| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fresh) SG - David Boller (fresh) SF - David Bowie (fresh) PF - Max Black (fresh) C - Kenneth Bouffard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rex Wixom (fresh) SG - Rafael Remer (fresh) SF - George Williams (fresh) PF - Donald Kelly (fresh) C - Lester Haddock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Remer | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Remer | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Rex Wixom steals it from David Boller | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Rex Wixom | 0-6 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams is called for traveling | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | David Boller picks off the pass by George Williams in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller is fouled on the floor by Lester Haddock - foul #1 on Lester Haddock, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams is hacked by David Bowie in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bowie, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), James Munsey (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) James Headley, David Boller, David Bowie, Max Black, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth (PG), Manuel Pratt (SG), Jon Bennett (SF), Michael Strong (PF), William Gibson (C) Rex Wixom, Rafael Remer, George Williams, Donald Kelly, Lester Haddock | |
| 17:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Neil Holdsworth | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Pratt - foul #1 on Manuel Pratt, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt snags the defensive board | 1-8 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong misses long on an open floater from the right side | 1-8 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Sedlak | 1-8 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park is fouled on the floor by Jon Bennett - foul #1 on Jon Bennett, team foul #3 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Pratt - foul #2 on Manuel Pratt, team foul #4 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (C) Sean Sedlak | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rafael Remer (SG), Lester Haddock (C) Manuel Pratt, Michael Strong | |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Munsey - foul #1 on James Munsey, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), Kenneth Bouffard (C) James Munsey, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly (PF) William Gibson | |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Headley | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rafael Remer | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bowie (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Bouffard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Neil Holdsworth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Remer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jon Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Haddock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith blows the layup | 5-12 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard snags the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (PG), David Boller (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Max Black (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) James Headley, Randy Park, David Bowie, William Smith, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom (PG), George Williams (SF), Michael Strong (PF), William Gibson (C) Neil Holdsworth, Jon Bennett, Donald Kelly, Lester Haddock | |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Max Black - foul #1 on Max Black, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Boller | 7-14 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-14 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Kentucky | David Boller is called for the reach on George Williams - foul #1 on David Boller, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Bowie (SF), Sean Sedlak (C) James Munsey, Robert Smith, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly (PF), Lester Haddock (C) Michael Strong, William Gibson | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Sedlak - foul #1 on Sean Sedlak, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (SG) David Boller | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett (SG) Rafael Remer | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom's pass is intercepted by James Headley in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley lays it in | 12-16 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Kentucky | David Bowie is called for the reach on George Williams - foul #2 on David Bowie, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant (SF) David Bowie | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry (SF) George Williams | |
| 12:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry misses long on a floater from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Wixom - foul #1 on Rex Wixom, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Boller (SG), William Smith (PF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) James Headley, Max Black, Sean Sedlak | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park is whistled for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith (PF) Randy Park | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rafael Remer (SG), Michael Strong (PF) Jon Bennett, Donald Kelly | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom is hacked by Harvey Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harvey Bryant, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth (SG) Rafael Remer | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard tips it home | 14-18 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SF) Harvey Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rafael Remer (SG), William Gibson (PF) Rex Wixom, Michael Strong | |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey's pass is intercepted by Rafael Remer | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) SG - David Boller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Munsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Kenneth Bouffard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Neil Holdsworth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Remer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Micheal Derry (fresh) PF - William Gibson (fresh) C - Lester Haddock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), Randy Park (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF) William Smith, David Boller, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett (SG), George Williams (SF) Rafael Remer, Micheal Derry | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Haddock | 14-18 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | William Gibson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to George Williams | 16-18 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams's pass is intercepted by James Headley | 16-18 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley hits the finger roll | 18-18 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Bennett | 18-20 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | William Gibson's pass is intercepted by James Munsey in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson can't finish the layup | 18-20 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Munsey | 18-20 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Nelson | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (PG), David Boller (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Max Black (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) James Headley, Randy Park, James Munsey, Stephen Nelson, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom (PG), Rafael Remer (SG), Micheal Derry (SF), Donald Kelly (PF), Michael Strong (C) Neil Holdsworth, Jon Bennett, George Williams, William Gibson, Lester Haddock | |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith is hacked by Rex Wixom - foul #2 on Rex Wixom, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth (PG) Rex Wixom | |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Micheal Derry - foul #1 on Micheal Derry, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong drills a jump hook from the right block | 22-22 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller is hacked by Michael Strong - foul #1 on Michael Strong, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), Harvey Bryant (SF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) William Smith, Robert Smith, Sean Sedlak | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Boller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Bryant (fresh) PF - Max Black (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Bouffard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Neil Holdsworth (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Remer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Micheal Derry (fresh) PF - Donald Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Strong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth can't connect on a floater in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Kenneth Bouffard - foul #1 on Kenneth Bouffard, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG) James Headley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams (SF) Micheal Derry | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams is hacked by Harvey Bryant - foul #2 on Harvey Bryant, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SF) Harvey Bryant | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett (PG) Neil Holdsworth | |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Strong denies the turnaround by Kenneth Bouffard | 22-24 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Kelly | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | James Munsey is called for the reach on George Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Munsey, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith (SF), Stephen Nelson (C) James Munsey, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock (C) Michael Strong | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses the jumper from the right side | 22-24 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-24 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Park, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock drills a shot in the paint set up by Jon Bennett | 22-28 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller's pass is intercepted by George Williams | 22-28 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-28 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Rafael Remer is called for the reach on Max Black - foul #1 on Rafael Remer, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Sean Sedlak (C) Randy Park, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Neil Holdsworth (PG), Micheal Derry (SF), Michael Strong (PF) Jon Bennett, George Williams, Donald Kelly | |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by Rafael Remer | 24-28 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 27-28 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Strong | 27-30 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 27-30 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Strong misses the tip | 27-30 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) SG - David Boller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Max Black (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Sedlak (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Neil Holdsworth (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Remer (tired) 3 ast. SF - Micheal Derry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Strong (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Haddock (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Neil Holdsworth - foul #1 on Neil Holdsworth, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), James Munsey (SG), David Bowie (SF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) William Smith, David Boller, Max Black, Sean Sedlak | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rex Wixom (PG), Manuel Pratt (SG), Jon Bennett (SF), Donald Kelly (PF), William Gibson (C) Neil Holdsworth, Rafael Remer, Micheal Derry, Michael Strong, Lester Haddock | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | William Gibson tips it home | 29-32 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), Stephen Nelson (PF) James Headley, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | George Williams (SF) Donald Kelly | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt is hacked by James Munsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Munsey, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG) James Munsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rex Wixom | 29-32 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Kentucky | James Headley steps in front of the George Williams pass | 29-32 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson is fouled on the floor by William Gibson - foul #1 on William Gibson, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant (SF) David Bowie | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Kelly (PF), Michael Strong (C) William Gibson, Jon Bennett | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Harvey Bryant steals the ball from Rex Wixom in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Strong steps in front of the Randy Park pass | 31-32 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Pratt can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 00:50 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Strong - foul #2 on Michael Strong, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF), Max Black (PF) Harvey Bryant, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Derry (SF), William Gibson (PF), Lester Haddock (C) George Williams, Donald Kelly, Michael Strong | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Headley - foul #1 on James Headley, team foul #13 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak (C) Kenneth Bouffard | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett (SG) Manuel Pratt | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Derry is called for the reach on Randy Park - foul #2 on Micheal Derry, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jon Bennett travels with the ball | 35-34 |