| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nathaniel O'Connell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Paul Mink (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roy Zaibel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyrone Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - David Bean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Balser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Machowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Akim Pytlewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dion Ables (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Machowski - foul #2 on Joseph Machowski, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Doby (SF), David Carroll (C) Joseph Machowski, Dion Ables | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Doby - foul #2 on Christopher Doby, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:33 | La Salle | Akim Pytlewski gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 19:09 | La Salle | Roy Zaibel steals the ball from Akim Pytlewski | 43-32 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel hits the finger roll | 45-32 |
| 18:49 | La Salle | John Balser misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 18:47 | La Salle | Akim Pytlewski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:20 | La Salle | Christopher Doby loses the dribble to Roy Zaibel | 45-32 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel O'Connell and he's fouled by David Carroll - foul #1 on David Carroll, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Kyle Key (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Brower (PG), Richard Laine (SG), Joseph Machowski (SF), Thomas Hullinger (PF), Dion Ables (C) David Bean, John Balser, Christopher Doby, Akim Pytlewski, David Carroll | |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:00 | La Salle | Richard Laine's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Hagan in the backcourt | 48-32 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Laine - foul #2 on Richard Laine, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:24 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jason Custis - foul #1 on Jason Custis, team foul #1 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie (SF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Kyle Key, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 17:24 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:24 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Christie | 52-34 |
| 16:34 | La Salle | Brian Weddington is called for the reach on Robert Brower - foul #1 on Brian Weddington, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alva Zoldak (PG), Paul Mink (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Kyle Key (C) Brian Weddington, Jason Custis, Charlie Christie, Lorenzo Hagan, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), John Balser (SG), Akim Pytlewski (PF) Robert Brower, Richard Laine, Thomas Hullinger | |
| 16:22 | La Salle | Dion Ables misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Carter - foul #2 on Billy Carter, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| 16:22 | La Salle | Dion Ables makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 16:22 | La Salle | Dion Ables makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Christopher Doby (C) Dion Ables | |
| 16:02 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ismael Lofton | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alva Zoldak (fresh) SG - Paul Mink (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roy Zaibel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Key (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Ismael Lofton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Balser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Machowski (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Akim Pytlewski (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Doby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel lays it in | 54-39 |
| 15:38 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 15:37 | La Salle | John Balser grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 15:29 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Mink - foul #3 on Paul Mink, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Tyrone Hughes (C) Alva Zoldak, Kyle Key | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), Eric Shaffer (SG), Dion Ables (C) Ismael Lofton, John Balser, Akim Pytlewski | |
| 15:29 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:29 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Dion Ables steps in front of the Tyrone Hughes pass | 54-41 |
| 15:08 | La Salle | David Bean is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #1 on Nathaniel O'Connell, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG), Jeremy Badillo (C) Paul Mink, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Brower (SG) Joseph Machowski | |
| 14:48 | La Salle | David Bean loses the dribble to Jeremy Badillo | 54-41 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Bean is called for the reach on Nathaniel O'Connell in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Bean, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie (SF), Kyle Key (PF) Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Balser (SG), Akim Pytlewski (PF) Robert Brower, Christopher Doby | |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Bean picks off the pass by Kyle Key | 54-41 |
| 14:31 | La Salle | David Bean banks in the layup | 54-43 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Key grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Balser takes the ball from Nathaniel O'Connell | 54-43 |
| 13:50 | La Salle | John Balser lays it up and in | 54-45 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Akim Pytlewski - foul #2 on Akim Pytlewski, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Jason Custis, Charlie Christie, Kyle Key, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Brower (SG), Thomas Hullinger (PF), David Carroll (C) John Balser, Akim Pytlewski, Dion Ables | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:19 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer is denied on a dunk by Tyrone Hughes | 56-45 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG) Nathaniel O'Connell | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), Christopher Doby (C) David Bean, David Carroll | |
| 13:05 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger's pass is intercepted by Paul Mink | 56-45 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the lay-in | 56-45 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter can't tip it in | 56-45 |
| 12:56 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 12:51 | La Salle | Robert Brower comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel (SF) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), Joseph Machowski (SF), David Carroll (C) Ismael Lofton, Eric Shaffer, Thomas Hullinger | |
| 12:30 | La Salle | David Bean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tyrone Hughes | 58-45 |
