| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) SF - Henry Gill (fresh) PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) C - Blake Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) SG - Raul Delgado (fresh) SF - Michael Pfeil (fresh) PF - James Phillips (fresh) C - Scott Gilkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Blake Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pfeil - foul #1 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead knocks in the runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Pfeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips misses short on a jumper from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Tony Whitehead | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Chicago State | Henry Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | Blake Collins gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Chicago State | Michael Pfeil is called for the reach on Henry Gill - foul #2 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marijan Kozikowski (SF) Michael Pfeil | |
| 17:47 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint but he's fouled by Marijan Kozikowski - foul #1 on Marijan Kozikowski, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Randall Atkinson (PF) Joseph Thomas, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marijan Kozikowski | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Chicago State | Henry Gill is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins loses the dribble to Henry Gill | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Chicago State | Richard Collins picks off the pass by Eugene Sullivan in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Marijan Kozikowski | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marijan Kozikowski - foul #2 on Marijan Kozikowski, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Tony Whitehead (PF) Eugene Sullivan, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan (PG), William Cordova (SF), Stuart Foster (C) Richard Collins, Marijan Kozikowski, Scott Gilkey | |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Zan and he's fouled by Randall Atkinson - foul #1 on Randall Atkinson, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (SG), William McFerran (C) Henry Gill, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey (C) William Cordova | |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | William McFerran can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) SF - Franklin Branch (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. C - William McFerran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ivan Zan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raul Delgado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stuart Foster (fresh) C - Scott Gilkey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan (SG), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Joseph Thomas, Franklin Branch | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins (PG), William Cordova (SF) Raul Delgado, James Phillips | |
| 15:12 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-11 |
| 14:54 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Ignacio Gutierrez is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Greg Barraza (SF), Randall Atkinson (PF), Blake Collins (C) William McFerran, Tony Whitehead, Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado (SG), Michael Pfeil (SF), James Phillips (PF) Ivan Zan, William Cordova, Stuart Foster | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Pfeil is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Evans - foul #1 on Jimmie Evans, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Henry Gill (SF) Jimmie Evans, Greg Barraza | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Henry Gill scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Sullivan | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (SG) Eugene Sullivan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Foster (PF) Michael Pfeil | |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:34 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Randall Atkinson | 14-13 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (SG), Ignacio Gutierrez (PF) Joseph Thomas, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Pfeil (SF) Scott Gilkey | |
| 13:20 | Chicago State | James Phillips steps in front of the Henry Gill pass in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Foster is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan (SG), Tony Whitehead (PF), William McFerran (C) Henry Gill, Ignacio Gutierrez, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan (PG), Scott Gilkey (C) Richard Collins, Stuart Foster | |
| 12:27 | Chicago State | William McFerran lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Sullivan | 16-13 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jimmie Evans picks off the pass by James Phillips | 16-13 |
| 11:36 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tony Whitehead | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jimmie Evans (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tony Whitehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William McFerran (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ivan Zan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raul Delgado (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Michael Pfeil (fairly fresh) PF - James Phillips (tiring) 5 pts. C - Scott Gilkey (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Zan | 18-15 |
| 11:01 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 18-15 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:47 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Sullivan | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-15 |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | William McFerran grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | Chicago State | Michael Pfeil is called for the reach on Franklin Branch - foul #3 on Michael Pfeil, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Greg Barraza (SG), Henry Gill (SF), Randall Atkinson (PF), Blake Collins (C) Jimmie Evans, Eugene Sullivan, Franklin Branch, Tony Whitehead, William McFerran | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins (PG), Marijan Kozikowski (SF), Stuart Foster (C) Ivan Zan, Michael Pfeil, Scott Gilkey | |
| 10:01 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 09:59 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:45 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Foster gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Phillips | 20-18 |
| 09:19 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan (SG) Greg Barraza | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan (SG) Raul Delgado | |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 09:01 | Chicago State | Blake Collins grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:45 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 20-18 |
| 08:43 | Chicago State | Henry Gill grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Foster pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:29 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses long on a runner in the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips's layup is rejected by Randall Atkinson | 20-18 |
