| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Scott Whitaker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Southerland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Campuzano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thurman Fitzmaurice (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Jose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quinton Webb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Negasi Suleiman | 40-38 |
| 19:06 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 18:33 | Alcorn State | John Southerland steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan (PG), John Byrd (SF), Clarence Nitta (PF), Edwin Allen (C) Scott Whitaker, Aaron Campuzano, Thurman Fitzmaurice, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Donald Mathews (SF), Frederick Harper (PF), Stephen Seddon (C) Matthew Jose, Quinton Webb, Chris Sumlin, Richard Scott | |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 18:21 | Alcorn State | John Southerland snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:16 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Byrd | 43-41 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Jordan - foul #1 on Kenneth Jordan, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Sepe (SG) John Southerland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:48 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Sepe | 46-43 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:24 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 17:06 | Alcorn State | David Sepe misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Negasi Suleiman - foul #2 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker (PG), Aaron Campuzano (SF), Thurman Fitzmaurice (PF) Kenneth Jordan, John Byrd, Edwin Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Quinton Webb (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF), Richard Scott (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Donald Mathews, Frederick Harper, Stephen Seddon | |
| 17:06 | Alcorn State | David Sepe misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 17:06 | Alcorn State | David Sepe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Thurman Fitzmaurice is called for the reach on Chris Sumlin - foul #1 on Thurman Fitzmaurice, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kenneth Taylor (C) Clarence Nitta | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Campuzano - foul #3 on Aaron Campuzano, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta (SF) Aaron Campuzano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:46 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:31 | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin hits a floater in the paint set up by Negasi Suleiman | 47-46 |
| 16:07 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Jose - foul #4 on Matthew Jose, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Southerland (SG), Kenneth Jordan (SF), Edwin Allen (C) David Sepe, Clarence Nitta, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (C) Richard Scott | |
| 16:07 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:07 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Thurman Fitzmaurice steals the ball from Matthew Jose | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Scott Whitaker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Southerland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thurman Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Jose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Quinton Webb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Alcorn State | Donald Mathews denies the turnaround by Kenneth Jordan | 49-46 |
| 15:27 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Southerland is called for the reach on Chris Sumlin - foul #2 on John Southerland, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | George Hoover (PG), Aaron Campuzano (SF), Adam Jones (C) Scott Whitaker, Kenneth Jordan, Edwin Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Frederick Harper (PF), Richard Scott (C) Matthew Jose, Chris Sumlin, Donald Mathews | |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-46 |
| 14:45 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 14:34 | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Illinois | Thurman Fitzmaurice steals the ball from Quinton Webb | 54-46 |
| 13:49 | Alcorn State | Adam Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich is fouled on the floor by Thurman Fitzmaurice - foul #2 on Thurman Fitzmaurice, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan (PG), Clarence Nitta (SG), Edwin Allen (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) George Hoover, John Southerland, Thurman Fitzmaurice, Adam Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF), Stephen Seddon (C) Quinton Webb, Frederick Harper, Richard Scott | |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon scores on a jumper from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 13:32 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Mathews - foul #1 on Donald Mathews, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Byrd (SF) Aaron Campuzano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:26 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Taylor's floater is tipped away by Stephen Seddon | 54-48 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Taylor is called for the reach on Stephen Seddon - foul #2 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edwin Allen - foul #1 on Edwin Allen, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Sepe (SG) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:03 | Alcorn State | Edwin Allen gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:42 | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 12:36 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Nitta | 54-48 |
| 12:25 | Alcorn State | The short jumper by Edwin Allen is denied by Chris Sumlin | 54-48 |
| 12:23 | Alcorn State | David Sepe can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 12:21 | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta tips it home | 56-48 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 12:01 | Alcorn State | John Byrd pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:43 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Sepe | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Kenneth Jordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Nitta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Negasi Suleiman (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Seddon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 11:16 | Alcorn State | David Sepe makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 10:50 | Alcorn State | Edwin Allen grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 10:24 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 10:23 | Alcorn State | David Sepe gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 10:11 | Alcorn State | Yevgeny Zorich is called for the reach on Kenneth Jordan - foul #4 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker (PG), John Southerland (SG), Aaron Campuzano (SF), Adam Jones (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) Kenneth Jordan, David Sepe, John Byrd, Clarence Nitta, Edwin Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Quinton Webb (SF), Frederick Harper (PF), Richard Scott (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Donald Mathews, Chris Sumlin, Stephen Seddon | |
| 09:53 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Negasi Suleiman - foul #3 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| 09:53 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:53 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose hits a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Adam Jones - foul #4 on Adam Jones, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice (PF) Adam Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:44 | Alcorn State | John Southerland gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 09:24 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano loses the ball out of bounds | 62-53 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman's fadeaway is rejected by Thurman Fitzmaurice | 62-53 |
