| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Conley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Garry Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marshall Castiglione (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Etter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Etter is hacked by Earl Shaw - foul #3 on Earl Shaw, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred Jones (C) Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 19:28 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | Fred Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | George Wareham is fouled on the floor by Marshall Castiglione - foul #3 on Marshall Castiglione, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile (PF) Marshall Castiglione | |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Jay Webb travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | George Wareham tips it in | 45-43 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Bazile | 45-45 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | James Conley pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Jay Webb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Peter Etter | 45-45 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG), Michael Clements (SF), Philip Smith (PF), James Summers (C) Jay Webb, James Conley, George Wareham, Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Reed (PG), William Holland (SG), Nicholas Light (SF), Victor Hemmer (C) Garry Williams, Bradley Cummings, Michael Vallecillo, Peter Etter | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Michael Clements can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | James Summers is called for 5 seconds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt (C) Johnnie Bazile | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee Martin | William Holland is hacked by John Goldner - foul #1 on John Goldner, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred Jones (C) James Summers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo (SF) William Holland | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:57 | Illinois State | Philip Smith snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Fred Jones knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Goldner | 47-45 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Martin | Fred Jones steps in front of the John Reed pass | 47-45 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Philip Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), James Conley (SF), George Wareham (PF) John Goldner, Michael Clements, Philip Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams (PG), Bradley Cummings (SG), Johnnie Bazile (PF), Peter Etter (C) Nicholas Light, John Reed, Victor Hemmer, Scott Severt | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Earl Shaw (C) Thomas Seymour, Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione (PF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Conley (fresh) 5 reb. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Garry Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Bazile (fresh) PF - Marshall Castiglione (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Etter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | George Wareham is whistled for traveling | 47-47 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Martin | Waldo Heller is called for the reach on Bradley Cummings in the backcourt - foul #4 on Waldo Heller, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG) Waldo Heller | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Reed (SF) Peter Etter | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Martin | John Reed makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Garry Williams | 47-50 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | George Wareham can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Marshall Castiglione | 47-50 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Reed | 47-52 |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | James Conley misses the floater from the right side | 47-52 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Bradley Cummings | 47-52 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee Martin | John Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (SG), James Summers (PF) Jay Webb, George Wareham | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light (PG), William Holland (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Peter Etter (C) Garry Williams, Bradley Cummings, John Reed, Johnnie Bazile | |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | James Conley is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Martin | James Summers takes the ball from William Holland | 47-52 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | James Summers makes the runner in the paint set up by James Conley | 49-52 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Light, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG), Philip Smith (SF), George Wareham (PF) Michael Clements, James Conley, James Summers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams (PG), Victor Hemmer (PF), Scott Severt (C) William Holland, Marshall Castiglione, Peter Etter | |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG) Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Reed (SG) Nicholas Light | |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | John Goldner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | George Wareham loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), James Conley (SF), Fred Jones (C) John Goldner, Philip Smith, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Holland (SG), Peter Etter (C) Garry Williams, Scott Severt | |
| 11:55 | Tennessee Martin | James Conley is called for the reach on William Holland in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Conley, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile (SF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | Jay Webb pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Conley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Bazile (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Hemmer (fairly fresh) C - Peter Etter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Etter hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 54-54 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee Martin | John Reed misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Etter tips it in | 54-56 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Peter Etter blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Fred Jones | 54-56 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Etter snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 54-56 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Jay Webb pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | George Wareham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Johnnie Bazile | 54-56 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Seymour - foul #3 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (SG), Michael Clements (SF), James Summers (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Jay Webb, James Conley, George Wareham, Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams (PG), Bradley Cummings (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Marshall Castiglione (PF) John Reed, William Holland, Victor Hemmer, Peter Etter | |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | James Summers misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Summers - foul #2 on James Summers, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Smith (SF) Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt (C) Johnnie Bazile | |
