| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Batiste (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Pedro Davila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Heffron (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Capo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Thacker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper inbounds the ball | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham lays it in | 52-49 |
| 19:40 | Iona | Billy Heffron is hacked by Norman Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Graham, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| 19:27 | Iona | Raymond Thacker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Thacker, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 19:14 | Iona | James Maier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 19:12 | Iona | James Maier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 19:01 | Iona | The rebound goes to Jason Capo | 52-49 |
| 18:38 | Iona | Jason Capo loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Chris Gately (SG), John Wendel (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste, Pedro Davila | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Stapleton (PG), Alfred Mann (SG), Todd McCubbins (SF), Kevin Pecinovsky (PF), Philip Houseman (C) James Maier, Billy Heffron, Gerald Johnson, Jason Capo, Raymond Thacker | |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| 18:17 | Iona | Todd McCubbins's pass is intercepted by John Wendel in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately is hacked by Philip Houseman - foul #2 on Philip Houseman, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Herman Atwood (SG), Richard Batiste (PF) Eugene Beggs, Chris Gately, Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 17:21 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 17:19 | Iona | Philip Houseman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 17:11 | Iona | Alfred Mann connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd McCubbins and he's fouled by Norman Graham - foul #2 on Norman Graham, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF), Pedro Davila (C) John Wendel, Chuck Kowitz | |
| Subs | Iona | Billy Heffron (SG), Gerald Johnson (SF), Jason Capo (PF), Raymond Thacker (C) Christopher Stapleton, Todd McCubbins, Kevin Pecinovsky, Philip Houseman | |
| 17:11 | Iona | Alfred Mann makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 16:54 | Iona | Jason Capo pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 16:48 | Iona | Raymond Thacker is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Heffron | 52-54 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 16:26 | Iona | The rebound goes to Raymond Thacker | 52-54 |
| 16:23 | Iona | Billy Heffron is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Chris Gately (SF) Norman Graham, Herman Atwood, Brian Cooper | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Sam Mangum (SG), Travis Wiggins (SF) Alfred Mann, Billy Heffron, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Sam Mangum is called for the reach on Michael Steinhauer - foul #2 on Sam Mangum, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski (PF) Richard Batiste | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Steinhauer is denied by Travis Wiggins | 52-54 |
| 15:51 | Iona | Jason Capo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eugene Beggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Gately (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brendan Jerowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pedro Davila (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Capo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Thacker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Iona | Raymond Thacker makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Pedro Davila - foul #3 on Pedro Davila, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Brian Cooper (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF) Eugene Beggs, Chris Gately, Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky (PF) Jason Capo | |
| 15:31 | Iona | Raymond Thacker makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 52-57 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper tips it but misses | 52-57 |
| 15:12 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 15:08 | Iona | Norman Graham steps in front of the James Maier pass | 52-57 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham throws it down | 54-57 |
| 14:50 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Pedro Davila | 54-57 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 14:41 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 14:38 | Iona | Michael Steinhauer takes the ball from Kevin Pecinovsky in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Cooper | 57-57 |
| 13:59 | Iona | James Maier misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 13:58 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Pecinovsky | 57-57 |
| 13:41 | Iona | James Maier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Graham - foul #3 on Norman Graham, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Eugene Beggs (SG), John Wendel (SF), Richard Batiste (PF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Chuck Kowitz, Pedro Davila | |
| Subs | Iona | Billy Heffron (SG), Gerald Johnson (SF), Todd McCubbins (PF), Philip Houseman (C) Sam Mangum, Travis Wiggins, Kevin Pecinovsky, Raymond Thacker | |
| 13:41 | Iona | James Maier makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 13:41 | Iona | James Maier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Houseman is called for the reach on Brendan Jerowski - foul #3 on Philip Houseman, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SG) Herman Atwood | |
| Subs | Iona | Alfred Mann (PG) James Maier | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Houseman - foul #4 on Philip Houseman, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG) Eugene Beggs | |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Capo (PF) Philip Houseman | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:51 | Iona | Gerald Johnson can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Batiste | 62-59 |
| 12:40 | Iona | Alfred Mann misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-59 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste misses long on a floater from the baseline | 62-59 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Illinois | Alfred Mann picks off the pass by John Wendel | 62-59 |
