| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) SF - Mark Exley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Innocent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Press (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Maurice Innocent - foul #1 on Maurice Innocent, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher tips it in | 34-24 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Louis Harvey - foul #2 on Louis Harvey, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 35-24 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher buries a fadeaway near the basket | 35-26 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Washington | John Smith steps in front of the Mark Exley pass in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Alberto Rizzo | 35-26 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Washington | Louis Jackson steals it from Mark Exley in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses the lay-in | 35-26 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher is fouled on the floor by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner (PG), Jason Harden (SG), James Lynch (SF), Jared Dorsch (PF), Orville Wieland (C) Casey Muhammad, Ivan Zercher, Mark Exley, Maurice Innocent, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, John Smith, David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| 17:37 | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Harden | 38-26 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Washington | Orville Wieland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Edwin Wagner - foul #1 on Edwin Wagner, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), Ivan Zercher (SG), Maurice Innocent (PF) Edwin Wagner, Jason Harden, Orville Wieland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, James Meador | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Washington | Jared Dorsch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lei Wang - foul #1 on Lei Wang, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Alberto Rizzo (C) James Lynch, Maurice Innocent | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown | |
| 16:25 | Eastern Washington | Jared Dorsch misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Washington | Jared Dorsch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 39-31 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Washington | David Press is called for the reach on Ivan Zercher - foul #1 on David Press, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent (PF) Jared Dorsch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG) Joseph Mance | |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Innocent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Press (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lei Wang (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Casey Muhammad and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner (SF) Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (PF) David Press | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Alberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Alberto Rizzo, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden (SG), Mark Exley (SF) Casey Muhammad, Ivan Zercher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF) John Smith | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo buries a fadeaway in the lane | 43-33 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is hacked by Maurice Innocent - foul #2 on Maurice Innocent, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | James Lynch (SG), Orville Wieland (C) Edwin Wagner, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, Lei Wang | |
| 14:51 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Smith (SF) James Meador | |
| 14:32 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 43-33 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent gets the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Orville Wieland steps in front of the Louis Jackson pass | 45-33 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Washington | Orville Wieland throws it down on a great pass from Mark Exley | 47-33 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade is called for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), Ivan Zercher (SG), Edwin Wagner (SF), Jared Dorsch (PF), Alberto Rizzo (C) Jason Harden, James Lynch, Mark Exley, Maurice Innocent, Orville Wieland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) Roger Kincade, Louis Jackson, John Smith, Lester Brown, Chris Schumacher | |
| 13:10 | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edwin Wagner - foul #2 on Edwin Wagner, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | David Press can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Press | 47-35 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Alberto Rizzo - foul #3 on Alberto Rizzo, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Eric Harris (PF) Edwin Wagner, Jared Dorsch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG), John Smith (SF), Lei Wang (C) Steven Kopf, Joseph Mance, James Meador | |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Press (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lei Wang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Washington | Eric Harris's pass is intercepted by David Press | 47-38 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang drills a shot near the basket | 47-40 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Washington | David Press steps in front of the Casey Muhammad pass | 47-40 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | David Press hits a jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo is open and lays it up and in set up by Wilfredo Martin | 49-42 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | David Press buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Smith | 49-45 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden (PG), James Lynch (SG), Mark Exley (SF), Maurice Innocent (PF), Jared Dorsch (C) Casey Muhammad, Ivan Zercher, Wilfredo Martin, Eric Harris, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Harvey, John Smith, David Press, Lei Wang | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Mance - foul #2 on Joseph Mance, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 09:56 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade loses the dribble to James Lynch in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Exley swats the dunk try by Joseph Mance | 50-45 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Harden | 52-45 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jared Dorsch - foul #1 on Jared Dorsch, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner (PG), Orville Wieland (C) Mark Exley, Jared Dorsch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), James Meador (PF) Roger Kincade, Steven Kopf, Joseph Mance | |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Edwin Wagner | 55-47 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edwin Wagner | 57-49 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), Ivan Zercher (SG), Eric Harris (C) Jason Harden, James Lynch, Maurice Innocent | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), John Smith (SF) Louis Harvey, Louis Jackson, Chris Schumacher | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Washington | Eric Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edwin Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Orville Wieland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Kopf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Meador (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Casey Muhammad | 59-50 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Kopf, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Jared Dorsch (PF), Alberto Rizzo (C) Edwin Wagner, Orville Wieland, Eric Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), David Press (PF), Lei Wang (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-50 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Kincade | 59-50 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Press drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Kincade | 59-52 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden (PG), Mark Exley (SF) Casey Muhammad, Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (SG) Joseph Mance | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Lei Wang pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Exley steals it from John Smith | 60-52 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden is fouled on the floor by Roger Kincade - foul #2 on Roger Kincade, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent (PF), Eric Harris (C) Jared Dorsch, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Ronald Oaks (C) Roger Kincade, Lei Wang | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Wilfredo Martin (SF) Mark Exley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 05:56 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | David Press scores on a turnaround in the paint | 63-54 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Zercher | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Washington | Eric Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), James Lynch (SG), Edwin Wagner (SF), Jared Dorsch (PF), Alberto Rizzo (C) Jason Harden, Ivan Zercher, Wilfredo Martin, Maurice Innocent, Eric Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Joseph Mance (SF), James Meador (PF), Lei Wang (C) Louis Harvey, Steven Kopf, John Smith, David Press, Ronald Oaks | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch travels with the ball | 65-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley (SF) Edwin Wagner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Louis Jackson, Lei Wang | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jared Dorsch - foul #2 on Jared Dorsch, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Washington | Jared Dorsch connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Casey Muhammad | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mark