| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rudolph Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Baier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daron Mireles (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen jams it on a great pass from Roy Polizzi | 38-30 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles banks in the layup | 40-30 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Kimzey - foul #2 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Kenneth Baier, Daron Mireles, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Allen | 40-33 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Jones | 40-33 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christoper Williamson | 40-36 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-36 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Page | 40-36 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones is hacked by Gary Olshefski - foul #1 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SG), Daron Mireles (PF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, William Wright, Jeffrey Reynolds, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Manuel Douglass (PF), William Scott (C) Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones, Joseph Page | |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-36 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Daron Mireles swats the layup by Roy Polizzi | 40-36 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rudolph Kimzey - foul #3 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner (C) Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG) Roy Polizzi | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright (SG) Kenneth Baier | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen (SF), Joseph Page (C) Kenneth Harris, William Scott | |
| 16:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski is hacked by Frank Moen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Moen, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG) Frank Moen | |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Allen | 40-40 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Wright | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Balducci (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Daron Mireles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Douglass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Olshefski picks off the pass by Roy Polizzi | 42-40 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Olshefski | 44-40 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Daron Mireles - foul #3 on Daron Mireles, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Gary Olshefski, William Wright, Daron Mireles, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Karson Agarwal (C) Christoper Williamson, Jeffrey Allen, Manuel Douglass, Joseph Page | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Moen takes the ball from Douglas Balducci | 44-42 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Jones | 44-44 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Moen - foul #2 on Frank Moen, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles (PF) Jeffrey Reynolds | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG) Roy Polizzi | |
| 14:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Jones swats the short shot by Douglas Balducci | 44-44 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen misses long on a floater in the paint | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier misses short on a shot in the paint | 44-44 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #1 on Raymond Jones, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner (C) Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), Peter Murdock (C) Kenneth Harris, Frank Moen, Karson Agarwal | |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock buries a jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier hits the finger roll | 46-46 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Daron Mireles denies the turnaround by Peter Murdock | 46-46 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rudolph Kimzey | 46-46 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Baier | 49-46 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen misses badly on a floater from close range | 49-46 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Kenneth Baier, Daron Mireles, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Karson Agarwal (C) David Waters, Manuel Douglass, Jeffrey Allen, Peter Murdock | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rudolph Kimzey (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Balducci (tired) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Iwanowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Moen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Karson Agarwal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Rudolph Kimzey | 51-46 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Jones is called for the reach on Rudolph Kimzey - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier (SG), Robin Garner (C) William Wright, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SF), Manuel Douglass (PF), Joseph Page (C) Frank Moen, Raymond Jones, Karson Agarwal | |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Page is blocked by Robin Garner | 51-46 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds tips it in | 53-46 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris connects on the shot near the basket | 53-48 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Roy Polizzi | 56-50 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Baier | 58-50 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robin Garner | 58-50 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds is called for 10 seconds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), William Wright (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Daron Mireles (PF) Rudolph Kimzey, Kenneth Baier, Douglas Balducci, Jeffrey Reynolds | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Frank Moen (SF), Peter Murdock (PF), Karson Agarwal (C) Roy Polizzi, Kenneth Harris, Manuel Douglass, Joseph Page | |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock misses badly on a floater from the left block | 58-50 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Waters | 58-50 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson hits a floater from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Peter Murdock - foul #4 on Peter Murdock, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SG), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Gary Olshefski, William Wright, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), William Scott (C) David Waters, Christoper Williamson, Peter Murdock, Karson Agarwal | |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Boe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Douglass | 60-54 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles can't tip it in | 60-54 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ivan Iwanowski - foul #3 on Ivan Iwanowski, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (SF), Robin Garner (C) Mark Boe, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG) Frank Moen | |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page (PF) Raymond Jones | |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is fouled on the floor by Robin Garner - foul #1 on Robin Garner, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright (SG) Kenneth Baier | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Peter Murdock (PF) Roy Polizzi, William Scott | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rudolph Kimzey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Balducci (very tired) 13 pts. PF - Daron Mireles (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Robin Garner (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Waters (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Manuel Douglass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Page (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier (SG) William Wright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SG), Karson Agarwal (C) Manuel Douglass, Joseph Page | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris loses the dribble to Robin Garner | 60-59 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Kentucky | David Waters takes the ball from Douglas Balducci | 60-59 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Murdock | 60-61 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Kentucky | David Waters picks off the pass by Kenneth Baier in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses the dunk attempt | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal tips it back up and in | 60-63 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Daron Mireles is blocked by Peter Murdock | 60-63 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Robin Garner is called for the reach on Kenneth Harris - foul #2 on Robin Garner, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Kenneth Baier, Daron Mireles, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Manuel Douglass (PF), Joseph Page (C) David Waters, Jeffrey Allen, Peter Murdock, Karson Agarwal | |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Douglas Balducci is called for the reach on Christoper Williamson - foul #3 on Douglas Balducci, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen (SF) Kenneth Harris | |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 60-65 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Moen picks off the pass by Jeffrey Reynolds in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is hacked by Gary Olshefski - foul #2 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SG), Daron Mireles (PF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, William Wright, Jeffrey Reynolds, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), William Scott (C) Frank Moen, Manuel Douglass, Joseph Page | |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen can't connect on a floater from close range | 60-67 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner can't tip it in | 60-67 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is called for traveling | 60-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass (SG), Karson Agarwal (C) Christoper Williamson, William Scott | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG) Roy Polizzi | |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rudolph Kimzey - foul #4 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SF), Peter Murdock (PF) Jeffrey Allen, Raymond Jones | |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-68 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Douglass comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-68 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock tips it back up and in | 63-70 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-70 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Ivan Iwanowski (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Kenneth Baier, Daron Mireles, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG) David Waters | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Balducci (very tired) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Douglass (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Karson Agarwal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski is fouled on the floor by Karson Agarwal - foul #4 on Karson Agarwal, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SG), Mark Boe (SF), Daron Mireles (PF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, William Wright, Douglas Balducci, Jeffrey Reynolds, Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page (C) Karson Agarwal | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Polizzi - foul #3 on Roy Polizzi, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (SF) Mark Boe | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG) Peter Murdock | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Karson Agarwal (C) Kenneth Harris, Manuel Douglass, Joseph Page | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is hacked by Daron Mireles - foul #4 on Daron Mireles, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ivan Iwanowski (C) Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Roy Polizzi steps in front of the Douglas Balducci pass in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner (C) Ivan Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-71 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Karson Agarwal grabs the board | 65-71 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Rudolph Kimzey - foul #5 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #12 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG) Rudolph Kimzey | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Baier, team foul #13 | 65-72 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Allen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roy Polizzi | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Christoper Williamson is denied by Robin Garner | 68-74 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski makes the 3 from the right wing | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Olshefski - foul #3 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #14 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Manuel Douglass (PF) Roy Polizzi, Raymond Jones | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robin Garner | 71-75 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier is hacked by Manuel Douglass - foul #2 on Manuel Douglass, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Raymond Jones (PF) David Waters, Manuel Douglass | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Olshefski is called for the reach on Raymond Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #15 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Manuel Douglass (SF) Roy Polizzi, Jeffrey Allen | |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daron Mireles | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-76 |