| 09:14 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 09:12 | Alcorn State | Matthew Jose is called for the reach on Scott Whitaker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Jose, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG) Matthew Jose | |
| 08:51 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Southerland | 64-53 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Negasi Suleiman | 64-55 |
| 07:41 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses the lay-in | 64-55 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Scott Whitaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Southerland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Campuzano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thurman Fitzmaurice (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Negasi Suleiman (very tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Quinton Webb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Harper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb makes the jumper in the lane set up by Yevgeny Zorich | 64-57 |
| 07:17 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Southerland | 67-57 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Thurman Fitzmaurice picks off the pass by Negasi Suleiman | 67-57 |
| 06:48 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Taylor hits a wide open jumper from the right block on a great pass from Scott Whitaker | 69-57 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-57 |
| 06:33 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:20 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 06:11 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 05:55 | Alcorn State | John Southerland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Scott Whitaker | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-59 |
| 05:21 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano is called for a backcourt violation | 71-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan (PG), Clarence Nitta (SG), John Byrd (SF), Adam Jones (PF), Edwin Allen (C) Scott Whitaker, John Southerland, Aaron Campuzano, Thurman Fitzmaurice, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF), Donald Mathews (C) Frederick Harper, Richard Scott | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-59 |
| 04:47 | Alcorn State | Adam Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-59 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses the dunk attempt | 71-59 |
| 04:31 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to John Byrd | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 04:10 | Alcorn State | John Byrd travels with the ball | 71-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott (C) Quinton Webb | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| 03:47 | Alcorn State | Edwin Allen knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Clarence Nitta | 73-59 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Edwin Allen - foul #2 on Edwin Allen, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Sepe (SG) John Byrd | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin scores on a jumper from close range | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Kenneth Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Sepe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Nitta (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adam Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Edwin Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Negasi Suleiman (very tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 03:03 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Allen | 73-63 |
| 02:44 | Alcorn State | Donald Mathews denies the turnaround by Edwin Allen | 73-63 |
| 02:42 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:42 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker (PG), John Southerland (SG), Aaron Campuzano (SF) Kenneth Jordan, David Sepe, Edwin Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper (PF), Stephen Seddon (C) Chris Sumlin, Richard Scott | |
| 02:23 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-63 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews buries a turnaround from the left block | 73-65 |
| 02:01 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin (PF) Stephen Seddon | |
| 01:59 | Alcorn State | Negasi Suleiman takes the ball from John Southerland in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich blows the layup | 73-65 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper hits the follow up shot | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker is fouled in the backcourt by Yevgeny Zorich - foul #5 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) Clarence Nitta, Adam Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SG), Richard Scott (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Frederick Harper | |
| 01:49 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:49 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 01:22 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Thurman Fitzmaurice picks off the pass by Quinton Webb | 75-67 |
| 00:50 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Taylor lays it in | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Taylor - foul #3 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan (PG), Clarence Nitta (SG), John Byrd (SF), Adam Jones (PF), Edwin Allen (C) Scott Whitaker, John Southerland, Aaron Campuzano, Thurman Fitzmaurice, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SF), Frederick Harper (PF) Quinton Webb, Chris Sumlin | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan is hacked by Negasi Suleiman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #8 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker (PG), Aaron Campuzano (SF), Kenneth Taylor (C) John Byrd, Adam Jones, Edwin Allen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SG), Chris Sumlin (PF) Stephen Seddon, Frederick Harper | |
| 00:42 | Alcorn State | Kenneth Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 77-69 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Mathews | 77-72 |
| 00:36 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Alcorn State | Negasi Suleiman is called for the reach on Scott Whitaker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Sepe (SG) Kenneth Jordan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SG) Negasi Suleiman | |
| 00:35 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Scott | 77-72 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Seddon | 77-74 |
| 00:29 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano is hacked by Stephen Seddon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Seddon, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Southerland (SG) David Sepe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:29 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chris Sumlin | 79-77 |
| 00:20 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker is hacked by Quinton Webb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Quinton Webb, team foul #11 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thurman Fitzmaurice (PF) Clarence Nitta | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:20 | Alcorn State | Scott Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Seddon | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano snags the defensive board | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | Stephen Seddon is called for the reach on Aaron Campuzano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Seddon, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Nitta (PF) Thurman Fitzmaurice | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | Aaron Campuzano misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews gets the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 80-77 |