| Lineup | Vermont | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Longino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Aguirre (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenny Carpenter (fresh) C - Jeremiah Bortz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor inbounds the ball | 52-28 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Illinois | Alfredo Aguirre steps in front of the Michael Hemby pass in the backcourt | 52-28 |
| 19:55 | Vermont | William Smith can't finish the layup | 52-28 |
| 19:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Macgregor | 52-28 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor scores on a shot from the baseline | 52-30 |
| 19:25 | Vermont | Donald Longino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfredo Aguirre | 54-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz is whistled for a carry | 54-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG), Marcus Hashimoto (SG), Andrew Warren (SF), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) William Smith, Donald Longino, Alfredo Aguirre, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Harold Gaylord (SF), Marvin Cashman (PF), Peter Woods (C) Michael Hemby, Jeremy Macgregor, Kenny Carpenter, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 19:02 | Vermont | Marcus Hashimoto is hacked by Jerry McKinlay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #1 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG) Jerry McKinlay | |
| 18:51 | Vermont | Blake Bishop misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-30 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby snags the defensive board | 54-30 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford is hacked by Marcus Hashimoto - foul #2 on Marcus Hashimoto, team foul #1 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (C) Peter Woods | |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marcus Hashimoto - foul #3 on Marcus Hashimoto, team foul #2 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Kimura (SG) Marcus Hashimoto | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz misses the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 18:32 | Vermont | Blake Bishop snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 18:28 | Vermont | Michael Hemby takes the ball from Blake Bishop in the backcourt | 54-31 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman is whistled for a carry | 54-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Posada (PG), John Kennedy (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Roy Rose, Blake Bishop, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Kenny Carpenter (PF) Harold Gaylord, Marvin Cashman | |
| 18:08 | Vermont | John Kennedy misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Macgregor | 54-31 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Longino (SG) Andrew Warren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:59 | Vermont | John Kennedy misses the driving attempt from close range | 54-31 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Shane Posada - foul #2 on Shane Posada, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF) Shane Posada, Donald Kimura | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:35 | Vermont | John Kennedy comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-33 |
| 17:34 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to John Kennedy | 54-33 |
| 17:21 | Vermont | Donald Longino misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-33 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 17:13 | Vermont | William Smith snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 17:11 | Vermont | Jeremy Macgregor takes the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 54-33 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses the easy layup | 54-33 |
| 17:07 | Vermont | John Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 17:02 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre is hacked by Jeremiah Bortz - foul #2 on Jeremiah Bortz, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG), Andrew Warren (SF), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) William Smith, Alfredo Aguirre, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord (SF), Peter Woods (PF), Marvin Cashman (C) Jeremy Macgregor, Kenny Carpenter, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 16:56 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell lays it in on a great pass from Donald Longino | 56-33 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gaylord | 56-35 |
| 16:16 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell misses the wide open runner in the paint | 56-35 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby's pass is intercepted by Donald Longino in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| 16:02 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell is fouled on the floor by Michael Hemby - foul #1 on Michael Hemby, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Posada (PG), Donald Kimura (SG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Roy Rose, Donald Longino, Andrew Warren, Blake Bishop, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SG), Kenny Carpenter (PF), Jeremiah Bortz (C) Harold Gaylord, Peter Woods, Marvin Cashman | |
| 15:52 | Vermont | John Kennedy makes the shot from the right block | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Shane Posada (fresh) SG - Donald Kimura (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfredo Aguirre (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Williams (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Frank Hafford (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Carpenter (tiring) C - Jeremiah Bortz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Kimura steals it from Jeremiah Bortz | 58-35 |
| 15:31 | Vermont | Donald Kimura lays it in | 60-35 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-38 |
| 15:04 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Hafford - foul #3 on Frank Hafford, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Marcus Hashimoto (SG), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) Shane Posada, Donald Kimura, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord (SF), Marvin Cashman (C) Frank Hafford, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 14:53 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell connects on the runner from the left block set up by Marcus Hashimoto and he's fouled by Marvin Cashman - foul #3 on Marvin Cashman, team foul #5 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (C) Marvin Cashman | |
