| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) SF - Freddie Harris (fresh) PF - Donald Hoover (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Seal | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Alligood | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris is hacked by Robert Alligood - foul #1 on Robert Alligood, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:04 | SE Missouri State | James Foster is whistled for traveling | 0-7 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Freddie Harris - foul #1 on Freddie Harris, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:26 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Jackson | 3-9 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-12 |
| 16:52 | SE Missouri State | Mudada Abdulla takes the ball from Freddie Harris | 3-12 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla banks in the layup | 3-14 |
| 16:34 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft gets the rebound | 3-14 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Fierro makes the floater from close range | 3-16 |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Fierro - foul #1 on Brandon Fierro, team foul #2 | 3-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood (SF) Freddie Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Kevin Bancroft, Leroy O'Shea, Brandon Fierro | |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-16 |
| 16:06 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Ricky Weldy - foul #1 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers (PF) Donald Hoover | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Underwood (fresh) PF - Patrick Summers (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-16 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Weldy | 5-16 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Seal and he's hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #3 | 5-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson (SG), Brandon Hugh (PF), Brian Miller (C) Brian Jackson, Melvin Davis, James Foster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar (C) Gary Young | |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the free throw | 5-19 |
| 14:53 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson makes the fadeaway from the left side | 7-19 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-22 |
| 14:02 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis (SG), Freddie Harris (SF), Donald Hoover (PF) Nile Dawson, Patrick Summers, Brandon Hugh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Gary Young (C) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Michael Dittmar | |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 7-22 |
| 13:41 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood gets the rebound | 7-22 |
| 13:36 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddie Harris | 9-22 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea is fouled on the floor by Freddie Harris - foul #2 on Freddie Harris, team foul #4 | 9-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG), James Foster (C) Freddie Harris, Brian Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Michael Dittmar (C) Mudada Abdulla, Gary Young | |
| 12:54 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-22 |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 12:34 | SE Missouri State | Ricky Weldy steps in front of the Melvin Davis pass | 9-22 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses the lay-in | 9-22 |
| 12:29 | SE Missouri State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 12:16 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-22 |
| 12:15 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood can't tip it in | 9-22 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover tips it but misses | 9-22 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 9-22 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson (SG), Patrick Summers (SF) Melvin Davis, Clyde Underwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Gary Young (C) Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 11:39 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-22 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla grabs the board | 9-22 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nile Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Summers (fresh) PF - Donald Hoover (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Young (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood lays it up and in set up by Donald Seal | 9-24 |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Fyodor Kowalski - foul #1 on Fyodor Kowalski, team foul #4 | 9-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh (PF) Donald Hoover | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Robert Alligood | |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Leroy O'Shea | 11-27 |
| 10:45 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-27 |
| 10:43 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers gets the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-27 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson snags the offensive board | 11-27 |
| 10:12 | SE Missouri State | Leroy O'Shea swats the shot by James Foster | 11-27 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar tips it but misses | 11-27 |
| 09:53 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers gets the rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mudada Abdulla - foul #1 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #5 | 11-27 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis (SG), Clyde Underwood (SF), Donald Hoover (PF), Brian Miller (C) Nile Dawson, Patrick Summers, Brandon Hugh, James Foster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Robert Alligood (PF) Mudada Abdulla, Leroy O'Shea, Michael Dittmar | |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 09:49 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal grabs the offensive board | 13-27 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Seal | 13-29 |
| 08:52 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Jackson | 16-29 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #5 | 16-29 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers (SF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Ricky Weldy, Fyodor Kowalski, Gary Young | |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 08:12 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-31 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 16-31 |
| 07:51 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 07:28 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-31 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Clyde Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hoover (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Alligood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dittmar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Seal | 16-33 |
| 06:54 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers blows the layup but he's hacked by Mudada Abdulla - foul #2 on Mudada Abdulla, team foul #6 | 16-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson (PG), James Foster (C) Donald Hoover, Brian Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Gary Young (C) Mudada Abdulla, Michael Dittmar | |
| 06:54 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 06:54 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Summers | 18-33 |
| 06:34 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 18-33 |
| 06:19 | SE Missouri State | James Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-33 |
| 06:17 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-33 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young tips it but misses | 20-33 |
| 05:44 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Donald Seal is called for the reach on Nile Dawson - foul #1 on Donald Seal, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh (SF), Donald Hoover (PF) Clyde Underwood, Patrick Summers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Leroy O'Shea, Gary Young | |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:22 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ricky Weldy, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 04:56 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-33 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood misses short on a jumper in the lane | 24-33 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft gets the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Donald Seal - foul #2 on Donald Seal, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski | |
| 04:23 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 04:13 | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 03:49 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Davis | 27-33 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG), Clyde Underwood (SG), Freddie Harris (SF), Patrick Summers (PF), Brian Miller (C) Nile Dawson, Melvin Davis, Brandon Hugh, Donald Hoover, James Foster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Brandon Fierro (PF), Gary Young (C) Kevin Bancroft, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Robert Alligood, Michael Dittmar | |
| 03:23 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brian Jackson | 29-33 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Freddie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Summers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mudada Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Kowalski (fresh) PF - Brandon Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Young (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | Donald Seal is called for the reach on Brian Miller - foul #3 on Donald Seal, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Robert Alligood (PF), Michael Dittmar (C) Donald Seal, Fyodor Kowalski, Brandon Fierro, Gary Young | |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | Brian Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Miller - foul #1 on Brian Miller, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover (PF), James Foster (C) Patrick Summers, Brian Miller | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy O'Shea - foul #1 on Leroy O'Shea, team foul #11 | 30-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young (C) Michael Dittmar | |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Freddie Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Alligood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis (SG) Clyde Underwood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (PG) Mudada Abdulla | |
| 00:57 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 00:55 | SE Missouri State | James Foster can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Young pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Young and he's hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #3 on Brian Jackson, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nile Dawson (PG), Patrick Summers (SF) Brian Jackson, Freddie Harris | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Fyodor Kowalski (SF), Michael Dittmar (C) Leroy O'Shea, Gary Young | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:21 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by Patrick Summers is blocked by Robert Alligood | 32-42 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Dittmar gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Patrick Summers swats the layup by Michael Dittmar | 32-42 |
| 00:02 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-42 |