| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Klink (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Beyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hal Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Keating (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-41 |
| 19:51 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 19:31 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Hal Mizell | 40-43 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Armstrong | 40-43 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong loses the dribble to Charles Powell | 40-43 |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Larson - foul #2 on Norman Larson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Norman Larson, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Powell steals the ball from Ray Carrington | 40-45 |
| 17:52 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gordon Clark | 40-48 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 17:38 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 17:14 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Derosier | 42-48 |
| 16:52 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 16:51 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Ray Carrington, Harold Barnes, Ernest Johnson, Paul Fallon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG), Henry Haller (SG), Hugh Collins (SF), William Duffey (PF), Charley Dugas (C) Gordon Clark, Hal Mizell, David Hardy, Charles Powell, Terry Keating | |
| 16:10 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Larson | 42-48 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 42-48 |
| 16:01 | Jacksonville State | Charley Dugas grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Klink (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Beyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Erwin Mei (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Haller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Duffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charley Dugas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Erwin Mei | 42-51 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Klink | 44-51 |
| 15:05 | Jacksonville State | 3 seconds is called on William Duffey | 44-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Danny Chouinard (SG), Shaun Nix (C) Norman Larson, Charles Derosier, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 44-51 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 14:23 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 14:16 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Hugh Collins | 46-51 |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), Jeremiah Preston (SG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF), Terry Keating (C) Erwin Mei, Henry Haller, Hugh Collins, William Duffey, Charley Dugas | |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 13:43 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark is fouled in the backcourt by James Hunsaker - foul #4 on James Hunsaker, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG) James Hunsaker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 13:32 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gordon Clark and the foul's on Ray Carrington - foul #2 on Ray Carrington, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes (SF) Danny Chouinard | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 13:32 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson is whistled for a carry | 46-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG) Jeremiah Preston | |
| 12:57 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hardy and he's fouled by Paul Fallon - foul #1 on Paul Fallon, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG) Norman Larson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins (C) Terry Keating | |
| 12:57 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 12:36 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 12:31 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins is hacked by Paul Fallon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Fallon, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Shaun Nix (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Ray Carrington, Ernest Johnson, Paul Fallon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremiah Preston (PG) Gordon Clark | |
| 12:16 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Hal Mizell | 46-59 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Hal Mizell steps in front of the Shaun Nix pass | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Chouinard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jeremiah Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hal Mizell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Hugh Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Jacksonville State | Harold Barnes steals it from Hal Mizell | 46-59 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix hits the finger roll set up by Harold Barnes | 48-59 |
| 11:20 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Hal Mizell | 48-61 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 11:01 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 10:45 | Jacksonville State | Robert Armstrong takes the ball from Charles Powell | 48-61 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Powell - foul #1 on Charles Powell, team foul #1 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF) Danny Chouinard, Charles Derosier, Harold Barnes, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), Henry Haller (SG), Charley Dugas (SF), William Duffey (PF), Terry Keating (C) Jeremiah Preston, Hal Mizell, David Hardy, Charles Powell, Hugh Collins | |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 10:20 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark is hacked by Norman Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Larson, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon (C) Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 10:05 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Duffey, team foul #2 | 49-61 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington comes up short on the runner near the basket | 49-61 |
| 09:46 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 09:27 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the lay-in | 49-61 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington misses the tip | 49-61 |
| 09:19 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 08:57 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gordon Clark | 49-63 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 08:44 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 08:38 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Haller and he's fouled by Norman Larson - foul #4 on Norman Larson, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Charles Derosier (SG), Ernest Johnson (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Norman Larson, Ray Carrington, Daniel Beyer, Paul Fallon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF) Charley Dugas, William Duffey | |
| 08:38 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the free throw | 49-65 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Hardy - foul #2 on David Hardy, team foul #3 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG), James Bryant (SG), Hugh Collins (C) Gordon Clark, Henry Haller, Terry Keating | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Klink makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 08:03 | Jacksonville State | James Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-65 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong grabs the board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Chouinard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Klink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Erwin Mei (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bryant (fresh) SF - David Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Hugh Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Armstrong is hacked by Hugh Collins - foul #1 on Hugh Collins, team foul #4 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG) Charles Derosier | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremiah Preston (SG) James Bryant | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Powell steals the ball from Kevin Klink | 51-65 |
| 07:40 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Duffey (PF), Terry Keating (C) David Hardy, Charles Powell | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erwin Mei - foul #1 on Erwin Mei, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG) Danny Chouinard | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), Henry Haller (SG) Erwin Mei, Jeremiah Preston | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:13 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Ernest Johnson, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charley Dugas (C) Terry Keating | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Haller takes the ball from Paul Fallon | 52-65 |
| 06:31 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the lay-in | 52-65 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-65 |
| 05:54 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon's pass is intercepted by Henry Haller | 54-65 |
| 05:47 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (SG), Ernest Johnson (SF) Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF), Terry Keating (C) Henry Haller, Hugh Collins, William Duffey, Charley Dugas | |
| 05:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Danny Chouinard (SG) James Hunsaker, Ernest Johnson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-65 |
| 05:23 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:19 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Hardy | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington's floater is tipped away by David Hardy | 54-67 |
| 04:56 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy dunks the ball on a great pass from Gordon Clark | 54-69 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Powell is called for the reach on Norman Larson - foul #2 on Charles Powell, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hunsaker (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Shaun Nix (C) Norman Larson, Ray Carrington, Daniel Beyer, Paul Fallon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG) Gordon Clark | |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Chouinard | 57-69 |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Hunsaker - foul #5 on James Hunsaker, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Robert Armstrong (C) James Hunsaker, Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Duffey (C) Terry Keating | |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Chouinard | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Danny Chouinard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Derosier (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Armstrong (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Erwin Mei (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Mizell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - William Duffey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #3 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shaun Nix (C) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller (SG), Hugh Collins (SF) Hal Mizell, David Hardy | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Larson (PG), Ray Carrington (SG), Kevin Klink (SF), Robert Armstrong (C) Danny Chouinard, Charles Derosier, Harold Barnes, Ernest Johnson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating (C) Charles Powell | |
| 03:00 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Beyer (PF) Shaun Nix | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), David Hardy (SF) Erwin Mei, Hugh Collins | |
| 02:33 | Jacksonville State | The pull-up jumper by Gordon Clark is blocked by Robert Armstrong | 59-73 |
| 02:31 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:15 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark is hacked by Norman Larson - foul #5 on Norman Larson, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Norman Larson, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins (SF), Charley Dugas (C) David Hardy, Terry Keating | |
| 02:15 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:15 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Fallon hits the follow up shot | 61-73 |
| 01:33 | Jacksonville State | Charley Dugas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 01:31 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark gets the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:05 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-73 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Derosier (SG), Kevin Klink (SF), Daniel Beyer (PF), Robert Armstrong (C) Ray Carrington, Harold Barnes, Ernest Johnson, Paul Fallon | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF), Terry Keating (C) Henry Haller, Hugh Collins, William Duffey, Charley Dugas | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Danny Chouinard is called for the reach on Hal Mizell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Chouinard, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG), Henry Haller (SF), William Duffey (PF) Gordon Clark, David Hardy, Charles Powell | |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Mei is called for the reach on Danny Chouinard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Mei, team foul #7 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ray Carrington (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Paul Fallon (C) Charles Derosier, Kevin Klink, Daniel Beyer, Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins (SF), Charley Dugas (C) Hal Mizell, Terry Keating | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:54 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to William Duffey | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 64-75 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Chouinard snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Mei steals it from Danny Chouinard | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei runs out the clock | 64-75 |