Eastern Illinois 109 - Fort Valley State 114

Team / Score	1	2	OT	OT	F
Eastern Illinois Panthers	43	45	13	8	109
Fort Valley State Wildcats	44	44	13	13	114

 
 

Eastern Illinois Panthers
#		Player	Min	FG	3PT	FT	PTS	Off	Reb	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	DIST	PITP	FBP	FD	Fat	SC
25		H. Marcus sf	38	4-18	0-8	2-2	10	2	9	1	5	0	1	4	-6	10.8	4	0	1	Hvy	🏀
21		B. Strong pf	37	7-8	0-0	4-6	18	4	12	1	1	1	2	2	-7	3.6	12	0	4	Hvy	🏀
50		J. Reilly c	35	9-13	0-0	1-2	19	0	6	2	0	0	1	5	-5	4.0	18	0	3	Hvy	🏀
2		G. Hughes sg	40	8-17	4-9	3-6	23	0	2	4	1	1	3	3	-5	11.9	8	3	5	Hvy	🏀
3		C. Sager pg	39	7-15	2-8	2-4	18	3	5	9	4	0	5	3	-7	11.6	6	5	2	Hvy	🏀
44		K. Zimmerman sf	12	2-5	1-2	0-2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+4	18.5	0	3	1	-	🏀
23		C. Tubbs sg	10	0-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	-	0	0	1	-	🏀
35		G. Fontenot c	28	6-7	0-0	1-2	13	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0.8	12	0	1	Mod	🏀
45		C. Pope pg	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	3	4	5	1	0	1	0	+2	1.0	2	0	2	-	🏀
		Total	250	44-91	7-30	14-26	109	13	48	24	12	2	15	21	-25	7.3	62	11	20	-	🏀
		Percentages		48.4%	23.3%	53.8%
Fort Valley State Wildcats
#		Player	Min	FG	3PT	FT	PTS	Off	Reb	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	DIST	PITP	FBP	FD	Fat	SC
33		B. Ledbetter sf	40	5-17	3-6	4-5	17	1	6	2	0	0	7	3	+5	14.6	4	2	3	Hvy	🏀
6		V. McKenzie pf	35	6-12	1-2	2-3	15	4	8	1	1	2	2	2	+6	8.3	8	0	2	Hvy	🏀
22		M. Blount c	36	4-5	0-0	1-2	9	0	10	4	2	2	0	3	+10	4.8	6	0	2	Hvy	🏀
50		M. Mims sg	32	5-14	3-8	0-0	13	2	6	5	1	0	2	5	+8	12.8	4	3	1	Mod	🏀
35		B. Cottrell pg	36	15-21	4-6	3-4	37	1	7	5	2	0	4	3	-2	11.9	14	8	4	Hvy	🏀
13		L. Vallejo sg	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	-9	22.0	0	0	0	-	🏀
11		L. Boyer pf	24	3-5	1-1	0-0	7	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	+7	12.3	2	0	4	-	🏀
21		S. McCormick sg	36	3-7	2-4	5-6	13	1	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	21.0	0	0	5	Hvy	🏀
		Total	250	42-85	15-30	15-20	114	9	47	19	8	5	22	20	+25	12.0	38	13	21	-	🏀
		Percentages		49.4%	50.0%	75.0%

 
Player of the Game
Fort Valley State: Brad Cottrell
 
Head Coaches
Eastern Illinois: Robby Sawyer
Fort Valley State: Jose Luis Cruz
 
Offensive Efficiencies
Eastern Illinois:  At the rim (11/13 84.6%)  Inside (20/33 60.6%)  Mid-range (6/15 40.0%)  Beyond the Arc (7/30 23.3%)  
Fort Valley State:  At the rim (9/13 69.2%)  Inside (10/22 45.5%)  Mid-range (8/20 40.0%)  Beyond the Arc (15/30 50.0%)  
 
Defensive Tactics
Eastern Illinois:  Man-To-Man (20.7%)  Zone (47.1%)  Pressure (14.9%)  2nd Chance (4.1%)  Transition (9.9%)  Int. Foul (3.3%)  
Fort Valley State:  Man-To-Man (47.2%)  Zone (27.6%)  Pressure (10.6%)  2nd Chance (4.9%)  Transition (8.9%)  Int. Foul (0.8%)  
 
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Eastern Illinois:  157.1 / 158.2
Fort Valley State:  125.9 / 134.1
 
