| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Rickey Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Gruber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jasmin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Atkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Abernethy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Veiga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Peirce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Jasmin inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Thompson - foul #1 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Gruber steals it from Kevin Thompson | 43-36 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber hits the finger roll | 45-36 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Peirce | 45-39 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Gruber | 48-39 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Abernethy - foul #2 on Dale Abernethy, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (SG), Neil Dixson (C) Wayne Gruber, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF) Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce | |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee Tech | Neil Dixson's layup is rejected by Kevin Thompson | 48-41 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 48-44 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer is fouled on the floor by Gary Atkins - foul #1 on Gary Atkins, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber (SG), Thomas Walter (SF), John Glasser (PF) Rickey Nash, Jeffrey Jasmin, Gary Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris (SG), Russell Zinn (C) Richard Roberts, Kevin Thompson | |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Neil Dixson - foul #1 on Neil Dixson, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy (C) Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF) William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer | |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Peirce | 48-46 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dale Abernethy - foul #3 on Dale Abernethy, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan (SG), Neil Dixson (C) Wayne Gruber, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Peirce is called for the reach on Steve McKirgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Peirce, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Owens (SG) Albert Bowen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:28 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Owens connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve McKirgan | 51-47 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Veiga | 51-49 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee Tech | Russell Zinn is called for the reach on John Glasser - foul #2 on Russell Zinn, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (PG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), Dave Clauson (PF), Dale Abernethy (C) Nicholas Owens, Thomas Walter, John Glasser, Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), William Elwell (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Larry Sharp (PF), Gregory Mercer (C) William Jackson, Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce, Russell Zinn | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Albert Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve McKirgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jasmin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Clauson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Abernethy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Elwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timmy Orris (fresh) PF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | William Elwell picks off the pass by Steve McKirgan in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee Tech | Dave Clauson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee Tech | Dave Clauson is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Steve McKirgan | 53-49 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dave Clauson - foul #4 on Dave Clauson, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash (PG), Wayne Gruber (SG), Thomas Walter (SF), Gary Atkins (PF) Albert Bowen, Steve McKirgan, Jeffrey Jasmin, Dave Clauson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga (SG), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Gregory Mercer | |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 53-50 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Wayne Gruber is blocked by Kevin Thompson | 53-50 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Sharp | 53-50 |
| 14:17 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Gruber picks off the pass by Kevin Thompson | 53-50 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber is hacked by Joseph Veiga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), Roy Johnson (SF) Richard Roberts, Larry Sharp | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rickey Nash | 55-50 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Thompson | 55-50 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Atkins grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Walter takes the ball from Joseph Veiga | 55-50 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash is fouled in the backcourt by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (PG), Nicholas Owens (SG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), John Glasser (PF), Neil Dixson (C) Rickey Nash, Wayne Gruber, Thomas Walter, Gary Atkins, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), William Elwell (SG), Timmy Orris (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF), Russell Zinn (C) William Jackson, Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce, Kevin Thompson | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Jasmin knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Bowen and he's fouled by William Elwell - foul #1 on William Elwell, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan (SG) Nicholas Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Jasmin misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Neil Dixson | 59-50 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steve McKirgan - foul #3 on Steve McKirgan, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp (SF) Richard Roberts | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Albert Bowen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve McKirgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Jasmin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Glasser (fresh) 1 pts. C - Neil Dixson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Elwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timmy Orris (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Zinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Timmy Orris | 62-54 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Albert Bowen | 64-54 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash (PG), Wayne Gruber (SG), Thomas Walter (SF), Gary Atkins (PF), Dale Abernethy (C) Albert Bowen, Steve McKirgan, Jeffrey Jasmin, John Glasser, Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer, Russell Zinn | |
| 10:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Roberts and he's hacked by Thomas Walter - foul #2 on Thomas Walter, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Veiga steals the ball from Wayne Gruber | 64-57 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Veiga | 64-59 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 64-61 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Abernethy | 64-61 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Atkins hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Walter and he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #3 on Richard Roberts, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (PG), Nicholas Owens (SG), John Glasser (SF) Rickey Nash, Wayne Gruber, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), William Elwell (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF) Richard Roberts, Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce | |
