| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lynn Mills (fresh) SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) SF - Edward Eury (fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fresh) C - Kirk Tooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) SG - David Butts (fresh) SF - Joseph Rubin (fresh) PF - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) C - William Hollaway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Vine - foul #1 on Steven Vine, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine loses the dribble to David Butts | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston banks in the layup set up by David Butts | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Butts steals the ball from Lynn Mills in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | David Butts lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Alston | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Rubin is called for the reach on Edward Eury - foul #1 on Joseph Rubin, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine tips it in | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 2-7 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Alston is called for the reach on Edward Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Alston, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG), George Andrews (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Steven Vine, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Troy Laxton (PF), Elbert Morgan (C) Frederick Alston, David Butts, Joseph Rubin, Thomas Santangelo, William Hollaway | |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the wide open floater from the right block | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ethan Harris | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers connects on the jumper from the right side set up by George Andrews | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Dicks | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews is fouled on the floor by Troy Laxton - foul #1 on Troy Laxton, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Gary Tillman, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), David Butts (SG), Bernard Jaroski (PF) Charles Coffey, Larry McQuarrie, Elbert Morgan | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski grabs the board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Andrews (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Dunklin (tiring) SF - Edward Eury (tiring) PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Axelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) SG - David Butts (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Dicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bernard Jaroski (fresh) C - Troy Laxton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern State | David Butts is hacked by Steven Vine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Vine, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG) Steven Vine | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF) David Butts | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Jaroski, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (PF) Terry Dunklin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Elbert Morgan (C) Robert Price, Bernard Jaroski | |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews lays it in uncontested set up by Edward Eury | 6-9 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Eugene Dicks | 6-11 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Alston - foul #2 on Frederick Alston, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Charles Morris (SF), Gary Tillman (PF), Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews, Edward Eury, Ethan Harris, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), William Hollaway (C) Frederick Alston, Eugene Dicks, Joseph Rubin, Troy Laxton, Elbert Morgan | |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Price | 7-14 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Price steps in front of the Lynn Mills pass in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Robert Price snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie is fouled on the floor by Walter Rogers - foul #1 on Walter Rogers, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SG), Edward Eury (SF), George Andrews (PF), Kirk Tooley (C) Lynn Mills, Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), David Butts (SG), Bernard Jaroski (PF), Elbert Morgan (C) Robert Price, Charles Coffey, Thomas Santangelo, William Hollaway | |
| 13:11 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Butts | 7-16 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | Larry McQuarrie steals the ball from Edward Eury in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern State | Kirk Tooley steals it from Elbert Morgan | 7-16 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman is hacked by Elbert Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elbert Morgan, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF) Larry McQuarrie | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews loses the dribble to Joseph Rubin | 7-16 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan's pass is intercepted by Edward Eury in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ethan Harris and he's hacked by Joseph Rubin - foul #2 on Joseph Rubin, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Joseph Rubin, Bernard Jaroski, Elbert Morgan | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Butts | 9-18 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin's pass is intercepted by David Butts in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Price | 9-20 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG), Walter Rogers (C) George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie (SF) Eugene Dicks | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gary Tillman (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Dunklin (tired) SF - Edward Eury (tired) 2 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Price (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry McQuarrie (fresh) PF - Thomas Santangelo (tiring) 3 pts. C - Troy Laxton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the dunk attempt | 9-20 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin tips it home | 11-20 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SG), George Andrews (SF), Corey Axelson (C) Terry Dunklin, Edward Eury, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Bernard Jaroski (PF), Elbert Morgan (C) Robert Price, David Butts, Thomas Santangelo, Troy Laxton | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson makes the shot from the baseline set up by Charles Morris | 13-20 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Dicks | 13-20 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Corey Axelson is called for the reach on Charles Coffey - foul #1 on Corey Axelson, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Edward Eury (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Gary Tillman, Ethan Harris, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), David Butts (SG), Troy Laxton (PF), William Hollaway (C) Charles Coffey, Larry McQuarrie, Bernard Jaroski, Elbert Morgan | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks loses the dribble to Lynn Mills | 13-20 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury's fadeaway is rejected by William Hollaway | 13-20 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews snags the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is fouled on the floor by David Butts - foul #1 on David Butts, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) Edward Eury | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo (PF) Troy Laxton | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-20 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway is called for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury (SF), Ethan Harris (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Charles