Injuries
Eastern Illinois:  c-Carlson
Fort Valley State:  none
 
Overworked
Eastern Illinois:  none
Fort Valley State:  none
Game Information
Date:  Thursday, January 1st, 2043
Game Type:  College [Conference]

Arena:  Health and PE Complex
City:  Fort Valley, GA
Attendance:  7,978

Version:  1.034
Simulated:  Wed Jan 8 2025 @ 9:07:13 am PST

Standard Dialog

Starting Line-Ups
Eastern Illinois: PG-Sager (6' ½"), SG-Hughes (6' 2"), SF-Marcus (6' 5"), PF-Strong (6' 9"), C-Reilly (6' 6½")
Fort Valley State: PG-Cottrell (6' 4"), SG-Mims (6' 3½"), SF-Ledbetter (6' 2½"), PF-McKenzie (6' 7½"), C-Blount (6' 9")

1st Half:
  20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Fort Valley State gains possession on the jump ball...
  19:55 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Sager steals the pass from Mims.
  19:46 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hughes passes the ball to Sager. Sager with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  19:31 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims at the basket. Mims attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Cottrell. Fort Valley State 2 - 0.
  19:16 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the rebound.
  19:06 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Mims leads the fast break with Cottrell and Ledbetter. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mims. Fort Valley State 5 - 0.
  19:01 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus passes the ball to Strong on the perimeter. Strong passes the ball to Sager in the paint. Sager passes the ball to Hughes. Hughes drives to the basket. Foul! Mims commits the foul on Hughes.
  18:26 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Pope to Point Guard and Fontenot to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard, Boyer to Small Forward, Ledbetter to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  18:26 - Eastern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Pope. Pope tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Pope passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pope grabs the offensive rebound.
  18:18 - Eastern Illinois: Pope has the rebound and restarts the offense. Pope shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 5 - 2.
  18:14 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 7 - 2.
  18:01 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hughes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Pope grabs the offensive rebound.
  17:54 - Eastern Illinois: Pope has the rebound and restarts the offense. Pope shoots from the low post. McKenzie rotates over and blocks the shot! Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
  17:49 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to Boyer. Boyer shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 9 - 2.
  17:30 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pope passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the long offensive rebound.
  17:22 - Eastern Illinois: Strong has the rebound and restarts the offense. Strong tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Strong passes the ball to Hughes. Hughes with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Hughes charged with the foul while taking the shot over Boyer.
  17:11 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell turns the ball over out of bounds.
  17:06 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pope drives by McCormick. Pope passes the ball to Fontenot at the basket. Fontenot lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pope. Fort Valley State 9 - 4.
  16:56 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie. McKenzie with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 11 - 4.
  16:48 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hughes passes the ball to Pope on the perimeter. Pope passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pope. Fort Valley State 11 - 6.
  16:35 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Boyer outside. Boyer passes the ball to McCormick outside. McCormick passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter drives down the lane. Ledbetter attempts to dunk it. Strong rotates over and blocks the shot! Marcus grabs the rebound.
  15:57 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the long rebound.
  15:47 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Cottrell in the paint. Cottrell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 13 - 6.
  15:26 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Zimmerman to Small Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Ledbetter to Point Guard, Blount to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Vallejo to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  15:26 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot shoots from the low post. Foul! Boyer fouls Fontenot on the shot. Fontenot missed the first free throw. Fontenot makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 13 - 7.
  15:17 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Pope grabs the rebound.
  15:08 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Pope leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Pope passes the ball to Zimmerman. Zimmerman shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pope. Fort Valley State 13 - 9.
  14:51 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard, Mims to Small Forward, Boyer to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  14:51 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter outside. Ledbetter shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 16 - 9.
  14:51 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Fort Valley State!
  14:27 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot turns the ball over out of bounds.
  14:09 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  13:58 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pope passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Pope on the perimeter. Pope passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Pope. Fort Valley State 16 - 11.
  13:39 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ledbetter passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ledbetter. Fort Valley State 18 - 11.
  13:15 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pope drives by Mims. Pope passes the ball to Fontenot at the basket. Fontenot lays it up. The shot misses. Strong grabs the offensive rebound.
  13:04 - Eastern Illinois: Strong has the rebound. Strong shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Strong charged with the foul while taking the shot over Boyer.
  13:02 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ledbetter passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hughes grabs the long rebound.
