| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Ovitz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeff Lippincott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Henderson - foul #1 on William Henderson, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson is fouled on the floor by Rubin Castanon - foul #2 on Rubin Castanon, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | David Kolkowski takes the ball from Rubin Castanon | 38-39 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski hits the finger roll | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Spicer | 40-41 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo is hacked by Alan Ovitz - foul #1 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (PF) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith (PG), Walter Diana (SG), Anthony Curnutt (PF), Richard Borders (C) Jeff Lippincott, Peter Calvillo, William Henderson, Brian Baker | |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Stanley Soriano steals the ball from Richard Borders | 40-41 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Hicks | 43-41 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders's layup is rejected by Chris Ferber | 43-41 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Borders steps in front of the Chris Ferber pass | 43-43 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Borders | 43-45 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Diana is called for the reach on Luis Hicks - foul #3 on Walter Diana, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (PF) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott (PG), Peter Calvillo (SG), William Henderson (PF), Brian Baker (C) Walter Diana, David Kolkowski, Anthony Curnutt, Richard Borders | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Adams | 45-45 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | John Catanzaro takes the ball from William Henderson | 45-45 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson (SF) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson (SF) Clarence Smith | |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Johnson | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Robinson (fresh) PF - Rubin Castanon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Catanzaro (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeff Lippincott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - William Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Spicer | 47-48 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Harold Robinson, Rubin Castanon, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Walter Diana (SF), Anthony Curnutt (PF), Richard Borders (C) Jeff Lippincott, Peter Calvillo, Steven Johnson, William Henderson, Brian Baker | |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz is fouled on the floor by Walter Diana - foul #4 on Walter Diana, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski (SF) Walter Diana | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Alvin Jenkins takes the ball from Martin Oehler | 47-48 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-48 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Borders | 50-50 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-50 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Luis Hicks - foul #2 on Luis Hicks, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (C) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott (PG), Peter Calvillo (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), William Henderson (PF), Brian Baker (C) Alvin Jenkins, Clarence Smith, David Kolkowski, Anthony Curnutt, Richard Borders | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on William Spicer - foul #3 on William Spicer, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Lippincott steals the ball from William Spicer in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Peter Calvillo | 50-56 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Garten | 52-56 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott is fouled on the floor by Walter Garten - foul #3 on Walter Garten, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Harold Robinson (SF), John Catanzaro (C) William Spicer, Walter Garten, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Wallace (fresh) SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Robinson (fresh) PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeff Lippincott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Calvillo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Catanzaro blocks the short jumper by Steven Johnson | 52-56 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Henderson takes the ball from Harold Robinson | 52-56 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks (SG) James Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski (SF), Jonathan David (C) Steven Johnson, Brian Baker | |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Hicks - foul #3 on Luis Hicks, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt (PF) William Henderson | |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Luis Hicks - foul #4 on Luis Hicks, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG) Luis Hicks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Wallace | 55-58 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Alan Ovitz (SF) David Wallace, Harold Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith (PG), Richard Borders (C) Jeff Lippincott, Jonathan David | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon tips it home | 57-58 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Ovitz - foul #2 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF), Martin Oehler (PF) Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker (C) Anthony Curnutt | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro makes the turnaround near the basket | 59-60 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski is fouled in the backcourt by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins (PG) Peter Calvillo | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Catanzaro | 59-61 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Garten | 62-61 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Smith | 62-63 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Spicer | 64-63 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Jenkins | 64-65 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler lays it in on a nice dish by John Catanzaro and the foul's on Alvin Jenkins - foul #2 on Alvin Jenkins, team foul #4 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Walter Garten, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott (PG), Peter Calvillo (SG), Walter Diana (SF), William Henderson (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Alvin Jenkins, Clarence Smith, David Kolkowski, Richard Borders, Brian Baker | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeff Lippincott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Calvillo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Diana (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano's pass is intercepted by Walter Diana | 67-65 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-65 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Soriano is blocked by Anthony Curnutt | 67-65 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Diana is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Curnutt | 67-65 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stanley Soriano - foul #2 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Harold Robinson (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Martin Oehler, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson (SF), Jonathan David (C) Walter Diana, Anthony Curnutt | |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler (PF) John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz's pass is intercepted by William Henderson | 68-67 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Calvillo - foul #2 on Peter Calvillo, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Walter Garten (C) David Wallace, Harold Robinson, Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith (PG), Walter Diana (SG), David Kolkowski (SF), Anthony Curnutt (PF), Brian Baker (C) Jeff Lippincott, Peter Calvillo, Steven Johnson, William Henderson, Jonathan David | |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Rubin Castanon picks off the pass by David Kolkowski | 70-67 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Walter Diana | 70-67 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Walter Diana misses the lay-in | 70-67 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alan Ovitz (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rubin Castanon (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Garten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Diana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Curnutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Garten | 73-67 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-67 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Adams (SG), Harold Robinson (SF), Martin Oehler (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz, Rubin Castanon, Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott (PG), William Henderson (PF) Walter Diana, Anthony Curnutt | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Kentucky | James Adams takes the ball from Brian Baker | 73-67 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 73-67 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Smith | 73-67 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith is hacked by James Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG) William Spicer | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo (SG) Jeff Lippincott | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Clarence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), Walter Garten (SF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Harold Robinson, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott (PG) Clarence Smith | |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Adams | 76-69 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker is fouled on the floor by William Spicer - foul #4 on William Spicer, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF) Walter Garten | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer is hacked by Jeff Lippincott - foul #3 on Jeff Lippincott, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Ovitz - foul #3 on Alan Ovitz, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams is hacked by Brian Baker - foul #2 on Brian Baker, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF), Chris Ferber (C) Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Lippincott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-72 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Kentucky | William Henderson can't tip it in | 83-72 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon grabs the board | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 85-72 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Walter Garten (SF) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Jenkins (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Walter Diana (SF), Anthony Curnutt (PF), Richard Borders (C) Jeff Lippincott, Peter Calvillo, David Kolkowski, William Henderson, Brian Baker | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano runs out the clock | 85-72 |