| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lucas Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Waters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Cowles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alex Jorgensen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen More (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Cox (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More inbounds the ball | 47-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eric Carr, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker's pass is intercepted by Richard Dunn | 47-41 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Parker - foul #3 on Joseph Parker, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Owens (SF), Robert Jameson (PF) Stephen More, Joseph Parker | |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Owens | 47-44 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Jameson is called for the reach on Michael Cowles - foul #1 on Robert Jameson, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda (PG), Calvin Pifer (SG), Cary Henderson (SF), Jerrold Carver (PF), Joshua Miles (C) Lucas Forbes, Eric Carr, Clayton Waters, Michael Cowles, Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington (PG), Joshua Saldana (SG), Brian Byrd (C) Alex Jorgensen, James Scott, George Cox | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Byrd - foul #3 on Brian Byrd, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More (SF), Howard Tann (PF), George Cox (C) James Owens, Robert Jameson, Brian Byrd | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington is hacked by Steven Honda - foul #3 on Steven Honda, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr (SG) Steven Honda | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee Tech | Cary Henderson pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Cox | 48-44 |
| 16:26 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann's floater is tipped away by Jerrold Carver | 48-44 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Pifer, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes (PG), Steven Nelms (PF), Richard Dunn (C) Calvin Pifer, Jerrold Carver, Joshua Miles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Weaver (PG), James Scott (SG), James Owens (PF), Robert Jameson (C) Jason Washington, Joshua Saldana, Howard Tann, George Cox | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Cary Henderson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lucas Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cary Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Nelms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gerald Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen More (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jameson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Owens snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Cary Henderson misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Carr steals the ball from James Owens | 48-44 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms banks in the layup set up by Eric Carr | 50-44 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Carr steals the ball from Gerald Weaver | 50-44 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda (PG), Clayton Waters (SF), Michael Cowles (PF), Jerrold Carver (C) Lucas Forbes, Cary Henderson, Steven Nelms, Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen (PG), Joshua Saldana (SG), Jason Washington (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Brian Byrd (C) Gerald Weaver, James Scott, Stephen More, James Owens, Robert Jameson | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Honda picks off the pass by Alex Jorgensen in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Byrd swats the short shot by Clayton Waters | 51-44 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Honda | 51-44 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Honda | 53-44 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker's pass is intercepted by Steven Honda | 53-44 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Tech | Brian Byrd steals it from Clayton Waters | 53-44 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Carr, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes (PG), Calvin Pifer (SG), Cary Henderson (SF), Steven Nelms (PF), Joshua Miles (C) Steven Honda, Eric Carr, Clayton Waters, Michael Cowles, Jerrold Carver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Scott (SG), James Owens (SF), Howard Tann (PF), George Cox (C) Joshua Saldana, Jason Washington, Joseph Parker, Brian Byrd | |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Jorgensen | 53-48 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Nelms | 55-48 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Nelms picks off the pass by Howard Tann | 55-48 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lucas Forbes | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lucas Forbes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Pifer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cary Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Miles (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alex Jorgensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Tann (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Owens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes is hacked by Howard Tann - foul #3 on Howard Tann, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn (C) Joshua Miles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Weaver (PG), Joshua Saldana (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Robert Jameson (C) Alex Jorgensen, James Owens, Howard Tann, George Cox | |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lucas Forbes | 60-48 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Parker | 60-50 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 60-50 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dunn | 60-50 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee Tech | James Scott takes the ball from Steven Nelms | 60-50 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott banks in the layup | 60-52 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda (SG), Michael Cowles (PF) Calvin Pifer, Steven Nelms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More (SF) James Scott | |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Tech | Cary Henderson grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn tips it home | 62-52 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More misses long on a jumper in the lane | 62-52 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee Tech | Cary Henderson pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Lucas Forbes | 64-52 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Saldana misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Steven Honda - foul #4 on Steven Honda, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver (SG), Clayton Waters (SF), Joshua Miles (C) Steven Honda, Cary Henderson, Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington (PG), James Owens (SF), Howard Tann (PF), Brian Byrd (C) Gerald Weaver, Stephen More, Joseph Parker, Robert Jameson | |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Saldana makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes loses the dribble to James Owens | 64-54 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington hits the finger roll set up by James Owens | 64-56 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | James Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | James Owens is called for the reach on Clayton