| 11:53 | La Salle | Christopher Doby makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Machowski | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Mink (tired) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Zaibel (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Hagan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyrone Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - David Bean (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brower (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Machowski (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Christopher Doby (tiring) 5 pts. C - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alva Zoldak (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Billy Carter (PF) Brian Weddington, Paul Mink, Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Laine (SG), Eric Shaffer (SF), Akim Pytlewski (PF) Robert Brower, Joseph Machowski, David Carroll | |
| 11:39 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer scores on a 3 from straight away | 58-51 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis is hacked by Richard Laine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Laine, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), Dion Ables (C) David Bean, Christopher Doby | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:35 | La Salle | Akim Pytlewski snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 11:20 | La Salle | Jason Custis steals it from Eric Shaffer | 58-51 |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter lays it in on a great pass from Jason Custis | 60-51 |
| 11:02 | La Salle | Akim Pytlewski buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ismael Lofton | 60-53 |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 10:43 | La Salle | Dion Ables pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:41 | La Salle | Billy Carter steps in front of the Akim Pytlewski pass in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Charlie Christie (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Alva Zoldak, Roy Zaibel, Billy Carter, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), John Balser (SG), Joseph Machowski (SF), Thomas Hullinger (PF), Christopher Doby (C) Ismael Lofton, Richard Laine, Eric Shaffer, Akim Pytlewski, Dion Ables | |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:35 | La Salle | John Balser snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:33 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski loses the dribble to Charlie Christie in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 60-53 |
| 10:26 | La Salle | Christopher Doby pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:20 | La Salle | David Bean makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Doby | 60-56 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Custis | 62-56 |
| 09:39 | La Salle | The short jumper by Thomas Hullinger is denied by Jeremy Badillo | 62-56 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Nathaniel O'Connell | 62-56 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Doby - foul #3 on Christopher Doby, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Lorenzo Hagan (SF), Billy Carter (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Jason Custis, Charlie Christie, Kyle Key, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Eric Shaffer (SF), Akim Pytlewski (PF), David Carroll (C) Joseph Machowski, Thomas Hullinger, Christopher Doby | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:09 | La Salle | John Balser is hacked by Paul Mink - foul #4 on Paul Mink, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Roy Zaibel (SF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), Robert Brower (SG) David Bean, John Balser | |
| 08:53 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 08:34 | La Salle | David Carroll snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 08:31 | La Salle | Lorenzo Hagan is called for the reach on Robert Brower in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Hagan, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | La Salle | Richard Laine (SG), Dion Ables (C) Ismael Lofton, Akim Pytlewski | |
| 08:31 | La Salle | Robert Brower makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:31 | La Salle | Robert Brower makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes's floater is tipped away by David Carroll | 63-58 |
| 08:14 | La Salle | Dion Ables snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 08:10 | La Salle | Robert Brower hits a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes hits the finger roll | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Custis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Zaibel (tired) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Hagan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyrone Hughes (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Robert Brower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Laine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Shaffer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Carroll (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dion Ables (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer is hacked by Brian Weddington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Weddington, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alva Zoldak (PG), Paul Mink (SG), Charlie Christie (SF), Kyle Key (PF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Brian Weddington, Jason Custis, Roy Zaibel, Lorenzo Hagan, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), John Balser (SG), Christopher Doby (PF), Thomas Hullinger (C) Robert Brower, Richard Laine, David Carroll, Dion Ables | |
| 07:48 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Badillo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Doby - foul #4 on Christopher Doby, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG), Billy Carter (PF) Alva Zoldak, Kyle Key | |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Machowski (SF) Eric Shaffer | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:09 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:49 | La Salle | Christopher Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:45 | La Salle | John Balser misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Christie pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Hullinger steals the ball from Billy Carter | 66-63 |
| 06:17 | La Salle | David Bean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:16 | La Salle | David Bean can't tip it in | 66-63 |
| 06:15 | La Salle | Christopher Doby misses the tip | 66-63 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:53 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 05:52 | La Salle | Christopher Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:52 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Lorenzo Hagan (PF), Tyrone Hughes (C) Paul Mink, Charlie Christie, Billy Carter, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), Richard Laine (SG), Eric Shaffer (SF), Akim Pytlewski (PF), Dion Ables (C) David Bean, John Balser, Joseph Machowski, Christopher Doby, Thomas Hullinger | |
| 05:34 | La Salle | Ismael Lofton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 05:20 | La Salle | Dion Ables grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:13 | La Salle | Eric Shaffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 05:12 | La Salle | Richard Laine tips it in | 66-65 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Shaffer is called for the reach on Nathaniel O'Connell - foul #4 on Eric Shaffer, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Kyle Key (PF) Jason Custis, Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), Robert Brower (SG), David Carroll (C) Ismael Lofton, Richard Laine, Dion Ables | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:53 | La Salle | David Carroll pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:32 | La Salle | Robert Brower drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bean | 67-67 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | David Bean is called for the reach on Nathaniel O'Connell in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Bean, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan (SF) Roy Zaibel | |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Machowski (SF), Christopher Doby (C) Eric Shaffer, Akim Pytlewski | |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:27 | La Salle | Robert Brower snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:01 | La Salle | David Carroll is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 68-67 |
| 04:00 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski tips it back up and in | 68-69 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Brower - foul #3 on Robert Brower, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Weddington (PG), Jason Custis (SG), Billy Carter (PF) Nathaniel O'Connell, Paul Mink, Tyrone Hughes | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Balser (SG), Eric Shaffer (SF), Dion Ables (C) David Bean, Joseph Machowski, David Carroll | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Weddington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Custis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lorenzo Hagan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy Carter (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Kyle Key (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Robert Brower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Balser (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Shaffer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Doby (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dion Ables (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | La Salle | Robert Brower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 03:31 | La Salle | John Balser tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Custis | 73-71 |
| 02:57 | La Salle | Robert Brower loses the dribble to Brian Weddington | 73-71 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink (SG), Roy Zaibel (SF), Jeremy Badillo (C) Jason Custis, Lorenzo Hagan, Kyle Key | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ismael Lofton (PG), Richard Laine (SG), Joseph Machowski (SF), Akim Pytlewski (PF), Thomas Hullinger (C) Robert Brower, John Balser, Eric Shaffer, Christopher Doby, Dion Ables | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Machowski - foul #3 on Joseph Machowski, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:34 | La Salle | Paul Mink steals it from Ismael Lofton in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink is fouled on the floor by Ismael Lofton - foul #3 on Ismael Lofton, team foul #14 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alva Zoldak (PG), Tyrone Hughes (C) Brian Weddington, Jeremy Badillo | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Balser (SG), Eric Shaffer (SF) Richard Laine, Joseph Machowski | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-71 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:19 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:00 | La Salle | Thomas Hullinger makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Balser | 75-73 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell (PG) Alva Zoldak | |
| Subs | La Salle | David Bean (PG), Joseph Machowski (SF), Dion Ables (C) Ismael Lofton, Eric Shaffer, Thomas Hullinger | |
| 01:49 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 01:35 | La Salle | David Bean misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Mink hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 77-73 |
| 01:18 | La Salle | David Bean makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Machowski | 77-76 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-76 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel O'Connell | 79-76 |
| 01:00 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:57 | La Salle | David Bean is hacked by Paul Mink in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Mink, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Custis (SG) Paul Mink | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 00:57 | La Salle | David Bean misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Tyrone Hughes grabs the board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Custis and he's fouled by Joseph Machowski - foul #4 on Joseph Machowski, team foul #15 | 81-76 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | La Salle | David Bean is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Hughes - foul #2 on Tyrone Hughes, team foul #10 | 82-76 |
| 00:30 | La Salle | La Salle calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-76 |
| 00:30 | La Salle | David Bean makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:30 | La Salle | David Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel is fouled in the backcourt by David Bean - foul #5 on David Bean, team foul #16 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lorenzo Hagan (PF) Billy Carter | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Brower (PG) David Bean | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zaibel makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:23 | La Salle | Robert Brower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Brower is called for the reach on Nathaniel O'Connell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Brower, team foul #17 | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | La Salle | La Salle calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | La Salle | Robert Brower misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | La Salle | Dion Ables snags the offensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:08 | La Salle | Joseph Machowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Joseph Machowski, team foul #18 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Billy Carter (PF) Lorenzo Hagan | |
| Subs | La Salle | Eric Shaffer (SF) Joseph Machowski | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel O'Connell runs out the clock | 85-78 |