| 12:09 | Iona | Jason Capo comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 62-59 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately is hacked by Jason Capo - foul #1 on Jason Capo, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Eugene Beggs (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Chuck Kowitz (C) Herman Atwood, Chris Gately, John Wendel, Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Stapleton (PG), Raymond Thacker (C) Alfred Mann, Todd McCubbins | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Billy Heffron - foul #3 on Billy Heffron, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Beggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Batiste (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Kowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Christopher Stapleton (fresh) SG - Billy Heffron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Capo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Thacker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Iona | Jason Capo loses the dribble to Brian Cooper | 63-59 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 11:26 | Iona | Jason Capo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 11:21 | Iona | Chuck Kowitz swats the layup by Gerald Johnson | 63-59 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jason Capo - foul #2 on Jason Capo, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Pedro Davila (C) Eugene Beggs, Richard Batiste | |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky (C) Raymond Thacker | |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Steinhauer, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Alfred Mann (SG) Christopher Stapleton, Billy Heffron | |
| 10:29 | Iona | Alfred Mann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF), Richard Batiste (PF) Brian Cooper, Chuck Kowitz | |
| Subs | Iona | Travis Wiggins (SF) Gerald Johnson | |
| 10:13 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky loses the dribble to Pedro Davila | 64-62 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Capo - foul #3 on Jason Capo, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG) Norman Graham | |
| Subs | Iona | Todd McCubbins (PF), Raymond Thacker (C) Jason Capo, Kevin Pecinovsky | |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 09:59 | Iona | Raymond Thacker gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:52 | Iona | James Maier misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses the 3 from straight away | 65-62 |
| 09:44 | Iona | Raymond Thacker pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:34 | Iona | James Maier is called for 10 seconds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (PF) Richard Batiste | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Stapleton (PG), Sam Mangum (SG), Jason Capo (PF) James Maier, Alfred Mann, Travis Wiggins | |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Stapleton is called for the reach on John Wendel - foul #1 on Christopher Stapleton, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG) Michael Steinhauer | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 09:22 | Iona | Jason Capo grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 09:19 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF) John Wendel | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila gets the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Brian Cooper - foul #3 on Brian Cooper, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Chris Gately (SG), Richard Batiste (PF) Norman Graham, Eugene Beggs, Pedro Davila | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Billy Heffron (SG), Gerald Johnson (SF), Kevin Pecinovsky (PF) Christopher Stapleton, Sam Mangum, Todd McCubbins, Jason Capo | |
| 08:32 | Iona | James Maier is hacked by Brian Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Cooper, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF) Brian Cooper | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 08:32 | Iona | James Maier makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:32 | Iona | James Maier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 08:11 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 08:08 | Iona | James Maier is hacked by Herman Atwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Atwood, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Travis Wiggins (SF), Jason Capo (PF) Gerald Johnson, Raymond Thacker | |
| 08:08 | Iona | James Maier makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 08:08 | Iona | James Maier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Capo steals it from Richard Batiste | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Herman Atwood (fairly fresh) SG - Chris Gately (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wendel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Batiste (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chuck Kowitz (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Heffron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Capo (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Pecinovsky (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Iona | Jason Capo drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Billy Heffron and he's fouled by Herman Atwood - foul #3 on Herman Atwood, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Herman Atwood, Chris Gately, John Wendel, Chuck Kowitz | |
| Subs | Iona | Alfred Mann (PG), Philip Houseman (C) James Maier, Kevin Pecinovsky | |
| 07:36 | Iona | Jason Capo makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Capo - foul #4 on Jason Capo, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky (PF) Jason Capo | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 07:08 | Iona | Alfred Mann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 07:06 | Iona | Travis Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 06:58 | Iona | Billy Heffron can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 68-69 |
| 06:57 | Iona | Philip Houseman grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 06:38 | Iona | Billy Heffron misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 06:37 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Brendan Jerowski | 71-69 |
| 06:26 | Iona | Travis Wiggins comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Cooper - foul #5 on Brian Cooper, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (SG), John Wendel (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Pedro Davila (C) Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste, Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Stapleton (PG), Sam Mangum (SG) Alfred Mann, Billy Heffron | |
| 06:26 | Iona | Travis Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:26 | Iona | Travis Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 71-71 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs grabs the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila's pass is intercepted by Christopher Stapleton | 71-71 |
| 06:00 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton is fouled in the backcourt by Pedro Davila - foul #4 on Pedro Davila, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SG) Norman Graham | |
| Subs | Iona | Gerald Johnson (SF), Jason Capo (PF) Travis Wiggins, Kevin Pecinovsky | |
| 06:00 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:00 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Eugene Beggs, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Todd McCubbins (PF) Jason Capo | |
