| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger McArthy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Brunelle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dietz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Richard Pless (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Heuer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Theriot (fresh) PF - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) C - Gregory Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy is fouled in the backcourt by John Heuer - foul #3 on John Heuer, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Howard Edwards (SG) John Heuer | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Richard Pless knocks away the 3 by Roger McArthy | 45-39 |
| 19:39 | Coastal Carolina | Raymond Theriot gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 19:27 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Lewis | 45-41 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal clanks a jump hook in the lane | 45-41 |
| 19:14 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:45 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Kevin Balk (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Roger McArthy, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston (SG), Gary Lao (SF), Donald Carr (PF), Brian Smiley (C) Howard Edwards, Raymond Theriot, Jeffery Lewis, Gregory Burns | |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Steve Byers can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 18:19 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Lao | 45-41 |
| 18:00 | Coastal Carolina | Arthur Thoms is called for the reach on Donald Carr - foul #1 on Arthur Thoms, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG) Kevin Blair | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Sean Hall (SF), Jeffery Lewis (PF), Donald Hines (C) Richard Pless, Donald Carr, Brian Smiley | |
| 17:45 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Thoms | 45-41 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-41 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk tips it in | 47-41 |
| 17:04 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-41 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Steve Byers scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Twombly | 50-41 |
| 16:54 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao is hacked by Brian Lovett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Lovett, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger McArthy (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), John Dietz (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Robert Twombly, Steve Byers, Kevin Balk, Arthur Thoms, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Pless (PG), Howard Edwards (SG), Raymond Theriot (SF), Brian Smiley (C) Tommy Johnston, Gary Lao, Sean Hall, Donald Hines | |
| 16:38 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dietz | 52-41 |
| 15:52 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis is fouled on the floor by Clarence Neal - foul #3 on Clarence Neal, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Kevin Blair (SG) Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer (SG), Donald Carr (PF), Gregory Burns (C) Richard Pless, Jeffery Lewis, Brian Smiley | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Don Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dietz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Howard Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Heuer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Theriot (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Donald Carr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns connects on the fadeaway from close range | 52-43 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF) Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 15:18 | Coastal Carolina | Don Schwartzer picks off the pass by Howard Edwards | 52-43 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair can't finish the layup | 52-43 |
| 15:13 | Coastal Carolina | Raymond Theriot grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 14:54 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Carr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 14:53 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Dietz | 52-43 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Don Schwartzer, Kevin Blair, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Pless (PG), Gary Lao (SF) Howard Edwards, Raymond Theriot | |
| 14:23 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Carr's pass is intercepted by Arthur Thoms | 52-43 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle tips it home | 54-43 |
| 13:48 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Pless | 54-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), John Dietz (PF), Kevin Balk (C) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, Arthur Thoms, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston (PG), Sean Hall (SF), Jeffery Lewis (PF), Donald Hines (C) Richard Pless, Gary Lao, Donald Carr, Gregory Burns | |
| 13:17 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer hits a shot from the right side set up by Sean Hall and he's fouled by Kevin Balk - foul #1 on Kevin Balk, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 13:17 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:17 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:52 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis makes the wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Sean Hall | 54-49 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | John Heuer is called for the reach on Roger McArthy in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Heuer, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Blair (SG), Clarence Neal (C) Don Schwartzer, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Howard Edwards (SG), Raymond Theriot (SF), Brian Smiley (C) John Heuer, Sean Hall, Donald Hines | |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Steve Byers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Blair | 57-49 |
| 12:26 | Coastal Carolina | Steve Byers picks off the pass by Howard Edwards in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Blair is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:12 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:54 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Edwards | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Steve Byers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kevin Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger McArthy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Balk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Neal (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Tommy Johnston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Edwards (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Theriot (tired) 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Smiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Steve Byers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Balk | 60-51 |
| 11:25 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Neal - foul #4 on Clarence Neal, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Steve Byers, Kevin Blair, Roger McArthy, Kevin Balk, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Pless (PG), Gary Lao (SG), Sean Hall (SF), Donald Carr (C) Tommy Johnston, Howard Edwards, Raymond Theriot, Brian Smiley | |
| 11:25 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:25 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jack Brunelle | 63-53 |
| 11:01 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 63-53 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman is fouled on the floor by Sean Hall - foul #3 on Sean Hall, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Dietz (PF) Arthur Thoms | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Howard Edwards (SG), Donald Hines (PF), Gregory Burns (C) Sean Hall, Jeffery Lewis, Donald Carr | |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Burns - foul #2 on Gregory Burns, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Roger McArthy (SF) Robert Twombly, Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:21 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao travels in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 10:00 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:41 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Hines banks in the layup set up by Richard Pless | 65-55 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | John Dietz loses the dribble to Gary Lao in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 09:10 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns lays it in and the foul's on Don Schwartzer - foul #4 on Don Schwartzer, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Jack Brunelle (SF), Arthur Thoms (PF), Kevin Balk (C) Don Schwartzer, Alton Coleman, John Dietz, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston (SG), Raymond Theriot (SF), Donald Carr (PF) Howard Edwards, Gary Lao, Donald Hines | |
