| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathan Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Whitfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Versace (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kermit Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Gaylord (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Hafford | 42-43 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Whitfield - foul #3 on Timothy Whitfield, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro (SF) Timothy Whitfield | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 19:27 | Morehead State | John Versace pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 19:23 | Morehead State | Frank Hafford steals the ball from Kermit Alexander in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 19:19 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Macgregor - foul #1 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 19:12 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Turner | 44-46 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kermit Alexander swats the dunk try by Harold Gaylord | 44-46 |
| 18:55 | Morehead State | John Versace grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 18:51 | Morehead State | Frank Hafford picks off the pass by Nathan Turner in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Hafford | 44-48 |
| 18:47 | Morehead State | John Versace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Christian (PG), Dennis Cooper (SG), Vern Stamm (PF), Anthony Ferrell (C) Mark Thompson, Nathan Turner, John Versace, Kermit Alexander | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Zachary Wiltz (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Michael Hemby, Frank Hafford, Jeremy Macgregor, Harold Gaylord, Victor Green | |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Ferrell is called for the reach on Jerry McKinlay - foul #2 on Anthony Ferrell, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Ferrell blocks the short jumper by Zachary Wiltz | 44-48 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz scores on a jumper from the left block | 44-50 |
| 17:56 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian loses the dribble to Jerry McKinlay | 44-50 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay lays it up and in | 44-52 |
| 17:50 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Spadaro, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Coggins (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), John Versace (PF), Kermit Alexander (C) Christopher Christian, Dennis Cooper, Vern Stamm, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Frank Hafford (SG), Frank Fuqua (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Zachary Wiltz, Richard Baldwin, Ronald Meyer, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua is fouled on the floor by Kermit Alexander - foul #3 on Kermit Alexander, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Ferrell (C) Kermit Alexander | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF) Harold Gaylord | |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Ferrell steals the ball from Frank Hafford | 44-52 |
| 17:06 | Morehead State | John Versace is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Nathan Turner | 46-52 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Fuqua | 46-55 |
| 16:38 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford's pass is intercepted by Robert Coggins in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 16:25 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Hafford | 49-58 |
| 16:02 | Morehead State | John Versace scores on a jumper from close range | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Coggins (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Spadaro (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Versace (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Ferrell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hafford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Fuqua (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - Victor Green (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor loses the dribble to Anthony Ferrell | 51-58 |
| 15:53 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Thompson (PG), Christopher Christian (SG), Henry Bogner (SF), Vern Stamm (PF), Kermit Alexander (C) Robert Coggins, Nathan Turner, Earl Spadaro, John Versace, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Zachary Wiltz (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Michael Hemby, Frank Hafford, Jeremy Macgregor, Frank Fuqua, Victor Green | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry McKinlay | 51-60 |
| 15:36 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harold Gaylord, team foul #2 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer (PF) Harold Gaylord | |
| 15:09 | Morehead State | Joshua Carpenter is called for the reach on Mark Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Carpenter, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper (SG), Timothy Whitfield (SF) Christopher Christian, Henry Bogner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Joshua Carpenter steps in front of the Mark Thompson pass | 53-60 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz misses badly on a shot in the paint | 53-60 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Timothy Whitfield | 53-60 |
| 14:20 | Morehead State | Zachary Wiltz steps in front of the Timothy Whitfield pass | 53-60 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz's pass is intercepted by Mark Thompson in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 14:03 | Morehead State | Richard Baldwin steals the ball from Kermit Alexander | 53-60 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 13:36 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Whitfield | 56-63 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Baldwin | 56-65 |
| 13:13 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay is hacked by Kermit Alexander - foul #4 on Kermit Alexander, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Christian (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), Henry Bogner (SF), John Versace (PF), Anthony Ferrell (C) Mark Thompson, Dennis Cooper, Timothy Whitfield, Vern Stamm, Kermit Alexander | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Frank Hafford (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Zachary Wiltz, Richard Baldwin, Ronald Meyer, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord is fouled on the floor by John Versace - foul #3 on John Versace, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Macgregor | 56-67 |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-67 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Christian picks off the pass by Jeremy Macgregor | 56-67 |
| 12:22 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian blows the dunk | 56-67 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Christian takes the ball from Frank Hafford in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| 12:16 | Morehead State | Henry Bogner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Christian | 58-67 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor can't connect on a shot from the right side | 58-67 |
