| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jerry McKinlay (fresh) SG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SF - Jeremy Macgregor (fresh) PF - John Beams (fresh) C - Victor Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Ethan Truluck (fresh) SG - Ken Graves (fresh) SF - Michael Yingst (fresh) PF - Mark Boon (fresh) C - Luis White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Green | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Winthrop | Michael Yingst is open and buries a runner from the right block | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | Winthrop | Ken Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams buries a runner from the baseline set up by Jeremy Macgregor | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | Winthrop | Ken Graves is fouled on the floor by John Beams - foul #1 on John Beams, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Winthrop | Ken Graves comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry McKinlay | 8-2 |
| 18:17 | Winthrop | Luis White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeremy Macgregor | 11-2 |
| 18:08 | Winthrop | Michael Yingst is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-2 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 17:58 | Winthrop | Ken Graves gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| 17:53 | Winthrop | Ken Graves knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ethan Truluck and the foul's on Gary Burnett - foul #1 on Gary Burnett, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), Harold Gaylord (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Jerry McKinlay, Gary Burnett, Jeremy Macgregor, John Beams, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Mason (PG), Theron Rizzi (SF), Victor Rice (PF), Frank Laforge (C) Ethan Truluck, Michael Yingst, Mark Boon, Luis White | |
| 17:53 | Winthrop | Ken Graves makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-5 |
| 17:27 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 17:08 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Theron Rizzi | 11-8 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Theron Rizzi - foul #1 on Theron Rizzi, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green (C) Ronald Meyer | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish (SF) Ken Graves | |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:39 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 12-8 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Mason - foul #1 on Dustin Mason, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), John Beams (PF) Frank Fuqua, Richard Baldwin, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck (PG), Michael Yingst (SF), Mark Boon (PF), Bryan Campbell (C) Dustin Mason, Theron Rizzi, Victor Rice, Frank Laforge | |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:28 | Winthrop | Michael Yingst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF) Harold Gaylord | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Ivan Hottinger is blocked by Michael Yingst | 13-8 |
| 16:04 | Winthrop | Bryan Campbell snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 16:02 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck is fouled in the backcourt by John Beams - foul #2 on John Beams, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Ronald Meyer (PF) Jeremy Macgregor, John Beams | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ken Graves (SG), Luis White (C) Ryan Parrish, Bryan Campbell | |
| 15:52 | Winthrop | Mark Boon double dribbles | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jerry McKinlay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Hottinger (fresh) PF - Ronald Meyer (fresh) C - Victor Green (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Ethan Truluck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Yingst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Boon (fairly fresh) C - Luis White (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 15:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay tips it in | 15-8 |
| 15:01 | Winthrop | Mark Boon loses the dribble to Ivan Hottinger in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay lays it up and in set up by Ivan Hottinger | 17-8 |
| 14:35 | Winthrop | Luis White makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-11 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry McKinlay | 19-11 |
| 14:03 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck scores on a jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Meyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Meyer, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Joshua Carpenter (PF), Harold Gaylord (C) Jerry McKinlay, Gary Burnett, Ivan Hottinger, Ronald Meyer, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Mason (PG), Theron Rizzi (SG), Ryan Parrish (SF), Victor Rice (PF), Frank Laforge (C) Ethan Truluck, Ken Graves, Michael Yingst, Mark Boon, Luis White | |
| 13:22 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Frank Laforge and the foul's on Jeremy Macgregor - foul #1 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| 13:22 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish misses the free throw | 19-15 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Carpenter | 19-15 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 13:10 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Dustin Mason | 19-15 |
| 13:02 | Winthrop | Victor Rice blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 13:01 | Winthrop | Victor Rice tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 13:00 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason tips it home | 19-17 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Parrish is called for the reach on Richard Baldwin - foul #1 on Ryan Parrish, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green (C) Jeremy Macgregor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bryan Campbell (C) Frank Laforge | |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Theron Rizzi steps in front of the Victor Green pass | 19-17 |
| 12:07 | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 12:06 | Winthrop | Bryan Campbell tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Carpenter | 21-17 |
| 11:49 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish blows the layup | 21-17 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Frank Fuqua (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Baldwin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harold Gaylord (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Carpenter (fairly fresh) C - Victor Green (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Theron Rizzi (fairly fresh) SG - Ryan Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Rice (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Eastern Illinois | Dustin Mason denies the turnaround by Frank Fuqua | 21-17 |
| 11:42 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Victor Rice | 21-17 |
| 11:40 | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF) Frank Fuqua, Richard Baldwin, Harold Gaylord, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck (PG), Ken Graves (SG), Michael Yingst (SF), Frank Laforge (PF) Theron Rizzi, Ryan Parrish, Dustin Mason, Victor Rice | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor is hacked by Frank Laforge - foul #1 on Frank Laforge, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG) Russell Bales | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Luis White (C) Bryan Campbell | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett's pass is intercepted by Luis White | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Winthrop | Michael Yingst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 10:36 | Winthrop | Ken Graves tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses long on a jumper near the basket | 21-19 |
| 10:16 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Luis White | 21-19 |
| 09:54 | Winthrop | Luis White hits a shot from the left block | 21-21 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 09:29 | Winthrop | Frank Laforge snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 09:09 | Winthrop | Joshua Carpenter blocks the short jumper by Ethan Truluck | 21-21 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), Harold Gaylord (PF), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Gary Burnett, Jeremy Macgregor, Ronald Meyer, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi (PG), Ryan Parrish (SG), Dustin Mason (SF), Mark Boon (PF), Victor Rice (C) Ethan Truluck, Ken Graves, Michael Yingst, Frank Laforge, Luis White | |
| 08:30 | Winthrop | Harold Gaylord takes the ball from Theron Rizzi | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord's pass is intercepted by Ryan Parrish | 21-21 |
| 08:22 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish banks in the layup | 21-23 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF) Ivan Hottinger | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Michael Yingst (SF) Ryan Parrish | |
