| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Raymond Lustberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Kindle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Marcus (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin is whistled for a carry | 31-41 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Osvaldo Colombo | 31-43 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Hardin is called for the reach on Ronald Kindle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hardin, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Walter Hardin | |
| 19:03 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Kindle swats the short shot by Charles Holgate | 31-43 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg is fouled on the floor by Charles Holgate - foul #1 on Charles Holgate, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SG), Christopher Angelo (C) Richard Grant, Harold Marcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), William Pelletier (C) Roy Zavitz, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), James Leblanc (SF), Bernard Campbell (C) Raymond Lustberg, Ronald Kindle, Chester Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG) Charles Holgate | |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-43 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Tech | William Pelletier steps in front of the Robert Royal pass in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Leblanc - foul #3 on James Leblanc, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo (SF) James Leblanc | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG) Leonard Lang | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Holgate steps in front of the Christopher Angelo pass | 31-44 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski hits the finger roll set up by Charles Holgate | 31-46 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Holgate steps in front of the Robert Royal pass in the backcourt | 31-46 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-46 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Schilawski | 31-48 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher banks in the layup set up by Charles Holgate and the foul's on Robert Royal - foul #3 on Robert Royal, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Ronald Kindle (SF), Chester Hollis (PF), Harold Marcus (C) Robert Royal, Dennis Merry, Jules Russo, Christopher Angelo, Bernard Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Boris Zircher, William Pelletier | |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Raymond Lustberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Kindle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Marcus (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Holgate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Crutcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Zavitz takes the ball from Richard Grant | 34-51 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz lays it in | 34-53 |
| 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) | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, Jason Crutcher | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Holgate | 34-55 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Holgate is called for the reach on Raymond Lustberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Holgate, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-55 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis tips it back up and in | 36-55 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin is fouled on the floor by Harold Marcus - foul #1 on Harold Marcus, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Shawn Tillson (C) Raymond Lustberg, Richard Grant, Ronald Kindle, Harold Marcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora blows the layup | 36-55 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo tips it but misses | 36-55 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by James Leblanc - foul #4 on James Leblanc, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SG), Bernard Campbell (PF) James Leblanc, Chester Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Jeremy Mori (C) Leonard Lang, Carlos Ertl, Theodore Delamora | |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry travels with the ball | 36-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg (PG), Ronald Kindle (SF), Christopher Angelo (PF) Robert Royal, Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF) Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 12:47 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-58 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Mori steals the ball from Bernard Campbell | 36-58 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski travels with the ball | 36-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (SG), Harold Marcus (C) Dennis Merry, Christopher Angelo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Walter Hardin, William Pelletier | |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Campbell | 38-58 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-58 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Ronald Kindle | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Raymond Lustberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Royal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Kindle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Harold Marcus (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Boris Zircher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Schilawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zircher - foul #2 on Boris Zircher, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF) Raymond Lustberg, Ronald Kindle, Bernard Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Walter Hardin (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Shawn Schilawski, Jeremy Mori | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 38-58 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus grabs the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 11:18 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Tillson steals the ball from Charles Holgate | 40-58 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Zavitz is called for the reach on Richard Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis (PF) Harold Marcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Roy Zavitz, Walter Hardin, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal banks in the layup on a great pass from Jules Russo and he's fouled by William Pelletier - foul #3 on William Pelletier, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SF), Christopher Angelo (C) Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 10:58 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang is fouled on the floor by Dennis Merry - foul #1 on Dennis Merry, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg (PG) Robert Royal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang tips it home | 42-60 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Lustberg | 44-60 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Holgate | 44-62 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Raymond Lustberg, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle (SF), Bernard Campbell (C) Richard Grant, Christopher Angelo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Charles Holgate, Carlos Ertl, Leonard Lang, William Pelletier, Theodore Delamora | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis Merry steals it from Jason Crutcher | 44-62 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Mori takes the ball from Dennis Merry in the backcourt | 44-62 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the lay-in | 44-62 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Chester Hollis | 44-62 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle's pass is intercepted by Boris Zircher in the backcourt | 44-62 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Harold Marcus (C) Raymond Lustberg, Dennis Merry, Chester Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Walter Hardin, Jason Crutcher | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Royal | 46-62 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is hacked by Robert Royal - foul #4 on Robert