| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brian Yoder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Elkin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hunter Rodrigue (fresh) PF - Melvin Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Runkle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Steelman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea inbounds the ball | 42-46 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou is fouled on the floor by James Elkin - foul #2 on James Elkin, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Leslie Shea | 42-49 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee Tech | Heriberto Russo takes the ball from James Elkin in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits the finger roll | 42-51 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue buries a turnaround from close range set up by Gary Runkle and the foul's on Jing Zhou - foul #2 on Jing Zhou, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield (PF) Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak (PG), William Owens (SG) Brian Yoder, James Elkin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Otha Zeeb (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, Randall Steelman | |
| 18:32 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak is hacked by Roberto Ricci in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson (PF) Melvin Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:19 | Tennessee Tech | William Owens drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hunter Rodrigue | 47-51 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Owens | 47-54 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee Tech | Juan Camacho takes the ball from Hunter Rodrigue | 47-54 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otha Zeeb | 47-56 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder (PG), James Elkin (SG), Jimmy Burditt (SF), Melvin Wilson (PF), Michael Meisel (C) Gaylord Leak, William Owens, Hunter Rodrigue, Matthew Johnson, Gary Runkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Roberto Ricci, Otha Zeeb, Juan Camacho, Scott Satterfield, Robert Jackson | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski clanks a jumper from the left block | 49-56 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Meisel pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt travels in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo lays it in | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brian Yoder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Elkin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Burditt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Meisel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hollis Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Steelman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Tech | James Elkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Yoder | 52-58 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Hollis Mikuszewski | 52-60 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Meisel is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Yoder | 54-60 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Elkin picks off the pass by Leslie Shea | 54-60 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder can't finish the layup | 54-60 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 54-62 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Yoder | 57-62 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman scores on a floater from the right side | 57-64 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt is fouled on the floor by Leslie Shea - foul #3 on Leslie Shea, team foul #4 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak (PG), William Owens (SG), Hunter Rodrigue (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Gary Runkle (C) Brian Yoder, James Elkin, Jimmy Burditt, Melvin Wilson, Michael Meisel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Otha Zeeb (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF), David Brock (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, Hollis Mikuszewski, Randall Steelman | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak is hacked by Roberto Ricci - foul #2 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle throws it down | 59-64 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses the jump hook from the right block | 59-64 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Gary Runkle | 59-64 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Owens picks off the pass by Juan Camacho | 61-64 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | William Owens lays it up and in | 63-64 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gaylord Leak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hunter Rodrigue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Runkle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Zeeb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Satterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | William Owens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | William Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 63-64 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle tips it in | 65-64 |
| 10:55 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 67-64 |
| 10:11 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee Tech | William Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by David Brock - foul #4 on David Brock, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Quevedo (PG), Monty Zukowsky (SG), Melvin Wilson (PF), Jimmy Burditt (C) Gaylord Leak, William Owens, Matthew Johnson, Gary Runkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Carlos Goris (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Roberto Ricci, Otha Zeeb, Juan Camacho, David Brock, Scott Satterfield | |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Hunter Rodrigue - foul #1 on Hunter Rodrigue, team foul #2 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Elkin (SG), Michael Meisel (C) Monty Zukowsky, Hunter Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Meisel pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jing Zhou steals the ball from Stanley Quevedo in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou misses the easy layup | 68-65 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | James Elkin travels with the ball | 68-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG) Jing Zhou | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder (PG) Stanley Quevedo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt misses the easy layup | 68-65 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson tips it back up and in | 70-65 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea tips it in | 70-67 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Meisel | 73-67 |
| 07:55 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses the tip | 73-67 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Elkin | 75-67 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brian Yoder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Elkin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Burditt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Meisel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Shea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Steelman (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea misses long on a shot from the left side | 75-67 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Meisel pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Melvin Wilson | 77-67 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses the 3 from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Burditt | 77-67 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee Tech | James Elkin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Steelman | 77-67 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 77-67 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Meisel lays it in set up by James Elkin | 79-67 |
