| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz tips it home | 39-43 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 39-45 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Shannon | 41-45 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey is hacked by Tommy Abramowitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Abramowitz, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Raymond McComack (SG), Clint Bortz (PF), Charles Bailey (C) Robert Chatham, Dean Shannon, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Anthony Hosey, Danny Vivian, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Collier - foul #3 on William Collier, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (SG) Brandon Lindenberg | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Ronald Erwin (SF) William Collier, Richard Meeks | |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Barry Garnett takes the ball from Ronald Erwin in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack misses the easy layup | 42-47 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Helvey - foul #2 on Marcus Helvey, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG) Marcus Helvey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell loses the dribble to Robert Chatham | 43-48 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Awada takes the ball from Robert Chatham | 43-48 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-48 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell is fouled on the floor by Barry Garnett - foul #2 on Barry Garnett, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Robert Chatham, Barry Garnett, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG), Richard Meeks (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Anthony Hosey, Christopher Bell, Dikembe Awada, Tim Kendall | |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Vivian | 43-50 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marcus Helvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Erwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG) Ronald Erwin | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Meeks | 43-52 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-52 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Collier picks off the pass by Tommy Abramowitz | 43-52 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Lindenberg - foul #2 on Brandon Lindenberg, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Barry Garnett (SG), Raymond McComack (SF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Marcus Helvey, Dean Shannon, Brandon Lindenberg, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (SG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Danny Vivian, Richard Meeks, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 14:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses the floater from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall misses the driving attempt near the basket | 45-52 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham lays it in | 47-52 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall scores on a runner in the paint set up by William Collier | 47-54 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Garnett | 50-54 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Clint Bortz (PF), Charles Bailey (C) Raymond McComack, Tommy Abramowitz, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Richard Meeks (SF), Lawrence Love (C) William Collier, Ronald Erwin, Tim Kendall | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Christopher Bell - foul #2 on Christopher Bell, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG) Christopher Bell | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada clanks a turnaround from the left block | 53-54 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 53-56 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 53-56 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Garnett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clint Bortz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Vivian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Love (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg tips it in | 55-56 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada drills a jump hook from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is hacked by Richard Meeks - foul #2 on Richard Meeks, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Robert Chatham, Barry Garnett, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (SG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Danny Vivian, Richard Meeks, Dikembe Awada, Lawrence Love | |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bell | 55-58 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey scores on a floater from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack (SF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Brandon Lindenberg, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Richard Meeks (SF) Anthony Hosey, Ronald Erwin | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Meeks | 57-61 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez is hacked by Kenneth Kirkendall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Kirkendall, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Clint Bortz (PF) Marcus Helvey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG), Tim Kendall (PF) Christopher Bell, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Vivian | 57-63 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Vivian - foul #3 on Danny Vivian, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SG), Lawrence Love (C) Danny Vivian, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond McComack | 59-63 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Collier - foul #4 on William Collier, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (SG), Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Dean Shannon, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (SG) William Collier | |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Chatham steps in front of the Tim Kendall pass in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin tips it in | 59-65 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (SG) Robert Chatham | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Ronald Erwin, Tim Kendall, Lawrence Love | |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-65 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg is hacked by Anthony Hosey - foul #2 on Anthony Hosey, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Brandon Lindenberg picks off the pass by Anthony Hosey in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey is called for traveling | 61-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon (SG) Barry Garnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Danny Vivian (SG) Anthony Hosey, Christopher Bell | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marcus Helvey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Meeks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Marcus Helvey steals the ball from Dikembe Awada in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg throws it down on a nice dish by Marcus Helvey | 63-65 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Collier | 63-67 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Raymond McComack (SF), Clint Bortz (PF) Marcus Helvey, Brandon Lindenberg, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Richard Meeks, Dikembe Awada | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Collier and he's fouled by Clint Bortz - foul #1 on Clint Bortz, team foul #6 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 63-70 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Kirkendall | 65-70 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Vivian | 65-73 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clint Bortz | 68-73 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Chatham - foul #3 on Robert Chatham, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Marcus Helvey (SG), Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Charles Bailey (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Robert Chatham, Dean Shannon, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Danny Vivian, Ronald Erwin, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Bailey | 68-73 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell is whistled for a carry | 68-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG) William Collier | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 68-73 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks (SF) Lawrence Love | |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett tips it in | 70-73 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Barry Garnett, Marcus Helvey, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SG), Lawrence Love (PF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Christopher Bell, Dikembe Awada, Tim Kendall | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon is hacked by Richard Meeks - foul #3 on Richard Meeks, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG) Richard Meeks | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Lawrence Love grabs the board | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dean Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marshall Owens (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Vivian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Love (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez's layup is rejected by Marshall Owens | 73-73 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tommy Abramowitz | 73-73 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens hits the follow up shot | 75-73 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Marshall Owens steps in front of the Anthony Hosey pass in the backcourt | 75-73 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz misses the tip | 75-73 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Love steals the ball from Dean Shannon | 75-73 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Marcus Helvey (SG), Raymond McComack (SF), Clint Bortz (PF), Charles Bailey (C) Robert Chatham, Dean Shannon, Brandon Lindenberg, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Richard Meeks (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Anthony Hosey, Danny Vivian, Ronald Erwin, Lawrence Love | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Collier | 75-75 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF) Marcus Helvey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG) Christopher Bell | |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond McComack and he's hacked by Richard Meeks - foul #4 on Richard Meeks, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG) William Collier | |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Bailey - foul #1 on Charles Bailey, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey double dribbles | 78-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Barry Garnett, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez tips it but misses | 78-75 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-75 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 78-75 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Vivian | 78-78 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey grabs the board | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Meeks | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brandon Lindenberg | 80-80 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks hits a shot from just outside the lane | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses the halfcourt shot | 80-82 |