| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) C - Myron Troxler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) SG - James Fells (fresh) SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) PF - Carl Humes (fresh) C - James Tweedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | James Tweedy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jamie Mann | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Morehead State | Carl Humes is denied on a layup by Myron Troxler | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Morehead State | James Tweedy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Morehead State | William Mayes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Morehead State | James Fells tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Humes steps in front of the Jamie Mann pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | James Tweedy comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Myron Troxler - foul #1 on Myron Troxler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | James Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Morehead State | James Tweedy misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Mayes | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Fells steals it from Myron Troxler in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Mayes | 2-9 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler tips it home | 4-9 |
| 17:08 | Morehead State | Carl Humes comes up short on the floater from the right block | 4-9 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jamie Mann | 4-9 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is fouled on the floor by William Mayes - foul #1 on William Mayes, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Emmett Chandler, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss misses the easy open layup | 4-9 |
| 16:29 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield scores on a floater from close range set up by Wayne Holland | 4-11 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Voss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) SG - Christopher Springfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Gillespie (fresh) PF - Wayne Holland (fresh) C - Peter Trudeau (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 6-11 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Voss | 6-11 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Green | 9-11 |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:23 | Morehead State | James Bright gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:09 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Holzer - foul #1 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Franklin Nakano (SF), Jason Tellez (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Gabriel Holzer, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green, Michael Voss | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Carl Humes (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Christopher Springfield, Frank Gillespie, Wayne Holland, Peter Trudeau | |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Emmett Chandler, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Ernest Wood (SF) Marco Adams, Franklin Nakano | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Tweedy - foul #1 on James Tweedy, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | William Mayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Mayes - foul #2 on William Mayes, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Christopher Springfield (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Emmett Chandler, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Morehead State | Myron Troxler denies the turnaround by Frank Gillespie | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is hacked by Peter Trudeau - foul #1 on Peter Trudeau, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Ernest Wood, Jason Tellez | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Holzer | 16-11 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Myron Troxler steals it from Christopher Springfield | 16-11 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer is hacked by James Bright in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bright, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Gabriel Holzer, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG), James Tweedy (C) Frank Gillespie, Peter Trudeau | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | James Bright clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leroy O'Shea - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Leroy O'Shea, Michael Voss | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Carl Humes (PF) Harold Sarratt, Christopher Springfield, Wayne Holland | |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | James Bright makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | James Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Fells takes the ball from Marco Adams in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| 11:42 | Morehead State | Carl Humes dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Fells and the foul's on Jason Tellez - foul #1 on Jason Tellez, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (SG), Myron Troxler (C) Ricky Weldy, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG), Peter Trudeau (C) James Bright, James Tweedy | |
| 11:42 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Harold Sarratt (fresh) SG - James Fells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Humes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Trudeau (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the runner in the lane set up by Gabriel Holzer | 21-16 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Gabriel Holzer is called for the reach on James Fells - foul #2 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Marco Adams, Gabriel Holzer, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Frank Gillespie (C) Emmett Chandler, Carl Humes, Peter Trudeau | |
| 10:13 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield comes up short on the floater from the right side | 21-16 |
| 10:11 | Morehead State | James Fells can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Fells steals it from Myron Troxler | 21-16 |
| 09:45 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt banks in the layup set up by James Fells | 21-18 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 23-18 |
| 09:02 | Morehead State | Ricky Weldy steals the ball from James Fells | 23-18 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy O'Shea | 26-18 |
| 08:20 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Weldy and he's hacked by Frank Gillespie - foul #1 on Frank Gillespie, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Jamie Mann, Leroy O'Shea, Jason Tellez | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Emmett Chandler (SF), Carl Humes (PF), James Tweedy (C) Harold Sarratt, Christopher Springfield, Wayne Holland, Frank Gillespie | |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 07:37 | Morehead State | Ronald Green blocks the short jumper by James Tweedy | 29-18 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Green | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ricky Weldy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fells (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Humes (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Bright - foul #2 on James Bright, team foul #8 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss (C) Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG) James Bright | |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 06:50 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Sarratt | 31-20 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Fells - foul #1 on James Fells, team foul #9 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield (SG) James Fells | |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 06:48 | Morehead State | James Tweedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 06:26 | Morehead State | James Tweedy makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Emmett Chandler | 32-22 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood connects on the open fadeaway in the paint | 34-22 |
| 05:36 | Morehead State | Christopher Springfield misses the easy layup | 34-22 |
| 05:35 | Morehead State | James Tweedy hits the follow up shot | 34-24 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marco Adams | 36-24 |
| 04:50 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-24 |
| 04:48 | Morehead State | James Tweedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 04:35 | Morehead State | Michael Voss swats the short shot by Harold Sarratt | 36-24 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 04:07 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 03:55 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler scores on a shot from the left block | 36-26 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Humes - foul #1 on Carl Humes, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann (PG), Gabriel Holzer (SG), Jason Tellez (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Marco Adams, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Michael Voss | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), James Bright (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) Harold Sarratt, Christopher Springfield, Emmett Chandler, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jamie Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Fells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Bright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Holland (fresh) C - Peter Trudeau (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Myron Troxler - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #6 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea (SF) Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is fouled in the backcourt by James Bright - foul #3 on James Bright, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie (SF) James Bright | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | William Mayes knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Gillespie | 39-31 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie's pass is intercepted by Leroy O'Shea | 41-31 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is hacked by Frank Gillespie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Gillespie, team foul #12 | 41-31 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:06 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | James Fells is hacked by Gabriel Holzer - foul #3 on Gabriel Holzer, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG) Gabriel Holzer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SF) Peter Trudeau | |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | James Fells misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland's fadeaway is rejected by Myron Troxler | 42-31 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann is hacked by James Fells in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Fells, team foul #13 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano (SF) Leroy O'Shea | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF), James Tweedy (C) Wayne Holland, Frank Gillespie | |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jamie Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 01:05 | Morehead State | Carl Humes tips it home | 43-33 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Nakano is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Nakano, team foul #8 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Michael Voss (C) Jamie Mann, Jason Tellez, Myron Troxler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau (PF) Carl Humes | |
| 00:48 | Morehead State | William Mayes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 00:46 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Trudeau | 43-33 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau banks in the layup on a great pass from Emmett Chandler | 43-35 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | James Fells gets the rebound | 43-35 |