| 07:55 | Chicago State | Blake Collins gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:41 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Marijan Kozikowski - foul #3 on Marijan Kozikowski, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (PG), Greg Barraza (SF), Tony Whitehead (PF), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Joseph Thomas, Henry Gill, Randall Atkinson, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado (SG), Michael Pfeil (SF), Scott Gilkey (C) Ivan Zan, Marijan Kozikowski, James Phillips | |
| 07:18 | Chicago State | Richard Collins steals the ball from Eugene Sullivan | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Barraza (fresh) PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ignacio Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raul Delgado (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Michael Pfeil (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stuart Foster (tiring) 2 reb. C - Scott Gilkey (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Foster lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Scott Gilkey - foul #1 on Scott Gilkey, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), William McFerran (SF) Eugene Sullivan, Greg Barraza | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ignacio Gutierrez is called for the reach on Scott Gilkey - foul #1 on Ignacio Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Greg Barraza (SG), Henry Gill (SF), Blake Collins (C) Jimmie Evans, Tony Whitehead, Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips (PF) Stuart Foster | |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Branch steps in front of the James Phillips pass | 21-20 |
| 06:02 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch lays it up and in | 23-20 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 05:44 | Chicago State | Henry Gill gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:24 | Chicago State | Henry Gill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Franklin Branch | 26-20 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-20 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Eugene Sullivan (SG), Tony Whitehead (PF) Franklin Branch, Greg Barraza, William McFerran | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan (PG), Marijan Kozikowski (SF) Richard Collins, Michael Pfeil | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey lays it in set up by Raul Delgado | 26-22 |
| 05:14 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Raul Delgado in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado banks in the layup | 26-24 |
| 04:53 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Thomas | 26-24 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | Blake Collins blows the layup | 26-24 |
| 04:39 | Chicago State | Henry Gill gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:17 | Chicago State | Henry Gill hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tony Whitehead | 28-24 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:58 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins (PG), Michael Pfeil (SF), Stuart Foster (PF) Raul Delgado, Marijan Kozikowski, James Phillips | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:34 | Chicago State | Ivan Zan is called for the reach on Eugene Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Zan, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Randall Atkinson (PF) Joseph Thomas, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:34 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:34 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 03:15 | Chicago State | Blake Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Franklin Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Atkinson (fresh) C - Blake Collins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Pfeil (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stuart Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Gilkey (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Henry Gill is hacked by Stuart Foster - foul #1 on Stuart Foster, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | William McFerran (C) Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips (PF) Scott Gilkey | |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Pfeil tips it in | 32-29 |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch is hacked by Ivan Zan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Zan, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (SG), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Eugene Sullivan, Henry Gill | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado (SG) Ivan Zan | |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Evans - foul #2 on Jimmie Evans, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead (PF) Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marijan Kozikowski (SF) Michael Pfeil | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | William McFerran connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Randall Atkinson | 36-31 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 01:53 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Richard Collins is called for the reach on Franklin Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Collins, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Eugene Sullivan (SG), Blake Collins (C) Jimmie Evans, William McFerran, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan (PG), Scott Gilkey (C) Richard Collins, James Phillips | |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Marijan Kozikowski pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Marijan Kozikowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 01:25 | Chicago State | Blake Collins gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:05 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Marijan Kozikowski grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Henry Gill (SF), William McFerran (PF) Franklin Branch, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins (PG), Michael Pfeil (SF), James Phillips (PF) Raul Delgado, Marijan Kozikowski, Stuart Foster | |
| 00:42 | Chicago State | William McFerran clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Zan snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Phillips hits a floater from the right block set up by Ivan Zan | 37-33 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | William McFerran blows the layup but he's fouled by James Phillips - foul #1 on James Phillips, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (PG), Greg Barraza (SG), Randall Atkinson (C) Joseph Thomas, Eugene Sullivan, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raul Delgado (SG) Ivan Zan | |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | William McFerran makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | William McFerran misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Gilkey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Collins buries a 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-36 |