| 07:56 | Winthrop | Richard Baldwin steps in front of the Michael Yingst pass in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:41 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Frank Fuqua (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Baldwin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeremy Macgregor (tiring) PF - Harold Gaylord (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Green (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Theron Rizzi (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Yingst (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Mark Boon (fairly fresh) C - Victor Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Victor Rice clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Victor Green - foul #1 on Victor Green, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Ronald Meyer (PF) Frank Fuqua, Jeremy Macgregor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck (PG), Bryan Campbell (C) Michael Yingst, Mark Boon | |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Victor Rice misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Victor Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales is hacked by Ethan Truluck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ethan Truluck, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Mark Boon (PF) Victor Rice | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gaylord | 24-23 |
| 06:41 | Winthrop | Mark Boon connects on the floater from the left block | 24-25 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Richard Baldwin is denied by Mark Boon | 24-25 |
| 06:34 | Winthrop | Mark Boon pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason is hacked by Russell Bales - foul #1 on Russell Bales, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), Joshua Carpenter (PF) Russell Bales, Harold Gaylord, Ronald Meyer | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish (SG) Theron Rizzi | |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green is hacked by Bryan Campbell - foul #1 on Bryan Campbell, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett (SG) Richard Baldwin | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Michael Yingst (SF) Dustin Mason | |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger is hacked by Michael Yingst - foul #1 on Michael Yingst, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Victor Rice (PF), Luis White (C) Mark Boon, Bryan Campbell | |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:34 | Winthrop | Victor Green steals it from Luis White | 26-27 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Frank Fuqua (SG), Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Ronald Meyer (PF) Jerry McKinlay, Gary Burnett, Ivan Hottinger, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ken Graves (SG) Ryan Parrish | |
| 05:02 | Winthrop | Jeremy Macgregor swats the layup by Luis White | 26-27 |
| 05:00 | Winthrop | Luis White pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:50 | Winthrop | Ken Graves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 04:49 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:37 | Winthrop | Luis White is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ken Graves and he's fouled by Russell Bales - foul #2 on Russell Bales, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Richard Baldwin (SG), Joshua Carpenter (PF), Harold Gaylord (C) Russell Bales, Frank Fuqua, Ronald Meyer, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Mason (PG), Mark Boon (PF) Ethan Truluck, Victor Rice | |
| 04:37 | Winthrop | Luis White misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Baldwin | 28-29 |
| 04:01 | Winthrop | Michael Yingst banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Boon | 28-31 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Gaylord can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 03:46 | Winthrop | Luis White snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Jeremy Macgregor is called for the reach on Ken Graves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Macgregor, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett (SG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), John Beams (PF) Richard Baldwin, Jeremy Macgregor, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi (PG), Ryan Parrish (SF), Frank Laforge (PF), Bryan Campbell (C) Dustin Mason, Michael Yingst, Mark Boon, Luis White | |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Ken Graves makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Ken Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jerry McKinlay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burnett (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Hottinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Beams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Gaylord (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Theron Rizzi (fresh) SG - Ken Graves (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Laforge (fresh) C - Bryan Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett's pass is intercepted by Bryan Campbell | 28-33 |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi is hacked by Jerry McKinlay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry McKinlay, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG), Frank Fuqua (SG), Victor Green (C) Jerry McKinlay, Gary Burnett, Harold Gaylord | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck (PG) Ken Graves | |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | Theron Rizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Bryan Campbell - foul #2 on Bryan Campbell, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua makes the 3rd free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:00 | Winthrop | Ryan Parrish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger is fouled on the floor by Bryan Campbell - foul #3 on Bryan Campbell, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Mark Boon (PF), Victor Rice (C) Frank Laforge, Bryan Campbell | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Frank Fuqua is called for the reach on Ethan Truluck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Fuqua, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay (PG), Harold Gaylord (SF), Ronald Meyer (C) Russell Bales, Ivan Hottinger, Victor Green | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Frank Fuqua, team foul #12 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burnett (SG) Frank Fuqua | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Mason (PG), Michael Yingst (SF) Ethan Truluck, Ryan Parrish | |
| 02:06 | Winthrop | Harold Gaylord steals it from Michael Yingst | 32-37 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Macgregor (SF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Harold Gaylord, Ronald Meyer | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ken Graves (SG), Luis White (C) Theron Rizzi, Mark Boon | |
| 01:45 | Winthrop | Dustin Mason is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Victor Rice - foul #1 on Victor Rice, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Beams makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:23 | Winthrop | Luis White can't connect on a runner from the right block | 35-37 |
| 01:22 | Winthrop | Victor Rice tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Dustin Mason takes the ball from Jeremy Macgregor | 35-39 |
| 00:46 | Winthrop | John Beams steals it from Victor Rice | 35-39 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Dustin Mason is called for the reach on Jerry McKinlay - foul #2 on Dustin Mason, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Fuqua (SG), Ivan Hottinger (SF), Victor Green (C) Gary Burnett, Jeremy Macgregor, Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck (PG), Ryan Parrish (SG), Theron Rizzi (SF), Mark Boon (PF), Frank Laforge (C) Dustin Mason, Ken Graves, Michael Yingst, Victor Rice, Luis White | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry McKinlay misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:41 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Frank Laforge | 36-39 |
| 00:28 | Winthrop | Frank Laforge misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Green - foul #2 on Victor Green, team foul #13 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Russell Bales (PG) Jerry McKinlay | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 00:28 | Winthrop | Frank Laforge makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:28 | Winthrop | Frank Laforge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Green snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ivan Hottinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Ethan Truluck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Frank Laforge grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |