| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Biddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Asher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jeffries (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama 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) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Biddle - foul #2 on Brian Biddle, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:27 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle is fouled on the floor by Jerry Forester - foul #2 on Jerry Forester, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Wiley and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 19:15 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is hacked by James Wiley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Wiley, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (SG) James Wiley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 18:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries misses the shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 18:25 | South Alabama | John Bush connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Joshua Smith | 39-34 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Tyler McPherson picks off the pass by Richard Asher | 39-34 |
| 17:48 | South Alabama | Kenneth Tate is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Howard Morrone (SG), Thomas Herndon (SF), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Carlos Brown (C) John Bush, Joshua Smith, Thomas Decker, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (PG), John Morfin (SG), Michael Kendall (SF), Daniel Price (C) Michael Johnson, Jerry Forester, Kenneth Tate, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 17:36 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Morrone steals it from John Morfin in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire can't throw it down | 39-34 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher misses the tip | 39-34 |
| 17:13 | South Alabama | Carlos Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:06 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher is wide open and dunks the ball set up by John Morfin | 39-36 |
| 16:39 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Morfin and he's fouled by Brian Biddle - foul #3 on Brian Biddle, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (PG), James Kean (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Tyler McPherson (C) Brian Biddle, Thomas Herndon, Darwin Lattimore, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester (SG), Joel Halpin (C) John Morfin, Daniel Price | |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:15 | South Alabama | John Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Kendall - foul #2 on Michael Kendall, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG) Michael Kendall | |
| 16:15 | South Alabama | John Bush makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | South Alabama | John Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 41-39 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - John Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Morrone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Kean (fresh) PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis McQuire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Asher (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Halpin (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | South Alabama | John Bush is hacked by Joel Halpin - foul #1 on Joel Halpin, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Smith (PG), James Wiley (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) John Bush, Howard Morrone, James Kean | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF), Thomas Jeffries (PF) Dennis McQuire, Richard Asher | |
| 15:14 | South Alabama | James Wiley travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon (C) Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (SG) Jerry Forester | |
| 14:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the jumper from the right side set up by John Morfin | 41-41 |
| 14:43 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:42 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 41-41 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel Halpin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Herndon - foul #2 on Thomas Herndon, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (PG), James Kean (SF), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Carlos Brown (C) William Smith, Joshua Smith, Thomas Decker, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (PG), Jerry Forester (SG), Michael Kendall (SF), Richard Asher (PF), Daniel Price (C) Michael Johnson, John Morfin, Kenneth Tate, Thomas Jeffries, Joel Halpin | |
| 13:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester loses the dribble to Carlos Brown | 41-41 |
| 13:24 | South Alabama | John Bush's pass is intercepted by Jerry Forester in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 12:54 | South Alabama | John Bush is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Biddle (PG), Howard Morrone (SF) James Wiley, James Kean | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher throws it down | 41-45 |
| 12:25 | South Alabama | Jerry Forester takes the ball from John Bush | 41-45 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (SG), Tyler McPherson (C) John Bush, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG), Thomas Jeffries (C) Dennis McQuire, Daniel Price | |
| 12:11 | South Alabama | James Wiley is hacked by Michael Kendall - foul #3 on Michael Kendall, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Smith (SF) James Wiley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) Michael Kendall | |
| 11:59 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 11:57 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson tips it in | 43-45 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Morrone - foul #3 on Howard Morrone, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Smith (PG), Thomas Decker (PF) Brian Biddle, Darwin Lattimore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:34 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Asher | 43-47 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Howard Morrone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - John Morfin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Asher (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jeffries (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:21 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith lays it in on a great pass from William Smith | 45-47 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (SG), Thomas Herndon (SF) Howard Morrone, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Dennis McQuire (SF) Jerry Forester, Kenneth Tate | |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF), Daniel Price (C) John Morfin, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:38 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Tyler McPherson and he's hacked by Michael Kendall - foul #4 on Michael Kendall, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) Michael Kendall | |
| 10:38 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wiley steals it from Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 10:30 | South Alabama | James Wiley misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tate | 48-49 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wiley is called for the reach on Richard Asher in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Wiley, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Biddle (PG), James Kean (SF) James Wiley, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-51 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Smith (SF), Carlos Brown (PF) James Kean, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (SG), Thomas Jeffries (PF), Joel Halpin (C) Dennis McQuire, Richard Asher, Daniel Price | |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Bush | 51-51 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 09:21 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:15 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Bush | 54-51 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Biddle picks off the pass by Kenneth Tate | 54-51 |
| 09:02 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is open and buries a floater from the left side set up by John Morfin | 54-53 |
| 08:23 | South Alabama | John Bush comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Howard Morrone (SG), Thomas Herndon (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Tyler McPherson (C) John Bush, Joshua Smith, Carlos Brown, Darwin Lattimore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (PG), Jerry Forester (SG), Richard Asher (PF), Daniel Price (C) Michael Johnson, John Morfin, Thomas Jeffries, Joel Halpin | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:58 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Biddle - foul #4 on Brian Biddle, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | South Alabama | William Smith (PG), James Wiley (SG) Brian Biddle, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall (SF) Kenneth Tate | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis McQuire | 59-60 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Howard Morrone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Herndon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dennis McQuire (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Kendall (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Asher (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Price (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Price - foul #1 on Daniel Price, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price misses the lay-in | 60-60 |
