| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) SG - Wayne Perry (fresh) SF - Rick Whitaker (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Levi Heid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Mack Gildea (fresh) SG - Bryan Davis (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Paul Watts (fresh) C - William Main (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Perry | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bryan Davis, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Bryan Davis | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Austin Peay | William Main is fouled on the floor by Levi Heid - foul #1 on Levi Heid, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Austin Peay | William Main grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Rick Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Mack Gildea picks off the pass by John Williams in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | Austin Peay | The short jumper by Richard Taylor is denied by Rick Whitaker | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rick Whitaker | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams (PG), Ralph Freeman (SG), Tim Mathis (SF), Garry Henderson (PF), Mark Carlson (C) Charles Peterson, Wayne Perry, Rick Whitaker, John Williams, Levi Heid | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel (PG), Stacy Focht (PF), Winfred Harton (C) Mack Gildea, Paul Watts, William Main | |
| 17:06 | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:05 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Mathis is fouled on the floor by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness (SG), Corey Thompson (C) Bryan Davis, Richard Taylor | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Eric Adams | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stacy Focht | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson's pass is intercepted by Corey Thompson | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Eric Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Freeman (fresh) SF - Tim Mathis (fresh) PF - Garry Henderson (fresh) C - Mark Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arthur Wenzel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Harness (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stacy Focht (fresh) PF - Winfred Harton (fresh) C - Corey Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Harness | 5-6 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Mathis is fouled on the floor by Stacy Focht - foul #1 on Stacy Focht, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Wayne Perry (SG), Rick Whitaker (SF), John Williams (PF), Levi Heid (C) Eric Adams, Ralph Freeman, Tim Mathis, Garry Henderson, Mark Carlson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea (PG), Bryan Davis (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Paul Watts (PF), William Main (C) Arthur Wenzel, Samuel Harness, Stacy Focht, Winfred Harton, Corey Thompson | |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Rick Whitaker and the foul's on Bryan Davis - foul #2 on Bryan Davis, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes (SG) Bryan Davis | |
| 14:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:59 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Paul Watts | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Austin Peay | William Main double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Samuel Harness (SG) Kyle Hayes | |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Peterson | 9-6 |
| 14:02 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Stacy Focht (PF), Corey Thompson (C) Paul Watts, William Main | |
| 13:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid banks in the layup set up by John Williams | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | Austin Peay | Stacy Focht is fouled on the floor by Levi Heid - foul #2 on Levi Heid, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman (SG), Tim Mathis (SF), Mark Carlson (C) Wayne Perry, Rick Whitaker, Levi Heid | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes (PG), Fred Blaisdell (PF) Mack Gildea, Samuel Harness | |
| 13:16 | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes's pass is intercepted by Ralph Freeman | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman hits the finger roll | 13-6 |
| 12:54 | Austin Peay | Stacy Focht clanks a jumper from the baseline | 13-6 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Corey Thompson steals it from John Williams | 13-6 |
| 12:06 | Austin Peay | Stacy Focht hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 12:05 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 11:42 | Austin Peay | The pull-up jumper by Richard Taylor is blocked by Ralph Freeman | 13-6 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Eric Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Mathis (fairly fresh) PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Kyle Hayes (fairly fresh) SG - Stacy Focht (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Blaisdell (fairly fresh) C - Corey Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams banks in the layup and the foul's on Stacy Focht - foul #2 on Stacy Focht, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Wayne Perry (SG), Rick Whitaker (SF), Garry Henderson (PF) Eric Adams, Ralph Freeman, Tim Mathis, Mark Carlson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea (PG), Samuel Harness (SG), Paul Watts (PF), William Main (C) Kyle Hayes, Stacy Focht, Fred Blaisdell, Corey Thompson | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams misses the free throw | 15-6 |
| 11:22 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 11:00 | Austin Peay | John Williams steals the ball from Richard Taylor | 15-6 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Rick Whitaker is hacked by Mack Gildea in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mack Gildea, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 10:37 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Paul Watts | 15-6 |
| 10:31 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor lays it in | 15-8 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Taylor, team foul #7 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel (PG), Kyle Hayes (SF), Winfred Harton (PF) Mack Gildea, Richard Taylor, Paul Watts | |
| 10:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:56 | Austin Peay | William Main banks in the layup | 17-10 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-10 |
| 09:41 | Austin Peay | William Main grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Rick Whitaker - foul #1 on Rick Whitaker, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman (SG), Tim Mathis (SF), John Williams (PF) Wayne Perry, Garry Henderson, Mark Carlson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Fred Blaisdell (PF) William Main | |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Samuel Harness picks off the pass by Ralph Freeman in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 09:16 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel makes the jumper from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Harness - foul #1 on Samuel Harness, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:48 | Austin Peay | John Williams is called for the reach on Fred Blaisdell - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (SG), Mark Carlson (C) Ralph Freeman, Tim Mathis | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea (PG), Paul Watts (PF) Arthur Wenzel, Winfred Harton | |
