| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Raymond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Lira (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jules Russo - foul #2 on Jules Russo, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Royal | 44-38 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Grant steals the ball from Daniel Walker | 44-38 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal hits the finger roll set up by Richard Grant | 46-38 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Lira | 46-41 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Johnny Lira, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Ronald Raymond, James Sebastian, Johnny Lira, Daniel Walker | |
| 18:23 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-41 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal loses the dribble to Ronald Johnson in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Tillson steals the ball from Anthony Underhill | 46-41 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Daniel Moore (SF), Phillip Stump (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Robert Royal, Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson, James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond (SG), James Sebastian (SF), Johnny Lira (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Mark Alamo, Daniel Malbrough, Anthony Underhill, Ronald Johnson | |
| 17:23 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian misses the shot in the paint | 46-41 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith is hacked by Daniel Walker - foul #1 on Daniel Walker, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Moore hits the finger roll | 48-41 |
| 16:59 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson (C) Daniel Walker | |
| 16:48 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Lira steals the ball from Phillip Stump | 48-41 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Lira | 48-43 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Raymond | 48-46 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-46 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Merry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Leblanc (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Stump (fairly fresh) 3 blk. C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Raymond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Sebastian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Lira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Raymond is called for the reach on Dennis Merry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Raymond, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF), Tony Hunt (C) Dennis Merry, James Leblanc, Daniel Moore, Phillip Stump, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (PG), Brandon Mullinax (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Brian Fanelli, Ronald Raymond, James Sebastian, Johnny Lira, Victor Johnson | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jules Russo | 53-46 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 14:52 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Grant | 55-46 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gilbert Sellner and he's hacked by Tony Hunt - foul #1 on Tony Hunt, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport (C) Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson (C) Daniel Walker | |
| 14:31 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 55-49 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo is open but misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Davenport - foul #2 on James Davenport, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Daniel Moore (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Robert Royal, Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Tony Hunt, James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (PG), Johnny Lira (PF), Victor Johnson (C) Gilbert Sellner, Anthony Underhill, Ronald Johnson | |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 13:27 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 13:02 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Moore - foul #1 on Daniel Moore, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump (C) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Mullinax steps in front of the Daniel Moore pass in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Lira - foul #3 on Johnny Lira, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant (SG), Raymond Smith (C) James Leblanc, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Daniel Malbrough, Victor Johnson | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG) Daniel Moore | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Mark Alamo, Johnny Lira | |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Daniel Walker - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo (SF), James Davenport (C) Dennis Merry, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG) Brandon Mullinax | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Sellner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sebastian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Royal is called for the reach on Gilbert Sellner - foul #3 on Robert Royal, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Martin Tucker (SG), James Leblanc (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF) Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (PG), Ronald Raymond (SF), Johnny Lira (PF) Brian Fanelli, James Sebastian, Ronald Johnson | |
| 10:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), Daniel Moore (SF), Tony Hunt (C) Robert Royal, Martin Tucker, James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG) Gilbert Sellner | |
| 10:28 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Tech | Brandon Mullinax steals the ball from Daniel Moore in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax lays it up and in | 62-57 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson blows the layup | 62-57 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Leblanc - foul #2 on James Leblanc, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Phillip Stump (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Dennis Merry, James Leblanc, Daniel Moore, Shawn Tillson, Tony Hunt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (PG), James Sebastian (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Victor Johnson (C) Mark Alamo, Ronald Raymond, Johnny Lira, Daniel Walker | |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 62-58 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Royal is called for the reach on Gilbert Sellner - foul #4 on Robert Royal, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Martin Tucker (PG), James Davenport (C) Robert Royal, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Ronald Johnson (C) Brandon Mullinax, Victor Johnson | |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Tucker | 64-59 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Sebastian | 64-61 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo is fouled on the floor by James Sebastian - foul #2 on James Sebastian, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith (C) James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough (SF), Victor Johnson (C) James Sebastian, Ronald Johnson | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 64-61 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson tips it in | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Martin Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Phillip Stump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Sellner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Malbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Underhill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Dennis Merry (SG), Daniel Moore (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF) Martin Tucker, Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira (PF) Anthony Underhill | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Shawn Tillson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG) Gilbert Sellner | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Malbrough is called for the reach on Daniel Moore - foul #1 on Daniel Malbrough, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport (C) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker (C) Victor Johnson | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker clanks a jumper from the right block | 68-63 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Lira swats the layup by James Davenport | 68-63 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 68-63 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira tips it back up and in | 68-65 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Royal | 70-65 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Merry | 72-68 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira buries a runner from close range | 72-70 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant (SG), James Leblanc (SF), Raymond Smith (PF), Tony Hunt (C) Dennis Merry, Daniel Moore, Shawn Tillson, James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (PG), Ronald Raymond (SG), James Sebastian (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Victor Johnson (C) Brian Fanelli, Brandon Mullinax, Daniel Malbrough, Johnny Lira, Daniel Walker | |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Mark Alamo is blocked by Raymond Smith | 72-70 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 05:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-70 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Alamo steps in front of the Richard Grant pass in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson can't finish the layup | 72-70 