| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Reed (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Evan Joe (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Chance (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grise (fresh) 11 pts. C - Carl Christenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise loses the dribble to Jeremy Chance | 42-45 |
| 19:12 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Grise - foul #3 on Richard Grise, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Jon Beal (C) Chester Lee, Jeremy Chance | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd (PF) Richard Grise | |
| 19:12 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 18:49 | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 18:46 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG) Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG) Charles Winslow | |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 18:35 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:15 | Austin Peay | Randall Giunta takes the ball from Robert Whitfield | 45-45 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is hacked by Robert Whitfield - foul #2 on Robert Whitfield, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera (PG), Jeremy Chance (C) Robert Whitfield, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF) Wilford Gerardi, Randall Giunta | |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Lionel Kroeker is blocked by Robert Reed | 45-45 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 17:50 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:43 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Carrera | 48-45 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams is hacked by Jeremy Chance - foul #2 on Jeremy Chance, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (PG), Jon Beal (C) Christopher Carrera, Jeremy Chance | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG) Lionel Kroeker | |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera (PG), Marshall Brody (C) Robert Whitfield, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:59 | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 16:58 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed tips it in | 50-45 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Chester Lee swats the shot by Kerry Boyd | 50-45 |
| 16:42 | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 16:25 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Christenson - foul #2 on Carl Christenson, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Robert Whitfield (SG), Jon Beal (C) Christopher Carrera, Chester Lee, Evan Joe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Randall Giunta (SF) Charles Winslow, Christopher Williams, Paul Caldwell | |
| 16:25 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:25 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lionel Kroeker | 52-48 |
| 15:53 | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Arnold Taylor | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Whitfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reed (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Brody (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lionel Kroeker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Boyd (tiring) 4 reb. C - Carl Christenson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lionel Kroeker | 55-51 |
| 15:15 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jon Beal | 57-51 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 15:08 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 14:42 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor is hacked by Lionel Kroeker - foul #1 on Lionel Kroeker, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland (PG), Chester Lee (SF), Evan Joe (PF), Jeremy Chance (C) Arnold Taylor, Robert Reed, Marshall Brody, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Richard Grise (PF), Donald Cole (C) Lionel Kroeker, Wilford Gerardi, Kerry Boyd, Carl Christenson | |
| 14:29 | Austin Peay | Randall Giunta takes the ball from Jeremy Chance | 57-51 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta connects on the floater from the right block set up by Charles Winslow | 57-53 |
| 14:05 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Evan Joe | 59-53 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 13:50 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 13:47 | Austin Peay | Randall Giunta is called for the reach on Chester Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Giunta, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Reed (SF) Robert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (PG), Paul Caldwell (SF) Charles Winslow, Randall Giunta | |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Grise - foul #4 on Richard Grise, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi (SG), Kerry Boyd (PF) Christopher Williams, Richard Grise | |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Donald Cole - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG) Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is whistled for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Reed (SF) Robert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Austin Peay | Wilford Gerardi takes the ball from Evan Joe | 61-53 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Donald Cole is blocked by Evan Joe | 61-53 |
| 12:31 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 12:27 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Reed | 63-53 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall is fouled on the floor by Evan Joe - foul #1 on Evan Joe, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Jon Beal (C) Robert Reed, Jeremy Chance | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Randall Giunta (SF) Steven Lighthall, Wilford Gerardi, Paul Caldwell | |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Evan Joe - foul #2 on Evan Joe, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 12:05 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 11:43 | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Rowland | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Keith Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Lee (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Evan Joe (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Beal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Giunta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Boyd (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams makes the 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 11:10 | Austin Peay | Kerry Boyd steals the ball from Jon Beal | 66-57 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Williams connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Winslow | 66-60 |
| 10:29 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 66-60 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 10:21 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 09:58 | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| 09:50 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 09:44 | Austin Peay | Christopher Williams is called for the reach on Robert Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Williams, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera (PG), Robert Reed (SF), Jeremy Chance (C) Robert Whitfield, Chester Lee, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Wilford Gerardi (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Carl Christenson (C) Charles Winslow, Christopher Williams, Randall Giunta, Donald Cole | |
| 09:22 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Christenson - foul #3 on Carl Christenson, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG) Christopher Carrera | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:22 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:22 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Carl Christenson is blocked by Jeremy Chance | 66-60 |
| 09:10 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 08:41 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Keith Rowland | 68-60 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 08:31 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Jeremy Chance | 68-60 |
| 08:28 | Austin Peay | Paul Caldwell is called for the reach on Robert Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Marshall Brody (PF) Chester Lee, Evan Joe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall (SG), Donald Cole (C) Wilford Gerardi, Carl Christenson | |
