| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eugene Leroy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Bales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shawn Orhenkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Whitlow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gates | 42-40 |
| 19:39 | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales is hacked by Jim Gillian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Gillian, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:32 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Leroy | 42-43 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 19:19 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:58 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gates | 45-43 |
| 18:33 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Leroy | 45-45 |
| 18:28 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gates | 47-45 |
| 18:26 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Nile White (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), David Ball (SG), Carroll Street (SF), Brian Medeiros (PF), Donald Walker (C) Eugene Leroy, Alvin Bales, Gary Thompson, Shawn Orhenkowski, Peter Whitlow | |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower lays it up and in on a nice dish by Angel Rodriguez | 49-45 |
| 18:06 | Austin Peay | David Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Thrower - foul #1 on Martin Thrower, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| 17:51 | Austin Peay | Donald Walker clanks a floater from the right side | 49-45 |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:48 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey (PF) Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 17:38 | Austin Peay | Angel Rodriguez steals the ball from Donald Walker | 49-45 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Jim Gillian (SG), William Mosley (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Gregory Ray, Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez, Nile White | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG), Alvin Bales (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Shawn Orhenkowski (PF), Allen Wishart (C) Bernard Landesberg, David Ball, Carroll Street, Brian Medeiros, Donald Walker | |
| 17:02 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley's pass is intercepted by Eugene Leroy | 49-48 |
| 16:34 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy lays it up and in | 49-50 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is hacked by Allen Wishart - foul #1 on Allen Wishart, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Jason Stewart (PF) Alan Grams, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Ball (SG), Peter Whitlow (C) Alvin Bales, Allen Wishart | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Orhenkowski blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Richard Gates | 49-50 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 49-50 |
| 15:57 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Gillian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Eugene Leroy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shawn Orhenkowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Whitlow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Austin Peay | David Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Gillian - foul #3 on Jim Gillian, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nile White (PF) Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carroll Street (SF) Gary Thompson | |
| 15:32 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Leroy | 49-52 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jim Gillian | 51-52 |
| 14:51 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street is whistled for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Abraham Fey (PF) Richard Gates, Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Brian Medeiros (PF), Donald Walker (C) David Ball, Carroll Street, Shawn Orhenkowski, Peter Whitlow | |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Thompson is called for the reach on Angel Rodriguez - foul #3 on Gary Thompson, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Jason Stewart (C) Martin Thrower, Nile White | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), Shawn Orhenkowski (PF), Allen Wishart (C) Eugene Leroy, Brian Medeiros, Donald Walker | |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Abraham Fey | 53-52 |
| 13:48 | Austin Peay | Gregory Ray steals the ball from Gary Thompson in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 53-52 |
| 13:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:20 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 13:18 | Austin Peay | Allen Wishart tips it home | 53-54 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alvin Bales - foul #2 on Alvin Bales, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Jim Gillian (SG), Thomas Seymour (C) Alan Grams, Angel Rodriguez, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG), David Ball (SG), Carroll Street (PF), Donald Walker (C) Bernard Landesberg, Alvin Bales, Shawn Orhenkowski, Allen Wishart | |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:55 | Austin Peay | Richard Gates is called for the reach on Eugene Leroy - foul #3 on Richard Gates, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 12:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Walker swats the layup by William Mosley | 55-54 |
| 12:29 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:06 | Austin Peay | A charge is called on David Ball - foul #2 on David Ball, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG), Nile White (PF) Jim Gillian, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), Brian Medeiros (SF), Peter Whitlow (C) Eugene Leroy, Gary Thompson, Donald Walker | |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Bernard Landesberg steals the ball from Richard Gates in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street buries a jump hook from close range | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Mosley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nile White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bernard Landesberg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ball (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Brian Medeiros (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carroll Street (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Whitlow (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Orhenkowski (PF) Carroll Street | |
| 11:29 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Nile White is blocked by Peter Whitlow | 55-59 |
| 11:02 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 10:49 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Stewart | 55-59 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Medeiros is called for the reach on William Mosley - foul #2 on Brian Medeiros, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG), Jim Gillian (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Alan Grams, Martin Thrower, William Mosley, Nile White, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG), Alvin Bales (SG), Carroll Street (SF), Allen Wishart (C) Bernard Landesberg, David Ball, Brian Medeiros, Peter Whitlow | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Ray | 58-59 |
| 10:01 | Austin Peay | Allen Wishart misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 09:59 | Austin Peay | Allen Wishart gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:59 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Shawn Orhenkowski, Allen Wishart | |
| 09:47 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:40 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:38 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SF), Nile White (PF) Jim Gillian, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 09:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 09:26 | Austin Peay | Donald Walker gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 09:21 | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 09:19 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy tips it home | 58-61 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez is hacked by Donald Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Walker, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Jim Gillian (SG) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Ball (SG), Shawn Orhenkowski (PF) Alvin Bales, Carroll Street | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jim Gillian | 60-61 |
| 08:56 | Austin Peay | David Ball's pass is intercepted by Jim Gillian in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams tips it in | 62-61 |
| 08:27 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), William Mosley (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Alan Grams, Jim Gillian, Gregory Ray, Nile White, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), Brian Medeiros (SF), Allen Wishart (C) Eugene Leroy, Gary Thompson, Donald Walker | |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 08:19 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower is hacked by David Ball in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Ball, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales (SG), Carroll Street (PF) David Ball, Shawn Orhenkowski | |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 07:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower is hacked by Alvin Bales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alvin Bales, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:57 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 07:47 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg clanks a jumper from close range | 65-64 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart grabs the board | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Thrower (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Mosley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Abraham Fey (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Stewart (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bernard Landesberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Bales (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Medeiros (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carroll Street (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Wishart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Thrower | 67-64 |