| 11:54 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Christopher Christian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Nathan Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Bogner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Versace (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Ferrell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hafford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Gaylord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Green (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-67 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Gaylord | 58-69 |
| 11:30 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Coggins (PG) Nathan Turner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (C) Victor Green | |
| 11:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Christopher Christian misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-72 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-72 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Thompson (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), Vern Stamm (PF), Earl Spadaro (C) Robert Coggins, Christopher Christian, John Versace, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Victor Green (C) Michael Hemby, Jeremy Macgregor | |
| 10:41 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 58-72 |
| 10:30 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Nathan Turner | 58-72 |
| 10:26 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Turner is called for the reach on Frank Hafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Turner, team foul #7 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Christian (SG), Timothy Whitfield (SF) Nathan Turner, Henry Bogner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter (C) Victor Green | |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 09:55 | Morehead State | Vern Stamm hits a wide open shot from the right wing set up by Mark Thompson | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay travels in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Versace (PF), Anthony Ferrell (C) Vern Stamm, Earl Spadaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF) Frank Hafford, Frank Fuqua, Harold Gaylord | |
| 09:32 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson slams it home on a great pass from John Versace | 62-73 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Wiltz | 62-76 |
| 08:49 | Morehead State | Anthony Ferrell connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Mark Thompson | 64-76 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Coggins (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), Henry Bogner (SF), Vern Stamm (PF), Earl Spadaro (C) Mark Thompson, Christopher Christian, Timothy Whitfield, John Versace, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Frank Hafford (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Frank Fuqua (PF), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Zachary Wiltz, Richard Baldwin, Ronald Meyer, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford is hacked by Nathan Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Turner, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper (SG) Nathan Turner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 08:36 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins is open and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Spadaro | 66-78 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 08:24 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Earl Spadaro | 66-78 |
| 08:03 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-78 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Hemby | 66-78 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-78 |
| 07:52 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper grabs the board | 66-78 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Coggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Bogner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vern Stamm (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Spadaro (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Hemby (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hafford (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Fuqua (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - Victor Green (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins misses the shot from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 07:45 | Morehead State | Earl Spadaro gets the offensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 07:34 | Morehead State | Frank Hafford picks off the pass by Robert Coggins | 66-78 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Bogner picks off the pass by Frank Fuqua in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| 07:30 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins lays it in on a great pass from Henry Bogner | 68-78 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green is fouled on the floor by Earl Spadaro - foul #3 on Earl Spadaro, team foul #9 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Thompson (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), Timothy Whitfield (SF), John Versace (PF), Kermit Alexander (C) Robert Coggins, Dennis Cooper, Henry Bogner, Vern Stamm, Earl Spadaro | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Zachary Wiltz (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF) Michael Hemby, Frank Hafford, Jeremy Macgregor, Frank Fuqua | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 07:20 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander pulls down the rebound | 68-78 |
| 07:01 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander misses the easy layup | 68-78 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Versace - foul #4 on John Versace, team foul #10 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter (C) Victor Green | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 06:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 06:38 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Turner and he's hacked by Jerry McKinlay - foul #2 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #4 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF) Richard Baldwin | |
| 06:38 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander makes the free throw | 71-80 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Turner steps in front of the Jerry McKinlay pass in the backcourt | 71-80 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander misses badly on a runner in the lane | 71-80 |
| 06:21 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander can't tip it in | 71-80 |
| 06:20 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner can't tip it in | 71-80 |
| 06:18 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Kermit Alexander | 71-80 |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner scores on a floater near the basket set up by John Versace and the foul's on Zachary Wiltz - foul #2 on Zachary Wiltz, team foul #5 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Christian (PG), Henry Bogner (SF), Vern Stamm (PF) Mark Thompson, Timothy Whitfield, John Versace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Frank Fuqua (C) Jerry McKinlay, Jeremy Macgregor, Harold Gaylord, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner makes the free throw | 74-80 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby loses the dribble to Nathan Turner in the backcourt | 74-80 |
