| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Duncanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Holden (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Corry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Cope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Waltrip (fresh) PF - Michael Motley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Vess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden inbounds the ball | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | James Perry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 44-25 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by James Perry | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on James Perry - foul #2 on James Perry, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess misses the free throw | 46-27 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Michael Corry pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson is hacked by Larry Rowley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Rowley, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria (SF) Terry Waltrip | |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-27 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley grabs the board | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 18:34 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Motley | 46-27 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Michael Motley picks off the pass by Michael Corry | 46-27 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Motley | 46-27 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-27 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Todd Harper is called for the reach on James Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pennington (PG), Kevin Page (SG), Luke Thompson (SF), Richard Breland (PF), Dennis Merriweather (C) James Perry, Mathew Duncanson, Carmelo Holden, Michael Corry, Marcus Cope | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Waltrip (SF), Louis Drost (PF), Stephen Hawkins (C) John Renteria, Michael Motley, Steven Vess | |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather scores on a 3 from the left corner | 49-27 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Page is called for the reach on Larry Rowley - foul #3 on Kevin Page, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Johnson (PG) Kevin Page | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette (PF) Todd Harper | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost clanks a shot from close range | 49-27 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost grabs the offensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Johnson steals it from Stephen Hawkins | 49-27 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson banks in the layup | 51-27 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hawkins drills a floater from close range set up by Joshua Robinette and he's fouled by Todd Johnson - foul #2 on Todd Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper (PG) Terry Waltrip | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hawkins makes the free throw | 51-30 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost grabs the defensive rebound | 51-30 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Todd Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luke Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Breland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Merriweather (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Todd Harper (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Larry Rowley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Drost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Todd Harper | 51-32 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Todd Johnson | 54-32 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette scores on a shot from the free throw line | 54-34 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 54-34 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | William Pennington can't tip it in | 54-34 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Drost | 54-34 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette misses badly on a shot from the right block | 54-34 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson gets the rebound | 54-34 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Louis Drost steals the ball from Todd Johnson in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-34 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis Merriweather steals it from Joshua Robinette | 54-34 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rowley - foul #3 on Larry Rowley, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Perry (PG), Kevin Page (SG), Carmelo Holden (SF), Michael Corry (PF), Donald Ivie (C) Todd Johnson, William Pennington, Luke Thompson, Richard Breland, Dennis Merriweather | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), John Renteria (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Steven Vess (C) Todd Harper, Joshua Robinette, Louis Drost, Stephen Hawkins | |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | James Perry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Vail - foul #4 on Charles Vail, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper (PG) Charles Vail | |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | James Perry makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Ivie swats the short shot by Steven Vess | 56-34 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess can't tip it in | 56-34 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Michael Corry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden misses the driving attempt from the left block | 56-34 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria pulls down the rebound | 56-34 |
| 14:29 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-34 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Michael Corry is hacked by Michael Motley - foul #2 on Michael Motley, team foul #5 | 56-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson (SG), Marcus Cope (C) James Perry, Donald Ivie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Harper - foul #3 on Todd Harper, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess hits the follow up shot | 58-36 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Page is hacked by John Renteria - foul #2 on John Renteria, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Luke Thompson (PF) Michael Corry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Waltrip (SF) Steven Vess | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Page misses the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley scores on a jumper from the right side | 58-38 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Michael Motley denies the turnaround by Marcus Cope | 58-38 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden tips it back up and in | 60-38 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Luke Thompson steals the ball from Terry Waltrip | 60-38 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Larry Rowley is called for the reach on Mathew Duncanson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Rowley, team foul #8 | 60-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Johnson (PG), Donald Ivie (C) Kevin Page, Marcus Cope | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (PG), Steven Vess (C) Larry Rowley, John Renteria | |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley is fouled on the floor by Todd Johnson - foul #3 on Todd Johnson, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Corry (PF) Mathew Duncanson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette (SF) Terry Waltrip | |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley is fouled on the floor by Michael Corry - foul #2 on Michael Corry, team foul #5 | 62-38 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-41 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Donald Ivie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-41 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Corry takes the ball from Todd Harper | 62-41 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Luke Thompson and he's hacked by Joshua Robinette - foul #1 on Joshua Robinette, team foul #9 | 64-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Perry (PG), William Pennington (SG), Dennis Merriweather (PF) Todd Johnson, Luke Thompson, Michael Corry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Waltrip (SF), Stephen Hawkins (C) Joshua Robinette, Steven Vess | |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden misses the free throw | 64-41 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Holden (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Merriweather (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Ivie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Drost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Todd Harper (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Waltrip (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Motley (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Harper - foul #4 on Todd Harper, team foul #10 | 64-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Breland (PF), Marcus Cope (C) Carmelo Holden, Donald Ivie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), John Renteria (PF) Todd Harper, Michael Motley | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Perry makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | William Pennington is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 66-44 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-44 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost grabs the offensive