| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Jose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Pennington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Seddon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Ruben McNally (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Tebo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Rambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Zachary Anthony (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Negasi Suleiman | 49-35 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-35 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-35 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 19:13 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina A&T | Zachary Anthony tips it in | 49-37 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington is open but can't throw it down | 49-37 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 18:54 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 18:49 | North Carolina A&T | Patrick Cameron misses the tip | 49-37 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Pennington | 49-37 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ivan Rambert - foul #3 on Ivan Rambert, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold (SG), Stephen Poplar (SF), Albert Eisner (PF), Christopher Hayward (C) Matthew Jose, Terry Pennington, Stephen Seddon, Brian Holder | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG), Brent Bos (SG), Glenn Drennen (SF), Anthony Morse (PF), Kenneth Sabatini (C) Ruben McNally, Alan Tebo, Ivan Rambert, Zachary Anthony, Patrick Cameron | |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Eddy Arnold | 52-37 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Negasi Suleiman - foul #1 on Negasi Suleiman, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson (SG) Negasi Suleiman | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes (C) Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 17:58 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 17:58 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Bos - foul #2 on Brent Bos, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore (C) Christopher Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Brent Bos - foul #3 on Brent Bos, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker (PG), Terry Pennington (SF) Eddy Arnold, Stephen Poplar | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo (SG), Robert Tedford (SF) Brent Bos, Glenn Drennen | |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 17:17 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi misses the dunk | 54-38 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tedford - foul #1 on Robert Tedford, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Stephen Seddon (PF), Brian Holder (C) Jeff Thompson, Albert Eisner, Jimmie Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally (PG), Zachary Anthony (PF) John Orlandi, James Hughes | |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Tebo is called for the reach on Terry Pennington - foul #3 on Alan Tebo, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen (SF) Alan Tebo | |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Brian Holder is blocked by Anthony Morse | 54-38 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Holder can't tip it in | 54-38 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Holder is whistled for a carry | 54-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Eddy Arnold (SF) Lance Baker, Terry Pennington | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (SG), Kenneth Sabatini (PF), Patrick Cameron (C) Robert Tedford, Zachary Anthony, Anthony Morse | |
| 16:28 | North Carolina A&T | Patrick Cameron connects on the jumper near the basket | 54-40 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-40 |
| 16:23 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Glenn Drennen | 54-40 |
| 16:21 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally is hacked by Brian Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Holder, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar (SF), Christopher Hayward (PF) Eddy Arnold, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 16:07 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ruben McNally | 54-43 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 54-43 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Holder tips it in | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Jose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Poplar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Hayward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Holder (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Ruben McNally (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Orlandi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Drennen (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Sabatini (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Patrick Cameron (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | North Carolina A&T | Matthew Jose picks off the pass by Ruben McNally in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward is open and buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Jose | 58-43 |
| 15:21 | North Carolina A&T | The jumper by Ruben McNally is denied by Brian Holder | 58-43 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman is hacked by Ruben McNally in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben McNally, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold (PG), Jeff Thompson (SG), Terry Pennington (SF), Albert Eisner (PF), Jimmie Moore (C) Negasi Suleiman, Matthew Jose, Stephen Poplar, Christopher Hayward, Brian Holder | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos (PG), Alan Tebo (SG), Ivan Rambert (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF), James Hughes (C) Ruben McNally, John Orlandi, Glenn Drennen, Kenneth Sabatini, Patrick Cameron | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Thompson | 61-43 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 61-43 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore gets the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Tebo is called for the reach on Jeff Thompson - foul #4 on Alan Tebo, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker (PG), Stephen Seddon (PF) Eddy Arnold, Jimmie Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford (PG), Anthony Morse (C) Alan Tebo, James Hughes | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 14:01 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford makes the shot in the paint set up by Ivan Rambert and he's fouled by Albert Eisner - foul #2 on Albert Eisner, team foul #3 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG), Brian Holder (C) Jeff Thompson, Albert Eisner | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Sabatini (PF) Zachary Anthony | |