| 09:46 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | John Goldner clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | John Goldner pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | James Summers hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Philip Smith snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | John Goldner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Clements - foul #3 on Michael Clements, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Jay Webb (SG), James Conley (SF), George Wareham (PF), Fred Jones (C) John Goldner, Michael Clements, Philip Smith, James Summers, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Reed (SG), Nicholas Light (SF), Peter Etter (C) Bradley Cummings, Michael Vallecillo, Scott Severt | |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Holland (SG) Garry Williams | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Reed | 56-63 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is hacked by John Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Reed, team foul #3 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG) Jay Webb | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Martin | William Holland is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Holland - foul #1 on William Holland, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Earl Shaw (C) Fred Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Waldo Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Conley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Wareham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Light (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Castiglione (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee Martin | John Reed scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marshall Castiglione | 57-69 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams (PG), Bradley Cummings (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Johnnie Bazile (PF), Scott Severt (C) John Reed, William Holland, Nicholas Light, Marshall Castiglione, Peter Etter | |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt scores on a runner near the basket set up by Bradley Cummings and he's fouled by James Conley - foul #4 on James Conley, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Fred Jones (SF) Thomas Seymour, James Conley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Jay Webb travels with the ball | 57-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (SF) George Wareham | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer (C) Scott Severt | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-72 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Jay Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 57-72 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo tips it in | 57-74 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Fred Jones comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-74 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee Martin | Bradley Cummings knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Garry Williams | 57-76 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Fred Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Vallecillo gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Martin | Garry Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Michael Clements buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Garry Williams - foul #1 on Garry Williams, team foul #5 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Philip Smith (PF), James Summers (C) Jay Webb, Fred Jones, Earl Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Reed (PG), William Holland (SG), Nicholas Light (SF), Marshall Castiglione (PF), Scott Severt (C) Garry Williams, Bradley Cummings, Michael Vallecillo, Johnnie Bazile, Victor Hemmer | |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Michael Clements makes the free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Light | 60-78 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | James Summers can't finish the layup | 60-78 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee Martin | James Summers is called for the reach on Marshall Castiglione - foul #3 on James Summers, team foul #11 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Goldner (PG), James Conley (SF) Thomas Seymour, Michael Clements | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione misses the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee Martin | Marshall Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | John Goldner is fouled on the floor by Marshall Castiglione - foul #4 on Marshall Castiglione, team foul #6 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), Michael Clements (SF), Fred Jones (C) Waldo Heller, James Conley, Philip Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile (C) Marshall Castiglione | |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Michael Clements misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-79 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt gets the rebound | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile loses the dribble to John Goldner | 60-79 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | John Goldner lays it in | 62-79 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Goldner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clements (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Summers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Light (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Severt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Bazile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-79 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Fred Jones snags the defensive board | 62-79 |
| 02:56 | Illinois State | Johnnie Bazile swats the short shot by James Summers | 62-79 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile grabs the board | 62-79 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-79 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Fred Jones grabs the board | 62-79 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | James Summers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-79 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Martin | Johnnie Bazile snags the defensive board | 62-79 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 62-79 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | James Summers grabs the board | 62-79 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | John Reed steps in front of the Fred Jones pass | 62-79 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Reed | 62-82 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | John Reed steps in front of the John Goldner pass | 62-82 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light misses the jumper in the paint | 62-82 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Martin | Nicholas Light snags the offensive board | 62-82 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee Martin | William Holland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-82 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Fred Jones snags the defensive board | 62-82 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Jay Webb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-82 |
| 01:24 | Illinois State | Fred Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Fred Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-82 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt gets the rebound | 62-82 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Severt connects on the open floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Reed | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Johnnie Bazile - foul #2 on Johnnie Bazile, team foul #7 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer (C) Scott Severt | |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Fred Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Hemmer pulls down the rebound | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee Martin | William Holland misses short on a jumper in the lane | 62-84 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Jay Webb grabs the board | 62-84 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Fred Jones hits a shot from close range | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | John Reed runs out the clock | 64-84 |