| 09:06 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Atkins makes the free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-61 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-63 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Thompson | 67-63 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Owens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Atkins snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Glasser | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Albert Bowen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nicholas Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Glasser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Atkins (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Abernethy (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Elwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Abernethy - foul #4 on Dale Abernethy, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash (PG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), Dave Clauson (PF), Neil Dixson (C) Nicholas Owens, John Glasser, Gary Atkins, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Russell Zinn (PF) William Jackson, William Elwell, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer | |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 07:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Jasmin misses the wide open floater from close range | 70-65 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Albert Bowen - foul #1 on Albert Bowen, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber (SG) Albert Bowen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce (PF) Kevin Thompson | |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:17 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee Tech | Neil Dixson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-67 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee Tech | Dave Clauson snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Rickey Nash | 72-67 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-67 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Jasmin grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber is called for 3 seconds | 72-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (PG), Steve McKirgan (SG), Thomas Walter (SF), Gary Atkins (PF) Rickey Nash, Wayne Gruber, Jeffrey Jasmin, Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris (SF), Gregory Mercer (C) Roy Johnson, Russell Zinn | |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter is hacked by Joseph Veiga in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser (PF) Gary Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson (PG), William Elwell (SG), Larry Sharp (PF) Richard Roberts, Joseph Veiga, Peter Peirce | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Mercer and he's fouled by Steve McKirgan - foul #4 on Steve McKirgan, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Jackson misses the free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy (C) Dave Clauson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:10 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timmy Orris | 74-74 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steve McKirgan | 77-74 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp's floater is knocked away by Albert Bowen | 77-74 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 77-74 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash (PG), Nicholas Owens (SG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), Gary Atkins (PF), Dave Clauson (C) Albert Bowen, Steve McKirgan, Thomas Walter, John Glasser, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Jackson, William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer | |
| 04:18 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga buries a 3 from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Tech | Dave Clauson travels in the backcourt | 77-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber (SG) Nicholas Owens | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Rickey Nash picks off the pass by Roy Johnson | 77-77 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash throws it down | 79-77 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roy Johnson | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Rickey Nash (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Gruber (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeffrey Jasmin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Clauson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Veiga (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Peirce (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Thompson (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Dave Clauson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson grabs the board | 79-80 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Veiga | 79-82 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Thompson is called for the reach on Wayne Gruber - foul #2 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #9 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (PG), Thomas Walter (SF), John Glasser (PF), Neil Dixson (C) Rickey Nash, Jeffrey Jasmin, Gary Atkins, Dave Clauson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (SG), Larry Sharp (SF), Gregory Mercer (PF), Russell Zinn (C) Joseph Veiga, Roy Johnson, Peter Peirce, Kevin Thompson | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Larry Sharp | 81-84 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan (SG) Wayne Gruber | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Timmy Orris (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen is hacked by William Elwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Elwell, team foul #10 | 81-84 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Mercer blows the layup | 83-84 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee Tech | Timmy Orris is called for the reach on Steve McKirgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timmy Orris, team foul #11 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash (PG) Albert Bowen | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:01 | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee Tech | Steve McKirgan misses the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Russell Zinn pulls down the rebound | 84-84 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Sharp misses the jumpshot from the right side | 84-84 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash gets the rebound | 84-84 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber (SG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), Gary Atkins (PF), Dale Abernethy (C) Steve McKirgan, Thomas Walter, John Glasser, Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Roberts (PG), Joseph Veiga (SG), Roy Johnson (SF), Peter Peirce (PF), Kevin Thompson (C) William Elwell, Timmy Orris, Larry Sharp, Gregory Mercer, Russell Zinn | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Johnson takes the ball from Rickey Nash in the backcourt | 84-84 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 84-84 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Atkins grabs the board | 84-84 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash connects on the shot from the right block | 86-84 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 86-84 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy grabs the board | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Abernethy and the foul's on Kevin Thompson - foul #3 on Kevin Thompson, team foul #12 | 88-84 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Rickey Nash makes the free throw | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Atkins swats the layup by Kevin Thompson | 89-84 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy grabs the board | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy is hacked by Richard Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Roberts, team foul #13 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Neil Dixson (SF), John Glasser (PF) Jeffrey Jasmin, Gary Atkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy misses the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Tech | Dale Abernethy makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-84 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser grabs the defensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen (SG), Thomas Walter (SF) Wayne Gruber, Dale Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser is hacked by Joseph Veiga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Veiga, team foul #14 | 90-84 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 92-84 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Veiga pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-84 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Peirce | 92-87 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 92-87 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen is hacked by Richard Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Roberts, team foul #15 | 92-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Elwell (PG) Richard Roberts | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter Peirce | 93-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Walter is called for the reach on Roy Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Walter, team foul #11 | 93-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber (SG), Jeffrey Jasmin (SF), Gary Atkins (PF), Dale Abernethy (C) Albert Bowen, Thomas Walter, John Glasser, Neil Dixson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber is fouled in the backcourt by William Elwell - foul #3 on William Elwell, team foul #16 | 93-89 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Walter (SF) Jeffrey Jasmin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | Wayne Gruber makes the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 95-89 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Peirce snags the offensive board | 95-89 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 95-89 |