Exley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Dorsch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lester Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Lynch picks off the pass by Joseph Mance | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Brown - foul #2 on Lester Brown, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner (PG), Jason Harden (SG), Maurice Innocent (PF), Orville Wieland (C) Casey Muhammad, James Lynch, Jared Dorsch, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Steven Kopf (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Oaks (PF), Lei Wang (C) Roger Kincade, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, James Meador, Chris Schumacher | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Oaks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf misses badly on a shot from the left side | 68-59 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Washington | Jason Harden gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), Ivan Zercher (SG), Alberto Rizzo (C) Jason Harden, Mark Exley, Orville Wieland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (PG), Louis Jackson (SG), Lester Brown (SF), David Press (PF) Louis Harvey, Steven Kopf, John Smith, Ronald Oaks | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad travels in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Press connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley (SF) Edwin Wagner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher (C) Lei Wang | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mance | 68-62 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 68-64 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Washington | Louis Jackson steals the ball from Mark Exley in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Press is denied on a layup by Alberto Rizzo | 68-64 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Maurice Innocent | 68-64 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Washington | John Smith steps in front of the Ivan Zercher pass | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Maurice Innocent | 68-64 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Exley - foul #2 on Mark Exley, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Harvey - foul #4 on Louis Harvey, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | David Press pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Louis Harvey | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Innocent - foul #3 on Maurice Innocent, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Press makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Washington | Louis Harvey is called for the reach on Casey Muhammad in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Harvey, team foul #15 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Louis Jackson | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Press snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Exley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Innocent (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Press (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from close range | 73-73 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Washington | John Smith steals the ball from Alberto Rizzo | 73-73 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley hits a wide open jump hook from the right block set up by Maurice Innocent | 75-73 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-73 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Innocent | 75-73 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent is denied on a layup by Chris Schumacher | 75-73 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Jackson | 75-75 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 75-75 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Kincade | 75-77 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad travels in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Edwin Wagner (PG), Jason Harden (SG), James Lynch (SF), Jared Dorsch (PF), Orville Wieland (C) Casey Muhammad, Ivan Zercher, Mark Exley, Maurice Innocent, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (PG), Joseph Mance (SF), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Roger Kincade, John Smith, David Press, Chris Schumacher | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Orville Wieland picks off the pass by Steven Kopf | 75-77 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jason Harden | 77-77 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad (PG), Ivan Zercher (SG), Maurice Innocent (PF), Alberto Rizzo (C) Edwin Wagner, Jason Harden, Jared Dorsch, Orville Wieland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Press (PF) Steven Kopf | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Washington | The rebound goes to Alberto Rizzo | 77-77 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent is hacked by David Press - foul #2 on David Press, team foul #16 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley (SF) James Lynch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), John Smith (SF), Chris Schumacher (C) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 01:17 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson is hacked by Ivan Zercher - foul #3 on Ivan Zercher, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Exley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Innocent (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Press (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher is hacked by Louis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #17 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG) Louis Jackson | |
| 00:50 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance double dribbles | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher misses the floater from the right side | 79-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mance | 79-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Chris Schumacher is blocked by Alberto Rizzo | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Exley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Innocent (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Press (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent gets the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Washington | The jumper by Ivan Zercher is denied by David Press | 79-79 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley gets the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley clanks a floater from the baseline | 79-79 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ivan Zercher - foul #4 on Ivan Zercher, team foul #13 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | James Lynch (SF) Mark Exley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Kopf (SG), James Meador (C) Roger Kincade, Chris Schumacher | |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #18 | 79-81 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance is hacked by Casey Muhammad - foul #2 on Casey Muhammad, team foul #14 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown (PF) David Press | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent misses the easy layup | 81-82 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Washington | James Lynch tips it home | 83-82 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-82 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 83-82 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade (PG), David Press (PF), Chris Schumacher (C) Steven Kopf, Lester Brown, James Meador | |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher's floater is tipped away by Maurice Innocent | 83-82 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent snags the defensive board | 83-82 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Washington | Ivan Zercher hits a 3 from the right corner | 86-82 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-85 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Washington | Chris Schumacher blocks the short jumper by Maurice Innocent | 86-85 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo tips it back up and in | 88-85 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 88-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley (SF) James Lynch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Alberto Rizzo - foul #4 on Alberto Rizzo, team foul #15 | 88-85 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Schumacher misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Washington | Maurice Innocent snags the defensive board | 88-86 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Washington | Casey Muhammad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-86 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-86 |
| Lineup | Eastern Washington | PG - Casey Muhammad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zercher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Exley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Innocent (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roger Kincade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Press (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Schumacher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-86 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Washington | Mark Exley gets the rebound | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Press - foul #3 on David Press, team foul #19 | 88-86 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Casey Muhammad is called for the reach on Roger Kincade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Muhammad, team foul #16 | 90-86 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roger Kincade misses the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Schumacher | 90-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | David Press comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-87 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 90-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Washington | Alberto Rizzo runs out the clock | 90-87 |