| 14:53 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell makes the free throw | 63-38 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Blake Bishop - foul #1 on Blake Bishop, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 14:40 | Vermont | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-40 |
| Subs | Vermont | Andrew Warren (SF) Alfredo Aguirre | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Blake Bishop denies the turnaround by Kenny Carpenter | 63-40 |
| 14:29 | Vermont | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 14:24 | Vermont | Blake Bishop is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Smith | 65-40 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marcus Hashimoto - foul #4 on Marcus Hashimoto, team foul #5 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Longino (SG), John Kennedy (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Marcus Hashimoto, Blake Bishop, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods (C) Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 14:05 | Vermont | John Kennedy scores on a shot from close range set up by Donald Longino and he's hacked by Kenny Carpenter - foul #3 on Kenny Carpenter, team foul #6 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF) William Smith, Andrew Warren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (C) Kenny Carpenter | |
| 14:05 | Vermont | John Kennedy makes the free throw | 68-42 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Rose steps in front of the Peter Woods pass in the backcourt | 68-42 |
| 13:48 | Vermont | John Kennedy is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Longino | 70-42 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Alfredo Aguirre takes the ball from Michael Hemby in the backcourt | 70-42 |
| 13:36 | Vermont | John Kennedy hits the finger roll | 72-42 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Posada (PG), Andrew Warren (SF), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) Roy Rose, Alfredo Aguirre, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:24 | Vermont | Donald Longino is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 72-42 |
| 13:23 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell can't tip it in | 72-42 |
| 13:22 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell tips it home | 74-42 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-42 |
| 13:01 | Vermont | Shane Posada grabs the board | 74-42 |
| 12:50 | Vermont | Jeremiah Bortz swats the short shot by Aaron Longwell | 74-42 |
| 12:49 | Vermont | Shane Posada grabs the offensive board | 74-42 |
| 12:40 | Vermont | Andrew Warren is hacked by Jeremy Macgregor - foul #3 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #7 | 74-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Donald Kimura (SG), John Kennedy (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Shane Posada, Donald Longino, Blake Bishop, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (SG) Jeremy Macgregor | |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-42 |
| 12:40 | Vermont | Andrew Warren misses the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 74-42 |
| 12:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz's pass is intercepted by Donald Kimura in the backcourt | 74-42 |
| 12:24 | Vermont | John Kennedy buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Kimura | 76-42 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby's fadeaway is rejected by John Kennedy | 76-42 |
| 12:01 | Vermont | William Smith snags the defensive board | 76-42 |
| 11:58 | Vermont | Paul Lindsey steps in front of the John Kennedy pass in the backcourt | 76-42 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Lindsey | 76-44 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Kimura (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kennedy (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Williams (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Lindsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gaylord (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Woods (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremiah Bortz (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Vermont | Michael Hemby steps in front of the Rodney Williams pass in the backcourt | 76-44 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 76-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG), Donald Longino (SG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) William Smith, Donald Kimura, Andrew Warren, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (SG), Charlie Walker (SF) Paul Lindsey, Harold Gaylord | |
| 11:15 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-44 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 76-44 |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-44 |
| 11:05 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Blake Bishop | 76-44 |
| 10:46 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 78-44 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods is fouled on the floor by Blake Bishop - foul #2 on Blake Bishop, team foul #6 | 78-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Posada (PG), Rodney Williams (C) Roy Rose, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (SG), Harold Gaylord (SF) Zachary Wiltz, Charlie Walker | |
| 10:18 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-47 |
| 10:14 | Vermont | Shane Posada is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Bortz - foul #3 on Jeremiah Bortz, team foul #8 | 78-47 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Kennedy (PF) Blake Bishop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman (C) Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 10:14 | Vermont | Shane Posada misses the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman snags the defensive board | 78-47 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-47 |
| 10:07 | Vermont | John Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Cashman | 78-47 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-47 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey drills a floater from the left side | 78-49 |