| 09:10 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns misses the free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy misses short on an open shot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly tips it in | 67-57 |
| 08:51 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (PG), Kevin Blair (SG) Robert Twombly, Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Sean Hall (SF), Brian Smiley (PF) Raymond Theriot, Gregory Burns | |
| 08:36 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley can't finish the uncontested layup | 67-57 |
| 08:34 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 08:32 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Sean Hall steals the ball from Kevin Blair | 67-57 |
| 08:12 | Coastal Carolina | Sean Hall lays it in | 67-59 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Steve Byers and he's fouled by Sean Hall - foul #4 on Sean Hall, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Roger McArthy (SG), John Dietz (PF), Clarence Neal (C) Steve Byers, Kevin Blair, Arthur Thoms, Kevin Balk | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer (SG), Gary Lao (SF), Jeffery Lewis (PF) Richard Pless, Sean Hall, Donald Carr | |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:49 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG) Jack Brunelle | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alton Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger McArthy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dietz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Neal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Tommy Johnston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Heuer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Lao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Smiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Clarence Neal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-59 |
| 07:28 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 07:26 | Coastal Carolina | Roger McArthy is called for the reach on Gary Lao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger McArthy, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| 07:26 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:26 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly is hacked by Tommy Johnston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Johnston, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | John Dietz hits a runner from the left block | 72-61 |
| 07:13 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Twombly picks off the pass by Gary Lao in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Dietz | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Heuer and he's fouled by Roger McArthy - foul #3 on Roger McArthy, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Don Schwartzer (PG), Steve Byers (SG), Arthur Thoms (PF), Brian Lovett (C) Robert Twombly, Alton Coleman, John Dietz, Clarence Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Howard Edwards (PG), Raymond Theriot (SF), Donald Carr (C) Tommy Johnston, Gary Lao, Brian Smiley | |
| 06:48 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis makes the free throw | 75-64 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Steve Byers is hacked by Raymond Theriot in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Theriot, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Steve Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffery Lewis drills a runner in the lane set up by John Heuer | 77-66 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger McArthy, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Brunelle (SF) Roger McArthy | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns (C) Donald Carr | |
| 06:06 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Lovett steps in front of the Gregory Burns pass | 77-66 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms is hacked by Gregory Burns - foul #3 on Gregory Burns, team foul #8 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Coleman (SG), Kevin Balk (C) Steve Byers, Brian Lovett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Sean Hall (SF) Raymond Theriot | |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Coastal Carolina | Sean Hall clanks a jumper near the basket | 79-66 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:14 | Illinois State | Alton Coleman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Don Schwartzer | 82-66 |
| 05:01 | Coastal Carolina | Gregory Burns drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Edwards | 82-68 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | John Heuer steps in front of the Jack Brunelle pass in the backcourt | 82-68 |
| 04:41 | Coastal Carolina | Howard Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Heuer | 82-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Alton Coleman and he's hacked by Jeffery Lewis - foul #3 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #9 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Kevin Blair (SG), Roger McArthy (SF), John Dietz (PF) Don Schwartzer, Alton Coleman, Jack Brunelle, Arthur Thoms | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston (PG), Gary Lao (SF), Donald Hines (PF), Donald Carr (C) Howard Edwards, Sean Hall, Jeffery Lewis, Gregory Burns | |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk makes the free throw | 85-70 |
| 04:04 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao makes the jumper from the baseline | 85-72 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | John Dietz is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Twombly | 88-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Twombly (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger McArthy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Dietz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Balk (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Tommy Johnston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Heuer (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gary Lao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Carr (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 88-72 |
| 03:14 | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston tips it but misses | 88-72 |
| 03:13 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Carr tips it home | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Blair | 90-74 |
| 02:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer is hacked by Kevin Blair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Blair, team foul #10 | 90-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steve Byers (PG), Alton Coleman (SG), Brian Lovett (C) Robert Twombly, Kevin Blair, Kevin Balk | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Pless (PG), Raymond Theriot (SF), Brian Smiley (PF) Tommy Johnston, Gary Lao, Donald Hines | |
| 02:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer misses the 1st free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Heuer misses the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | John Dietz snags the defensive board | 90-74 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Steve Byers connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Dietz | 93-74 |
| 02:27 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Lovett is called for the reach on Brian Smiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Lovett, team foul #11 | 93-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Twombly (PG), Arthur Thoms (PF) Alton Coleman, John Dietz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston (PG), Howard Edwards (SG), Gary Lao (SF) Richard Pless, John Heuer, Raymond Theriot | |
| 02:27 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 93-74 |
| 02:27 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 93-75 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 93-75 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Brian Lovett grabs the offensive rebound | 93-75 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Robert Twombly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 93-75 |
| 01:36 | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston pulls down the rebound | 93-75 |
| 01:32 | Coastal Carolina | Tommy Johnston is called for traveling | 93-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Balk (SF) Robert Twombly | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Steve Byers's pass is intercepted by Gary Lao | 93-75 |
| 01:00 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao makes the wide open floater from the left side | 93-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms hits a wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Steve Byers and he's hacked by Donald Carr - foul #2 on Donald Carr, team foul #10 | 95-77 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Thoms makes the free throw | 96-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Lao comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 96-77 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Kevin Balk grabs the board | 96-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger McArthy runs out the clock | 96-77 |