| 06:57 | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | James Wiley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith and he's fouled by Dennis McQuire - foul #1 on Dennis McQuire, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Kean (SF), Tyler McPherson (C) Howard Morrone, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries (C) Daniel Price | |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | James Wiley makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Biddle (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:23 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Kean | 65-62 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Kendall | 65-62 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Asher | 65-62 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wiley steals the ball from Jerry Forester | 65-62 |
| 05:35 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Richard Asher - foul #3 on Richard Asher, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Howard Morrone (PG), Joshua Smith (SF) Brian Biddle, James Kean | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), John Morfin (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Daniel Price (C) Dennis McQuire, Jerry Forester, Michael Kendall, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 05:35 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:35 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Decker - foul #1 on Thomas Decker, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Herndon (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:04 | South Alabama | Joshua Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Howard Morrone - foul #4 on Howard Morrone, team foul #13 | 68-64 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Biddle (PG), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Carlos Brown (C) Howard Morrone, Thomas Herndon, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel Halpin (C) Richard Asher | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Michael Johnson picks off the pass by Brian Biddle | 68-66 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-66 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price tips it back up and in | 68-68 |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore misses the lay-in | 68-68 |
| 03:45 | South Alabama | James Wiley snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:34 | South Alabama | Joel Halpin is called for the reach on James Wiley - foul #2 on Joel Halpin, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (PG), Howard Morrone (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Thomas Herndon (C) Brian Biddle, Joshua Smith, Darwin Lattimore, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (PG), Jerry Forester (SG), Michael Kendall (SF), Thomas Jeffries (C) Michael Johnson, John Morfin, Daniel Price, Joel Halpin | |
| 03:34 | South Alabama | James Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:34 | South Alabama | James Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - John Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wiley (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Howard Morrone (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Herndon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dennis McQuire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Kendall (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Tate (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Jeffries (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-71 |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | John Bush's floater is knocked away by Thomas Jeffries | 70-71 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Kean (SF), Tyler McPherson (C) James Wiley, Thomas Herndon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Richard Asher (PF) Dennis McQuire, Kenneth Tate | |
| 02:15 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Brian Biddle (PG), Darwin Lattimore (PF) Howard Morrone, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Kendall misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 70-71 |
| 01:52 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore is hacked by Michael Kendall - foul #5 on Michael Kendall, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) John Bush, James Kean | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Kenneth Tate (SF) John Morfin, Michael Kendall | |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 72-71 |
| 01:27 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 01:23 | South Alabama | Jerry Forester steals it from James Wiley | 72-71 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester slams it home | 72-73 |
| 00:57 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Wiley and he's hacked by Richard Asher - foul #4 on Richard Asher, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Decker (PF) Darwin Lattimore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 00:57 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate drills a jumper from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | South Alabama | James Wiley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Brian Biddle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Wiley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Forester (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Tate (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Asher (tired) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Jeffries (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama 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) | |
| 04:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 04:26 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 77-78 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-81 |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Thomas Jeffries takes the ball from Brian Biddle | 77-81 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 77-81 |
| 03:16 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson pulls down the rebound | 77-81 |
| 03:11 | South Alabama | Brian Biddle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-81 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tate | 77-81 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Biddle - foul #5 on Brian Biddle, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Bush (PG), Howard Morrone (SG), Thomas Herndon (SF), Darwin Lattimore (PF), Carlos Brown (C) Brian Biddle, James Wiley, Joshua Smith, Thomas Decker, Tyler McPherson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin (SG), Dennis McQuire (SF), Daniel Price (PF), Joel Halpin (C) Jerry Forester, Kenneth Tate, Richard Asher, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 02:50 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone makes the 3 from the right wing | 80-83 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 80-83 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel Halpin tips it back up and in | 80-85 |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Darwin Lattimore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-85 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Kean (SF) Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Bush is called for the reach on John Morfin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bush, team foul #15 | 80-85 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Thomas Decker (PF) James Kean | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Kentucky | John Morfin misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 02:03 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Darwin Lattimore | 80-86 |
| 01:45 | South Alabama | John Bush connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Morrone | 82-86 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Forester is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jerry Forester, team foul #14 | 82-86 |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Wiley (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Tyler McPherson (C) Howard Morrone, Thomas Herndon, Darwin Lattimore | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Richard Asher (PF), Thomas Jeffries (C) John Morfin, Dennis McQuire, Daniel Price, Joel Halpin | |
| 01:01 | South Alabama | James Wiley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Bush | 84-86 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - John Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wiley (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Tyler McPherson (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Forester (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Tate (tiring) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Asher (tired) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Jeffries (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate connects on the jumper from the right block | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker can't connect on a floater from the left block | 84-88 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate gets the rebound | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wiley is called for the reach on Kenneth Tate in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Wiley, team foul #16 | 84-88 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Howard Morrone (SG) James Wiley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dennis McQuire (SF) Richard Asher | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Bush | 87-90 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson is hacked by John Bush in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bush, team foul #17 | 87-90 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Howard Morrone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-92 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tate | 87-92 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is hacked by John Bush in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bush, team foul #18 | 87-92 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Price (C) Thomas Jeffries | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the 1st free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson snags the defensive board | 87-92 |
| 00:02 | South Alabama | Tyler McPherson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Thomas Decker pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-92 |