| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Belles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arlie Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles inbounds the ball | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan double dribbles | 41-51 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arlie Carroll | 44-51 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot's layup is rejected by Arlie Carroll | 44-51 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Smith | 46-51 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Talbot | 46-54 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Talbot is called for the reach on David Belles in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Talbot, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya (SG), Steven Hoopes (PF) Kenneth Brewer, Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF) James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Hoopes - foul #2 on Steven Hoopes, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), David Mitchell (C) James Smith, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles can't finish the layup | 46-56 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Kingery, team foul #2 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer (SG) David Belles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Narron picks off the pass by Kenneth Brewer in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron throws it down | 46-58 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by August Haggard - foul #2 on August Haggard, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari misses the shot from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Molinari | 49-58 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (SG), David Belles (SF), Manuel Gaughan (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Kenneth Brewer, Kenneth Zelaya, Steven Hoopes, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Peter Narron, August Haggard, James Kingery, John Christensen, Gary Molinari | |
| 17:04 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll lays it up and in | 51-58 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Talbot | 51-60 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer (SG), David Mitchell (PF) Fredrick Hunter, Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer (C) Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Clark | 51-62 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari (C) Kevin Randall | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-62 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smith | 53-62 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | David Mitchell swats the short shot by Curtis Clark | 53-62 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith grabs the board | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Brewer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Belles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arlie Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Molinari (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-62 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Curtis Clark | 53-62 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Molinari | 53-65 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer misses the dunk | 53-65 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | James Talbot is called for the reach on Kenneth Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Talbot, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), Kenneth Zelaya (SG), Steven Hoopes (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), Manuel Gaughan (C) James Smith, Kenneth Brewer, David Belles, David Mitchell, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), Peter Narron (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Wayne Brewer, Gary Molinari | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Manuel Gaughan picks off the pass by Lawrence Karlinsky | 53-65 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon is hacked by August Haggard in the backcourt - foul #3 on August Haggard, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery (SF) Peter Narron | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford loses the ball out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll (C) Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen (PF) Kevin Randall | |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll hits a shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Zelaya | 55-65 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Arlie Carroll | 55-65 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Whiddon | 58-65 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-65 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Brantley | 60-65 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Hoopes - foul #3 on Steven Hoopes, team foul #2 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Kenneth Brewer (SG), David Belles (SF), David Mitchell (C) Vernon Whiddon, Kenneth Zelaya, Steven Hoopes, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Peter Narron (SG), Wayne Brewer (SF), Kevin Randall (PF) August Haggard, Eric Raiford, James Kingery, John Christensen | |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari (C) Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 60-66 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer tips it home | 60-68 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Randall - foul #2 on Kevin Randall, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (SG), Manuel Gaughan (PF) Kenneth Brewer, Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF) Wayne Brewer | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Peter Narron | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Belles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Narron (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Molinari (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 60-70 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Curtis Clark | 60-73 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Curtis Clark - foul #3 on Curtis Clark, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer (SG), Gregory Brantley (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) James Smith, Manuel Gaughan, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Wayne Brewer (C) Peter Narron, Gary Molinari | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG) Fredrick Hunter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Curtis Clark | |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-73 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Karlinsky | 62-73 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Brewer | 62-75 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Brantley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 62-75 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Gregory Brantley | 62-75 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Tech | David Belles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), Kenneth Zelaya (SF) Vernon Whiddon, David Belles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark (SF), John Christensen (PF) Wayne Brewer, Kevin Randall | |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell (C) Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:58 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Nichols steps in front of the Gregory Brantley pass in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| 09:34 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky is hacked by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #3 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Steven Hoopes (SF), Manuel Gaughan (PF) Kenneth Brewer, Kenneth Zelaya, Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 62-75 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-75 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-75 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen hits the follow up shot | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan blows the layup | 62-77 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen gets the rebound | 62-77 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark throws it down and the foul's on Steven Hoopes - foul #4 on Steven Hoopes, team foul #4 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG), Kenneth Brewer (SG), Kenneth Zelaya (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Fredrick Hunter, James Smith, Steven Hoopes, Manuel Gaughan, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), James Talbot (SG), Kevin Randall (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Peter Narron, Eric Raiford, John Christensen, Gary Molinari | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses the free throw | 62-79 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky snags the offensive board | 62-79 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-79 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall gets the offensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot drills a driving attempt in the paint | 62-81 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Whiddon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Brewer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Zelaya (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Brantley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arlie Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Randall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by James Talbot - foul #3 on James Talbot, team foul #8 | 62-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Belles (SF) Kenneth Brewer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Kingery (SF), Wayne Brewer (PF) James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Kevin Randall | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya misses the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is called for traveling | 63-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Kenneth Brewer (SG), Steven Hoopes (PF) Vernon Whiddon, Kenneth Zelaya, Gregory Brantley | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), Gary Molinari (C) August Haggard, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Nichols is called for the reach on Fredrick Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Nichols, team foul #9 | 63-81 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Molinari | 64-81 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer loses the dribble to Kenneth Brewer | 64-81 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Molinari steps in front of the Fredrick Hunter pass in the backcourt | 64-81 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Hoopes denies the turnaround by Wayne Brewer | 64-81 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer tips it but misses | 64-81 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-81 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Raiford is called for the reach on Kenneth Brewer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Raiford, team foul #10 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan (C) Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall (PF) James Kingery | |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-81 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Raiford | 66-83 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Belles | 69-83 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Nichols | 69-86 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Randall - foul #3 on Kevin Randall, team foul #11 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (PG), Kenneth Zelaya (SF), Gregory Brantley (PF), David Mitchell (C) Fredrick Hunter, David Belles, Steven Hoopes, Manuel Gaughan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), John Christensen (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, Eric Raiford, Wayne Brewer, Kevin Randall, Gary Molinari | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky snags the defensive board | 70-86 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vernon Whiddon (PG) Kenneth Brewer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron misses the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron makes the 2nd free throw | 70-87 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Whiddon | 72-87 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 72-87 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Narron steps in front of the James Smith pass | 72-87 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-87 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | David Mitchell gets the rebound | 72-87 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith loses the dribble to Peter Narron in the backcourt | 72-87 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-87 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot misses the floater from the baseline | 72-87 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot tips it in | 72-89 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Vernon Whiddon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Zelaya (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Brantley (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Peter Narron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Talbot (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Christensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya is hacked by James Talbot - foul #4 on James Talbot, team foul #12 | 72-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter (PG), Steven Hoopes (SF), Manuel Gaughan (PF), Arlie Carroll (C) Vernon Whiddon, James Smith, Gregory Brantley, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), Kevin Randall (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Peter Narron, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, John Christensen, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Zelaya misses the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall snags the defensive board | 73-89 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Randall hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by August Haggard | 73-91 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee Tech | Arlie Carroll comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 73-91 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan tips it but misses | 73-91 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Hoopes pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-91 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Gaughan is whistled for traveling | 73-91 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Smith (SG), David Mitchell (C) Kenneth Zelaya, Arlie Carroll | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer (PF) Kevin Randall | |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer banks in the layup set up by Eric Raiford | 73-93 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter loses the dribble to Eric Raiford | 73-93 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Illinois | Fredrick Hunter steps in front of the August Haggard pass | 73-93 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee Tech | James Smith dunks the ball set up by Fredrick Hunter | 75-93 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Kingery | 75-96 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter loses the dribble to Eric Raiford in the backcourt | 75-96 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-96 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard grabs the offensive board | 75-96 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-96 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Manuel Gaughan | 75-96 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee Tech | Fredrick Hunter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 77-96 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard runs out the clock | 77-96 |