| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Bowser (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Penwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-28 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the easy open layup | 38-28 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Carter | 38-28 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg hits a shot from the right wing set up by Mark Carter | 38-30 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Frank Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mario Travis - foul #1 on Mario Travis, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer (C) James Penwell | |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser's floater is tipped away by Brendan Smith | 40-30 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Rowe | 40-30 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Walter King is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frank Walker | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Walter King buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Walker | 46-33 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer's layup is rejected by Brandon Conway | 46-33 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser tips it home | 46-35 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Mark Carter is called for the reach on Brendan Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Carter, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), John Moloney (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Frank Walker, Walter King, Brendan Smith, Daniel Rowe, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Maynard Coats (SF), Bob Chavers (PF), James Penwell (C) Mario Travis, Mark Carter, Harry Bowser, Earl Farmer | |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons tips it in | 48-35 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Pinzon is called for the reach on Jeff Clegg - foul #1 on Raymond Pinzon, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moloney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Busch (fresh) SG - Jeff Clegg (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maynard Coats (fresh) PF - Bob Chavers (fresh) C - James Penwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | John Moloney gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Moloney - foul #1 on John Moloney, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Walter King (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Glenn Cordova (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Elroy Lemons, Raymond Pinzon, Sidney Bonin, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Donald Busch, Maynard Coats, Bob Chavers | |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:59 | Columbia | Walter King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter (SF) Jeff Clegg | |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Conway picks off the pass by Frederick Lloyd | 48-37 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the driving attempt from the left block | 48-37 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Brendan Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glenn Cordova | 50-37 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter hits a shot from the left side | 50-39 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 50-39 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Brandon Conway hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Carter | 52-41 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Walter King loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Elroy Lemons (SG), John Moloney (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Jeff Perkins, Walter King, Brendan Smith, Glenn Cordova, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), Earl Farmer (C) Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter, Charles Stamper, James Penwell | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers is called for a backcourt violation | 52-41 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons is hacked by Earl Farmer - foul #1 on Earl Farmer, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Cilombo Asaro, Mario Travis | |
| 12:02 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Walker | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moloney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Busch (fresh) SG - Jeff Clegg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Bowser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Farmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Busch and he's hacked by Elroy Lemons - foul #2 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Brandon Conway (C) Elroy Lemons, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (PG), Maynard Coats (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Donald Busch, Bob Chavers, Earl Farmer | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-44 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeff Clegg, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG) Frank Walker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG) Jeff Clegg | |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 54-44 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Brandon Conway is hacked by Maynard Coats in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maynard Coats, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), Glenn Cordova (C) Walter King, Sidney Bonin, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Mark Carter (SF), James Penwell (C) Frederick Lloyd, Maynard Coats, Harry Bowser | |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Brendan Smith drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Elroy Lemons and the foul's on Charles Stamper - foul #4 on Charles Stamper, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Hylton (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser (PF) Charles Stamper | |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Elroy Lemons steals the ball from James Penwell | 57-44 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brendan Smith, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (SG), John Moloney (PF) Raymond Pinzon, Glenn Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG), Bob Chavers (SF) Donald Busch, Mario Travis, Mark Carter | |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro can't finish the layup | 57-44 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | John Moloney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:27 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 59-44 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro can't connect on a runner in the paint | 59-44 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | John Moloney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Moloney is called for the reach on Harry Bowser - foul #2 on John Moloney, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Walter King (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Elroy Lemons, Jeff Perkins, Brendan Smith, John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Earl Farmer (C) Cilombo Asaro, Jeff Clegg, Harry Bowser, James Penwell | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer lays it up and in set up by Bob Chavers | 59-46 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Walker | 61-46 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers scores on a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Daniel Rowe - foul #1 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Glenn Cordova (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Mark Carter (SF) Donald Busch, Maynard Coats | |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Cordova (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Chavers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Bob Chavers is called for the reach on Frank Walker - foul #1 on Bob Chavers, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF) Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Charles Stamper (PF) Mark Carter, Bob Chavers | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 07:22 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:54 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Moloney - foul #3 on John Moloney, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Frank Walker, Walter King, Sidney Bonin, John Moloney, Glenn Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg (SG), Maynard Coats (SF) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Earl Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Hylton | 63-49 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | The jumper by Daniel Rowe is denied by Charles Stamper | 63-49 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Stamper | 63-49 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Clegg | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Conway (C) Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Mark Carter (SF), Harry Bowser (C) Cilombo Asaro, Maynard Coats, Earl Farmer | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Pinzon steps in front of the Donald Busch pass | 63-52 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton double dribbles | 63-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), John Moloney (PF) Elroy Lemons, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell (C) Harry Bowser | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Walter King - foul #3 on Walter King, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Glenn Cordova (C) Raymond Pinzon, Brendan Smith, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG) Donald Busch, Jeff Clegg | |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell is called for a backcourt violation | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG) Jeff Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (SG), Maynard Coats (SF) Frederick Lloyd, Mark Carter | |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Walter King misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | John Moloney tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Cordova is called for the reach on James Penwell - foul #2 on Glenn Cordova, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (SG), Daniel Rowe (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Walter King, John Moloney, Glenn Cordova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG) Cilombo Asaro | |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-56 |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mario Travis | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maynard Coats (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Stamper (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Penwell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sidney Bonin - foul #3 on Sidney Bonin, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Brendan Smith (SF) Frank Walker, Jeff Perkins, Sidney Bonin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Charles Stamper, James Penwell | |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Maynard Coats is called for the reach on Elroy Lemons - foul #2 on Maynard Coats, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Hylton (C) Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Busch (PG), Charles Stamper (PF) Mario Travis, Maynard Coats | |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-58 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Brendan Smith's pass is intercepted by Frederick Lloyd | 67-58 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd hits the finger roll | 67-60 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Walter King (SG), John Moloney (PF) Elroy Lemons, Raymond Pinzon, Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro (PG), Jeff Clegg (SG) Donald Busch, Frederick Lloyd | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Walter King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Brendan Smith snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton loses the dribble to Cilombo Asaro | 67-60 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bob Chavers | 67-62 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF), Brandon Conway (C) John Moloney, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter (SF), Earl Farmer (C) Charles Stamper, Harry Bowser | |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Walter King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Cilombo Asaro | 67-65 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | Mark Carter steps in front of the Walter King pass | 67-65 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg tips it in | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Frank Walker grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Cilombo Asaro is called for the reach on Frank Walker - foul #4 on Cilombo Asaro, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper (PF), James Penwell (C) Bob Chavers, Earl Farmer | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg is fouled on the floor by Brandon Conway - foul #1 on Brandon Conway, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Brendan Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Penwell | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Walker is called for the reach on James Penwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Walker, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe travels with the ball | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Cilombo Asaro runs out the clock | 67-71 |