| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) C - Ralph Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fresh) SF - Steven Bell (fresh) PF - Ralph Flanery (fresh) C - Daniel Harp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is fouled on the floor by Steven Bell - foul #1 on Steven Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Tate and he's hacked by Ralph Flanery - foul #1 on Ralph Flanery, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Wiltshire, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell scores on a runner in the paint | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Manuel Spencer - foul #1 on Manuel Spencer, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Cangelosi - foul #1 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Harp | 4-9 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Spencer | 6-9 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery is hacked by Howard Acker - foul #1 on Howard Acker, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Kenneth Tate, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Terry McKay (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF), Frank Woolard (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Ronald Schaeffer, Steven Bell, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Bridges - foul #1 on Michael Bridges, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Langley - foul #1 on Danny Langley, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SG) Michael Bridges | |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Woolard is called for the reach on Curtis Hardee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Woolard, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) SG - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) PF - Carlos Hackney (fresh) C - Danny Langley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Gilleland (fresh) SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry McKay (fresh) PF - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Woolard (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Schaeffer steals the ball from James Waltman in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Waltman steals it from Terry McKay | 10-14 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Hosmer | 12-14 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Woolard - foul #2 on Frank Woolard, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Manuel Spencer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF), Ralph Collins (C) James Waltman, Kevin Hosmer, Curtis Hardee, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) William Gilleland, Ronald Schaeffer, Terry McKay, Daniel Hunter, Frank Woolard | |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Spencer | 15-14 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Paul Wiltshire is blocked by Daniel Harp | 15-14 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Wiltshire | 15-14 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Ralph Collins is denied by Steven Bell | 15-14 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Acker | 17-14 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Howard Acker | 17-14 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Bridges is called for the reach on Manuel Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bridges, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Bequette (SF) Kenneth Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt (PG), Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Donald Waites (SF) Ronald Cangelosi, Michael Bridges, Steven Bell | |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt's pass is intercepted by Howard Acker | 18-14 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Schaeffer picks off the pass by Manuel Spencer in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer lays it up and in | 18-16 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Bequette | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Bequette (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Albert Weatherholt (fresh) SG - Ronald Schaeffer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) PF - Ralph Flanery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Harp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp is whistled for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Bequette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee (PF) Paul Wiltshire | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (SG) Ronald Schaeffer | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Waltman | 22-19 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-19 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Collins | 22-19 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Albert Weatherholt is called for the reach on James Waltman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Weatherholt, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Lee Bequette, Curtis Hardee, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) Albert Weatherholt, William Gilleland, Donald Waites, Daniel Hunter, Terry McKay | |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Carlos Hackney | 23-19 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Schaeffer - foul #1 on Ronald Schaeffer, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Paul Wiltshire (PF), Ralph Collins (C) James Waltman, Carlos Hackney, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp knocks in the jumper near the basket | 25-21 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell is hacked by Kevin Hosmer - foul #1 on Kevin Hosmer, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG), Curtis Hardee (C) Kevin Hosmer, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (SG), Daniel Hunter (PF), Terry McKay (C) Ronald Schaeffer, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Harp | |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 25-21 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland tips it in | 25-23 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry McKay | 25-23 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry McKay | 25-26 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-26 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Tate (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hardee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fairly fresh) SG - William Gilleland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry McKay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Lee Bequette (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Kenneth Tate, Paul Wiltshire, Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt (PG), Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Daniel Harp (C) Ronald Cangelosi, William Gilleland, Steven Bell, Daniel Hunter, Terry McKay | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Danny Langley is called for the reach on Albert Weatherholt - foul #2 on Danny Langley, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins (C) Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Weatherholt, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG) Albert Weatherholt | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Bequette | 27-26 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Cangelosi is called for the reach on James Waltman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF) Manuel Spencer, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland (PG) Ronald Cangelosi | |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins can't finish the layup | 27-26 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Ralph Flanery is denied by Ralph Collins | 27-26 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Collins | 27-26 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | William Gilleland is called for the reach on Lee Bequette - foul #1 on William Gilleland, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG) James Waltman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell (SF), Daniel Hunter (PF) Donald Waites, Ralph Flanery | |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Bequette misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Bequette makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Gilleland | 28-28 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Harp steals it from Paul Wiltshire | 28-28 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Acker steals the ball from Ronald Schaeffer | 28-28 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker misses the lay-in | 28-28 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Hunter | 28-28 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Harp gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter throws it down | 28-30 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Kentucky | William Gilleland takes the ball from Howard Acker in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire's layup is rejected by Daniel Hunter | 28-30 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Gilleland gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hosmer - foul #2 on Kevin Hosmer, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Manuel Spencer (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Curtis Hardee (C) Howard Acker, Kevin Hosmer, Lee Bequette, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF), Ralph Flanery (PF), Terry McKay (C) Steven Bell, Daniel Hunter, Daniel Harp | |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hackney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Curtis Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Gilleland (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Schaeffer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) PF - Ralph Flanery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry McKay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry McKay - foul #1 on Terry McKay, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley (C) Kenneth Tate | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Weatherholt (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Frank Woolard (C) William Gilleland, Ronald Schaeffer, Ralph Flanery | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges knocks in the shot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carlos Hackney - foul #1 on Carlos Hackney, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery (PF) Donald Waites | |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Terry McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman is hacked by Albert Weatherholt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Weatherholt, team foul #14 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG) Albert Weatherholt | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bridges | 34-39 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Ralph Collins (C) James Waltman, Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Schaeffer (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Daniel Hunter (C) Michael Bridges, Terry McKay, Frank Woolard | |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Collins blocks the jumper by Ronald Schaeffer | 34-39 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate lays it in set up by Howard Acker | 36-39 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Acker is called for the reach on Ralph Flanery - foul #2 on Howard Acker, team foul #9 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Kenneth Tate, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SG) Ronald Schaeffer | |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee comes up short on the runner in the paint | 36-39 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins tips it home | 38-39 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Flanery loses the dribble to Ralph Collins | 38-39 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Flanery takes the ball from Kevin Hosmer in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Waltman is called for the reach on Ronald Cangelosi - foul #1 on James Waltman, team foul #10 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Manuel Spencer (SG), Lee Bequette (SF), Paul Wiltshire (PF) James Waltman, Kevin Hosmer, Curtis Hardee, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (SG), Terry McKay (SF), Frank Woolard (PF), Daniel Harp (C) Donald Waites, Steven Bell, Ralph Flanery, Daniel Hunter | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-41 |