| 05:33 | Iona | Gerald Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately hits a jump hook from close range | 73-72 |
| 05:10 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton is hacked by Pedro Davila - foul #5 on Pedro Davila, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Richard Batiste (PF) Eugene Beggs, Chris Gately, Pedro Davila | |
| Subs | Iona | Alfred Mann (SG), Jason Capo (PF) Sam Mangum, Todd McCubbins | |
| 05:10 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:10 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chuck Kowitz | 73-73 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 05:03 | Iona | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 05:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Atwood - foul #4 on Herman Atwood, team foul #14 | 73-73 |
| 05:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Houseman is called for the reach on John Wendel - foul #5 on Philip Houseman, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Raymond Thacker (C) Christopher Stapleton, Philip Houseman | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:34 | Iona | Jason Capo misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 04:33 | Iona | Jason Capo tips it in | 75-76 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-76 |
| 04:25 | Iona | Jason Capo snags the defensive board | 75-76 |
| 04:23 | Iona | Gerald Johnson is hacked by Herman Atwood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herman Atwood, team foul #15 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG) Herman Atwood | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 04:23 | Iona | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:23 | Iona | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Capo | 75-78 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chuck Kowitz | 75-78 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer is fouled on the floor by Alfred Mann - foul #3 on Alfred Mann, team foul #13 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski (C) Chuck Kowitz | |
| Subs | Iona | Billy Heffron (SG), Todd McCubbins (SF), Kevin Pecinovsky (PF) Alfred Mann, Gerald Johnson, Jason Capo | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:52 | Iona | Michael Steinhauer takes the ball from James Maier in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham hits the finger roll set up by Michael Steinhauer | 79-78 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Steinhauer (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Wendel (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Batiste (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brendan Jerowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Maier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Heffron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd McCubbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Pecinovsky (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Raymond Thacker (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Iona | James Maier misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 79-78 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham pulls down the rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer loses the ball out of bounds | 79-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (SG), Chris Gately (SF) Michael Steinhauer, John Wendel | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 03:16 | Iona | Norman Graham steals the ball from James Maier | 79-78 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Batiste, team foul #16 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (C) Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Sam Mangum (PG), Travis Wiggins (SF) James Maier, Todd McCubbins | |
| 02:47 | Iona | Kevin Pecinovsky knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-80 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 02:37 | Iona | Raymond Thacker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF), Brendan Jerowski (PF) Chris Gately, Richard Batiste | |
| Subs | Iona | Christopher Stapleton (PG), Jason Capo (PF), Todd McCubbins (C) Billy Heffron, Kevin Pecinovsky, Raymond Thacker | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Todd McCubbins - foul #2 on Todd McCubbins, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG) Eugene Beggs | |
| Subs | Iona | Alfred Mann (SG), Gerald Johnson (SF) Sam Mangum, Travis Wiggins | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton is fouled on the floor by Chuck Kowitz - foul #1 on Chuck Kowitz, team foul #17 | 84-80 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Christopher Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste (PF) Brendan Jerowski | |
| Subs | Iona | James Maier (PG), Billy Heffron (SG), Raymond Thacker (C) Christopher Stapleton, Alfred Mann, Todd McCubbins | |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 84-82 |
| 01:23 | Iona | Jason Capo misses the easy dunk attempt | 84-82 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste gets the rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 86-82 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Chuck Kowitz is called for the reach on Billy Heffron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chuck Kowitz, team foul #18 | 86-82 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Billy Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 01:04 | Iona | Billy Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-84 |
| 00:43 | Iona | Jason Capo grabs the board | 86-84 |
| 00:39 | Iona | James Maier hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 86-84 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | James Maier is called for the reach on Chuck Kowitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Maier, team foul #15 | 86-84 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Iona | Jason Capo hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Heffron | 88-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Heffron - foul #4 on Billy Heffron, team foul #16 | 88-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Iona | Raymond Thacker travels with the ball | 89-87 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | James Maier is called for the reach on Chuck Kowitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Maier, team foul #17 | 89-87 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Iona | Billy Heffron drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Maier | 91-90 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-90 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer is hacked by Billy Heffron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Heffron, team foul #18 | 91-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Alfred Mann (SG) Billy Heffron | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Iona | Alfred Mann misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 93-90 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Gerald Johnson grabs the offensive board | 93-90 |