  12:53 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Pope grabs the long offensive rebound.
  12:44 - Eastern Illinois: Pope has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mims steals the pass from Pope.
  12:37 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pope steals the pass from Ledbetter.
  12:32 - Eastern Illinois: Breakaway! Pope takes the ball the length of the court. Pope lays it up. Foul! Blount fouls Pope on the shot. Pope missed the first free throw. Pope makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 18 - 12.
  12:27 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Sager to Point Guard, Tubbs to Shooting Guard, Fontenot to Power Forward and Reilly to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Point Guard, Ledbetter to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Vallejo to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  12:27 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Sager grabs the rebound.
  12:18 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Fort Valley State 18 - 14.
  12:11 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mims passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fontenot grabs the rebound.
  12:00 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Sager leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Sager passes the ball to Zimmerman. Zimmerman drives by McCormick. Zimmerman lays it up. Foul! McCormick fouls Zimmerman on the shot. Zimmerman missed the first free throw. Zimmerman missed the second free throw. Vallejo grabs the rebound.
  11:37 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reilly grabs the rebound.
  11:21 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly passes the ball to Tubbs in the paint. Tubbs passes the ball to Sager outside. Sager shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Boyer grabs the rebound.
  11:00 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter outside. Ledbetter passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reilly grabs the rebound.
  10:32 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Tubbs leads the fast break with Sager to the right. Tubbs passes the ball to Sager at the basket. Sager lays it up. Foul! Mims fouls Sager on the shot. Sager missed the first free throw. Sager missed the second free throw. Vallejo grabs the rebound.
  10:27 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mims passes the ball to Vallejo outside. Vallejo passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Mims. Mims passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Tubbs fouls McCormick on the shot. McCormick makes the first free throw. McCormick makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 20 - 14.
  10:00 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, Vallejo to Shooting Guard, Boyer to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  10:00 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Fort Valley State 20 - 16.
  9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Marcus to Small Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Point Guard, Mims to Shooting Guard and Vallejo to Small Forward.
  9:51 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! McKenzie charged with the foul while taking the shot over Reilly.
  9:43 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sager drives by McCormick. Sager passes the ball to Fontenot at the basket. Fontenot lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Fort Valley State 20 - 18.
  9:34 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCormick passes the ball to Vallejo in the paint. Vallejo passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to McKenzie. McKenzie drives down the lane. McKenzie lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 22 - 18.
  8:57 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, McCormick to Shooting Guard, Boyer to Small Forward, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  8:57 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs on the perimeter. Tubbs shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  8:45 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Marcus steals the pass from McCormick.
  8:31 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Tubbs leads the fast break with Marcus and Sager. Tubbs passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the long rebound.
  8:25 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager steals the pass from Cottrell.
  8:19 - Eastern Illinois: Breakaway! Sager takes the ball the length of the court. Sager lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 22 - 20.
  8:13 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Zimmerman to Small Forward.
  8:13 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the offensive rebound.
  8:04 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell has the rebound. Cottrell shoots from the low post. Foul! Tubbs fouls Cottrell on the shot. Cottrell makes the first free throw. Cottrell makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 24 - 20.
  8:02 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Blount to Point Guard, Vallejo to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Boyer to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  8:02 - Eastern Illinois: Tubbs brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Tubbs passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly drives down the lane. Reilly passes the ball to Sager at the basket. Sager lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reilly. Fort Valley State 24 - 22.
  7:45 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Hughes to Shooting Guard and Marcus to Small Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, McCormick to Shooting Guard, Boyer to Small Forward, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  7:45 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell drives to the basket. Foul! Marcus commits the foul on Cottrell.
  7:34 - Fort Valley State: The ball is inbounded to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Fontenot grabs the rebound.
  7:23 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Sager leads the fast break with Hughes and Marcus. Sager passes the ball to Hughes on the perimeter. Hughes shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 25 - 24.
  7:16 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 26 - 25.
  6:52 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Strong to Power Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Vallejo to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward and Boyer to Power Forward.
  6:52 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager drives by Vallejo. Sager passes the ball to Hughes at the basket. Hughes lays it up. Foul! Blount fouls Hughes on the shot. Hughes missed the first free throw. Hughes makes the second free throw. Tied 26 - 26.
  6:41 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Blount to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  6:41 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo. Vallejo passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Vallejo in the paint. Vallejo passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to McCormick outside. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Cottrell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCormick. Fort Valley State 28 - 26.
  6:07 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Tubbs to Shooting Guard and Fontenot to Power Forward.
  6:07 - Eastern Illinois: Tubbs brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Tubbs shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Vallejo grabs the rebound.
  6:04 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Marcus steals the pass from Cottrell.
  5:57 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blount steals the pass from Sager.
  5:53 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break with Vallejo and McCormick. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo on the perimeter. Vallejo shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Foul! Reilly fouls Boyer blocking out to get the rebound.
  5:48 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Hughes to Shooting Guard and Strong to Power Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard and Ledbetter to Small Forward.
  5:48 - Fort Valley State: The ball is inbounded to Ledbetter. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  5:35 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break with Marcus and Sager. Hughes passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Sager grabs the long offensive rebound.
  5:30 - Eastern Illinois: Sager has the rebound and restarts the offense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  5:16 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Marcus steals the pass from McCormick.
  5:04 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cottrell steals the pass from Hughes.
  4:55 - Fort Valley State: Breakaway! Cottrell takes the ball the length of the court. Cottrell lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 30 - 26.
  4:50 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Shooting Guard, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  4:50 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hughes drives by Mims. Hughes lays it up. It's blocked by Blount! Strong tips it in. Fort Valley State 30 - 28.
  4:36 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie outside. McKenzie passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 32 - 28.
  4:00 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard, Mims to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Power Forward.
  4:00 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus in the paint. Marcus shoots from the low post. Foul! Mims fouls Marcus on the shot. Marcus makes the first free throw. Marcus makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 32 - 30.
  3:47 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Ledbetter to Small Forward and McKenzie to Power Forward.
  3:47 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reilly grabs the rebound.
  3:35 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break with Sager to the right. Hughes passes the ball to Sager on the perimeter. Sager shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hughes. Eastern Illinois 33 - 32.
  3:32 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter drives down the lane. Ledbetter lays it up. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  3:18 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hughes. Eastern Illinois 35 - 32.
  3:06 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Boyer to Small Forward and Ledbetter to Power Forward.
  3:06 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 35 - 34.
  2:56 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Ledbetter to Small Forward and McKenzie to Power Forward.
  2:56 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCormick steals the pass from Sager.
  2:49 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Hughes steals the pass from Ledbetter.
  2:35 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager drives down the lane. Sager passes the ball to Hughes on the perimeter. Hughes shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the rebound.
  2:25 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick attacks with the ball on the fast break. McCormick turns the ball over to the other team.
  2:20 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break with Marcus to the right. Hughes attempts to dunk it. Foul! Cottrell fouls Hughes on the shot. Hughes makes the first free throw. Hughes missed the second free throw. McCormick grabs the rebound. Eastern Illinois 36 - 34.
  2:14 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell drives by Marcus. Cottrell lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 36 - 36.
  2:01 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly. Reilly passes the ball to Marcus in the paint. Marcus shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Reilly. Eastern Illinois 38 - 36.
  1:44 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter shoots in the paint. Foul! Reilly fouls Ledbetter on the shot. Ledbetter makes the first free throw. Ledbetter makes the second free throw. Tied 38 - 38.
  1:25 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Hughes. Hughes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hughes passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the inside. Foul! Blount fouls Reilly on the shot. Reilly missed the first free throw. Reilly makes the second free throw. Eastern Illinois 39 - 38.
  1:02 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Blount to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  1:02 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter outside. Ledbetter drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Ledbetter commits the foul on the drive.
  0:37 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sager with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 41 - 38.
  0:27 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cottrell. Tied 41 - 41.
  0:18 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Eastern Illinois 43 - 41.
  0:08 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick outside. The shot clock winding down. McCormick shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 44 - 43.
  0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!