board | 66-44 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria scores on a jumper from the left block | 66-46 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | William Pennington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope tips it back up and in | 68-46 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Renteria | 68-48 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Hawkins - foul #2 on Stephen Hawkins, team foul #11 | 68-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Johnson (PG), Mathew Duncanson (SG), Luke Thompson (SF), Michael Corry (PF) James Perry, William Pennington, Dennis Merriweather, Richard Breland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Steven Vess (C) Terry Waltrip, John Renteria, Stephen Hawkins | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Marcus Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail is whistled for a carry | 70-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ivie (C) Marcus Cope | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Joshua Robinette steals it from Mathew Duncanson in the backcourt | 70-48 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Corry - foul #3 on Michael Corry, team foul #6 | 70-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Page (SG) Mathew Duncanson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria (SF) Charles Vail | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette misses the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Michael Corry grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson is whistled for traveling | 70-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden (SF) Todd Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG) Joshua Robinette | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Carmelo Holden - foul #1 on Carmelo Holden, team foul #7 | 70-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson (SG), Marcus Cope (C) Michael Corry, Donald Ivie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Waltrip (SF) Charles Vail | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Kevin Page | 72-49 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Drost | 72-51 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 72-51 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley's pass is intercepted by Carmelo Holden | 72-51 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-51 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost pulls down the rebound | 72-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kevin Page (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Duncanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Holden (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Luke Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Cope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Motley (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. SG - Louis Drost (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Terry Waltrip (tiring) PF - John Renteria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Vess (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Mathew Duncanson pulls down the rebound | 72-51 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Louis Drost steals it from Carmelo Holden in the backcourt | 72-51 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria banks in the layup | 72-53 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-53 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Waltrip pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Perry (PG), William Pennington (SG), Michael Corry (PF), Dennis Merriweather (C) Kevin Page, Mathew Duncanson, Carmelo Holden, Marcus Cope | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), Larry Rowley (SG), Joshua Robinette (SF), Stephen Hawkins (C) Louis Drost, Terry Waltrip, John Renteria, Steven Vess | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hawkins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Vail | 72-55 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | James Perry double dribbles in the backcourt | 72-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ivie (C) Luke Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Motley and the foul's on Donald Ivie - foul #4 on Donald Ivie, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria (PF) Michael Motley | |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Perry | 75-58 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Rowley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Ivie | 75-58 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | James Perry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Corry | 78-58 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather is hacked by Joshua Robinette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Robinette, team foul #12 | 78-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Johnson (PG), Luke Thompson (SG), Carmelo Holden (SF), Richard Breland (PF) James Perry, William Pennington, Michael Corry, Donald Ivie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (PF), Steven Vess (C) Joshua Robinette, Stephen Hawkins | |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-61 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden gets the rebound | 80-61 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 83-61 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Luke Thompson steals the ball from John Renteria | 83-61 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 83-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pennington (SG), Donald Ivie (C) Carmelo Holden, Dennis Merriweather | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper (PG), Louis Drost (SG), Joshua Robinette (SF), Stephen Hawkins (C) Charles Vail, Larry Rowley, Michael Motley, Steven Vess | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria is fouled on the floor by Todd Johnson - foul #4 on Todd Johnson, team foul #9 | 83-61 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Todd Johnson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Luke Thompson | 85-63 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Todd Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luke Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Breland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Ivie (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Todd Harper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Drost (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - John Renteria (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Robinette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Harper | 85-65 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | William Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Page (SG), Dennis Merriweather (PF) Todd Johnson, Richard Breland | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-65 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost gets the offensive rebound | 85-65 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette buries a 3 from the right corner | 85-68 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Pennington | 88-68 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Pennington - foul #1 on William Pennington, team foul #10 | 88-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Breland (SF) Donald Ivie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost makes the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather is hacked by Stephen Hawkins - foul #3 on Stephen Hawkins, team foul #13 | 88-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Johnson (PG) Kevin Page | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather misses the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather misses the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 88-69 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Luke Thompson is called for the reach on Todd Harper - foul #1 on Luke Thompson, team foul #11 | 88-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ivie (C) Todd Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper misses the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Donald Ivie grabs the defensive rebound | 88-69 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Donald Ivie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 88-69 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Renteria | 88-69 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Harper and he's fouled by Richard Breland - foul #2 on Richard Breland, team foul #12 | 88-71 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette makes the free throw | 88-72 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson is hacked by Louis Drost in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Drost, team foul #14 | 88-72 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 90-72 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost buries a 3 from the right wing | 90-75 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Dennis Merriweather can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 90-75 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria grabs the defensive rebound | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Robinette blows the layup | 90-75 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Donald Ivie grabs the board | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson is hacked by Louis Drost - foul #3 on Louis Drost, team foul #15 | 90-75 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 92-75 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Ivie swats the short shot by John Renteria | 92-75 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Luke Thompson | 92-75 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | William Pennington runs out the clock | 92-75 |