| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Pate (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Hay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts misses long on a runner near the basket | 47-43 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Weintraub steals the ball from Craig Turner | 49-43 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub misses the dunk attempt | 49-43 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner tips it in | 49-45 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Pate swats the layup by Craig Turner | 49-45 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tom Coleman | 51-48 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Riley - foul #2 on Franklin Riley, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers (PG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Jonathan Wescott (C) Aaron Weintraub, Gregory Pratt, James Hay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Henry Stennett (SG), Paul Vick (SF), Tomas Tinker (PF), Brad Murray (C) Tom Coleman, Matthew Loudermilk, Franklin Riley, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| 18:15 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Troy Numbers | 54-48 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker connects on the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Rains | 54-50 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Vick - foul #3 on Paul Vick, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Marc Jennings (C) James Hollis, Cory Pate | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller (SF) Paul Vick | |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Stennett | 55-52 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Numbers | 55-52 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Horace Bartley | 57-52 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-52 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brad Murray drills a fadeaway from the right side | 57-54 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hollis (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Cory Pate (PF), James Hay (C) Horace Bartley, Troy Numbers, Mathew Jackson, Jonathan Wescott, Marc Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Franklin Riley (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Benjamin Rains, Henry Stennett, Paul Eller, Tomas Tinker, Brad Murray | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Pate swats the dunk try by Franklin Riley | 57-54 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis's pass is intercepted by Tom Coleman in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman jams it | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hollis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Hay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF) Franklin Riley | |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts loses the dribble to James Hay | 57-56 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Coleman - foul #2 on Tom Coleman, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eddie Roberts - foul #1 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (SG) James Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SG), Paul Vick (PF) Matthew Loudermilk, Eddie Roberts | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner's layup is rejected by Cory Pate | 58-56 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman tips it in | 58-58 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rickey Elkin | 58-61 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Bartley, team foul #1 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Marc Jennings (C) Aaron Weintraub, Gregory Pratt, James Hay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG) Tom Coleman | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate is hacked by Rickey Elkin - foul #4 on Rickey Elkin, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG), Troy Numbers (SG) Horace Bartley, James Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (SG) Rickey Elkin | |
| 14:06 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Baker | 61-63 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett misses short on a runner from close range | 61-63 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Cory Pate | 61-63 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Baker - foul #1 on Donald Baker, team foul #2 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hollis (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Jonathan Wescott (PF), James Hay (C) Donald Baker, Troy Numbers, Mathew Jackson, Cory Pate, Marc Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Henry Stennett, Franklin Riley, Paul Vick, Craig Turner | |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay misses long on a shot in the paint | 63-65 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker slams it home and he's hacked by James Hollis - foul #2 on James Hollis, team foul #3 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG) Benjamin Rains | |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hollis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Wescott (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Loudermilk (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Eller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Tinker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Aaron Weintraub | 65-68 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Weintraub - foul #3 on Aaron Weintraub, team foul #4 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Cory Pate (PF) Aaron Weintraub, Jonathan Wescott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley (SF), Brad Murray (C) Paul Eller, Tomas Tinker | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Franklin Riley - foul #3 on Franklin Riley, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (SF) Gregory Pratt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Mathew Jackson is called for the reach on Tom Coleman - foul #3 on Mathew Jackson, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers (SG) James Hollis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (PG) Tom Coleman | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 67-68 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee Tech | James Hay tips it back up and in | 69-68 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Jackson | 72-68 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Hay | 72-68 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Roberts - foul #2 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hollis (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF), Jonathan Wescott (C) Horace Bartley, Troy Numbers, Mathew Jackson, James Hay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Benjamin Rains (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Paul Vick (PF), Tomas Tinker (C) Henry Stennett, Matthew Loudermilk, Franklin Riley, Eddie Roberts, Brad Murray | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate makes the 3rd free throw | 74-68 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-68 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 74-68 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-68 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hollis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Pratt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Pate (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Jonathan Wescott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Rains (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Eller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Vick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Tinker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt lays it in on a great pass from Aaron Weintraub | 76-68 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Weintraub steps in front of the Tom Coleman pass | 76-68 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-68 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Vick is hacked by Cory Pate - foul #3 on Cory Pate, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (PG), Troy Numbers (SG), Mathew Jackson (SF), Marc Jennings (PF), James Hay (C) Aaron Weintraub, James Hollis, Gregory Pratt, Cory Pate, Jonathan Wescott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (PG), Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Rickey Elkin (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Tom Coleman, Benjamin Rains, Paul Eller, Paul Vick, Tomas Tinker | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Marc Jennings | 76-68 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-68 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings tips it in | 78-68 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett is fouled on the floor by Mathew Jackson - foul #4 on Mathew Jackson, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG) Troy Numbers | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett misses the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings is fouled on the floor by Eddie Roberts - foul #3 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #8 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Baker (PG) Horace Bartley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Franklin Riley (SG), Tomas Tinker (PF) Henry Stennett, Matthew Loudermilk, Eddie Roberts | |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee Tech | Marc Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Elkin and he's hacked by Marc Jennings - foul #1 on Marc Jennings, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt (SF) Mathew Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley makes the free throw | 80-71 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses the shot near the basket | 80-71 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Marc Jennings is called for the reach on Tomas Tinker - foul #2 on Marc Jennings, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), Cory Pate (PF), Jonathan Wescott (C) Donald Baker, Marc Jennings, James Hay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG), Brad Murray (C) Tom Coleman, Craig Turner | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis is hacked by Franklin Riley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franklin Riley, team foul #9 | 80-72 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Pate swats the short shot by Tomas Tinker | 82-72 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis grabs the board | 82-72 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee Tech | Benjamin Rains takes the ball from Cory Pate | 82-72 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Tomas Tinker is denied by Jonathan Wescott | 82-72 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley (SG), Troy Numbers (SF), Mathew Jackson (C) James Hollis, Gregory Pratt, Jonathan Wescott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett (SG), Eddie Roberts (PF), Craig Turner (C) Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker, Brad Murray | |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Weintraub steps in front of the Benjamin Rains pass in the backcourt | 82-72 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aaron Weintraub | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rickey Elkin | 84-75 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mathew Jackson | 86-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Aaron Weintraub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Horace Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Numbers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. PF - Cory Pate (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. C - Mathew Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Rains (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Stennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Elkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eddie Roberts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Stennett's pass is intercepted by Troy Numbers | 86-75 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley banks in the layup on a great pass from Troy Numbers | 88-75 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Stennett | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Horace Bartley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 88-77 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts gets the rebound | 88-77 |
| 03:08 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Rains | 88-80 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 88-80 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Roberts | 88-80 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott (PF), Marc Jennings (C) Aaron Weintraub, Cory Pate | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman (PG), Franklin Riley (SG), Paul Eller (SF), Paul Vick (PF), Brad Murray (C) Benjamin Rains, Henry Stennett, Rickey Elkin, Eddie Roberts, Craig Turner | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Murray | 88-82 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis (SG), Gregory Pratt (SF) Horace Bartley, Mathew Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk (SG), Tomas Tinker (PF), Craig Turner (C) Paul Eller, Paul Vick, Brad Murray | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt loses the dribble to Tom Coleman in the backcourt | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 88-82 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley tips it but misses | 88-82 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt pulls down the rebound | 88-82 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | Troy Numbers's pass is intercepted by Matthew Loudermilk in the backcourt | 88-82 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker misses the easy layup | 88-82 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Tomas Tinker grabs the offensive board | 88-82 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub (PG), James Hay (C) Troy Numbers, Marc Jennings | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Franklin Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-82 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jonathan Wescott gets the rebound | 88-82 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt misses the floater from the left side | 88-82 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-82 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 88-82 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt tips it but misses | 88-82 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Tinker | 88-82 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate (PF) Jonathan Wescott | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin (SF), Eddie Roberts (PF) Franklin Riley, Tomas Tinker | |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Cory Pate steps in front of the Tom Coleman pass | 88-82 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Weintraub | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin is fouled on the floor by Gregory Pratt - foul #1 on Gregory Pratt, team foul #10 | 91-82 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin makes the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Elkin makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt is fouled on the floor by Eddie Roberts - foul #4 on Eddie Roberts, team foul #10 | 91-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson (C) James Hay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 93-84 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate grabs the board | 93-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate is hacked by Tom Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Coleman, team foul #11 | 93-84 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate misses the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Cory Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Coleman | 94-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Loudermilk is called for the reach on James Hollis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Loudermilk, team foul #12 | 94-87 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee Tech | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 96-90 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Coleman - foul #4 on Tom Coleman, team foul #13 | 96-90 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Mathew Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Eddie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 96-90 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 96-90 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Craig Turner gets the offensive rebound | 96-90 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 96-90 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub grabs the defensive rebound | 96-90 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub is hacked by Tom Coleman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tom Coleman, team foul #14 | 96-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Rains (PG) Tom Coleman | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub makes the 2nd free throw | 98-90 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Loudermilk misses short on a 3 from straight away | 98-90 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Hollis | 98-90 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Aaron Weintraub runs out the clock | 98-90 |