| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Jose (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quinton Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Sumlin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gary Almendarez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Yockey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | John Rawls inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Sumlin | 29-37 |
| 19:38 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott is whistled for traveling | 29-37 |
| 19:11 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Yevgeny Zorich - foul #4 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:11 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:11 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb connects on the jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Donald Mathews (C) Yevgeny Zorich, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | Randy Jackson (SG), Micheal Melton (C) Richard Yockey, Eric Smith | |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Donald Mathews is blocked by Phillip Kunz | 31-39 |
| 18:25 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:04 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Negasi Suleiman | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin comes up short on the floater near the basket | 34-39 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the jumper from the right block | 34-39 |
| 16:53 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | Lamar | The short jumper by Randy Jackson is denied by Donald Mathews | 34-39 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:28 | Lamar | John Rawls snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:23 | Lamar | Randy Jackson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Stephen Seddon (SF), Frederick Harper (PF), Richard Scott (C) Negasi Suleiman, Quinton Webb, Chris Sumlin, Donald Mathews | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Martello (PG), Richard Yockey (SG), Felix Adams (SF), Richard Philson (PF), Eric Smith (C) Gary Almendarez, Randy Jackson, John Rawls, Phillip Kunz, Micheal Melton | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott is hacked by Jeffrey Martello - foul #2 on Jeffrey Martello, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott throws it down | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Jose (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Harper (fresh) C - Richard Scott (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Martello (fresh) SG - Richard Yockey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Felix Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Philson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Lamar | Felix Adams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 15:31 | Lamar | Eric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:15 | Lamar | Richard Philson drills a jump hook from the left block | 36-41 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Eric Smith - foul #3 on Eric Smith, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Quinton Webb (SF) Yevgeny Zorich, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | Lamar | Charles Ulrich (SG), Phillip Kunz (PF) Richard Yockey, Eric Smith | |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:53 | Lamar | Richard Philson misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Negasi Suleiman - foul #4 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Chris Sumlin (PF) Negasi Suleiman, Frederick Harper | |
| Subs | Lamar | Randy Jackson (SF) Phillip Kunz | |
| 14:53 | Lamar | Richard Philson misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:53 | Lamar | Richard Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Yevgeny Zorich | 41-42 |
| 14:18 | Lamar | Matthew Jose steps in front of the Charles Ulrich pass | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Yevgeny Zorich and he's fouled by Felix Adams - foul #2 on Felix Adams, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews (SF), Frederick Harper (PF) Yevgeny Zorich, Quinton Webb | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gary Almendarez (PG), Richard Yockey (SG), John Rawls (SF), Micheal Melton (PF), Eric Smith (C) Jeffrey Martello, Charles Ulrich, Randy Jackson, Felix Adams, Richard Philson | |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 13:23 | Lamar | Micheal Melton lays it in set up by Gary Almendarez | 46-44 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Harper | 49-44 |
| 12:42 | Lamar | Eric Smith comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Scott - foul #3 on Richard Scott, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Quinton Webb (SF), Stephen Seddon (C) Chris Sumlin, Frederick Harper, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | Charles Ulrich (SG), Randy Jackson (SF), Phillip Kunz (PF) Richard Yockey, John Rawls, Micheal Melton | |
| 12:42 | Lamar | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:42 | Lamar | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Phillip Kunz - foul #2 on Phillip Kunz, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott (C) Negasi Suleiman | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Yockey (SG), Christian Burket (C) Gary Almendarez, Eric Smith | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:27 | Lamar | Christian Burket pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:25 | Lamar | Richard Yockey travels in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Yockey steals the ball from Matthew Jose | 50-46 |
| 11:51 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Ulrich | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Jose (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quinton Webb (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Seddon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Charles Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Yockey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Phillip Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Burket (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Quinton Webb | 52-48 |
| 11:29 | Lamar | Christian Burket is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Jose - foul #4 on Matthew Jose, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich (PG), Richard Scott (C) Matthew Jose, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gary Almendarez (PG), Felix Adams (SF) Richard Yockey, Randy Jackson | |
| 11:05 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 10:56 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:38 | Lamar | Christian Burket hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Ulrich | 52-50 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb loses the dribble to Gary Almendarez | 52-50 |
| 10:05 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez banks in the layup | 52-52 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Almendarez steps in front of the Donald Mathews pass | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Lamar | Charles Ulrich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Almendarez | 52-54 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Felix Adams - foul #3 on Felix Adams, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Chris Sumlin (PF), Frederick Harper (C) Negasi Suleiman, Donald Mathews, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Martello (PG), Randy Jackson (SG), John Rawls (SF), Micheal Melton (PF), Eric Smith (C) Gary Almendarez, Charles Ulrich, Felix Adams, Phillip Kunz, Christian Burket | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:18 | Lamar | Yevgeny Zorich takes the ball from Jeffrey Martello | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | Lamar | John Rawls grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:59 | Lamar | John Rawls hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Martello | 54-56 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chris Sumlin | 57-56 |
| 08:40 | Lamar | John Rawls can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-56 |
| 08:39 | Lamar | Micheal Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:19 | Lamar | John Rawls can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 57-56 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 08:09 | Lamar | Micheal Melton snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:57 | Lamar | John Rawls drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Martello | 57-59 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Chris Sumlin, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (SG), Stephen Seddon (SF), Donald Mathews (C) Matthew Jose, Quinton Webb, Frederick Harper | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gary Almendarez (PG), Richard Yockey (SG), Felix Adams (PF), Richard Philson (C) Jeffrey Martello, Randy Jackson, Micheal Melton, Eric Smith | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Yevgeny Zorich (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Negasi Suleiman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Sumlin (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gary Almendarez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Yockey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Rawls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Felix Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Philson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Lamar | Stephen Seddon takes the ball from Richard Philson in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Yevgeny Zorich | 59-59 |
| 07:17 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez is hacked by Negasi Suleiman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Richard Scott (C) Negasi Suleiman, Chris Sumlin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Phillip Kunz (PF) John Rawls | |
| 06:56 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Mathews - foul #2 on Donald Mathews, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 06:56 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:56 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Yevgeny Zorich knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Scott | 62-61 |
| 06:26 | Lamar | Richard Yockey is hacked by Yevgeny Zorich in the backcourt - foul #5 on Yevgeny Zorich, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (PG), Chris Sumlin (PF) Yevgeny Zorich, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 06:26 | Lamar | Richard Yockey makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:26 | Lamar | Richard Yockey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper (C) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | Charles Ulrich (SG), Randy Jackson (SF), Christian Burket (C) Richard Yockey, Felix Adams, Richard Philson | |
| 05:28 | Lamar | Randy Jackson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gary Almendarez | 62-64 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 05:22 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Martello (PG), Micheal Melton (PF) Gary Almendarez, Phillip Kunz | |
| 05:05 | Eastern Illinois | Christian Burket is called for the reach on Frederick Harper - foul #1 on Christian Burket, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Rawls (SF) Charles Ulrich | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 04:48 | Lamar | Randy Jackson travels in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SF), Richard Scott (C) Donald Mathews, Chris Sumlin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Felix Adams (PF) Christian Burket | |
| 04:34 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Eric Smith (C) Felix Adams | |
| 04:20 | Lamar | Jeffrey Martello is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Rawls | 66-67 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Micheal Melton - foul #2 on Micheal Melton, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG), Donald Mathews (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF) Quinton Webb, Stephen Seddon, Frederick Harper | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gary Almendarez (PG), Charles Ulrich (SG), Felix Adams (SF), Richard Philson (PF) Jeffrey Martello, Randy Jackson, John Rawls, Micheal Melton | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose makes the 3rd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:01 | Lamar | Albert Eisner is called for the reach on Gary Almendarez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Eisner, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (PG) Albert Eisner | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 04:01 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 67-67 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Yockey (SG), John Rawls (SF), Phillip Kunz (PF) Charles Ulrich, Felix Adams, Richard Philson | |
| 03:30 | Lamar | Matthew Jose is called for the reach on Richard Yockey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Jose, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG), Frederick Harper (C) Matthew Jose, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 03:30 | Lamar | Richard Yockey misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:30 | Lamar | Richard Yockey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Quinton Webb (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Albert Eisner (fresh) SF - Donald Mathews (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chris Sumlin (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Frederick Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gary Almendarez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Yockey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rawls (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Kunz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner is hacked by Richard Yockey - foul #1 on Richard Yockey, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SG) Quinton Webb | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:43 | Lamar | Eric Smith lays it in | 69-70 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Kunz is called for the reach on Frederick Harper - foul #3 on Phillip Kunz, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb (SG), Richard Scott (C) Albert Eisner, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | Lamar | Randy Jackson (SG), Felix Adams (SF), Micheal Melton (PF), Richard Philson (C) Richard Yockey, John Rawls, Phillip Kunz, Eric Smith | |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:16 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG) Chris Sumlin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Yockey (SG), John Rawls (SF), Phillip Kunz (PF) Randy Jackson, Felix Adams, Richard Philson | |
| 02:08 | Lamar | Phillip Kunz misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 71-70 |
| 02:07 | Lamar | John Rawls misses the tip | 71-70 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Quinton Webb pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Yockey - foul #2 on Richard Yockey, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (SF), Chris Sumlin (PF) Albert Eisner, Frederick Harper | |
| Subs | Lamar | Eric Smith (C) Micheal Melton | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:00 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Eric Smith | 72-70 |
| 01:57 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Scott - foul #4 on Richard Scott, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 01:57 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:57 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-71 |
| 01:33 | Lamar | John Rawls gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:31 | Lamar | Donald Mathews is called for the reach on John Rawls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Mathews, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 01:31 | Lamar | John Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:31 | Lamar | John Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Rawls takes the ball from Donald Mathews | 72-73 |
| 00:55 | Lamar | Eric Smith makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Yockey | 72-75 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin can't finish the layup | 72-75 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Scott tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Lamar | Quinton Webb is called for the reach on Gary Almendarez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Quinton Webb, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| 00:33 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | Lamar | Gary Almendarez misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | Lamar | Richard Yockey grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 00:18 | Lamar | Richard Yockey is fouled in the backcourt by Quinton Webb - foul #4 on Quinton Webb, team foul #14 | 74-76 |
| 00:18 | Lamar | Richard Yockey makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:18 | Lamar | Richard Yockey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-78 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Mathews snags the offensive board | 74-78 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 00:07 | Lamar | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| 00:05 | Lamar | Eric Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Quinton Webb - foul #5 on Quinton Webb, team foul #15 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (SG) Quinton Webb | |
| Subs | Lamar | Felix Adams (PF) Phillip Kunz | |
| 00:05 | Lamar | Eric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:05 | Lamar | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Sumlin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-79 |