| 09:43 | Vermont | John Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from close range | 78-49 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman grabs the board | 78-49 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-49 |
| 09:34 | Vermont | John Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 78-49 |
| 09:34 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Donald Kimura (SG), Andrew Warren (SF), Blake Bishop (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) Shane Posada, Donald Longino, Alfredo Aguirre, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Zachary Wiltz (SG), Charlie Walker (SF), Kenny Carpenter (PF) Michael Hemby, Paul Lindsey, Harold Gaylord, Peter Woods | |
| 09:18 | Vermont | Kenny Carpenter blocks the short jumper by Aaron Longwell | 78-49 |
| 09:17 | Vermont | Blake Bishop grabs the offensive board | 78-49 |
| 09:05 | Vermont | William Smith is whistled for traveling | 78-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-49 |
| 08:45 | Vermont | Blake Bishop pulls down the rebound | 78-49 |
| 08:41 | Vermont | Zachary Wiltz steals it from Roy Rose in the backcourt | 78-49 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Zachary Wiltz | 78-52 |
| 08:27 | Vermont | Roy Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry McKinlay - foul #4 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #9 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Longino (SG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Rodney Williams (C) Donald Kimura, Andrew Warren, Blake Bishop, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (PG), Paul Lindsey (SG) Jerry McKinlay, Zachary Wiltz | |
| 08:27 | Vermont | Roy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 79-52 |
| 08:27 | Vermont | Roy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 80-52 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | Kenny Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right block | 80-52 |
| 08:16 | Vermont | Donald Longino grabs the board | 80-52 |
| 08:03 | Vermont | Donald Longino connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Rose | 82-52 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Lindsey | 82-54 |
| 07:36 | Vermont | Donald Longino misses short on a jumper from the right side | 82-54 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charlie Walker | 82-54 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Roy Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Longino (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Alfredo Aguirre (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kennedy (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Williams (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Frank Hafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenny Carpenter (tiring) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marvin Cashman (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Longino - foul #1 on Donald Longino, team foul #7 | 82-54 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Marcus Hashimoto (SG), Aaron Longwell (C) Roy Rose, Donald Longino, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (PG) Frank Hafford | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 82-55 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-56 |
| 07:30 | Vermont | William Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Zachary Wiltz - foul #4 on Zachary Wiltz, team foul #10 | 82-56 |
| Subs | Vermont | Andrew Warren (SF), Blake Bishop (PF) Alfredo Aguirre, John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (PG) Zachary Wiltz | |
| 07:30 | Vermont | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-56 |
| 07:30 | Vermont | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 83-56 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Marvin Cashman | 83-56 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-56 |
| 07:10 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Blake Bishop | 83-56 |
| 06:56 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Marvin Cashman - foul #4 on Marvin Cashman, team foul #11 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Vermont | Shane Posada (PG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF), John Kennedy (PF) William Smith, Andrew Warren, Blake Bishop | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (C) Marvin Cashman | |
| 06:56 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 84-56 |
| 06:56 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-56 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Posada steps in front of the Charlie Walker pass in the backcourt | 85-56 |
| 06:47 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 87-56 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey connects on the jumper from the left side | 87-58 |
| 06:17 | Vermont | John Kennedy makes the shot from the right side set up by Shane Posada and the foul's on Kenny Carpenter - foul #4 on Kenny Carpenter, team foul #12 | 89-58 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Kimura (SG), Andrew Warren (SF), Rodney Williams (C) Marcus Hashimoto, Alfredo Aguirre, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods (PF) Kenny Carpenter | |
| 06:17 | Vermont | John Kennedy makes the free throw | 90-58 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 90-58 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker grabs the offensive board | 90-58 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 90-61 |
| 05:20 | Vermont | John Kennedy connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shane Posada | 92-61 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-61 |
| 05:02 | Vermont | Donald Kimura snags the defensive board | 92-61 |
| 04:58 | Vermont | Frank Hafford is called for the reach on Shane Posada in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Hafford, team foul #13 | 92-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Marcus Hashimoto (SG), Alfredo Aguirre (SF), Blake Bishop (PF) Donald Kimura, Andrew Warren, John Kennedy, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Zachary Wiltz (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Harold Gaylord (C) Frank Hafford, Paul Lindsey, Charlie Walker, Jeremiah Bortz | |