Waters in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Owens, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer (PG), Eric Carr (SG), Steven Nelms (PF) Lucas Forbes, Michael Cowles, Joshua Miles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Scott (SG), Stephen More (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), George Cox (C) Joshua Saldana, James Owens, Howard Tann, Brian Byrd | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda (PG), Cary Henderson (C) Eric Carr, Jerrold Carver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen (PG) Jason Washington | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox is denied on a layup by Steven Nelms | 64-59 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Steven Honda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Pifer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clayton Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Nelms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cary Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Alex Jorgensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Stephen More (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Cary Henderson denies the turnaround by James Scott | 64-59 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Tech | Clayton Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by George Cox - foul #1 on George Cox, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr (SG), Richard Dunn (C) Calvin Pifer, Clayton Waters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Owens (SF) Stephen More | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | George Cox comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Cary Henderson | 64-59 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on George Cox - foul #2 on George Cox, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clayton Waters (SF), Jerrold Carver (PF) Steven Nelms, Cary Henderson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson (PF), Brian Byrd (C) Joseph Parker, George Cox | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Byrd loses the ball out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles (C) Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington (PG), Stephen More (SF) Alex Jorgensen, James Owens | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles (PF) Clayton Waters | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes (PG), Cary Henderson (SF) Steven Honda, Michael Cowles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Jameson takes the ball from Eric Carr | 65-59 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Carr is called for the reach on James Scott - foul #3 on Eric Carr, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer (SG), Michael Cowles (PF) Eric Carr, Jerrold Carver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen (PG), James Owens (SF), Howard Tann (PF) Jason Washington, Stephen More, Robert Jameson | |
| 05:30 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 65-59 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Joshua Miles misses the easy layup | 65-59 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Owens and he's fouled by Joshua Miles - foul #1 on Joshua Miles, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Nelms (PF), Richard Dunn (C) Michael Cowles, Joshua Miles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gerald Weaver (PG), Joshua Saldana (SG), Joseph Parker (PF), George Cox (C) Alex Jorgensen, James Scott, James Owens, Brian Byrd | |
| 05:13 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Nelms | 68-62 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Howard Tann makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Weaver | 68-65 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Dunn is called for traveling | 68-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda (PG), Eric Carr (SG), Clayton Waters (SF), Jerrold Carver (PF) Lucas Forbes, Calvin Pifer, Cary Henderson, Steven Nelms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Washington (PG), James Scott (SG), Stephen More (SF), Robert Jameson (C) Gerald Weaver, Joshua Saldana, Howard Tann, George Cox | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker double dribbles | 68-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles (PF) Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda clanks a jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver tips it in | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Steven Honda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eric Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cowles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerrold Carver (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jason Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Stephen More (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Jameson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jameson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 70-65 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles loses the dribble to James Scott | 70-65 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker throws it down | 70-67 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee Tech | Clayton Waters makes the wide open runner from close range | 72-67 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer (SG), Cary Henderson (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Eric Carr, Clayton Waters, Michael Cowles | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen (PG), Joshua Saldana (SG), James Owens (SF), George Cox (C) Jason Washington, James Scott, Stephen More, Robert Jameson | |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | Joshua Saldana misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 72-67 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Cary Henderson | 72-67 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Scott (SG) Joshua Saldana | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jerrold Carver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-67 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee Tech | Calvin Pifer grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Honda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lucas Forbes (PG), Eric Carr (SG), Clayton Waters (SF), Michael Cowles (PF) Steven Honda, Calvin Pifer, Cary Henderson, Jerrold Carver | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More (SF) James Owens | |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Parker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Clayton Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee Tech | Eric Carr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Carr, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen clanks a jumper from the left side | 72-67 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee Tech | James Scott picks off the pass by Clayton Waters in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen More banks in the layup set up by James Scott | 72-69 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Alex Jorgensen picks off the pass by Lucas Forbes in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Jorgensen banks in the layup | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen More picks off the pass by Lucas Forbes | 72-71 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott lays it up and in | 72-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Cowles hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Carr | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | James Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Cowles | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 74-73 |