Royal, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg (PG), Jules Russo (SF), Christopher Angelo (PF) Robert Royal, Ronald Kindle, Bernard Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF), William Pelletier (C) Shawn Schilawski, Jeremy Mori | |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg is hacked by Boris Zircher - foul #3 on Boris Zircher, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Theodore Delamora (C) Boris Zircher, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier lays it up and in set up by Charles Holgate | 48-64 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Zavitz - foul #3 on Roy Zavitz, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson (C) Harold Marcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Charles Holgate, Roy Zavitz, William Pelletier | |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Lustberg - foul #4 on Raymond Lustberg, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Ronald Kindle (SF), Chester Hollis (PF) Raymond Lustberg, Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Christopher Angelo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Kindle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Tillson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Ertl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Hardin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Crutcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-66 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Crutcher | 49-66 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Carlos Ertl | 49-68 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis lays it up and in and he's fouled by Shawn Schilawski - foul #3 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SG), Bernard Campbell (C) James Leblanc, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG), Boris Zircher (SF) Carlos Ertl, Walter Hardin | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Tech | Chester Hollis makes the free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Holgate | 52-70 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Crutcher swats the short shot by Chester Hollis | 52-70 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-70 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Chester Hollis | 52-70 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Boris Zircher is called for the reach on Ronald Kindle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zircher, team foul #11 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus (C) Chester Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), William Pelletier (C) Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher, Jeremy Mori | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Kindle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo's floater is tipped away by Bernard Campbell | 54-70 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher tips it in | 54-72 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-72 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is fouled on the floor by Dennis Merry - foul #2 on Dennis Merry, team foul #9 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Christopher Angelo (PF) Robert Royal, Dennis Merry, Ronald Kindle, Bernard Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (PG) Charles Holgate | |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-74 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Harold Marcus grabs the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Leblanc | 56-74 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jules Russo - foul #2 on Jules Russo, team foul #10 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson (C) Harold Marcus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Walter Hardin (SF), Theodore Delamora (C) Leonard Lang, Roy Zavitz, William Pelletier | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo is denied on a layup by Theodore Delamora | 56-75 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 56-75 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-77 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zircher - foul #5 on Boris Zircher, team foul #12 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SG), Bernard Campbell (PF) Jules Russo, Christopher Angelo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate (PG) Boris Zircher | |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg misses the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Lustberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Lustberg - foul #5 on Raymond Lustberg, team foul #11 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Ronald Kindle (SF) Raymond Lustberg, James Leblanc | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Jason Crutcher (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Carlos Ertl, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Schilawski picks off the pass by Dennis Merry in the backcourt | 57-77 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Holgate misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-77 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo (SF), Christopher Angelo (C) Ronald Kindle, Bernard Campbell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG), Leonard Lang (SF) Charles Holgate, Walter Hardin | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Merry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Tillson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Angelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Ertl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Crutcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Mori (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 57-77 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson hits the follow up shot | 59-77 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jason Crutcher | 59-80 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry loses the ball out of bounds | 59-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc (SG), Bernard Campbell (PF) Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF) Jeremy Mori | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-80 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo pulls down the rebound | 59-80 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-80 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the board | 59-80 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier knocks in the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Campbell - foul #2 on Bernard Campbell, team foul #12 | 59-82 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier makes the free throw | 59-83 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-83 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 59-83 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Angelo is called for the reach on Jason Crutcher - foul #2 on Christopher Angelo, team foul #13 | 59-83 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 59-84 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the 2nd free throw | 59-84 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Angelo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-84 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Royal, team foul #14 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo (SF) Robert Royal | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:40 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-87 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Merry | 62-87 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-87 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo double dribbles | 62-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-87 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the offensive board | 62-87 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier blows the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Merry - foul #3 on Dennis Merry, team foul #15 | 62-87 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses the 1st free throw | 62-87 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-88 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell is fouled on the floor by William Pelletier - foul #4 on William Pelletier, team foul #13 | 62-88 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Bernard Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang runs out the clock | 64-88 |