| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Rickey Elkin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Troy Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cory Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Coleman | 46-41 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Roberts - foul #1 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Hay - foul #2 on James Hay, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate lays it up and in and he's fouled by Eddie Roberts - foul #2 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SG), Tomas Tinker (PF), Brad Murray (C) Matthew Loudermilk, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker loses the dribble to Gregory Pratt | 47-45 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 47-45 |
| 18:24 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin's pass is intercepted by Gregory Pratt | 47-45 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Tinker | 47-45 |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Franklin Riley | 49-45 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Troy Numbers and he's fouled by Franklin Riley - foul #1 on Franklin Riley, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Tom Coleman, Rickey Elkin, Tomas Tinker, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Troy Numbers, Gregory Pratt, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 17:40 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Franklin Riley | 49-47 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (SF) Franklin Riley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Craig Turner - foul #2 on Craig Turner, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Tomas Tinker (C) Matthew Loudermilk, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt (SF) James Hollis | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tomas Tinker | 52-48 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Tomas Tinker steals the ball from Gregory Pratt | 52-48 |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 16:13 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller grabs the board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Rains (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Stennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Tinker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Horace Bartley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Pratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Wescott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Marc Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Henry Stennett, Paul Eller, Paul Vick, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hollis (SG), Cory Pate (PF), James Hay (C) Horace Bartley, Mathew Jackson, Jonathan Wescott, Marc Jennings | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Hay is called for the reach on Craig Turner - foul #3 on James Hay, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF) Franklin Riley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers (SF) Gregory Pratt | |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Hollis is called for the reach on Matthew Loudermilk - foul #1 on James Hollis, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (PG) Tom Coleman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:43 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses the jumper in the lane | 54-48 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Turner - foul #3 on Craig Turner, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (PG), Brad Murray (C) Matthew Loudermilk, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Stennett | 56-49 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG) Rickey Elkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG), Mathew Jackson (SF) Aaron Weintraub, Troy Numbers | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Roberts | 56-49 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett makes the jumpshot from the right side | 58-49 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mathew Jackson | 58-51 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Rains | 60-51 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Roberts | 60-51 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mathew Jackson - foul #1 on Mathew Jackson, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Henry Stennett, Franklin Riley, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), Horace Bartley (SG), Troy Numbers (SF), Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Donald Baker, James Hollis, Mathew Jackson, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings blows the layup but he's fouled by Craig Turner - foul #4 on Craig Turner, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Rickey Elkin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Tinker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marc Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Wescott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 61-52 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Marc Jennings | 61-54 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Tinker | 64-54 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 64-54 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings tips it home | 64-56 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Loudermilk | 66-56 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Weintraub | 66-59 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Troy Numbers, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Paul Eller (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF) Tom Coleman, Rickey Elkin, Paul Vick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Cory Pate (PF), James Hay (C) Horace Bartley, Troy Numbers, Marc Jennings, Jonathan Wescott | |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Tech | Benjamin Rains takes the ball from Aaron Weintraub in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Eller | 69-59 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Roberts - foul #3 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Brad Murray (C) Matthew Loudermilk, Paul Eller, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG) Aaron Weintraub | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Hay is called for the reach on Franklin Riley - foul #4 on James Hay, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF) Benjamin Rains | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Jonathan Wescott (C) Mathew Jackson, James Hay | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner (C) Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis is whistled for a carry | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG) Donald Baker | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Henry Stennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rickey Elkin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Horace Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hollis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Pratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cory Pate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Wescott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Eddie Roberts | 71-61 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott drills a runner in the paint | 71-63 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rickey Elkin | 74-63 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Paul Vick (PF) Henry Stennett, Franklin Riley, Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (SF), Marc Jennings (C) Gregory Pratt, Jonathan Wescott | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Hollis is called for the reach on Benjamin Rains - foul #2 on James Hollis, team foul #7 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray (C) Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG), Troy Numbers (SG) Horace Bartley, James Hollis | |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings grabs the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mathew Jackson | 76-66 |
| 05:42 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman is whistled for traveling | 76-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Craig Turner (C) Paul Eller, Paul Vick, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hay (C) Cory Pate | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Mathew Jackson is called for the reach on Rickey Elkin - foul #2 on Mathew Jackson, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (PG), Franklin Riley (SG) Tom Coleman, Benjamin Rains | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hollis (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Cory Pate (PF) Donald Baker, Troy Numbers, Mathew Jackson, Marc Jennings | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Stennett, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG) Rickey Elkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG) Aaron Weintraub | |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Stennett - foul #4 on Henry Stennett, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Stennett | 80-71 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Brad Murray (PF) Henry Stennett, Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (SG) James Hollis | |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Pate is called for the reach on Brad Murray - foul #1 on Cory Pate, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate gets the rebound | 81-71 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 81-71 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Loudermilk | 84-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Cory Pate, team foul #10 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Paul Eller (SF), Paul Vick (PF) Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), Troy Numbers (SG), Marc Jennings (PF), Jonathan Wescott (C) Horace Bartley, Gregory Pratt, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner buries a runner from the baseline set up by Tom Coleman | 86-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Rains (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Vick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Numbers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Wescott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-71 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 86-71 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-71 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings pulls down the rebound | 86-71 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott is open and buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Aaron Weintraub | 86-73 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SF), Brad Murray (C) Paul Eller, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (SG) Jonathan Wescott | |
| 02:20 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 86-73 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings grabs the board | 86-73 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF) Benjamin Rains, Franklin Riley, Paul Vick | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Jonathan Wescott (PF) Horace Bartley, Mathew Jackson | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Troy Numbers | 86-75 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Tomas Tinker, Brad Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt (SF), Cory Pate (PF), James Hay (C) Troy Numbers, Jonathan Wescott, Marc Jennings | |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Pratt picks off the pass by Tom Coleman | 86-75 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Elkin is called for the reach on Gregory Pratt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rickey Elkin, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Franklin Riley (SG), Paul Vick (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Brad Murray (C) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers (PG), Mathew Jackson (SG), Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Aaron Weintraub, James Hollis, Cory Pate, James Hay | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Tomas Tinker and he's hacked by Jonathan Wescott - foul #2 on Jonathan Wescott, team foul #11 | 88-76 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG) Gregory Pratt | |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley makes the free throw | 89-76 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 89-76 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 89-76 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains misses long on a jumper from the right side | 89-76 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray misses the tip | 89-76 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker snags the offensive board | 89-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains runs out the clock | 89-76 |