Eastern Illinois 43, Fort Valley State 44

Half-Time

2nd Half:
  20:00 - Game Event: Reilly must sit with 2 fouls. Eastern Illinois substitutes Fontenot to Center.
  20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Eastern Illinois. They receive the ball...
  19:55 - Eastern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Fontenot. Fontenot hands off the ball to Marcus. Marcus shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fontenot tips it in. Eastern Illinois 45 - 44.
  19:43 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Reilly to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Shooting Guard, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  19:43 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 47 - 45.
  19:39 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Tied 47 - 47.
  19:29 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims. Sager steals the pass from Mims.
  19:19 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes shoots from deep. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the long rebound.
  19:08 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  18:57 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong on the perimeter. Strong passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
  18:29 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 49 - 47.
  18:14 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Pope to Point Guard and Fontenot to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard, Mims to Small Forward, Ledbetter to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  18:14 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hughes passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Strong. Tied 49 - 49.
  17:59 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 51 - 49.
  17:48 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pope passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the block. Foul! Ledbetter fouls Strong on the shot. Strong missed the first free throw. Strong makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 51 - 50.
  17:39 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  17:18 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 52 - 51.
  17:10 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie turns the ball over out of bounds.
  16:53 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pope passes the ball to Marcus outside. Marcus shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the long rebound.
  16:45 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick leads the fast break with Cottrell and Mims. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell at the basket. Cottrell lays it up. Foul! Marcus fouls Cottrell on the shot. Cottrell missed the first free throw. Cottrell makes the second free throw. Tied 52 - 52.
  16:39 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Pope. Eastern Illinois 54 - 52.
  16:30 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Fontenot grabs the rebound.
  16:18 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Cottrell grabs the rebound.
  16:07 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims. Mims with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  15:45 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Pope leads the fast break. Foul! Cottrell commits the foul on Pope.
  15:40 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Zimmerman to Small Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Ledbetter to Point Guard, Vallejo to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Mims to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  15:40 - Eastern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Strong. Boyer steals the pass from Strong.
  15:34 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Vallejo attacks with the ball on the fast break. Vallejo turns the ball over out of bounds.
  15:30 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Pope passes the ball to Zimmerman. Zimmerman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Boyer grabs the rebound.
  15:19 - Fort Valley State: Vallejo brings up the ball against pressure defense. Vallejo passes the ball to Boyer on the perimeter. Boyer shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 55 - 54.
  15:06 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pope drives by Vallejo. Pope passes the ball to Zimmerman on the perimeter. Zimmerman shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Vallejo grabs the rebound.
  14:55 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Ledbetter attacks with the ball on the fast break. Ledbetter passes the ball to Vallejo on the perimeter. Vallejo shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  14:51 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 57 - 55.
  14:43 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Shooting Guard, Mims to Small Forward, Boyer to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  14:43 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ledbetter drives down the lane. Ledbetter passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ledbetter. Fort Valley State 58 - 57.
  14:32 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Pope passes the ball to Strong. Strong shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 59 - 58.
  14:22 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against pressure defense. Ledbetter passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Foul! Zimmerman commits the foul on Mims.
  14:18 - Fort Valley State: The ball is inbounded to Mims. Mims shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Hughes fouls McCormick blocking out to get the rebound.
  14:13 - Fort Valley State: The ball is inbounded to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Zimmerman grabs the rebound.
  13:49 - Eastern Illinois: Pope brings up the ball against pressure defense. Pope tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Pope passes the ball to Zimmerman. Zimmerman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mims grabs the rebound.
  13:39 - Fort Valley State: Ledbetter brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ledbetter passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ledbetter passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mims grabs the offensive rebound.
  13:19 - Fort Valley State: Mims has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mims shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the offensive rebound.
  13:12 - Fort Valley State: McCormick has the rebound and restarts the offense. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Hughes fouls McCormick blocking out to get the rebound.
  12:56 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Sager to Point Guard, Tubbs to Shooting Guard, Fontenot to Power Forward and Reilly to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Point Guard, Ledbetter to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Vallejo to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  12:56 - Fort Valley State: The ball is inbounded to Mims. Mims passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to Mims outside. Mims passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Tubbs grabs the rebound.
  12:27 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Boyer grabs the rebound.
  12:22 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mims passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 60 - 59.
  12:11 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Pope to Shooting Guard, Tubbs to Power Forward and Fontenot to Center.
  12:11 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs in the paint. Tubbs shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Mims grabs the rebound.
  12:03 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mims passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to Vallejo in the paint. Vallejo shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Vallejo charged with the foul while taking the shot over Tubbs.
  11:48 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Tubbs to Shooting Guard, Fontenot to Power Forward and Reilly to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, McCormick to Shooting Guard, Mims to Small Forward, Boyer to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  11:48 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Eastern Illinois 61 - 60.
  11:37 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fontenot grabs the rebound.
  11:23 - Eastern Illinois: Tubbs brings up the ball against a zone defense. Tubbs passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Tubbs. Eastern Illinois 63 - 60.
  11:14 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the offensive rebound.
  11:02 - Fort Valley State: McKenzie has the rebound. McKenzie shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 63 - 62.
  11:00 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly drives to the basket. Foul! Boyer commits the foul on Reilly.
  10:44 - Eastern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Tubbs. Tubbs passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly drives down the lane. Reilly lays it up. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 65 - 62.
  10:27 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cottrell. Tied 65 - 65.
  10:17 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs in the paint. Tubbs shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the rebound.
  10:09 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick leads the fast break with Mims and Cottrell. McCormick passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the long offensive rebound.
  10:05 - Fort Valley State: McKenzie has the rebound and restarts the offense. McKenzie passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zimmerman grabs the long rebound.
