| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Ivan Hartwell (fresh) SF - Patrick Nelson (fresh) PF - Lucas Baker (fresh) C - David Crissman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fresh) SG - David Boller (fresh) SF - David Bowie (fresh) PF - Max Black (fresh) C - Kenneth Bouffard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Eastern Illinois | John Jones steps in front of the James Headley pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | John Jones picks off the pass by David Bowie | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Jacksonville State | John Jones is fouled on the floor by James Headley - foul #1 on James Headley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Headley | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by John Jones | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley's pass is intercepted by John Jones in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard is fouled in the backcourt by David Crissman - foul #1 on David Crissman, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Michael Herd (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson, Lucas Baker, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), James Munsey (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) James Headley, David Boller, David Bowie, Max Black, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Jacksonville State | John Garren pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Michael Herd | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Stauffer - foul #1 on James Stauffer, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Napoleon Nguyen (SF) Ellis Scott, James Stauffer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant (SF), William Smith (C) Robert Smith, Sean Sedlak | |
| 16:49 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd's pass is intercepted by Harvey Bryant | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey dunks the ball set up by Harvey Bryant | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (tiring) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Herd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Napoleon Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Patnaude (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Garren (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (fairly fresh) SG - James Munsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harvey Bryant (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Nelson (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the easy dunk attempt | 6-6 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Jones steals it from Randy Park | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Lucas Baker (PF), David Crissman (C) John Jones, Michael Herd, Napoleon Nguyen, Frank Patnaude, John Garren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Boller (SG), David Bowie (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) Randy Park, James Munsey, Harvey Bryant, Stephen Nelson, William Smith | |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ellis Scott steals it from David Bowie | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:41 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:39 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Bowie | 6-9 |
| 13:56 | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer loses the ball out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Patrick Nelson (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF) Ellis Scott, James Stauffer, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (SG), Max Black (PF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) David Boller, Robert Smith, Sean Sedlak | |
| 13:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Park | 6-12 |
| 13:18 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman slams it home on a nice dish by Patrick Nelson | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Headley and he's fouled by Ivan Hartwell - foul #1 on Ivan Hartwell, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker (PF), John Garren (C) Frank Patnaude, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Boller (SG) James Headley | |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:40 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker can't finish the layup | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson tips it home | 10-15 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Jones is called for the reach on Randy Park in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Michael Herd (SG) John Jones, Ivan Hartwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller snags the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville State | John Garren snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ellis Scott (tiring) SG - Michael Herd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Lucas Baker (tired) C - John Garren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Boller (tired) 3 pts. SF - David Bowie (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Max Black (tiring) C - Kenneth Bouffard (tiring) | |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black lays it up and in | 10-17 |
| 10:54 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Herd and the foul's on David Bowie - foul #1 on David Bowie, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), Frank Patnaude (PF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, Michael Herd, Lucas Baker, John Garren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), James Munsey (SG), Harvey Bryant (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Randy Park, David Boller, David Bowie, Max Black, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| 10:54 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Smith and he's fouled by David Crissman - foul #2 on David Crissman, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer (SF), John Garren (C) Patrick Nelson, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant misses the free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:34 | Jacksonville State | John Garren gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Jacksonville State | John Garren misses the easy layup | 12-19 |
| 10:17 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:01 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude blows the layup | 12-19 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant misses the lay-in | 12-19 |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | John Garren grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:33 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Napoleon Nguyen is called for the reach on James Munsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Napoleon Nguyen, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG) Napoleon Nguyen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Randy Park (SG), Sean Sedlak (C) James Headley, Harvey Bryant, Robert Smith | |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Munsey | 12-21 |
| 08:54 | Jacksonville State | John Jones comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF) Ivan Hartwell, James Stauffer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF) James Munsey | |
| 08:54 | Jacksonville State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:54 | Jacksonville State | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Stephen Nelson is blocked by Frank Patnaude | 14-21 |
| 08:13 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Michael Herd | 14-21 |
| 08:11 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Park - foul #1 on Randy Park, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer (SF), Lucas Baker (PF) Patrick Nelson, Frank Patnaude | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Boller (SG), Max Black (PF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) William Smith, Randy Park, Stephen Nelson, Sean Sedlak | |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Max Black - foul #1 on Max Black, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell (SG) Michael Herd | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:52 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ivan Hartwell (tiring) SF - James Stauffer (tiring) PF - Lucas Baker (tired) 1 pts. C - John Garren (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Boller (tired) 3 pts. SF - David Bowie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Black (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Bouffard (tiring) | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley is fouled on the floor by John Garren - foul #1 on John Garren, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (SF), Frank Patnaude (C) James Stauffer, John Garren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith (PF) Max Black | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen is hacked by David Bowie - foul #2 on David Bowie, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (SG), James Munsey (SF) David Boller, David Bowie | |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Munsey | 16-25 |
| 06:49 | Jacksonville State | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Michael Herd (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Ivan Hartwell, Napoleon Nguyen, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Bryant (SF), Max Black (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) James Headley, Robert Smith, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Max Black drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Park | 16-27 |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville State | Sean Sedlak steals it from Michael Herd | 16-27 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 06:04 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:00 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Lucas Baker (PF) Ellis Scott, Michael Herd, Patrick Nelson, Frank Patnaude | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Boller (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF), Kenneth Bouffard (C) Randy Park, Harvey Bryant, Max Black, Sean Sedlak | |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 16-29 |
| 05:44 | Jacksonville State | John Jones is hacked by James Headley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Headley, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (PG), Robert Smith (SF) James Headley, James Munsey | |
| 05:44 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 16-29 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Jones steals the ball from Kenneth Bouffard | 16-29 |
| 04:56 | Jacksonville State | John Jones knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Stauffer | 18-29 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Garren - foul #2 on John Garren, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), Michael Herd (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), Frank Patnaude (C) John Jones, Ivan Hartwell, James Stauffer, John Garren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), James Munsey (SF), Max Black (PF) William Smith, Robert Smith, Stephen Nelson | |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-29 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:17 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Napoleon Nguyen | 21-30 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Herd steals the ball from James Munsey in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 03:55 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Napoleon Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Herd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Baker (very tired) 1 pts. C - Frank Patnaude (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Boller (tired) 3 pts. SF - James Munsey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Max Black (tired) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Bouffard (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Patrick Nelson steals it from David Boller | 21-30 |
| 03:45 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Nelson | 23-30 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park's pass is intercepted by Patrick Nelson in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 03:24 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Patrick Nelson | 25-30 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Napoleon Nguyen - foul #2 on Napoleon Nguyen, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), David Crissman (C) Napoleon Nguyen, Michael Herd, Patrick Nelson, Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Bowie (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Sean Sedlak (C) David Boller, James Munsey, Max Black, Kenneth Bouffard | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:45 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie is fouled on the floor by James Stauffer - foul #2 on James Stauffer, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Patrick Nelson (SF) Ellis Scott, James Stauffer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:17 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman's pass is intercepted by James Headley in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson lays it up and in and the foul's on David Crissman - foul #3 on David Crissman, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Garren (C) David Crissman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:03 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (PF) Sean Sedlak | |
| 01:48 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Jones | 30-36 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Patnaude - foul #1 on Frank Patnaude, team foul #12 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), Napoleon Nguyen (SF) Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:31 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Garren - foul #3 on John Garren, team foul #13 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker (PF) John Garren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SG), Sean Sedlak (C) Randy Park, Stephen Nelson | |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:24 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Smith (PF) William Smith | |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #14 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF) John Jones, Michael Herd, Napoleon Nguyen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:38 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-41 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Sean Sedlak grabs the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley clanks a shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 00:11 | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-41 |