| 08:28 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Whitfield - foul #3 on Robert Whitfield, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG), Arnold Taylor (SF) Robert Whitfield, Robert Reed | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 08:14 | Austin Peay | Lionel Kroeker steps in front of the Keith Rowland pass in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 08:07 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 08:05 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Boyd - foul #1 on Kerry Boyd, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera (PG), Evan Joe (PF) Chester Lee, Marshall Brody | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi (SG) Lionel Kroeker | |
| 08:05 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:05 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Caldwell | 70-62 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd is whistled for a carry | 70-62 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Marshall Brody (PF) Christopher Carrera, Arnold Taylor, Evan Joe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta (SF), Richard Grise (PF) Paul Caldwell, Kerry Boyd | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Keith Rowland (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chester Lee (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Robert Reed (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Brody (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Chance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Steven Lighthall (fresh) SG - Wilford Gerardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Giunta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grise (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed is hacked by Randall Giunta in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Giunta, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 07:40 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:40 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Brody swats the layup by Richard Grise | 72-62 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise tips it back up and in | 72-64 |
| 06:54 | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland is whistled for a carry | 72-64 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Arnold Taylor (SF), Evan Joe (PF), Jon Beal (C) Chester Lee, Robert Reed, Marshall Brody, Jeremy Chance | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Carl Christenson (C) Steven Lighthall, Wilford Gerardi, Donald Cole | |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson loses the dribble to Robert Whitfield | 72-64 |
| 06:12 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 06:11 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 05:52 | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 72-64 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 72-64 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker can't tip it in | 72-64 |
| 05:42 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Jon Beal | 72-64 |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Carl Christenson - foul #4 on Carl Christenson, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Marshall Brody (PF) Robert Whitfield, Arnold Taylor, Evan Joe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Steven Lighthall (SG), Paul Caldwell (SF), Donald Cole (C) Lionel Kroeker, Christopher Williams, Randall Giunta, Carl Christenson | |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal makes the free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Winslow | 75-67 |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Marshall Brody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Evan Joe (PF), Jeremy Chance (C) Marshall Brody, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Chance steals it from Paul Caldwell | 75-67 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed throws it down on a nice dish by Chester Lee | 77-67 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise clanks a shot from the left block | 77-67 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Lighthall tips it home | 77-69 |
| 03:51 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee misses the driving attempt from the left block | 77-69 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grise hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Lighthall | 77-71 |
| 03:29 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Marshall Brody (PF), Jon Beal (C) Robert Reed, Evan Joe, Jeremy Chance | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi (SG) Steven Lighthall | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Keith Rowland (very tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Whitfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chester Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Brody (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Beal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Winslow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilford Gerardi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grise (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Austin Peay | Wilford Gerardi takes the ball from Keith Rowland in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole is hacked by Keith Rowland - foul #4 on Keith Rowland, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Carrera (PG) Robert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lionel Kroeker (PG), Randall Giunta (SF) Charles Winslow, Paul Caldwell | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:17 | Austin Peay | Jon Beal gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 03:12 | Austin Peay | Randall Giunta takes the ball from Chester Lee in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jon Beal takes the ball from Lionel Kroeker | 77-71 |
| 02:31 | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Cole gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Giunta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-71 |
| 02:24 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Jon Beal | 77-71 |
| 02:20 | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Whitfield (SG), Robert Reed (SF), Evan Joe (PF), Jeremy Chance (C) Christopher Carrera, Chester Lee, Marshall Brody, Jon Beal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson (C) Donald Cole | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Grise | 77-73 |
| 02:13 | Austin Peay | Keith Rowland double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Caldwell (SF) Randall Giunta | |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi misses the 3 from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Christenson | 77-73 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Whitfield steps in front of the Carl Christenson pass | 77-73 |
| 01:37 | Austin Peay | Evan Joe's pass is intercepted by Wilford Gerardi | 77-73 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 01:07 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Grise - foul #5 on Richard Grise, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chester Lee (SG) Robert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow (PG), Randall Giunta (SF), Kerry Boyd (PF) Lionel Kroeker, Paul Caldwell, Richard Grise | |
| 01:07 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:07 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Carl Christenson is denied by Jeremy Chance | 79-76 |
| 00:56 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee grabs the board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Austin Peay | Chester Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance tips it home | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay 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 (0) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi is fouled on the floor by Evan Joe - foul #3 on Evan Joe, team foul #8 | 81-76 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Austin Peay | Charles Winslow is called for the reach on Robert Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Winslow, team foul #13 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arnold Taylor (PG), Robert Whitfield (SG) Keith Rowland, Chester Lee | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:15 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:15 | Austin Peay | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow snags the defensive board | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Wilford Gerardi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-78 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Christenson gets the offensive rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Winslow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Winslow - foul #2 on Charles Winslow, team foul #14 | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd grabs the board | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kerry Boyd clanks a fullcourt shot | 81-78 |