| 05:32 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-80 |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Henry Bogner gets the offensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 05:10 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander lays it in on a nice dish by Nathan Turner | 76-80 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby's pass is intercepted by Henry Bogner | 76-80 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | Henry Bogner lays it up and in | 78-80 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-80 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz tips it in | 78-82 |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Coggins (PG), Timothy Whitfield (SF), Anthony Ferrell (PF) Nathan Turner, Henry Bogner, Vern Stamm | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Frank Hafford (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF), Victor Green (C) Michael Hemby, Zachary Wiltz, Richard Baldwin, Ronald Meyer, Frank Fuqua | |
| 04:13 | Morehead State | Anthony Ferrell is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 78-82 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry McKinlay | 78-84 |
| 03:53 | Morehead State | Timothy Whitfield hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Christian | 80-84 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Robert Coggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Christian (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Whitfield (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Ferrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kermit Alexander (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jerry McKinlay (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Hafford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Gaylord (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Green (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ferrell - foul #3 on Anthony Ferrell, team foul #11 | 80-84 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Thompson (PG), Dennis Cooper (SG), John Versace (PF) Robert Coggins, Christopher Christian, Kermit Alexander | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter (C) Victor Green | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 03:29 | Morehead State | Timothy Whitfield hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Thompson | 83-86 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 83-86 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Ferrell - foul #4 on Anthony Ferrell, team foul #12 | 83-86 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Nathan Turner (SG), Earl Spadaro (SF), Kermit Alexander (C) Dennis Cooper, Timothy Whitfield, John Versace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (SF) Jeremy Macgregor | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 03:18 | Morehead State | Anthony Ferrell snags the defensive board | 83-87 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner blows the layup | 83-87 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua grabs the board | 83-87 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry McKinlay | 83-89 |
| 02:51 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-89 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Henry Bogner (SF), John Versace (PF) Earl Spadaro, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby (PG), Ronald Meyer (PF), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Harold Gaylord, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Fuqua | 83-92 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-92 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Coggins (PG), Dennis Cooper (SG), Vern Stamm (PF) Mark Thompson, Nathan Turner, John Versace | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Zachary Wiltz (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF) Frank Hafford, Frank Fuqua | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Hemby - foul #3 on Michael Hemby, team foul #6 | 83-92 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Whitfield (SF), Anthony Ferrell (C) Henry Bogner, Kermit Alexander | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord (PF) Ronald Meyer | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-92 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 84-92 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-92 |
| 02:01 | Morehead State | Vern Stamm grabs the defensive rebound | 85-92 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:55 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Vern Stamm | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-92 |
| 01:33 | Morehead State | Anthony Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 87-92 |
| 01:08 | Morehead State | Robert Coggins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 87-92 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 87-92 |
| 00:49 | Morehead State | Dennis Cooper misses the 3 from straight away | 87-92 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin snags the defensive board | 87-92 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-92 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Thompson (PG), Nathan Turner (SG), Henry Bogner (SF), John Versace (PF), Kermit Alexander (C) Robert Coggins, Dennis Cooper, Timothy Whitfield, Vern Stamm, Anthony Ferrell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF) Zachary Wiltz, Richard Baldwin | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Hemby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Thompson, team foul #13 | 87-92 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Morehead State | Henry Bogner misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 87-94 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 87-94 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Thompson - foul #3 on Mark Thompson, team foul #14 | 87-94 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 87-96 |
| 00:31 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-96 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | John Versace grabs the offensive board | 87-96 |
| 00:26 | Morehead State | Michael Hemby takes the ball from Nathan Turner | 87-96 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby is hacked by Mark Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Thompson, team foul #15 | 87-96 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hemby makes the 2nd free throw | 87-98 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Nathan Turner buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kermit Alexander | 89-98 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Turner - foul #5 on Nathan Turner, team foul #16 | 89-98 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Christian (SG) Nathan Turner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 89-98 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses the 1st free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Hafford misses the 2nd free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:14 | Morehead State | Kermit Alexander pulls down the rebound | 89-98 |
| 00:07 | Morehead State | Mark Thompson connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Christian | 92-98 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Thompson is called for the reach on Jeremy Macgregor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Thompson, team foul #17 | 92-98 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Whitfield (SG) Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Frank Fuqua (PF) Michael Hemby, Harold Gaylord | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor misses the 2nd free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor grabs the offensive board | 92-99 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay runs out the clock | 92-99 |