  9:57 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs on the perimeter. Tubbs shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Sager grabs the long offensive rebound.
  9:48 - Eastern Illinois: Sager has the rebound and restarts the offense. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs. Tubbs with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Tubbs charged with the foul while taking the shot over Boyer.
  9:37 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Marcus to Small Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Point Guard, Vallejo to Shooting Guard and McCormick to Small Forward.
  9:37 - Fort Valley State: Vallejo brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Vallejo passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to McCormick outside. Sager steals the pass from McCormick.
  9:22 - Eastern Illinois: Breakaway! Sager takes the ball the length of the court. Sager lays it up. Foul! Mims fouls Sager on the shot. Sager makes the first free throw. Sager makes the second free throw. Eastern Illinois 67 - 65.
  9:19 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes McCormick to Point Guard, Mims to Shooting Guard and Vallejo to Small Forward.
  9:19 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCormick passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Boyer passes the ball to Mims outside. Mims passes the ball to Vallejo outside. Vallejo hands off the ball to McCormick. McCormick shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 68 - 67.
  8:49 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Hughes to Shooting Guard. Fort Valley State substitutes Blount to Point Guard, McCormick to Shooting Guard and Mims to Small Forward.
  8:49 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the low post. Boyer rotates over and blocks the shot! Mims grabs the rebound.
  8:39 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Blount leads the fast break with Mims and McCormick. Blount passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blount. Fort Valley State 71 - 67.
  8:39 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Fort Valley State!
  8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Tubbs to Shooting Guard.
  8:34 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus in the paint. Marcus shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  8:26 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Blount leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blount passes the ball to McKenzie on the perimeter. McKenzie shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blount. Fort Valley State 74 - 67.
  8:10 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Tubbs. Tubbs shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the offensive rebound.
  8:01 - Eastern Illinois: Marcus has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marcus shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  7:57 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McCormick passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Mims outside. Mims passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mims. Fort Valley State 76 - 67.
  7:28 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Hughes to Shooting Guard. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  7:28 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus drives down the lane. Marcus passes the ball to Sager at the basket. Sager attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Marcus. Fort Valley State 76 - 69.
  7:13 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Blount to Point Guard, Boyer to Power Forward and McKenzie to Center.
  7:13 - Fort Valley State: Blount brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blount passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims passes the ball to Boyer in the paint. Marcus steals the pass from Boyer.
  6:58 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes passes the ball to Sager on the perimeter. Sager shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  6:43 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Blount leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blount passes the ball to McKenzie. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Hughes grabs the rebound.
  6:13 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Sager leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly passes the ball to Fontenot in the paint. Fontenot passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly drives down the lane. Reilly attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Fort Valley State 76 - 71.
  5:40 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Strong to Power Forward. Fort Valley State substitutes Cottrell to Point Guard, Vallejo to Shooting Guard, Ledbetter to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  5:40 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount at the basket. Blount lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cottrell. Fort Valley State 78 - 71.
  5:29 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sager passes the ball to Hughes on the perimeter. Hughes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hughes passes the ball to Sager. Sager with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hughes. Fort Valley State 78 - 73.
  5:12 - Fort Valley State: Vallejo brings up the ball against a zone defense. Vallejo hands off the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo outside. Vallejo hands off the ball to Mims. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell drives by Marcus. Cottrell lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 80 - 73.
  4:36 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Foul! Ledbetter commits the foul on Strong.
  4:30 - Eastern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Reilly. Reilly passes the ball to Marcus outside. Cottrell steals the pass from Marcus.
  4:22 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Vallejo leads the fast break with Cottrell to the right. Vallejo lays it up. It's blocked by Hughes! Strong grabs the rebound.
  4:18 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hughes shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 80 - 76.
  4:11 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
  4:07 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the low post. Blount rotates over and blocks the shot! Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
  3:56 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo on the perimeter. Vallejo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 83 - 76.
  3:48 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hughes drives by Mims. Hughes passes the ball to Reilly at the basket. Reilly lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hughes. Fort Valley State 83 - 78.
  3:37 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo. Vallejo passes the ball to Ledbetter. Marcus steals the pass from Ledbetter.
  3:20 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 83 - 81.
  3:12 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Vallejo on the perimeter. Vallejo hands off the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Strong steals the pass from Ledbetter.
  2:43 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Sager attacks with the ball on the fast break. Sager lays it up. Offensive foul! Sager charged with the foul while taking the shot over Cottrell.
  2:38 - Game Event: Time out. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Shooting Guard, Ledbetter to Small Forward and McKenzie to Power Forward.
  2:38 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter outside. Ledbetter passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to Cottrell in the paint. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims outside. The shot clock winding down. Mims shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  2:06 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Sager leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  1:48 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims in the paint. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Foul! Marcus commits the foul on Ledbetter. In the bonus, Ledbetter is shooting one-and-one. Ledbetter missed the first free throw. Reilly grabs the rebound.
  1:19 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blount steals the pass from Sager.
  1:14 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Mims leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mims passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blount. Fort Valley State 86 - 81.
  0:54 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 86 - 83.
  0:45 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell lays it up. The shot misses. Mims grabs the offensive rebound.
  0:31 - Fort Valley State: Mims has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mims passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. Foul! Sager commits the intentional foul on McKenzie. In the bonus, McKenzie is shooting one-and-one. McKenzie makes the first free throw. McKenzie makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 88 - 83.
  0:26 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hughes drives by Mims. Hughes passes the ball to Strong at the basket. Strong lays it up. Foul! McKenzie fouls Strong on the shot. Strong makes the first free throw. Strong makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 88 - 85.
  0:19 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. Foul! Reilly commits the intentional foul on McKenzie. In the bonus, McKenzie is shooting one-and-one. McKenzie missed the first free throw. Reilly grabs the rebound.
  0:15 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 88 - 88.
  0:10 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie shoots from the block. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!