| 08:43 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Main (C) Fred Blaisdell | |
| 08:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Mack Gildea is called for the reach on Wayne Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mack Gildea, team foul #9 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel (PG) Mack Gildea | |
| 08:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:39 | Austin Peay | William Main pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:21 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 19-14 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 19-14 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Rick Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 19-14 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 07:37 | Austin Peay | William Main misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Perry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Whitaker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Arthur Wenzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Harness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Watts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Main (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Rick Whitaker misses badly on a shot from the right block | 21-14 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Carlson tips it back up and in | 23-14 |
| 06:58 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams (PG), Ralph Freeman (SG), Tim Mathis (SF), Garry Henderson (PF) Charles Peterson, Wayne Perry, Rick Whitaker, John Williams | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton (PF), Corey Thompson (C) Paul Watts, William Main | |
| 06:58 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:58 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman is hacked by Kyle Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Hayes, team foul #10 | 23-15 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:32 | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton misses the dunk attempt | 25-15 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tim Mathis | 25-15 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Mathis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 06:17 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel is whistled for a carry | 25-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rick Whitaker (C) Mark Carlson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 06:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Garry Henderson banks in the wide open layup | 27-15 |
| 05:43 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel knocks in the shot from the baseline | 27-17 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 27-17 |
| 05:20 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 05:06 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Corey Thompson, team foul #11 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Wayne Perry (SG), John Williams (PF), Mark Carlson (C) Eric Adams, Ralph Freeman, Garry Henderson, Rick Whitaker | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Watts (PF), Fred Blaisdell (C) Winfred Harton, Corey Thompson | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson is hacked by Arthur Wenzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Wenzel, team foul #12 | 27-17 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:48 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Garry Henderson (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 04:48 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 04:48 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson is called for 5 seconds | 29-18 |
| 04:12 | Austin Peay | Kyle Hayes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-18 |
| 04:10 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel can't tip it in | 29-18 |
| 04:08 | Austin Peay | Paul Watts gets the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:08 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams (PG), Ralph Freeman (SF), Rick Whitaker (C) Charles Peterson, Tim Mathis, Mark Carlson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson (C) Paul Watts | |
| 03:50 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Perry - foul #1 on Wayne Perry, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams (PF), Levi Heid (C) Garry Henderson, Rick Whitaker | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Stacy Focht (PF), William Main (C) Samuel Harness, Kyle Hayes, Fred Blaisdell, Corey Thompson | |
| 03:50 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:50 | Austin Peay | Arthur Wenzel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams is hacked by Arthur Wenzel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Wenzel, team foul #13 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea (PG) Arthur Wenzel | |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:48 | Austin Peay | William Main pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:35 | Austin Peay | Bryan Davis buries a 3 from the left wing | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Eric Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Levi Heid (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Mack Gildea (fresh) SG - Bryan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacy Focht (fresh) C - William Main (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Mack Gildea takes the ball from Eric Adams in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 03:11 | Austin Peay | Richard Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-22 |
| 02:48 | Austin Peay | William Main grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:33 | Austin Peay | Wayne Perry takes the ball from Richard Taylor | 30-22 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Adams lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Perry | 32-22 |
| 02:16 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea is fouled on the floor by Ralph Freeman - foul #1 on Ralph Freeman, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Tim Mathis (SF) Eric Adams, Ralph Freeman | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton (PF), Corey Thompson (C) Stacy Focht, William Main | |
| 02:16 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:16 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Levi Heid pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Mathis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Peterson | 34-23 |
| 01:46 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 01:45 | Austin Peay | Winfred Harton grabs the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 01:35 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-23 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Mathis gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 01:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wayne Perry | 37-23 |
| 00:50 | Austin Peay | Mack Gildea clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Winfred Harton picks off the pass by Wayne Perry | 37-23 |
| 00:03 | Austin Peay | Corey Thompson misses the lay-in | 37-23 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Perry | 37-23 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-23 |