| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Press (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Brock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Harvey | 47-27 |
| 19:17 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Young | 47-29 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Young steps in front of the Louis Harvey pass in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 18:58 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 18:56 | Lafayette | Harold Brock hits the follow up shot | 47-31 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Kennedy steals the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| 18:36 | Lafayette | Chris Schumacher steals the ball from Lee Young | 47-31 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Bledsoe - foul #2 on Lawrence Bledsoe, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, David Press | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG), Robert Roy (SG), Thomas Abell (SF), William Tipton (PF), James Waller (C) Lee Young, Harold Brock, Edgar Kennedy, Lawrence Bledsoe, Charles Bullock | |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 18:22 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to William Tipton | 48-31 |
| 18:11 | Lafayette | Robert Roy can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 18:09 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:57 | Lafayette | William Tipton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-31 |
| 17:55 | Lafayette | William Tipton snags the offensive board | 48-31 |
| 17:35 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-31 |
| 17:34 | Lafayette | William Tipton pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 17:16 | Lafayette | Robert Roy hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jesus Duran | 48-34 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Tipton is called for the reach on Lester Brown - foul #1 on William Tipton, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), James Meador (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, Steven Kopf, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Jesus Duran, Robert Roy, Thomas Abell, William Tipton, James Waller | |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 50-34 |
| 16:23 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe is hacked by James Meador - foul #2 on James Meador, team foul #1 | 50-34 |
| 16:10 | Lafayette | Harold Brock's floater is tipped away by Lei Wang | 50-34 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Brock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bullock (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Brock | 52-37 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF), Ronald Oaks (C) James Meador, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG) Richard Tate | |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Ronald Oaks steals it from Edgar Kennedy in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | David Press jams it set up by John Smith and the foul's on Lawrence Bledsoe - foul #3 on Lawrence Bledsoe, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| 15:22 | Lafayette | Lee Young is called for 10 seconds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SF) Edgar Kennedy | |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | David Press drills a jumper in the lane set up by Joseph Mance | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:05 | Lafayette | Ronald Oaks is called for the reach on Lee Young - foul #1 on Ronald Oaks, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (C) Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Tipton (C) Charles Bullock | |
| 14:55 | Lafayette | Harold Brock comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 14:55 | Lafayette | Harold Brock makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:55 | Lafayette | Harold Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Press | 57-38 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses short on an open floater from close range | 57-38 |
| 14:36 | Lafayette | Robert Roy grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 14:34 | Lafayette | Robert Roy is fouled in the backcourt by James Meador - foul #3 on James Meador, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF) Louis Jackson, David Press | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy (SF) Harold Brock | |
| 14:24 | Lafayette | John Smith steals the ball from Robert Roy | 57-38 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith lays it in | 59-38 |
| 14:06 | Lafayette | Joseph Mance takes the ball from Lee Young | 59-38 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 59-38 |
| 13:48 | Lafayette | William Tipton snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 13:44 | Lafayette | Lee Young drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edgar Kennedy | 59-41 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-41 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown is hacked by Robert Roy - foul #2 on Robert Roy, team foul #4 | 59-41 |
| 12:58 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Steven Kopf (SF), David Press (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, Joseph Mance, John Smith, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Jesus Duran (SG), Thomas Abell (SF), James Waller (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Lee Young, Robert Roy, Edgar Kennedy, Lawrence Bledsoe, William Tipton | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Press connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-41 |
| 12:23 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Waller | 61-44 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Steven Kopf is denied by Charles Bullock | 61-44 |
| 12:06 | Lafayette | James Waller grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | James Waller misses the runner from the baseline | 61-44 |
| 11:42 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock hits the follow up shot | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Press (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lei Wang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Duran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Abell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bullock (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), Ronald Oaks (C) Steven Kopf, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Richard Tate, Jesus Duran, Thomas Abell, James Waller | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Lester Brown steals it from Edgar Kennedy in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Brock picks off the pass by Louis Harvey | 61-46 |
| 11:03 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-46 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Press and he's fouled by Harold Brock - foul #2 on Harold Brock, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), John Smith (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Jackson, Lester Brown, David Press | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG), James Waller (C) Lee Young, Charles Bullock | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:30 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy connects on the floater from the left side | 64-48 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks misses the easy open layup | 64-48 |
| 10:08 | Lafayette | James Waller pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 10:06 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), David Press (PF) Louis Harvey, Ronald Oaks | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (PG), Thomas Abell (SF), William Tipton (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Jesus Duran, Edgar Kennedy, Lawrence Bledsoe, James Waller | |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | John Smith steps in front of the Harold Brock pass | 64-48 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Roy - foul #3 on Robert Roy, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Joseph Mance, David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF), James Waller (C) Thomas Abell, William Tipton, Charles Bullock | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:53 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-50 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 69-50 |
