| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lima (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sclafani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-32 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois tips it but misses | 41-32 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Appel - foul #2 on Ronald Appel, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway is hacked by William Sclafani in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Sclafani, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Ghent - foul #1 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 45-33 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Galloway | 45-33 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Lima | 45-33 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 3 from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain (PG), Brian Hibbler (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF) Ronald Appel, Tony Purkey, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (PG), Donn Smith (SF), Frank Moss (PF), James Fraser (C) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent, William Sclafani, Carl Pontius | |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gavin Williams swats the layup by Frank Moss | 45-36 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler is hacked by William Lima - foul #3 on William Lima, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova (C) Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani (PF) William Lima | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Duerr steals it from Brian Hibbler | 45-36 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr's pass is intercepted by Joseph Germain | 45-36 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain jams it | 47-36 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Sclafani and he's fouled by Robert Veale - foul #2 on Robert Veale, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Tony Purkey (SG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF) Joseph Germain, Brian Hibbler, Robert Veale, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Clarence Ghent (SF) Raymond Duerr, William Sclafani | |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Appel and he's fouled by Clarence Ghent - foul #2 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois (C) Gavin Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), William Sclafani (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Donn Smith, Frank Moss, James Fraser | |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Pontius | 49-39 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is hacked by Clarence Ghent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser (SF) Clarence Ghent | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 49-41 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Sclafani | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Dubois (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Duerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fraser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Pontius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Duerr | 49-43 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway connects on the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain (PG), David Patterson (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF) Ronald Appel, Tony Purkey, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF), Clarence Ghent (PF) Bert Nichols, Raymond Duerr, James Fraser, William Sclafani | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee Tech | William Zimick picks off the pass by David Patterson in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima lays it up and in set up by William Zimick | 52-45 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Germain | 54-45 |
| 14:13 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Lima | 54-47 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | Gavin Williams is fouled on the floor by Carl Pontius - foul #3 on Carl Pontius, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova (PF), Horace Kaster (C) Gavin Williams, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss (PF) Carl Pontius | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Bova is called for the reach on Frank Moss - foul #2 on Shawn Bova, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG) Robert Veale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani (PF) William Zimick | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima is denied on a layup by Horace Kaster | 54-47 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Germain | 54-47 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-47 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clarence Ghent | 54-47 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Tech | William Lima steals it from Shawn Bova in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-47 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent lays it in on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 54-49 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova misses the lay-in | 54-49 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Tech | Frank Moss denies the turnaround by David Patterson | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 54-51 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Kaster misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Ronald Appel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Germain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Bova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Kaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Lima (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Ghent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Sclafani (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss's floater is tipped away by Shawn Bova | 54-51 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss tips it home | 54-53 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Kaster grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Patterson | 57-53 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is hacked by Walter Hancock - foul #4 on Walter Hancock, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (SG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Paul Galloway (PF), Thomas Dubois (C) David Patterson, Joseph Germain, Shawn Bova, Horace Kaster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), William Zimick (SF), James Fraser (PF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Clarence Ghent, William Sclafani, Frank Moss | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Appel - foul #3 on Ronald Appel, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler (SG) Ronald Appel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick throws it down on a nice dish by James Fraser | 59-56 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Fraser | 59-58 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Galloway denies the turnaround by Bert Nichols | 59-58 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Duerr is called for the reach on Brian Hibbler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Robert Veale (SF), Gavin Williams (PF) Tony Purkey, Frederic Lawton, Paul Galloway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, James Fraser | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Hibbler | 62-63 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bert Nichols, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), David Patterson (SG), Frederic Lawton (SF), Shawn Bova (C) Ronald Appel, Brian Hibbler, Robert Veale, Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Clarence Ghent (SF), Frank Moss (C) Bert Nichols, William Lima, Carl Pontius | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gavin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Bova (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donn Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Ghent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Sclafani (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 62-65 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-65 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Hancock | 64-67 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Purkey steals the ball from Walter Hancock in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey blows the layup | 64-67 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Patterson - foul #4 on David Patterson, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), Joseph Germain (SG), Robert Veale (SF), Paul Galloway (PF), Thomas Dubois (C) Tony Purkey, David Patterson, Frederic Lawton, Gavin Williams, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (PG), William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF), James Fraser (C) Walter Hancock, Donn Smith, William Sclafani, Frank Moss | |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Veale drills a fadeaway from the left side | 66-69 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses the shot from the left side | 66-69 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Duerr is called for the reach on Ronald Appel - foul #4 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Carl Pontius (C) Raymond Duerr, Clarence Ghent | |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Veale blocks the short jumper by James Fraser | 67-69 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick grabs the offensive board | 67-69 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick double dribbles | 67-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Kaster (C) Thomas Dubois | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee Tech | James Fraser takes the ball from Joseph Germain | 67-69 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Germain - foul #2 on Joseph Germain, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (PG), Frederic Lawton (SF) Ronald Appel, Robert Veale | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton is hacked by Carl Pontius in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Pontius, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson (SG) Joseph Germain | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Zimick | 69-71 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-71 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Galloway snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Tony Purkey | 72-71 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick tips it in | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Tony Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Patterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederic Lawton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Galloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Horace Kaster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bert Nichols (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lima (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Zimick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Fraser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Pontius (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Tech | David Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Hibbler (SG), Shawn Bova (PF), Thomas Dubois (C) David Patterson, Paul Galloway, Horace Kaster | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Frank Moss (PF) William Lima, James Fraser | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Moss | 72-76 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois hits the finger roll | 74-76 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Dubois swats the short shot by Bert Nichols | 74-76 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss grabs the offensive board | 74-76 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Dubois swats the short shot by Bert Nichols | 74-76 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius tips it but misses | 74-76 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bova gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel (PG), David Patterson (SG), Paul Galloway (PF) Tony Purkey, Brian Hibbler, Shawn Bova | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF), Clarence Ghent (C) Bert Nichols, William Zimick, Frank Moss, Carl Pontius | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Ghent - foul #4 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Walter Hancock | 74-78 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | William Sclafani picks off the pass by Thomas Dubois in the backcourt | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | David Patterson is called for the reach on William Lima - foul #5 on David Patterson, team foul #7 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey (SG) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF), Carl Pontius (C) Donn Smith, Clarence Ghent | |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Tech | Frederic Lawton connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Appel | 76-78 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Ronald Appel - foul #4 on Ronald Appel, team foul #8 | 76-78 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick makes the 3rd free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-80 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-80 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Ronald Appel | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | William Lima takes the ball from Thomas Dubois | 76-80 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima banks in the layup | 76-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Appel | 79-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Purkey - foul #1 on Tony Purkey, team foul #9 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG) Walter Hancock | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Appel misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius grabs the board | 79-84 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius is hacked by Ronald Appel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Appel, team foul #10 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Germain (SG) Ronald Appel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Clarence Ghent (SF) Bert Nichols, William Zimick | |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF) Clarence Ghent | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey is fouled on the floor by William Lima - foul #4 on William Lima, team foul #13 | 79-86 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani is hacked by Tony Purkey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Purkey, team foul #11 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (C) William Zimick, Carl Pontius | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey is hacked by William Sclafani in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Sclafani, team foul #14 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick (SF), Carl Pontius (C) Clarence Ghent, James Fraser | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Purkey is called for the reach on Walter Hancock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Purkey, team foul #12 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (C) William Zimick, Carl Pontius | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hancock - foul #5 on Walter Hancock, team foul #15 | 82-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), William Zimick (SF), Carl Pontius (C) Walter Hancock, Clarence Ghent, James Fraser | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Pontius | 83-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Germain is called for the reach on Carl Pontius in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Germain, team foul #13 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent (SF) William Zimick | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Pontius misses the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 83-89 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-89 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Purkey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 83-89 |