Eastern Illinois 88, Fort Valley State 88

Overtime:
  5:00 - Game Event: Eastern Illinois substitutes Tubbs to Shooting Guard, Zimmerman to Small Forward, Marcus to Power Forward and Fontenot to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Ledbetter to Shooting Guard, McCormick to Small Forward, Vallejo to Power Forward and Boyer to Center.
  5:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Eastern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
  4:55 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Tubbs leads the fast break with Zimmerman and Sager. Tubbs passes the ball to Zimmerman on the perimeter. Zimmerman shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Tubbs. Eastern Illinois 91 - 88.
  4:51 - Game Event: Time out. Eastern Illinois substitutes Hughes to Shooting Guard, Marcus to Small Forward, Strong to Power Forward and Reilly to Center. Fort Valley State substitutes Mims to Shooting Guard, Ledbetter to Small Forward, McKenzie to Power Forward and Blount to Center.
  4:51 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter turns the ball over to the other team.
  4:45 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus in the paint. Marcus shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Eastern Illinois 93 - 88.
  4:35 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims on the perimeter. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell in the paint. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mims. Eastern Illinois 93 - 90.
  4:14 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fort Valley State is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Sager passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes shoots in the paint. It's blocked by McKenzie! McKenzie grabs the rebound.
  4:04 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Mims leads the fast break with Cottrell to the right. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mims. Tied 93 - 93.
  3:57 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Eastern Illinois 95 - 93.
  3:46 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount drives by Reilly. Blount passes the ball to Mims at the basket. Mims lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Blount. Tied 95 - 95.
  3:23 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Hughes. Hughes shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the rebound.
  3:13 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break with Ledbetter and Mims. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reilly grabs the long rebound.
  3:06 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break with Sager to the right. Hughes passes the ball to Sager on the perimeter. Sager shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Mims grabs the long rebound.
  3:01 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Mims leads the fast break with Ledbetter and Cottrell. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter at the basket. Ledbetter lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mims. Fort Valley State 97 - 95.
  2:55 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong passes the ball to Marcus outside. Marcus shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
  2:40 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! Cottrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount. Blount shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 99 - 95.
  2:22 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Strong in the paint. Strong shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 99 - 97.
  2:13 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Sager grabs the rebound.
  2:04 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hughes passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Offensive foul! Reilly commits the foul.
  1:51 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  1:39 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly passes the ball to Marcus. Marcus with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 99 - 99.
  1:23 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie. McKenzie shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Strong grabs the rebound.
  1:06 - Eastern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hughes leads the fast break with Marcus and Sager. Hughes lays it up. Foul! Cottrell fouls Hughes on the shot. Hughes missed the first free throw. Hughes makes the second free throw. Eastern Illinois 100 - 99.
  1:01 - Fort Valley State: Mims brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mims passes the ball to Cottrell outside. Cottrell passes the ball to Mims. Mims passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  0:35 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Hughes passes the ball to Strong. Foul! Mims commits the intentional foul on Strong. Mims fouls out. McCormick replaces Mims at shooting guard. In the bonus, Strong is shooting one-and-one. Strong makes the first free throw. Strong missed the second free throw. Blount grabs the rebound. Eastern Illinois 101 - 99.
  0:29 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell outside. Cottrell passes the ball to McCormick outside. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie outside. McKenzie shoots from deep. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the offensive rebound.
  0:01 - Fort Valley State: McKenzie has the rebound. McKenzie goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Tied 101 - 101.
  0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!