| 13:40 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford makes the free throw | 62-46 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-46 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Holder tips it in | 64-46 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Pennington - foul #3 on Terry Pennington, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Eddy Arnold (SF), Christopher Hayward (C) Lance Baker, Terry Pennington, Brian Holder | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Patrick Cameron (C) Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 13:17 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:04 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG) Robert Tedford | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eddy Arnold | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:29 | North Carolina A&T | Patrick Cameron buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eddy Arnold | 68-49 |
| 12:06 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Morse steals it from Stephen Seddon | 68-49 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert is open but misses the lay-in | 68-49 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Negasi Suleiman (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Jose (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddy Arnold (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Stephen Seddon (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hayward (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Orlandi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Bos (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Rambert (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Morse (tired) 4 reb. C - Patrick Cameron (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddy Arnold | 70-49 |
| 11:41 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker (PG), Jeff Thompson (SG), Stephen Poplar (SF), Albert Eisner (PF), Jimmie Moore (C) Negasi Suleiman, Matthew Jose, Eddy Arnold, Stephen Seddon, Christopher Hayward | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally (PG), Robert Tedford (SG), Glenn Drennen (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF), Kenneth Sabatini (C) John Orlandi, Brent Bos, Ivan Rambert, Anthony Morse, Patrick Cameron | |
| 11:28 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Sabatini misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-49 |
| 11:27 | North Carolina A&T | Zachary Anthony can't tip it in | 70-49 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-49 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Sabatini misses the easy layup | 70-49 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben McNally - foul #3 on Ruben McNally, team foul #8 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes (C) Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 11:03 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Baker - foul #2 on Lance Baker, team foul #5 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose (SG) Jeff Thompson | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert (SF) Glenn Drennen | |
| 10:58 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Jose | 72-49 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-49 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally grabs the board | 72-49 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Terry Pennington (SF), Brian Holder (C) Lance Baker, Stephen Poplar, Jimmie Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos (SG), Anthony Morse (C) Robert Tedford, Zachary Anthony | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Negasi Suleiman and he's fouled by James Hughes - foul #2 on James Hughes, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen (SF) Ivan Rambert | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Jose makes the free throw | 75-49 |
| 10:11 | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes's layup is rejected by Brian Holder | 75-49 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Jose | 75-49 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Morse steps in front of the Matthew Jose pass | 75-49 |
| 09:48 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Hughes | 75-51 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman loses the dribble to Glenn Drennen in the backcourt | 75-51 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-53 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar (PF) Albert Eisner | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG), Robert Tedford (SG), Ivan Rambert (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF), Kenneth Sabatini (C) Ruben McNally, Brent Bos, Glenn Drennen, Anthony Morse, James Hughes | |
| 09:12 | North Carolina A&T | Ivan Rambert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-53 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford grabs the offensive board | 75-53 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-56 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Negasi Suleiman and the foul's on Zachary Anthony - foul #1 on Zachary Anthony, team foul #10 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker (PG), Jeff Thompson (SG), Eddy Arnold (SF), Jimmie Moore (C) Negasi Suleiman, Matthew Jose, Terry Pennington, Brian Holder | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos (SF), Patrick Cameron (C) Ivan Rambert, Zachary Anthony | |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar makes the free throw | 78-56 |
| 08:25 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Sabatini and the foul's on Jimmie Moore - foul #2 on Jimmie Moore, team foul #6 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon (PF) Stephen Poplar | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen (SF) Robert Tedford | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos misses the free throw | 78-58 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse (PF) Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-58 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-58 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lance Baker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eddy Arnold (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Stephen Seddon (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Moore (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - John Orlandi (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Bos (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Drennen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Morse (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Cameron (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 78-58 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore misses the tip | 78-58 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman (PG), Matthew Jose (SG), Stephen Poplar (SF), Christopher Hayward (PF), Albert Eisner (C) Lance Baker, Jeff Thompson, Eddy Arnold, Stephen Seddon, Jimmie Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally (PG), Alan Tebo (SG), Ivan Rambert (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF), James Hughes (C) John Orlandi, Brent Bos, Glenn Drennen, Anthony Morse, Patrick Cameron | |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ivan Rambert - foul #4 on Ivan Rambert, team foul #11 | 78-58 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ruben McNally, team foul #12 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington (SF) Stephen Poplar | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford (SF), Kenneth Sabatini (C) Ivan Rambert, Zachary Anthony | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-58 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 80-58 |
| 05:51 | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Tedford | 80-61 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner can't finish the layup | 80-61 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo pulls down the rebound | 80-61 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford jams it | 80-63 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold (SF), Stephen Poplar (PF), Brian Holder (C) Terry Pennington, Christopher Hayward, Albert Eisner | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG), Ivan Rambert (SF), Zachary Anthony (PF), Anthony Morse (C) Ruben McNally, Robert Tedford, James Hughes, Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman is fouled in the backcourt by John Orlandi - foul #1 on John Orlandi, team foul #13 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson (SG) Matthew Jose | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Negasi Suleiman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Brian Holder - foul #2 on Brian Holder, team foul #7 | 82-63 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 05:04 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Rambert is called for the reach on Jeff Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Rambert, team foul #14 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tedford (SF) Ivan Rambert | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-64 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 86-64 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse misses the lay-in | 86-64 |
| 04:37 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse tips it in | 86-66 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-66 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi grabs the defensive rebound | 86-66 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker (PG), Matthew Jose (SG), Terry Pennington (SF), Stephen Seddon (PF), Jimmie Moore (C) Negasi Suleiman, Jeff Thompson, Eddy Arnold, Stephen Poplar, Brian Holder | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally (PG), Brent Bos (SF), Patrick Cameron (C) John Orlandi, Robert Tedford, Anthony Morse | |
| 04:13 | North Carolina A&T | Alan Tebo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-66 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Seddon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-66 |
| 03:53 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 86-66 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 86-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Pennington | 89-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 89-66 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington grabs the board | 89-66 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Lance Baker loses the dribble to Alan Tebo in the backcourt | 89-66 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina A&T | Ruben McNally misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-66 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore gets the rebound | 89-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Lance Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jose (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Pennington (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Seddon (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Moore (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Ruben McNally (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Tebo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brent Bos (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Anthony (very tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Cameron (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 89-66 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 89-66 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Patrick Cameron - foul #2 on Patrick Cameron, team foul #15 | 91-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold (PG), Jeff Thompson (SG), Stephen Poplar (SF), Christopher Hayward (PF) Lance Baker, Matthew Jose, Terry Pennington, Stephen Seddon | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG), Robert Tedford (SG), Glenn Drennen (SF), Kenneth Sabatini (PF), James Hughes (C) Ruben McNally, Alan Tebo, Brent Bos, Zachary Anthony, Patrick Cameron | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Moore makes the free throw | 92-66 |
| 02:52 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Sabatini misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 92-66 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward grabs the board | 92-66 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eddy Arnold | 94-66 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Tedford | 94-68 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Orlandi picks off the pass by Jimmie Moore in the backcourt | 94-68 |
| 02:17 | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi banks in the layup | 94-70 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Tedford - foul #2 on Robert Tedford, team foul #16 | 94-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Albert Eisner (PF) Jimmie Moore | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos (SG), Anthony Morse (C) John Orlandi, Kenneth Sabatini | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 95-70 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 96-70 |
| 02:00 | North Carolina A&T | James Hughes hits the finger roll | 96-72 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeff Thompson misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 96-72 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hayward | 96-72 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Glenn Drennen picks off the pass by Christopher Hayward | 96-72 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Brent Bos lays it in on a great pass from Glenn Drennen | 96-74 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 96-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Orlandi (PG), Kenneth Sabatini (C) Robert Tedford, James Hughes | |
| 01:03 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Orlandi | 96-76 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Drennen - foul #3 on Glenn Drennen, team foul #17 | 96-76 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 97-76 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 98-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen is hacked by Stephen Poplar - foul #2 on Stephen Poplar, team foul #8 | 98-76 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 98-77 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina A&T | Glenn Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 98-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Albert Eisner | 100-78 |
| 00:22 | North Carolina A&T | Anthony Morse misses the 3 from the right corner | 100-78 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Poplar grabs the defensive rebound | 100-78 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eddy Arnold runs out the clock | 100-78 |