| 05:51 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman is hacked by Brian Yoder - foul #1 on Brian Yoder, team foul #3 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Quevedo (PG), Monty Zukowsky (SG), Hunter Rodrigue (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Gary Runkle (C) Brian Yoder, James Elkin, Jimmy Burditt, Melvin Wilson, Michael Meisel | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Roberto Ricci (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), David Brock (PF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Carlos Goris, Heriberto Russo, Leslie Shea, Robert Jackson, Randall Steelman | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jing Zhou | 79-70 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 79-70 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Quevedo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle tips it but misses | 79-70 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 05:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roberto Ricci | 79-72 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Tech | Monty Zukowsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | Hunter Rodrigue steals it from Hollis Mikuszewski | 79-72 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue is hacked by Juan Camacho in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Camacho, team foul #8 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak (PG) Stanley Quevedo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF) Roberto Ricci, Juan Camacho | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Hunter Rodrigue - foul #2 on Hunter Rodrigue, team foul #4 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder (PG) Monty Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea (SF) Hollis Mikuszewski | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea snags the offensive board | 81-72 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jing Zhou | 81-74 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 81-74 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle tips it back up and in | 83-74 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb comes up short on the floater from close range | 83-74 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield grabs the offensive board | 83-74 |
| 03:37 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 83-74 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield gets the offensive rebound | 83-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brian Yoder (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gaylord Leak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hunter Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Runkle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jing Zhou (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Otha Zeeb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Shea (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brock (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Scott Satterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou double dribbles | 83-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Quevedo (PG), William Owens (SG), Monty Zukowsky (SF), Melvin Wilson (PF) Brian Yoder, Gaylord Leak, Hunter Rodrigue, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Hollis Mikuszewski (C) Otha Zeeb, Leslie Shea, Scott Satterfield | |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Monty Zukowsky clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Camacho - foul #3 on Juan Camacho, team foul #9 | 83-74 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Monty Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Monty Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock snags the defensive board | 84-74 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock grabs the offensive board | 84-74 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho scores on a shot from close range | 84-76 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak (PG), James Elkin (SG), Hunter Rodrigue (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Jimmy Burditt (C) Stanley Quevedo, William Owens, Monty Zukowsky, Melvin Wilson, Gary Runkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Carlos Goris (SG), Scott Satterfield (C) Jing Zhou, Heriberto Russo, David Brock | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue is hacked by Carlos Goris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Goris, team foul #10 | 84-76 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson (PF), Gary Runkle (C) Matthew Johnson, Jimmy Burditt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb (SG) Carlos Goris | |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-79 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee Tech | Gaylord Leak hits a floater from the left side | 88-79 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Zeeb is whistled for traveling | 88-79 |
| 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) | |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 88-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder (PG) Gaylord Leak | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (SF), David Brock (PF), Randall Steelman (C) Roberto Ricci, Otha Zeeb, Juan Camacho, Hollis Mikuszewski, Scott Satterfield | |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Runkle swats the layup by Leslie Shea | 88-79 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Yoder | 88-79 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson is hacked by David Brock - foul #5 on David Brock, team foul #11 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski (PF) David Brock | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hollis Mikuszewski | 89-82 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | Melvin Wilson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 89-82 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Hollis Mikuszewski | 89-82 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Randall Steelman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 89-82 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Illinois | Hollis Mikuszewski hits the follow up shot | 89-84 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle is fouled in the backcourt by Jing Zhou - foul #3 on Jing Zhou, team foul #12 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Owens (SG), Matthew Johnson (PF) James Elkin, Melvin Wilson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:37 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 91-84 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Runkle pulls down the rebound | 91-84 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt (C) Gary Runkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson is hacked by Jing Zhou in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jing Zhou, team foul #13 | 91-84 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 93-84 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou pulls down the offensive rebound | 93-84 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leslie Shea | 93-87 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Monty Zukowsky (SF) Hunter Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Heriberto Russo - foul #2 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #14 | 93-87 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Hollis Mikuszewski | 94-87 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Jing Zhou hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 94-87 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Steelman | 94-87 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leslie Shea | 94-90 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 94-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Elkin (SG), Melvin Wilson (PF), Gary Runkle (C) William Owens, Monty Zukowsky, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt is fouled in the backcourt by Jing Zhou - foul #5 on Jing Zhou, team foul #15 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG) Jing Zhou | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt makes the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 96-90 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hunter Rodrigue (SF) Jimmy Burditt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 96-93 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder is hacked by Roberto Ricci in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Ricci, team foul #16 | 96-93 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Burditt (SF) Hunter Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 97-93 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 98-93 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 98-93 |