Eastern Illinois 101, Fort Valley State 101

Overtime:
  5:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Fort Valley State gains possession on the jump ball...
  4:55 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter. Ledbetter drives to the basket. Foul! Marcus commits the foul on Ledbetter. In the double bonus, Ledbetter is shooting two free throws. Ledbetter makes the first free throw. Ledbetter makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 103 - 101.
  4:35 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Reilly in the paint. Reilly shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 103 - 103.
  4:25 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Cottrell on the perimeter. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the rebound.
  4:04 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Strong grabs the offensive rebound.
  3:52 - Eastern Illinois: Strong has the rebound. Strong shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Eastern Illinois 105 - 103.
  3:50 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
  3:19 - Eastern Illinois: Hughes brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hughes tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hughes turns the ball over out of bounds.
  3:11 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick in the paint. McCormick passes the ball to Cottrell outside. Cottrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cottrell turns the ball over to the other team.
  2:42 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McKenzie steals the pass from Sager.
  2:38 - Fort Valley State: Fast break opportunity! McCormick leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCormick passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Foul! Reilly commits the foul on Blount. Reilly fouls out. Fontenot replaces Reilly at center. In the double bonus, Blount is shooting two free throws. Blount makes the first free throw. Blount missed the second free throw. Fontenot grabs the rebound. Eastern Illinois 105 - 104.
  2:29 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sager with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marcus grabs the offensive rebound.
  2:18 - Eastern Illinois: Marcus has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marcus shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  2:12 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell drives down the lane. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cottrell. Fort Valley State 107 - 105.
  2:02 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Marcus on the perimeter. Marcus shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCormick grabs the long rebound.
  1:53 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McCormick passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to Blount in the paint. Blount passes the ball to McCormick on the perimeter. McCormick passes the ball to Ledbetter in the paint. Ledbetter shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCormick. Fort Valley State 109 - 105.
  1:23 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sager passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sager. Fort Valley State 109 - 107.
  1:14 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Cottrell passes the ball to Ledbetter on the perimeter. Ledbetter shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McKenzie grabs the long offensive rebound.
  1:04 - Fort Valley State: McKenzie has the rebound and restarts the offense. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick. McCormick shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by McKenzie. Fort Valley State 111 - 107.
  0:53 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Hughes in the paint. Hughes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the rebound.
  0:43 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie in the paint. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick outside. Foul! Strong commits the intentional foul on McCormick. In the double bonus, McCormick is shooting two free throws. McCormick makes the first free throw. McCormick missed the second free throw. Fontenot grabs the rebound. Fort Valley State 112 - 107.
  0:35 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Sager passes the ball to Hughes. Hughes drives by McCormick. Hughes lays it up. The shot goes in! Fort Valley State 112 - 109.
  0:20 - Fort Valley State: Cottrell brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Cottrell passes the ball to McKenzie on the perimeter. McKenzie passes the ball to McCormick. Foul! Sager commits the intentional foul on McCormick. In the double bonus, McCormick is shooting two free throws. McCormick makes the first free throw. McCormick makes the second free throw. Fort Valley State 114 - 109.
  0:10 - Eastern Illinois: Sager brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Sager shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Sager grabs the long offensive rebound.
  0:07 - Eastern Illinois: Sager has the rebound and restarts the offense. Sager shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Blount grabs the rebound.
  0:02 - Fort Valley State: McCormick brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. The shot clock winding down. McCormick shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ledbetter grabs the long offensive rebound.
  0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!

Eastern Illinois 109, Fort Valley State 114

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