| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kelvin Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Pitts (fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Edward Ables (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cyril Hyler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Coward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Theiss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Downing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward inbounds the ball | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 25-46 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Theiss gets the offensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ed Banks denies the turnaround by Robert Downing | 25-46 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer is fouled on the floor by William Theiss - foul #3 on William Theiss, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan (PF) William Theiss | |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Tech | Buford Chan steals the ball from David Hutchinson | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward grabs the offensive board | 25-46 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler is called for 3 seconds | 25-46 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Roger Pitts | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-46 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward grabs the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 17:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Ables | 27-49 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Hutchinson | 30-49 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-49 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer is fouled on the floor by Robert Downing - foul #1 on Robert Downing, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Roy Sams (SG), David Lang (SF), Herman Brady (PF), Rodger McComsey (C) Kelvin Brewer, Roger Pitts, David Hutchinson, Ed Banks, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith (PG), Jack Allen (SG), Samuel Hoskinson (SF), John Gambino (PF) Edward Ables, Cyril Hyler, Alan Coward, Buford Chan | |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Smith takes the ball from Rodger McComsey | 30-49 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Smith | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Downing - foul #2 on Robert Downing, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Theiss (PF) Robert Downing | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Lang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger McComsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Hoskinson (fresh) PF - William Theiss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gambino (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Allen drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-54 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Roy Sams | 35-54 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Kentucky | John Gambino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-54 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Rodger McComsey pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang is hacked by John Gambino - foul #3 on John Gambino, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG), Roger Pitts (SG), David Hutchinson (SF), Joseph Radley (C) Chester Thrower, David Lang, Herman Brady, Rodger McComsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables (PG), Cyril Hyler (SG), Alan Coward (SF) Kevin Smith, Jack Allen, Samuel Hoskinson | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts's pass is intercepted by Edward Ables | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | John Gambino knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Cyril Hyler and the foul's on Joseph Radley - foul #2 on Joseph Radley, team foul #1 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks (PF) Roy Sams | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 14:11 | Eastern Kentucky | John Gambino makes the free throw | 35-57 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley is denied on a dunk by John Gambino | 35-57 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley hits the follow up shot | 37-57 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cyril Hyler | 37-60 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Ables picks off the pass by Ed Banks | 37-60 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler misses the lay-in | 37-60 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks's fadeaway is rejected by William Theiss | 37-60 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kelvin Brewer - foul #3 on Kelvin Brewer, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Roy Sams (SG), Herman Brady (PF) Kelvin Brewer, Roger Pitts, Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith (SG), Samuel Hoskinson (SF), Buford Chan (PF), Robert Downing (C) Cyril Hyler, Alan Coward, William Theiss, John Gambino | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Samuel Hoskinson - foul #1 on Samuel Hoskinson, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Edward Ables (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Hoskinson (fresh) PF - Buford Chan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Downing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Lang (SF), Rodger McComsey (C) David Hutchinson, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Allen (SG) Edward Ables | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Downing hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Allen | 41-63 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang misses short on a shot from the left block | 41-63 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower can't tip it in | 41-63 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Downing gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan double dribbles | 41-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG), Roger Pitts (SG), David Hutchinson (SF), Ed Banks (PF), Joseph Radley (C) Chester Thrower, Roy Sams, David Lang, Herman Brady, Rodger McComsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables (PG), Alan Coward (SF) Jack Allen, Samuel Hoskinson | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Downing | 41-63 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler (SG) Robert Downing | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee Tech | David Hutchinson makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kelvin Brewer | 43-63 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan grabs the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Edward Ables and he's hacked by David Hutchinson - foul #1 on David Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Theiss (PF), John Gambino (C) Buford Chan, Kevin Smith | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward makes the free throw | 43-66 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-66 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Tech | Ed Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-66 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Brewer | 46-66 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Ed Banks picks off the pass by Edward Ables | 46-66 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley is fouled on the floor by John Gambino - foul #4 on John Gambino, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Roy Sams (SF), Herman Brady (PF) Kelvin Brewer, David Hutchinson, Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Allen (PG), Ronnie Grisby (SG), Samuel Hoskinson (SF), Robert Downing (C) Edward Ables, Cyril Hyler, Alan Coward, John Gambino | |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronnie Grisby | 46-66 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronnie Grisby misses long on a floater from the left block | 46-66 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Downing snags the offensive board | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Sams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jack Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Grisby (fresh) SF - Samuel Hoskinson (fresh) PF - William Theiss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Downing (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Chester Thrower is called for the reach on Ronnie Grisby - foul #2 on Chester Thrower, team foul #4 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Lang (SF), Rodger McComsey (C) Roger Pitts, Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith (PG), Buford Chan (SF) Ronnie Grisby, Samuel Hoskinson | |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | David Lang steps in front of the Jack Allen pass | 46-66 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang slams it home | 48-66 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer (PG), David Hutchinson (SF) David Lang, Rodger McComsey | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables (PG), Alan Coward (SF) Jack Allen, William Theiss | |
| 06:07 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Ables steps in front of the Herman Brady pass | 48-66 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables misses the dunk | 48-66 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Coward | 48-66 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward tips it home | 48-68 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | Kelvin Brewer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chester Thrower | 51-68 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Alan Coward clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-68 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith snags the offensive board | 51-68 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-68 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roger Pitts (SG), Ed Banks (PF), Joseph Radley (C) Chester Thrower, Roy Sams, Herman Brady | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Cyril Hyler (SG), William Theiss (PF) Kevin Smith, Buford Chan | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kelvin Brewer | 53-68 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Edward Ables connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cyril Hyler | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Downing is called for the reach on Joseph Radley - foul #3 on Robert Downing, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Thrower (PG), Roy Sams (SG), David Lang (SF), Herman Brady (PF) Kelvin Brewer, Roger Pitts, David Hutchinson, Ed Banks | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith (PG), Jack Allen (SG), Samuel Hoskinson (SF), Buford Chan (PF), John Gambino (C) Edward Ables, Cyril Hyler, Alan Coward, William Theiss, Robert Downing | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Gambino drills a floater from the left side | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Chester Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Sams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Lang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herman Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Radley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Hoskinson (fresh) PF - Buford Chan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gambino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Buford Chan - foul #2 on Buford Chan, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rodger McComsey (C) Joseph Radley | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 57-73 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | David Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Boone (PG) Herman Brady | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronnie Grisby (SG) Kevin Smith | |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan is hacked by Rodger McComsey - foul #1 on Rodger McComsey, team foul #5 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady (PF) Robert Boone | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith (PG) Ronnie Grisby | |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Samuel Hoskinson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee Tech | Samuel Hoskinson blocks the short jumper by Rodger McComsey | 57-75 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith grabs the board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Samuel Hoskinson buries a floater from the right wing set up by Kevin Smith and he's hacked by Rodger McComsey - foul #2 on Rodger McComsey, team foul #6 | 57-77 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Samuel Hoskinson makes the free throw | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Herman Brady clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-78 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jack Allen | 57-78 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-78 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Rodger McComsey pulls down the rebound | 57-78 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Sams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-78 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Buford Chan pulls down the rebound | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Smith runs out the clock | 57-78 |