Morris, George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie (SF), Bernard Jaroski (C) Eugene Dicks, William Hollaway | |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris misses badly on a shot from the left block | 14-20 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Terry Dunklin is called for the reach on David Butts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG) Lynn Mills | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Elbert Morgan (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Robert Price, David Butts, Thomas Santangelo, Bernard Jaroski | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Rogers - foul #2 on Walter Rogers, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson (C) Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Elbert Morgan | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gary Tillman (tiring) 2 reb. SG - Terry Dunklin (tired) 2 pts. SF - Edward Eury (tired) 2 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (tiring) 3 reb. C - Corey Axelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry McQuarrie (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Troy Laxton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is called for traveling | 14-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SG), George Andrews (PF) Terry Dunklin, Ethan Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), William Hollaway (C) Eugene Dicks, Troy Laxton | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | Robert Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG) Gary Tillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Bernard Jaroski (PF) Charles Coffey, Elbert Morgan | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price is fouled in the backcourt by Lynn Mills - foul #1 on Lynn Mills, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley (C) Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury is wide open and slams it home set up by George Andrews | 16-26 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern State | David Butts banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry McQuarrie | 16-28 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Larry McQuarrie steals the ball from Charles Morris | 16-28 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry McQuarrie | 16-30 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Morris, team foul #8 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Ethan Harris (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Lynn Mills, Edward Eury, George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Charles Coffey (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Elbert Morgan (C) Robert Price, Larry McQuarrie, Bernard Jaroski, William Hollaway | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | David Butts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-30 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (PF) Charles Morris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-30 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Tooley (C) Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Troy Laxton (C) David Butts, Elbert Morgan | |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Price buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eugene Dicks | 16-32 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Coffey | 16-34 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Charles Morris (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Corey Axelson (C) Gary Tillman, Terry Dunklin, George Andrews, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Elbert Morgan (PF), Bernard Jaroski (C) Robert Price, Charles Coffey, Thomas Santangelo, Troy Laxton | |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Larry McQuarrie is called for the reach on Edward Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry McQuarrie, team foul #9 | 16-34 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury misses the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan grabs the board | 16-34 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Butts | 16-37 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury is denied on a layup by Bernard Jaroski | 16-37 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie loses the dribble to Ethan Harris | 16-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lynn Mills (very tired) 1 pts. SG - Charles Morris (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Edward Eury (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Ethan Harris (tired) 3 reb. C - Corey Axelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Butts (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry McQuarrie (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Jaroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-37 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie is hacked by Edward Eury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Eury, team foul #9 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Steven Vine (PF), Walter Rogers (C) Lynn Mills, Charles Morris, Ethan Harris, Corey Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Joseph Rubin (SF), Troy Laxton (PF), William Hollaway (C) Eugene Dicks, David Butts, Bernard Jaroski, Elbert Morgan | |
| 03:13 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie misses the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton grabs the offensive rebound | 16-37 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Dunklin - foul #2 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #10 | 16-37 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-39 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-39 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Eury hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-39 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Gary Tillman is called for the reach on Frederick Alston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tillman, team foul #11 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews (SF) Edward Eury | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey (SG), Thomas Santangelo (PF) Larry McQuarrie, Troy Laxton | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-41 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway's layup is rejected by Steven Vine | 20-41 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey can't tip it in | 20-41 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway misses the tip | 20-41 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Rogers gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | George Andrews misses the easy layup | 20-41 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 20-41 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Terry Dunklin - foul #3 on Terry Dunklin, team foul #12 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Charles Morris (SG), Edward Eury (SF), Kirk Tooley (C) Gary Tillman, Terry Dunklin, George Andrews, Walter Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Troy Laxton (C) Charles Coffey, William Hollaway | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Butts is called for the reach on Charles Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Butts, team foul #10 | 20-43 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-43 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston is fouled on the floor by Lynn Mills - foul #2 on Lynn Mills, team foul #13 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ethan Harris (SG), Corey Axelson (C) Charles Morris, Kirk Tooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan (PF) Thomas Santangelo | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 1st free throw | 22-44 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Elbert Morgan steals the ball from Lynn Mills in the backcourt | 22-45 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Butts | 22-48 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Troy Laxton steals the ball from Lynn Mills | 22-48 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-48 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 22-48 |