| 07:39 | Austin Peay | Richard Gates is called for the reach on Bernard Landesberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Gates, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG) Martin Thrower | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Ball (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Peter Whitlow (C) Alvin Bales, Carroll Street, Allen Wishart | |
| 07:34 | Austin Peay | Angel Rodriguez is called for the reach on David Ball - foul #2 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nile White (C) Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG) Bernard Landesberg | |
| 07:29 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow double dribbles | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG), Jim Gillian (SG) Richard Gates, William Mosley | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Orhenkowski (PF) Brian Medeiros | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 07:16 | Austin Peay | Gregory Ray steals the ball from Eugene Leroy in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| 07:04 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 06:59 | Austin Peay | Shawn Orhenkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Angel Rodriguez, Nile White | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales (SG), Brian Medeiros (SF) David Ball, Gary Thompson | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Orhenkowski is called for the reach on Jim Gillian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Orhenkowski, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), Donald Walker (C) Eugene Leroy, Peter Whitlow | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:50 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart (PF) Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carroll Street (PF) Shawn Orhenkowski | |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Richard Gates | 71-64 |
| 06:24 | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales blows the wide open layup | 71-64 |
| 06:23 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:10 | Austin Peay | Thomas Seymour denies the turnaround by Brian Medeiros | 71-64 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian is whistled for a carry | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Gregory Ray (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Nile White (C) Richard Gates, Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Jason Stewart, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG), David Ball (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Shawn Orhenkowski (PF), Allen Wishart (C) Bernard Landesberg, Alvin Bales, Brian Medeiros, Carroll Street, Donald Walker | |
| 05:51 | Austin Peay | David Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 05:49 | Austin Peay | Allen Wishart grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 05:40 | Austin Peay | Allen Wishart gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:21 | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-64 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 05:13 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 04:52 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Leroy is called for the reach on Alan Grams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Leroy, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), William Mosley (SF), Jason Stewart (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Martin Thrower, Gregory Ray, Abraham Fey, Nile White | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), Alvin Bales (SG), Carroll Street (SF), Brian Medeiros (PF), Peter Whitlow (C) Eugene Leroy, David Ball, Gary Thompson, Shawn Orhenkowski, Allen Wishart | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:31 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alan Grams | 75-64 |
| 04:12 | Austin Peay | Brian Medeiros is fouled on the floor by Jason Stewart - foul #1 on Jason Stewart, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Jim Gillian (SG), Abraham Fey (PF) Alan Grams, William Mosley, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | David Ball (SG), Donald Walker (C) Alvin Bales, Peter Whitlow | |
| 04:12 | Austin Peay | Brian Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:12 | Austin Peay | Brian Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates's pass is intercepted by Brian Medeiros in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 03:54 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 75-66 |
| 03:53 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg snags the offensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Angel Rodriguez takes the ball from Brian Medeiros | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jim Gillian (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Angel Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Abraham Fey (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bernard Landesberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ball (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Medeiros (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carroll Street (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Abraham Fey and the foul's on Carroll Street - foul #2 on Carroll Street, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nile White (PF) Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Eugene Leroy (PG), Gary Thompson (SF), Shawn Orhenkowski (PF) Bernard Landesberg, Brian Medeiros, Carroll Street | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez makes the free throw | 78-66 |
| 03:30 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Gates | 81-66 |
| 03:22 | Austin Peay | Angel Rodriguez steps in front of the Shawn Orhenkowski pass in the backcourt | 81-66 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (PG), William Mosley (SF) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Alvin Bales (SG), Peter Whitlow (C) David Ball, Donald Walker | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Jim Gillian hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Mosley | 84-66 |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #8 | 84-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (PG), Abraham Fey (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Martin Thrower, Nile White, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-68 |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Peter Whitlow makes the free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Gregory Ray | 86-69 |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by William Mosley - foul #2 on William Mosley, team foul #9 | 86-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams (PG), Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF) Jim Gillian, William Mosley, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg (PG), David Ball (SG), Carroll Street (PF), Donald Walker (C) Eugene Leroy, Alvin Bales, Shawn Orhenkowski, Peter Whitlow | |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 86-70 |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Gary Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 86-70 |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Walker | 86-70 |
| 02:24 | Austin Peay | David Ball hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carroll Street | 86-72 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams is hacked by Bernard Landesberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Landesberg, team foul #12 | 86-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nile White (C) Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brian Medeiros (SF) Gary Thompson | |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams makes the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Grams misses the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Brian Medeiros | 87-72 |
| 02:18 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Landesberg, team foul #13 | 87-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart (C) Alan Grams | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 87-72 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White tips it in | 89-72 |
| 01:56 | Austin Peay | Bernard Landesberg buries a fadeaway from the left side | 89-74 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Angel Rodriguez | 91-74 |
| 01:15 | Austin Peay | Carroll Street connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brian Medeiros | 91-77 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Ray | 93-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Austin Peay | David Ball can't connect on a floater from the left side | 93-77 |
| 00:54 | Austin Peay | David Ball tips it home | 93-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 93-79 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray snags the offensive board | 93-79 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower runs out the clock | 93-79 |