| 04:58 | Vermont | Shane Posada makes the 1st free throw | 93-61 |
| 04:58 | Vermont | Shane Posada makes the 2nd free throw | 94-61 |
| 04:47 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Aaron Longwell (C) Shane Posada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:45 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre is hacked by Jeremy Macgregor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #14 | 94-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Walker (SF) Jeremy Macgregor | |
| 04:45 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 95-61 |
| 04:45 | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 96-61 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Harold Gaylord, team foul #15 | 96-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Longino (SG) Marcus Hashimoto | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Marvin Cashman (C) Jerry McKinlay, Charlie Walker | |
| 04:06 | Vermont | Donald Longino misses the shot from just outside the lane | 96-61 |
| 04:05 | Vermont | Blake Bishop hits the follow up shot | 98-61 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 98-61 |
| Subs | Vermont | Roy Rose (PG), Rodney Williams (C) William Smith, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 98-62 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby misses the 2nd free throw | 98-62 |
| 04:03 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Blake Bishop | 98-62 |
| 03:44 | Vermont | Blake Bishop slams it home | 100-62 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 100-62 |
| 03:30 | Vermont | Donald Longino grabs the board | 100-62 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Roy Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Longino (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Alfredo Aguirre (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Blake Bishop (tired) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Rodney Williams (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Zachary Wiltz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harold Gaylord (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Cashman (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Woods (very tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Vermont | Blake Bishop is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Rose | 102-62 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 102-62 |
| Subs | Vermont | William Smith (PG), Marcus Hashimoto (SG), Andrew Warren (SF) Roy Rose, Donald Longino, Alfredo Aguirre | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (SG), Charlie Walker (SF) Michael Hemby, Marvin Cashman | |
| 03:03 | Vermont | Marcus Hashimoto misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 102-62 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 102-62 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Zachary Wiltz, team foul #16 | 102-62 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Kennedy (PF), Aaron Longwell (C) Blake Bishop, Rodney Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Frank Hafford (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Marvin Cashman (PF) Zachary Wiltz, Paul Lindsey, Charlie Walker, Harold Gaylord | |
| 02:35 | Vermont | John Kennedy's layup is rejected by Peter Woods | 102-62 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford grabs the defensive rebound | 102-62 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 102-62 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor gets the offensive rebound | 102-62 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Woods misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 102-62 |
| 02:07 | Vermont | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 102-62 |
| 01:57 | Vermont | John Kennedy hits a wide open jumper in the lane | 104-62 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 104-62 |
| 01:45 | Vermont | Aaron Longwell grabs the board | 104-62 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:43 | Vermont | Marcus Hashimoto is hacked by Jeremy Macgregor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #17 | 104-62 |
| Subs | Vermont | Alfredo Aguirre (SF), Rodney Williams (C) Andrew Warren, Aaron Longwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord (SF) Jeremy Macgregor | |
| 01:43 | Vermont | Marcus Hashimoto makes the 1st free throw | 105-62 |
| 01:43 | Vermont | Marcus Hashimoto makes the 2nd free throw | 106-62 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 106-65 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | William Smith is hacked by Frank Hafford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Hafford, team foul #18 | 106-65 |
| Subs | Vermont | Donald Longino (SG) Marcus Hashimoto | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey (SG) Frank Hafford | |
| 01:24 | Vermont | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 107-65 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 107-65 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Marvin Cashman pulls down the rebound | 107-65 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Longino steals it from Harold Gaylord in the backcourt | 107-65 |
| 01:07 | Vermont | John Kennedy hits a jump hook from the right block set up by William Smith and the foul's on Marvin Cashman - foul #5 on Marvin Cashman, team foul #19 | 109-65 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Bortz (C) Marvin Cashman | |
| 01:07 | Vermont | John Kennedy makes the free throw | 110-65 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 110-65 |
| 00:51 | Vermont | Donald Longino loses the dribble to Jeremiah Bortz | 110-65 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 110-65 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 110-65 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 110-65 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 110-66 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 110-66 |
| 00:42 | Vermont | Rodney Williams snags the defensive board | 110-66 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Vermont | John Kennedy is open and buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Smith | 112-66 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Lindsey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 112-66 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | William Smith runs out the clock | 112-66 |