by Micheal Bullard - foul #3 on Micheal Bullard, team foul #18 | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Amato gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Kennedy is called for the reach on Micheal Bullard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Kennedy, team foul #9 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano (SF), Daniel Olmstead (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Randall Kennedy, Michael Irby, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #19 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randall Kennedy (SF), Michael Irby (PF), James Murphy (C) Jason Feliciano, Daniel Olmstead, Michael Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jason Feliciano (SF), Daniel Olmstead (PF), Michael Weisenberg (C) Randall Kennedy, Michael Irby, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Bullard is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-75 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Barney snags the offensive board | 81-75 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Barth knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 81-78 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Michael Rutherford runs out the clock | 81-78 |