| 08:23 | Lafayette | Lee Young can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, Louis Jackson, John Smith, James Meador | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Thomas Abell (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), William Tipton (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Lee Young, Harold Brock, Robert Roy, Lawrence Bledsoe, James Waller | |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 71-50 |
| 07:49 | Lafayette | Ronald Oaks swats the short shot by Edgar Kennedy | 71-50 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edgar Kennedy steals the ball from Steven Kopf in the backcourt | 71-50 |
| 07:34 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lester Brown - foul #1 on Lester Brown, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), David Press (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, Ronald Oaks, Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Richard Tate, Thomas Abell, William Tipton | |
| 07:34 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 07:34 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Press (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jesus Duran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Brock (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Bullock (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Waller (C) Charles Bullock | |
| 07:20 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Waller | 71-55 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher loses the dribble to Harold Brock | 71-55 |
| 06:44 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Jesus Duran | 71-57 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson loses the dribble to James Waller | 71-57 |
| 06:36 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Lester Brown (SF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, Joseph Mance, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (SG), Thomas Abell (SF), Charles Bullock (C) Harold Brock, Edgar Kennedy, James Waller | |
| 06:36 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:36 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 06:25 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran double dribbles | 71-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), William Tipton (PF) Jesus Duran, Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Press | 73-57 |
| 06:01 | Lafayette | Roger Kincade steals it from Robert Roy in the backcourt | 73-57 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade lays it in | 75-57 |
| 05:52 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 75-60 |
| 05:46 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, David Press, James Meador | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Harold Brock (SG), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Thomas Abell, Charles Bullock | |
| 05:26 | Lafayette | Richard Tate misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is hacked by Lawrence Bledsoe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Bledsoe, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), James Waller (C) Richard Tate, Robert Roy, William Tipton | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:22 | Lafayette | James Waller pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| 05:06 | Lafayette | Lee Young is hacked by Joseph Mance - foul #1 on Joseph Mance, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (SG) Harold Brock | |
| 05:06 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits a floater from close range | 77-60 |
| 04:36 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Schumacher | 77-60 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Young steals the ball from John Smith in the backcourt | 77-60 |
| 04:17 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy's floater is knocked away by Ronald Oaks | 77-60 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Lee Young - foul #3 on Lee Young, team foul #8 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), Lester Brown (SF), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Jackson, John Smith, Ronald Oaks, Chris Schumacher | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Robert Roy (SF), Thomas Abell (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Lee Young, Jesus Duran, Edgar Kennedy, Lawrence Bledsoe, James Waller | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Harold Brock | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is fouled on the floor by Robert Roy - foul #4 on Robert Roy, team foul #9 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG) Joseph Mance | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Tipton (PF) Robert Roy | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 03:26 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kopf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lester Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Press (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Meador (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Brock (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Abell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tipton (tiring) 6 reb. C - Charles Bullock (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-62 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Kopf | 79-62 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Abell - foul #3 on Thomas Abell, team foul #10 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, David Press, James Meador | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG), Robert Roy (SG), James Waller (C) Richard Tate, Harold Brock, Charles Bullock | |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:55 | Lafayette | Steven Kopf steals it from Thomas Abell in the backcourt | 81-62 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the easy layup | 81-62 |
| 02:43 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 02:30 | Lafayette | William Tipton hits a driving attempt from close range | 81-64 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 81-64 |
| 02:08 | Lafayette | James Waller pulls down the rebound | 81-64 |
| 02:03 | Lafayette | William Tipton is hacked by Lei Wang - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #9 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (C) Lei Wang | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG) Thomas Abell | |
| 02:03 | Lafayette | William Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:03 | Lafayette | William Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mance | 81-66 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade connects on the floater from the free throw line | 83-66 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lester Brown - foul #2 on Lester Brown, team foul #10 | 83-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Abell (SF) Richard Tate | |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the turnaround from the left block | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 85-68 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the board | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses long on an open shot from the right side | 85-68 |
| 00:49 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran gets the rebound | 85-68 |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | William Tipton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-68 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Roy steals it from Roger Kincade in the backcourt | 85-68 |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | Robert Roy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-68 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is open and buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Meador | 87-68 |
| 00:26 | Lafayette | Steven Kopf steps in front of the Robert Roy pass in the backcourt | 87-68 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade runs out the clock | 87-68 |