| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Gartman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Belles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brantley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arlie Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles inbounds the ball | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Vernon Whiddon is called for the reach on Lawrence Karlinsky - foul #3 on Vernon Whiddon, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves (PG) Vernon Whiddon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 19:26 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou's floater is tipped away by Gregory Brantley | 51-35 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Clark | 51-35 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-38 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 51-38 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Ballou | 51-40 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee Tech | A charge is called on Fred Gartman - foul #1 on Fred Gartman, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), Steven Hoopes (SG), Kenneth Zelaya (SF), Jeremiah Samora (PF), David Mitchell (C) Darrell Seagraves, Fred Gartman, David Belles, Gregory Brantley, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Peter Narron (SG), James Kingery (SF), Max Wiley (PF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Samora | 51-40 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremiah Samora is fouled on the floor by James Kingery - foul #3 on James Kingery, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari (C) James Kingery | |
| 17:07 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by August Haggard | 51-42 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-42 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Darrell Seagraves (SG), Arlie Carroll (C) James Smith, Kenneth Zelaya, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Peter Narron, John Christensen | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on August Haggard - foul #1 on August Haggard, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman (SG), David Belles (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF) Fredrick Hunter, Steven Hoopes, Jeremiah Samora | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Justin Ballou (PF) August Haggard, Max Wiley, Gary Molinari | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot scores on a floater near the basket set up by Edward Nichols | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Darrell Seagraves (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Fred Gartman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Belles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brantley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arlie Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Gartman | 57-45 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Nichols | 57-47 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman knocks in the runner in the paint set up by David Belles | 59-47 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Seagraves steals it from Lawrence Karlinsky | 59-47 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Ballou - foul #2 on Justin Ballou, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), Steven Hoopes (SG), Kenneth Zelaya (SF), Jeremiah Samora (C) Darrell Seagraves, Fred Gartman, David Belles, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), Max Wiley (PF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Max Wiley | 60-47 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-47 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley tips it home | 60-49 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Hoopes is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Raiford - foul #4 on Eric Raiford, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell (C) Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG) Eric Raiford | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Kingery steps in front of the Steven Hoopes pass | 60-49 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-51 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon is hacked by Peter Narron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Narron, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG) Peter Narron | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Hoopes misses the easy layup | 60-51 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edward Nichols | 60-53 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Whiddon | 62-53 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), Fred Gartman (SG), David Belles (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Vernon Whiddon, Steven Hoopes, Kenneth Zelaya, Jeremiah Samora, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Gary Molinari (C) August Haggard, James Kingery, Max Wiley | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman is fouled in the backcourt by John Christensen - foul #1 on John Christensen, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky (C) John Christensen | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley comes up short on the floater near the basket | 62-54 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Gartman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Belles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arlie Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Molinari (fresh) C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | James Talbot is called for the reach on Fred Gartman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Talbot, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves (SF) David Belles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), Justin Ballou (PF) Edward Nichols, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari can't throw it down | 63-54 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves blows the dunk but he's fouled by Curtis Clark - foul #3 on Curtis Clark, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), David Belles (SF) James Smith, Fred Gartman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Gary Molinari | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Ballou | 64-57 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll is hacked by Lawrence Karlinsky - foul #2 on Lawrence Karlinsky, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), August Haggard (SG), Max Wiley (SF) Peter Narron, James Talbot, Curtis Clark | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Brantley - foul #2 on Gregory Brantley, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya (SF) David Belles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Zelaya - foul #3 on Kenneth Zelaya, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), Steven Hoopes (SG), Jeremiah Samora (PF) Vernon Whiddon, Darrell Seagraves, Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman (SG) Kenneth Zelaya | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll clanks a jump hook near the basket | 67-58 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari misses the tip | 67-58 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley (PF) Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG), Curtis Clark (SF) August Haggard, Max Wiley | |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Molinari | 67-58 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Clark | 67-61 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-61 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Samora | 67-61 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Clark steps in front of the Steven Hoopes pass | 67-61 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari is hacked by Steven Hoopes - foul #1 on Steven Hoopes, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), Darrell Seagraves (SG), David Belles (SF), Kenneth Zelaya (PF), David Mitchell (C) James Smith, Fred Gartman, Steven Hoopes, Gregory Brantley, Jeremiah Samora | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), James Talbot (SG), Max Wiley (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, Curtis Clark, John Christensen | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Seagraves (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Belles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Zelaya (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - David Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Max Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Molinari (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot is fouled on the floor by Darrell Seagraves - foul #1 on Darrell Seagraves, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery (SF) Gary Molinari | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits a floater from the left wing set up by James Kingery | 67-66 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell is denied on a layup by Lawrence Karlinsky | 67-66 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky lays it up and in on a great pass from James Kingery | 67-68 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by Darrell Seagraves | 69-68 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves loses the dribble to James Talbot | 69-70 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot throws it down | 69-72 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Fred Gartman (SG), Steven Hoopes (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Vernon Whiddon, Darrell Seagraves, David Belles, Kenneth Zelaya, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), August Haggard (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Justin Ballou (PF) Eric Raiford, James Talbot, James Kingery, Max Wiley | |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark is hacked by Arlie Carroll - foul #1 on Arlie Carroll, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Arlie Carroll | 69-72 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Hoopes hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Fredrick Hunter | 71-72 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is called for traveling | 71-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), David Belles (SF), Jeremiah Samora (PF) Fredrick Hunter, Steven Hoopes, Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen (C) Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles hits a wide open shot in the paint | 73-75 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard is whistled for a carry | 73-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), Darrell Seagraves (SG), Steven Hoopes (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), David Mitchell (C) James Smith, Fred Gartman, David Belles, Jeremiah Samora, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, August Haggard, John Christensen | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Whiddon | 76-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Seagraves (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hoopes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Brantley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Peter Narron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Ballou (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Brantley - foul #3 on Gregory Brantley, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya (SF) Steven Hoopes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley (C) Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon is fouled in the backcourt by Max Wiley - foul #2 on Max Wiley, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford buries a shot in the lane set up by Peter Narron and he's hacked by Vernon Whiddon - foul #4 on Vernon Whiddon, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery (SF) Curtis Clark | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford makes the free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon is hacked by Eric Raiford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Raiford, team foul #11 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Eric Raiford, Justin Ballou | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-82 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeremiah Samora (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Gregory Brantley, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), John Christensen (C) James Talbot, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-82 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the defensive board | 79-82 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fred Gartman (SG), David Belles (SF) Darrell Seagraves, Kenneth Zelaya | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) James Kingery, John Christensen | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Arlie Carroll picks off the pass by Justin Ballou | 79-82 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 79-82 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky grabs the board | 79-82 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky lays it in set up by Peter Narron | 79-84 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-84 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou snags the defensive board | 79-84 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley (PF) Jeremiah Samora | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF) August Haggard, Peter Narron, Max Wiley | |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot is called for 5 seconds | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Gregory Brantley | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses the lay-in | 81-84 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon snags the defensive board | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 81-84 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark snags the defensive board | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark is hacked by Vernon Whiddon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vernon Whiddon, team foul #12 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves (PG) Vernon Whiddon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG) James Talbot | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Darrell Seagraves misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-86 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark snags the defensive board | 81-86 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Seagraves - foul #2 on Darrell Seagraves, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 81-88 |