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee Tech | Tony Hunt pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal is denied on a layup by Ronald Johnson | 72-70 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Martin Tucker (PG), Phillip Stump (PF) Robert Royal, Tony Hunt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG), Anthony Underhill (C) James Sebastian, Victor Johnson | |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Alamo is called for the reach on Martin Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Alamo, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Martin Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Martin Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-72 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond snags the offensive board | 74-72 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Stump is called for the reach on Gilbert Sellner - foul #2 on Phillip Stump, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), Jules Russo (SF), Tony Hunt (C) Martin Tucker, James Leblanc, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), James Sebastian (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Mark Alamo, Ronald Raymond, Ronald Johnson | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo double dribbles | 74-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson (PF) Tony Hunt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Richard Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Tony Hunt (C) Dennis Merry, Phillip Stump | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill tips it back up and in | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Sellner - foul #4 on Gilbert Sellner, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (SG), James Leblanc (SF), James Davenport (C) Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Johnny Lira (PF), Victor Johnson (C) Brian Fanelli, James Sebastian, Anthony Underhill, Daniel Walker | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Johnson grabs the board | 75-76 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Merry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Leblanc (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tony Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Davenport (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Sellner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Mullinax (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Malbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Lira (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Hunt is called for the reach on Brandon Mullinax - foul #2 on Tony Hunt, team foul #11 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith (PF) Tony Hunt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (PG) Gilbert Sellner | |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Royal | 77-78 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Smith swats the short shot by Johnny Lira | 77-78 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Davenport | 77-78 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Shawn Tillson (PF) Dennis Merry, James Leblanc, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG), Ronald Raymond (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Brandon Mullinax, Daniel Malbrough, Johnny Lira | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport loses the ball out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill (C) Victor Johnson | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG) Mark Alamo | |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo grabs the board | 77-78 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo is hacked by Ronald Raymond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Raymond, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG), James Sebastian (SF), Johnny Lira (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Gilbert Sellner, Ronald Raymond, Anthony Underhill, Ronald Johnson | |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Mullinax | 79-80 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-80 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Walker | 79-80 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Lira | 79-83 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport buries a shot from the left block | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Tillson | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Fanelli | 83-86 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Royal | 86-86 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 86-86 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Robert Royal (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shawn Tillson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Davenport (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Mullinax (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Sebastian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Lira (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker wins the tip | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Tillson steps in front of the Brandon Mullinax pass | 86-86 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jules Russo | 88-86 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 88-86 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 88-86 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Davenport | 90-86 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli clanks a jumper from the left wing | 90-86 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Lira grabs the offensive board | 90-86 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Tillson blocks the short jumper by Daniel Walker | 90-86 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | James Davenport snags the defensive board | 90-86 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | James Sebastian is called for the reach on Jules Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sebastian, team foul #12 | 90-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Shawn Tillson, James Davenport | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (PG), Ronald Raymond (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Brian Fanelli, Brandon Mullinax, James Sebastian, Johnny Lira, Daniel Walker | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo makes the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 92-86 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Raymond is called for traveling | 92-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Daniel Moore (SF) Robert Royal, Richard Grant, Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing | 95-86 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Royal (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Shawn Tillson (PF) James Leblanc, Daniel Moore, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 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) | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 95-86 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant snags the defensive board | 95-86 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jules Russo (SF) Dennis Merry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Brandon Mullinax (SG) Gilbert Sellner, Ronald Raymond | |
| 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) | |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Brandon Mullinax - foul #4 on Brandon Mullinax, team foul #13 | 95-86 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson makes the 1st free throw | 96-86 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Tillson makes the 2nd free throw | 97-86 |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill misses the shot from just outside the lane | 97-86 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump grabs the board | 97-86 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Stump | 99-86 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 99-86 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill gets the offensive rebound | 99-86 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 99-86 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jules Russo | 99-86 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Grant is called for traveling in the backcourt | 99-86 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Merry (PG), James Leblanc (SG), Daniel Moore (SF), Raymond Smith (C) Robert Royal, Richard Grant, Jules Russo, Shawn Tillson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (PG), Ronald Raymond (SG) Brian Fanelli, Brandon Mullinax | |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | James Leblanc steals it from Ronald Raymond | 99-86 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Moore lays it up and in set up by James Leblanc | 101-86 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 101-86 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 101-88 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Merry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Leblanc (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Stump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Sellner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Raymond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Malbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Underhill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Raymond - foul #5 on Ronald Raymond, team foul #14 | 101-88 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Alamo (PG) Ronald Raymond | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 102-88 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 103-88 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 103-88 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Phillip Stump snags the defensive board | 103-88 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | James Leblanc runs out the clock | 103-88 |